The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-01
Sal. [, e, NJ
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

A, II. MaEee, who has been working on
the new courthouse now in course OF
construction at the county seat of Wise,
is on visit to his family. he brought
with him pair of separable iron shoes
used in the Southwest for shooting of
oxen. They are quite curiosity to peo-
pie of this section. many of whom never
saw an IRON hoofed bovine.
Hanson Johnston, son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. r. Johnston, who recently went to
seek his fortune in the bleeding State''
of the wild and woody West, has returned.
He has been i'll with fever, but is now
better. He says, "there is no place like
old Virginia" So say we all who have
wan lered away from the sacred pre-
c'ncts OF dear old Salem, only to return,
singing the song of-the''mule who got lost
in the snow storm. '"rhere's no Place
Like Home.
A ,olored man by the name of John
Mitchell had his arm badly mashed
Wednesday evening while coupling cars
at the freight depot. DIR. J. P. Killian
rendered the necessary surgical attention
Daniel Preston, the 'ice king" has
gone on a visit to friends in Bedford
county.
D. T. Martin, the "coal baron" has re-
turned from the Pulaski fair.
Rev. j. w Hypes has returned from
Mt. Olivet, Bedford county, where he has
been conducting revival service.
Mrs F. H. Chalmers left last evening
for an extended visit to friends in the
Buckeye State.
Mrs. Craighill, of Lynchburg, is the
guest of Mrs. Col. Hansbrough and son,
at their beautiful home on Union street.
Miss Fannie NJ. Hardy has gone to
Hopeside, Northumberland county
where she will teach this winter.
Mrs, Foley and daughter, Miss Gusse,
of New Orleans, who have been summer
ing at the Roanoke Red, are stopping at
Hotel Duval. They will remain some
time yet in Virginia on account Of the
yellow fever now raging in the South.
Mrs. c. c. Campbell, of Jackso1a Miss,
a refugee from the fever-infected district
of that State. has joined her husband
here and is stopping at Hotel Duval
Mrs Saunders, of .dayebuIy. w. Va,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. a. S. Dod-
SON, in West Salem.
Caleb Hatcher, of Bedford county, is
visiting his grand daughter, Mrs. Frank
Whitescarver, at her home.
Rev. Robert Holland and wife, after n
pleasant visit to relatives here have re-
turned to Charleston, S. c.
Mrs. Geo. Holland, who has been visit
ing Mrs. Robert Holland, at her home on
Broad street, has returned to her home
at Newberry, S. G
Robert g. Colhoun and wife. of ALLIE
ghany Springs, passed through Salem
yesterday morning en- route to Roanoke
city.
L. w. Wise and wife. of New York,
who have been stopping for several days
at Hotel Salem, left yesterday to visit
Richmond, the old home of Mrs. Wise
r. L. Campbell cashier of the Salem
Loan and Trust Company, left yesterday
evening for a months vacation, which
time he will spend In Wheeling, w. Va
Mrs. Rice, nee Strouse, and little boy,
who have been summering here, left
yesterday for their home in Orlando, Fla
w w. Chapman. OF the Roanoke Red,
left yesterday evening for Aigoma,
where he has accepted a position in the
commissary department. CT the Algoma
Coal and Coke Company.
Late Wednesday evening j. Harry Chap
man, of the Roanoke Red Sulphur
Springs, got onto "snap." He 'phoned
the Deaton Grocery Company, of Roam
oke, for box of Schnapps (tobacco) and
the grocery company sent him box of
ginger snaps. Who is the joke on, Harry
or the cOmpanc?