The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-09-08
sALEm NEWS.
Special Correspondence to he:Times. II
a. Lovelook, Reporter.

Specih Oorrospondenco to ThesTtmeB, II.
A. Lovelook. Reporter.
VIM. M. Montgomery, the "inimita-
BILE Wiley" went to Hollins yesterday
and delivered an address before the
Methodist Sunday-school, which held q
picnic on the grounds of Hollins Insti-
tute. The reporter takes 1t for granted
that he (Mr. Montgomery made quite
hit" Mr.. Montgomery being too
modest to give his views on that sub
ject.
A meeting OF the supervisors of Roa-
noke county was held in the courthouse
yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock. The
following is the list of road overseers
appointed:
Cave Spring district-Bent Mountain,
Thos. l. Pickett; Poague's Mill. Jas.
A.iOwens; Gave Spring, j. c. Camp.
bell.
Big Liok-Tinkers Creek. Harvey
j. Dent; Bonsack. w. s. Wood; Vim
David P. Richardson's; Norwich, Geo.
w. Trent.
Catswba-John's Shop, e. T. Moore;
Catawba, Chas. Henderson.
Salem district-North Salem, julius
Carbiness; South Salem, N. P. Dea-
ton, West Salem, James Nichols;
Bo,etourt Springs, Jerry Brubaker.
About $50 accounts were approved
and allowed. The board ordered the
super visor of Big Lick district to make
the Garst road through the Roanoke
Development Company and present the
account to the supervisors at NEE ting
of the board. Several other minor bus
mess mstters were brought up and dis
posed o.. The meeting adjourned to
meet in the courthouse next court day.
The entertainment given by Miss
Minnick, OF the Salem Female Semi
nary, assisted by Miss Sullivan, elocu-
ZIONIST; Mrs Coates, Miss Hardy and f.
c. Carper, Friday night in the town
hall, was indeed an enjoyable occasion.
Professor Smith deserves especial
praise for securing such an efficient
corps of teachers. and this school
should be most literally patronized.
Mrs. A. P. Taylor, OF Hsrtsville. 8 c.,
who has been visiting Mrs. Dr.. Taylor,
returned home yesterday.
Rev. ]. R. Bridges returned Friday
evening from Falling Springs, Rock
bridge county, at which place he at
tended Presbytery. While there Mr..
Bridges rendered his resignation as pas
tor Of the Salem Presbyterian Church.
AS has been stated previously he &C
cepted the call he lately received from
Columbia, Mo. Mr.. Bridges will de-
liver q sermon Tonight at 7:45 o'clock
on 1.-THE Bible View of Santi6cation.
At the solicitation Of many who wished
to know the Bible teaching on this sub
ject Mr.. Bridges consented to preach
the sermon.
DR.. Oscar Wiley, who attended the
medical convention at Wytheville this
week, returned yesterday. The doctor
said that at the banquet there were
fifty young ladies who acted as walters
at the table, and all were extremely
beautiful; that he was in call his glory"
In that assemblage Of loveliness.
Mrs. w. j. Moon and daughter, Mss
Mamie, returned Friday afternoon from
visit Of some length to friends in the
valley.
L. w. Hunter, New York. who has
been visiting his friend. Tom Darst,
Esq, left for home yesterday.
G. B. Strouse and j. P. Bypes, who
have baen conducting revival at New.
port, Giles county. returned Friday and
reported over eco conversions.
Mrs. B A. Dennis, OF Rocky Mount;
Miss R. f. Hart. OF Buchanan, are the
guests of Mrs. Dawes Ayres, ON Main
street.
Mrs. Baker Armstrong. of Houston,
Texas, is visiting the Misses Nugent, at
"Longwood."
Fred Chandler will leave to-day for
Bishop College School, Lenaiville,
Canada, where he will re-enter and re-
main until he graduates.
Mrs. Bessie Miller Oton will give
dramatic recital at Salem on Friday
night, September 10, for The benefit of
the Christian Eadeavor Society. Mrs.
Oton is we'll known to the people of Sa
lem and Roanoke az an elocutionist and
dramatic reader of a very high order of
merit.
John Duckwilder. who as, for several
years past, been valued and efficieot
teacher in the public colored school, has