The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-21
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Blanton Barnett, of Catawba, was in
the city yesterday on business.
Col. d. c. Shanks left yesterday ON =
business trip to Giles county.
j. G. Ridgely, well known CONNER
cial tourist OF Philadelphia, is Registered
at the Duval House.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Daniels, of Tamna
Fla, are on a visit to the family of Prof.
Painter on High street.
Denny Hancher, Il former graduate of
Roanoke College, now in charge of n
church in Knoxville, is visiting in tbe
city.
w. j. Moon, ST., of this place, shipped
on yesterday II trio of beautiful buff Ply
mouth Rock chickens to lady in Angus
tn county.
Mrs. Keffer and two children, of Blacks
burg, who have been visiting b. f. Gil
lock, on Union street, returned to their
home yesterday.
Rev. Ira Kimmel, pastor of the Chris
tian Church in Roanoke, delivered a tenn
perance lecture last night in the West
End Methodist Chapel.
Col j. NJ. Byars. who is now in. Bris-
toll will attend the marriage of his stem
son there, after which he will leave for
the land of flowers to spend tho winter.
+. a. Lovclock left last night for Ha-
gerstown, Md, and Raleigh n. c..
where he goes as expert judge of cutie ut
the state fairs now open at thoke places.
Mr.. and Mrs. james Eakin, bt Blue-
field, w. Va, are at the home OF Mr.. Nat
Nelis, on craig avenue, where they came
to attend the funeral of Mr.. Wells little
daughter
Jacob Baer, of this place, took dinner
a few days ago in Middleton, Md.
with Alonzo HORNE, who went on his
wheel to that city.
Major w. w. Ballard and Judge Henry
r. Blair, who have been attending cpurt
at Newcastle, have returned. Judge
Blair lcaves..today for .Botetotut, where
he will hold court.
The religious protracted meeting
which has been in progress for several
days at Cedar Grove Church, and con-
Quoted by Mr.. Edward Marshall. of the
layman's union, closed last night
f. y. Day left last night for Brown
ingsville, Md, where to-day, the 2lst in
slant, he will be united in marriage to
Miss Hobbs, of that city. They will
make their future home in Salem.
w. u. Boon, who acted as special
policeman on Monday arrested two men
by the names Of Ferguson and Hartman
for fast driving. He also arrested Mr.
Obey, who replenished the towns ex.
chequer to the extent of ST. 90 for swear
ing.
The funeral of the late Miss Anna
Kate Wells was preached at the Methodist
Church yesterday afternoon at 3 O'Clock
by the Rev. Mr. Kennedav, after which
the body was Inferred in East Hill Gene
terry. The pail bearers were the Messrs.
y. ID. Whitesel, Samuel White, Alfred
White and 7. a. Snead
y certain venerable gentleman of
Salem who has been lifelong Democrat
and who is staunch supporter of Bryan
and Scwall, was placed in a terrible
dilemma on Monday. He supposed that he
was marching to Democratic headuuar-
tiers TO hear Glen Green speak, so he fol-
lowed the seductive strains of the Salem
band right into the city hall and into the
enemy's country. He was shown to n
seat on the stage and did net for some
time realize his mistake In IL short
time, so fast does evil news spread, it got
out that he had gone over to the enemy.
and while his brother Jacob was weeping
up III the city at the sad ''nop over'' to
the Republicans, his wife sent a Young
man into the hall 80 fetch him out. which
he did in good style. Suffice it to say
that he got out in time TO appear Mt the
courthouse, smiling, and heard the best
part OF Mr.. Green's speech