The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-18
SAL e NJ.
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

The whole town was shocked yesterday
to hear of the death of Mrs. Lille Mont
gomery, which occurred at $3.50 O'Clock
Wednesday night at the Duval House..
Mrs. Montgomery. in company with her
husband aud sou, had spent the past win
ter in Florida, returning to her adopted
home near here in supposed better health.
But consumption had slapped her life,
from which disease she died. Her re-
mains were taken yesterday to Washing.
ton, Pa, her former home, for interment,
accompanied by her husband and Attor-
ney William Montgomery, her only son.
w. w. Ballard, Jr., a graduate of the
June class OF the Virginia Military Insti.
tate, has been rendered the position of
con- mander of cadets at the Newport
News Military Academy. We have not
learned whethe- the position has been ac-
cepted by Mr.. Ballard. hut the offer is u
high tribute to his excellence and ability rs
% military tacticiap.
Mrs. DR.. A. j. Hobock, of Roanoke
city, has recently moved to Salem and is
at present living on Pennsylvania ave
nue..
Wythe and William Peyton, of Mar
tinsville, Va, are here on visit to their
mother.
Orlando, Fla. is on visit to her father
and mother, ut their home on Broad
street.
Rev. j. A. Morehead, pastor of the
irst English Lutheran Church, of Rich
mond, Va, has been attending the com
mencement exercises of Roanoke College.
Robert w. Oakley, of the Blnefield
Hardware Company, is on a visit to his
parents here.
Miss Mabel Hancock, of Hales Ford.
Franklin county, is visiting Miss Mary
Booth at her fathers home on Broad
street.
Robert Calfee, of Pulaski, has been at
tending the commencement exercises of
Roanoke College and while here has
stopped at the Duval IIonse.
M. Virshner has returned from Eng
land, where he has been in the interest of
the Bonsack Cigarette Machine Company
Mrs. Sallie Pugh and Miss Josie Collie
Of Danville. Va, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Raglan.
Councilman III. NJ. Smith has returned
from trip tc the Southwest
l.. j. Fristoe, of Bluefeld. former
business man of this place, is on short
visit to the city.
The Roanoke College German Club
gave it's last dance Wednesday night Mt
Hotel Salem. The german was led by j.
ID. Crowle with Miss S. Logan. The ball
room was decorated with college colors,
and hung with vari colored Japanese Ian.
terms. About fifteen cou ples participated
in the festivities of the occasion. and
bright the lamps shone DER fair women
and brave men. The dining rcoms, lobby
and parlors were brilliantly. lighted and
thrown open to the college boys and their
| friends. IL was brilliant affair and will
long be remembered with pleasure by
those who participated. The music was
furnished by Devon's Orchestra Fol-
lowing were the dancers
Mr.. Sttrdivant with Miss Greer. of
Rocky Mount; Mr.. Cabell with Miss
Katie Evans; Mr.. Smith with Miss Min.
ME Wiley; Geo. Logan with Miss Helms,
of I,oudon; Mr.. Armstrong with Miss
Elsie Logan; Mr.. Stuart with Miss Tall
aferro; Mr.. Woodson with Miss Hender-
son; Mr.. Hawkins with Miss Anderson,
of Lexington; H. Rhyme with Miss Blair:
Mr.. Lloyd with Miss Cannon, of Rich
mond; Mr.. Deyerle with Miss Price, of
Rocky Mount; w. Rhyme with Miss
Brown, of Roanoke: Mr.. Stras with Miss
Moon; Mr.. Spindle with Miss Spindle, of
Christiansburg: Mr.. Altizer with Miss
Cabell: G. Armstrong with Miss Louise
Logan; 6. S. Bowman with Miss Logan:
Mr.. Purnell with Miss White; Mr. Cross
with Miss Bessie Wiley: Mr.. Gale with
Miss Seidner, of Lexington, Ky; Mr.
McClaugherty with Miss jackson, of
Wheeling, w. Va; Mr.. Calfee with Miss
King, Of Memphis. Stags-Wilson.
Evans, Koiner. Penick. Shipman, V. X.
Bowman, Draper. and Brown