The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-08-10
SAL E. NJ
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

vacancies for the coming session, Misses
Hannah Armstrong and Bessie. Hardy.
These selections complete tho list of
teachers for the session of '07 '9S.
The Rev. Fred Morehead and wife, of
Richmond arrived in Salem yesterday
ant. aIe the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan
Yonce on High street.
Mrs Baker Armstrong and Miss Helen
Nugent, of Bryan, Texas, al rived last
night and are the guests of the Misses
Nugent ut their home in East Salem
The Misses Ball have returned from
visit to Newport, Giles county.
The management of the Roanoke and
Salem Street Railway Company have as
yet made no reduction in fare on their
line between Salem and Roanoke during
the Democratic convention which con-
venes in Roanoke tomorrow. a 10 cent
fare would cause a great many Salem peo-
pie to attend the convention as well rs
allow visitors and delegates in Roanoke
to come up and see our town, which il
noted for nothing else, is proverbiul for
i is beauty.
The Roanoke Street Railway Company
will make n reduced rate of 90 cents for
the round trip between Salem and Roa
noke for the benefit of those attending
the Valley Baptist Association who NAV
desire to visit Roanoke. Tickets .on sale
Mt billiard 81 Persingers, August 18th
and 18th. Good only for those dates. 4.
Miss Fannie Palmer, who has been Wis
iting Miss Emma Boon, left yesterday
for her home in Roanoke
Col. r. II. Logan returned Yesterday
from the meeting of the Virginia Bar
Association which met this year at Hot
Springs, Va. He saws that Judge Henry
f. Blair through n happy response to a
toast mt the banquet, was the lion of the
occasion.
The Misses Montgomery, of Louisi.
ana, the Misses Saunders, of ..FraSklin.
and Chris. DabEeY, of.Chatham., Va, are
guests of Captain j G Langhorne and
family at their West Salem home.
l.. w. Langhorne left yesterday forrhe
Yellow Sulphur Springs. 1t seems to be
very severe case with Lewis.
Dr.J. B. Taylor returned yesterday from
an extended trip through the Valley of
Virginia IN the interest of the SalemBap-
fist Orphanage.
Mrs. Robert Kizer ami her SISTER, Miss
Smithdeal, of Salisbury, N. c., after sew
eral weeks stay at the home of Mrs st
Clair on High street, returned yesterday
to her home.
Miss May Hatcher, of Roanoke, is Wis
iting Miss Lila Hatcher at the home of
G. j. Ligop.
Miss Hattie Critz has returned from a
visit to friends in Christiansburg.
Miss Hattie Wofenden has gone on a
visit to friends in Wythev:lle.
Mrs T H McCaull, of Culpepper, who
has been visiting the family of w S Bas-
kervilie, left yesterday to visit friends In
Pulaski City.
A f. Huff left yesterday evening for his
home in the city of st Louis The old
Huff dwelling is closed for the first time
In nifty seven years. All of the furniture
and movable fixtures were sold last week
at public auction. The shutters of the
house are drawn and silence now broods
in and around the place. The pleasant
voices of the family who occupied the
mousse for nearly two generations of men,
Will never resound again in its once hos
pitable rooms and the stranger will in
future take up his abode with fuss and
furry within its walls regal dless of ten
der memories which hover unseen in the
air around it, Such 10 life. There are no
chains that can bind times rushing PIN
ion, and so like the family who once lived
In the OLD home we live and love intrigue,
marry and then frequently drift with the
bride. only occasionally seeing the face of
aneold friend, like ships that pass in the
night" May benediction rest on the
old home, even as prayer of love, fol.
lows It's last occupant to his new home in
the West.
T. L. Mayer and family, of Norfolk. " no
nave been summering at Captain Temp
klns, left yesterday evening for A. several
weeks stay Mt the Yellow Sulphur.
DIR p Killian and son have returned
from q visit to Waynesboro
Misses Nellie Caldwell. of Radford,
Griner, of Rural Retreat, and Willis, of
FLOYD, are attending the ladies' home and
foreign missionary meeting, the former
being the guest of DR. KiIIans family and
the two latter the guests OF Mrs NJ G Nc
Chung.
The Presbyterian Sunday school will
have picnic next Friday afternoon on
the Baer place, now occupied by G b
Johnson, across the river. The children
are requested to assemble promptly mt the
church at 1870 o'clock on the day men
| toned.
The Rev. Mr.. CASTOR and wife -of
Sumpter. c, are stopping at the pleas
ant home of Mrs a NJ Shipman on Broad
/ street
a certain young grocery clerk of Salem
left Sunday morning on the early west
bound train for - we were about to
say where, but will refrain, for the
present at least. as he was accompanied
by popular and. pretty young lady of
| West Salem.
! DR. w II Renalds has returned from
Old Point where he attended the annual!
meeting of the State Dental Association.
Mrs Baldwin and daughter, OF Rich
mond. are summering at the--home of the
Misses Wiley on Market street
Mr.Sibole, formerly of Salem, now -of
! Giles county, is visiting his married