The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-02-14
THE TIMES KODAK.
items of News Gathered About
Town.,

In conversation yesterday with tho
reporter, upon current events, a Salon
father gave utterance to these senti
ments: parents of tho present day
are not as particular as they should be.
This thing of letting young women and
young men stay till nearly midnight
without other company in q
parlor is all wrong. have
daughters, sir, and good girls
the right way, and | tell you when 10
o'clock strikes ring boil and their
friends have got to leave. If they csn-
not get through with all that they have
to say in that time they can come the
next night and conclude, but 10 o'clock
is the hour al my house. And another
thing, Mr.. Reporter, whilst my wife
and 1 don't wish to intrude upon our
daughters company, yet we make it
convenient to have an occasional chat
with them and don't let them imagine
that because we're old folks we're to ho
buried socially. I'm right, am 1 not?"
Rev. G. !. Holiday yesterday com
menccd moving his furniture into the
newly finished superintendent house
at the Baptist Orphanage.
The Schubert Quartette, which gave
two concerts hero last year, will give
Y. M. c. A. concert in Salem Friday,
February "a.
X. D. Urquhart, the big Lynchburg
drummer, is Campbell man, and says
that the court house was known as
Rustburg long before the war, so that
the terrapin is right and Jesse Floyd is
off his base.
Taylor Lodge will have special
meeting Wednesday night to confer the
masters degree.
Judge Griffin is having the room next
the county clerks Office renovated and
will shortly take this for his law office,
as he will practice in the circuit court
and court Of appeals.
E. G. Langhorne returned Sunday
from business trip on the Clinch
Valley road, where the train upon which
he was travelling encountered three
slides.
Rev.J. L Spurlcck, colored, of Salem,
who has recently graduated from
Northern college, has been preaching in
Roanoke, where he is endeavoriug to
organize Presbyterian Church for his
race.
At the Baptist Church Sunday Rev.
G. j. Holiday preached in the morning
from the words, Master l Beseech
Thee Look Upon My Son, for He is My
Only Child" Luke, OBS. AT night the
pastor, Rev. j. B. Taylor, delivered
sermon appropriate to the proposed
special revival services from Luke. $40,
"When Jesus Was Returned the People
Gladly Received Him, for They Were
Waiting for Him." Notwithstanding
the Indictment weather large congrega
ton was present.
Rev. j. M. Luck arrived yesterday
and preached an interesting and i'm
pressivo sermon last night. He will
preach every night this week at the
Baptist church.
Mrs. j. e. Walters, of Washington, is
visiting relatives in Salem.
A boy arrived at the. house, on Devel-
opment Heights, of j. j. True last Sat-
urday, and in West Salem, Sunday, Mr..
Triplett was rejoicing at the arrival OF
son.
A few days ago Walter Good, who
lives in the vicinity of Twelve O'Clock
Knob, discovered "bee tree" from
which he took ten gallons of wild"
honey
Prof. r. G. Stearnes is this week hav-
ing each grade in the Salem public
school examined in the work of the half
session in his presence, so that no can
equalize the grade and SEQ that there is
a unity of system throughout tho whole
school.