The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-05-12
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

0tSN 80 ONss0
AT the third annual con este the Vir-
ginia Inter collegiate Oratorical Asso.
citation held recently at the University
OF Virginia, Roanoke College was repre-
scented by its Choctaw or ator, s. ] Homer.
The three judges awarded the prize to a
young 10 an from Richmond, but accord.
ing to the Richmond Times aud Char.
lottesville Daily Progress. il the honors
had been awarded by tho audience the
Indian would have won. A letter from
student OF the University of Virginia
informed that four ffths OF the large
audience would have awarded he me DIAL
to Mr.. Homer. While he was loudly
applauded all during the latter half of
his Grafton at its conclusion many of
the university students rose in their
seats, yelling at the top of their voices.
Many declared that no speech deliv-
cred by a student within the last ten
years had created 80 much enthu ,iasm
among the university students.
DR.. e. j. Jones. accompanied by his
mother and sister, of Highland county,
is visiting his brother-in-lsw, Prof. j.
L. Sheppe. on Virginia avenue.
Grand Master Kendler has appointed
a 81. Magee lodge deputy with five
lodges Il. o. o. FL under his jurisdic-
ton.
Wednesday night thirty chickens
were stolen from the hen house of
Thomas Forsythe. Other robberies in
different parts of town are also re.
ported.
In a brood of chickens Matched by
hen belonging to Mrs. Pritchard a day
or so ago was ono with two distinct
heads, two bills and four eyes. The
chick lived only an hour or two.
STRAW mating, nice goods, $780,;
jointless, 2Sc.; just opened. Stair car.
pets, csc. All. wool, four quarter in
grain carpets, attractive patterns, Csc
Lace curtains, 75c. set and upwards;
of those alpine crusher hats and tan
Butcher shoes for gentlemen, and some
beautiful hand made Butcher Oxfords
for the ladies at the College avenue dry
goods store.
A Ladies' Homo Mission and Par
sonage Society" was organized Wednes.
day afternoon in the West Salem
Chapel. The officers elected were Mrs.
Specht, PRESIDENT Mrs John Parrish,
vice-president; Miss Mary Francis, sec
rotary; Miss Mamie Chapman. treas.
urer.
The ladies of the Moffett Memorial
Association of North Danville have pur-
chased large square of ground there
and propose to erect monument to the
late Rev j. R. Moffett, who was we'll
known here.
Charles Zimmerman, "boom" time
resident of Salem, was in town yester-
day on visit.
The first loose horse to be taken up
under ordinance 18 was one belonging
to e. M. Armstrong. Officer Johnson
had it in the pound yesterday morning,
but its owner paid the dollar and half
and had it out in the evening.
A letter was received yesterday from
Ed. Jeter. who has secured job at the
Worlds Fair. He complains of the cold
and the mud, speaks Of the unfinished
condition OF the buildings, the size CT
tho girls feet and says he means TO
keep enough money ahead so as to rido
blind baggage" home if things get too
tough, though he says money is plent-
full out there.
Judge Grill has published card
characterizing as a Lying report" the
Cauley's electioneers are spreading TO
the effect that Judge Griffin is an
inidel. He dcnounces it as absolutely
false.
Roanoke College baseball team expects
to go to Blacksburg tomorrow to play
the boys OF the agricultural college.
The Appalachian Democratic Club
will meet at their hail at Rollins to
morrow night.
Bert cambridge, the black Amazon
OF Smoky Hollow, was before Justice
Camper yesterday charged with hitting
Frank cambridge over the head with
fiat iron and hacking his arm with an
axe. She was bound over to keep the
peace for twelve months in the sum of
$50, and in default was committed to
Jail.
KING SOLOMON AND THE QUEEN OF