The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-28
SALEM NEWS.

Ool' DyorS leaves Salem 1Or the Roam
oke Red to-day.
Mrs. Capt. George Killian, of Hum
boldt, Tennessee, is visiting the family of
DIR. j. p. Killian.
Miss May Lew Stearnes has accepted a
position as teacher of music at Eastville,
Northampton county.
VIM. Harveycutter left Salem yester-
day for an extended trip through New
York State and Canada ON business.
A few friends of the family were very
pleasantly entertained at the home of DR..
ID. G. Armstrong on Broad street last
night
a masked fancy ball will be given at
the Roanoke Red tonight, and a number
of Invitations have been received by Sa-
lem parties.
Robt. Bayers will leave Salem to.mor-
row for Mountain Lake where, after a few
days stay, he will continue his trip to
Pineville, Ky.
There will be literary and musical en-
tertainment at the Methodist Church on
Friday night under the auspices of the
| Epworth League.
Miss Virgie Frantz has returned from
| Bluefield, where she has been attending
the session of the Womans Missionary
Societies convention.
Miss Anna Bondurante, of Bristol, who
has been visiting Mrs. G. b. Fitzgerald,
| in West Salem, has gone to Roanoke to
visit friends in that city.
| The Sunday school of the Indiana
Street Methodist Chapel held very en-
! joyable picnic i'll Logan's woods just east
of Salem yesterday afternoon.
Ed. Beard arrived in Salem yesterday
morning from Algoma. Mr. Beard was
taken sick in Algoma and knowing Sa-
f; lems healthful climate returned here to
recuperate.
Col. r. II. Logan has returned from
| pleasant visit to Union, W. Va. On his
return he was accompanied by his host,
Joseph d. Logan, brother of Geo. w.
Logan of Salem.
j. f. Allemong is having fine success
with his new wheel and n. few days ago
broke all his former records by riding to
Baxter Logan's and return in four hours
and thirty minutes.
Mrs. c. NJ Killian, who has been the
guest of DIR. J. p. Killian, on Pennsylva-
mia avenue, has returned to her home in
! Marion, being accompanied by Iona, the
little daughter of DR. Killan.
VIM. Terrill recently bought lot on
College avenue opposite Hotel Salem. Mr..
Terrill was interested in Salem during
the boom and this purchase seems to in
dictate that he has not yet lost faith in the
future of Salem.
On Tuesday night, the Sth of Septem-
Der, Demorest gold medal contest will
be held in the Town Hall. The contest
ants will be six or seven''young ladies and
it is expected will prove very interest
ing entertainment.
A parry of young people from Mrs. C.
c. Tompkins enjoyed horseback ride to
Twelve O'Clock Knob yesterday. Owing
to the inexperience of some of the riders,
both ladies and gentlemen, nothing will
be said of their graceful riding.
1t is expected that the students will
begin to return to Salem during the next
week College does not open until the
10Th but it is understood that few
young men will return as usual n week
or two before in order do extra work be-
fore the session opens.
The Salem Serenading Club has been
invited to attend picnic at Hollins in the
near future. The club has become de-
servedly very popular, not only on ac-
count of the good music they enjoy max
ing, but also on account of the whole
souled geniality of its four members.
The bridge over Peters creek between
Salem ami Roanoke has been completed
and is indeed splendid piece of work.
Supervisor Barnette deserves credit for
the way he has pushed the work and for
the pains he has taken in seeing that the
structure is firstclass in every particular.
Miss Sadie Logan met with a serious
accident Wednesday afternoon in being
thrown from her bicycle on the macada-
mixed road just west of Salem. Among
other injuries was severe cut on the
head which to-day, however, is better
and it is hoped that Miss Logan may be
out again in short time
THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LEE.