The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-11
SALEM NEWS

Col. R. H. Logan spent yesterday at
Fincastle on business.
James Wilson has returned from a
Duval7
Miss Mormon, of Franklin county, is
the guest of Miss Katie st. Clair on
High street
Miss Rachael Henderson has returned
to Salem after pleasant visit to Mont
gomery county.
Miss Myrta Preston left on Wednesday
for two weeks visit to relatives and
friends in Bluefield, w. Va.
Mrs. Davis Ayres, accompanied by her
son, Andrew, and daughter, Miss Emma,
are visiting friends in Blacksburg.
Mrs. J. Shartzer, wife of Salem's sue
cessful florist, is visiting friends in
Campbell and Appomattox counties.
Miss Hattie Wolfender left Yesterday
for Speedwell, Wythe county. where she
has again accepted n position as teacher
of music.
G. j. Ligon and son, Milton, Mrs. B.
Lacy Hoge and two children, and-Mrs.
Philip Reed spent yesterday visiting the
Misses Jeter near Hollins.
j. k. G. Brown, Jr., the popular dry
goods merchant, is taking short vaca-
ton i'll the country ut the home of his
sister, Mrs. Edgar Hawkins.
A crowd of young people took de-
lightful drive to Twelve O'clock Knob
last Wednesday night. For further par
ticulars apply to DR.. ID. &. Barntz.
Miss Marion Forbes, of buckingham
county, is the guest of Mrs. a. NJ. Ship
man, on Broad street. Miss Forbes will
leave shortly for Radford, where she has
again accepted n position as teacher
Miss Winnie Holiday has returned to
Hollins for another session at Hollins.
This time Miss Winnie was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Alice, who will also
take Il course ut this admirable institu-
ton.
L. NJ. Clymer, who has been an en-
ploye Of the Salem Machine Works for
the last thirteen years, has resigned ami
will return to his old home in Green's
boro, n. c., i'll order to engage in bust
ness for himself.
James NJ. Owens, an old student of
the college, has returned to Salem for
another session. Mr.. Owens has been
engaged in mission work at Abingdon
during vacation and has proved quite an
efficient Christian worker.
The public schools will open next Mon
day, the 14th. Prof. Phipps Miller. of
Marion, will take charge of the graded
school and will have the assistance of
nine other teachers. Prof. John II.
Duckwilder has again been elected prin-
cipal of the colored school and will have
three assistants.
a most enthusiastic and thoroughly
enjoyable picnic was held yesterday in
the grove at Fort Lewis. The crowd was
composed mostly of the members of Fort
Lewis Baptist Sunday school, of which
Sheriff G. w. Zirkle is the efficient and
popular superintendent, but quite
number of the Salem Baptists were in at
tendance also Splendid order prevailed
and all pronounced it the most delightful
picnic of the season.
Messrs. johnson and Day, the popular
young grocers, have brand new coat of
paint on their delivery wagon, and new
set of harness and for locomotive power
country horse just taken up from q
months run in fine pasture. When Mr..
johnson himself condescends to mount
the wagon the rig will be complete and a
handsomer one it will be hard to find.
Intelligence was received here yester-
day morning of the death at her home in
Bedford county of Mrs Julia b. Bur-
roughs, mother of Mis-. G.. w Price of
this place. Deceased has been danger
ously i'll for some time and, while her
death was not unexpected, it was
severe blow to Mrs. Price, the only
daughter, who has the sympathy of many
friends in her bereavement
At last Thursdays session of the State
Christian Endeavor Convention, held in
Charlottesville, Miss Lila " Walters, of
this place, read paper on social work,
and gave some wholesome advice on the
selection of the chairman of the social
committee, to the end that religious in
fluence may go out to it's members Prof
G. B. Cannaday, also of this place, was
elected secretary of Roanoke district to
serve during the next term