The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-09-24
SALEM News

Miss Grace Wiley, of Blscksburg, is
visiting her uncle, Major w. L. Younger.
The w. @. T. U.'s will give Demorest
contest In the Methodist Church Thurs.
day night.
Prof Eugene Smith, of Roanoke Col
lege, captured q parrot on the Boule-
ward Saturday.
w. G. Glasgow. of Roanoke, WAS in
Salem yesterday and reported Col. j. Ii.
Penn as being no better.
Wythe county is the "banner" county
OF Roanoke College this season, being
represented by twelve boys.
Philip Meade. of Roanoke, arrived in
Salem yesterday. He will play on the
Roanoke College football team this
season.
billiard & Persihger are having a Wit.
rified lex pavement laid in front OF
and College avenue.
Miss Mollie Lsnghorne and Miss M.
Rowan, who have been visiting Mrs. j.
w. Bruffey this summer, returned yes
terdsy to their homes in Lynchburg.
Col. Jos. Fl. Baker and wife. of Wood
stock, who have been visiting Col,
bl5bSEs mJ D. ". ~. ROWSTSt vi
Hotel Salem, will return to their home
to-day.
Leo Wheat will give an entertainment
in the town hall Friday night. He will
be assisted by Misses Sullivan and
Minick, of the Salem Female Seminary,
and also by some OF the best talent OF
Roanoke.
A. j. oliver, OF Roanoke, addressed
hiQ CnlnFoA friQpAa ~ Sol no
corner of the cour thouse square Satur-
day night in behalf of local option. His
speech WAS we'll delivered and inter-
spersed with apt and amusing anecdotes.
The applause he received indicated that
the crowd was in sympathy with the
cause he represented.
Mr.. John Persinger, o.: this county,
WAS in Salem yesterday and fepor ted
that dog belonging to j. 81. Cook, a
prominent farmer, residing about three
miles from Salem, had gone mad and
had bitten three other dogs belonging
to farmers In that vicinity. Mr.. Cook
had his dog shot and 1t is safe to say
that he will bite no more.
The case of Nancy Shartzer va. D. T.
Blackwell and ais. dragged it's weary
length through another day. Numerous
witnesses were examined and expert
testimony WAS heard upon the question
as to proper charges for horse hire and
labor. Earnest speeches were made by
the counsel on each side, but up to this
writing the case had not been decided.
crowded church greeted Rev j. R.
Bridges at the evening service, the oc-
casion being his farewell sermon. He
took his text from Acts xN: 80, and gave
kindly advice to his congregation. and
spoke st length concerning the cordial
relation which had existed between him
aud the other ministers OF Salem and
their congregations. Taking it alto--
gether, the sermon breathed forth the
pastors tenderness and love. Rev. j.
B. Taylor and Rev. e. B. Hubbard took
part in the services.
At q meeting of the congregation of
the Salem Presby terian Church imme.
diately after the morning services Of
Sunday, September 81, 1895, Mr.. J. Il.
Palmer acting as moderator, the follow
ing resolution was offered by Judge H.
e. Blair and, being most earnestly Sec
onded by w. M. Montgomery and D. G..
Armstrong, was adopted. On motion
OF q. 9. Armstrong, it was ordered that
the resolution be entered on the church
records, and copy of same be delivered
to Rev. J. R Bridges:
''As the pastoral relation that has 80
long and pleasantly existed between us
and theRev. i. R. Bridges is about to
be disso wed, and we arc to separate from
each other, we, the congregation of the
Presbyterian Church of Salem, Va, as
an expression OF our feelings, do
Resolve, That 1t is with deep regret
and profound sorrow that we part from
our earnest, faithful and able expounder
of the Gospel, who has both preached
and practiced religion, pure and nnde-
filed, in our midst for the past seven
years, and has endeared himself to US
and our families by his refined, warm
hearted, and sympathetic association in
times OF JOY and in times of SORROW, aud
we pray that he and his may always be
protected by the Almighty Power. and
be blessed by the gracious love OF our
Heavenly Father"