The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-30
SALEM NEWS

Rev. G. b. Strouse went to New York
city Thursday night.
Mrs. Frank Powell, of Pulaski. IA In
town on = visit to friends.
Miss Sadie Logan, daughter of Col. r
n Logan. went on yesterday to Marion,
Miss Mary McRes. who hss been Wis
iting the Misses Logan, Left for vii.
mington, N @. yesterday.
Miss Blanche Maddox, of Washington
city. is the guest of Mrs. Frank II.
Chalmers, on Uoion street.
Mrs. Black Whitescsrver lef. vester.
day for her nome in Cum berlsnd county
| to be absent 8. veral weeks.
Miss Mary Gibson White, of Abingdon.
Ia visiting the family of her uncle, DIG.
Armstrong, on Broad street.
| DIR. Alex Pitzer, who has been in
town several days. went back to his
home in Washington city yesterday.
Miss Minnie Wall and Cap. w. G.
Hale, OF acksburg, are vi itinp the
family of Nat Wells, on Craig avenue.
| Married at the BRIDES homo on Chest
nut street, by Rev. DR., j. b. Taylor, on
the evening Of Thursday, May %. John
VIM. Walter Garst TO Miss Myrtle
Oliver, both Of Salem, Va.
| A telegram was received by Can't ].
c. LsDRborne yesterday morning from
his brother. Edward, Of St. Louis, that
his dwelling and furniture were com
pletely destroyed by the cyclone, but
the family escaped
| Usual services at the Baptist Church
tomorrow. Sunday school at 9:3Os.
The pastor, DR.. Taylor, will preach at
IL a.m. and p. NJ. The subject OF the
morning sermon will be "Samson's
Riddle"-Judges 1914
The last regular meeting OF the Cice
! roman Liierary Society, Of Roanoke
| College, will be held to- night (Saturday)
| in their hall at the usual hour. Instead
| Of the regular order, the whole society
will be in GLASS performances"
Mrs. r. Il. CArper received letter
May 81 from her husband, written from
Cobe, Japan, en- May 8, stating that he
had recovered from the smallpox and
would start home May IL, unless Mr..
Wright, his companion, takes the small.
pox If he sailed DAY 12 he will arrive
in Salem about June 5
The election in Salem passed of very
quietly and very small vote was
polled. The following aldermen were
Bowlss from the First ward;J b Cam
den and M Smith from the Second
ward, and Lsnghorn snd Thos. K.
Boon from the Third ward Msvor
Younger and Sergeant Frier had no op
position.
Salem graded school ga" closed Fri
day night with appropriate exercises
| Diplomas were awarded so Mamie
Woods, Lucy Brunette, Charlotte Mann,
Virgins ScrugEs and Pearl Turner.
Medals were awarded to Maud Turner.
| Maggie Braxson, Jas. K. Sherman and
Virginia Scrug5s, while a goodly num-
Der received first and second honor
| badges. This school has been ably con-
Quoted by John III Duckwilder, O Salem
boy, and the school board in their choice
! Tor principal, made wise selection.
Confederate Veterans.
The Hupp Deyerle Camp OF Confed-
crate Veterans met Thursday night. A
vote OF thanks was tenAertd Thomas G..
Maury for nis generosity in presenting
the camp with frame for It's charter.
and picture OF General r. E. Lee end
his iamoue war horse. "TraYeller," and
also group OF the Confederate generals,
AL nicely framed. Commander R. II
Logan read a letter from Charles Hupp
enclosing five dollars for the treasury
Of the camp. with complimentary and
apprt c!ative remarks in reference to the
camp, which has been named In honor
OF his ia her Col Hupp Col ID. c.
ShanHs, ). A. Wilson. M j. Ballard, d
G. Slower, j. g Langhorne, ] a. Hen
ming, w II. Tinsley and James Ii.
| Whitesell were received "a mem bers
and added to tho roll. Camp will meet
again to day tSaturday) 81 . o'clock
For Decoration Day
S NJ. White, chairman OF the decora-
tlon com mittee, and MS sociates were
busy all day yesterday completing or
rangemen for the exercises to- day
I rs courthouse green has been deco
rated wi flags and bunting with ap-
| propriate inscriptions at the junction Of
| College avenue and Main street.
II the day is such as at present
writing it promises to be, fully O0O
| people are expected TO swarm our streets
'o-day There will be 81 lesst 300 Ola
| Fellows In line in the procession, there
| being visiting LODGES from Roanoke,
Vinton. Fincastle. Big Spring, Blacks
burg, Coristisnsburg. Radford and
Prices FOX
grand stand has been erected in the
cemetery and Judge II E. Blair, the
! orator Of thu day, will deliver the ad-
! dress 20 citiz ms and the veterans.