The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-31
SALEM NEWS

| Mrs @. U. Murray has returned home
from q pleasant visit to friends in
Christisnsburg.
| mrs. A. Baumgardner returned on
Friday night, after several weeks visit
to friends a. Rural Retreat.
| Miss Marion Forbes, who has been
teaching in Radford, Is visiting the
Misses Shipmsn on Broad street.
Thomas /. Preston was quite sick Fri
oay, but on Saturday WAS much better
and hopes to be AZ his Office again Mon
day.
| DR.. j. d Dreher, president OF Roa.
noke College, has returned from a bust
ness trip and is In good health and fine
spirits.
Mrs. Lilly Rice. daughter of d. b
Strouse, of Orlando, Fla, came back
home Friday, and will spend come time
| in Salem.
The friends OF G B. Fitzgerald were
glad to notice that he was able to be
ST the decoration yesterday and to oc-
cupy seat on the grand stand.
Judge Blair, who returned on Friday
night from Fipcsstle, baviug adjourned
his court to be present at the decoration,
will return 10 Fincsstle Monday morn
ing to resume his court.
John Shirley, Of Augusta COUNTY. who
has been visiting his cousin, Peter
Shirley. in East End, returned TO his
home near Waynesboro yesterday, go
ing by way Of Buena Vista, where he
will spend day or two with his
nephew.
AT a meeting OF the Hupp- Deyerle
Camp of Confederate Veterans yester
day at p M, the following veterans
enrolled their names ss mem bers:
P. Groves, A. P. Wilson. Fl johnson,
w w Ballard, w II Weber. James
Walters. Jerry A Walker, W w Brand,
j. o Owens H. Carbaugh. James
Farrar, Thomas Il Cannaday, G w.
Lewis, ID Shank and James Davis.
John Goode, who has been very III
for several weeks, died Yesterday
morning OF the reside nee Of his nephew,
Watts b billiard. dis funeral will take
place today AVA m from the M E.
Church, Rev II. Kennedy, assisted
by Rev. w H"bsrd, officiating Mr.
| Goode having been Confederate SOL
der, detail Of pell-bearers was made
by Commander r. III Logan from the
Hupp- Deyerle camp as follows: end
ce-Commander B. Frier. Sd Vice
Commander c. w. Burwell. Adiutaut G.
W. Iirkle, and Comrades John NJ.
|
Ii. Whitesell and John H. Rhodes.
Decoration Day Exercises.
Salem was all alive and full Of hustle
and excite ment yesterday. Many per-
sons from the country began 10 come in
early in the morning, and by 2:3O o'clock
in the afternoon the courthouse yard
and the streets at nd near the junction
Of Main and College avenue. were q led
with people OF all sizes and ages. The
procession for the cemetery WAS to have
heen formed at p m. but owing to the
failure OF the electric cars 10 put in their
appearance it was delayed until 4:2O o
m. The Roanoke cars, ten in number,
were so heavily loaded that the electric
Current was not sufficient TO draw them
and hence the delay.
The procession WAS then formed and
marched TO the cemetery as follows:
Salem band
Roanoke military company,
JEFF Davis Rifles.
| Roanoke Machine Works Guards.
| VIM. Watts Camp Confederate Vete-
rams
Hupp Deyerle camp.
Park Street Band.
Odd Fellows.
Mystic Chain.
Baptist orphans
OIpuAub
| Carriages with speakers snd dis
tnRuished guests, followed by q long
ne Of vehicles.
The exercis.s Of the day we're opened
with prayer by Rev Ira Kimmel, 4
Roanoke. Deputy grand master. o
0. F Virginia, Charles D Fox, tn d
delivered the address of welcome.
The sp oial choir for the occasion
sang most beautifully the patriotic air
my Country, IT'S of Thee }"
fhe orator OF the day. Judge Henry
10. Blair, WAS then introduced and ad
dressed the large audience in his own
ioimitable style--referring to Ronoake
as Salem's big sister TO whom she gives
most cordial greeting today.
! After music by the choir Miss Allie
Lemon, OF Salem Bigh School, reclte d
The Conquered Banner" young
man standing beside her with q Con-
federste flag and slowly furling 1t dur
Ing the recitation as she very touch
ingly babe him "Furl that banner "
The choir then sang the Red, White
and ue," and Henderson Lee OF Sa-
lem Lodge 100, q o then delivered
an address on Odd Fellowship, during
bis speech paying glowing and clio
9uent tribute to memory OF the Heroes