The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-28
SALEM NEWS

Judge Blair and daughter, Miss Ellen,
returned yesterday afternoon after a three
weeks absence visiting New York, Rich
mond and other cities
Fred. Chandler, son of Major Chandler
arrived in Salem. yesterday afternoon
from Canada.
Major Jim Boogher arrived in Salem
yesterday from Lynchburg.
John McConkey returned to Salem yes
terday from Blacksburg. - g.sd .s.., T.
gThe public telephone has recently been
much in demand for communication with
Lynchburg, Roanoke and other points.
The drain from...'the hydrant in the
courthouse square is,.being put in order
by plumber McConkey.. :.
Mrs w. L. Caldwell, nee Miss Nellie
Bell, of Albany, N Y, is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. J. b. Karnes, on Elm street
B. W. Sweet and family have gone to
Mountain Lake.
Miss Florence b.. Dickinson returned
yesterday to her home in Richmond after
several weeks visit to her friend, Miss
Daisy Tompkins, on High street
3 c. L. Miller, class of '95 of Roanoke
College, was in Salem Friday. He had
been invited by Sunday school excur-
to serve as guide and took advantage of
the opportunity to pay n flying visit to
his many friends in Salem. -AH3 sssSgSil.siaf=
At meeting Of Salem Council No. 30,
Jr. o. L. y. NJ, held Friday night, the
following officers We're elected: Councillor,
j. G. Hickok; vice-councilor, IT, II. Boon:
recording secretary, DIR. ID G. Barnitz:
assistant recording secretary, p r. Tay-
Tor: +. :, j III. Camper: treasurer. j. b.
Camden: war. Thos. Ham; con-. f. NJ
Snead: l. 5, ID. c. Stump; o. $, +. NJ.
Gross; Jr. past councillor, J. G. Fisher
The familiar face of Evangelist Clar-
ence b. StrouSe was seen on the street
yesterday. Pie has just returned from
New York, and we rejoice to say his
health is much improved. :. SSRflis q s3Sss!;,ss
G. b. Fitzgerald, who has been confined
to his room for some time by sickness.
was.yesterday reported critically i'll.
M .sKillian is in Salem on II visit to
his brother. DIR. J. +. Killian, on Penn
sylvania avenue.
Mrs. II. Sawyer and daughter. Senah
expect to leave in II few days for Noun
tain Lake, Wytheville and other points
- \ very pretty hay ride passed through
Salem about 10 o'clock Friday night
The party was gotten up by Joseph Logan
and Alexander Hereford and consisted
of three wagons and about thirty-iive
young people. They drove to Fort Lewis
for supper and then returned to Mrs. F.
p. Harman's for an informal dance. az:
SsWhy shouldn't Roanoke and Salem CO.
operate in having IL bicycle road race
They are very popular and a few prizes
offered by business men would solve the
difficulty.
y trolley party at Crystal Springs is
being talked of. Also in the near future
party to the Peaks of Otter
Clarence l.. Hodges rode on his bicycle
the other day from Salem to within five
miles of Bluefield. when breaking his
wheel he decided To return. He reports
the roads TO be very rough and very
muddy.
L.. f. billiard, who some time ago
bought the property formerly owned by
DR.. McWhortcr. on Market street. is hay
ing the house repaired.
The question of the town purchasing
the Lake Spring property and converting
il into II park is still being agitated
Should this be done it is likely that II
monument will be erected in the park
and both park and.monument dedicated
to the Lost Cause of the Confcderacy and
to the dead who nobly died in its defence
At special meeting of the Salem En-
campmcnt. No. 36. I. q. O. f.. held last
Thursday night, the following officers
We're elected: VIM. Hannah. chief patri-
arch; VIM NJ. Barnitz. high priest: W.
Il. Cross senior warden; j. &. Fitzgerald.
junior warden: T. X. Boon, scribe: :. NJ
White. treasurer.
\. y. Phlegar, who came to town Fri
day on a professional trip, returned yes
terday TO his home in Christiansburg
Robert Henderson passed through town
yesterday on his return from William
and Mary College TO his home in Ca
tawba. He won two medals during the
session and was looking considerably
pulled down by his hard work.
DR.. Strickland returned to Salem yes
terday from II trip to Roncevcrt, w. Va.
\ game of baseball was played vest
day at the College avenue ball grounds
between the second Salem team and n
Roanoke nine selected from the Campbell
street and Stone Printing Company
teams During the second half of the
fourth inning when the score stood & to 3
in favor of Salem, dispute occurred
which caused the umpire TO call the game;
score to in favor of Salem.
The carbon of the incandescnt electric
lightsin Hotel Duval and in VIM Han
nah : barber shop, was burned out by the
electric storm Friday afternoon. Mr.
Hannahsa closed his shop when daylight
failed and the hotel had to be supplied
with Kerosene lamps.
The electric car which tcaves Salem for
Roanoke ut I O'Clock in the morning met
with an accident yesterday. Some boys
had been playing.with the switch near
Fairview Cemetery and had left it half
open. The car jumped the track and run
about twenty feet on the ties, breaking
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