The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-01-01
"Ring out the old
Ring In the new"

Ring In the new"
How many times were these lines re-
peated last night as the young and
the old, the rich and the poor, watched
tho death of the old year 1901 and
welcomed the new year 1892 with song
and praise.
A new year. This is the day on
which 30 many good resolutions are
made, some to be kept, but the majority
to be broken as Rip Van Wynkle broke
his.
This is also the day on which the
ladies, dressed in their best, receive
their gentlemen friends and regale
them with wine and cake until the gen.
tlemen hardly know whether it is Now
Years or the Fourth of July they are
celebrating.
The ancient customs of New Years
calling will not be generally observed in
Roanoke. Most of the offices and some
of the stores in the city will be closed
part of the day, and some of them all
day.
A large number of parties will be
held in the evening and the clerks will
return to their work to morrow and try
II
few days the old habit will compel
them TO make the common mistake of
dating letters with the wrong year.
The old year was watched" out last
night in various ways and at various
places. Many of the churches held
watch meetings, q number of the
societies gave balls and parties were
given at many private residences.
few minutes before IL o'clock tho
bell on the Vigilant Company's engine
house commenced to ring, and an excited
individual on the street, who had evil
dently forgotten tho time, commenced
to yell fire at the top of his voice. The
chimes on the Presbyterian Church rang
out the old and welcomed in the new
year and a few fireworks were let off.
A gang of men and boys secured a drum
and some tin pans and paraded around
the streets just at midnight.
Everything considered, Roanoke GER
talnly did her share in making the new
year feel at home.
AT THE Y. NJ. C. a.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, gave re-
ception and entertainment to the young
men OF the city last night, which were
followed by an interesting watch SER
vice. Altogether, this was one of the
most pleasant events in the history of
the Association
Early in the evening the hall was
packed, and the young mon and young
ladies continued to arrive until after
9 o'clock.
The first part of the evening was
taken up by the rendition of the fol-
lowing programme:
PARTI
Guitar Solo. Ne +rer MY God TO Thee -
Mr.. liarr, l.. Tansill.
'e''a'ioh r: i;iss yn:;o.a selec'cd
~ Mes-rs, y. X. Ammcn and D. T. Teatord.
'"no so'0' Ana ME. Van uo.a beethoven
PART II.
MIR. C. Il. Graves. '''''''"
Soprano >olo-Zingarclla. Willard
Recitation Mrs. j. . Koy k; nas !, . n,,, :,
Miss Lucie Clare " '
MIR. E. b. Doiin. ''' ''"' Imam
Every number was we'll received and
there were number of encores. After
this part of the entertainment was over
refreshments we've served and a very
pleasant hour spent in social converse
ton.
The following ladies were most promi-
nent in furnishing and serving the re-
freshments and decorating the rooms:
Mrs. j. u. Bringman, Mrs. A. j. Camp,
Miss Lizzie Mechanism, Miss Toe Volt,
Mrs. 5. 5. Brooke. Mrs. Is. o, Pavne.
Miss Georgia Barnett, Miss Mamie
Trent, Miss and Mrs. Featherstone, Miss
James and Miss JGmmert, of Hagers-
town, who is visiting Mrs. DIR. Flippo.
and others.
AT 1l:l5 p. m. promptly the company
~ a 30 al nd kt,r,l ,ol q
ceedingly pleasant and profitable SER
vice was held, consisting of singing.
prayers, and appropriate scripture read
ing. AT l1:45 beautiful New Years
hymn was recited by Miss Lucie Clare.
The audience then engaged in silent
prayer for several minutes. For the
next five minutes all eyes were riveted
upon tho gilt ''time ball" which was
arranged TO drop at II o'clock.
Promptly on the second the ball fell
and concealed gong sonorously pealed
the hour of l2. After prayer by Mr..
4. Ii. Hall the company adjourned and
some time was spent in the exchange
OF New Year greetings. One by one
they left the building, all pronouncing
the entertainment big success.
THE METHODIST WATCH SERVICE.
The watch night services held in
Trinity Methodist Tabernacle last night
were of an interesting character. 1t
was announced in the beginning by
Rev. Mr.. Duffey, who conducted the
meeting, that it would be strictly in
formal and that tn. old-time Methodist
religion and customs would prevail
The services were opened by the
tho singing of an old Methodist camp
meeting hymn. after which, Rev. w. +.
Hammer deliyertd an instructive lee
ture on pioneer Methodists and pioneer