The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-10-30
SALEM NEWS

Mrs. Susan Simmons is visiting rels-
tives in Staunton.
S A. Cox left yesterday morning for
ChilhoHie on business.
Capt. M. NJ Rogers, OF Roanoke, was
in Salem yesterday on business.
j. W. f. Allemong is in Harrisonburg
on business Of the Salem Improvement
Company.
j. A. Frahcis ia distributing the tick
cts for the coming election throughout
the county.
Mrs. Ellen Lycence, accom- panied by
her daughter, is visiting her brother,
Fayette billiard.
The farm belonging to Boliver Webb,
east OF Salem, has recently been rented
by Dyer Brothers, of Roanoke.
Clay Chapman has succeeded in killing
twenty-three wild turkeys since the
first of October over on Catawba.
DR.. 8. M. Smead. after spending sew
eral days with his family, returned to
his home in Bedford county this morn
ing
Miss Mary Bridges will leave to-day
for her home in Wilmington, N. c.. after
spending several days with the Misses
Logan.
Much interest has been manifested in
the West Salem revival conducted by
Rev. 81. FL. Kenneday, in the West End
chapel.
Pa-ties who are unknown, while
hunting on the land OF W. c. Goode,
near town, shot and killed one of his
fine turkeys.
Miss Ella Preston, daughter of Daniel
preston, fell Saturday evening and
to Lzg-
can be expected.
Mrs. M. G. j. Krepps, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r, Fl.
Carper, will return to her home in New.
port, Giles county, to-day.
Steptoe Acres broke into the colored
grocery on Main street Sunday night
and is now at large with the officers
looking for him.-Salem Sentinel.
j. SHARTzER, the florist, will open on
Thursday, October 81, at Christian &,
Barbee's, frst-class floral tore, where
he will keep at all times full stock of
cut flowers, fancy plants, and will do
all kinds Of funeral work.
The county superintendent has re-
Gently made the hrst appor tionment of
State school funds for the session of
1s95.'96, IS follows:
Catawba, S349 rs; Central. $1,000 06;
Big Lick. S1,432 81; Cave Spring, 81.
S3l.0l; Salem, 81, 124 70. Total, SIS, SEQ. 80.
Pastor c. Armand Miller ia one of the
speakers invited to address the First
National Convention of Lutheran Young
Peoples Societies. to be held at Pitts
burg. Pa, October 80 and 81. A large
attendance and very enthusiastic con-
vention is expected. Some OF the most
prominent men of the Lutheran Church
in all parts OF the United States are to
be present
Roanoke College was defeated by the
University OF Virginia in q game Of
football yesterday afternoon in Char
lottesvllle by the score of IA to O. About
100 of Roanoke College students
painted the town red" last night, so
enthusiastic over the way "our boys"
held the Varsity eleven down. This Is
really fine showing for tho college
team. as eight OF their men when theyleft
salem, were either not we'll or injured.
The boys will receive warm reception
upon their return to day.
The Salem correspondent yesterday
vent through the greenhouses of J.
Shartzsr and 1t was indeed a treat to
observe the business-like way in which
the houses are fitted up. Three houses,
$50 feet long by 10 feet wide, were filled
with the different colored violets, of
which ne Is to supply 10000 daily to e
large firm in Washington. He has just
planted 10000 Holland bulbs for winter
forcement. In one house he has 5, 900
carnation plants daily blooming. Mr..
Smarter expects to have n christian.
themum exhibit November 90. This
is about the largest greenhouse in the
State and Mr.. Shartzer Ia daily adding
to his stock OF flowers.
500 Reward, 500.