The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-07
SALEM News
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Col. Thomas H. Lewis, of Roanoke,
was in Salem yesterday on business.
Ben Tinsley is laid up with sprained
| knee. the result of his first game of foot
ball.
| Mr.. and Mrs. C. n. Hoover left yester-
day for New Market, the home Of Mr..
| Hoover.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, son of Rev. Brextor
| Taylor, the Baptist missionary of Apo
mattox, was in Salem yesterday
J. Cloyd Byars and wife, of Bristol, who
have been stopping at Hotel Duval, re-
turned to their homes yesterday.
Mrs. f. NJ. Cara, n niece of Mrs.
Frank Reed, who has been visiting in Sa-
lem, left for Chattanooga yesterday.
Robert Hickok and wife, of Christians
burg, stopped in Salem for a day on their
return home from the Fincastle Fair.
! j. Ernest Walker, who is well-known
in Salem, will be married on the 2Sth Of
| October to young lady in Phoenix, Ariz.
! Joseph Johnston, oil Bedford City, who
has been visiting his grandmother OH
Union street, returned home yesterday
morning.
j. Is Cullingford, of Jamaica, who has
been attending Roanoke College, has
gone to Baltimore, where he has secured
a position.
Mrs. Harvey, of West Virginia, nee
Miss Charlotte Mitchell, arrived in Salem
Monday night, and is stopping at Cap.
tain Tompkins.
John Glass, n brother of Carter Glass,
of the Lynchburg News, was in the city
yesterday in the interest of the Maryland
Life Insurance Company.
A. b. Pugh, who has been attending
the Epworth League convention and cir
| cult court, returned last night to his
home in Washington city.
The Rev. D. NJ. P. Logan, rector of St.
Johns Church, Wytheville, Va, stopped
in Salem yesterday on his way to Lynch.
| burg to attend copvocation.
The body of Mrs Kisling, which ha.
been held here on account of washout.
on the Shenandoah Valley road, wa:
shipped last night to Bridgcwater fol
burial.
! a guitar club is being formed here fol
the purpose of mutual improvement, ant
will be conducted by VIM. Montgomery
The first meeting will be held THURSDAY
night at Miss Emily Taliaferros.
W. L. Stanley, of Wytheville, a mem
Der of the firm of Boiling e. Stanley, was
attending court yes terday in the interest
of the BoTd Land and Improve ment
Company of the above mentioned city.
In the case of J. J. Hopper against n
b. billiard, a case of damages for Sian.
der, the jury, after hearing the evidence
and elaborate arguments by counsel FOL
respective parties, brought in verdict
of 500 damages for the plaintiff There
were several DEGREES and orders entered
of minor Importance.
| j. w. Hypes, who was summoned &c
Eggleston Springs few days ago to at
tend Whitley Hicks, supposed to be NOR.
tally hurt, found on arriving at Pulaski
that Mr.. Hicks was dead. He was riding
a young horse and was thrown and
kicked in the breast, resulting in his
death short time afterwards. He was
an exemplary man and a devoted Chris
| tian.
Hon. F. L. Moore, commonwealth
attorney Of Montgomery county, and
| Hon. a. A. Phlegar addressed an en-.
| thuslastic crowd of voters at the court.
house last night Mr.. Moore said that
he had always been an advocate of free
coinage-that the Republican party had
advocated it in it's platform, both State
and national, up to this time, and for
| that reason he could no longer affiliate
| with an organization that was seeking to
deceive the people. He discussed national
banks and the income tax, and said that
the tariff was not an issue in this fight.
although the Republicans were trying 10
make it so. The burning question, be
said, was the money question. Mr.. MOORE
was elected to his position as Republi-
can by the Montgomery county Republi-
cans. When he found he could no longer
conscientiously support the platform and
candidates of that party, he surrendered
back to the people the Lffice which they
had given him. He Is a young man. a
strong speaker, and was frequently an
plauded. Mr.. Phlegar made one of his
cogent, powerful and logical speeches.
His speech was we'll received and highly
complimented.
Evangelist C. B. Strouse preached ut
the tabernacle Monday night to large
crowd. His theme was "Confession Unto
salvation" The text was Corinthians.
1876. He said in pnrt= ''Paul warned
the people not to be deceived. Some are
deceived to their own damnation. Elk.
! anime yourselves to know whether Won
are in the faith. Saving faith must pro-
| duce the fruits of righteousness. ANY
man can, at any time, prove whether his
| faith is built on the rock, Christ Jesus
a man is composed of body soul and
| spirit. When we are holy the spirit tes
| titles to the soul that we ame the sons OF
| God.''
| The association meeting closed Sunday
right, but Mr.. Strouse, aided by the Rev