The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-01
SAL EN-
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

Mrs. Martha Wingo, wife of John
wingo, of Cave Spring, was on yesteI day
evening brought to Salem by Officer
Blackwell and put in the county Jail.
She is a lunatic and Increase is very sad
one, she having seven weeks old baby
at her home. 1t is said that her derange-
ment is Of the religious type. a year ago
she had spell of dementia which passed
away without serious results. For the
past six days Mrs. Wingo has been terri
bly, insane, and it was thought best to
confine her for the present in Jail.
DR.. Oscar Wiley, who for many years
has been attending the pleasant meetings
of the Virginia Medical Society, where
huge Latin and Greek words that stand
for ordinary sized diseases are rolled from
doctors palates, - and where after
learned discussions, the memory Of bone,
ligament and muscle is drowned in
champagne punch, hes telegraphed DR..
Ben Johnston the following lines:
"Please express Go the society my re-
greet and and my grievous Disappointment
at being necessarily prevented from at
tending this meeting by urgent profess
sional engagements. Greet .the society
for me and say 1 should like to be with
you in fraternal relation and to aid in
every way I can, oeXalt the profession
to which we belong. thank the society
for .honors and the distinction it has
given me. God bless you all.-Oscar
Wiley.
Miss Allie Fox. went yesterday for a
visit to friends at Bluefield.
j. A. NJ. Boy, of Bluff City, an
alumni of Roanoke College, class of 1911,
is visiting friends in Salem.
j. X. Farmer, of ..Elkhorn, is visiting
in the city.
Jacob Parrish, the Main street market
man: is confined to his home by sickness.
The city fathers have wisely sprinkled
the streets and alleys with lime. AT this
season of the year when typhoid fever
makes it's appearance, and when the sys-
tenn is most liable to disease, it is we'll to
look to the sanitary conditions.
Rev. Luther F1antz, after spending
his vaction here with friends and rela-
tives, left yesterday for Baltimore, where
ne will resume his duties AT St. Luke s
Lutheran Church.
The N. d. Barrett dwelling ON the
Boulevard, now occupied by the Misses
Jack, was sold on Saturday by j. r. c..
Brown, trustee, to secure a,note belong
ing to the Rev. j. r. Bridges, in the sum
of 81, 1888. It--was purchased by Mr..
Bridges for the sum of 5000.
Little Miss Hattie Scholfer, of Wood
stock, arrived here Monday evening and
was enrolled at the Baptist Orphanage.
Councilman j. NJ. Smith has gone on q,
business trip to the Southwest.
Miss Katie Shipman left yesterday for
Galloway, Franklin county, where she
will teach this season.
DR.. Henderson, of Blacksburg, stopped
over in Salem yesterday to see relatives.
He was ell route to- the meeting of the
Virginia Medical Society now in session
at Hot Springs
Miss Bessie Wiley has returned from a
pleasant visit to Miss Bessie :EonsacE at
Bonsacks, Va.
Mrs. Boutwell,, of Norfolk, and Miss
Josephine Clark, of Bryan, Tex, who
have been summering ut Mrs. G. c.
Tompkins, left yesterday for visit to
Asheyille, n. c.
Messrs. Poiudexter and Dickinson, and
Mrs. Dickinson, of Richmond, who have
been summering at Mrs. Tompkins, left
yesterday for the city on the james.
Thomas Mitchell and family, of We st
Salem, after living among us for several
years, left yesterday for Martinsville,
Va, where they will in the future reside.
Major Chandler, after short visit to
his family here, has returned to West
Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong, of Lynch