The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-12
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.
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Jno. S. Witt, of the firm of Witt &:
watkins, was working his trade yestcr.
| day.
Attorney l.. c. Hansbrough returned
yesterday from business trip to the
Southwest
w. II. Pepper, popular travelling
salesman, of the firm Of Armstrong, Ca
tor " Co., was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Taliaferro, who has been on Il visit
to Mrs. j. G. Deyerlc, Of this place. left
on yesterday for her home i'll Washington
city.
c. b. Renck is in Danville, Va, where
he was summoned us II Juror at the
November term of the United States
court.
The revival at the Christian Church
closed on Tuesday night after Il good
meeting and twelve additions to the con
grcgation.
Z. ,. Wagner, Il former merchant of
Salem, but who is now in business in
Giles county, near the Narrows, was ON Il
visit tn Salem Yesterday.
Supervisor VIM. Barnett is making ar.
rangements to construct II cable bridge
over Mason's creek ut the crossing on the
Roanoke and Salem turnpike.
>. w. Nowlin. of the firm of s. W.
Nowlin II Co, Of Iynchburg was in the
city yesterday with the view of entering
his son as student ut Roanoke College
Mrs. w. w. McClung re turned yestcr
day from Washington. where she has been
attending the bedside of her sister, Mrs.
n. B. Pugh. Mrs Pugh still continues
very i'll,
Miss Katie Duke, who has been visit.
ing in. a leXandria and Washington. re-
turned yesterday accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Jennie Miller. of Peola
Mills, Madison county, Va.
NJ. Kirshner, of this place, left yestcr.
day on European trip in the interest of
the Bonsack Cigarette Machine Company
He will land in Bristol England and
will probably 90 from there to France.
Geo. NJ. Dobyns, of Floyd Court House.
has moved his family To Salem and has
rented part of the old Virginia house on
East Main street. He expects TO open a
harness and saddle establishment on
Ligon's corner.
In justice and Difference to the enter.
prising thieves who have been at work in
Salem for the past week we will saw that
'A'NS WHY itOt, IL itiI Us GILL nc lc1rllci,
the route Tuesday night. They had bet
ter look sharp or they will land behind
prison bars.
DR.. Thomas H. b. billiard. who for
many years has been resident and prnc-
ticing physician of this place, has pur-
chased farm in Campbell county about
eleven miles from Lynchburg. with the
view of leaving his old home The Doc
tor says that he has gotten bargain and
is we'll pleased with his purchase.
Constable +. r. Carter on Tuesday ar.
rested John Murdoch, Henry Long and
Waiter Garden on trespass warrant
sworn ont by +. p. Trent. These war
rants were made returnable to NJ. NJ
| Moore, who continued the case until
November and made the same returna.
bic to Justice Camper. These arrest.
were made on Bradshaw.
Little Arthur Glover, > years old. and
son of j. {. Glover, who lives near Sn.
lem. was Il few days ago scalded by ket
Tie OF hot water turning over ON him
from the stove. The burn was Il fearful
one extending the length of his entire
body. Yesterday mt o'clock in the morn
ing the little fellow was relieved of hi.
suiferings by death. He will be buried
this morning at 1920 O'Clock near his
home. Rev IRA w. Kimmel, of Roanoke.
VIII conduct the funeral services at the
Christian Church.
Miss +. Il. French, the Prcsby teriar
| missionary, who has been living in HONG
Chow, China, for eight years, talked to a
large crowd mt the Presbyterian Church
Tuesday night. Miss French has lovely
face and musical voice and was dressed
in the native Chinese costume She did
not essay TO lecture, but talked of the
beauties of Hong Chow, it's surrounding
temples, lakes and rivers, and gave an
interesting account of the people and
their costumes. After taking fon
months course in medicine in New York
she expects to return to these idol wor.
shippers and labor among them for the
upbuilding of Christ's Church