The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-06-04
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News items Gath
cred Around Salem.

Yesterday afternoon at 1870 o'clock as
Judge Griffin was being shaved in Han
nah's shop opposite Hotel Lucerne
Deputy Sheriff Fitzgerald served upon
him notice of contest Of election on
behalf of William McCauley and signed
by sixteen of the latter's friends as
follows: w. A. Ferguson, j. +. c.
Brown, ST.; A. NJ Bowman, S. F. Sim
mons, w. H Cook. D. L Seldom, p. S.
Groseclose, G. Ii. Grove, J. E. Burk, j.
II. Palmer, w. McClanahan, l.. A. Fox,
E. j. Frantz, Thomas Pickett, Smith
two who made affidavit 20 the com plant
are William McClanahan and James
McClanahan. The complaint covers
four or FIVE pages and sets forth that
the ballots were improperly handled in
being counted at Salem and Vinton, and
that the precincts CT Salem, Cave
Spring, Vinton, Tinker Creek and Hol-
Inns twenty-one votes were illegally
and imp 'operiy received and were cast
fJr Griffin.
Mrs George Logan and family, of At
lanta, are at Hotel Lucerne. Mr.. Logan
will be here next week.
j. T. Huddle and brother, of Rural
Retreat. and l.. NJ Setold. of Eggles.
toms, are tbe guests of Prof. Crabtree
during commencement.
The commencement exercises proper
OF the Salem public school at the town
hall Friday night were somewhat
maFred by the mona appearance OF the
orchestra from some unknown cause,
and the non arrival Of Hon. w. w
Berry, Of Bedford City. on account OF
| the train being three hours late Sew
eral interesting papers were read by the
mem bers OF the graduating class, which
| were refreshing IN yheir freedom from
the usual Latin and Greek memoirs, so
common, but bristled with fac S OF the
| present and possibilities of the future.
| superintendent Stearnes, in neat ad.
dress, delivered the diplomas 10 the
| following graduates. Howard Holland,
! William Armstrong, Eugene Beaver,
| Carter Oliver, Nina Holland and Nina
Hurt. Major Ballard then presented
the Times Register gotd medal for
scholarship and department to Lila
Holmes, accom- paning with some pleas
ant remarks. The scholarship OF free
tuition for ono session al the Salem Fe.
male Seminary was awarded to Miss
Nina Holland, as standing highest in
scholarship and department in the grad
uating class.
The tortieth commencement of Roam.
oke College begins day at IL a. M.
| in the Lutheran Church the bacca,au-
reate sermon will be preached by Rev.
George w. Holland, Pm. D. D.. presi.
dent OF Newberry College, S. G. At
Sis p. u. in the same church the
annual address before the Y. NJ c. A.
will be delivered by Rev. Byron Sunder-
land, D. D., OF Washington, D. c.
| From little patch OF garden, 45xGG,
| which has been planted in sharpless
strawberries for eight years Thomas
Boone has already picked fifty five
gallons and has as many more 20 ripen.
Last year ne picked 100 gallons off the
| same ground.
NJ f. Huff, the gef-e shment man, will
be at Hollins Institute commencement,
Tuesday evening and Wednesday, with
full line OF fruits, cakes, ice cream,
candy, etc.
The board OF supervisors of Roanoke
county held their regular June meeting
yesterday, but, aside from allowing
number OF accounts, did not transact
any business OF Importance.
DR.. G. L. Vogel, of Roanoke, supreme
commander of the world, will visit
Salem Castle No. 8, Knights of the
Mystic Chain, Monday night at s
| o'clock.
Morgan Smith, superintendent OF the
county poor house was in town Satur-
day, and informed the reporter that
there are now in the poor house seven
teen people, comprising eleven white
women, one little white girl, two white
men and three colored people. Taking
the year through he generally has be-
tween twenty and twentyfour paupers
to care for, but just now several are out
spending the summer.
Refreshing sofa water at Wolfenden's.
Friday night after an interesting con-
test The Geclaimer'5 medal of the Cicer-
oman Society was awarded TO G.. L.
Cannaday, of Roanoke.
THREE i.e.cream parlors at VOL
fenden's.
There will be morning services at the
BAPTIST, Presbyterian and Episcopal
Church, but none at night at either.
Mrs. letters school and mum Der OF
friends had pleasant picnic yesterday
between Salem and Washington Heights.
On Friday afternoon at the river
grounds in Roanoke the Fast Blacks
(colered), OF Salem, played a game of
BASEBALL with the barber shop team of
Roanoke, resulting in score of to .
in favor OF Salem.
Miss Elsie Logan, daughter OF Col. R.
II. Logan, has returned from Mt. Vernon
Institute, Baltimore, of which institu-
| ton she is now full graduate. Miss
| Logan also took prize for having the
| highest honors in the senior class, and
prize each for German, French, music
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