The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-01
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

George Reagan, former salemite, is
on II visit To friends in Salem.
lightning" Frank Stras. the Roanoke
drummer, was doing the city yesterday.
Mrs. f. j. Landers left Sunday for II
visit to her parents in Trinity, Botetourt
county.
w. r. Johnson, after an absence of sew
eral months i'll Giles county, is at home
on visit to his family.
Miss Matte Taylor and her young
friends, after II pleasant visit here, have
returned to IIollins Institute.
DR.. William T. Burwell, Il physician in
the United States Marine Hospital of
Boston, is OH n visit to Robert Logan
Miss Lauderdale, who has been OH n
visit to her mother and Miss Hattie
Means, who has been visiting Miss Sena
Sawyers, returned yesterday to Virginia
College.
Prof. ] p. Haislip, n teacher in the Sa.
lem public school, yesterday rendered his
resignation to the board AS no reasons
were given they are probably OF private
character.
The Rev. Mr.. Amber, an Epscopalian
missionary from China, will arrive in Sa-
lem Thursday and will deliver Il lecture
on Thursday night Mt Town Hall with
stercoptican views of the land of Ii Hung
Chang.
The hunters who Il short time ago left
for weeks sport on Craig's creek have
returned and report eleven deer killed
AMI one bear. Joe Hanmah's Humpty
Dumpty brought down one of the fleet
victims.
Two cases of diphtheria are reported in
N..tla =.
Moore's, the other ut Dag Littrell's. AS
this is city of schools every possible
precaution should be taken to prevent the
spread of this contagious and deadly dis.
ease.
The Ladies' Junior Auxiliary of the
Episcopal Church are busily engaged in
preparing for their annual bazaar which
will take place on the evening of Decem-
Der H. Two scenes from the play of
cinderella" will be presented, the magic
slipper scene and the marriage of the
prince There will also be Il fancy paper
display with fancy articles for sale Re
freshments will also he served
Andrew Jackson, colored, has hunted
ducks his last time. lie is IL blacksmith
and conducts shop in the old foundry
building south of Martins mill He killed
duck early yesterday morning on the
dam and embarked in small boat which
always stays moored to aabank, and which
he uses to 20 back and forth from his
home to the shop. The river was angry
and swollen from the recent rains and he
was swept over the dam into the seething
waters below and drowned AS far rs
can he learned his body has never risen,
and has probably caught on II log or limb
beneath the water. The boat was re-
covered but up to this time nothing has
been seen of the body.
Saturday night in Salem was very
dark and watery one. The hapless pc
destrians who .staid out until 8 or 10
O'Clock all did some wading before they
got home. Water gathered in deep pud.
dies inside of the new stone curbings ut
the cross streets on Main and rs the night
WAS dark rs Ercbus the belated traveller
splashed through the water. The sound
produced by Il man pulling his foot and
leg out OF the soft mud next to the curb
lngs was very musical to the man well
inside of the pavement. Councilman Il.
X. Boon, who had been 'Out to the new
electric plant experimenting some work,
came back TO the city about 9 O'Clock and
when i'll front of Mrs. Mary Webher's
struck his toe o the curbng and plunged
head foremost in the water He trotted
on through Oh his hands and feet, but of
course got little damp. The electric
li"ht machinery is however now in opera
ton, and it is more than probable that
the counr il at their next meeting will de
eide to keep the lights burning all night,
not only for convenience, but for means
OF protection against would-be thieves
and burglars