Salem Daily Snap Shots of Holiday Life
The business men of Salem report a good holiday trade. Notables include H B Reynolds of West Alexandria spending winter with parents, William F Francis visiting from Bluefield and Mr P O Webber hosting a Main Street party. A Baptist church “pounding” honors Rev F H Martin, and three year old Marvin Walker dies of scarlet fever. Deacons Ballard Renick and John B Shank chosen at Presbyterian meeting. visitors include S V Nininger and Clara Preston. Masquerade planned by Elizabeth Gray at Fairlawn, and Rebekah Lodge schedules officer installation. Also noted: local Christmascelebrations with arrests, Capt D C Shank leaves for Fort Douglas, and locals buy a Rebekah badge as a Christmas gift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
F. H. Martin
Marvin
A. B. Walker
Presbyterian Cliuch
Ballard Renick
John B. Shank
V. Nininger
Holling
Norfolk
Clara Preston
Salemi
Greenville
Augusta County
Elizabeth Gray
R. B. Couch
Monarat
W. Va
Philadelphia
Fort Douglas
Utah
Phillippines
Daniel Conduff
Stanton Pendleton
Woodre
I. Conduff
Thor
Marveycutter’s
Helen Withrow Feamster
Lewisburg
Warwick
Frankfort
Evely
Messrs
Jno
P. Bowles
Roanoke Rifle Club
Thomas Cummings
West Virginia
Main Street
J. A. Moore
Bessie Brown
Reidsville
N. C
East Main Street
Stevents
W,ideville
G. W. Logan
West Salem
A. A. Phlegar
Bristol
D. C. Shanks
Mary Harman
Hollins Institute
Broad Street
Nina Holland
Mount Jackson
Market Street
Janet Ferguson
Woman’s College
Lynchburg
John Arnold
Kent's Mill
Wythe County
Kiner Gr. Altizer
Clarksburg
Bertha Altizer
Hill Creet School
Christiansburg
W. Y. Cline
Springwood
Botetourt County
Muse
Richmond
Auditor of Public Accounts
J. H. Nininger
T. Preston
Mina Sadie Cavill
Holinas Institute
Gunesie Dawes
J P Jones
Pittsburg
Suse Francis
Algoma
Howard H. White
K. H. Ligon
F. W. N. Painter
Walter Watson
Margaret
Pulask
Joseph Woods
Catawba
Ammon Starkey
Andrew J. McFadden
Appomattox County
Annie Goode
Nashville
China
Hampton Johnson
Union Street
Annie Kendrick
Little Child
Front Royal
John O. Kizer
Harvard
Kansas City
L. H. Evans
Philip Wilson
A. Wilson
N. & W. Railway
Wilson
Salem High School
R. C. Stearnes
Geo. W. Logan
L. M. Lee
F. G. Webber
Jack” Riddick
Southwest
Riddick
Jack
Stops the Cough and Works off the Cold
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to cure a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The ad offers 25 cents as the price and asserts the product’s effectiveness.
Salem Improvement Company Stockholders Meeting Notice
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Salem Improvement Company will be held at the company office on Thursday January 9 1902 at 11 o clock a m. J E K Altемone secretary iy B T Semones Co have the J M Cigar Try one.
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The
Salem Improvement Company
J. EK. Altemone
Splendid Man Woolwine Dies in Roanoke
The death of C. W. C. Woolwine in Roanoke early Monday morning causes widespread grief. He formerly ran Oakey and Woolwine undertakers in Roanoke, was twice married, survived by his second wife Emma Burke and one child, and by his aged blind mother. He was a popular, generous figure active in charity work. burial occurred Thursday with thousands in mourning.
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C. W. C. Woolwine
Roanoke
Woolwine
Salem
Oakey & Woolwine
Mr Woolwine
Mary Emma Shepherd
Lynchburg
Ethel
Robert
Alice
Marvin
Emma
Emma Burke
New Market
Charese
Benevolent Society
Familly
Salem Welcomes Holiday Visitors From Nearby States
A long list of residents and relatives are spending the holidays in Salem and nearby towns. Names include C. B Strickler family in Pearisburg Fannie Berkeley in Farmville Mary Surface visiting Belle Lester Catawba and many others from Newport News Lynchburg Pulaski and Cincinnati visiting relatives and friends in Salem. A community Christmas mood is noted with travelers returning home for Xmas and local officials sharing greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B Strickler
Pearisburg
Fannie Berkeley
Farmville
Mary Surface
Belle Lester
Catawba
Lester G. Toney
Algoma
W. Va
Salem
Alonzo Strickler
Newport News
Minnis Wiley
Logan
Roxie Dillard
Salisbury
J. A Kasey
Pulaski
W. B. Bowles
Messrs
Wm. Kellner
Thos. Goode
Lynchburg
Theer
Wm. Preston
Cincinnati
C. l. Preston
Painkiller claims quick relief for rheumatism and injuries
An advertisement touts Painkiller Perry Davis as the sole remedy for sore muscles and pains from cold or strains. It urges carrying the product at all times and warns against substitutes, listing price as 25 cents and 0 cents.
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Perry Davis
Inez Eaton to wed D Edward Brand in Kansas City
The Times-Register notes invitation from Mr and Mrs John A Eaton of Kansas City for the marriage of their daughter Miss Inez to Mr D Edward Brand. Ceremony to be held at the bride’s home in Kansas City on Tuesday afternoon January 7 at four thirty. Brand is son of Capt W W Brand of Catawba and general agent of the American Arithmometer Co in Kansas City.
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Times-Registor
John A. Eaton
Kansas City
Atc
Inez
D. Edward Brand
Lsck
Brand
Capt
W. W. Brand
Catawba
American Arithmometer Co
Hupp Deverble Camp Plans Spring Entertainment
The Hupp Deverle Camp of Confederate Veterans met Saturday the 21st with a large turnout. A committee including Adjutant G W Zirkle and others arranged an entertainment to aid old soldiers and their families, with funds raised totaling 246 dollars from the Camp and 1325 dollars from the Ladies Auxiliary. The Auxiliary has diligently distributed relief through a Camp committee for meritorious cases, noting many grateful thanks sent to the ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hupp-Deverle
Ladies’ Auxiliary
G W. Zirkle
O. Wiley
COMAS MACHINE Company Stockholders Meeting in Salem Va
Stockholders of The COMAS MACHINE Company will meet at the Bank of Salem building in Salem Virginia on January 1 1902 at 3 p.m. T J SHICKEL secretary announces the meeting time and place.
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The
Comas Machine Company
Bank of Salem
Salem
T. J. Shickel
Salem Machine Works Stockholders Meeting Announced
Stockholders of Salem Machine Works will meet at the office of Salem Improvement Company on Thursday January 9 1902 at 5 PM noon. Secretary J KE ALLEMONA signs the notice.
Young Roanoke man acquitted on assault charge
Wm. Sims, indicted on two counts in the County Court for attempted assault on Mrs. Eliza Campbell of Roanoke and Mrs. Julia Martin near Salem, was acquitted on the first count last Friday. The second indictment was nolle prosequied. Defense counsel challenged the credibility of the women who filed the warrants, a factor in the verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Sims
Eliza Campbell
Roanoke
Julia Martin
Salem
Nolle
Messrs
R. C. Stearnes
8. H. Hoge
Men sell territory and hitches to all buyers for time
A fragmented notice describes men earning seventy five dollars a month by selling territory for spring locks and holds. It mentions selling to counties and towns for a small sum and to every team user, with Virginia and Tennessee as items. The piece invites readers to contact W. E. Mille at Hotel Ponce de Leon, Roanoke, Va. for details and references various patent medicines and cigars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Tennessee
W. E. Mille
Ponce de Leon
Roanoke
Many December Weddings
On Tuesday afternoon December 21 at the home of the bride’s parents in Cave Spring Mr John T Green and Miss Gertie Zirkle were married by Rev P H Chelf. Attendants were W S Hartman Emma Zirkle A P Green wood and Addie Bricky. A later dinner at the groom’s father’s home followed with many presents and congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Zirkle
A. P. Greenwood
Addie Bricky
J. W. Greenwood
Roanoke Mechanic Weds Cave Spring Bride at Home
At 6 p.m. on December 24, a young Roanoke mechanic named Walter Haymaker married Miss Bonah Henry of Cave Spring at the home of Mr John O Henry. Rev P H Chelf of the Baptist Church conducted the ceremony in the presence of relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Henry
Walter Haymaker
Roanoke
Bonah Henry
Cave Spring
P. H. Chelf
The
Baptist Church
Salem electrician wed at Cave Spring Christmas
William E. Wolfenden of Salem married Lula Boyd Goon at Mr. J. W. Berry home in Cave Spring on Christmas day. Miss Etta Burge of Martinsville was bridesmaid and C. H. McQueen of Cave Spring best man. Rev. P. H. Chelf performed the ceremony and Miss Lila Saul directed the Lor an. The couple returned to their home for supper and reception. Wolfenden is a popular Salem electrician and Goon is widow of Hoyt S. Coon, sister of the Whitescarver brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Berry
Cave Spring
William E. Wolfenden
Salem
Lula Boyd Goon
Berry
Etta Burge
Martinsville
C. H. McQueen
P. H. Chelf
Lila Saul
tLoran
Hoyt 8. Coon
Whitescarver
Christmas Eve Weddings at Enon and Nearby Homes
Enon church near Hollins hosted a Christmas Eve wedding as Charles Dandridge Nelms wed Lucy Frances Dickenson with Rev. Thomas J. Shipman officiating. The bride’s brother Dr Dan Dickenson gave her away. Other county couples married on Christmas Eve and Day include Harry N Day to Brig Nora J Wills, Ernest Coon to Fannie May Campbell, Charles W Bradley to Ida Lee Gibson, and Stephen H Short to Sarah M Frith.
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Enon
Hollins
Charles Dandridge Nelms
Lucy Frances Dickenson
Thomas J. Shipman
Roanoke
Dan Dickenson
Kate Nelms
J. Horantz
Ernest ©. Coon
Fannie May Campbell
Marriage Fraud Allegation In Roumanian Case
Froim Dui Bindo Leisner, an 18 year old aristocrat from Bucharest, sues for annulment of marriage to Rose Rosenkrantz after claiming he was misled into signing a document at a gathering in New York. He says the host was Alderman Henry Ct Wale and he was unaware of the union at the time. The matter arose after he returned to his uncle and consulted a lawyer.
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New York
Bucharest
Froim Dui Bindo Liesner
Leisner
Rose Rosenkrantz
Henry Ct Wale
Leisenr
Farm on Botetourt estate sold for 21500 at Roanoke buyer
The farm of the late J C Moomaw in Botetourt County was sold last Tuesday by special commissioners Messia J Lucian Moonmaw and W A Gibbons for 21500 to J A Jamison of Roanoke. The property includes a large canning factory set up by the previous owner, a leading enterprise in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.C. Moomaw
Messia J. Lucian Moonmaw
W. A. Gibbons
J. A. Jamison
Roanoke
Hollins Graded School December 20 1901 Honor Roll
Grades list names by grammar and primary levels in Catawba district school No 4. Students include Ernest Deverle Joe Danner Mary Kessler Elmer Behop Roy Bower George Mclalls Mary Muterspaugh Charlie Obenchain Myra Jamison Mamie Jamison Edgar Lowman Errol Lowman Ada Painter Bob Danner Annie Bennett Laura Buillpart Arlie Brillhart Mary Kate Brunk Lena Bennett Lucile Bennett Pearl Bennett Bertie Brilbart Suel Brillbart Paris Brillhart Drusilla Brunk Nora Bennett David Brillhart Samuel Brillbart Lloyd Brillbart Willis Brillbart Mary Bennett Mamie Brunk Olney Lemon I Anxix Jonnx. Teacher listed.
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Hollins
Ernest Deverle
Joe Danner
Mary Kessler
Elmer Behop
Roy Bower
George Mclalls
Mary Muterspaugh
Charlie Obenchain
Myra Jamison
Mamie Jamison
Edgar Lowman
Errol Lowman
Ada Painter
Bob Danner
Catawba
Annie Bennett
Laura Buillpart
Arlie Brillhart
Mary Kate Brunk
Lena Bennett
Lucile Bennett
Sth
Pearl Bennett
Bertie Brilbart
Suel Brillbart
Paris Brillhart
Drusilla Brunk
Nora Bennett
David Brillhart
Samuel Brillbart
Lloyd Brillbart
Willis Brillbart
Grammar Crade
Mary Bennett
Mamie Brunk
Olney Lemon
I. Anxix
Jonnx
Kentucky whisky value cut by state board of assessment
In Frankfort on December 24, the state board of valuation and assessment set whisky tax value at eight dollars per barrel, down from ten. The reduction followed affidavits from leading distillers contending the liquor is only worth eight dollars per barrel. At Smith College Northampton the faculty rules provoke backlash by barring carriage rides with Amherst men unless engagement, requiring two girls per excursion and allowing two men if all ride together.
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Frankfort
State Board of Valuation and Assessment
Kentucky
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Amherst College
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Dimes Register
Ayer
Buckingham
Hans, & Co
NASA
New Castle
L. Voict
Salem Ave
Mr. Santa Claus
Fou. Ling of
Georgia
KIINE
Koiner
Tay
W Or. Whitescarver & Bro
Man
Gravary
F. W. Whitescarver
Tropica
Poles
Ty Roux
Ballard
UW. Whitescarver
Johnston & Day
the Grocers
High School Lyceum
C. (. Grove
Jessie Finke
Margaret McCauley
Berta Mcl Adden
Berta Reynolds
Annie Grove
Clattenburg
Roanoke College
Stockholders’ Meeting
B.t.semones & Co
J.M
Mattie Henderson
Harry J. Ballard
C. H. Carper
Marion
W. A. Smith
North Carolina
Grace Wiley
Blacksburg
Julia Hubbard
Buckingham County
Sadie Uavitt
Hollins Institue
Jne. I. Armstrong
Lee Reynolds
Texas
Fannie Reynolds
Mr. D. Ed. Brand
Benedict
Hupp-Deverble Camp
Salem Machine Works
J. Ke, Allemona
Sims
Winchester
H. C. Barnes
Poroanok ED VA
Baye
Havana
Greenwood—Zirkle
Haymaker
Henry
Wolfenden—Goon
Nelms—Dickenson
Norwich
Harry N. Day
Brignora J. Wills
Charles W. Bradley
Ida Lee Gibson
South Salem
Stephen H. Short
Sarah M. Frith
8. W. Frith
Just
Dik ‘Alam
Snyder-Stoll Company
Jefferson Street
FC Corsus
Brown
New Duval House
Watisia
Miles
Aden
Roanoke Hardware CO
Roanoke Hardare CO
W. Campbell Avenue
Roanoke, VA
Tutt
DR. Tutt
Gro. W. MacBarn
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