The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-09-13
the TIMES KODAK.
interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

The Bower high school, conducted by
Mrs. Jeter at her residence on Main
street, West Salem, opened this week
under very hattering auspices, and the
indications are that the present session
will be even more successful than the
last one. Salem is noted for her many
fine schools, in none of which is the
instruction more thorough than at Mrs.
Jeter's.
Capt. W. Griffin yesterday received q
letter from Inspector General 10. Lane
Stern, stating that he would be in Salem
on the 10th instant, at which time he
would inspect the Rifles Company H.,
Second Regiment, Virginia Volunteers).
The inspection most probably will be
held at p. N. 1t is earnestly requested
that every member Of the company be
present.
Mr.. Jno. j. La Rev, of Greenville.
Va, is the guest of d. Il. Martin on
Development Heights.
HARVEY CUTTER & Son are prepared for
moonlight hay rides. Good wagons and
plenty of straw.
The regular weekly mems union
prayer meeting service will be hold to-
night, commencing at p. m, in the
lecture room Of the Presbyterian Church.
FRESH California evaporated apricots,
12M cents; prunes, 10 cents, and dried
cherries, 121 cents per h., at FRANK
WHITEsCARvER's
DR.. Henry Morgans full blooded mas
tiff pup. Lion, had very narrow escape
from what might have been a fatal &C
cident yesterday. While enjoying his
usual siesta Oh tho portico of the second
floor of the Allen block, in the after
noon, he in some manner precipitated
himself to the brick pavement below.
The doctor, attracted by his pets piteous
bowling, come to his Office window and
was greatly shocked to see what he
thought was the mangled remains of
the assistance Of Alvin Landon and
bottle of liniment, Lion was soon re-
ted, and with the exception of
the serious shock to his nervous system,
consequent upon the fall, is now doing
very we'll.
WILL HARvErCUTTER, the liyeryman,
is prepared to serve his student friends.
Stables corner Clay and Broad streets.
Mr.. j. Roscoe Tiege, the efficiet mail
ing clerk at the Salem postoffice, has
resigned his position TO enter Roanoke
College.
Miss Bessie Brown left yesterday for
Bedford City, where she will be student
of Belmont Seminary.
Three crown layer and cooking raisins
at Frank Whitescarver's.
Roanoke College opened yesterday
with a much larger attendance for the
first day that it has had for years.
Students are arriving on every train
and it is expected that this will be the
case for the rest of the week. Thirteen
States besides Virginia together with
the District of Columbia, Indian Terri
tory and the far distant land OF Korea,
are represented. The students were
classified and Rotations assigned on
yesterday and to-day the regular work
Of the year begins. The new library
annex is now complete and nearly all of
the books have been arranged therein.
EVERYBODY that stops at Hotel Du val
leaves highly pleased with the manage
ment OF same. The rooms and table are
first class.
j. Edwin Allemong and wife left yes.
to-day for Stephens City, to be present
at the marriage of Mrs. Allemong's sis
ter.
SUMNER visitors, have you seen the
grand panorama of the Roano' valley
from Twelve O'clock Knob? II not
call on Harveycutter & Son for a rig
and 60 over.
Mr.. c. Is Strouse, who has been as.
sisting Rev. Mr.. Peters in series of re-
vival meetings in the southern part of
Bedford county, has returned and re-
ports ninety five conversions, and that
the meetings will prove q wonderful
power for good for the cause of Chris
tianity in that section.
NORFOLK sweet potatoes at Frank
! Whitescarver's.
Guy P. Clark, of GAINESVILLE, Miss, a
well-known student at Roanoke College
last session, has returned.
A party OF three young mon from Rad
ford stopped over in Salem last night.
They leave this morning on the!r wheels
for Philadelphia, q distance of 4?5 miles,
which they expect to cover in week.
| THERE is an iron fence in Ohio that
has been in position for more than one
nunored years. 1t is as good to-day as
the day it was Set The Cushman Iron