The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-03
SALEM NEWS"

you to give me my money" The first
| woman turned around and very calmly
retorted, 'ain't got Your money YOU see
amt got il" But the woman who had
been robbed was not to be put off so
easily; she jumped toward the other and
suddenly tore from her belt a handker-
chief which had been neatly concealed.
In the handkerchief was a pocketbook
containing 81. so; the owner had laid it on
| the counter in another store, and while
she was trying on n pair of shoes, hand
kerchief and all had disappeared Hav-
| ing secured her money she walked tri-
umphantly out of the store exclaiming.
Il knew you had it, better ave given it
up at first"
Alexander Hereford and sister, Miss
Harriet, who have been visiting at Col. II.
| II. Logans, left yesterday for their home
| in Union, w. Va. They will drive across
the country, and expect to make the trip
| in two days.
Mrs. NJ. p Preston and Mrs. VIM
Lunsford, have been visiting recently at
| T. |. Preston's and at Mrs. Molly Pres
| tons, both in West Salem.
Travillan, section master on the Nor
| folk and Western railroad, has purchased
| the Garst property of the Hickman estate,
| and has recently moved in.
| Rev. Robt. Holland, of Charleston. S.
c., is in Salem on II visit to his mother OH
| Alabama street.
| Rev b. II. Mcpherson, the minister re-
| Gently assaulted by Mormon sympathiz-
ers, five or six miles south of Salem. came
4 to town Wednesday and secured war
! rants of assault and battery for james A.
Owens and VIM. Neighbors, the men who
so roughly elected him from the church.
| Rev. Mcpherson before becoming IL min
| lister of the gospel was Il detective: for
| time he worked in Washington, and he
| relates Il number of incidents in which he
| narrowly escaped losing his life. Among
| Others he was one day fired at by Chas
Guiteau, the man who afterwards killed
| President Garfield.
The ladies of the Methodist Church will
give a festival this afternoon and to-mor-
row evneing FRIDAY and Saturday
about one mile out from Cool
Spring, in Il lovely grove near
the residence of tie late Mrs.
Lucy j. Brumbaugh. Refreshments.
CONNECTIONS and delcacies of all kinds
will be served. The proceeds will he used
to purchase or erect a parsonage for the
pastor of the Roanoke circuit. Salem
people can reach the grounds by way of
Cave Spring, which affords Il most delight
full drive of seven miles.
NJ. G. McClung, editor of the Salem
Sentinel, is in Wytheville arguing case
before the court of appeals now in session
there
The first meeting of the new council
was held last night.
Mayor Younger last night announced
the following committees for the new
council: Finance, r. l.. Campbell; street
j. c. Langhorne, r. l.. Campbell and J.
Nj Smith. plppf rip 1inhf W
j. b. Camden and Il. X. Boon: water J.
b. Camden poor, j. NJ. Smith; public
property and fire protection, I. r. Boom
sewerage, W. b. Bowles, J. NJ Smith and
j. c. Langhorne
The Farmers National Bank, of Salem,
as usual, declared Il 3 2 per cent divi-
dend on its earnings for the past six
months and the Salem Loan and Trust
Company paid its stockholders IA , per
cent dividend for the same period The
Bank of Salem did not declare dividend,
but passed its earnings to its surplus
fund instead.
The Comas Machine Company, of which
ID. b. Strouse is president, paid its stock
holders a quarterly dividend of ) per cent.
on July lst.
Memorial services of the late b. Fitz-
gerald will be held at the West End
Chapel to morrow night, and a number
of his old brethren will talk upon the
deeds of this good old Christian gentle
man.
Yesterday afternoon Charles Reynolds
was baptized in Mason creek by Rev. DIR.
j. b. Taylor.
The family of the Rev. II. c. V. Camp
bell arrived yesterday afternoon and were
given very pleasant reception at the par
sonage by the ladies of the church.
Mr. Stras, wife of Rev Joseph Stras, of
Roanoke, was in town yesterday on a
visit to Mrs. w. T. Younger
Miss Margie Watson. who has been con-
fined to her home for quite a long time
by sickness, is able to be out again
Jas. p. Woods, of the Roanoke legal
firm of Moomaw & Woods, paid short
visit to Salem yesterday.
Miss l.. S Conroy, of Augusta county
and Miss Ella Waskey, of MONTGOMERY,
are the guests of Miss Farrows, of West
Salem.
Miss Kate O'Neill left yesterday on No
for visit to friends in Louisa county.
Mrs. :. b. Tyler is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Persinger on Union street
Miss Cumpston arrived in Salem yes
terday afternoon on visit to the Misses
Brown, daughters of w T. Brown, of
East Main street.
Miss Anna Taylor, who has been visit
ing in Wake Forrest and Raleigh. y. c.,
returned to Salem yesterday afternoon
Miss Taylor was accompanied by her
first cousin, Miss Fannie Taylor. daugb-
ter of Chas f. Taylor, the President of
tbp Wake Forrest EolIno,a