of Smithfield, have been spending the week with their father, T. M. Sharp. In the home of Mrs. B. W. Llfsey. The young couple eloped from Smithfield early Monday morning, going by automobile to Gatesville, a distance of eighty miles, where they were married. An adjourned meeting of the Town Council was held in the courthouse on Tuesday evening. Besides the Mayor and town officers, there were present: Councilmen Dattie, To. Lindsay, Johnson, and Suitor. An appropriation of $100 was voted for the improvement of a street in North Emporia. A committee from the Civic Improvement League, Mr. L. Goodwyn and Mr. B. M. Tredway, were present and asked for an appropriation to build a wall along the front of the cemetery. This was granted. A tax levy was laid at 3½ cents on all property, tangible and intangible. After a lengthy discussion, license taxes were somewhat revised. The Greenesville Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet on Monday afternoon in the courthouse. At this time delegates and alternates will be elected to the State convention in Suffolk. RADFORD NORMAL [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] RADFORD, VA., April 22.?Professor J. E. Avent recently made a trip through Scott, Lee and Wise Counties, making addresses at Gate City, Elk Knob, Appalachia and Norton. On Thursday the tercentennial celebration of Shakespeare's death  was observed by the department of English, under the direction of Miss Eleanor Terry and Miss Mary W. Montague. Quite an elaborate program was presented. The costumes and representations were very interesting and attractive. 