The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-17
SAL Z. NJ
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Samuel Armistead, the T.months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Worden, who died
Saturday night of cholera infantum, was
buried yesterday morning ut 10 o'clock
in East Hill Cemetery. Charles I. Pres
ton, VIM Moon, Jr., d. E. Brand and w.
K. Cross, acted as pall-hearers. Sympa-
thetic friends placed the diminutive
casket in the grave and loving hands
strewed beautiful flowers above the little
grave. The bereaved parents have the
sincere sympathy of the whole commu-
nifty in their loss.
Miss Duncan, of High street, has re-
turned from Toronto, Canada
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Anderson, after a
pleasant visit to the family of w. z. John
son, on Union street, returned yesterday
TO their honre at PoCahontas.
Miss Clara Persinger, of the county, is
visiting her brother, James S. Persinger,
and wife at their Main street home.
Mrs. Boteler returned Sunday night
from Mississippi and is occupying the
Fitzur cottage on Union street.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. w. Coon, of Washing
ton, are registered at Hotel Duval.
John Walden, former Salem boy, now
of Memphis, Tenn, is visiting friends
and relatives in the city.
l.. w. Langhorne has returned from a
several weeks visit to the Yellow Sulphur
Springs.
A telegram received yesterday after.
moon by Judge w. Griffin stated that
Miss Lucy, daughter OF Major and Mrs. S.
Griffin, of Bedford. City, died at that
place at $3.50 O'Clock
On the Goth instant ]. C. Terry, of Tur-
ner, Ark, will be united in marriage to
Miss Sallie Johnston, of Salem. The mar
riage will be solemnized at the Episcopal
Church at $3.50 O'Clock in the afternoon,
Rector F.. w. Hubbard, officiating
There will be no cards. Mr.. Terry is we'll
known in S,lem and in the county, hay
ing worked here with the firm OF Bruce Sc
Ferry during the years of 80, 81 aud 49,
He is now prosperous merchant of Tur-
ner, Ark. Miss Sallie Johnston is the
daughter of the late Jno. w. and Mrs.
Sarah Johnston, and is sister of City
Councilman William, Johnston, who is
also the junior member .of the firm Of
Johnston & Day. They will leave di-
reotly after the plarr'age for their future
home in Arkansas.
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Yesterday was county court day. A
large crowd of the sovereigns were in at
tendance. The main feature of the day
was the Democratic mass meeting held in
the Town Hall Mt 12 o'clock to elect del
egateS 20 the LEGISLATIVE convention which
meets in Salem on the 3D. of September
next to nominate two candidates for the
coming legislature.
BIZ 1915 O'CLOCK the hall was we'll filled
with an eager and eXpectant throng of
the unterrified Democracy.
County Chairman Henderson Lee called
the convention to order and stated it's Cb-
ject. Col. A. NJ. Bowman, who had been
agreed upon by the friends of both legis-
latiye candidates, was called 20 the chair
and the representatives of the Register,
Sentinel and Roanoke Times were chosen
as secretaries of the meeting. These
nominations were then made permanent
and the meeting at once proceeded to bus
mess.
The'following resolution was offered by
VIM. Simpson and adopted:
Resolved, That all Democratic voters
who pledge themselves to support the en-
tire Democratic ticket, both State and dis
trict, be invited TO participte in this
mass-meeting.''
The districts were then assigned sepa-.
rate.rooms, the Salem contingent remain
ingin the hall.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ell by the chair to act as tellers: Mpssrs.
Geo. McConkey, John M. Smith, John A.
Francis and j. II. Garst. The total vote
cast by the Salem district was 2G3, 1872
being necessary to a choice. OF this