The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-28
AL 6. NJ
ISAAC cANNADAy, REPORTER.

News has been received of the death oil
DIR. Thomas +. Goolsby, Of Catawba, on
Tuesday last. The doctor, who was 10
years ola had been sick for sonie time.
Heart Disease was the cause OF death lie
had been practicing medicines fol- over
fifty years His chief characteristic vas
his sympathy for the poor; in fact, much
of his life YVES given to their service. lie
has been known to go to mountain houses
and watch all night by the bedside OF sick
oues, though he knew he would never re-
ceeye a cent as pay. During the war he
served in the Confederate army.
The following were registered at Hotel
Duval yesterday: n. w. Shelton, Rich
mond: George A. Sandercan, Norfolk; j.
&C. McCraw, New York; John S. Witt,
Lynchburg, and Thos r. Redding, Balti-
more.
Rev. Frances e. McMsn will preach
at the Episcopal Church next Sunday
morning and evening.
Mrs Hedge and sister. Miss Reua Pritch-
ard, of Portsmouth, Va, are visiting in
town.
Mrs. II. S. Coon, who has been visiting
her brothers, the Messrs. Whi5escarver,
has left for Cave Spring, where she will
spepd few days, after which she will re-
turn to her home at Martinsville.
Information has been received from
Cave Spring that Rev Harris Chelf, of
Rappshannock county, has accepted the
charge of the Cave Spring Baptist Church.
to which belong the churches of Mount
Pleasant, Fort Lewis and Laurel Ridge.
He will take charge February LIST.
Bolivar Webb, who lives just east of
Salem, lost one of his fine cows last Tues
Gay night by the animal getting caught
In straw rick.
On January % marriage license was
issued from the clerks Office to Charles
Edwin Camper and Ora Susan Burger.
the former of Rockbridge county, the lat.
ter OF Roanoke county.
Judge A. e. King, of Roanoke, was in.
town yesterday.
Wilmer Page. who is in the employ of
the Algoma Coal and Coke Company, of
AIgoma, VIVA, is visiting lis father, j.
If. Page, on the be ulevard.
Robert Jackson, the colored man who
was shot In the Langhorne's mill raid
last year, and who is now in Jail, has re.
Gently made confession of religion, it is
eald.
Henry Clark, very old and respected
colored p,an of Roanoke county. was in
town Yesterday. The old fellow say he
can TonleHlUeT "hCh tho piCS-
emit site of the courthouse was "A wheat
field.
The Thursday Evening Club held its
regular weekly meeting at Col. .Logan's
on Broad street. A series of studies in
Tennyson were began.
Miss Simmons, of Fincastle, is .visitinG
at Baxter Ilogan's west of Salem.
q. w. Bolton, of Sommervilie, II. J.,
was 10 town yesterday visiting Roanoke
College. His father, Rev. Valentine X
Bolton, was one Of thefirst graduates of
Roanoke College.
President Dreher announced in chapel
on Wednesday morning that Geo. z.
Craighill, Of Lynchburg, trustee of the
college, will lecture to the students next
Wednesday morning. Although a business
man MIR. Craighill has collected large
private library, in which he gratities his
literary tastes SO fares the time of n busy
man permits.
"A well-known and popular young lady
of this place has decided to enter the
medical department of Johns. Hopkins
University at the next session TO prepare
herself for the practice of the medical
professions: and it Is also stated that she
has been assured of the position of physi-
cian at the best known female lleee in
VI the South as soon as she is ready to prac-
tice her profession.
Councilman ]. G.. Langhorne, at the
next meeting of the body, will submit to