The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-15
SALEM NEWS

Ahe nghting editor OF the Sentinel
wss on duty yesterday.
Miss Bernice Oakley. OF Glen Wiltor,
Va, Is visiting relatives In Salem.
a marriage license was issued yester-
day DO Henry Austin Lloyd and Rosa
b ell Woods, both Of Roanoke county.
The wife and son of Mr.. David Ayres.
who have been seriously i'll with typhoid
fever. are, we are glad to know, much
improved.
James w. Smith, Of Bedford City,
arrived in town yesterday evening on q
visit to his sister. Mrs. w. A. Shipman,
on Broad street.
A letter has been received from Prof.
W. u, Moorehesd stating that he and
Mrs, Moorehead have arrived safe In
Southampton, England.
BY request the Laymen's Union have
decided to establish 8 regular appoint
ment at Norwich. The first services
will be conducted next Sunday morning
At IL o'clock by D. B. Strouse.
Mrs. ]. f. Harsigan, who has been in
Salem for the past several weeks, the
guest of Mrs. Geo. Worden, left yester-
day for Rogersville, Tenn. on O visit to
her daughter. Mrs. o. G. Brown.
Will Ballard. son OF Major Ballard, of
Salem. has returned from the v. M. L.,
where he has been at school for the last
three sessions. Mr.. Ballard is n bright
Industrious student and has won N erited
success.
The Salem baseball cranks are pleased
so notice that Roanoke is again leading
the State league. They are much in
serested in the final standing OF the
clubs and hope the Magic City may
maintain her position.
a lively party Of seven young people
drove over to Mt. McAfee yesterday on
an cxcursion. The party consisted of
Lewis Langhorne, j. N. Luce, VIM.
Tompkins, Mallory Cannon, VIM. Bal
lard and Misses Mabel Luce and Daisy
Tompkins.
Mrs. w. A. Morgan. who lives about
two miles west of Salem, received a
telegram Monday announcing the death
OF her mother, Mrs. Lucy Wilkerson, at
Gold Hill, buckingham County. Mr..
and Mrs. Morgan left on the 11:4o train
for the home Of the deceased.
The Mormon conference at Mountain
View Church has been in session since
last Saturday. On Sunday several per
sons from Salem went over to attend
the meeting. On Monday It. G. Maury,
Salem's frst.class photographer, went
over and photographed group OF
thirty five Mormons in attendance on
the conference.
at the request Of Rev. John Eller,
chairman of the Cave Spring school
board, and 8. A. Wilson, chairman of
the Salem school board, meeting has
been called for next Friday morning q.
10 O'Clock, in the Office OF SuperintenG-
Ont &. O. Stearnes, to reconsider the
motion of May End. by which 1t was
resolved not to institute suit against
Ex-Tressurer Brand, and also to con-
slider the subject Of textbooks, with
particular reference to the histories
now used in the schools. The settle
mens of Captain Brand with the county
1s not giving the sat sfaction 1t at Fl ,st
seemed TO. There seems to be general
impression that something was wrong
and that 1t has not yet been righted.
4 he buggy Of James Reynolds, which
that gentleman was compelled to aban.
don IN the midst Of toe river during
she recent high water, WAS found last
Saturday lodged ON the side OF the river
near the Christian Church, snd WAS
taken out in q considerably damaged
condition. Monday nigh. company of
boys hearing tha. no owner had ap.
penred TO take possession Of his prop
erty banded together and won't after the
buggy. They brought IL to Salem and
having found stray horse were nc
doubt In anticipation OF gay time.
Yesterday morning, however, Mr.. Roy
noids came to town and In company
with Justice Camper claimed and took
possession of the buggy. 1t was consid.
ersbly damaged in consequence of its
trip down the river. The shafts were
broken, one wheel Injured and the tor
badly smashed.
The nomination of Bryan for Presi-
dent Is being favorably received here by
nearly every one, regardless OF politi-
cal views. The free silverites are ems