The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-30
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

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| Inns.
ID. b. Strouse and Mr.. Kirshncr return
ed yesterday from business trip to the
| city OF Lynchburg.
Miss Lily Waskey, of Lafayette, is Wis
| iting her cousin, Miss Laura Hennings,
on East Main street.
| 4 Geo. w. Ammen and family, of Roam
| oke, who have been visiting relatives in
| Salem this week, have returneds to the
city.
Miss Martha Johnson, who has been
away from Salem since last spring, re-
| turned few days ago to her horne in
west Salem Ebsa .,fa s>iSS;. ga x ~ 3 q
There is an able article in yesterdays
Times Register from the pen of D. C.
Moomaw. 1t is headed "Will it he Revo-
lution?" Read it.
Mrs. NJ. j. Coppage and Mrs. j. p Gar
rett, of Bedford City, and Mrs. l.. l.. Gar
rett, of Roanoke, are guests of the family
of. Col. Thomas Casey. e&il 4
7SW. S., Ballard, the New River evange.
list, is preaching to good crowds at the
Christian Church of this place His sub
iect for tonight will be "Christian
Unity"
Mrs. Jack Kennard and her two chill
dren, after spending Il pleasant summer
at the home of Mrs. w. II. Tinsley, re-
turned this morning to their home in
New Orleans.
Jno a. Francis, clerk of the electoral
board of Roanoke county, after delivering
the printed ballots to the various Judges
of election through the county, has re-
turned to Salem.
NJ. f. Ballard and his son, Harry, went
Wednesday on Il successful hunt When
the game saw Mr.. Ballard, it said to him
what it used to say to Davy Crockett,
don't shoot, Mifiin, We'll come down.
Don't forget that one of Virginias hon
ored and gifted sons, the Hon. Hoge "
Ter, will address the citizens tonight Mt
the Town Hall. Turn out and give the
eX.lieutcnant governor Il rousing recep-
ton.
The ladies of the Cave Spring Baptist
Church will give an oyster dinner and
supper at that place on November 3, cleo
ton day. Everybody is invited. The
proceeds will be devoted to their church
fund.
q Miss Amelia Laudertlale, of the Vir-
ginia Female Seminary, came up on the
car yesterday to spend few days with
Miss Margie Logan. She has many
friends here who are always charmed to
see her.
Foley Bowles has succeeded in making
up the required amount for obtaining the
press kilograms on next Tuesday night.
Those who have promised him money will
please pay mp as soon as possible. The
kilograms will be read Mt the courthouse
rs fast as received.
NJ. G. McClung, of the Sentinel, spoke
on Wednesday night to eighty voters at
Poagues Mill Mr.. McClung spoke for
two hours and half, and IL Salem gem
tleman who heard his effort reports that
he covered himself with glory and did
good work for Democracy.
The management of the Roanoke Acad-
! envy of Music have completed arrange
ments to receive the full election returns
at the performance of Faust next
Tuesday night. \ special wire has been
placed in the building and returns will
lie received in full all night. One ticket
to Faust admits you to listen to the
returns all night. No doubt the Salem
people Will take advantage of this and at
tend the best show GU the road
About 100 people from Salem went TO
Roanoke on Wednesday night to hear the
mastery effort OF Virginia's favorite
statesman, John w. Daniel, at the Acad-
envy of Music. 1t would be II treat to
hear Major Daniel make Il speech. even if
his sentiments were different from your
own. But on the side of the people. as
he has always been. he keeps his place i'm
the hearts of Nirginians, and sustains by
his brilliant oratory the truth of De Witt
Talmage'S remark, Gle is the greatest
orator in America
The Baltimore American of Sunday
contains an elaborate account of the mar
riage of Mr.. +. a. Day, of Salem, to Miss
HnhhS in Rrp1xn int,cyi11n
were married in the NJ. Il. Church of that
place on last Wednesday and the mar
riage was Il social event in Montgomery
county While the bridal party were re.
turning from the church II serious runa-
way occurred resulting in Il broken ankle,
broken nose and severe bruises to the
occupants of the carriage. Mr. Day and
wife were not in the unfortunate carriage
The bride and groom will start for Salem
on Monday and reach here Tuesday
Their future home will be in this city
The soft. haZy and delicious days of In
dian summer have come again. Autumn
nal splender rests upon the mountains
and winds not yet grown cold come from
their grottoes in the west, warm and
amorous, making the leaves tremble re-
minding us that summers reign is almost
ended. Once more the deep elories of
autumn, with its green hills like affairs
of the world lifting their rich fruit offer
ings to their God-its winds straying mid
the forest asles to make their thousand
wind harps-its severe and holy sunsets
hanging in the west like banners from
the battlements of heavcn-and its still
evenings when the moonlit sea is throh-
bling like the heart of the great UNIVERSE
have come again. May it not he that this
beautiful weather is but prelude to the
nj Ii
strife shall be laid aside and peace and
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