The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-23
SALBnl NEWS
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

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Hartley p. Saunders, of the RIM. a.,
Front Royal, Va, is visiting Mrs. J. Il.
Penn, on Virginia avenue.
Mrs. j. II. Dame, Mrs. NJ. L. HUFF and
Mrs. J. III. Bear leave to. day for Staunton,
where they go to attend conference. Be-
fore returning Mrs. Dame will visit the
family of the Rev. Dorsey White in
Waynesboro.
Jno. Bransford, delivery clerk at the
Salem postoffice, has returned from Il
pleasant visit to Atlanta.
Right Rev. A. M. Randolph, bishop of
the Southern diocese of Virginia, preached
n powerful sermon Sunday morning at
the Episcopal Church, after which he adj
ministered the rite of confirmation to
seven persons.
Frank p. Landon, /, former Salem boy,
now representing Il Philadelphia drug
company, is registered at Hotel Duval.
Judge Woods and Dave Minnican, of
Roanoke, spent Sunday in Salem with
friends.
c. D. Denit left Sunday night for
Charlottesville to attend an important
business meeting of the Virginia Press
Association, of which he is president.
Hugh Carter, principal Vinton graded
school, leaves to day for Lynchburg,
where he goes on business.
Miss Essie Wells, of East Radford, is
at home on Il visit to her fathers family.
: Capt. w. w. Brand, of Catawba, was
in the city yesterday on his way home
from Richmond, where he has been attend
ing II meeting of the State board of agri.
culture, of which body he is member.
A horse attached to the buggy of Mrs.
Hattie Lavender became unmanageable
Saturday while she was driving up Acad-
envy street and ran away, smashing the
buggy to pieces and bruising Mrs. Laven-
der considera She, however, fortu-
nately escaped with her life.
Rev. Il. J. Shipman, of Roanoke, his
wife and mother, spent Sunday ut the
home OF Mrs. a. NJ. Shipman.
Mrs. f. A. Lovelock and family left
yesterday for Lvnchburg, where she goes
to join her.husband, who is city editor
Of the Advance.
A telegram was lecei we'd Sunday night
from Deland, Florida, stating that Col
]. NJ. Byars had died at his hotel in the
above place at 0:30 Sunday morning.
His health had been failing for some time
and he had gone to Florida hoping to re-
cuperate. He was supposed to be dying
about two weeks ago, but rallie d so much
that his son, who had been with him, re-
turned to his home in Bristol. A few
days ago he experienced another attack
that ended in death. Colonel Byars was
one of the best and most .videly known
men in Virginia. He owned the famous
Southern View farm in Washington
county, afterwards purchased by p. L.
Terry. of Roanoke, for 1858, 600. He was
at one time one of the largest shippers
and exporters of cattle in the great south
west His first wife was 81 Miss Nir.inia
Watson, OF Virginia, and three children
survive the union-Mrs. Aileen Palmer,
of Salem; w. w. and j. Cloyd Byars, of
Bristol, Tenn. His second wife was n
Mrs. Graves, nee Miss Moon, of Rich
uond. Colonel Byars was beloved by all
who knew him. He was generous, noble
and brave, and belonged to class of men
who are rapidly passing away, known as
gentlemen OF the 'old reginle.'
A we'll known young lady and gentle
men, OF, this place, who had planned a
matrimonial trip to BRISTOL, had their
plans suddenly thwarted Saturday night
young woman's mother. The young lady
was visiting in Roanoke and they ex.
pected to leave on No. Sunday morning
for the lovers Gretna Green. News of the
intended elopement, however, reached
the ears of Che girls mother late Saturday
night and about 70 o'clock she drove to
the city and-brougEt her daughter back
home. Thus while cupid builded we'll
the goddess who presides over marriages
evidently "fumbled.' AS the Young
man is well thought of here, it is sup
posed that the mother objected to the
marriage on account of the youth of her
daughter.
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