The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-06-08
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EDWARD JETER, REPORTER.

EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.
Mrs. Dillon, who has been visiting in
| RRdford, has returned to her home in
West Salem.
DR.. Julius D. Drcber, president o. Roa.
noke College, returned Saturday from a
| Northern tour.
George Raglan returned Saturday from
Danville, where he has been.'on business.
Prof. Pbipps Miller, principal of the
Salem graded and high school, and his
wife left Saturday for their home in
Abingdon, Va.
The Misses Nellie and EVA Brown. of
Roanoke, are visiting in the city, the
guests of the family of ]. r. G. Brown,
,Jr., at their home on High street
Capt. ]. G.. Langhorne has returned
from business trip to New York city.
| DR.. Hutchinson and wife are the guests
| of e. ID. Wilson and family at their home
on the boulevard.
Miss Nellie Oakley and Miss Helen
| Arm strong, who have been attending the
Farinville normal school, returned to
their homes Saturday for the summer.
Miss Em,nie Wherry, of Richmond is
the guest of Miss Julia Hubbard, at her
home in West Salem.
At n recent meeting of the knights OF
Pythias the following officers were elected
| for the ensuing year: DR.. Dabney Bar
nitz. chancellor commander; J. A. Baum.
gardner, vice chancellor commander, and
Harry Fischer, plelate.
The funeral services of the late Henry
"A. Forsythe took place ut the Presbyte-
rian Church Sunday afternoon at 4
O'Clock, the Rev. Mr.. Campbell ofliciat.
| ing, assisted by Rev. j. E Armstrong
and DR.. J. B. Taylor. The pail bearers
were: Samuel Parrish, J. b. Camden,
Jn>. NJ. Thomas, T. II. Golf. III. c. An
derson and NJ. p. Frantz. The remains
were inferred in East Hill Cemetery.
E. D. Self and bride, nee Carson, OF
Meridian, Miss, are visiting in the city
the guests of Vim. S. Oakley and family.
Charles E. Francis, of the Norfolk and
Western at Bluefield. W. Va, is at home
on n visit to his fathers family.
Miss Cannon, of Richmond, is visiting
in the city, the guest of Miss Ellen Blair.
The Misses Berkeley, Spessard and
Burks, teachers in the Salem graded and
high school, have all gone on summer va
| cations, Miss Berkeley going to Farmville,
Miss Spessard to Catawba and Miss
Burks to ST. Louis.
Mrs. A. H. Picker, who has been Wis
iting Thomas G Maury and sister, has
returned to her home in Lynchburg
We are now experiencing in this section
one of the most peculiar spells OF weather
known in the lives of It's oldest inhabi-
tants. 1t is said that thirtyseven years
ago a frost killed the tops of the growing
corn on June g. While no frost has failed
this month, the weather has been cool
with threatening skies, and an occasional
burst of hot weather for few hours at
midday. Cold weather and terrible earth
quakes are reported in the West and in
the old world the volcano of Vesuvius is
more active than it has been for gener-
alton
Miss Maggie Subette, of Allegheny
Springs, is visiting the family of w. H.
Snuff on East Main street
Miss Lizzie Hall, of Blacksburg, is Wis
ting her young friend, Miss Essie Wells,
at her home on Craig avenue.
Miss Lizzie Shelor. of Roanoke, who
has been visiting Miss India Cannaday,
returned tc her home yesterday.
Attorney j. H. Nininger, of Blueiield,
w. Va, is visiting the family of Thomas
I. Preston.
On Saturday night the class fraternity
of Theta Nh Epsilon entered Roanoke
College. The chapter was put in here
by cambridge Spotswood, of Richmond,
Va, member of Phi Gamma Delta.
Miss Jennie Barnitz returned yesterday
from Coaldale. w. Va, where she has
been visiting her sister. Mrs Cooper.