Roanoke Red Guests Include Wide Regional Attendance
A guest list for Roanoke Red season features numerous attendees from Virginia North Carolina New York Arkansas Louisiana Texas California and beyond. Names include Mrs OC Grammar Norfolk Miss Mary Grammar Mrs Page Mrs W F McKinley Tannably N Y J R Graham Helena Ark Harry Browder Winston N C among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke Red
OC. E. Grammar
Norfolk
Mary Grammar
Page
W. F. McKinley
Tannafly
N. Y
Helen McKinley
Messrs
Harvey
Miles McKinley
J. R. Graham
Helena
Ark
Harry Browder
Winston
N. C
T. F. Hamner
Vinton
J. V. Johnston
Mary
J. W. Davis
Lynchburg
W. H. Milton
Roanoke
M. Terrill
Sanrancisco
Cal
Butler
R. G. Johnson
Bessie
Archie Neal
Bertha Hannah
P. Coon
Hollins
Kathrine Denton
Wingfield
Kan
Andy Roberts
Frank Welch
Otha Coon
David Bushong
P. T. Smoot
Margaretta Bushnell
Winchester
J. W. Crowd
Wonderful Discovery Pain Killer by Perry Davis
Penny Davis' Pain Killer proclaims to cure human ills and heal horses and cattle. It claims a universal remedy for colic sprains and galls with directions included. The ad notes a price of 26 cents and 50 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penny Davis
Perry Davis
Roundup of Local News From Salem and Roanoke
Mr John B. Camden confined to home with fever on Alabama street. Capt J C Langhorne sold a horse to the Roanoke fire department for 250 dollars. Mr J Horace Smith confined to his room by illness. Eight prostrations and one death from heat in Richmond amid 100 degree heat. Mrs Annie Lyle Sarvey died at her Roanoke home after a lengthy illness. Billy O Nossinger welcomed a 16 pound boy born Wednesday evening. Maude Obenchain recovered from illness on College avenue. C F Reed proud father as a son born last Thursday to Mr and Mrs Harry Reed. A 50 by 60 foot warehouse is being built behind F W Browns hardware store. J saan bought 57 acres east of Salem for 3200 dollars. Dr Glasgow Armstrong thriving in Staunton after recent move. Uncle Drury Stover back to activity after a pitchfork accident. Cave Spring Castle Knights of the Mystic Chain held a lawn fete at Odgen with good turnout and funds for the lodge. Mrs J W Shartzer and Charles Day won cake walk prizes. Local rail incident leaves a Roanoke passenger injured by a rock hurled through a car window. Potatoes rise from 1 25 per barrel last year to 4 dollars, with 5 dollars seen as likely. Roanoke offers 40 acres south of Mill Mountain for park use if cleaned and beautified, two miles from the city, with a possible electric railway. Land offered by Dr Joseph S Tipton of the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Camden
Alabama Street
J.C. Langhorne
Roanoke
J. Horace Smith
Richmond
Annie Lyle Sarvey
Edward
Charles Lyle
Billy O' Nossinger
Maude Obenchain
College Avenue
C. F. Reed
Harry Reed
F. W. Brown
Salem
Dent Place
Glasgow Armstrong
Staunton
Drury’ Stover
Ben Tillman
South Carolina
Cave Spring Castle
Knights of the Mystic Chain
Odgen
J.W. Shartzer
Charles Day
C. A. Wade
Lynchburg
Bedford
Mill Mountain
Josephs. Tipton
Ballard Ballard wed Pearl Carper in Marion ceremony
Mr Harry J Ballard and Miss Pearl Elizabeth Carper were united in marriage Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the bride's home Marion. They left for this place to stay with Mr and Mrs M J Ballard and will be guests of the groom's parents. The bride is the eldest daughter of editor H Carper of the Marion Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry J. Ballard
Pearl Elizabeth Carper
Marion
H. Carper
Marion Democrat
Timus
Bankrupt sale postponed in Steelton and local ads
Robi Logan trustee has postponed the sale of lot 1S in Steelton to the 3d instant. F W Brown hardware reminding farmers plowing time. Walt Retten Clay promote liberal policy and rush-drawn goods with a strong line of stock in ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robi. Logan
Steelton
F. W. Brown
Walt, Retten & Clay
Postmaster Brand to Be Reappointed for Rural Delivery
Postmaster W. Lee Brand of this county reports a visit to Washington where he urged rural free mail delivery. The Postmaster General assured prompt attention and indicated he will be reappointed, though his commission awaits Congress to avoid double bonding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lee Brand
Washington
Congress
Grocers Killian and Kizer Move Temporarily Next Door
Messrs Killian and Kizer grocers shift into the adjacent store-room for a short period to permit workers to adjust and improve their current space. They invite customers to continue calling as usual for purchases until they return to the old location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Killian & Kizer
Two good show cases and a splendid patent Oil Tank for sale
A Salem Virginia seller offers two sturdy show cases and a patent oil tank at a bargain price. Interested buyers may contact C. D. Dexit in Salem VA for details and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Dexit
Salem
Local obituaries note multiple deaths in Roanoke area
Mrs Maggie Littrell wife of Frank Luttrell died last Friday after a lingering stomach illness at home across the river. She leaves four daughters. one infant. William S Nichols aged about 65 died in Roanoke after a lengthy illness. Interment was at Tombstone cemetery Hollins. Clarence Oden son of Mr and Mrs I M Oden died in Roanoke at 19 after lifelong blindness. Remains buried at Hanging Rock. Mr and Mrs J Irvin Agner of West Salem mourn infant daughter Mary Lee who died Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Littrell
Frank Ke. Luttrell
William S. Nichols
Hollins
Roanoke
Tombstone Burying Ground
Clarence Oden
I. M. Oden
Hanging Rock
J. Irvin Agner
West Salem
Mary Lee
Death of Mrs Mary Stanley at Elm Street Home
Mrs Mary Stanley wife of I P Stanley of this place died at her Elm Street home early Saturday morning after a Saturday night paralysis attack. A loyal Methodist member, her funeral was preached Sunday morning at West End chapel by Rev J S Engle. She leaves a husband and several children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Stanley
I. P. Stanley
Elm Street
Death of a Splendid Citizen Mr George A Beamer
George A Beamer a respected Bend Township resident died at his home last Friday after a months long illness aged about 66. He was a Christian Methodist lay leader and Sunday school worker and a Confederate veteran with Hupp Deverle Camp. Survived by wife Miss Trout and brothers Gus of this place and Ben of Roanoke. Funeral services were held Sunday at home with Rev Hicketts and Rev Davenport, burial in Hatcher cemetery with Masonic honors by Taylor lodge Salem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Beamer
Bend
Methodist Church
Hupp-Deverle
Miss Trout
Gus A. Beamer
Ben Beamer
Roanoke
Hicketts
M. E. Church
Mr. Davenport
Eagle Rock
Hatcher Burying Ground
Taylor Lodge
Salem
Death of Rev C C Edington in Ballhach
The Rev C C Edington died last Thursday night at his brother C B Edingtons home in Ballhach after a long illness from consumption. A prominent Methodist minister in the Texas conference he had served as presiding elder of the El Paso district before retirement. He was native to the county, unmarried, and survived by one brother and two sisters. Funeral services were at Mt Pleasant church with interment in the family cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Edington
Mr. C
Edington
Ballehach
Methodist Church
Texas Conference
el Paso
Texas
John D. Edington
Mt. Pleasant Church
Lost gold horse shoe pin with pearls near Hast Hill cemetery
Notice requests return of a lost horse-shoe shaped gold pin set with pearls. Jorn McM Boon offers a reward for the recover and return of the item between his home and Hast Hill cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hast Hill Cemetery
Jorn McM. Boon
New Safety Inventions From Local Inventors
Mr. Wm Garst near this place has perfected an appliance to attach to engines to make railroad collisions practically harmless and damage to trains or passengers almost impossible. Mr John N Smith of Mason s Cove presents a new fire escape idea with endless chain baskets and automatic brakes designed for tall buildings. A patent is applied for and Salem residents own all stock in a proposed company to handle it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Garst
John N. Smith
Mason's Cove
Salem People
Roanoke Promoters Form Virginia Petroleum Company
W A Pedigo of Roanoke reports oil signs found during Southwest Virginia prospecting. The Virginia Petroleum Company with 20000 capital and paid in half is organized with Pedigo and notable Roanoke residents as promoters. Discovery near Marion Smyth county spans about 10000 acres, with three fourths under option as operators plan to start promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Pedigo
Roanoke
Virginia
Virginia Petroleum Company
Harris Hoge
Henry Scholz
Horace M. Engle
M. C. Franklin
Ellis Bros
Rev Hough C Smith Called to Jefferson Street Baptist Roanoke
Martinsville preacher Hough C. Smith, esteemed by many in the area, has been invited to lead the Jefferson Street Baptist church in Roanoke and is expected to accept the call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hough C. Smith
Martinsville
Jefferson Street Baptist Church
Roanoke
Local visits and relocations in Salem area
A stream of visitors and movers is noted in Salem and surrounding regions. Residents and guests include Tompkins of Atlanta and Mrs. Harman at Yellow Sulphur Springs, Mrs. Younger at Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs, and others from Richmond, Petersburg, Newport News, Pulaski, Danville, and beyond visiting family and fixtures.
Take Care of Small Things for Big Health Benefits
A Victorian style ad discusses penny pinching and how attention to small daily habits prevents large problems. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for stomach ailments including indigestion heartburn and biliousness claiming it strengthens digestion and restores health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Bread Trust Formed in Trenton City News
A new bread trust with 3 000 000 capital was incorporated in Trenton New Jersey with aims to oversee bread output in major cities. Meanwhile former Virginia senator Basil B Gordon died in the Adirondacks at about age forty five. A large stone fell from the Natural Tunnel roof in Scott county injuring no one as traffic resumed on a temporary track. Richmond plans a Pasteur Institute under the University College of Medicine to combat hydrophobia. Barnett Lee of Richmond suffered a malarial abscess after a parasol incident. surgeons drained it twice. Pain Killer Perry Davis is advertised as a universal remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Basil B. Gordon
State Senate
State Democratic Committee
Adirondacks
Gordon
Virginia
Scott County
Richmond
Pasteur Institute
University College of Medicine
Pasteur
Baltimore
New Orleans
Barnett Lee
Revival to be aided by Danville evangelist in September
Evangelist D. B. Strouse rests at home after a successful revival in Eastern Virginia. He states Rev. J. E. Schoolfield, the noted Danville evangelist, will assist in the big holiness meeting at the new tabernacle in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. B. Strouse
Virginia
J. E. Schoolfield
Danville
New Tabernacle
Private 204 Acre Tract Sale Near Salem Virginia
For private sale a 204 acre tract with buildings one mile east of Salem named Dingle dale. Sold as a whole or in parcels. Three springs and a well on site. Location suitable for trucking. Title good. Call or address J P Houtz Paugit Salem Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Cal
J. P. Houtz
Paugit Salem
New Salem Hotel Planned Near Lake Spring Site
Local project inaugurates plans to buy and lease land east of Lake Spring grounds, extend the Street Railway to the site, and open a modern hotel from April to December. Backers include William M. Montgomery, W. H. Snow of Philadelphia, Wm. H. Tinsley, J. I. Allemony, Geo. W. Logan, and Salem interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Spring
Ben
Lake Spring Grounds
Street Railway Company
Messrs
William M. Montgomery
W. H. Snow
Philadelphia
Wm. H. Tinsley
J. I. Allemony
Geo. W. Logan
Salem
Main Street
Tins Register
Roanoke Red Resort Recalled With Warm Reminiscence
A nostalgic piece praises the Roanoke Red watering place for its scenery and lasting friendships. The author recalls Major P H Price, a group of kind hosts, loving families, and the town's notable residents, noting excellent management and fare while celebrating long-standing summer visits.
Roanoke Machine Works Band Visits Salem in New Uniforms
Roanoke's Machine Works band arrived in Salem by trolley recently wearing fresh uniforms and performed beautiful musical selections. The visit drew a restrained reception, with the paper noting Salem would have given a warmer welcome if plans had been better known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Machine Works
Salem
Balsama from the Northern Wood in Pyny-Dalsam
A note describes Balsama from the Northern Wood in Pyny-Dalsam as a remedy or core used for coughs. The fragment mentions traditional herbal use and regional sourcing without additional details.
Revivalist Hypes Returns From Buckingham And Appomattox
Evangelist J. W. Hypes reports success after a revival in Buckingham and Appomattox counties. Local social notes person names include Mrs. Robert Bennett Elliston and Miss Annie Garst. Property transfers involve Isaac T. Bandy buying a house on Academy Street for 1200 dollars, and a Salem Wagon Works deed recorded for C. D. Oakey. Petitions in bankruptcy filed by H. Fleming Loving and Joseph H. Elliott of Roanoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Hypes
Buckingham
Appomattox
Robert Bennett
Elliston
C. BE. Obensham
Mary Preston
Bluefield
W. Va
T. I. Preston
Bedford County
S. M. Martin
Hattie Grosecloxe
Blacksboro
Nicar
Salem
Matt. Snyder
Angie
New Jersey
T. H. Rhodes
J. Lucian Gleaves
Wytheville
U. S. Internal Revenue Department
Roanoke College
Isaac T. Bandy
Glenvar
F. W. Whites Carver
Academy Street
W. J. Moon
W. H. Tinsley
Salem Improvement Company
C. D. Oakey
Salem Wagon Works
Annie Garst
United States
H. Fleming Loving
Joseph H. Elliott
Roanoke
Local News Roundup From Projected Visits and Assignments
Miss Sarah Apgar of New York visits sister Mrs J G Walthall. Jank Heslop rests from telegraph duties. Miss Laula Pearson of Sage Va visits relatives. Mill dam finished on the 30th. Harper and Goodwin resume work. Mrs R G Gardner of Glengar visits her father. George Martin badly mashed foot falling from engine. Rev M N Davenport and family of Eagle Rock visit friends. Mrs Sadie Northcross visiting Elliston. Wheat crops turn out well locally. Mr Frank Gardner travels to Lynchburg on excursion Beateay. Messrs Flippen Althall and Harper serve on Christiansburg jury. Mr Eddie Graham of Salem visits relatives nearby. Plan to vote for O C Buckner against liquor parties. Misses Hawkins of Roanoke visit Pearl Watterson. boys regret their departure. Bany Bor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Apgar
New York
J. G. Walthall
Jank Heslop
Laula Pearson
Sage
Harper and Goodwin
R. G. Gardner
Glengar
H. H T. George Martin
M. N. Davenport
Eagle Rock
Sadie Northcross
Elliston
Frank Gardner
Lynchburg
Beateay
Flippen, Althall and Harper
Christiansburg
Eddie
Veteran Distiller Major McCartney Dies at 84 in Ripley's Mills
Major Andrew McCartney, Longtime Craig county distiller, dies at his Ripley's Mills home aged 84. Survived by five children and his second wife Miss Mattie Kelley of Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew McCartney
Craig County
Ripley's Mills
Mattie Kelley
Lexington
Early Ferguson in Jail for Assault on Daniels Girl
Early Ferguson, a young Black male, is jailed in Vinton after attacking Luella C C Thomas, thirteen, while berry picking. The girl fought him with a berry pail, he fled, was chased by Abraham Peery, caught, then sent to the grand jury and jailed. Ferguson had just finished a prior term for attacking Fay Morgan about eight months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early Ferguson
Luella
C. C. Thomas
Vinton
Abraham Peery
Roanoke
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Simes
Balem
Presbyterian Church
Coas
D. Dent
Cook
Prov. Bmion
Salem, VA
Julius D. Dreher
J. H. Denit
White & Dennit
Wr, Whitescarver & Bro
Whitescarver & CO
Virginia Cattle Food &Co
Danville, Va
Johaston & Day
Reaper
Servant of God
Smyth
Tompkins
Atlanta
Wiley
Valley
L. M. Lee
Petersburg
Walter Oakey
Durham
Julia Campbell
Pennsylvania
Hattie Simmons
Fincastle
Margie Logan
Lizzie Robinson
Emma Ayres
Alonzo Strickler
Newport News
Howard and
Wilson
Pulaski
D. T. Martin
Lucien M. White
Child
St. Joseph
Mr. White
Chas. L. Phillips
Atlantic City
J.T. Schaaff
Washington, D.C
Kt. O. Stearnes
Nannie
Lottie Griffin
L. M. McDade
Washington City
W.C. Lynch
Shen F G. W. Zirkle
Belle
Webb's Springs
Hattie Wolfenden
Nellie Oakey
Buffalo
Geo. T. Hart
Mr. Hart
Navy Yard
Misa Alda Killian
J. B. Frier
Hot Springs
Lucy Biggs
Halifax County
John D. Bain
Bradshaw
Robert Brickey
Dick Ferguson
Caye Spring
Bessie Hickok
J. G. Hickox
Normal Institute
Noah Adams
Kansas
John H. Shuff
Virginia Iron Coal and Coke Company
Shuff
Buist
H. C. Barnes
Depot
Evangelist Schoolfield
THE
P.H Price
Major
Red
Wadsworth
Rroy
Helen
Rome
Stonewall
Wipin Israel
Chapman Bros
Jimmie
Lafayette Lotter
Ysuuicr
Virginia Recenetiaria
Ulead
Cape May
Ocean City
Sea Isle City
Avalon
Angelesea
Wildwood
Holly Beach
Norfolk and Western Railway
Pennsylvania Railway
Hagerstown
Pennsylvania Limited
Seashore
Philadelais
Broad Street
W. B. Bevill
Gen. Pass
M. F. Bragg
Tutt’s
Miles
Oliver Chilled
Magic City
Roanoke Hardware CO
Campbell Ave
Roanoke, VA
Brgains
Rown’s Store
Duval House
Martines
Brown’s
Watt, Rettew & Clay
Salem Avenue
Liberty Satin
le Yard
Mits
Paris
Mattings
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