The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-02-22
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath
cred Around Salem.

The regular term Of the Development
Hill school will close tomorrow.
| ONE thousand bushels of clean seed
oats for sale by Martin & Smith, Salem
The Salem Mineral Wool COMPANY
will to-day commence on an order fol
several car loads of their product to 90
to Pennsylvania.
octave linen note paper in pound
packages at 35 cents; also good DUAL
ity of note paper at cents per quire at
Fristoe's stationery.
The superb display of double hya-
cinths in full bloom in Shartzer's hot
houses is sight not to be forgotten
soon, while the mingled perfume OF
violets, heliotrope, smilax, alyssum,
! roses and carnations, fingers delight
fully in ones memory long after thew
arc out of sight.
The funeral of Mrs. Giles L. Gamma
day, who died at her home near Salem
Monday night, took place from her late
residence at O'Clock yesterday after
noon, and was conducted by Rev. C.
Armand Miller, of Salem. The inter
ment was at 5he City Cemetery, Roa-
noke, at 4:30 o'clock.
Some idea of how criminal trials cost
may be formed when it is stated that
the trial OF Henry Littrell, charged with
stealing half bushol of corn, cost be-
tween S25 and $40, whilst in his case the
jury brought in verdict of not guilty.
The trials OF three negroes charged with
stealing less than four dollars worth Of
tobacco, have cost this term OF court
about sixty dollars, and one of them was
found not guilty. Surely the criminal
nj Nirninia
pruning
The 3sth anniversary celebration of
the Ciceronian Society of Roanoke Col
lege will take place at o'clock tonight
IN the town hall, and will consist of an
address of welcome by the president, f
l. Bushong, which will te followed by
an Grafton from o. M. Franz upon "Tt Q
Dangers of Our Republic" The debate
upon the question:: Resolved, That til @
Worlds Parliament of Religions was
Detrimental to Christianity" will be
supported by Victor McCauley in the
Affirmative and R. e. Cook in the mega
tive. The final orator will be R. c.
Craig, who has chosen for his subject:
"Heroes and Hero Worship"
Salem Lodge, No. 100. 1. o. o. f, was
we'll filled with brethren Tuesday
night, the occasion being the initiation
and comforting of three degrees upon
DR.. w. e. Oliver and Messrs j. ].
Anderson, John Northcross, John Bar
nett, ). r.. Boone, j. L. Winfree and j
u. Walthall, all residents of Ellistou,
who will form the nucleus of a lodge
In that interesting town. The lodge
room never looked better, having boon
recently papered and painted whilst
numerous handsome portraits adorned
the walls and the paraphernalia had
all been renovated or renewed, thanks
principally to the energy OF j. A.
Thomason, the noble grand. The con-
ferring OF each degree was done by a
team especially appointed and a new
set OF officers filled the chairs as often,
30 that everything worked like clock
work.
The initiation cerem onies were carried
out by the following: District Deputy
Grand Master A. b. Magee, as noble
grand; George ReRan, vice grand; Rev.
W. A Lytle, of Elliston, chaplain: c..
G. Oakley, past grand; j. e. Hickock
conductor; Joel Fitzgerald. L. S. S.; J.
ii DENT, R. s. s.; S. nj. White, outside
conductor; S. Parish, inside conductor,
with w. j. Walker making the best
warden the writer has ever seen. Rituals
were dispensed with written and un.
written work we're rected as glibly as
a. b, { and the neophytes were visibly
affected.
After the completion of the work, at
about half-past II the lodge and it's
guests adjourned to the Huff House,
where a refreshing supper was dis.
cussed, after which all returned to the
hall, and an hour was spent in still
further exemplifying the mysteries OF
Odd Fellowship. Withdrawal cards
were granted tho gentlemen from
Elliston, who will ist to initiate and
confer the degrees W on about q score
OF their friends as soon as the lodge
can be instituted in Elliston, which will
be in the next week Or so. Altogether
IT was great event in the history of
Salem Odd Fellowship.