The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-23
SALEM NEWS

Ben Spindle, of Roanoke, was in town
| yesterday.
Miss Fannie Strine is visiting relatives
at Red Plains, Franklin county.
Rev. p. G. Armstrong will preach this
morning at II o'clock in the Presbyterian
Church.
Mrs. Hoover, of New Market .is in Sa-
lem visiting her, son, Claude Hoover.
who is quite sick.
Mrs. j. w. Palmer, after an extended
visit in Salem, left yesterday for the
Rockbridge Bath.
a very pleasant party was given Fri
day night at the residence of Mrs Mini
chan, in West Salem.
Rev. b. f. Ball has gone to Blacks
burg in order to be in charge of a quar-
terly meeting there to-day.
J. Harry Deyerle, of Franklin county
'96 graduate of Roanoke College, is in
Salem for short visit to friends
Mr.. Hubert and wife, of Norfolk. who
have been summering at Mrs. Tompkins
on High street, returned home yesterday.
Miss Blanche sHubbert of Catawba
and Miss Emma Reed, of Roanoke, are
visiting at George Hubbert's near Salem.
Rev. SsJohn w. Mitchell, of Ports
mouth, is in Salem, the guest of his
brother, L. y. Mitchell, of West Salem.
Miss Mollie Langhorne after a very
pleasant visit to her friend, Mrs. J. w.
3rutfy, on Main street, has returned to
her home in Lynchburg.
Rev. DR.. Taylor is holding a meeting
in Rappahannock county The pulpR
of the Baptist Church will be filed this
morning by Rev. j. NJ Harlowe.
w. l.. Crawford returned yesterday
from Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs.
where he spent most enjoyable outing
OF half days duration. His friends are
eXultant over his safe return.
Supervisor Barnett has under his di.
rection the building of bridge over
Peters creek, between Salem and Roam
oke. Work has been already begun and
will be pushed rapidly until the bridge is
completed.
Miss Carrie B. Pryor, of Petersburg,
who has been visiting at w H. Tinsley's,
left yesterday with her friend, Miss
Stanard Griffin, of Bedford CITY, to
whom she will pay visit before return
ing home.
On Friday night some indecent loafers
seem to have held midnight feast in
the band stand in the courthouse yard.
Next morning the stand was thoroughly
Uttered up with grease, meat cans and
other remnants of the feast
1t was reported in Salem Yesterday
afternoon that man named Owen had
been drowned in the river about six miles
west of Salem. No particulars could be
gathered, nor was it possible to ascertain
whether the report is true or not.
The german given at Hotel Duval Fri
day night was one of tie largest and
most enjoyable ever given in Salem
Devon's orchestra, of Roanoke, furnished
the music and the intricate figures of
the may twirl were gracefully simplified
by Lewis Langhorne in n most accent
able manner.
John Hatcher has returned to Salem
after more than n month roughing it.
hunting and fishing in the mountains of
Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, North
Carolina and Georgia. Mr.. Hatcher left
Salem on his bicycle, but disposing of
this at profit forty miles this side of
Bristol, he travelled to Western North
Carolina by rail. Meeting some friends
here they spent some weeks camping
out in the midst of the mountain region
While here the party killed large
amount of game including one deer, and
caught nearly 400 pounds of trout After
visit TO the northern part of Georgia,
Mr.. Hatcher purchased another bicycle
and rode north to Bristol where he took
the train for Salem. Among other in
teresting "Reminiscences of his trip, Mr..
Hatcher says it was amusing to see the
mountaineers stare at him as he rode by
on the first bicycle they had ever seen.
COURT ITEMS.
Since Monday the following business
has been transacted in the county court:
Rev Fl. G. V. Campbell was authoriz-
ed to solemnize the rites of matrmony.
The case of Taylor Watkins VS. com
monwealth road application was post
poned until the third day of September
term.
James w. Johnson, county Tailor, was
allowed bill of $4S9j for supplying
food to prisoners.
a number of other minor bills were
also allowed.
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