The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-27
SALEM NEWS

Miss Ida Watts, OF Lynchburg, is
Waiting friends in town.
Mrs. T. G. Wolfender left yesterday
for Wytheville on visit
r. w. Oakley, of Bluefeld, w. Va,
is in town spending the holidays.
DR.. R. nj. Lemon, of franklin, is in
town spending the holidays with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. D ..Goode, of Dallas
county, Texas, have arrived on visit
TO 8. d. Goode.
Services preparatory to communion on
next Sunday will be held this evening
at the Lutheran Church.
J. "a. Nininger, a prominent attorney
of Bluefeld, w. Va, ia in ths city visit
ing relatives and friends.
O Evangelist Clarence B. Strouse Is back
from Danville, where he has been visit
ing his friend, j. e. School6eld.
q. 81. Gross, OF Washington city,
stopped over yesterday on his way home
from visit to friends In Bluefleld, w.
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner Hickok have
returned from OhrlstisnsburR, where
they spent Christmas day visiting
friends.
j. P. Ssul had several OF his fingers
badly lacerated end his face slightly
scorched from the sudden explosion Of a
irecracker on Christmas dsy.
VIM. Ksrnea, who has had charge of
o bicycle exhibit at the Atlanta Exposi.
ton, is In town on visit to his father,
Deputy Postmaster j. B. Karnes.
The executive committee of the Bap-
fist Orphansge will hold their quarterly
Il ha
tion OF the usual routine Of business
The venerable DR.. John B. Davis, st-
tor several weeks illness died yesterday
morning at IL o'clock at the residence
of his son, Paul s. Davis. The funeral
services will take place tomorrow at
IL q. N. from the Lutheran Church, OF
which the deceased WAS for many years
a member.
Judge j. FL Altizsr, of Teepee, Tex,
Ia In town visiting his family and will
remain till the LIST OF January. Ju dye
Altizsr Is manager of the Texas ra nch
of j. b. Pace, who so recently made an
assignment. Whilst this property was
involved yet Mr.. Altiz,r says Il will
NOS st all affect tho operations of the
ranch and he will return to his duties
about January l. He hiss Just re.
turned from Richmond, where he has
been In conference with Mr.. Pace. This
ranch comprises 900 acres of fine
land, which Is completely enclosed BY
about eighty miles OF barbed wire
fence. There are now upon the ranch
about 5000 head of stock, worth about
100000. Judge Alsiser has upon the
ranch large force of men TO look after
the stock and about IT'S horses are re-
CURED to keep them mounted.
Sunday School Entertainment.
The Fort Lewis Sunday-school gave a
good entertainment, with a Christmas
tree, on Wednesday night, to large au-
dience. Atter,s song appropriate to the
occasion, DR.. j. Il. Taylor offered up a
prayer. which WAS followed with q solo
by Miss Marion Zirkle. Superin .endent
G. w. Iirkle then Introduced j. Ell.
Hatcher who spoke on "Christmas and
its Observance" Dr.. Taylor followed
with an address on the "Blassedness OF
the Sunday school Work" w. R. White.
scsrver also Gpoke worde OF encourage
ment to the school. Mrs Black w.
Whitescarver WAS organiss, and was as
sisted in the music by Frank C.rper on
the Violin The exercises were inter-
spersed with excellent music by the
school. But tho most interesting part
OF the entertainment WAS held over for
the last. 1t was unloading the tree,
which was filled with nuts, candies, gifts,
etc. This wss the first Christmas tree
that was ever held In this church, and
thas 1t was sn enjoyable occasion goes
without saying. After the exercises,
Crank T. Hartman generously gave the
achool $40 for the purchase OF literature,
which was indeed one of the best gifts
OF the evening.