The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-06-09
SALEM NEWS

Dick Slower has gone to Abingdon to
engage In business.
| John Snuff, Of Pulaski. spent Sunday
night with his brother. w. II. Snuff, on
Main street.
| Rev. ]. T. Huddle. Of Rural Retreat.
went with his brother to their home
Sunday evening. He had intended re-
naming to the commencement, but his
| brother who WAS at the college became
i'll and he thought Ii best to take him
| home.
Thomas L. Preston and Col. A, M.
Bowman went to Radford this morning
| to attend Judge Cassell's circuit court
| as Witnesses In case involving q note
given during the boom to the Salem De.
velopment Company by DR.. J. A. Far
mer, OF Marion.
The following old students are In Sa-
lem: Rev. A. Philippi, Of Wytheyille:
Rev. G. A. Marks, Mt. Tabor, Augusta
county; Prof. G. V. Yonoe, of Luther
Vile, Md; Hon. ]. w. G.. Blackstone, OF
Accomac; Rev. J. A. Huffard, of Rad.
ford; Rev. Walter II. Greever, of Blue
field; Rev. J. l.. Frantz. OF Baltimore:
Rev. G. w. Cassell, of Rural Retreat;
W. ), Cox and X. Nd. CAlfee, of Pulaski.
Baccslaureate Sermon.
Inc cnurcn was packed Sunday morn
Ing to hear the baccalsureste sermon
preached by Rev. Prof. s. A. Repass, D.
D., (class Of '66) of Allentown, Pa, He
announced as his text John xii: "a, from
which he sdduced as his theme, 1.-THE
Self-surrendered Life the Way to the
Richest Fruitfulness Of Truly Glorifled
Life" The learned doctors discourse
WAS we'll suited as sermon to educated
young men, showing in q very clear and
forcible msnner thst the only way to
make OF lie q grand success IL through
self-denial and self-forgetfulness, and
In being concerned chiefly for the cause
OF Christ and the welfare of others.
Y. Nj. q. A. Address.
This address was delivered by Rev.
Prof. Carl E. Grammer, D. D., of Alex
andria, Va. His text was: Your
young men shall see visions" He
said every true life was moulded and
shaped by two great idols-the one in
ternal, relating to holiness and purity
Of heart; the other, external and is
manifessed In service and self.sacrifice
for the sake Of others. Doctor Gram
mer's address WAS rich in thought, and
beautiful In expression, and WAS listened
to very attentively, not only by the
young men OF the college. but also by
the large audience present. special
choir furnished some most charming
music, notably the solo by Miss Mary
Wiley, and the rendering OF Nearer
My God, to Thee" by quartette COM
poaed OF Messrs. Bowman, Deyerle, Csr.
ter and Roberts.
Field Sports.
The success OF field day Last wear
brought large crowd to the athletic
grounds on Monday morning to witness
the various conteats that had been ar
ranged. A sudden shower cut short the
programme in the morning, and some of
the events had to be carried over till
the afternoon.
The following is the programme with
the winners:
100 yards dssh-Entries. Arson, G.
Jones, Fisher, Shenk and Downing;
winner, Fisher.
Hurdle race-Anson, Fisher, Shenk
and Pucket; winner, Arson.
Running high jump-Fisher, Francis,
Downing and Pucket; winner, Downing.
Pole vauli-Anson, Francis, Fisher,
G. Jones; winner, Jones.
Putting the shot-Miller. Fisher and
VIM. Jones; winner, Jones.
Running broad jump-Fisher, Francis,
McClaugherty and Pucket; winner,
| Francis.
Hammer sh.ow-Miller. Fisher, and
w. Jones; winner. Fisher.
For each OF these events q silver
medal WAS offered by the Athletic Asso-
| citation.
The "all round" gold medal offered by
the faculty was won by ]. L. Fisher, of
| North Carolina.