The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-22
SALEM NEWS
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

Phil. Burwell sold on Tuesday to II. Fl.
Narkley, of Roanoke, O magnificent steer
weighing 1.9O5 pounds.
Miss Jennie Barnitz and little Margaret
Self leave to day for Coaldale, w. Va,
where Miss Barnitz goes to visit her mar.
ried sister, Mrs. Self.
Edward Barnitz leaves to day for
Lynchburg, where he goes on business.
y Miss Bertha Martin, of Pulaski, is Wis.
Siting her mother ut the home of D. Il.
Martin across the river.
Prof. Atwood and Mr.. Scott, OF the v.
= p. l., who have been out on still hunt
after the pestiferous scale insect, which
has become SO common on fruit trees in
this section, passed through Salem yester-
day on their wheels en- route to Blacks
burg.
AZ. Dobyns, of East Main street, has re-
turned from visit to his former home in
Floyd county.
L, f. billiard has completed and moved
into his new stone house ON Market
street.
Professor Romer Stearnes has gone to
4 Richmond as delegate from the Fort
Lewis Council to the grand council of The
Royal Arcanum, which met yesterday in
the above city. He will return to-day.
Irving Moon, who has been visiting his
sister, Mrs. Koiner, at Crimora, Augusta
county, returned home yesterday He will
leave Sunday to travel in the interest of II
Richmond Drug Company.
Be,sure to attend the graded school
exhibition which takes place Fridaynight
at the town hall. The ADMISSION fee is
small and the programme is varied and
extensive.
Some of the Roanoke county farmers
seem to think that the cold weather of
Tuesday night injured the wheat. 1t is
TO be hoped that they are in error, as ex-
animation discioses the fact that the fruit
buds are not injured and the weather was
hardly cold enough to hurt the hardy
cereal.
Evangelist Clarence b. Strouse will
preach at the holiness rooms.in the Allen
Block to night. Song service at 1880
sharp. Preaching ut T:45 o'clock. This
will be the last opportunity to hear Mr..
Strouse for some time, as he leaves to.
morrow To commence a meeting at Ash
land, Ky.
Seventeen attended noon prayer meet
ing yesterday. Several new faces and
some familiar ones that had been abesnt
for some time we're seen. Evangelist G.
b. Strouse commenced to read the lesson
of the day, Jno. 9th chapter, but was so
,CArrleu AWAY WIFI the suggestions or che
chapter that when he had concluded his
reading and running comments the half
hour was spent. Everybody ought to
have heard him. To.day's lesson is the
first half Of the tenth chapter of John
At the meeting held on Monday be-
tween representatives of Roanoke College
and Washington and Lee University,
Hampden-Sydney beng represented by
proxy, arrangements were perfected for
an intercollegiate field meet, also per-
manent organization. It will be imposs;.
BILE TO have the first annual meet this year,
as they. P. l.. and Hampden-Sydney both
considered it too late to put team in
the field. The efforts pnt forth this year
will probably bear fruit next year, when
the Intercollegiate Association will be
formed. Roanoke College will hold their
field day on Saturday, May 1. a large
crowd is expected and an effort will be
made to have the fare on the street rail-
way reduced SO as to accommodate those
coming from Roanoke city. This event
will be a success and some records will
probably be lowered, rs Roanoke College
has excellent material in her track team.
Besides the standard events there will be
many others of an amusing character.
~ The Easter german given Tuesday
night by TIE young men of Roanoke Col.
lege at Hotel Salem was charming