The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-09
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to The Times +.
A. Lovelock, Reporter.

SAL vi NEtVSs
Special Correspondence to The Times, Il.
A. Lovelock, Reporter.
Willard Huff sold by auction Friday
the lumber, table ware, tin and wooden
ware used in the eating house at the
recent great annual meeting OF the
Dunksrds. The prices were excellent.
The lumber brought from soc to soc per
100, on the spot; knives and forks from
4Oc to 75c for set of six; cups and saucers
from zoe to ESQ per set, and plates 800
per set; cotton cloth from Sc to &C per
yard; grain sacks. tic each. Tin ware,
tubs, buckets, ETC., brought almost re-
tail prices, and several 80 Id. buckets OF
apple butter were sold at 81 per bucket.
Some Of the articles were bought as
relics OF the meeting.
The following Is the programme Of
the field day sports, to take place at
Roanoke College Athletic Grounds Mon
medal, given by College Athletic AS
sociation; sack race, Ave pounds candy.
by 8. A. Cox &c Co.; hurdle race, silver
medal, by athletic association; potato
race, hat and UNI rella, by Gilkeson &
Child, Roanoke; high jump, silver
medal, by athletic association; shoe
race. pair fine shoes, by Bowdre Shoe
Company, OF Roanoke; pole vault, silver
medal, by athletic association; egg race,
shaving set, by Smead s. Sanders and
o. D Oakley; shot put, silver medal, by
athletic association; three-legRed race,
half-dozen neckties, by Jackson, Beal
& Co hammer throw, silver medal, by
athletic associations; best allround
athlete, gold medal, by faculty.
For the convenience OF the readers of
the ROANOKE TIMES is reproduced be-
low the program of the commencement
exercises of Roanoke College:
Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. l.. G..
M. Miller, D. D., OF Roanoke, in the
Lutheran Church this morning at IL
o'clock. Tonight OF 5 o'clock, IN the
same church, the annual address before
the Y. M. G. A. by Rev. Prof. j. w.
Richard, D. D., of Gettysburg, Pa.
Monday on the college athletic
grounds, at $3.50 q. M, the fielding
sports. At p. M, In the town hall,
contest for medal in oratory.
Tuesday in the town hall, at IL q. NJ,
address before the alumni by Rev. G. A.
Marks, A. M, China Grove, N. c., and
memorial address on DR.. Yonce by Prof.
s. C.. Wells, A. M, Phi. D. After these
the alumni dinner will take place at
Hotel Salem as usual. At S p. m, from
dress before the literary societies will
be delivered by Hon. Michael D. Harter,
Mansfield. Ohio.
On Wednesday, at 10 q. M, In the
town hall, addresses will be made by
he graduates, after which his excel
lency. Gov. Charles T. O'Ferrall, will
make an address.
Mr.. Pax Yong Kin, who is now the
az tfpY u1tniatar frOrn IN q
United States, has written that he will
come to Salem Monday to attend the
commencement exercises. Mr.. PAX,
who Is young man, came to America q
little more than two years ago, at the
same time that Mr.. Surh Beuug Kin,
the Korean student OF Roanoke College.
came to this country. Mr.. PAX will be
warmly welcomed to Salem as Hon. Ye
Cha Yum and wife were several years
sgo.
Mrs. Frank Lovelock AMI little daugh-
ter lett yesterday to visit the family OF
Rev. M. o. L. Kreps, at Blacksburg,
Miss Edith Ooyner, of Buena Vista, is
guest of Rev. G. A. Miller.
The students of Roanoke College
have under consideration the advisa-
bility of adopting cap and gown next
session for the senior class. as are worn
in most OF the first class Northern col
leges. Attorney W. Montgomery lent
his cap and gown worn at the University
OF Pennsylvania as sample.
Appointments by Salem Laymens
Union for to-day are: Mountain View,
IL a. m.;Msson's Cove, i o. NJ; Bend
Chapel, ia. m Hanging Rock school
house. Z. m Oak Grove, II q. M
Ali are invited to attend.
The application OF j; w. Garrison.
through his counsel, for bail was heard
by Judge Moffett in his office yesterday.
The little girl was again heard and, II
possible, her testimony was more COM
plete than before. Garrison was also
heard and he corroborated part OF the
child's story as to her being at his
house, but emphatically denied having
attempted anything criminal or thought