The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-07
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.


pretty seventeen year old daughter,
Miss Fanny. to Salem 20 visit the family
OF William McCauiey during CON mence-
ment, after which ne returued home.
Monday night Luther McCrea, young
man OF Back Creek, also came TO Salem,
and spent the night with his friend,
Thomas Rhodes. Mr.. Rhodes says
Luther did not sleep much that night,
but kept tutning and twisting and sigh
ing, wishing for the morning, which he
thought would never come. At day ne
arose, and after breakfast sent horse
and buggy up to Mr. McCauley's. The
young 'ady got in the buggy and drove
down The street, where she was met by
McCrea, now nearly wild with anxiety.
Together they drove TO the depot, pur-
chased tickets to Bristol, and as soou as
No came in they boarded it At this
juucture Mr.. McCauley, who discovered
the flight Of Miss Fanny soon after it
occurred AID gave chase, also entered
the car and in the minute or two during
which the train was in Salem, begged
and pleaded the young lady not to run
off with McCrea However, his per.
suasive powers were unavailing, and it
is believed that by this time Father
Burroughs has pronounced the bonds
which made Miss Kittinger the wife of
L ;ther McCrea.
Mrs. w. j. Moon and her daughter,
Miss Eva, who have been visiting
friends in Fredercksb burg, have re-
turned home.
Miss Essie Wells, who recently grad
uated at Belle Heth Academy, kadford,
is at home.
r. ID. Flynn, OF Danville, former
resident, was in town yesterday on bust
ness.
The friends of Roanoke College were
yesterday doomed to undergo two bitter
disappOintments, tho first tho absence
OF Congressman Marshall, who is
threatened with pneumonia in Wash
ington, and the second the inability Of
Walter II Page, editor OF the Forum
to put in an appearance, being detained
by very important business. THESE dis.
appointments, together with the heavy
showers of rain during tho day dam
pered the ardor of the most enthusiastic.
In the morning two interesting ad-
dresses were made in the town ball to
the Alumni by Rev. w. R. Brown and
Editor Adolph Snyder. of Virginia.
after which business meeting was
held in the chapel followed by COLA
ton in the room above. AT night Judge
Walter Staples and Rev. DR.. A. A.
Pitzer, of Washington, entertained the
large audience in the hall so we'll that the
fact OF Mr.. Pages not being present was
almost forgotten. This morning will
conclude the com mencement exercises
although those of this morning will o
about the most interesting of all as
they embrace the awarding of distinc-
tions, medals and diplomas.
G. b. Strouse and wife. OF Washington
ID. c., are here visiting relatives.
Salem people always flock to wed.
ding and, OF course, last night the
Methodist Church vas full of folks,
who wished TO see the marriage of Miss
Mary Eta Busey Barnitz, daughter OF
Judge William Barnitz. to Thomas
Henry Cooper, OF Mercer county, w.
Va. ~ few minutes after half past 7
O'Clock the wedding party arrived at
the church and entered TO the II usic of
Lohengr!n, skillfully played by j. e.
Allemong, in the following order:
First came the four shers, Messrs. Re-
pass, Cooper, Smith and Oakley, and
then the groom with his best man, D.
II. Barnitz, after whom came the maid
of honor, Miss Emma Cooper, followed
by the bride Tin white silk and veiN
escorted by her brother, who AT the
pulpit relinquis he'd his guardianship,
and the bride took her place by the side
Of the groom under beautiful floral
bell. Rev. j. ). Hutchinson performed
the marriage ceremony, and to the
music of Mendelssohn's march the
wedding party made their exit and took
carriages for the residence OF Judge
Barnitz, where refreshments we're
served and the many handsome presents
inu
the midnight train for Old Point, where
they will spend a few days, after which
they will take a Northern tour.
This morning at half past ten at the
residence of the father of the bride,
three miles from Salem, in the presence
OF few friends, Miss Mary Waddell
Johnston will he married by Rev. J. r
bridges to Robert George Fowler, OF
Tarpin Springs, Florida, after which
they will taxa the noon train for a trip
Through the North
Arthur Peck, who runs an oxpress
wagon was yesterday brought before
Magistrate Camper for cruelty to his
horse, which has become proverbial with
him. He confessed judgment and was
fined 81 so, besides which the magistrate,
who is 4 merciful man gave MIN good
talking on the subject.
The proprietors of the different dry
goods houses in town have signed an
agreement to close their stores from
now till September at 1880 p. m. daily
except Saturdays.
Circuit court opened promptly and
the first matter considered was the case
of the Berryville Land Company versus
ID. B. Strouse 4 motion was made by
the attorneys for the plaintiff to revive
suit in the name of the receiver, Thos
D. Gold, which after argument was al