The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-28
SALEM NEWS

A supposed mad dog was killed on
Cove avenue yesterday morning.
Nash Evans, Of Charlotte county,
formerly Of this county, WAS in town
yesterday.
Deputy Clerk s.. M. White returned
yesterday from Cbristiansburg, where
he hsd been in attendance upon an Odd
Fellows meeting.
Union Thanksgiving services will be
held to-day al the Methodist Church at
IL d m. The sermon will be preached
by Rev. G. A. Miller, OF the Lutheran
Church, but otherpsstors will be present
and assist in the exercises.
The football game which was to
to have taken place between Allegheny
Ina,itute and Roanoke College has been
declared eff. The reason why Allc-
Shauy failed to accept tho challenge
il very evident TO tho college men. a
scrub game will likely DO played on
the college grounds this afternoon.
Thanksgiving services will be held
to-day a. the Episcopal Church, con
Quoted by the rector, Rev. Is. w. Hub
bard. The beautiful custom Of the Epie-
copal church in decor ating the sltnr
with the products Of the fields as a
~ S4iC II D. 10 ODsCl NGo'
Special selections of music viii BIO
rendered by the choir.
As D. B. Ssrouse and Nash Evans
were driving up College avenue yester-
day morning their hcreo became fright.
ened at the electric Car and ran off,
throwing Mr.Strouseo out, from which he
Sustained come severe bruises, but moth
ing Of 8 serious nature resulted. Mr..
Evans remained in and succeeded in
stop ping the horse after hs had ran q
short distance.
Hon. John e Massey, superintendent
OF public Instruction, has Issued a cir
culer letter announcing the fund con-
sistiug OF accumulated interest in in
vestment OF the literary fund. The n
tire amount to be divided is Sl79 603 81
and IL apport!oned according to the
schoo! population. The now census gives
Roanoke county a population OF COLT
and the amount Of her apportlonment is
81, 624 SO.
at the Lutheran Church.
Tho young people of tho Lutheran
Church will give c Thanksgiving enter
tainment at their church Tonight. The
church will be decorated and special
mueic and Rotations will be rendered
by the young people. After the exer-
clses q collection will be taken.
Coon-Whitescarver.
AT tho residence of her brother, W. R.
Whitescsrver, on yesterday, Miss Lula
Whitescarver was united in marriage to
II. S Coon, OF Martinsville. The core
mony was performed by Rev. Mr..
Brown, OF Gave Spring, in the presence
of relatives and g few invited guests.
Immediately after wards Mr. and Mrs.
Coon took the noon train for Martins
Vile, where they will reside.
a Double wedding.
A very pretty double wedding was
solemnized at the Baptist Church yes
terday, the contracting parties being
K. ID. Hurt, one OF Salem's en%terprisinQ
young men, and Miss Susie Zirkle,
daughter OF Sheriff Geo. w. Zirkle; and
j, Walter Board and Miss Matte Hurt.
Long before the hou appointed the
crowd began 10 assemble and by $40
o'clock the church was filed to it's ut
mont capacity, many falling to gain ad-
mittance. The ushors were Messrs. r.
g.. Cook, Walter Roust, j. w. Hannah
and Jeter johnson,
Promptly at $3.50, to the familiar
stratns OF Mendelssohn, rendered by
james Wylie, the ushe-s entered fol-
lowed by no happy parties. At The
righs aisle entered 4. ID Hurt, with his
best man, Will Baer, followed by the
bride, dressed IN 8 gray travelling dresa
and leaning upon the arm of her sister,
Miss Belle Zirkle, whi!e down the left
aisle csme j. Walter Board and Dr..
Sernones, of Roanoke city, preceding
the bride, who was attired in q green
travelling dress, and attended by her
maid OF honor, Mrs. Frank White
scarver. They were met q. the altar BY
DR.. j.. b. Taylor, and soon the shors bus
impressive Baptist ritual hsd mado
them man ind wife.
After the ceremony they were driven
TO the depot, where thoy took the even.
ing train for Atlanta, and will spend
part OF their honeymoon at the greG.
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