The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-06-10
THE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

O. L. Stearnes has returned from a
business trip in the North.
Miss Peterson, of Radford. is the guest
OF Mrs. John Whitescarver, on Academy
street.
The infant son of Cliff Thomas, in the
Bend neighborhood, is reported to be
critically i'll.
AT o'clock this afternoon Rev. j. R.
Bridges will preach upon the subject,
What Shall do to be Saved?"
Miss Edna Saunders, an accom- plished
teacher au the Salem Female Seminary,
has gone to New York to perfect herself
in art.
Among the visitors to Salem yesterday
were Col. Napoleon Bonaparte Aims
worth, OF Indian Territory, and Col.
Tom Lewis, of Roanoke.
At several Of the churches, notably
the Methodist, Baptist and Presby-
terrain, to-day, it is expected that there
will be many additions to the congrega.
tions as result Of the recent revival.
IF you want pure WHISTLES for medici-
nal purposes call at Webber's drug store.
He keeps the "Baumgardner," Mozart
ney & Clemmer, all purchased direct
from the manufacturers. Guaranteed
perfectly pure.
Elias Brubaker and wife and his son
Joe and his wife returned yesterday
from Kansas. where they went month
ago to attend the annual meeting OF the
Dunkards. Elias Brubaker was the del.
egate from the Green Ridge Church.
The commencement exercises OF Roa-
noke College will begin this morning
with the baccalaureate sermon in the
Lutheran Church by DR.. w. S. Bowman,
OF Charlotte, N. G. At night Rev. DR..
Beverly Tucker, Of Norfolk, will address
the Y. M. G. A.
Deputy Marshal Chewing yesterday
brought from the United States court at
Harrisonburg to the county jail the fol-
lowing prisoners, to serve terms of
thirty days and Slo0 fine each for SELL
ing whiskey without license in Roanoke:
Thomas Wells, John Campbell, George
Powell and Robert Hunt, all colored.
The Salem school board at it's meeting
yesterday afternoon elected the follow
ing teachers for the Salem public school
for the ensuing session OF 'e4 and 'o5:
Prof. j. Luther Sheppe, principal. AS
sistsnts-Misses Kate Burks, Mollie
Lemon. Margaret Johnston, Fannie
Berkeley, Fannie Folkes, Mrs. Anna M.
Kizer and Mrs Agnes Holland. The
teachers for the colored school will be
elected on the 22d inst.
The contest for the declaimer's gold
medal OF the Ciceronian Society Of Roa-
noke College took place in the society
hall Friday night before a large audi
ence, and Rev. H. Fl. Kennedy, Prof
Stearnes and Charles 3. Denit as judges
The declaimers and the subjects were as
follows: G. P. Clark, Mother, Grid MY
Sword Around Me-" w. b Hoover, 1.-The
Pyramids Are Not All Egyptian;"
Alonzo Jackson, Truth Will Triumph"
w. s. Shenk, 1.-The Black Horse and His
Rider" The medal was awarded to Mr..
Shenk.
The following officers were elected
Friday night in D. c. Shanks Chapter:
High priest, T. G. Murray; king, Jesse
Floyd; scribe, j. Parrish; secretary; J.
A. Francis; treasurer. j. B. Frier. Be.
sides these the following were ap-
pointed: Captain Of the host, p. L. Bur
WE'LL principal sojourner, e. A. Ander-
son; royal arch captain, R w. Oakey:
master OF the third veil, J. Il. Duncan;
master Of the second veil, w. H. Wade;
master of the first veil, A. Katthoff; ty-
Ter, j. M. Thomas; chaplain, D. c.
Snanks. steward, j. T.. Shipman.
Death of Rev. Joseph Lee spurlarke.
After severe illness Of two weeks,
Rev Joseph Leo Spurlarke, president
of Davis College and pastor OF the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church of Roam
oke, died at his homo in Salem early
Saturday morning, aged 33 years. De-
ceased was young man of the most
exemplary character. AS boy he had
been house servant for Judge Griffin.