The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-26
SALEM NEWS

| Miss Fannie Rogers. of Concord, NC.
is visiting Mrs. Frank ii. Chalmers on
| Union street.
The wreck on the Shenandoah road
| near Hollins delayed the excursion train
some time yesterday.
| DIR. Il. V. N. Painter delivers the ad
| dress before the literary societies of
| WArsourg Female Seminary at Graham
to-day at II .. m.
Thomas l, Preston and M. P. Frantz
went to Fincastle early this morning TO
attend court, whore they are aummoned
as witnesses In an insurance case.
| Mrs. A. T. HORNE returned last night
from Gadsden, Tenn whore she has
| been several weeks with her husband
looking after their large strawberry
farm.
The Back Greek people on yesterday
put up quite splendid fight against the
opening Of drinking saloon at the old
Hartman mill on the creek. Judge
| Moffett refused to grant license, but the
applicant appealed to the cirouit Judge.
| "Lails," q beautiful cantsta, will be
performed In the Town Hall to.nigbt,
Tuesday. May 90. st Salem, by some
ladies and girls of the M. e. Church,
| South, for the purpose Of buying q new
organ. The performance will begin at
p. m. Tickets at billiard 6 Persinger's
or at the door, 35c, ESQ and $50.
| Oscar M. Frsntz left yesterday for
New York city, where he has secured a
| position as assistant secretary in the Y.
| M. c. A. work. He will stop In Balti-
| more several days with his brother, Rev.
j. L. Frantz, pastor OF St. Luke's Luth-
~ p.lk
ter upon his duties in New York about
June1.
Mrs. @. +. Reed received telegram
Saturday from her brother, G. T. Camp
bell. informing her that her niece, Mrs.
f. ID. GAIA, (nee Fannie Csmpbell) is
very Ill at her home In Chattanooga, and
on Monday morning Mrs. Reed took the
early train to be with her during her
sickness, and to bring her to Salem just
| as soon SO her condition will enable her
to stand the trip.
The following Salemites went on the
| excursion to Washington city: Misses
Jane and Kate Shipman. Miss Ella
Camper, Mrs. Shumate and son, B. F.
Ammen and niece Mr.. Suhr, Of the col.
lege, Mr.. Phillips, o. D, Oakley and o.
car M. Franiz o. D. Oakley will 60 on
to Baltimore on business. Oscar III.
rrhnZ goes on TO new YORK via BAlti-
more. and the Misses Shipman will visit
Baltimore, spend few days and then
go on to New York city where they ex-
pect to remain the entire summer Wis
iting relatives.
The present term of the Salem Graded
and High School will close next Thurs
day, the 2Sth instant, and ct night the
closing exercises will occur at the town
hall, when the following interest
Ing programme will be observed: In
vocation-Rev. j. B. Taylor. of Salem.
Contest for Lyceum medal by Misses
jeanette White, Claudine Ferguson,
Bessie Frantz, Lucy Stearnes, Minnie
Lemon, Mildred Renick, Rachel Hen
derson and Master James Bear. Pre-
sentation Of medals as follows: Ly-
ceum medal by Prof. 3. 8. Handy, OF
Allegheny Institutes; f. 81. Chalmers
| scholarship medal, DR.. ]. B. Taylor; j.
c. LanRhorne medal in English, Rev. B.
F. Ball; Times. Register scholarship
medal, Prof. R. G. Stearnes; j. A.
Thomason scholarship medal, Hender-
son Lee. Valedictory, Miss Nina Hol-
land. Award of diplomas. Announce
ment OF honors. The subjects for the
medal contests are as follows: Kate
Shelly" Kentucky Bell" The
Diver, How He Saved St. Michael's."
Elopement OF '76, "(as told by her great
grand child), 1.-The Voiceless Vesper
Chimes, The Moor's Revenge" "If He
Lives Till Shutdown"