The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-08-31
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items ofNews Gathered Around
Town.

| large number OF our young people
were delightfully."- entertained on Mon
day night at a "Gypsey Party" held II
| Nugeut's Woods, which were brilliantly
illuminated with Japanese lanterns
Fortue telling was tho principal feature
of the evening, and many fair ones fu
ture was frightfully laid bare. The
young ladies' costumes were very
unique as we'll as beautiful, and were
greatly admired by all. Refreshments
were served about 900, and Immediately
thereafter. games, promenades, etc,
were in order. The chaperones were
Mesdames Tyler, Bridges and Brown.
while the fortune telling was overlooked
| by Miss Julia Burdette, Miss Halle
| Ramsey, Miss Bessie Brown, and Messrs.
VIM nj. Montgomery and Walter Glenn
ents. AT quite late hour the party
disbursed, each and every one feeling
thew had enjoyed a most delightful
evening.
The following party left yesterday
morning for "McAfee's Knob" and re-
turned at a late hour last night, after
having spent most delightful day: Joe
Fitzgerald and Miss Dillow, Robert
Oakley and Miss Ida Watts, Dave Mini
gan and Miss Mary Francis, Edward
On Monday evening Miss Gertrude
McCommon entertained few OF her
friends at the home OF her father, S. D.
McCommon, of the Salem Improvement
Company, the occasion being the return
home of his accomplished daughter,
Miss Edna, who has been spending the
summer at the springs in the Shenan-
doah Valley. Among those present were
Miss Lille Strouse, Miss Mamie Moon.
Messrs. j. f. Allemong, A. S..Burdette,
DR.. f. M. Baird and Mr.. Hevcock.
The young men of the Worlds Fair
musical entertainment will meet for a
practice at the residence of J. E. Allie
mong on Thursday night. A full attend
ance is requested. Harry g. Comp, the
musical druggist, has recently invented
new instrument after the ODD Grecisn
Tyre plan, which is quite interesting
and will be used at this entertainment
Mrs. Judge Blair and daughter, Miss
Ellen, have returned home from Boto-
tourt county.
DR.. j. y. Killian and daughters have
returned from Mountain Lake, where
they spent several days.
Mrs. Hendron, who has been spending
the summer at the Tompkins mansion,
has returned to her home at Norfolk.
John o. Kizer of the Chadwick Two.
Wheeler Company, left yesterday for
Kentucky, where he goes to attend the
fairs of that State. He carried with
him several elegant two-wheelers and
racing sulkies.
Several Improvement Company lots
were sold yesterday in front OF the
courthouse on deeds Of trust.
arrested Saturday night on the charge
Of violating sectlon 10, was before
Mayor Younger yesterday and pleaded
s"'..J and was fined SIS.
Hollis Shaver WAS arrested yesterday
by Police Officer Bransford for fighting
a young white boy by the name OF
Starkey. Shaver was sent to his home,
the Jail,
Miss Gaurrant, of Banviile, Is visiting
street.
The infant child OF /. w. Merchant. OF
Tennessee street, died yesterday at l1:3o
o'clock
l.. w. Spies, Jr., OF the Salem post
office, has received an appointment on
the Washington anu Charlotte Railroad
Company, and has Ii 1T for his new field
of labor.
DR.. j. A. Dickey, one Of the leading
of Bristol, Tenn, is visiting
his father in-law, DR.. II. H. Is. billiard,
on West Main street.
Alta Meeting of the Salem district
board of school trustees, on the 2Sth
inst. the following appointments were
made: School No. =, (Hollins) Miss
Elenore Staten; school No. 5, ct
Lowis) Miss Ada Walden; school No. 5,
willis Bridget Miss Minerva Dent;
school No. 6. (Hatchers) Miss
E. R. Merriman; school No. &,
(Deatons) Miss A. s. Porter;
school No. (Stevens) Miss j. p
Goodwin. Also the following colored
school appointments: School A, Hang
ing Rock) Miss Lucv Johnson; school c.
(Kingston) c. A. Miller; school D, (Gum
Spring. Miss Priscilla O. K. M ,ers.
Schools No Changing Rock), 3 (Sough
View, 10 (Development Hid, B (l1ol
lins), and Q (Big HilU appointments
were deferred to a later day. School
No. 4 (Belleville) will likely be discon-
tinued.
Messrs. Joe Parrish Il Son have &C.
cured the contract for the erection Of
the new colored schoolhouse at Salem
and will begin work at once.
Big Excitement In Town
OVER the remarka BILE cures by the grand.