The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-05-20
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

There has been nothing done in Judge
Moifett's court since Monday. The May
term has been very poorly attended, rs
the majority of the farmers IRE planting
corn. Friday has been set for the trial of
j. III. Mills for the killing OF Jno. Rakes.
IL will.probably be very interesting,as the
killing was under peculiar circumstances.
Henry NJ. Hale (colored, was detected
stealing coal on Tuesday from the bins of
u. 7. Martin. He was fined 50 and costs
by the mayor and in default of payment
was sent to Jail.
There will be n meeting Friday morn.
ing at II o'clock of the Hupp.Deyerle
Camp of Confederate Veterans for the
purpose of choosing two delegates to rep.
resent the camp ut the coming Confeder-
ate reunion which meets next month in
Nashville.
Junius III. McGehee and Mr.. Carr, of
Roanoke, were in tho city. yesterday OH
business.
jackson Beal, who has been in Salem
since the death of J. w. Hannah, left yes
terday for home in Scottsvlle. leaving S.
W. Walters in charge of his business.
Mrs c. n. Hoover, who has been on II
visit to her fathers family, left Monday
or her home in New Market. She was
accompanied by Miss Bessie Tompkins,
who will visit her
Mrs. Edward Alemong. left Yesterday
for visit to relatives in White Post,
Clark county, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper, of Rocky M:unt,
who have been visiting Mrs. MAJOR Will
son, left yesterday for their home.
alfred Peel left yesterday for II business
trip to New York.
M,;nr Cl,,,dlo. I,f4 rr,,o..1,
for West Virginia where he went TO take
charge of some mines near Charleston, in
which the Messrs. Peel are interested.
On the evening of the 9th of this
month the play ''New Market" will be
reproduced at the Town Hall for the ben
eft of the most deserving and disabled
Confederate soldier in Roanoke county.
The Hupp Deyerlc Camp of Veterans will
handle the money and bestow it where
they think it most needed. If there is n
class of men in the world who deserve to
be admired, pitied and helped, it is the
disabled Confederate soldier. $40, 000, 600
of pensions are annually paid by the Gov
eminent to men who are supposed to have
worn the blue, but there is nothing for
the pain racked wounded soldier who
wore the gray The States ought by all
means take care of their wounded soldiers
and it ought to be their pride and honor
to he' p those who were wounded while
following the fortunes of Lee and jack
son. Let the States take care of their vet.
Grams.
o. l.. Stearns left yesterday for Rich
mond, where he goes to attend "A meetir &
of the Democratic State committee. This
committee will designate place for hold
ing of the convention in the coming fall.
ID. L. Crawford and wife, after n pleas
ant visit to the home of Mrs. Crawfords
father, left yesterday for their home in
Fort Defiance, Augusta county.
On Sunday night at the Alexander
House. on High street, William White
Rhodes was united in marriage to Mrs.
Robert Dooley, nee Ruffner, DR.. +. V. y.
Painter, Of the college, officiating.
Grover I.anders, n colored youth about
FL years of age, died Tuesday and was
buried yesterday in East Hill Cemetery
Col. VIM. II. Terrill, of New York. ar
rived in Salem yesterday evening.