The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-10
|SALEM NEWS

Alfred Peel starts to New York CITY
to-day.
@. b. Moomsw drove to Salem ysster-
day on legal business.
Jordan Woodruff. Of Bent Mountain.
WAS in Salem yesterday.
DR.. f. v. N. Painter will preach this
morning at the Lutheran Church.
The pulpit OF the Presbyterian Church
will be occupied by DR.. L. A Fox,
DR.. j. B. Taylor is still ut Chs,ts-
nooga attending the Baptist convention.
Mrs. L. ID. HoesheAd, of Rosnole. ia
visiting the family Of Mr.. Penn, on Wiz.
Rinia avenue.
Judge q. e. Blair goes TO Christians
burg Tomorrow to hold court for Mont
gomery county.
Miss Claudine Kizer and Miss Susie
Frantz are visiting Miss Lutte Shaver
near Cave Spring.
Frank Leonard and wife, of New
York city, are visiting the family of J.
81. Williams In West Salem.
Mrs. j. A. Baumgardner and fsmil o
went to Rural Retreat last evening to
visit their relatives and friends.
| Mrs. Martin Webb. of Reading, Penn,
is here on visit to her parents, Squire
and Mrs. Greenwood, ~ Cave Spring.
Miss Ava Doneley. who has been the
guest Of Mr.. Olymer's family for some
time, returned on yesterday to her home
In Rsidsville, N. @.
j. Coles Terry and John Coles, of Rent
Mountsln, were in town yesterday. Mr..
Coles says the prospect Is good on the
Bent for crop Of apples.
| Mr.. Spencer, who has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Samuel White, has re-
turned to his home at Montreal, Nelson
county, taking Miss Matte White with
him.
j. r. @. Brown, Sr., was on the street
| yesterday. He Is making his home ct
present with his daughter, Mrs. MarRie
| Hawkins, about three miles soush OF
Salem.
| AT II a. m. this morning the Junior
B. Y. z. U. will have service al the
| Baptist Church, interpreted with 1T.
tractive music and appropriate recita-
tions. Public invited.
Rev. J. S. McOlung, brother OF M.
G. McClung and w. w. MoClunR, who
| recently graduated at Princeton
Seminary, will preach tonight in the
| Presbyterian Church.
@. w. Frier killed seven snakes veg
terday at the Bona Aqua" spring, near
Lake Spring, oil Of them being of large
sizs-being the second time of like oc-
currence in the past two weeks. Mr..
Frier has charge of the water power
house near this spring.
The trial OF T. M. Willett and son.
charged with aiding and abetting in the
burning of the cabin on j. Coles Terry's
farm, came off yesterday in the court
hnuaa hofnro iSontrao n.
aud Barnitz and resulted in the com plete
acquittal Of the accused. Andy Hall, g
boy eleven years old, admitted that he
burnt the house, but claimed that he
was hired by the Willetts to do go,
promising him ten cents to do the
| dastardly deed. A number of the best
people on Bent mountain testified in
the highest terms as to the character
OF Mr.. Willett The boys trial comes
off at the county court.
Though the evening was little cool
for the occasion, about twenty-five
couples OF the young people of Salem
attended she May party given last
Thursday evening ct "Creston." the
suburban home Of Capt. w. A. Ferguson.
After the guests had arrived, about z
o'clock. twelve gaily dressed little
maidens merrily tripped the May dance
around the May pole erected on the
lawn. By vote of those present Miss
Mollie Logan was thea elected "Queen
OF May" and the MAY King" Mr..
Mays. then placed the floral crown on
her fair brow, Prof. Herbert Smith
making the coronation speech, and Mr.,
Cullingford exclaiming, Long Live the
Queen" Supper WAS served on the lawn
about .. m, after which came the old
time "cske.walk," participated in by
ten gay couples, and Miss Daisy Tomp-
kins with Mr.. McClsugherty "took the
cake" The enjoyment of the occasion
was greatly heightened by delightful
music furnished by Messrs. Repass.
Freed and Morehead, of the college, and
Clifton Hess, of Salem.
Beware of Ointments for CataYrh That
Contain Mercury,
AS mercury will surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering
through the mucous surfaces. Such ar