The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-03-27
THE TIMES KODAK.
Interesting News Items Gath.
cred Around Salem.

The Sunday-school Of the College
Lutheran Church on Sunday night rem
dered an appropriate musical Easter
service, consisting of Scripture read
ings and brief addresses by Professor
Painter, D. b. Strouse and DR.. Fox, and
choruses by the Sunday.school, which
latter were beautifully accompanied on
the cornet by r. II. Casper. The pro-
distributed among the congregation,
and several numbers were Of his own
composition, the solo, Raise Me, D
Jesus" sung by Miss Dila Ballard, be-
ing full Of melody and we'll rendered.
The church was tastefully decorated
and was crowded with an appreciatiye
| congregation. A collection was taken
! up for home missions.
The Episcopal Sunday.school, consist.
eisting of about thirty members, at the
collection Easter Sunday morning gave
$40 &C for diocesan missions.
Judge Moffett left yesterday for Bed
ford City to preside at further trials
against ex-Treasurer Arthur.
There will be work in the initiatory
degree at Salem Lodge, No. 100, to-
uight. All Odd Follows in good stand
ing are invited to attend.
The registrars for the town of Salem
are: Ed. Jeter, First ward; W. r.
Whitescarver, Second ward; w. M.
Montgomery, Third ward.
The young folks had an Easter GER
man last night at Hotel Salem.
Sniro Kurodo, Japanese who is
studying at Amherst College, Massa-
chusetts,, and is in Virginia by invita-
ton of several student associations, de-
iivered an interesting lecture last
night at the Lutheran Church.
There will be meeting of the
county school board at Prof Stearnes'
office at 10 4. IN. Monday, April end.
The Messrs. Oakley were engaged YES
terday in East Hill cemetery disinter-
ring the remains of Mrs C. T. McCor-
mick for removal to day to cemetery
near the home Of relatives in the val
ley. Mrs. Mccormick died in Salem
about year ago
Capt, j. C. Darst, of Bluefeld, spent
Sunday with relatives in town.
DR.. Whisner and Rev j. S. Hutchin-
son left yesterday for Fredericksb burg
to attend conference.
Joseph Weber, the genial pill roller
employed by Massie & Martin, was in
Salem yesterday, where he has lots of
friends
The freeze Sunday night played
havoc with fruit blossoms and early
vegetables everywhere in and near
town.
The subject announced for the meet
ing at the Baptist Church tomorrow
night is, "The Office of the Holy,Spirit."
l, to quicken, John, 6:33; 2. to regener-
ate' John, $50, 5. Cor, GIL; 3, to guido,
Romans, STA, John, 1913; 4. to in
struct. John, 1926; 5, to intercede,
Romans, s:26; 6, to work through us, 1
Cor, 1911.
After the morning sermon at the Bap
fist Church Sunday, three persons were
received into the church, two by letter
and one for baptism. The ordinance of
baptism was administered at night.
Saturday afternoon Tom Rhodes little
daughter and +. L. Walls'..little son ate
some roots which were turned up by the
plough in the garden, and, as conse-
quence, were shortly afterwards taken
called in, the little boy would have
died. 1t is thought possibly that the
poisonous root was wild parsnip
The board of deacons of the Presby-
terrain Church held their annual meet
ing yesterday afternoon and elected as
officers George b. Johnston, chairman;
j. w. Hannah, secretary, and w. NJ
montgomery, treasurer.
The Episcopal Church Sunday morn
ing was lavishly decorated with flowers
and cxotics, the latt r lent by j. Shart-
ger, while the Eas or music was the
special feature Of tb' morning service,
and was greatly enj yed by those pres
ent. The TIE Deum, ne most elabora to
OF all the numbers, was excellently
rendered, the bass solo part, by Thomas
Roberts, and the Duct, by Miss Mary
Wiley and Mrs. T. A Lovelock, being
especially we'll sung.
PERHAPS you would not think SO.