The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-08-24
TINE TIMES KODAK.
interesting News items Gath
cred Around Salem.


Yesterday was very dull day in the
county court. Scarcely any business of
Importance was transacted. Charles
Henry Foreman, minister of the M. e.
Church, was authorized to celebrate the
rites of marriage. He gave bond of
$500.
f. B Gordon leaves this evening for
New York City, from which point he
will sail on the Septemb Der on the
steamer Calico. of the Lam port and
Halt line, for Rio3de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mr.. Gordon goes to represent the Com as
Machine Company, of which D. B.
Strouse, OF this place, is president.
Mrs.. C. B. Strouse and Miss Lily
Strouse left for Bonsack yesterday to
visit relatives.
Miss Johnnie Kasey leaves tomorrow
for Washington. She will subsequently
visit Niagara.
will be german at Hotel
Salem to. night.
At the meeting of the Knights OF
PYthias, Wednesday night, Mr.. G. L.
Preston, was made acquainted with the
mysteries OF therank Of esquire, which
constitutes the second degree.
G. B. Strouse is in Bedf ford county
assisting Rev. Mr.. Peters in his re-
vival meetings.
Grand Master ]. v. Grinstead. OF the
Grand Lodge of Virginia, L O. o. f.,
after organizing lodge at Bedford City
Monday night, will come to Salem to
attend the meeting of the local lodge
Tuesday evening.
Paul G. Nugent, former Salem boy,
and graduate of Roanoke College, is
now located as a successful engineer
and surveyor in Houston, Texas.
In Squire Campers court Wednesday
afternoon Melvin Daingerfeld was
bound over in the sum OF $50 to keep
the peace and be of good behavior to all
citizens of this com 70 onwealth and es-
pecially toward Eliza Jane Dangerfield,
his wife. as he had uttered dire threats
against the latter's life. He was unable
to give tho bond required, in conse-
quence OF which ne was ordered to the
county Jail.
f. A. Day. of the firm of Johnson s.
Day. left yesterday for his home, Da-
mascns, Md, to spend a week or ten
days.
Miss Mary Hall, who has been visit
ing Miss Julia Hubbard, lett yesterday
for her ihome in Hanover.
Mrs. w. w. Lite, who has been the
guest Of Mrs. w. w. Ballard for several
weeks, returned to her home in. Norfolk
yesterday.
Prof. G. b. Cannaday, Of Roanoke Col
lege and Virginia Seminary, is spend
ing his vacation al the Craig Healing.
G. E. Turner, telegraph operator at
the tower, left yesterday for visit to
Riner. Va.
There will be a called meeting of the
town council tonight to consider
proposition from the Baptist Grphanage
in reference to granting that institu-
ton the privilege of connecting with
the town sewer.
The watermelon feast given on the
lawn at Hotel Duval Friday evening by
Mrs. Emile Levy, OF New York. was
one OF the most enjoyable affairs of the
season. Some of the souvenirs were
unique and beautiful. The numbe of
guests at this hotel is quite large and
the season has been an unusually CAV
one.
Little James Sublett while playing in
the parlor at Hotel Duval yesterday
afternoon in SOME way ran cimbr;c
needle in his foot. Aside from the pain.
which the little fellow bore heroically
during tho operation of removing the
needle, the accident was not at all aeri-
Gus.
Miss Lilly Taliaferro returned to
Washington yesterday accompanied by
Miss Emily Taliaferro.
Miss Lucy Irvine, a teacher in the
Staunton public schools, is visiting at
the Salem seminary.
Messrs. Everette, S.rouse, Lester
Toney, F. c. Burdett. Jr, and A Haas
will go to Blue Ridge Springs to spend
a few days.
The many friends of Miss Edna
Saunders will be glad to learn that she
will return to Salem next month and
resume her duties as teacher of art, elo-
cuton, French and calisth anics in the
Salem Female Seminary. Miss Saun.
ders has been perfec'ing her knowledge
OF the3e subjects in New York during
the present summer Miss Hobson, OF
Bristol,'will have charge Of the music
department, and Miss Sallie b. Preston,
Of Washington county, Va, will be the
principal OF the primary department.
Judge Moffet., Of the county court,
on Yesterday entered an order dividing
Salem district into two voting preci acts
as follows: From the Hollins precinct
line to the Montgomery line north of
the McAdam road will be known az
North Salem with the voting place at
the courthouse. On the south side of
the road, between lines named, the
voting place will be in the billiard d.
Persinger building and tho precinct will
be known as South Salem. - q -
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