The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-06
, Al. /, NJ
ISAAC CANNADAY, REPORTER.


Miss Daisy Lampkins is quite ill at her
home on High street.
Esse Reynolds, of Craig county, was In
town yesterday.
Postmaster Brand has received orders
from headquarters to receive bids for car
rying the mail on postal route number
2i4, $780, that is between Salem postofiice
and depot. Bids will be received for ten
days from yesterday.
J. r. Shannon, who formerly lived near
Hol'ins. has rented .."Creston" the prop
erty of Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Ferguson.
Mr.. Shannon moved into his new home
yesterday.
A telegram was received from Rev. F.
II. Martin, OF Norfolk, yesterday moi ming
by jas. Wiley, clerk of the Baptist
Church, saying that he would resign his
charge in Norfolk next Sunday and would
accept the call to the Baptist Church here
on next Monday.
Messrs. Stephenson and Smith. two
members of the Sigma Chi fraternity,
the former Of Hampden-Sidney, the lat
ter of Dartmouth College, were in town
yesterday for n few minutes. Mr.. Smith
spent his Christmas in Roanoke.
G. II. Trout, OF Craig county, was in
town yesterday.
Misses Annie, Mary and Bessie Wiley
returned yesterday morning from Wash
ington where they spent the holidays.
A memorial service in honor Of Mr..
Peyton was held in the knights of Pytb-
las hall yesterday afternoon just after
the funeral.
Miss Mary Boyd, the neice of William
Lynch, returned yesterday from Wash
ington.
Mrs. E. A. Anderson, who has been on
a visit to her father, Mr.. Sibale, in Giles
county, returned yesterday.
G. NJ. Fotz, who was compelled to leave
the college about a month ago on account
of bad health, has returned very much
Improved.
G. w. c. Woolwine, of Roanoke, was
in the city yesterday.
William McCsuley is at home from
Lynchburg.
Several Roanokers were in town yester-
cay attending the funeral of Wythe NJ.
PeytoD. among whom were J. A. Dupuy,
w. P. Dupuy, j. a. Fishburne, Rev. Ira
w. Kimmel, II. NJ. Darnall, DR.. R. w.
Fry, G. G. Taliaferro, James Terry ard
many others.
DR.. L. w. Simmons, of Martinsville,
was in the city yesterday attending of the
funeIa al of Mr.. PeytNn.
William Peyton, John Howe Peyton
and Carlton Peyton, the last two from
Charleston, w. Va. were in the city yes
terday at the funeral of their brother.
Rev. w. H. Sanders. who has been on
visit Of several days to his relative, Mrs.
Penn, returned last night to Maryland
where he has charge. His two daugh-
tiers accompanied him
hartley Sanders, Of Roanoke College,
is quite sick.
Davis Ayers is on visit TO his family.
Alfred Preston, of Fincastle, was in the
city yesterday attending the funeral.
The funeral of the late Wythe M. Pey
ton. of Martinsville, took place Yesterday
afternoon at o'clock from the Episcopal
Church, Rev. E. w. Hubbard conducting
the services. The funeral was under the
direction of the Odd Fellows and Knights
of Pythias lodges to both of which Mr..
Peyton belonged. The Uniformed Rank
of Knights of Pythias Of Roanoke under
Commander r. W. Fry, were In attend
ance. The floral decorations were costly
and beautiful The church was too small
to hold the audience that assembled at
the funeral exercises. while large body
of people attended Mr.. Peyton's remains
to East Hill Cemetery where they were
laid to rest. The active pall-bearers were.
From the Odd Flows: l.. Il. Boon, w. j.
Walker and G. w. Daton; from the
knights of Pythas: William Simpson,
W. B. billiard and j.. NJ. Smead The
flower bearers were: j. A. Fiuke, Benja-
min +. Jones and j. H. Stanley.