The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-16
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

On Thursday last a white man drove up
to the Duval House from the direction of
Roanoke andwith II blue pencil registered
the name of :. II. wilkins. He claimed
to he representing the A. ID. Reynolds
Tobacco Con many of Bristol, Tenn, and
AZ he had II check on the above firm for
$50, asked Mr.. Duval if he would identity
him Mt the bank. Mr.. Duval kindly did
so, endorsing his check He took dinner
and supper at the hotel. paid his hill and
about dark drove in the direction of Roa-
noke. Nothing more was thought of the
matter until yesterday morning The Roa-
noke Times stated that the same trick had
been played by The same man on Mr.
Mundy CT that city, and that the check
endorsed by Mr.. Munday had been re-
turned from the above tobacco company
stating that it was forgery, as no such
man was in their employ. The check en-
dorsed by Mr.. DIVA! has not yet been
heard rom, but rs IL matter of course it
will come out of his pocket. 1t would be
we'll for people to look out for this slick
stranger, as he is evidently an adept in
the ar of swindlng.
VIM. j. Moon, Jr., of the Norfolk and
Western Offices, is spending to day with
friend, in Norfolk
Thee will be regular services in the
Salem churches to-day. DR.. Painter will
preach this morning in the Lutheran
Church and DR.. Fox to night. DR.. Tay-
Tor, who has returned from Wilmington,
will occupy his pulpit at the Baptist
Church this morning and to night the
regular monthly meeting of the ryree
Missionary Society will be held.
w. u. Pepper, n popular travelling man
of baltimore, was in the city yesterday
working his trade
Harry Hines, formerly of Roanoke Col
!ege, row cadet Mt the V. NJ. l., is visit
ing friends in the city
Cadets w. w Ballard, Jr.. NJ. b. Smith
and Sydney Foster, of the V. NJ. T., were
visiting in the city yesterday, they having
come 10 wibress the game of ball played
yesterday in Roanoke between the V. NJ.
I. and V. p. l.
f. p Hartman, of Glenvar, was in the
city yesterday on business.
y thief robbed the hen house of !. w.
Comb last Friday night OF about fifteen
fowls. During the past few weeks dep
redatDns o. this character have been
quite frequent, as Mrs. Moomaw has los:
nine of her fowls, Mrs. Robinson twenty.
six AID Dave Blankenship, who lives near
the Indiana street chapel, seventeen.
Col)ncl y. NJ. Bowman, the real estate
man, has just closed the sale of twenty
five ares Of what is known as the land of
the riverside Land Company, to Mr..
Swislcr, who recently moved here from
Nebraska. This is rich bottom land and
adjoins the lands of the Deut Land Com
pany or Roanoke river. The price paid
was $50 per acre. Mr.. Swisher is we'll
pleased with the salubrious. climate and
rich lands of this section ana says he is
sorry that he did not many years ago
come TO Virginia. He will build house
on the land purchased and 90 into the
trucking business
J. w. Hypes and his colaborer, Mr.
Fisher, left yesterday for Bedford City.
where they will to-day begin Il series Of
religious meetings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen, of Baltimore after
a visit to Misses Maggie and Sallie John
ston, left Friday evening for their city
home.
DE-. J. B. Taylor returned Yesterday
morning from Wilmington, y. G., where
he has been attending the Southern Bap.
fist convention.
Mr. Rockhill returned Yesterday ,..orn
ina from South America, where he has
been III the interest of the Bonsach Ciga-
rette Machine Company.
There VIII be II special meeting Of the
board Oh supervisors of Roanoke county
held on Monday Ito morrow to consider
the injunction awarded in 1870 in case OF
Roanoke county against Valley railroad;
that Is, TO decide in effect what, ii any,
steps snail be taken with reference to per
petua''on OF said injunction now pending