The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-16
SALEM NEWS

Miss Eta Bowers after severe ILL.,
ness ia improving.
Thos. Forsythe has opened fruit
store in the Oakley building, opposite tho
Duval House.
Mrs. T. s. Crockett, of Max Meadows,
who has been visiting s. A. Cox. left for
her home yesterday.
l.. M. Lee was too sick to leave for
the Baptist Association in Richmond
Thursday, but, feeling much better, left
on the noon train yesterday.
Jas. T. Colby and wife, of New Hamp.
shire, after few days visit among rel-
atives in East Salem. left on the vesti-
bule yesterday morning for Georgia.
The mems union prayer meetings,
held every Thursday night heretofore
In the Presbyterian chapel, will be held
In the future in the same room as the
MONDAY prayer meeting. Leader for
next Thursday: j. A. CleviDger.
The monday prayer meeting has
been regularly kept up for moro than
four months, meeting daily in the room
over the pestoffice. The meeting was
led yesterday by D. B. Strouse. The
leader to-day will be William Brown.
These meetings are always open to the
public.
at the Cice roman Literary Society to-
night the following question will be
discussed: Resolved. That Catholicism
is a Menace to Our Government" The
Demostheneans will discuss the ques.
ton: Resolved, That the President
of the United States Should be Elected
by Popular Vote"
The Roanoke College football team
left yesterday for Lexlngt ton, whore they
play the Washington and Lee eleven to-
day. On Monday they arc booked for
game with the W NJ. 1. Manager Nc
Intire hiss been putting the boys through
pretty severe training during the past
week and they expect to score against
the Varsity team to-day.
The National Business College of
Roanoke and picked eleven of Roam
oke College met yesterday on the late
ter's grounds in a very interesting game
of football. At first the game promised
to be very close one. as neither side
made any rapid advances. The first
half closed with the ball on the BUSH
ness Colleges territory. The latter half
proved more interesting to Roanoke
College, tive touch. downs being made
by them. Everhart kicked goal both
times. Score 10 to in favor of Roam
oke College.
The Women's Auxiliary and Ladies'
Aid Society OF the Episcopal Church
gave novel entertainment last Thurs
day night entitled. THE Gypsey En-
campment," the object of which was to
establish permanent mission at Ash
Bottom. The opening OF the even
ing was the procession of the Gypsies,
the most prominent of whom was
Miss Emily Taliaferro, who repre-
scented the character she assumed to
perfection. Together with Misses Elsie
and Sadie Logan. Julia Hubbard, Lucy
Johnston and Manic Moon, composing
the fairest OF the Gypsey band, were
vendors Of candy and fancy work. Miss
Munson, Gypsy. of New York. was the
artist OF the evening and delighted all
by her art. The noble band of ladies
representing the refreshment depart
ment and the reception committee were
untiring in their efforts to administer to
the wants OF all. Several young gentle
men of the college aided very materially
In the success OF the entertainment,
while Messrs. Will Baer and Vance Bow
man were indispensa BILE in their aid
rendered the ladies. 1t was one OF the
most enjoyable entertainments that has
taken p ace in Salem for long time,
and the ladies are exceedingly gratified
at their success and the kind patronage
bestowed upon them by an spprecietive
public.
Inc Grown Princes Pigeons.