The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-26
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.


When Rev. ID. Gordon was pastor of
the Salem Presbyterian Courch he Of
fered gold medal to any scholar of the
| Sunday school who would stand each
without failing for a period of seven
years. The seven years have expired
and there are eleven scholars who can
rightfully claim medal, 80 that eleven
handsome gold medals have been or
dered and will be presented with ap-
propriste ceremonies in January.
Rev. w. II. Sheppard has presented
j. w. Hannah with tanned African
coon skin. This pelt is much larger
than that from the American coon, being
| five feet from the tip Of the nose to the
tip OF the tail and is also much hand
! somer, having spots and stripes some.
what like that of the leopard.
All those who are interested in the
proposed poultry, pigeon and pet stock
show are invited to attend meeting to.
morrow (Monday) night at o'clock in
thu Office OF Mr.. j Ed. Allemong, next
to the Huff house, for the purpose of
perfecting arrangements.
LEAVE your order with Overstreet for
fine turkey for Thanksgiving as he
has fifty fine ones coming on the 2sth
and Goth, also remember he handles
choice beef and pork.
HOTEL SALEM, Salem, Va, new and
elegant, possessing every requisite for
the comfort and convenience of it's
guests, will remain open through the
winter. Families declining housekeep.
ing or parties desiring board with
rooms, or board alone, will be offered
more favorable terms than elsewhere
ohtainable on application to George w.
Kittelle, proprietor. If
The teams of Harveycutter & Son
have been busy this week hauling 1850
barrels of apples, which New York
buyer has purchased in the Back creek
section, for shipment North.
Ben Spindle has returned from trip
to Richmond.
Mayor Younger has had the following
notice posted in several prominent
! places in town: ION account of the
presence of smallpox in Southwest Vir.
GINA, we deem itprudent and do request
that all persons be promptly vaccinated
with pure vaccine virus, 40 that each
one may do his or her part to stay the
spread of the disease should it be
brought here" 1t is we'll to state that
during the past ten days hundreds of
people. young and old, have been vac.
cinated in Salem, the citizens being
thoroughly aroused to its Importance.
Rev. DR.. Taylor will preach to the
Y. M. G. A. of Roanoke College to. night
in the Baptist Church. His lecture for
the benefit Of the Baptist Orphanage
will be delivered in the town hall
Thursday night.
G. W. Kittelle, of Hotel Salem. has
| just concluded arrangements by which
he will open on the first OF January the
newly built Hotel Phoenix in Winston,
| N. c. This will be the only hotel in
that city. will have sixty-seven rooms
and all modern conveniences. Mr..
Kittelle will not abandon Hotel Salem,
which will be managed by him.
The office furniture belonging to f.
FL. Nettleton, an architect no vanished
from Salem some two years ago, was
sold at auction yesterday for rent, and
brought excellent prices.
At the regular weekly NEE ting of the
Development Hill Literary Society Fri
day night the question, Resolved, That
the American Indian has been more
cruelty treated by the white man than
the negro. was ably discussed by Messrs.
j. j. Scott and e. A. Anderson for the
anrmatlVe, Whilst Prof. George .. Jack
and w. r. Brickey sustained the mega
tive. after which Mr.. Jack amused the
! audience with the recitation, "a Yankee
in Love" The officers of this society
are as follows: George S. Jack, presi-
dent; E. A. Anderson, vice PRESIDENT
Miss Maud Obenchain, secretary, and
w. u Boone, marshal.
Rev. w. Ii. Sheppard has boon in
vited to lecture before the Y. M c. A.
OF Roanoke College and will probably do
so on Tuesday. Tomorrow night he
will make an address at the Colored
| Methodist Church.
A recent letter from Ensign Kittelle
on the bennington" at Genoa states
that they arrived at Barcelona Just after
the explosion Of the anarchists bonn BIS
in the theatre there, and describes the
excitement prevailing there
Electric Bittero.
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