The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-19
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

| wilson, of Christiansburg, WAS in sthe
| city yesterday on business.
Jacob Stewart of Ohio, u half brother
| OF the Stricken brothers, of Salem, is
here on visit to his mother.
VIM. NJ. Montgomery, who is now So
| Journing in the land of Ponce de Leon $
fountain of perpetual growth, has II very
bright and interesting letter in Thurs.
days Times Register.
Mrs. l.. j. Fristoe, of Bluefield, and
Miss johnson, of Front Royal, are visit
ing the Misses Corners ut their beautiful
home on Pennsylvania avenue.
Miss Blanche HUBERT, after pleasant
visit Of several days to Mrs. Captain Sim
mons, on Virginia avenue, returned yes
terday to her home on Catawba, and now
| II certain young grocery clerk looks very
detected.
Parties who take the 730 car i'm the
| morning for Roanoke and who are not
subscribers to the Daily Times, will
please not monopolzc the papers left on
the car for regular subscribers.
DR.. NJ. c. Strickland, who made an en-
viablc reputation here as an up.to.dute
physician, but who has been living in
Oregon, expects to return to Salem and
will continue the practice of his profes.
sion.
County Treasurer Geo. NJ Muse is in
Richmond, where lac has gDne to make his
semi annual settlement with the State
auditor.
Professor Guy ami family, formerly of
Salem, but who have for the past two
years been living in Marion North Caro-.
Lima, expect to move buck here in the
spring. Living in Salem is like eating
the Lotus. There is II drcumness in the
! air and climate ~of .Salem..@which when
once breathed, is never forgotten, and
which will eventually draw back into its
charmed circle those who have ever
| felt its influence.
1t is stated that Attorney l.. G. Hans.
| broush will be.chosen president of the
Salem Loan and Trust Company, vice w.
| Il. Younger. whose resignation will take
| effect rs soon rs his successor is elected
| The stockholders of the bank could not
| make II wiser sclection.as MIR. IIansbrough
| is IL young man of fine legal ability. en-.
crgctic, capable, and.posscsscd OF business
| qualifications which specially fit him for
the presidency of Il banking institution.
! The little Baptist orphans, about 100 in
number, went to Roanoke Yesterday
morning on the 10 o'clock car by special
invitation from some kind. heartcd gen
| temcn of the above city They were
treated to Il substantial lunch and doubt
less had II royal time looking at the dis
play OF XMAS toys and the many Things
which old santa Claus purchases and chr.
ries in his sleigh to the homes OF the lit
tie folks. But old Santa Claus is gen
orally kinder to the boys and girls who
have fathers and mothers than he is TO
the orphans. 1t is to he hoped that the
Christian people, who are able will re-
| member this and see that Santa Claus
stops his reindeer sleigh in front OF the
those children who perhaps from baby
carcss nor Il mothers loving kiss
us NJ. Martin, who runs the College ave-
nue. dry goods emporium, seem to be Il
special mark for thieves and burglars.
On Tuesday night some one effected an
entrance to his store, presumably some
| time between the hours of and II, and
priced from their positions the two cash
drawers, which fortunately for the thief
but unfortunately for Mr.. Martin con
tanned about $l4 in money. The way in
which the thief gained an entrance is IL
mystery. On F"idaY morning Mr.. Mar
tin discovered u saw sticking up through
the floor from the cellar underneath On
| going below he found IL drawing knife IL
| spatula or putty knife, Il screw driver
and two narrow steel saws The tools
were well spattered with paint. Presum-
| ably the thief was frightened awav bv the
return of Howard Holland, who had been
out and who sleeps in the store \ little
more saving would have made IL hole
large enough for the rascal to have adj
mittcd his body and he would then nave
had IL carte blanch'' on the entire store