The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-03
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ISAAC CANNADAY, REpoh TER.

y. y.
who is in the dry goods business in Lynch
burg, arrived yesterday and entered
Roanoke College.
Rev. South G Preston, of Ashland, Ky.
is In town visiting Rev. Clarence S,rouse
on Broad street.
John =. Booth is ont after IL brief III
| ness.
James Beck left Monday fer Betty
Baker to transact some business with r..
X. Anderson. who was recently transfer
red from Salem to that station
John II. Sears, no has been sick for
about two months, WAS seen upon the
streets yesterday.
| Harry j. Dent, who lives near Rollins.
is somewhat indisposcd, We are sorry TO
| learn.
a. j. Truxell, II nutice of whose death
appeared in yesterdays Times, WAS well.
known in Salem at one time, ne having
| resided in this vicinity for many years
! TO him belongs the credit of having
invented the first cookie machine in this
section.
! Information was received by letter
that Rev. j. NJ. Moser's revival services
which he is holdine in Tenn ,ssee are
proving very successful.
Shirley Spurlock, colored, who recently
bought the Bransford property. cn Clay
street. moved into the same yesterday
James Munrold, of Radlord, is in to wn.
Mr.. Mungold. lived In Salem not long
since br moved to Radford, where the
people insisted in calling him by the
name Of Monroe. Mr.. Mun.old then Pc
| titioned the Legislature and had his name
changed from MungoiI to Monroe
| G. Il. Campbell. superintendent of the
OH nft ha
/ Company with headquarters at Chntta-
nooga, who came to Salem tuesday to
regain his health, and is improved some
already. Mr.. Campbell has been sick
nearly month. Wien the Brunswick.
Ga, robbery occurred Mr.. Cam bell
went 10 The sceneand the re was taken i'll,
from which he has not yet recuve red
Louis Langhorne il at home from the
Y. NJ. |. visiting his parents Oh Main
| street.
NJ. Tphriam, of Roanoke, was in town
yesterday.
Col. Thos Lewis, of Roanoke, was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. j p. Saul, who has been ill n t her
| home on the boulevard for week or
more, is somewhat improved.
In Roanoke College yesterday morning
George Z. Craignill, IL prominent bust
ness man of Lynchburg, and one of the
trustees of the college. gave an interest.
ing but especially we'll prepared lecture
ON Nathaniel Hawthorne. The principal
events of his life were spoken of and ref
etence made to his different works. Mr..
Craighill placed him at the head Of Amer.
lean writer's Of fiction. The speaker in
presenting this subject to an audience
whose attention he kept throughout the
whole discourse. proved that he himself
was widely read. His choice of language
proved his ability as a public speaker.
il is to be hoped that Mr.. Craiehill will
again lecture to the students.
John p. Fitzgerald, of Piney Grove.
this county. was in town yesterday.
Thomas Mitchell and family arrived
yesterday from Martnsville. and are
stopping with Mrs Mitchell's mother,
Mrs. Jones, on Elm street
Mrs. Eva Crawford, of Crimora, Au-
gusra county, is visiting her parents on
Pennsylvania avenue.
T. e. McVitty and J. T. Rodenbusn
left yesterday for Pearisburg.
Mrs Lewis, who has been on an ex.
tended visit to her daughter, Mrs. George
Ragan, on the bon evard, leaves to day
for her home in Danville.