The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-01
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Commencement is in the atmosphere,
and on every side one is rem iuded that
the holidays will soon be here. To-
night In the town hall the closing exer-
cises OF Salem graded school will begin,
and will include two cantatas, the "Col-
umbian" and the Ivy Queen,' with
several musical selections interspersed.
On Friday night, after prayer by Rev.
DR.. Taylor, an address will be delivered
by Hon. w. W. Berry, of Bedford City,
followed by the graduating class exer-
cises and a debate upon the question,
Shall Women Enter the Professions?"
Nina Holland taking the affirmative
and Carter Oliver the negative. Prof
r. c. Stearnes will present the diplomas
and Major Ballard will award the
Times Register scholarship medal.
To. morrow evening, in the halls Of
the Ciceronian Literary Society of Roa-
noke College, the contest for the
Ciceronian Society medal in declama-
ton will take place Among the COM
petitors will be Mes,rs Ghiles. Spenk,
Shuey and Cannaday. The public is
cordially invited to attend.
Although not regarded as regular
feature of the commencement exercises
OF Roanoke College, nevertheless the
annual joint meeting" of the literary
oOSic1 lcS uhS grown W OS al occasion Oh
no little interest. The meeting takes
place in the town hall Saturday night,
special programme has been arranged
and the oretions, most OF which will
have humorous tinge, will be delivered
by speakers chosen from both societies,
among whom will be Messrs. Bowman,
Greine-, Blessing, Shenk and Teeter.
BY request 5. ]. Homer, CT the Chocsaw
Nation, will also deliver mis- splendid
Grafton, The Sentiment of Nations
and Men" this being the same which
created such 8 furore ao the Virginia
intercollegiate Oratorical Association
at me University Of Virginia.
Dr.. Dreher, president of Roanoke
College. desires il - be known through
the columns OF THE TINES that the pub
lie generally are cordially invited to
attend the commencement exercises
next week without further invitation.
The following is list of the graduates
at Roanoke College this year: S. j..
| Homer, ]. c. Stone, J. G.. Barnes, +. NJ.
Calfee. c. w. Cassell, Il. E. Copenhaver,
&. Ii. Copenhaver, II. c. Farmer, A. b.
Greiner, Z. A. Helms, c. E. Hersh-
berger, L. Hogshead, NJ. J. Killian, W.
FL. Teeter, l. w. Lamm, c. H. Little and
II. c. Kennard.
The con mencement exercises OF Sa-
| lem Fem ale Seminary will begin Wed,
nssday. June Z, with an art receptionl
| followed b. concert at the town hal
| the next night and concluding on Fri,
day, the 9th, with elocution, music
calisthenics and the awarding Of dis
tinction and honors.
Mrs. L. G. Brightbill and Miss Nett:c
Cald we'll, of Glen Wilton, are the cues s
of Mrs. j. B. Karnes.
DR.. ]. y. Taylor has returned from
Pulaski, where on Tuesday night he
delivered one Of his celebrated lectures
| to a fine audience.
Complaints are heard that numerous
parties are catching fish unlawtully in
Roanoke river, by first throwing in
dynamite cartridges and after they
have exploded dragging with seine.
j. f. Shartzer yesterday took to the
Roanoke Hospital a donation OF 0
worth Of plants which he planted him
| self in the grounds.
G. F. Christian mas recently move d
into his new residence ad Joining those
OF Messrs. Riddick and Saul.
Eighteen incandescent lights have
been placed in the Baptist Church.
Capt. James Ridgeway and family, oi
Radford, have purchased and moved into
the house on White street formerly &C.
cupied by James Turner.
The cedar tress on either side Of the
main walk on the college campus have
been cut down. They were very badly
broken during the heavy snow of 1890,
| from which they have never recovered.