The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-26
SALEM NEWS

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Col. G. w. Hansbrough Is again con-
fined to his room by sickness.
GIL. Richardson has moved from Ca
tswba to near the wooden mills.
Mrs. Capt. Eakin, after several DAYS
sojourn in Salem, returned to Radford
+ Saturday.
Miss Minnie Burks, who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Frank FL. Chalmers, left yes-
terday for Bedford City.
Miss Emma Cooper, of Coouer's. w.
Va, returned TO her home Yesterday
| after a very pleasant visit to the Misses
| Smith on Broad street.
| ~. P. Saul has returned home from
euccessful business trip in North Caro-
lima. He is travelling for q clothing
house In Baltimore and represents the
Itrade as improving.
On Thursday evening most enjoyable
social WAS given by Mrs. Evans near
her home, one mile west Of Salem, and
| was participated in by o number of
young people from Salem. Fresh fish
from the river, cooked on the grounds,
added very much to the enjoyment of
the plonic.
->Jno. Evans and daughter, Mrs. Jennie
Stevens. from Dallas, Tex, arrived in
Salem Friday night. Mr.. Evans and
family moved to Texas from Roanoke
| county in 1889, and located about six
teen miles south OF Dallas, where he
has lived ever since. He and daughter
are here on months visit to relatives
and friends. He is brother of Mrs.
Jane Bushong, who resides about five
miles east OF town, and an uncle of j.
William Bushong. Mrs. Evans SAYS
corn was about knee high when he left
on Wednesday, and all the crops are
very promising. He looks quite natural,
barring the white hairs which fourteen
winters has added.
| The Churches.
| DR.. E. B. Pollard, Of Roanoke, will
preach at the Baptist Church at IL q.
No. and Dr.. Taylor will occupy his pull
pit at night.
At the Episcopal Church the rector,
Rev. e. W. Hubbard, will preach morn
Ing and night The convocation of
Southwest Virginia will begin on Tues
day night and will continue until Sat-
urday.
DR.. L. A. Fox will occupy the Presby-
terrain pulpit in the morning. No
| preaching at night.
At the Methodist Church Rev. a. 81.
| Kennedy will preach morning and night.
Preaching In the morning at the Luz
theran Church. by DR.. F. v. N. Painter.
The Laymen's Union will hold SER
vices today at the following places:
Hanging Rock, II q. m. and q. M; Oak
Grove. II 8. M and 1880 o. M; Masons
Cove, IL q. M; Mountain View. IL q. M;
Zion, $3.50 p. m; Warrington Heights,
$3.50 p. No.; Fort Lewis, $3.50 p. m.
The revival meetings ct Hanging
Book and Oak Grove will be closed to-
night. There have been several con-
versions at each of these meetings, and
the members of the church greatly
strengthened and revived.
ROANOKE COLLEGE.
Programme For the Forty-third Com
mencement.
SUNDAY, JUNE7.
Bsccalaureate sermon. IL q. NJ, Rev.
Prof. 8. A. Repass, D. D. (class Of '66)
Allentown, Pa.
Annual address before the Y. M. @.
A., p. M. Rev. Prof. Carl E. Gram
mer, D. D., Alexandria, Va.
MONDAY. JUNE 8.
Contest for medal in oratory, 8 p. m.
Promenade concert on the campus,
0:30 p. m.
TUESDAY, JUNE y.
Addresses before the general associa.
ton Of Roanoke students, 1890 q. m,
Hon. Walter M. Denny, M c., P72), OF
Mississippi; Rev. Luther L. Smith. A.
M. (class Of '77), Ssrasburg, Va; Hon.
A. d. Sayre. A. NJ, (class OF 1851, Mont
Romery, Ala, Prof. G.. ". Yonce, A. NJ,
tclsos Of III, Maryland College. Luther.
Vile, Md.
Annual Grafton before the literary
societies, o. m, Hon. Andrew d. White,
Ithaca, N. Y.
Promenade concert on the campus.
$50 p. m.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10.
Address by graduates, 10 .. m.
Address by Hon. j. Sterling Morton,
Secretary Of Agriculture, Washington.
D. O.
Comforting Of degrees and awarding
Of prizes and distinctions.