The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-05-12
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times. Il
a. Lovclock. Reporter.

| Special Correspondence to Tho Times, II.
a. Lovelock. Reporter.
At the annual meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary Missionary Society OF ST.
Paul's Church held May 6, at the resi~
dence Of Col. r. Ii. Logan, the follow
| ing officers were elected: Mrs. =. Ii.
Logan, president; Mrs. James Chalmers,
vice president; Miss Fanny Jack, score
tsry; Miss Bottle Johnston, treasurer.
| The annual report Of the secretary was
read and was highly satisfactory.
Miss Essie Wells. who has been visit
ing in Radford is at home again.
Capt. ]. C. Langhorne is back from
Texas aud Ia registered at Hotel Duvsl.
DR.. R. Minor Wiley has returned from
Richmond and is ct his fathers.
All the tickets for the coming county
election were printed Friday at the
Office Of the Times Register. Great
care and secrecy were observed in the
printing, which was done under the inn
mediate supervision Of John Francis,
chairman OF the county electoral board.
Rev. DR.. McBryde was able to con-
tinue the mission services at the Epis
copal Church yesterday.
The electric fluid Friday night burnt
out three CT four transformers for the
town arc lights, whilst the incandess
cent dynamo was stopped several times,
causing the lights to go out. DR..
Saunders, whilst in the act of turning
on an incandescent light, received
slight shock which knocked him back
and caused slight headache. The
wires connecting the lights in Agent
Hockman's office with the Roanoke
Street Railway Company's wires were
burnt in two.
Private Frank billiard came down
from Camp Pocahontas yesterday on
furlough whilst Se'geants Hsrveycutter
and Walters and Privates Burks and
Wolfendea returned to the mines on the
morning train.
Past Grand A. H. Whitsell, OF Salem
Lodge No. 100, will represent that
lodge at the Grand Lodge of Odd Fell
lows, which meets in Manche ster Tues
day. He will leave tomorrow.
Quite large encampment of Gypsies
are located on the south side OF Roam
oke river near the furnace. In the lot
is an infant weeks old, which Ia said
to weigh just pounds.
Mrs D. O.. Matthews and daughter,
of Bls:ksburg, are the guests OF D. B.
S.rouse
The friends Of Z. Boone will be
pleased to hear that he continues to i'm
prove in health.
AS mentioned in yesterdays TIMES,
Fred Heller, the young son of George
Heller, gave his friends quite scare
Friday. He had gone for his COW in the
open commons lying to the east OF town
just before the storm, and as be did not
return that night his parents naturally
concluded that some calamity had hap
pened to him. The town was aroused
generally, and large force of men with
lanterns were out till near midnight
hunting for him, while several ladies
did their best to console his mother in
her grief. Early Saturday morning he
was found In bed at the home Of Charles
Price, where he had taken refuge dur
ing the storm. AS Mt. Price was not
IN town and there was no one to walk
home with him Fred preferred to stay
there to going home alone IN the dark.
About forty young ladies and gentle
men with Mrs. Watts billiard as chsper-
one spent Friday evening al Washing
ton Heigh Is enjoying May day party.
The vote was taken and Miss Lucille
Martin was chosen queen with Misses
Agnes Armstrong ana Mary Wiley as
maids OF honor, and George l.. Worden
and Julian Cox as attendant knights.
Dudley Boogher. Of Roanoke College,
made the coronation address and
crowned the queen. Supper was eaten
In the large pavilion. which was
lighted for the occasion, and i. was late
before the merry party broke up and
returned home.
Commencement at Hollins Institute
Will be inaugurated on the morning Of
Sunday, June 2, with the baccalaureate
sermon by Rev. DR.. Smith, editor OF the
Central Presbyterian, OF Richmond.
Monday night the elocutionary recital
Will occur, and on Tuesday night the
regular commencement concert. We'd
nesday morning the commencement ex
ercises proper will take place, the ad-
dress being made by Rev. DR.. Battle, Of