The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-05
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETNR, REPORTER.

Miss Fannie Palmer, of Roanoke, is
visiting Miss Emma Boon on East Main
street.
Al II meeting OF the board of directors
of the Comas Cigarette Machine Com
pany, held here on Saturday, j. w. +.
Allemong was elected president, vice ID.
b. Strouse, resigned, and II. J. Shckel
was chosen secretary and treasurere. A
| quarterly dividend of per cent was de.
clared on the stock
The Roanoke County Teachers Associ-
| alton will hold its second meeting in Sa-
lem next Saturday morning Mt 10 o'clock
in the graded school building.
Miss Matte Taylor and the Misses
| Holiday left yesterday to resume their
studies at Hollins Institute.
Judge w. Griffin is confined to his
home by sickness.
X. +. Cannaday, of this place, formerly
in the employ of j. NJ Gambill 81 Co., of
Roanoke, has severed his connection with
that firm and started yesterday through
the Southwest in the interest of the firm
OF HUFF, Andrews &; Thomas
Rev. George Gordon Smead left yester-
day for Pulaski, from which place he
leaves "Wednesday for Pine Bluff, Ark.
Miss Helen Wesson returned yesterday
to Burton, Giles county, where she has
charge of II school.
Mrs j. II. Crabtrcc left Yesterday for
her home in Chattanooga.
Frank Hartigan, who has been visiting
friends here for the past few days, has
returned to his home in Rogersville.
Tenn.
Mrs. A. y. Phlegar, who has been Wis.
iting Mrs. Col Shanks, returned ycster-
day to Christansburg.
Miss Matte !, and Paul Williams,
after II weeks visit to the pleasant home
of Mr. and Mrs. Asberry. of Roanoke.
have returned to Salem.
Mrs. Walter Watson who has been on
IL visit to New York city, returned Sun
day.
Will and Wythe Peyton. after few
days visit to their sisters here. returned
yesterday to Martinsville
w r. johnson is at home on "A visit to
his family.
7. B. Boon and wife have returned from
n visit to Coopers, w. Va.
On Saturday G. w b. FITZGERALD sued
Ottway Crawford in Justice Campers
court for balance of 50. 20 due the said
Fitzgerald for building Il fence around
the Crawford property on the boulevard.
| After hearing the evidence the Squire
reserved his decision until he could ex.
| anime the fence
| Mrs Eliason and Mr.. and Mrs. Waller
| u. Hun, of Roanoke spent Saturday and
Sunday ut the home of Il. T. Cannatlav
| on Virginia avenue.
| About forty young people gave IL sur.
prise party on Saturday night ut the resi-.
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. u. Saul on the
| boulevard. Refreshments were served
AMI the hours sped pleasantly by ut this
most hospitable home
| MesSrs. John PAYNE, James Persinger
and Il. y. johnson have succeeded in the
! past few days in securing nearly 100 pre-
miums TO he given To owners of fowls at
the chicken show to be held here on She
| II, Is and II of January. The citizens
have responded literally and parties
| should lose no time in making their en-
| tries. The committee having the matter
| in charge have succeeded thus far beyond
their expectations, and desire to state
through the press that the fanciers of
Roanoke city are cordially invited to en-
ter their fowls ana take part in what
promises to be successful show.
Sunday night at,l0 o'clock the electric
car coming from RLanollc ran into and
wrecked the buggy OF Amos Page on' the
Boulevard. The TWO hind wheels were
| smashed and Che buggy otherwise dam
| aged. The horse and driver escaped in
jury.
The McGaw concert, which was to have
taken place i'll the town hall last night,
has been postponed en- account of the
weather until tonight.
WE. Horne left yesterday for IL visit to
his home near PETERSBURG.
Misses Ella and Carrie Preston have
returned to their home after visit to
Bedford City.
There has never been II time perhaps in
the history of the town when there was
so much sickness as at the present. The
oli-fnshiouell grip is again on the ram
page and Whole families are suffering
from its effect. The winter thus far has
been very mild, much resembling that of
1871, during which year II grippe swept
over TWO continents.
| CALLED TO BLUEFIELD.
DIR. Chas. G. Cannaday, OF Roanoke
Va, was called here yesterday in consul
tation with Drs. Crockett and Dickey in
regard to the serious illness of W. w
Gillispe Mr.. Gillispe's condition is
slightly improved. -BlucGcldTecgraph
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