The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-09
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Alfred Peel left last night on IL bust.
ness trip to New York.
MIS-. 5. ID. Good has fever and In grippc
and is quite sick ut her home near this
place.
j. y. Thomson, the Main street Jew
elcr, is having his store artistically
painted
Rev. I. J. shipman is stopping at the
home of his cousin, J. l.. Shipman. on
Broad street.
j. T. Gordon, of Lafayette, was in the
city yesterday on his way to Roanoke
with il load of hogs
Mrs. Picker arrived here yesterday
from T.ynchburg and is VISITING Miss sal
lie Maury on Main street.
Mrs. w. r. Henderson, of Blacksbure.
is on ii visit here to the family of Thomas
Henderson. on Main street.
VIM II Tinsley, Sheriff Zirllle. Hen
derson zee and Gordon Wells still con
tinue sick at their respective homes.
II. Alexander is selling out his stock Of
goods and will remove to New York citv.
where he expects in the future to reside
Thomas l.. Con, son of our townsmnu
i. Ii. Con, who travels for II Baltimore
crocl;cry house, is here on IA visit to his
father and sisters.
DIR. j. NJ. Shackcford, of Irisburg.
Va, who has been on II visit to his
brother, student at the college has re-
turned to his home.
Mrs. Wilson and her daughter. Mrs
George st. John, arrived in Salem Mon
day evening and will in the future reside
here, they having rented the Alex PitZer
cottage on Union street
Henry Shanks, who accompanied the
remains of his brother, George, who re.
Gently died at Sedalia, Mo-, returned yes
terday to his post of duty in Texas, where
he is an engineer on the Texas Pacific
railroad.
Tom Page. colorcd, was arrested YES
terday morning by j. b. Frlcr on the
charge of stealing coal from the Norfolk
and Western railroad. He confessed TO
the theft of two Jumps of coal ami for
his temerity was given ten days in jnil by
Judge Barnitz.
On Monday night Rev. Il. !. Silipn.an.
of Roanoke preached an excellent sermon
| at the Baptist Church, ana will continue
to assist DR.. j. i. Taylor through This
| week in series of rcyva! services.
| There will be two services Il day. one nj ,
| O'Clock in the afternoon and the OTHER at
| 1870 in the evening
Dr. :. {. Wells. of the college. deliy-
ered on Monday night lecture ON astron.
| omy TO the Epworth League in the Meth
| odist chapel. AS the doctor is u very
learned astrologer, mathematician and
gcologist his remarks could not have
failed to be entertaining and instructive.
AS the walk has always been very mar
| row in front of the Weber place on
Main street and council decided that
some of Mrs Mary Wcbber's front porch
| ought to come off, consequently n force of
hands under a. q. Whitscll are making
| the necessary alteration, which will make
the walk wider at this point and give
more room to the PASSING pedestrians
News was brought here yesterday of the
sad and pitable death of an old man by
the name of John Long, which occurred
about fifteen miles from here, in the upper
edge of Craig county The old man, who
was ~ years of age, rode IL young horse
TO the -Armondale mill with sack of
grain. One point between the mill and
his home is very steep, and rs he was
found at this point dead, it was supposed
that in holding to the sack of grain that
he was pulled off and falling on his head
WAS instantly killed. The old man was
well known by b. +. Ammen, of this
place, who used to live near the Armon.
dale mill.
Suppose you send your next order for
coal TO w. b. Daniel & Co., the coal
dealers under Henry street bridge. They
keep all the popular varieties of coal, and
will give prompt attention to all orders
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