The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-09-30
SAL 6. NJ
EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

Mrs Deyerle and Mrs. Gillespie. of
Radford, arrived in Salem yesterday and
are the guess of Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Gil
lespie in West Salem.
Mrs. Albert Peck, of West Virginia, and
sister of Thomas Henderson, is on visit
to her brother and his family.
Members aud friends of tho Epworth
League were much pleased with the SO.
cial given by that society at the residence
OF Presiding Elder b. f. Ball. The pro-
gramme was entirely musical, consisting
of a solo by Frank Chalmers, which was
faultlessly expressed; the charming duet
by Mr.. and Mrs. +. a. Day, "Golden
Years." carried many back to those days
when Epworth Leagues were not u
laughing song by Mr. Montgomery went
back still further. on the humorous side,
however, and set all "ter Quakin'."
Messrs Allemong and Montgomery sus-
Gained their reputation of boom days
with violin and piano duets. Refresh
ments were served during the evening.
Tue large number present and the inter
est shown demonstrates how important
place young peoples work occupies in
mordern church labor.
Evangelist Clarence Strouse will give n
bible reading tonight at the union prayer
'tThe Second Coming of Christ, and its
Relation to Personal Holiness. Many
will doubtless be present to hear this
biblical treat.
Joe Logan has gone to New York city,
where he will enter the law department
of Columbia College.
The Norfolk and Western trains have
been late for about week owing, It is
SAID, to the inauguration by the manage
ment of the block system.
On Tuesday morning Sergeant F'rier
received a telegram from Petersburg stat
ing that Aleck Hunt, the old colored man
who was sent to the asylum on the 18th
of September from this place. had died
during the morning. No causes of the
death we've assigned.
Joseph Fitzgerald, commissioner OF the
revenue for the town, after two weeks
Of illness with what seemed very much
like govt, is again able to be Mt his post
of duty.
Miss Lulu Shipman, who has been
teaching at Radford is at home to spend
week on account of sickness.
Mrs. Osborn Campbell died at Corley-
vile, near Red Hill, in this county, on
Monday night and was buried yesterday
in the old Campbell burying ground.
Mrs. w. S. Oakley and danohter Mag
gle, left yesterday for visit to Mrs.
Minnie Woodson and family in Norfolk.
Constable ID. T. Blackwell ON last Mon
dan arrested Will Neighbors on war.
rant sworn out before Squire j. H. Cam
per, charging him with cursing and
threatening to kill the family of Geo. w
Brown, OH Back Greek. He was also
charged with leaving down fences. He
was tried yesterday before Justices Hally
and Leslie and in the first inst ,nce was
hound over to keep the peace, and in the
second was fined s. and costs.
j. r. c. Brown, Jr., and VIM Brown,
merchants of this place, will, in about
two weeks, open dry goods store in Sal
isbury. n. @. i. H. Smith. we'll known
in the town ami county, will remain in
charge of the lower Main street store,
and w. E. Brown will remove his stock
of goods to North Carolina. We learn
that neither of these gentlemen will re
move their families from Salem, at least
not for the present
Mrs. w. B. billiard left yesterday for
Norfolk, where she went as q delegate to
the annual convention of the Christian
Endeavor Society, which convenes to, day.
From Norfolk she will go to Danville to
attend meeting of the w. c. r. U.
Miss Cora Mitchell, of Botetourt
county, is assisting Miss Lula Oakley at
the central office Of the Bell Telephone
Company.