The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-19
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EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Duncan and Miss
Duncan have returned from visit to
Richmond.
Lieutenant Griffin and wife, w. b.
Bowles and wife and Judge w. Griffin
have returned from Bedford City, where
they went to attend the funeral OF Miss
Lucy. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Major
Griffin, whose death rs mentioned in 7 ues.
days Times.
Miss Bessie Wiley bas gone on a visit
to friends at Bonsack, Va.
Mrs. Henry DENT, of Washington, who
has been visiting G. D. Denit and wife,
left yesterday for her home in the Capital
City.
Major Chandler has returned from
Charleston w. Va.
Little Ellen, the 10-year- old daughter
of DR.. and Mrs. Painter, had the misfor-
tune on Tuesday evening to fall over the
hydrant and break her arm. She is get
ting along very nicely.
Miss Aline McClaugherty left yester-
day Tor visit to Mount Lake, from
which place she will visit in Monroe, W.
Va.
Misses Molie and Elsie Logan have re-
turned from visit to Eckman, w. Va.
w. Palmer, of Big Stone Gap, and
George Carter, of Scott county, are visit
ing at Y. G. Wilson'S
G. w. Yingling and daughter, of Rad
ford, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
John Yingling at their Main street home
n. b. Ainsworth and Miss Susie Sulli-
van, of Indian Territory, are visiting at
Mrs. Boons OH East Main street.
Rev. Mr.. Castor, of Sumter, 5. G., will
preach next Sunday morning in the Pres
byterian Church.
Miss Adde Miller, of Bedford City, is
visiting the Misses Hardy at Creston.
John A. Herring, of Bridgewater. was
the guest OF Mr.. W. B. Boyvles last week.
Miss Mamie Parrish, of Lynchburg,
who has been visiting her friend, Miss
Mabel. Morgan, in this place, has returned
to her bone.
Miss ELLA Obenschain, of Botetourt, is
the guest of Miss Virgie Deaton on Union
street.
Fl. Hargrove OF Deepwater, w. Va,
is visiting in Salem.
r. A. Scott, Of Port Republic, is the
guest of his uncle, James Farrow, in
West Salem.
DR.. Taylor preached two able sermons
last Sunday afternoon at the Roanoke
Red sulphur. Springs.
Dr. Taylor left Nondoy afternoon for
CritZ, Patrick county, to attend the an
nual meeting of the Blue Ridge Associa-
ton.
John NJ. Oakley, Jr., has returned from
Oak Hall, Franklin county, where he has
been conducting a religious meeting.
w. II. Thomas, general manager of the
Algoma Coal and Coke Company, was in
the city Monday.
In the article in The Times of Tuesday
your reporter, estimating the probable
strength of Col. Robert Logan and o. L.
Stearnes. stated that Mr.. stearnes had
one vote in Cave Spring delegation and
one vote on Catawba. This was n mis-
take. as we learn that Mr.. Wood is Logan
man and that Mr.. Stearnes only has one.
half vote in the Cave Spring delegation.
This would, as the matter now stands,
give Col Logan seven of the eleven coun-
ty votes and Mr.. Stearnes four. Now
that the delegates have been elected and
Col. Logan has a clear lead it only re-
mains for the convention &c put up the
winning ticket, Hicks and Logan.
Monday was the first day of the August
term of Roanoke county court. Quite a
large crowd was in town. att racted by
the Democratic mass-meeting. In court
but little transpired of interest The
grand jury found true indictments
against Jar,es Mead, for felony, and
Delfas Foster, alias Dell Foster, for car.
nal knowledge of a female child under
the age of fourteen years, felony. The
case of Foster came up in the afternoon,
but was postponed until next term and
the prisoner iemanded to Jail. On the
application of j. b. Nichols and n. p.
Deaton, read surveyors of Glenvar and
Salem precincts, respectively, in Salem
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