The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-10
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence to Tho T1mea. II,
A. Lovelock. Reporter.

Special correspondence to Tho T1mea. II.
A. Lovelook. Reporter.
To night at the Presby tsriau Church
the semi-annual cleo ton Of officers will
take place.
William Bricker is laid up at his
home from the effects OF having on Sun
day stepped on plank with q nail in it
which entered his foot, causing q most
painful wound.
The young people at Hotel Salem en-
joyed straw ride last night, and to~
night will have q dance there.
Little Dan Powell, OF Lynchburg, ia
at Colonel Burwell's.
It would be we'll II all those who are
thinking of taking the excursion to the
Grottoes on the 18th instant would COM
municate with Frank Lovelock, IS he
desires to know as soon as possible how
many are going 80 that he may mako
the necessary arrangements with the
street car officials.
J. P. Sanderson, agent OF the Standard
Oil Company al Roanoke. Is, the guest
OF his brother, j. f. Sanderson, on
Market street.
S. A. Cox and son, Paschal, are spend
ing few days at EgRleston Springs.
At o'clock Thursday might an edu-
Gated ChinamAn will lecture OF the
Methodist Church here. His American
name Ia j. T. Bell and he is q graduate
OF the Southern Methodist University.
Rev. A. j. Bowers and wife, Of New
berry, 8. c., are here on visit.
Frank .Riddleberger, of Woodstock.
son of the late statesman, Is visiting the
family of Rev. B. +. Ball.
Judge Altizer, who has been visiting
his family here for some weeks past
leaves to-day for his business in Texas
Some fifty guests are now com tably
quartered at the Roanoke Red Sulphur
Syringe, and the prospects for success
full season are favorable.
During the district conference next
month at Vinton, August 9Th will be set
apart as Sunday-school day, when the
Methodist Sunday-schools from Vinton,
Roanoke, Bonsacks, Buchanan, Ellis
ton, Chrlstiansburg and Salem will
meet, and enjoy picnic and q special
programme OF exercises suitable to the
occasion. Salem will send $50 me mbers
from her three Methodist Sunday
schools, whose superintendents are:
Messrs. Frank Chalmers, A. b. Pugh
and w. 81. Snuff.
HfOf ana MRS. a. II. smith are spend
ing several weeks with friends in North
Carolina.
1t WAS announced yesterday that the
condition of Capt 8. It. Simmons, who
has been i'll for so long, was quite criti-
cal, and that there was little hope for
his recovery.
Until further notice Sunday evening
services will take place at Gao o'clock
at the Lutheran Church.
The Salem baseball team, who are
still jubilant about their recent victory
at Bluefield, will go to Pulaski Friday
morning to play team there. Turner
and Chandler will be the battery.
Miss Chapman, of Roanoke Red Sui
phur Springs, is visiting her uncle, John
Palmer.
Mr.. Surh Beung kiu left yesterday
for Washington to spend few weeks ct
tho Corean legation.
Editor Charles D. Denit, OF the Times
Register, Is at Blue Ridge Springs at
tending the annual meeting of the Vir-
ginia Press Association.
w. j. Karnes, of this place, who has
been In the employ of the Norfolk and
Western railroad for some years past.
has resigned his position in Petersburg,
and leaves to-day for Chicago, where he
has secured q lucrative position.