The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-10
SALEM NEWS

Henderson Lee is visiting friends in
Roanoke city.
pleasant party was given at the
home OF w. S. Agner in West Salem ON
Tuesday night.
w. g.. Lewis, a former resident of
Salem, is here on business after an alb
sence of several years.
Mrs. j. P. Hout left Salem yesterday
morning for few weeks STAY ut the
Craig Healing Springs.
A short time ago w. R. Cross went to
North Carolina for visit to his old
nome, and now Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Cross have returned to take up their
abode in Salem.
Misses Ella and Myrtle Smith, of Giles
county, have returned to Salem, and will
have charge of the college boarding house
Ior the ensuing session. The Misses
Smith are accompanied by their brother,
Carey, who will attend college,
DIR. Henry II. Hildreth, professor of
ancient languages in Roanoke College,
returned to Salem yesterday after a
pleasant vacation spent in New England.
Dr. Hlldreth is accompanied by his
mother, and they will keep house on Bur-
we'll street.
Lewis Reed was arrested yesterday by
Constable Carter for relieving James g.
Loving of n set of harness without per-
mission of the owner. Reed was fined So
and costs, amounting to 1915 in all.
After the trial he very good naturally
picked up part of the harness and help
ed Mr.. Loving carry it back to his stable
Captain Horner and wife arc expected
to arrive in Salem shortly from England.
The captain, who is a thorough English
man, was n resident of Salem during the
boom, and at present owns the building
now occupied by the Farmers National
and the Loan and Trust Company Banks
Miss Apperson, of Marion, is visiting
Mrs. Leon Palmer at Hotel Duval. Miss
Apperson has accepted position to
teach in Virginia College during the ses-
sion soon to open, and her sister, Miss
George Apperson, will teach Mt New
bern, Pulaski county. Both young
ladies are well known in Salem and are
| quite popular here.
The Salem serenading club favored q
number of residents on High and Broad
streets with a delightful serenade on
Tuesday night 1t is safe to say that
this is the most popular musical organi-
cation Salem has ever possessed Soon
they will have their photos taken and
doubtless the demand for them in Salem
quartette of Presidential candidates now
in the field.
Many persons are commenting very
favorably on the variations from the
regular church services occasionally in.
troduced by Dr. Taylor. Last Sunday
night the singing of the familiar old
hymn, "The Old Time Religion,n nv
James Wiley, the refrain being taken up
by the congregation, proved quite impress
slve. Such methods as this introduced
into church services cannot possibly do
any harm and often do much toward i'm
pressing and solemnizing n congregation.
At recent meeting of the board of
supervisors it was decided to move back
the iron fence at the southwest corner of
the courthouse square to introduce a
water pipe and hydrant into the old we'll,
once surmounted with the town pump,
and to move the band stand to position
over the well. The hydrant will project
up through the platform and the water
furnished, even in midsummer, will thus
be kept cool and refreshing. Work has
already begun, and when finished the
town will hare gained great public con-
venience.
A gold medal contest under the auspices
of the w. G. L. U. was held in the town
hall on Tuesday night. All the arrange
L. II
guson, president of the local w. C. II. u,
and the entertainment proved n most
successful one indeed. The six contest
ants, five girls and one boy, acquitted
themselves not only well, but handsome
ly, each seeming to have come out for the
purpose of winning medal and making
their best effort to do So The Judges,
Rev II. G. V. Campbell, Prof R. c.
Stearnes and Col. r. H. Logan, awarded
the medal to Miss Lizzie Painter, and it
was presented by NJ. G.. McClung in a
strlkingly sensible and appropriate
speech. The music of the evening was
furnished by the Salem orchestra, and
the audience of $50 departed much pleas
ed with every feature of the entertain
ment. The winner of this medal is en-
titled to take part in the grand gold
medal contest for the State of Virginia
to be held at Newport News some time
in October. Why cannot Salem win the
honor?