The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-24
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times,
A. Lovelook. Reporter.

Special Correspondence to me Times'
A. Lovelook. Reporter.
Miss Fannie Palmer, of Roanoke, is
visiting Miss Emma Boon.
The annual junior debate OF the Dem
osthenean Literary Society, which was
to have taken place in the town hall
Friday eight, has been postponed on &C.
count of the illness of one Of the speak :
ers until Thursday night, May 2. The
society is to be represented by the fol-
lowing speakers w. R. Whitman,
president; L. v. Walker, first orator; r.
s. Moas and A. II. Throckmorton,
affirmative debaters; r. M. Hudson and
y. p. Smith, negative debaters; j. A.
chestrs has been engaged to furnish
music for the occasion.
Messrs. Lsas & McVitty, Of Phila-
delphia, owners of the Salem Steam
Tannery. will, at an early day. build q
hides day at Pearisburg, Giles county.
At an informal meeting of the
students yesterday 1t was decided to put
stop to the destruction OF the flower
ing shrubs and bushes on Roanoke Col
lege grounds, which is now being done
by children in quest Of flowers.
: The annual meeting of the Roanoke
district stewards took place yesterday
at the Methodist parsonage, and was at
tended by about fifteen representatives,
some from Lexington, Buena Vista and
Roanoke, who settled the salary of the
presiding elder and made the sppor-
tionment of conference collec lions
amongst the various charges Of the dis
trict. After attending to this and other
business the stewards adjourned to tho
residence Of the presiding elder, whore
an enjoyable dinner was served.
Rev b. f. Bali, the presiding elder,
has appointed Raw. Charles Secondhand
as preacher in charge OF Catswba, and
James McCullock as assistant on the
Roanoke circuit.
j. Ii. Smith, OF Salem, has been en-
ployed as gardener at the South View
Orphan Home. (Luth sran) for the sum
mer. AS this requires but about three
days OF his time, considerable saving
is secured for the home.
Alvin Landon, of Bluefleld, Is on q
visit to relatives here. He said friend
in Bramwell is raising silver pheAsants
AMI he has promised to make display
of these and other interesting birds at
the next Roanoke poultry show, These,
with f. G. Hege's four varieties OF
pheasants and wonderful collection of
pet stock, will make great attractions.
Joseph Weber, OF Roanoke. came up
yesterday afternoon to visit his sister,
and being quite sick remained here. 1t
will be remembered that Mr.. Weber
was too sick to attend the funeral of his
brother John on Monday.
The entertainment to be given here
by Miss Mabelle Riggart. of Buena
Vista, will take place on the night o.;
May and not on the night of the 9TH.
Miss Clara Belle Palmer, the talented
young pianist, will accompany Miss
Biggart. Reserved seat tickets will be
IS cents, and general admission 25
cents. Tickets are now on sale at
billiard & Persinger's.
j. Harry Chapman has returned from
Portsmouth, and now will take charge of
the Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs,
which will bs opened for guests June /.
Leslie Lavender. OF the Bend, ap.
peared before Justice Camper Monday
to answer the charge off, christening to
assault his relatives, but as none of
them appeared to sustain the charge he
was dismissed.
Rev. Mr.. Jones, OF Bedford City, was
in Salem yesterday to see his two sons,
who are students at Roanoke College,
G. Ct. Boone, of Staunton, Is here on
visit to his brother. u Boone.
Justice Camper on Monday issued
warrant for Thomas Aliff, who is now
in Kentucky, charging him with the
seducsio of young woman in West
Salem.
Sand and brick ara now being hauled
with which to build the Schmelz cots
tage at the Baptist Orphanage, which
will be commenced on the first day of
May. A new boiler was yesterday
placed in the Evans building.
The interment OF the remains of
Maggie Lee, the little daughter of Rev.
j. w. Sheppard, the Lutheran minister
at Buena Vists, took place at East Hill
Cemetery. the services being conducted
by Rev. G. A. Miller.
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