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

OF Newberry College, ). c., delivered
the baccalaureate sermon. The doctor
took his text from Mark, 4:45, Not to
be ministered unto, but TO minister"
and from this drew some most excellent
teaching which was listened TO with
much atten ton by the large congrega-
tion present At night the annual ad-
dress before the Y. M. G. A. was made
by Rev. Byron Sunderland, D. D., who
chose for his text, "For What is Your
Life?" James, 4:l4, and for fifty
minutes interested and instructed his
hearers IN a noble and eleva,ing dis
course, concluding with the following
beautiful spostrophe:
IL Rnow the soil whereon l stand,
and where in one sense am stranger,
but will yield to none in my tribute
Of admiration for the people of this
famous comm onwealth of Virginia, the
Old Dominion, the mother of heroes,
statesmen ano Presidents, within whose
precincts are moi alone the wonders of
nature, but the sacred sDrine Of MIN
whom all men call the father of his
country, the spot 10 which sll nations
make their pilgrimage. and near by the
ashes OF great men whose .oll OF honor
there is no time to call. Oh, grand old
State, where The queenly beauties Of thy
government arise, where all noble In
spirators flow, whose fires are glowing
on the sacred affairs OF learning and
religion, whose hearth stones are the
shrines OF domestic love and flial
piety, whose breast has nourished all
that IS lovely in woman, all that IS
noble and heroic in man, whose chill
0ren from generation 20 generation
shall rise up to call her blessed. So
long as the morning sunbeams shall
kiss her giant hills, SO long as the YER
dure OF ner fields shall spread or the
murmer OF her streams resound will
her sons and daughters delign: 20 do
her honor They nave gone forth from
her home atar. she has set them as
ornaments in all the land and made the
world itself more light. Wherever they
have gone they have borne fresh life
and breathed aloud the heraldry OF
hope n the stricken fields OF desoiation
What an army OF men and women. On,
nest Of the eagles we bless thee"
Monday night in the town hall the
annual contest for the medal in oratory
came of before, if anything, larger
crowd tnan usual. The Salem Silver
the judges were Judge Waller R.
Staples, Hon. Marshall Mccormick, A.
Button and Rev. G. W. Spiggle, GER
tainly set Of judges capable OF doing
justice to the ambitious youthful
orators, who se speeches were carefully
tn ought out and we'll delivered. NJ. j.
Killian chose for his subject, The
Voice OF Liberty, the Peoples Pride"
and was followed By E. H. Copenhaver
in splendid effort upon the Dignity
and Degradation OF Labor" Two
Great Waves was the title Of the
Grafton delivered by &. E. Copenhaver.
whilst G. S. Bowman, whose fine
assistance to his natural talent, spoke
brilliantly upon The Unit Factor in
Government" The contest closed with
a speech by c. W. Cassell, Let the
People be Taught" The next few
minutes were full of suspense for the
orators and their friends, each hoping
for the best. The judges did not tarry
very long, and when the name OF the
winner, Mr.. b. E. Copenhaver, was an
nounced there was great applause.
Mrs. j. c. Deyerle and Miss Taliaterro
let. yesterday evening for Chicago by
way o. lienova and Columbus.
Mrs C. A Little, Of Hickory, n. c.,
is in Salem, and Will have the pleasure
OF seeing her son among the graduates
OF Roanoke College.
The June term of Roanoke county
court opened yesterday Judge Henry
E. Blair presiding.
marriage license was issued yester-
day in the conn y clerk Office to James
Blunt Feather, of Bedford county, and
Lille Dora Kittinger, OF Roanoke
county.
The Kings Daughters of Salem will
occupy the Dyerly building on College
avenue, near the college campus, on
the evenings Of June > and 6, where
they will be prepared to serve refresh
ments 10 those who give them call.
Every arrangement Will be made for
the pleasant entertainment of their
guests.
The contest over the clerkship will,
from present appearances, hinge on the
fact of which candidate is elected. The
| College Avenue Dry Goods Store seems
| elected TO sell the neatest and fastest
| Oxfords and foot wear generally, and
their goods are celebrated for their
wearing qualities as well.
| The Misses Richardson, OF Ballahack,
are the guests OF w. 4. Whatsoever
and family.
d. Ed. Brand, Il. s. Brand and Rev.
| j. q. Smeade are among those attend
| ing commencement.
John Hunt, colored, was yesterd ay
sent on to the grand jury by Justice
Camper on the charge OF having knocked
over and kicked an old woman named
Brown last week.
Several mem bers OF the Wytheville
Cornet Band are here to help the Salem
Band out during commencement.
John Garst, commissioner of revenue,
has gathered this year ITO bushels Of
| strawberries Off of one acre of ground,