The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-07-01
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting Views Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

James Chalmers, president Of the
Farmers and Merchants Bank, accom-.
panied by DR.. j. ID. Dreher, presiden
of Roanoke College, left last night for
Niagara Falls, where they will spend
Sunday. On Monday morning in the
Episcopal Church at Hamilton, Canada,
Mr.. Chalmers will be married to Mrs.
Alice Hamel, OF that city, with DR..
Dreher as best man. After the cere.
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers will visit
this Worlds Fair and afterwards will
make a tour Of Lake George, Lake
Champlaiu, the Thousand Islands and
Saratoga, returning to Salem by way of
New York. After the wedding DR..
Dreher will visit several colleges and
universities in the New England States
for the purpose Of informing himself
thoroughly regarding the latest and
most approved gvmnasiums so as to be
we'll posted on this subject as an aid to
the erection of suitable gymnasium at
Roanoke College this summer
Frank Whitescarver has moved from
College avenue to the store recently &C.
upied by the job nson Brothers.
Three hundred and twenty teachers
had enrolled at the business office Of the
school OF methods yesterday and all the
Scott, of Roanoke. is making fine head
way with his classes in vocal usic.
and Miss Harrison delighted the boys
by drilling her class of young ladies in
calisthenics on the campus. During the
intermissions yesterday several games
of croquet and lawn tennis were played,
whilst a little innocent Irritation pro-
crossed slowly under the fine old trees.
There seems TO be great satisfact ton
expressed by every one with the lecture
course.
The trolley wire on the Roanoke and
Salem street railway is now in place
and it is Thought that the dummy will
be replaced by electric C ,rs on Monday
Manager Carr made q test yesterday
afternoon with one of Weston's volt
meters which registered from 500 to $50
volts at the Salem terminus, there being
no loss of power ia transmission from
the station at Roanoke SAT miles away.
AS it only takes about $50 volts to run
one OF these cars the general manager
was in high spirits and stated to the re-
porter that the results we're beyond his
best expectations, and were in fact bet
ter than on any line in town.
AS many strangers do not seem to
know where to purchase tickets for the
y
that they can be purchased at Smead &
Saunders drug store on Main street.
Prof. Bray, of Blacksburg Agricul-
tural College, was in town yesterday.
The Salem wagon works will he
closed most OF next week taking inven-
tory.
Ruby, the infant daughter of j. M.
Mcdowell, died yesterday morning at
the home OF her father in West Vir-
GINA, of cholera infantum. The re.
mains will be taken to day to Elkhorn
for burial by Councilman j M Smith.
DR.. A. w. Pitzer and wife are visiting
relatives here.
Miss Essie Wells, who has been visit
ing friends in Radford, returned home
yesterday.
The following ladies and gentlemen,
chaperoned by Justice Clement, drove
over to Mill Mountain yesterday after
noon: W. Simpson and Miss Marcie
Jones, r. Johnson and Miss Grace Pat
terson, c. A. Watts and Miss Christian,
c. A. Shipman and Miss Nellie Bell.
Miss s. Worthley Phillips, of Cumber-
land CO lnty, is visiting her aunts, Mrs.
w. Il. Whitescarver and Miss Abra-
hams.
Those who attend the school OF
methods will find full report of each
days proceedings in THE ROANOKE
TINES, which is delivered every morn
ing in all parts of Salem by carrier
boys. Subscriptions by the week or
month can be paid to Frank a. Love.
lock- Salon agent and correspondent.