The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-20
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EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

The Hon. VIM. r. Alexander, of Win
chester, Va, was in the city yesterday
shaking hands with numerous friends.
Mr.. Alexander is q strong candidate for
the nomination of attorney general with
many friends u this section of the State.
1t is impossible to state Mt this time
whether the Roanoke county delegation
will be instructed for any gubernatorial
candidate. There are people in Roanoke
county who are more than willing to give
Mr.. Ellyson credit for the glorious '06
campaign which he so successfully led as
chairman os the State Democratic COM
mittee. There are many others who favor
the nomination Of the farmer candidate,
Major Hoge Tyler. One month from
yesterday Gully 19th) delegates will be
chosen to the Roanoke convention.
To morrow (Afonday) will be the first
day of the June term of the Roanoke
county court.
+. c. Carper, assistant instructor of
the V. NJ. l. cadet band, is at no he on n
visit to his parents
Rev. Edward Folk and wife, who have
been visiting the family of Judge Altizer,
left yesterday for Christansburg, where
they will visit friends.
w. Lee Brand returned yesterday from
Il visit to the Capital City.
H. A.FuDk, "A former student of Roam.
oke College, and his wife, who have been
visiting +. a. Day and wife, have return
ed to their home in Winchester, Va.
Miss Maggie Sublett, OF Allegheny
Springs, who has been visiting w. III.
Snuff ana wife, left yesterday evening for
Roanoke city, where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. I. E. Boone.
Mrs. Nelson Barnett and two children,
nj "a w t,n nj eft i,,C
teday.
Miss Emma Boon left yesterday even.
ing for visit to friends in Lexington,
Va.
Mr.. c. X. Bell, of Gettysburg Theolo-
gical Seminary, will occupy the pulpit
this morning and tonight at the Luthe-
ran Church. DR.. j. B. Taylor will occupy
his pulpit as usual this morning at the
Baptist Church AID tonight the monthly
meeting OF the Tyree Missionary Society
will be held, with an appropriate musical
programme. There will be regular SER
vices morning and night by the pastors ut
the Presbyterian, Episcopal and Metho-
dist Churches.
Miss Lila, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
p. SAUL left yesterday for visit to rela-
tiyes in Botetourt county.
Mrs. Preton, who has been living in
Alabama with her married son, is in Sa-
lem on visit.
Mrs. Leon Palmer has returned from
q visit 20 Bedford City.
Since last Tuesday night large crowds
numbering probably 400 each night have
attended the open air concert and min
strel performance given by two gentle
men who are Advertising and selling
"Quaker Medicines" and SOAP This re
portcr-n ever realizes what a large ,cwn
Salem is, excepting when he occasionally
attends medicine mans performance,
or drops into the city hall?, where some
wandering presLidigitateur swallows
butcher knives and gives away cheap
prizes to the delight of the small boy and
the 'oi Polloi. When we see the glitter.
ing dollar passed up to the medicine men
for bottle OF the roots and herbs con.
coction, (worth three our mind inadver-
tentiy turns for solace to that remarkable
sentence in the life of P. r.. Barnum,
*'The only way to get along with the
American peoples to humbug them"
Mr.. Wright. Of Roanoke, manager OF
the Bell Telephone Company informed
The Times reporter yesterday that the
Salem phone system is practically com.
plete and by S.o'ciock Monday morning
will be in working order. Twenty in
struments have been placed to date and
the central office in The Oakev building
will be in change of Miss Lula Oakley.
The Salem phone service will extend
from the Pierpont ..brickyards. to noan-
oke, distance OF ten miles. 1t " i'll also
connect with cLynchhurg. Bedford City,
Danville. Chatham and Holm, Salem is
now n modern and well equipped city
with electric light plant, wafer work,
electric car line, telephone system, in fact
everything eScoDtinU n CITY i,oIl