The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-13
SALEM NEWS

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Major Chancellor went to Washington
city yesterday.
w. g. b. Fitzgerald went to Bristol
yesterday on business.
Attorney j. p. Woods was in Salem
yesterday on legal business.
j. G. Langhorne is home again after
an absence Of several weeks.
B. P. Huff, of Huff, Andrews &
Thomas, was In town yesterday.
Misc Lucy Johnston has gone to Lex
ington to visit relatives and friends.
M. z. Frantz has q fne fve-year- old
driving and all purpose horse for sale.
Mrs. L. M. Hogsett, of West Virginia,
is visiting Mrs. ]. T. Penn, on East
Hill.
Bester Walters is in Charlottesville on
| visit to his 81 ter, Mrs. Lucy 3arks-
dale.
The familiar face Of j. B G. Brown,
ST., WAS again seen on our streets yes
terday.
Claude Hoover has gone to Radford
in the interest of the Bonsack Clothing
Company.
Charles Whitman has just gone to
New York city on an extended visit to
friends and relatives.
G. B. Fitzgerald is still convalescent,
and his many friends hope TO see him
soon on our streets again.
Harry R. Reed takes the place OF W.
81. Snuff as manager OF P. B. Beck's
grocery store on College avenue.
Miss Brugh, of Brugh's Mill, in Bote-
tourt county, is visiting at the hospita-
BILE home Of j. P. Saul, on the boule-
ward.
Miss Annie Bondurant. who has been
visiting for some time at G.. B. Fitz.
gerald's, left for her home ct Bristol
last evening.
Col. D. G. Shanks and Maj w. W.Bal-
lard went yesterday morning to Chris
tiansburg to attend the circuit court
nov In session.
The names of John w. Harveycutter
and John III. Smith are suggested in the
Sentinel as candidates for councilmen
In the Second ward.
W. Il. Snuff has secured q position
with j. w. Hsrveycutter, general SUPER
intendent OF construction Western Union
Telegraph Company.
Miss A. n. Wright went to Lynchburg
on No.4 yesterday to be with her brother,
Samuel Wright, who was so badly in
jured by an accident on Monday
Ed. III. Fitzgerald and Alex. johnson
attended Flncastlo court Monday as
witnesses in the case of Common wealth
against Ben. French for stealing canned
| goods.
The smaller children OF the B. Y. P.
U. will be entertained to-day by Miss
q hn &c 10
Saul. Ice cream will be one of the at
| fractions.
At meeting held in the First ward
| Monday night, st Holmes store, the
present councilmen, R. L. Campbell and
| w. IB. Bowles, were endorsed and re.
| nominated.
v Rev. j. L. McClung Is still in town
visiting his brothers, w. w. and NJ. &.
| McClung. Mr.. MoClung has recently
graduated in theology st Princeton
Seminary and has accepted . call toe
charge in Culpeper. Va, and will SOON
enter upon his chosen work.
Leon Palmer, the trick bike rider 81
Salem, performed one OF his wonderful
feats recently on the hard road near
| Mr.. Morgan's, west OF Salem. The
trick rider was accompanied by Messrs.
| Oakley, Worden, Cross and Bumgardner.
AS he slowly srose from the road and
shook the dust from himself. he says:
boys, don't tell on me-" Hence 1t Is
| difficult 10 learn the extent of damsgeS
to wheel or rider. Il
Those who travel the road from
Salem to Roanoke will be gratifed to
learn that Supervisor w. P. Moomau
| has put his part OF this much used
turnpike in excellent condition. The
work was done under the energetic su-
pervision of his son Elmer, who is
chip Of the old block. Our supervisors
have certainly greatly improved our
roads In the last year, and they deserve
the praise and thanks of the people
which by the way Is about all the pay
they get.