The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-10-31
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

would rather be lightning bug,
And flash my wings of light,
Than 20 be Il goldbug
That robs the widow of her mite
DR.. Thos. II. b. billiard left yesterday
for Campbell county, where he goes OH
business
Mrs. Major Wilson left this morning
for Rocky Mount, where she goes to visit
married daughter.
Judge Miller, of Blacksburg, passed
through Salem yesterday en- route home
from Bedford county.
Maj. w. w. Ballard will address the
voters ut the Bradshaw school house this
afternoon Saturday at O'Clock.
Capt j. w. Hood, who has been living
at Elkhorn, w. Va. is ut home on IL
visit to his family on Academy street.
Attorney Livingston Hansbrough,
after few days soiourn in Orange
county, returned to Salem Thursday
evening.
Charlie Herring, of Harrisonburg, who
has been on II visit 10 his grandmother,
Mrs. Sarah Griffin, returned Yesterday to
his home.
Miss Mary IIaw,a charming young lady
of Farmville, who has been visiting Miss
Julia HUBBARD, in West Salem, returned to
her home yesterday.
Mrs. NJ f.. Cheekes, of New York,
after two months visit to her father,
Peter :. Bowles Oh Academy street, re-
turned last night to her home.
On Thursday evening NJ G. McClung
addressed the people of Bonsacks on the
political Situation. He had very good
audience, numbering about seventy PEG.
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Judge w. Griffin spoke yesterday ut
Boone 5 Mill and last night ut Red Hill.
Both Democrats and Republicans are
now starring the county in the interest
of their parties.
Mrs. f. L. Lauderdale, who has Il
daughter attending the Virginia College
in Roanoke, arrived in Salem last night,
and will spend the winter ut the subur-
ban home of b. w. Logan.
telegram was received late yesterday
evening from the son OF the Hon. j. Hoge
Tyler, stating that his father was sick in
bed. His engagement to speak in Salem
was thus unavoidably cancelled.
John u. Penn, whose family lives in
Salem, and who is II commercial tourist.
has returned to his home until after the
election. He reports business as being
quiet all over the country on account of
politics.
j. y. and Peter Brubakcr, of Mount
Norris H.. sons of Moses Brubaker, for
mcrly of this county, are here on IL visit
to friends and relatives. Mr. Brubakcr
and his family moved away from Salem
i'll 1853.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church held their monthly
social OH Thursday evening ut the chapel
AS usual the evening was delightfully."-
spent in social intercourse, intersperscd
with ice cream and cake.
There will be preaching Sunday after.
noon at } o'clock in the Alabama street
tabernacle by Mrs. Martha Youngc, the
colorcd evangelist, from New Orleans
Everybody, both white and colored, are
| cordially invited to attend.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Miss Nellie CASTOR Norvelle to Frank
Payne, on Wednesday, November 4, at
ST. Johns Episcopal Church, in Charles
ton. w. Va. Mr.. Payne is IL brother OF
Mrs. Captain Roberts, of this place.
Ne learned on the streets yesterday
that County Chairman W. Lee Brand
will have in Il day or two for distribution
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