The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-23

EDWARD JErER, REPORTER.


f. A. Lovelock returned last night
from the Hagerstown fair.
Nine travelling statesmen were register
ed yesterday ut Hotel Duval
Little Elizabeth. daughter of ID. r.
Martin, is quite sick Mt her home across
the river.
Mr. Meyer has recently completed a
dwelling which he is building on Acad-
envy street.
Mrs. Sarah Mcdonald, u pauper from
Mason's Cove, is very ill at the town
poor house.
DIR. Stearnes is building neat 10-room
two-story house next to his home place
on High street.
G. d. Andrews, of the firm of Austin,
Nichols 81 Co., New York city, was work
ing the town yesterday.
Hon. Phillip w. Lockett, of Roanoke.
will address the citizens of Salem to-
night in the courthouse.
Mr.. McWitt was on yesterday married
to Miss Johnson, at OVENS Tank, in the
western part of this county.
Judge Wingfield Griffin will speak to-
night ut Vinton. Everybody invited,
especially ladies and Democrats
One of the twin sons of Mrs. James
Garst, ut Green Ridge Church., is criti-
cally ill, with no hopes of recovery
Falley Goodwin was OH yesterday
united in marriage to Miss Munsey, in
what is known as the Bend neighbour
hood.
Col. A. NJ. Bowman, who has been on
business trip to the cities of Richmond
and Petersburg, returned Yesterday morn
ing to Salem.
CALL AT S. NJ. MARTINS College
avenue store for Il beautiful line of Capes,
Dress Goods, Zeigler Shoes, etc. These
goods are going with Il rush.
j. w. Hypes has just returned from
Stuart, Patrick county, where he has been
holding revival services. He reports II
great meeting, with forty specifications
and about forty five conversions.
Col. Lewis johnson and wife, of New
Orleans, stopped yesterday at Hotel Sa-
lem Ell route to their home from Roanoke
Red, they being the last guests of the
season at that delightful summer resort.
S. a. Wetzler, we'll known in Salem
ard Roanoke, as the founder of the town
known as Washington Heights, and n
pioneer real estate man of the boom of
80 and '91, passed through Salem YES
terday.
Constable f. r. Carter on yesterday ar
rested Jacob Shaver and Harry Shaver,
on warrant issued by Squire Camper,
charging them with iniuring IL hog be
longing to B. P. Martin. The case was
continued until the 9th day of November
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church is preparing for r.
social in the near future. They are now
practicing for song service to be held
Sunday after next, and will hold their
regular monthly conservation service next
Sunday mt the Presbyterian chapel.
Superintendent Lynch, the lightning
rod man, made narrow escape from seri-
GUS injury yesterday while putting rods
on Hollins Institute. He was struck on
the head by piece of construction ma
terial, inflicting a severe scalp wound.
Work in the west end cut Mt billiards.
hill is going bravely on. The bank on
the north side of Main street at that
point has been cut down and n broad
pavement with a three and'a half foot
stone rip rap OH the inside, is being laid
extending from Academy street to Dry
branch. Later the pavement will be
completed to Lake Spring and the side
walk on the south side of Main will be
cut down and the bank faced with hand
some stone wall.
:" Captain j. G. Langhornc has been in
teresting himself in trying to make Il
date for two good speakers to address the
colored voters of Salem. He has been
trying to secure the services of the Hon
y. y. Phlegar and the Hon. Rush Miller
to that end. y date will be made for one
night next week. AS Il rule the Demo-
Gratis count the colored vote as lost dur
ing national election, but there are
quite number of intelligent colored men
here who will vote for Bryan, and as they
have as rule heard only one side of the
money question, this will give them an
opportunity to hear the other side Col
! ored people ought TO know that their in
terests are identical with those of the
white people who give them work, and
having nothing whatever to do with those
who only love them so devotedly for their
votes Dear money makes a very cheap
negro, and the sooner they find out this
fact the better it will be for them. AS
this is not party question, the negroes
ought to know that in voting for McKin-
ley they are voting against their own in
| terest and against the interest of the
whites among whom they have aud must
live. The negro problem is an ever in
creasing one in the South and it is moth
ing more than fair that they should have
the opportunity of casting an intelligent
ballot
COUNTY COURT NEWS.
Samuel G. Williams was appointed by
the court as administrator of p p. st.
| Clair, deceased.
Mrs. j. II. Wilson qualified as admins
tratriX OF her husband, j. r. Wilson. de,
| ceased.
James Grisso against the PIT Bile; road
| established and land owners summoned.
Turner against the public; viewers
summoned to the 4th day of the court to
amend their report.