The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-09-08
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Quite pleasant affair was the potato
party given Tuesday night by Mrs. G. b.
Strouse at the residence Of d. b.
Strouse on Broad street. Among the
guests were A. S. Burdette and Miss
Lucy Penn, Of Roanoke; A. M. Haas,
Jr., and Miss Burdette, w. M. Mont
gomery and Miss Toney, Everette
Strouse and Miss Kate Shipman, Glas-
gov Armstrong and Miss Bessie Wiley,
Robert Guy and Miss Ramsay, e. X.
Martin and Miss Eva Moon, j. f. Allie
mong and Miss Gertrude Uncommon,
Miss Taylor and C. B. Strouse, Miss
Strouse and w. S. Taylor, Mrs. C. b.
Strouse and II. 5. Comp.
The guests arrived about p. m. and
were received by Miss Strouse and Mrs.
c. Is. Strouse, and at p. m. the novel
contest began Creased potatoes on q
waXed floor were to be picked up by
those assembled in teaspoons and car
ried without dropping up flight of
stairs. Miss Halle Ramsay, of Alex
andria, won the ladies' prize, which con-
sisted of silver souvenir spoon; Miss
Julia Burdette was awarded the BOBBY
prize, consisting of kitchen spoon
painted as a souvenir. Glasgow Arm
strong won the gentleman's prize, gold
scarf pin in shape of a bow knot; W. M.
Montgomery received the BOBBY prize, q
rubber ring Refreshments were served
at midnight and delightful music was
furnished by Messrs. Comp, Taylor,
Montgomery and Allemong, whilst
many of those present enjoyed few
rubbers of whist.
Charles r. Towson is attending the
Augusta Baptist Association at Buena
Vista. Rev. DR.. Taylor is also there,
and tonight will deliver his famous
lecture Good Times" there in the Bap-
fist Church.
Joseph Webber, of Washington, d. c.,
was in town on business yesterday.
Miss Lucy Penn, of Roanoke, who has
been visiting Miss Julia Burdette, re-
turned home yesterday.
Judge Blair gave pleasant tea Tues
day evening in honor of Rev. DR.. M. D.
Hoge, of Richmond. Among those pres
emit were Revs. w. E. Hubbard, Nj. P.
Logan and j. R. Bridges, DR.. j. b.
Taylor, DR.. Whisner and DR.. J. D.
Dreher.
Miss Carrie Francis, of Marion, is Wis
iting relatives in West Salem.
Mrs. Frank Chalmers, assisted by the
best musical talent in town, is arrang-
ing for concert to be given about the
end of the month, tho proceeds of which
are to be given to the fund being raised
BIZ the ladies to erect model OF Mount
Vernon at the Worlds Fair.
James Chalmers, president Of the
Farmers National Bank, and Miss Kate
Ferguson returned yesterday morning
from Europe, having been detained a
short time in Quarantine, on the City
of Rome, in New York.
News was received yesterday OF the
death in Paris, Fau1uier county, Tues
day night, of Miss Alice Kendall,
slater Of Mrs. G. L. Mccormick, aged
rs.
Miss Barksdale, a teacher in the Sa-
lem Female Seminary, has returned for
the next session.
Marcus Burk, of Radford, at one time
a resident of Salem, was in town yester-
day
Rev. Or. Hoge, OF Richmond, preached
q very interesting sermon last night in
the Presby terian Church to large con-
gregation.
Miss Rosa Jones, of Buchanan. is Wis
iting Mrs. Burdctte, on Broad street.
William Jesse Graham, a carpenter
of Smythe county, with Il large bouton-
Mere of flowers on the lapel OF his coat,
and Miss Henrietta ramsey GLADDEN., of
Back crock, were in town about noon
yesterday to be married. -Four or five
friends accompanied them. After re-
freshing themselves with soda water at
the drug store they wandered around to
the residence of Rev. DIR. Whisner, where
they were invited into the parlor, and
in the presence OF a few Salemites were
made man and wife. The bride wore a
green dress with yellow stripes, yell
low hat with pink flowers and blue rib
bons and looked quite blissful. After
the ceremony tho happy pair handin-
hand, interviewed Thomas Maury and
eventually had their pictures took,
together with their friends.
Roanoke College, which opens next
Wednesday, looks better now in appear
ance than it has probably done for over
a quarter Of n century, and internally i:
is more comfortable than it has ever
been. The dormitories in their new
paper and paint look very snug and
with carpet and good furniture can be
made luxurious if their occupants dc.
sire. the building will be heated with
steam throughout and hot and cold
water faucets will be placed in tho pas.
sages.
Eugene Roone was in town yesterday
on crutches for tho first time since no
was so badly hurt about three weeks
ago. when colt he was riding at his