The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-04
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III any one had dared to make the asser.
zion that there couid ever be in Roanoke
week so thoroughly devoid of anything
Whatever in the way of social happen
ingso that person would have been told
TO 10 to-" There has been absolutely
nothing. Good clothes are Wondering
away In hot closets and the toes of patent
ieather shoes are curling up from the
very want of exercise. 1t will not do
something must be done and that right
soon or there will he an exodus for other
parts that will make it impossible. 1t
may be that the patriotism of our people
mas prompted them to bottle up their
energy for the glorious Fourth and that
after the usual fire works in the back
yard are over and the parade has gone by
they VIII return to their wonted state of
sociability and call in u few of the neigh
Dors. The neighbors are willing enough;
It Is only necessary for some one to do
the calling.
Fishing parties seem now to be the or
der OF the day. 1t is comforting and
pleasing to know that the Fourth is going
to be celebrated. Different people choose
dli1erent methods of showing their re-
gard foI their country's greatest event
Some prefer to stay at home and make
big noise and let the world know that
they are patriotic, while others are salts
neo TO go quietly away from the haunts
OF MAN and in modest and unobtrusive
way do their celebrating on the banks of
some cool stream, while the rolored boy
bats the hooks, pulls out the fish and
takes care of the ice.
Some one in speaking of the big times
recalled by the occasion of the Fourth
said: YES. we had the finest place in the
State to fish; the hoy got the bait, put it
on the hooks, poed the boat, attended to
the ice bucket, removed the corks. caught
the ilsh and cleaned them, all for twenty
five cents apiece. ''Well what did Won
| do?' was asked ooh, we had the boy
take Off our shoes and we sut in the boat
and let our feet hang in the water. That
was what we call fishing" And it was
not Il fish story
Swimming has come back into style
again Norwich Beach affords much
| sport in this direction and is being patron
lied extensively. Improvements in the
way of bath houses might be-made and
| probably will be by next season. Were
it not for those whose inQuisitiveness rem
ders them prone to ask embarrassing
questions the pleasure of these swim.
ming parties would be unalloyed.
."i' III. DroWh, ol due Ridge, mas
expressed his willingness to grant the
use of his ball room and music on Friday
evening, July 9th, and a german will be
gotten up for that evening. The pros
poets for the german club are quite en-
couraging. Those who have Joined will
be asked 10 meet ut us early II date rs pos
sihle to elect officers and appoint commit.
tees. The german at Blue Ridge will be
III their charge and regular rules looking
to it's conduct will he drawn up and EN-
forced. 1t is hoped that this will give
these germans a salutary impetus and MT
the same time render them more easy to
arrange
A very pleasant little picnic WAS given
at Coyner's on Friday evening 1t is n
delightful place for such things. Those
who went were Miss Lulu Terry, Miss
Beckenbaugh, of Hagerstown; Miss Pal
mer, Miss Rorer, Miss Griffin, of Bed
ford; Miss Massie, Miss McClanahan,
Miss Bolts, Mrs. Allen and Messrs. Kent,
Reid, Bell, VanLear, McClanahan,
Handy. Penn, Saunders and Miller.
Miss Jennie Henderson, of Florida.
who visited in Roanoke last fall will be
married in Tallahassee about the middle
of this month.
! 1t is rumored that one of the most in
teresting weddings scheduled for the very
near future in Roanoke has been most
poned until September. There is, how.
ever, consolation in the thought that
There are others.'
COOPER BEATS BALD.