The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-05
SALEM News

Mrs. John NJ. Thomas is in Bedford
City visiting friends.
Lieut.. Thomas Griffin left Salem yes
terday morning for visit to Bedford
City
c. b. Stearnes left Salem yesterday
morning for short visit to Mountain
Lake.
II. E.',Lucas, a former student of the
college, has been in Salem on'a visit for
the last several days.
NJ. G. McClung, who has been in
Wytheville attending the session of the
court of appeals, has returned
q. b. Woodcock, of ..Bowling Green,
Ky, who is spending the summer at the
Red, was in town for Il short while this
morning
j w. Watkins and wife, of Atlanta,
spent Friday night in Salem, and yester-
day morning drove over to the Red, where
they expect to spend the summer.
Col. Haas, who has been in Salem for
several days on visit to his daughter,
Mrs. c. b. Strouse, left this morning for
Richmond, en- route for his home in
Louisiana.
], H. Hargrove, Jr., of Chatham, has
been in Salem attending the meeting of
the trustees of the Baptist Orphanage.
During his stay he has been the guest of
Rev G. J. HOLIDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. =. Saul left Salem yes
terlay morning for a short visit to Frank
lin county. Mrs. Saul will then 20 to
Houston mines, Botetourt county. for Il
| more extended visit, and will return
home in about Il month.
Eight bicyclists disappointed in not he
ing able to go to Buchanan yesterday
determined to have II short trip anyhow
and mounting their wheels rode to Ellis
| ton. After knocking about for awhile
and taking II rest, they returned at Il
rather lively rate, arriving in Salem in
| less than an hour.
Mr.. ltjen and family, of jacksonville,
| Florida. arrived in Salem yesterday morn
| ing. Mr.. ltjen's son, +. II. Itien, attend
| cd the Roanoke College last session and
| has remained in Salem since the com
| menccment. The family are now.staying
at Mrs Tompkins', on High street, and
| will spend the summer here. : 5r
=. X. Burns, of Chattanooga.-. Tenn
stopped over in Salem Friday on his way
| to Roanoke He was entertained by c.
! T. Campbell, and yesterday they both
returned to Chattanooga. Mr.. Camp.
] bell, who is superintendent of the South
err Express Company, has been visiting
in Salem for several weeks.
a. b. Pugh, of Washington, formerly
Il member of the Salem bar, is the guest
of w. w. McClung, on Broad street.
| Mr.. Pugh has been attending the court of
| appeals now in session in Wythevlle and
will remain in Salem only few DAYS.
returning to Wytheville early next week
| His many friends III Salem are glad to
welcome him back and hope he will be
| able to visit them often.
| The bicycle excursion to Buchanan did
not materialiZe yesterday morning, The
| boys gave various reasons for not going.
| the principal one being the rains of the
day before, which had left the roads toe
heavy. \. II. HORNE determined to &c
anyhow, and went down on the train
taking his wheel along in order to enter
the races in the afternoon.
The Fourth passed off quietly n'.Salen
yesterday. Business was carried on very
much as usual and there was few signs
TO distinguish the day as a national holi
day. Quite Il number of people were alb
sent attending the celebrations either al
| Roanoke or Buchanan. Among those
| who left town for the latter place WAS the
| Salem Silver Cornet Band, and also tn,
| Jr O. L. y. NJ. Only a few stores were
| closed and those that kept open report
nearly their usual Saturday sales.