The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-11-24
SALEM NEWS

Ih0 WOmeD'5 Foreign MlsSfOnSry So
ciety OF the Methodist Church will OBJ
serve this week, beginning Monday, as
the week Of prayer Services to-mor
Mrs. u Boon; leader, Mrs. w. A Fer.
guson. Tuesday at Mira. Ferguson's;
leader, Miss Jennie Barnitz. Wednes-
day at Mrs w. T. Younger's; leader,
Mrs. o. D. Oakley. Thursday at Mrs.
j. 81. Henning's; leader, Mrs. j. b.
Camden. Friday at Mrs. L. M. ely
mere; leader, Miss Florence Burch.
Capt. J. G. Langhorne Is in st. Louis
on business.
t. 1. Preston has purchased, by order
Of the town council, large cabinet
file to be placed in the council chamber.
Blanton Barnett, OF Catewba, WAS in
town yesterday on business.
D. B Ssrouse, president Of the Lay
mans Union, will conduc. services to-
day at Oak Grove at 10 g. M, and at
Fort Lewis ut p. M.
Mrs. Adrian Riddick, after weeks
visit to friends in Salem, left yesterday
for her homo in Richmond.
Court adjourned yesterday and Judge
Brown left for his home in Bedford City
Judge Brown by his coursly bearing
oha PtChnhpU 0SucouOl tAhAo l2fOEd
bic impression while here, both with
the membera Of the bar end others.
Mrs, James Persinger returned yester-
day from an extended visit amoug rela.
tives and friends in Richmond.
In the game on yesterday with the
Y. M. G. a. team of Roanoke, the COL
lege team was victorious. she score
standing 0 to 0. No touchdownH were
al n hns hn tnt Of bo A
team called HIS men off before the time
was up, thua throwing the game in
favor Of the college. The reasons as
signed for such action we're that 1t WAS
too dark to play. The college boys had
carried the ball within ten yards OF the
goal, end, with the ball in their pos
session. it wns only q question of few
minutes until q touchdown would have
been made had the game progressed.
A detailed account OF the game Is given
elsewhere in to-dny's paper.
The case of Martin vs.. Woodrum was
concluded to day, the jury rendering o
verdict in favor Of the plaintiff for $3.50,
Capt. W. Griffin has returned from
attending q meeting of the State mill
tary board.
Church Announcements.
DR.. L. A. Fox, OF Roanoke College,
will preach at the Presbyterian Church
this morning OF IL o'clock. The G. E.
Society will hold Thanksgiving
service this evening OF 6:30 o'clock. a
special progrsmme has teen arranged.
No church services a. night.
DR.. j. b. Taylor will preach to the
Odd Fellows at Baptist Church at IL o.
m. Night services as usual.
The pulpis of the Chrlotian Church
will be occupied both morning and
night by d. e. Motley.
Services st other churches as usual.
Epworth League Entertainments.
An interesting and enjoyable enter
tainment was given by the Epworth
League Of the Methodist Church at the
Indiana street chapel on Friday night
10 large and appreciative audience
The programme, 40 carried out, was in
every particular interesting and all en-
gagged rendered their parts we'll, some
handling their role almost to perfection
After prayer by Judge W. w. Barnitz
A. Il. PuRh, the chairman of the even
ing introduced Miss Ella Francia, who
read very interesting essay on the
History OF Methodism.
The recitation OF Miss Mamie Web
Der, entitled, lover the Hills to the
Poorhouee," was we'll rendered and
much enjoyed by all present.
The chief feature OF the evening,
however, was q dialogue entitled 18th q
Bicycle"
The parts were we'll performed by
Misses Burch and Bell and Messrs
Marshall, Oakley and Anderson. Mr..
Marshall's acting, also that OF Miss
Bail, are deserving OF special mention
| each one performing their parts OF the
" IN nrfn I,,0
OF Misses Daisy Denit and Willie Oakley
was also much enjoyed by the apprecis-
tive audience present.