The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-11
the TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

An ingeniously constructed vehicle.
the work of j C.. Deyerle. drawn by four
horses. was filled on Thursday night
| with about thirty young people upon in
vitatiou of Miss Emily raliaterro. The
party left Salem about O'Clock and
drove at reasonable pace to Fort Lewis
Church, whore the grounds were taste
fully illuminated with Japanese Ian
| terms and where everyone left the wagon
and refreshments were served. At the
| request of Mr.. Hartman the party ad-
| journed TO his beautiful and spacious
residence, where those who felt so in
clined took part in an impromptu but
delightful dance which eliminated
about midnight in the Virginia reel,
after which the party returned to
Salem, each one voting it perfect sue
cess.
Miss Mary Green, of Radford, after
pleasant visit to Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
Roberts, returned home yesterday.
Miss Strayer, of Rocky Mount. is
visiting Mrs. Captain Hood on Academy
| street.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Presbyterian Church is preparing to give
guess social next Monday week.
W. M. Montgomery and Thomas
Roberts, Jr., the two cherubs, left last
night TO spend few days at Virginia
Beach.
Yesterday was said to be the hottest
day of the season in Salem. The ther-
mometer at DR.. T. G.. Wells registered
"a in the shade.
The Epworth League of tho Metho-
dist Church will hold a social at
"Creston" next Friday night. Tho
Salem Female Sem mary Club will fur
nish the music.
William Moses, the Waterman at the
Southern carriage works, night or two
ago fell there and broke his shoulder in
two places. AS he is an aged man, this
accident is very distressing.
u Short, whilst saving out "stuff"
for tomato crates at the Salem stave
factory recently, cut off portion Of his
first Fl ger with the saw.
The repairs to the electric light plant
will commence early next Monday
morning and will probably take four or
five days.
Mr., and Mrs. j. M. Smith have re-
turned from visit to relatives in Abs
Valley. MIR. Smith says they have had
frost there every month this year. The
Valley" is 2,740 feet above sea level.
Auctioneer Huff reports good prices
and large crowd at Smith Petty's re-
cent sale near Hollins.
j. E. Shipman has moved into the
store recently occupied by Capt. F C.
Burdette, which has been PAINTED and
renovated.
Joseph Logan, the Senatorial nominee,
and family are visiting Col. r. II. Logan,
having travelled from their home, in
Union, Monroe county, VIVA, IN vehi-
Giles by road.
There will be match game of base
ball this afternoon at O'Clock on the
Broad street grounds between the Salem
nine and the r. A. G. Juniors.
An investigation into the condition Of
the water supply at Lake Spring has led
to the belief that the low water is
simply from the drought and not as
result OF continuous pumping at the
steam tannery artesian we'll.
Col. D. G. Shanks and other mem bers
OF the Salem flying artillery attended
the burial yesterday of David Bradley
near Fort Lewis. Mr.. G. j. Lyon
undertook to pilot the Rev II. K.
Kennedy to the grave. but both got lost
and failed to get there.
The new drums, flies and uniforms
| for the Salem fife and drum corps ar
rived from Chicago yesterday and will
come into play this afternoon when the
jeff Davis Rifles will march across the
river for target practice.