Salem notes and notices from Times Register
A collage of local items from Salem including illness news about T D Crawford and Mrs W C Peet, Christmas events, church meetings, bank closures, social gatherings, gifts and concerts. Mentions Mr F G Webber, Dr Oscar Wiley, Rev B F Ball, and various townsfolk with Christmas and New Year activities in Roanoke, Bedford City, and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Register
T. D. Crawford
Roanoke
W.C. Peet
Margie John
Johnsville
Salem
Presbyterian Church
Jerram
Philadelphia
Bansack Cigarette Machine Company
Salem M. E. Church
South
B. F. Ball
P. E
Carrie
Ella Preston
Mary Sanders
Vinton
Mary Robertson
Bedford City
F. G. Webber
Oscar Wiley
Virginia
Frank
Younger
West Salem
W. F. Francis
Robt. W. Kime
Wm. Johnston
Possible new women’s college at Hotel Salem site
A local citizen says Samuel Jones of the Southwest Virginia Female College in Bristol Tennessee proposed converting Hotel Salem into a premier girls college. Donation terms would require the property to remain a female college with reversion to donors if used otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Kroustek
Samuel Jones
Southwest Virginia Female College
Bristol
Tenn
Salem
South
Week of Prayer Observances in Salem Churches
Evangelical Alliance appoints a Salem week of prayer with services from January 3 to January 7 1808 at five churches. Topics cover Confession and Thanksgiving Church Unity Nations and Their Rulers Families and Schools Foreign and Home Missions. Addresses listed by named clergy and local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Alliance
Salem
P. KE
H. C. V. Campbell
W. W. Moffett
Maj W. W. Ballard
Baptist Church
Topiec
Church Unity
J. E. Armstrong
W. Kime
J. H. Palmer
Presbyterian Church
E. W. Hubbard
James Chalmera
Robt
L. Campbell
G. J. Hobday
Henderson Lee
Two Million Boxes a Year for Cascarets Sales
Citizens buy Cascarets Vandy Cathartic at a rate of two million boxes yearly and expect three million by year end. The advertisement boasts Cascarets as a delightful bowel regulator for all year round and promises cure guaranteed with druggists selling 10c, 25c, or 50c boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Roanoke County Teachers Association Meeting In Vinton
The Roanoke County Teachers Association will meet in Vinton on Saturday January 8 with invitation to all interested in education. Miss Mounie Leon is president and G A Mirowxen is secretary. Also advertised is a walnut upright piano offered for 225 on easy payments or 8200 cash by Hobbie Piano Co. in Lynchburg or Roanoke Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke County Teachers’ Association
Vinton
Mounie Leon
G. A. Mirowxen
Hobbie Piano Co
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Thrifty Poage’s Mill Farmer Tops Pork Record
Mr Wm FE Grisso of Poage's Mill in this county killed four hogs yielding nearly 1700 pounds of pork an average of 422 pounds each. It may be the best county record this year and the paper invites others to report if they beat it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. FE. Grisso
Poage’s Mill
Soow Creek
Franklin County
Roanoke County
Roanoke
Salem
Washington Co
Ellison
Shaneville
Dr. Davids Todo-serrated Sarsapanilla Remedy Adverts
An old fashioned claim promotes Dr Davids Todo ser rated Sarsapanilla as a cure for syphilis scrofula and diseased blood. It says delay is fatal and touts cures for rheumatism old sores boils pimples blotches and any blood trouble. Available at 7iyr Youncer's Drva Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Now waves his banner bright at Town Hall
The original and genuine Now presents music and wit at the Town Hall on Friday December 31 at 7 50 p m under the auspices of the M F church South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Church
South
Salem and Nearby Welcomes Friends During Holidays
A long Christmas season brings visitors from Rocky Mount Lynchburg and Richmond to Salem with reports of good trade but scarce money. Local notables and families on leave include Misses Henderson Webber and Watts, Lieut Shanks and family, Major Chandler, Mrs Bransford and many others visiting relatives, friends, or recovering from illness. A community Christmas tree and public entertainments drew crowds, and marriages and local events filled the town with activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy Farrow
West Salem
Rocky Mount
B. W. Angle
Mattie
Bessie Henderson
Farmvilie
Annie M. Webber
Lula Critz
Christiansburg
Emogen Watts
Lynchburg
John Parrish
Charles F. Francis
Bluefeld
Wythe M. Peyton
Martinsville
Lieut
D. C. Shanks
Blacksburg
Shanks
Col
West Main Street
N. B Hartman
J. E. Goode
F. C. Haley
Bluefield
W. Va
Jeff Davis Rilles
Seigt. A. L. Hess
Messrs
Harry K. Read
Thos. T. Smith
Mra
J. T. Crabtree
Bland County
Wm. McCauley
Jef Davis Rifles
Frank W. Whitescarver
Channing Wiley
New York
Balem
O. Wiley
Standant Oil Company
Johnston
Gr. Logan Martin
Ofewport
Salem
Mesers
C. Carper
V.M.1
Lewis Langhorne
Ben Tinsley
V.m.ti
W. W. Ballard, Jr
Newport News Military Academy
Times-Raister
Sam
McKinley
L. Chandler
Charleston
W. ©. Peel
Annie W. Pransford
Ocean Springe
Walter H.bransford
J. B. Bransford
Broad Street
T. H.B. Dillard
Campbell County
J.R.C. Brown,Jr
Salisbury
N.C
Bend Chapel
Messrs. C. EK. Goodwin
Maggie Farley
Beth G. Farley
Santa Claus
Wreston Peyton
Bestor Walters
King Somnambula
Bessie Frantz
Henry Magee
Buddha Bo
Fort Lewis Church
Sheriff Zirkle
J. T. Bandy
Henderson Lee
Req
Bank and allied firms declare dividends amid tight times
The Bank of a few days ago declared 6 percent on capital stock. Salem Loan and Trust 3 percent out of yearly earnings. Farmers National Bank 3 percent semi annual. Comas Machine 7 percent in January, on top of 21 percent already declared this year. The period’s results are seen as a solid performance given conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of m
Salem Loan and Trust Company
Farmers National Bank
Comas Machine Company
New Year’s Eve Town Hall Entertainment Promises Fun
An invitation to an evening of music and performance at Town Hall on December 31 at 7 30 PM. The ad highlights top platform entertainment and advertises H J Hartbarger Receiver of 20 Salem Avenue Roanoke Virginia selling chairs as Christmas gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Town Hall
H. J. Hartbarger
Salem Avenue
Roanoke
Bulletin recommends kerosene oil to fight San Jose scale
State entomologist Prof. Wm. B. Alwood reports practical tests show kerosene oil is the best remedy for the San Jose scale damaging trees in this region and urges treatment of all affected trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. B. Alwood
San Jose
Cold Capsules Ad Claims Quick Cure for Colds
An old advertisement markets Van Lear's Cold Capsules as the best remedy for colds, promising a cure in one night. It lists price at 25 cents and notes sale by W. T. Younger with directions offered for free. Also mentions a house rental notice at Main and Alabama streets in Salem, Va.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Lear
Conos Axo
Main
Alabama
Pitzer
N. Hock
Dewiz
Salem
Various Notices and Local Anecdotes From Virginia
A Washington Post report notes a man choking to death over a possum and sweet potato dinner. Local bits mention Hagerstown diners, Hall’s Hair Renewer ads, a new postmaster appointment in Newbern, dyeing beards, stolen goods, and a child’s cough remedy. Lexington and Brownsburg items cover dynamite mishap, local deaths, Mormon tract distribution, and W E Wolfenden’s Bicycle Hospital move.
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Virginia
Newbern
Pulaski County
Buckingham
The
Washington Post
Ayer
William G. Miner
Hartford
Conn
Jones
Lexington
William H. Wade
Brownsburg
Rockbridge County
Mr. Wade
Christiansburg
Wade
Salem
Mines near Salem yield long vein of splendid ore
A Salem urn site reveals a remarkable ore find with a vein at least half a mile long and abundant ore. Samples shown by C W Heaton are on display at the Times Register office. Location and owner details are not yet released and a fuller report is expected next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
C. Wheaton
Times Register Office
Fire destroys Virginia Brewing cold storage house
A fire swept the Virginia Brewing Company storage building in Roanoke last Friday morning. High winds accelerated the blaze, the hose burst, but city firemen saved the main brewery structures. About 2,000 beer kegs burned, valued around $25,000 in logs with total plant insurance about $47,000. Origin undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Brewing Company Atktoanoke
Mary Humphries Weds Dr Le Sage in Monroe County
Miss Mary J. Humphries, Hollins Institute graduate, married Dr. J. R. Le Sage in Monroe County West Virginia on December 22. At the reception the bride’s cake drew attention as the heirloom from her parents’ wedding preserved for thirty seven years by a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary J. Humphries
Hollins Institute
J. R. le Sage
Monroe County
W. Va
Death of Capt. Tazewell Price Prominent Bent Mountain Resident
Capt. Tazewell Price, one of Bent Mountain county's oldest and most prominent citizens, died at his home after a lingering illness. He was father of C. W. Price, Bernice Price, and Mrs. N. Hockman, and his passing will be mourned by many friends in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tazewell Price
Bent Mountain
Virginia Legislature Suspends Delinquent Lands Law
The General Assembly suspends for sixty days the act governing delinquent lands bought in the name of the Commonwealth. Sent from the passage date, the bill seeks to allow changes including notifying present landholders before sales. Printed copies issued. Senators and Delegates have many.
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General Assembly of
Virginia
Code of Virginia
Commonwealth
General Assembly
Local Marriage Licenses Issued In This County
Since the last issue the clerk’s office issued licenses to couples including December 23 James M. Greenway to Laura C. Francisco and December 21 James Looper to Mary Stair. Also listed are Isaac Boitnott to Mary Ann Helms and Joseph Unnerwood to Sarah Wertz, with additional pairs and county names noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Cgieenway
Laura C. Francisco
Jno H. Early
Mary
Richardson
Isaac Boitnott
Mary Ann Helms
Josephi Unnerwoo
Sarah Ki. Wertz
W.G. Francis
India M. Cannacday
James Loope
Mary M. Stair
Hollins
R. D. Scott
Mary W. Carroll
Joseph Glovier
Martha K. Morgan
John Lewis Garst
Alice A. Murray
Marcos
Booth
Lizzie Ree
Times-Resistre
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mes-Aeguster
Postoffice
Williams, Davis, Brooks & Co
Detroit
Mich
Dillard & Persinger
Salem Grocery Company
T. J. Preston
J. N. Preston
Jounsion & Day, Grocers
Arper
Johnston & Day
Main Street
Brown Building
Edward S. Green
Roanoxe, Va
ACME
Times-Register
Times-RecisTen
R. C. Stearnes
Methodist Sunday School
I. H. Chalmers
C.D. Denit
Edward C. Armstrong
Johns Hopkin’s University
Baltimore
Joseph Armstrong
Womans’ College
J Armstrong
Carrier Boys
the Times-Reosten
Ralph Bingham
J A. Thomason & Co
Kate Burks
Harry G. Burks
Mary KE. Watts
W. J. Walker
John L. Stevens
Market Street
Harry Walker
Bride
P. H. Walker
L. C. Walker
John Walker
Times- Ryeoantex
St. Andrews
Norfolk
St. Andrews Protherhood
Mathie White
D. E. Stott
Roanoke Times
Reaster
Hotel Salem
Nature
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
National Business College
DeWitt
Jefferson Street
Norfolk Avenue
Hood
Williams’ Barbers
Ely
H . C. Barnes
Nhe
Odebe Tao Depot
Comint
St Uis
Lafayette
W. C. Deverle
J. B. Deyerle
R.G. Gardner
Chattanooga
P. H. Butt
John Farrow
North Carolina
J. Kent Loving
Ed. Good
Roanoke City
Robt Thomas
Field
Mattie Bock
Taylor Bros
Lee Winfree
Deat Northcross
Wilmington
Chas. Thomas
Lillie Waskey
Moerie
Harry Vicars
Pulaski City
Lillie Giardoer
James River
J. Nichols
W. C. Wolfenden
Cail
Alwood
W. E. Wolfenden
Wolfenden
College Avenue
Watt
Reitew & Clay
Miles
Pain Pils Care
Neuraigin
C. I. Hoa
J. R. C. Brown, Jr
Sriore
Brown
IFO. C. C
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Oswald
Hawkins
Terry
Samson
J. A. Thomason & Co
W. L. Douglas
Loys
W.L. Douglas
Russia
Cate
Brockton, Mass
Brown’s Bargain House
Sandy P. Figgat
Pitman & Evans
Salem Ave
Vaz
Rettow & Clay
Haran Business
Lancaster Mills
Wait, Rettew & Clay
Saiem Ave
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