The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-30
SALEM NEWS.

Several Mormon missionaries were in
Salem yesterday morning For some
months they have been at work among
the mountain people to the south of here,
and has succeeded in PROSECUTING sew
eral families, and others still being in
sympathy with them. Excitement,
which have been running high for some
time, rose Sunday to u white heat. \
Mormon meeting had been appointed for
3 O'Clock i'll n small church at Mountain
View, and n small crowd had assembled
from the surrounding country, among
them an aged Christian minister named
Mcpherson, who had several times
preached against the Mormons and their
doctrines. Just before the services were
to commence, two of the mountaineerS
in sympathy with the Mormons, entered
the church, which is u union one, and
forcibly elected Mr.. Mcpherson, being
prevented from seriously injuring him
only by the interference of the Mormon
elder.
During DR.. Oscar Wiley's absence at
the Confederate reunion in tRichmond,
his practice will be cared for by his son,
DIR. r. NJ. Wiley.
Miss Nettie Caldwell, who has been
spending several months with her aunt,
Mrs. j. b. karnes, on Elm street, left
yesterday for Glen Wilton, Va, on a
visit to relatives.
John Davis Rodeffer, of Loudoun
county, who graduated from Roanoke
College with distinction in 1895, has re-
Gently been elected. instructor in mathe
MATES in his alma mater. Mr. Radeffer
will, this summer, take course in
gymnastics and field athletics in the
Summer School of Physical Training
at the University of Virginia, and next
session will have charge also of gymnas
tics and athletics in Roanoke College.
Frank Housman, of,,Fincastle, was in
Salem for a short time. yesterday.
Roland Francis, of Marion, is visiting
John y. Francis, on West Main street.
Mrs. y. c. Lewis, editor of the Enter
prise, of Dresden, Tenn, was in town
yesterday on short visit to her friend,
Mrs. Hattie r. Deyerle, on..Main street.
Mrs. Col. r. II. Logan returned home
Saturday night, after pleasant visit to
friends in Wytheville.
Mrs. Mary f. Wilson left Salem yes
terday for Fincastle, on visit to her
daughter, Mrs. DR.: Goodwin.
Mrs. Mamie Boyd, wife.of Jake Boyd,
the Washington baseball pitcher, is in
Salem on II visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Matthew Snyder, on East Main
street.
Mrs. \. B. Johnson is absent from
Salem on visit to friends at Glasgow,
Rockbridge county.
A a. Riddick left Salem Saturday
for Richmond.
J. Harry Chapman, of..the Roanoke
Red, was in town yesteday for a short
while.
IL g
noke College, came to Salem Sunday for
a short visit.
Charlie Fitzgerald, of Halifax county,
and Mrs. Fannie Hutchinson, of Reds
vile, y. c., son and daughter of the late
G.. b. Fitzgerald, arrived in Salem Sun
day morning, having been summond by
kilograms announcingsthe critical condi
ton of their father.
At IA meeting of the Hupp-Deyerle
Camp of Confederate Veterans, it was
found that about twenty-five expected
to attend the reunion in Richmond.
Quite n number have already left, and
Others expected TO 90 to-day.
+. +. Grossclose, manager of the Val.
ley House, Marion, was in, town yester-
day for n short while on business
Prof. VIM. l.. Graybill, president of Syn
odical College, Rogersvile Tenn, is in
town, the guest of his father-in-law. Col.
ID. c. Shanks. He reports the past SEES
sion rs the most prosperous he has had,
having catalogued BOB students. His
first term of five years having expired,
the board of trustees elected him to
second term of five years. Prof. Gray
bill is we'll suited to the work of presid-
ing over Il college devoted To the educa-
ton OF young ladies. He will be remem.
bered by many persons here as the for
mer efficient principal of Salem graded
school, and afterwards county superin-
tendent of schools
Gren Is. Fitzgerald, aged s. years, died
Sunday night about IL O'Clock He had
been in feeble health for several years.
and was compelled to give up business
five or six months ago. Mr. Fitzgerald
was man of very strong positive char
acter, and has been Il GOOD part of his
life in public Office. He represented the
county in the legislature; was commits
sioner of the revenue for Salem. district
eight years, and up to the time of his re
tirement from business was commits
sioner of the revenue for the town of Sa-
lem. The funeral will take place from
the Methodist Church day at 10 a. m,
and will be conducted under the auspices
of the |. o. o. f. Active pall-bearers:
) NJ. White, j. b. Camden, j. A. Clev-
niger, +. g. Webber, W. :. Agner. Hon
arary: X. III. Logan, CIV. Xirkle. Saml
Parrish, VIM. BarnitZ. Jas. Chalmers
JnO y. Francis, j. > Thomson