The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-19

SALEM NEWS
Monday is county court day.

Monday Is county court day.
Several persons Of Salem will attend
the State meeting OF tho Royal Area
mum in Richmond some time this week.
Miss Maud Wright, of Lexington. who
has been for several weeke the CUES. of
MRS U. ID. Don't, returned to her home
yesterday.
The friends of w. G. Baer will be glad
to learn that he has secured a position
as street car conductor in Norfolk. md
Is doing we'll.
Mrs. Lewis, of Danville, stopned a dav
with her sister. Mrs. George ReaRin,
and then went on to join her husband,
VINO ls In business at the salt works.
j. Harry Chapman. OF Portsmouth, ia
in town. He is here to arrange for the
summer season at the Roanoke Red.
This famous health resort will be open
to visitors June 1.
James Ridgeway returned to Salem
Thursday from asuccessful business trip
In the counties OF Campbell and Bed ford,
and will go to Amherst Court House to.
night, where he Is summoned ns witt
ness.
Capt. j. t. Sayers passed peacefully
awAy yesterday evening at $50 sur
rounded by his own immediate family,
and also his two brothers, Doctor and
Robert Sayers, from Wythe, and also
one his sisters.
IF. w. Brown, the Roanoke hardware
merchant, who Ia the owner of a fine
apple orchard in the Catawba district,
Is very enthusiastic as to the virtues of
j. A. Strickler's method of DESTROYING
the destructive bore worm in fruit
trees Mr.. Brown gave Mr.. Strickler's
method thorough test last year and Is
confident it furnishes the only relief for
fruit trees from the bore worm.
On Friday night about 8 O'Clock q
very large meteor WAS seen by many
persons in Salem. It was SO brilliant
that nearly every one thought 1t was
the sudden flashing OF the electric
lights which had not yet been turned
on. What was singular 1t appeared
within few yards of every one who
saw 1t, though in different parts of the
town, and also exploded or disappeared
but short distance from every one who
Witnessed it. L M. Lee and d. B.
Ssrouse were attending the meeting at
Hanging Rock, three miles out of town,
and their experience was similar to that
OF others, both as 60 suggestion of cleo
trio light and as to it's nearness.
Roanoke College VS.. Blacksburg College.
Roanoke College and the ". A. and M.
U. boys met yesterday on the formers
ground in baseball game Of rather a
ragged nature. Two beautiful home runs
were made by Thompson and Gale. AL
though errors were plentiful on both
sides, twas evident that the Roanoke
boys were too much for Rlacksburg.
This was the second game of the sea-
son with Blacksburg. In the former
game on last Saturday at Blacksburg
Roanoke College was also victorious,
scoring TO S. Yesterday runs were
piled up on both sides till the ninth in
ming closed she fun, the score standing
Ia to 10.
g Baptist Orphanage.
Sunday is by no means an idle day at
the orphanage.
At "a. m. Sunday school Is held in
the school room, where the regular in
tern -ttonal lessons are used. Immedi-
ately after Sunday-school the children,
goodly number, forms into line, and,
in charge OF the mAtron or one of The
teachers, march to the Baptist Church
to attend the morning service. Then
at $3.50 p. m. she children again as
semble in the lecture room, wnere the
superintendent, Rev. George s. Holiday,
aeiVers lecture on the Sunday school
lesson for the day or some other
suitable subject. Everything 10 done in
the most systematic manner, and it is
very interesting to watch the neatly
dressed. orderly children in their move
ments. Orphanage is shorn Of much of
It's sadness there-indeed, In some cases
IL becomes blessing ct such q home as
Ia afforded at this excellent benevolent
institution.
The Churches.
At the Baptist Church the pulpit will
be occupied In the morning BY the pas
tor. AT night the monthly meeting OF
the Tyree Missionary Society takes
place. and besides other interesting ex-
ercises. an address will be delivered by
Rev. ]. M. Luck. At nigh. DR.. Taylor
will preach ct Hollins Institute.
AT the Episcopal Church the rector
will presch morning and night.
DR.. f. V. N. Painter will preach st the
Lutheran Church at lam.
No preaching at the Presbyterian
Church, but Sundsy-sohool and G. e.
services as usual.
The pastor. Rev. H. Fl. Kennedy, will
occupy the Methodist pulpit ct both
services.
The Laymsn's Union will fill the fol-
lowing appointments to-day:--Ranging
Rock, III q. m. and 1880 o. ~; Oak
Grove, 1880 p. M; Mason's Cave, IL q.
M; Mountain View, IL q. No.; Bend
Chapel, II 3. M; Zion, o. M; Fort
Lewis, 1880 p. M; Washington Heights,
3 80 p. m.