The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-29
Sal |, e {, NJ
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

From nll indications there will &c Il
large crowd go from Salem to see White
side. the great tragedan, in "The Man
In Black" at the Roanoke Academy Of
Music Tonight. The car will return
after the show.
j. p. Saul and wife left yesterday for
Pulaski, where they went to attend Il
meeting of the ninety -first session of the
Ministers and .Laymen's Union of the
Valley Baptist Association, which was
begun yesterday.
j. A. Thomson and +. II. Fitzgerald
have purchased the entire stock of sta
tiouery, books, ETC., belonging to a. II.
HORNE 81 Co., which latter firm, we I'M
derstand, will move to Chattanooga,
Tenn. Dlilard & rersinger are having
the Main street store, formerly occupied
by l.. w. Overstreet, handsomely fitted
up for the convenience of Messrs. Thorn
ason and Fitzgerald, who will conduct
Jointly in it n jewelry and stationery
store. They are young men of we'll known
vim and energy and will no doubt sue
ceed'
We learn that l.. w. Overstreet, who
has just sold out his stock CT dry goods,
has rented the storeroom on the corner of
the Simmons lot, at which place he will
In n short time open first-class meat
market.
Saturday and Monday nights, October
and Gift Carnival will exhibition the city
hall. One hundred beautiful and costly
presents given away nightly. Admission
20 cents; reserved seats 30 cents; children
10 cents. Two hours of fun and enjoy
meR1. Everybody receives n nu albcr.
Positi, ely no blanks.
Mrs. L. II. Chalmers has returned from
an extended visit to relatives and friends
in the Buckeye State.
r. E. Graham, the comedian, will ne at
the Roanoke Academy of Music Saturday
night, October 80. Don't forget to see
him. He is fine in comedy.
Hon. p. H. McCaull, Republican nom
inee for governor of Virginia, was in town
Yesterday shaking hands with old
friends He was accompanied by the Hon.
James Lyons, OF Richmond, the nominee
on the same tick 1t for attorney general.
Mr.. McCaull left yesterday for Lynch
burg, where he spoke last night. Mr..
Lyons was on his way to Pulaski to fill a
political engagement.
Ivan yonce. the mail service man, has
developed into a great hunter A few
days ago he went to Bland county and
after riding twenty eight miles killed two
pheasants, four wild turkeys and sixteen
squirrels.
Robley Stearnes and bride arrived yes
terday morning from New Orleans. and
are stopping with the family of DR.. ]. l..
Stearnes on High street.
The minstrel show Monday night, No.
vember l, will be a big attraction. This
IS the largest and finest aggregation of
burnt cork artists now travelling. Don't
miss it.
AS many voters may be under Inisap-
prehension in reference to their rights to
vote upon transfers, and also MS to the
time OF residence in wards and in coun-
ties, word is deemed necessary, or at
least proper.
First, as to residence in city: The
Code, section GO, provides that the voter
must reside in an election ward or pre-
cinct thirty days next preceding any cleo
ton. If he moves from one ward into
another within thirty days next preced-
ing an election, he can return TO the ward
from which he removed and vote there
Second. Residence and removals in the
same county or from county to Il city,
and vice versa. If n voter who has been
registered according to law, rs provided
in section 7e of the Code, changes his res
ldence from one election district to
another, for instance. from Cave Spring
to Salem, he can vote on his transfer, and
his name can he registered on election day
either by the registrar or one of the