The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-19
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items of News Gathered Around
Town.

Tho examinations TOT graduation at
Roanoke College have been held, and
tho commencement exercises OF the col
lege will begin Juno 18th and end June
18TH The baccalaureato sermon will
be delivered on Sunday morning, Juno
18th, by the Rev. David Ii. Greer, d. D.,
of New York city; the annual address
before tho Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation, by the Rev. William Ii. Dan
bar, A. NJ, of lebanon, Pa; the address
before the alumni, by Rev. Luther l..
Smith, A. NJ, (class Of 1877 Of Stras-
burg, Va, and the annual grafton before
the literary societies, by Hon. William
j. Bryan, Of Nebraska. The graduating
class is unusually large, and tho follow
ing have been assigned parts for com
mencement day, Juno 18th: Latin
salutatory-John l.. Pendleman, of
North Carolina. OratioEs-H. A. Funk,
q. B. Morehead and j.. B. Sharitz, OF
Virginia; e. V. Cox and III. M. Smith,
of North Carolina; and T. f. Rawls, of
Georgia. Valedictory-C. b. Cannaday,
of Virginia. Class-daY exercises will
be held on Monday afternoon, and tho
contest for the gold medal in oratory,
Monday evening.
The annual meeting of tho trustees
will be held Monday morning and OF
the Alumni Association Tuesday after
uoon. Monday and Tuesday evenings
the college buildings and grounds will
be illuminated and there will be prom
enade concert on the campus. The
com mencement promises to be most in.
teresting, and largo attendance of
graduates and visitors Is expected.
If the weather is pleasant to-day
about thirty young folks, chaperoned by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Powell, will have a
picnic in the neighborhood of Fort
Lewis Church. Some of the party will
fish in the Roanoke river.
The courthouse was we'll filled yester-
day afternoon with citizenS of the Third
ward, who came to nominate a ticket of
three names for the town election, and
with those who came to witness what
ever fun there might be, as the affair
promised some excitement.
AT 3 p. M w. M. Montgomery called
the house to order and in practical
manner stated the object Of the meet-
ing, after which A. B. Pugh was elected
chairman, with FRANK A. Lovelock,
secretary.
The chair then requested those hav-
ing right to vote to come inside the
bar, and then ensued considerable dis
cussion as to what method of voting
should prevail. Eventually the follow.
ing resolution offered by Mr.. Strayer
was carried
Resolved, That the threo names re-
ceiving tho highest number of votes bv
ballot be declared the choice of this
meeting"
e. S. Strayor then nominated this
ticket: w. L. Younger. A. &. Duncan
and Charles ID. Denit, and in support
M. q. McClung followed suit and pro-
posed the names of w. Il. Younger, w.
Ii. Snuff and John Palmer.
Several talks were then made for and
against the candidates. the principal
one being that of DR.. Dreher in which
as friend of Charles DENT, he should
regret to see him in the council. as be-
ing the editor of the Salem paper would,
IL elected, place him occasionally in a
disagreeable position. Mr.. DENT be.
ing in Richmond, was unable to say
whether or not he would allow his
name to be used. SO the voting pro-
ceeded by the ballots being dropped in
the hats of the tellers, who shortly
thereafter announced the result to be
as follows w. II. Younger. II; A. &.
Duncan, 43; w. II. Snuff, Al; John
Palmer, 81. and Charles Dcmit, 81.
When it is remem bered that there
were only IS votes cast and that w. II
Younger obtained II of these, some idea
may be formed of the high regard the
people Of Salem have for him, and it is
now an assured fact that he will suo-
coed himself as mayor.
Miss Pearl Stearnes, OF Newport
News, is visiting the family OF DR..
Stearnes, on High streev.
Pelham Blackford frightened several
of his friends at Hotel Lucerne by faint