The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-05
SALEM NEWS

Bob Barnett, of Cave Spring, is in
Roanoke.
The authorities of Salem are repair
ing the town hall.
Archie Phlegar, of Christiansburp.
was In town yesterday.
| DR.. Renalds' little 2-year.o,d girl
died yesterday evening.
G. w. Snyder and T. B. Yeakley, of
the college. left for home to day.
Misses Alice and Gorden Bransford
left on No. yesterday for Hinton, W.
| Va.
Some OF Roanoke's home talent will
render Esther" in the Town Hall to-
night.
Miss Lula Cri!z, Of Christiansburg, is
visiting her uncle, w. o. Crita, on Broad
street.
W. w. Henritse. of WEIGH, w. Va,
has returned to college to attend COM
! mencement
Walter Goode, who lives two miles
south OF this place, had big corn husk-
Ing yesterday.
c. L. Campbell, superintendent of the
Southern Express Company is visiting
| here with his sisters.
The ladies' prayer meeting, about two
miles south Of here, met at Mrs. p. T..
| Firebaugh's last night.
| c. o. Keedy, of Frederick, Md, who
graduated from the college in 70, is in
town for commencement.
| Mrs. Frank Reed, who has been visit.
ing in Chattanooga, returned yesterday
with her neice, Mrs. Carer.
The annual defamation exercises OF
the Ciceronian Society will be held in
their hall tonight at s o'clock.
Lieut. D. G. Shanks, OF the Virginia
| Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, was
IN town few hours last evening.
DR.. Repass, OF Allento wn, Pa, wh,
will preach the baccalaureare sermon
for the college, will arrive this evening
N. @. Booker. OF Richmond, and R. j
Oglesoy and L. A. Woodson, of Lynch.
burg, were in town on business yester,
day.
Mrs. j. T Crabtree, son Eugene, and
daughter Ethel, OF Graham. Va, are
visiting at Mr.. McCauley's on East M ain
street.
Rev. Mr.. Butler, of Washington, D.
c., who delivered the annual address to
the Marion Female Seminary on Tues.
day, ntopped in Salem on his return yes
terdsy and visited the college.
The many friends Of Theophilus Bart
Shank, uf the class Of '95, Roanoke COL
lege, will be glad to learn that he has
been elected to the chair of mathemat-
les in the Young Ladies College at
Buens Vista.
The debsters' contest OF the Cicero.
nian Society last night WAS we'll at
tended and greatly enjoyed. Question
Resolved, That a tax of per cent
should be imposed on all incomes ex-
oeeding $4,000"
For the accommodation of Secretary
Morton, Miss Morton. Hon. Andrew D.
White and other visitors to commence
ment, who wish to visit Natural Bridge
and ceverns Of Luray in one day, the
Norfolk and Western railroad viii run
. special train on Thursday, the 11th,
between the Bridge and Luray.
Second Annual Field Day.
On Monday, June 8, from 8 q. m. &c
lao p. M, the Athletic Association OF
the college will hold their second an
nual field day exercises. The events
will be as follows:
100 yard dash-silver medai-contes!
ants: Shenk, Fisher, Arson, G.. Jonos
and Downing.
100 yard hurdle race-silver medal
contestants: Aksrd, Francis, G. Jones
Downing, Arson, Fisher and Shenk.
Running high jump-silver medal
contestants: McClauRherty, Francis
Fisher, Downing and Akard.
Pole vault-silver medal-Fisher
Francis, Anson, Shenk. Akard, G. Jone,
and McClsugherty.
Shot put-silver medal-Akard
Fisher, Miller Craig, w. Jones and
Francis.
Running broad jump-silver medal
McClaugherty. Fisher, G.. Jones, Akard
Shenk and Arson.
Hammer throw-silver medal-Akard
Fleher, Miller. w. Jones and Francis.
The college record to date is ss fol.
lows:
100 yard dash, 10 2 seconds. Booa her
100 yard hurdle race. 16 AS seconds
Boogher.
Running high jump. 5 feet 0 inches
Boogher.
Pole vault 10 feet 6 inches, McIntire
Shot put. 33 feet. Stringfellow.
Hammer throw, lot feet inches
| Fisher