The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-05
SALEM NEWS

The Drovers and Mechanics Nation nj
Bank OF Baltimore vs., ]. II. Frank took
up the whole day yesterday in the cir.
cult court. This is an important anti
and its decision will practically decide
| several other similar suits now pendin0
in this court, in which It is claimed Al.
the Salem Development Company, in
the boom days, made fraudulent prom.
ises with respect TO the coming of the
Roanoke and Southern Railroad, elec-
trio railway, sc.
AT meeting Of supervisors of the
| county yesterday, oil members were
present. Morgan Smith, superiutend.
emit OF the poor, WAS allowed Sl2.5O for
benefit of psupers at the poor house.
Sundry other pauper, road and various
| other accounts were allowed to the
| amount Of $40.
The two literary societies of tho ga.
lem high school will give gold metal
for the best recitation at the close OF
the school. A primary contest WAS
held at the school house Friday, when
ten girls aid three boys contested as to
which seven OF them should enter the
final contest. The judges were Pro,.W,
A. Smith and Misses Fannie Folkes
and Emily Talisferro. The boys were
left and the following young ladies
chosen: Misses Janet White, Lucy
Steernes, Mildred Renick, Claudins
Ferguson, Minnie Lsmon, Bessie Frautz
and Rachel Henderson. This will be
an interesting feature of the closing ex.
ercises Of Salem's excellent public
school.
Amateur Players at Town Hall
Tuesday evening 1880 p. m April Z,
will mark the return OF that popular
n nrsor, NJ y,la
can Amateurs" which scored such g
brilliant success last season in the
laughable comedy, "Ous Boys" Tues
day evening nud Wednesday matinee.
they will be seen il Our Regiment"
an English farce comedy Of unusual
merit The cast is o very strong one,
being composed of local ams,eurs of
we'll known histrionic ability. Rehear-
sails have been in progress several weeks
under the able supervision OF Miss
Chandler, TO whose untiripg efforts
much OF the success Of Our Boys" wns
attributable. The proceeds are for she
benefit of the Roanoke College Athletic
Association. Is Is only within the last
few years that athletics have received
the proper amount of attention at Ros-
noke-a feature OF college life. which is
"a essential, in proper degree, as the
sports like everything else, need funds
for their proper cultivation. So let as
many as possible turn out and assist a
worthy cause. Admission rs and IS
cents. Matinee, children Is, and adults
rs cents.
The Churches.
Lutheran Church-Youug peoples
meeting al $50 q. m. Confirmation,
followed by a sermon from Pastor Mil.
Ter, and Holy Com munion at IL q. N.
Children's Easter service, with short
sermon. at p. m, TO which the public
are invited, especially the children of
the town. Subject OF sermon at night,
risen With Christ"
7ptist-Preeching morning and night
by the pastor.
DR.. L. A. Fox went to S.aunton Fri
day, where he preached in the Lutheran
Church at night and also Sunday morn
ing. He will return tomorrow.
No preaching at the Presbyterian
Church to day.
The first quarterly meeting of Presid-
Ing Elder Balls district will be held st
M. e. Church to-day, Rev. B. L. Bal
officiating. At night the Sunbeams will
give an Easter service. Tho collection
taken up on this occasion Is used for
educating the children in the foreign
missionary field.
The Bend chapel meeting closed Fri
day night. There were fifteen CONVEX
Bions and the members of the church
greatly revived.