The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-15
NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.
George Heslip, of Lafayette, was on our
streets yesteday
Isaac Custer OF Craig's Creek, was in
the city yesterday on IL shopping cxpcdi-
ton.
Mrs. eighton, of Lynchburg, is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Francis, in West
Salem
The Hon: \. l.. Hannah and Major s.
Grlihn, of Bedford, were in the city yes
tcr'lay on business.
I. \, Johnson yesterday shipped some
me pit game chickens to Frceinan's. w.
Va, and TO sialtville, Va.
Professor Sanders, of the V. p. T.. has
been on visit to Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
langhorne ut the Duval House.
p, II. Clark, formerly of Salem. bu;
now with the firm of Raglin & Co., was
working the trade here yesterday
Miss Blanche IIubbcrt, OF Catawbn.
spent Yesterday ut the home of Mrs.
Captain Simmons, on Virginia avenue.
Robert Calfee, of Pulaski, former
student and graduate of Roanoke College.
spent Sunday ut the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Y. Martin.
Mrs John Parsons, who has been stop
ping ut the home of her husbands fnther
on Union street, left yesterday to Join her
husband in Norfolk.
There were seven additions To the Pres
bytcrian Church OF this place on Sunday.
Il portion of whom We're admitted on pro
fes'ion Of faith, and others by letter.
On sunday afternoon IN infant child of
George Harris, colorcd. died and was YES
tcrday Inferred in the East Hill Gene
terry, Dr. Fox, pastor of the colorcd Bap-
fist Church, officiating.
y beautiful praise service was given ON
Sunday night ut the Lutheran Church by
the Children's Missionary Society. 1t
consisted OF recitations, hymns, solos,
duets and quartettes by the children. as
sisted by Cliff Hess, and Mr.. Freed of the
college.
Mrs Mary Francis Pngh, who resided
on Clay street, and who has been n
sufferer for many years from cancer,
died at her home yesterday morning at i
O'Clock. She was in her 5Gth year ann
was the mother of Elem Pugh. of Salem.
She will be buried to day at II O'Clock in
the hanging Rock graveyard
The revival services mt the Baptist
Church, conducted by Dr. TAYLOR and
Rev. L. j. Shlpman, still continue.
There were three services Oh Sunday and
large crowds are daily and nightly in at
tendance. The meetings will be con.
tlnued rs long as the interest is mani.
tested, and meetings will probably be
held during the rest of the week.
Great preparations are being made bv
the manager of the Roanoke Academy of
Music for the appearance next Wedncs-
day night, December III, of the largest
theatrical aggregation that ever visited
Roanoke, "In Gay New York There
WILL no doubt, he a large delegation from
Salem TO see this great show. Salem
people should provide themselves with
tickets in advance, TO insure good seats.
ricketts, now on sale ut Johnson 81 John
sons drug store.
Him Lee, Salem's celestial, enter
tanned right royalty il few of his almond
eyed friends on Sunday ut his rooms on
East Main street. The visitors were
Messrs. Sem Wo, Long Him, Sam Lee
and Long Tong, all of Roanoke. Him is
not rs rich as Ii Hung Chang, but he
eats nothing but the Choicest viands and
regased his visitors with daintily cooked
ducks, turkeys and chickens FRAGRANT
liavanas were indnlged in, and Chinese
songs enlivened the post prandialn
At Il recent meeting OF the Royal i rca-
mum the following officers were elected
Tor the following year: William Hannah.
regent; Ivan Ionce, vice.regent: W. Il.
WhitcScarver, orator: o. l.. Stearncs.
secretary: X. c. Stearncs, collector; W.
II. Ruthrauif, treasurer; Judge w. w.
Moifett, chapain;E. y. Anderson guide:
/. /. Preston, scntry; W. II. Morchead.
f. y. Lovclock and W. b. Bowes were
chosen trustees. Il. c. Stcarncs WAS
elected to represent the organization in
the next grand council, with ". II.
"hitescnrvcr rs alternate.
There are two new cases of diphtheria
in and near Salem. One is little Emma.
the 9.year-ol daughter of William Pobst,
who lives in East Salem, and the other is
Estelle, the daughter of w. d. Cecil. who
lives across the river just outside of the
corporate limits of the town. DIR. Thos.
Is. billiard is waiting on one ard DR.. j. b.
killian on the other. Grace Ballard, the
other diFhtheria patient, is entirely out
OF danger, and up until yesterday morn
ing 1t was hoped that no other case would
develop. y warm south wind has been
blowing for several days, and the weather
is very propitious Ito the spread of germ
diseases. With only three cases in the
community there is no immediate occa-
sion for alarm.
BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.