The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-07-15
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items Of News Gathered Around
Town.

Hon. Yo Cha Yum, charge. d'affairs
for Korea, and wife, after spending ono
week in Salem, left yesterday for their
home in Washington, taking in tho Nat
ural Bridge and Luray Caverns on route.
During their stay in Salem Mr.. and Mrs.
Ye received every attention, and it is
safe to say they carry away with them
many pleasant rocollections. In con-
versation with THE TINES reporter Mr..
| Ye said that he and Mrs. Ye had en-.
| joyed their visit very much, first because
the surrounding scenery reminded them
of home, and secondly because the
Salem people were kind and polite and
seemed used to foreigners, as much so,
he said, as people in Washington. He
spoke in the highest terms of Roanoke
College and its faculty, of which he had
received a most favorable account pre-.
viOusly from Hon. Aimaro Sato, score
tary of the Japanese legation, who Wis
tied the college two years ago. MIR. Ye
remarked that the college seemed es-
pecially adapted for the educa ton of
youths from foreign countries, not only
on account OF its peaceful and classic
surroundings, but because it was stu
ated so conveniently to such number
OF factories, shops and furnaces and
upon the line OF u great railroad.
s. S. Glover, Of Arlington, Nebraska,
president :of the Salem Kelley Insti-
tute, is in town on business.
Miss Annie Thomson. of West Salem,
who has been suffering for some time
past from the effects of, piece Of steel
in her eye, is now out again.
Miss Mabel Blackwell, who has been
visiting Miss Lula johnson, in West
Salem, has returned 10 her home in
Roanoke, accompanied by Miss Lula.
Mrs. Susannah Moody died at her re-
sidence, near Poage's MILL Back Creek,
July 8, aged eighty four. Deceased
drew government pension, her son
having been Federal soldier during
the war. She was member of the
Lutheran Church for sixty years or
more. good woman and highly re.
spected by her friends and neighbors.
A prominent Salemite received
through the mail recently handsome
gold pen and holder which had evidently
seen much wear. Around the pen was
wrapped this inscriptions: 81 stole this
from you many years ago; now 1 return
1T with many thanks for the use it has
been to me-" At present the recipient
OF this missive Is at a loss as to when
he owned the pen, though he has faint
recollection that it was his at one time
Prof. Painter, of Roanoke College,
who accompanied the remains of young
Watson to Texas for burial, returned
home on Wednesday.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss lila T. Parrish, daug liter
of Jacob Parrish, of Salem, to j. Carr
Turner, tie ceremony to be performed
at the home OF the prospective brides
sister, Mrs. @. A. Cole, at SprinEdale,
Ark, on Thursday evening, the 2lst in
stant
G. w. Kit:eile, we'll known to the
travelling public as the hest of the Blu
ford House, Charlotte, N. c., spent sew
eral days in Salem this week. and be-
fore he left signed the necessary con-
tract by which he is to open Hotel Sa-
lem on the drst of September. and will
keep it running as first class hotel
during the time Of his rental, which
will be for two years. The contract
lacks yet the signature of Capt, J. c.
Longhorne, who will doubtless sign 1t
on his return from the West in o few
days. Stras Brothers and SPOTS al
ready have the contract for furnishing
the hotel in very handsome style.
In the last issue of the Salvation
army organ, The War Cry" which has
been hawked around on the streets Of
Salem by the army, appears picture of
the lewiston, Maine, corps, which Con
sists OF four white m on, fourteen white
women, and cheek. by Iowl with them,
seated On the same bench, full blooded
Senega1nbian buck, with banjo.
Some score or so members of the
Cleveland and Stevenson Club recently
ordered tall grey Cleveland hats, which
having arrived may now be seen every
where.