The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-25
SALEM News

VIM. Psel left for New York city yes
terday.
II. j. Henderson leaves to-day TO at
tend Christlansburg court
Col, A. M. Bowman LETT yesterday on
business trip to Pulaski Oily.
Mai, w. W. Ballard went to Chris-
tiens burg yesterday on business.
Blanton s. B,rnette and Clay Chap
man. of Gaia ba, were in town yester-
day.
Mrs. M. f. Huff went to Ssauutoa
Yesterday on visit to her daughter,
Mrs. j. Prufer.
Capt. c. q. Tompkins. OF Washington
city, Ia in town spending few days
with his family.
A marriage license was issued from
the clerks office Yesterday TO George G.
Ronk and Miss Kate Carrie Hess.
Superintendent Malin, of the Rndford
division of the Norfolk and Western,
WAS in town yesterday on business.
f. C. CArper. who has been spending
q few days with his parents, returned
to Wa. III. College, Blacksburg, yes
.Asrday.
ceH Mrs. w. R. Bsrksdale, of Charloetes-
and \, who has been visiting her parents,
, thA ru6Q uOm6 y6bboEunSs
aer mother, Mrs. Walters.
-diss Cunningham, OF Fredericksburg,
nc 10 has been visiting her friend MIS-
~. a. Smith, left yesterday for Char
lottesvllle on her way home.
An Accident to Miss Blanche Hubert.
Miss Blanche Hubbers, OF Catawba,
had the misfortune to be thrown by her
horse on last Saturday about noon while
on her way from her home to the post
office for the mail. As she neared Bar
netts store some dogs that were fight
ing ran under the horse which fright
ened 1t throwing her off. She was picked
up in an unconscious condition and car
ried into DR. Goolsby's house and 1t was
six hours before she regAined entire
consciousness, DR.. Woods, OF Roanoke,
was sent for aud made thorough ex-
animation He found NO internal in
juries nor bones broken and with the
exception OF her right arm and ankle
being sprained. abe will be all right In
few days. Miss Hubert was removed
Sunday evening from DR.. Goolsby's to
her brother i'm laws, j. R. Woods.
Anniversary Address Before the College
I'M. g. a.
The annual address before the college
Y. ri. @. a. was delivered in the Luth-
eran Church Sunday night by Rev. E B..
Pollard, PHI. d., pastor OF the First b sp-
tist Church, Roanoke city, before large
congregation. DR.. Pollard's text WIS
from the fourteenth verse of the twenty
fifth chapter of Psalms, his theme be-
ing Secrets" There are secrets in the
earth, in the tinyest flower, the ocean,
he said is continually yielding up its
secrets. But the secrets he wished most
to impress upon his hearers were the
secrets of God. Then he went on to show
that God WAS willing and anxious to re-
veal His will, His secrets unto any and
everyone who might come unto Him for
divine assistance. DR.. Pollard Ia an in
teressing speaker and his remarks 60 the
yocug men were timely and forcible.
Ciceronian Celebration.
The fortieth annual celebration of the
Ciceronian Literary Society of Roanoke
College took place in the town hall on
last Saturday night. A large audience,
fair msidens, wreathed In smiles and
enchanting music served to inspire the
speakers, and right nobly did they do
their part The weather had tempered
down from Is degrees above zero in the
early m orning to that of pleasant
evening and as 9 result tho hall was
filled. At s o'clock the orchestra struck
up and to the strains OF sweet m usio tn @
young orators, President Dreher and
DR.. +. V. N Painter, OF the faculty.
entered and took their places on the
fostrum. After Prayer by DR.. Painter
the president. w 3 Hoover, introduced
the first orator, 8 G. Coifman, who had
as his subiec' Right VIII Find Its
Reward" Mr.. Coffman handled his
subject we'll and his Grafton evidenced
much thought and preparation.
The question for debate was. IRE
solved, That the Lsboring Classes Are
Just!fisble in Forming Trades Mons
aud Engaging in Strikes" The aff1rma-
Tive wss represented by w. G. Shenk
and in beautiful flowing language he
ably defended the laboring CLASSES. Mr.
Shenk Is e sme or, pleasant writer and
held the audience throughout his de-
bate. j. L Roseer upheld the negative
and brought to bear excellent argument
in support Of his side.
The final orator was Victor McCsuley
who had as his theme, "Impending Con
flicts." Mr.. McCAuley is forcible
speaker. and in q clear, strong voice
demonstrated the evils that are threat
ening our nation.
The exercises throughout were good,
and the Roanoke Machine Works
Orchestra added no little to the inters
est Of the evening.
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