The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-05
SALEM NEWS

W. K. johnson left town yesterday on
business.
VIM. Wilbern. OF Portsmouth, ia
visiting In Salem.
L. X. Morrison, OF Christiansburg.
was In town yesterday.
K. &. Hicks, q prominent young sttor.
ney from Roanoke, WAS in town yester-
day.
DR.. Shsnks has returned from Crsig.
where he has been on u professional
visit.
Capt. c. Q. Tompkins returned to
Salem from Washington yesterday after.
noon.
Mr.. Finke, OF Richmond, is in the
city on visit to his brother, A. w.
Finke.
j. T. and f. T. Bowles, of Kenovs.
were In town yesterday visiting Rev. j.
w. Hypss.
Misses Lille Miller and Katie Duke
!esve Salem to-day for visit to rela
:ives in Alexandria.
The doctors report quite q number of
cases OF fever in town. One physi.
clan reports six cases.
Frank Darst vas committed to isil
yesterday for violating section 10 by be.
Ing drunk and disorderly.
Mrs. DR.. Woodfin, OF Hampton, Is in
Salem on visit to her sister, Mrs. w.
Nhitescarver, and Miss Abrams.
Cab Maddox, the famous tour-hun-
dred and seventy-flve pounds and
quarter man, was In town yesterday.
Dee Spencer and his sister, Miss Cora
Spencer, OF Nelson county, are VISITING
their aunt, Mrs. S. M. White, on White
street.
After an angry colloquy on the
street Monday evening John b. Bowles
struck Joe Ruslege In the face, knock
ing him down,
Miss Olivia Simmons, who has been
visiting Mrs. George Worden on Penn
sylvanis avenue, has returned 10 home
In Floyd county.
DR.. L. A. Fox lefl Salem Yesterday
for visit to friends in TENNESSEE.
His son, Horace Fox, also left Tor a
visit to schoolmste in Augusta county.
A number of delegates from Craip
county passed through Salem YESTERDAY
afternoon on their way TO the conven-
ton OF the Ninth congressional district.
A marriage license was issued on
Monday TO Samuel Fralin and Ssllie
Frances Metts. both Of Roanoke county.
The marriage will take place on Thurs
day. August6.
Captain Trevillian, who has been sec-
ton master on the Norfolk and Western
railroad here for a number OF years.
left yesterday for Kenova TO take
charge OF the railroad yard there.
Walter Watson and Rev. Collooue
and son left Salem yesterday for Poca.
hontas. From Pocahontas they expect
TO drive over good portion OF South
west virginia, just to see the country.
About thirty little boys and girls.
members OF the Loyal Temperance
League, went to Logans woods for a
picnic yesterday afternoon. The party
WAS chaperoned by Mrs Watt billiard.
Judge Paris Jones, j. W. Calwell,
John z. Calweli and Prot. D. S. Bur-
Lesson. OF Craig, passed through Salem
yesterday afternoon on their way to
Wytheville to attend the Democratic
convention OF the Ninth congregational
diatrict.
The two-horse team of j. W. Deaton,
OF Gave Spring, while standing In front
OF d. G. Hurts market. became fright
ened yesterday afternoon and ran up
Main street In front OF j. E. Ship
mans EDWARD Fitzgerald ran out and
stopped the horses by throwing his
coat In their faces
The Salem baseball team, which de-
feated the Roanoke Red team on Mon.
day by score OF &c to 0. Ia composed
OF the following young men: II. T.
Smith, p; Phil Meade, C; Lewis Lang
horne. Id; s. S Gale, 2b; Joseph Logan,
BIB; Ernest Shipman, RI; Chalmers
Ferguson, CT; Horace Foy IL TewIs
Lsnghorne Is captain and VIII Ballard
manager Of the team. The Roanoke
Bed team will return the visit and plsy
game here next week. Later the
Salem boys will play in Bluefeld.