The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-12-22
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ISAAC CANNADAY. REpoRTER.

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L. NJ. Starkey and c. w. Chapman.
both of this county, were in town yester.
day.
J. G. .Langhorne returned Yesterday
morning from New York city.
E. B. Wilson retr rned yesterday morn.
ing from New York city
Harry Walker and wife. who have been
vIsi'ihg In the city for several days, leave
to-day TOR Bedford City
Lewis Ballard. son of Mifflin Ballard.
is out from his recent sickness.
.ss The grand jury at the county court
consisted of Batter w. Logan, foreman,
y. ~: Whltescarver, John Collins, Mar.
shall L. Frautz, Jas. Walters, Samuel
Parrish and G. Y. Lttrell. Several par.
ties were indicted
George NJ. Muse ard l.. T.. Greenwood
were qualified as administrators TO S. n.
Q. Greenwood, deceased.
The will of Miss Julia A. Withers was
admitted to probate.
Victor McCauley led the meeting of the
ROANOKE College \. M. u. A. last night.
Miss Louise Logan, who has been at
tending school in Staunton, is at home to
spend the Christmas vacation Sentinel.
The Misses Henderson, pupils of the
State Normal at Farmville. are at home
TO ST end the holidays with their parents.
Sentinel
AT the regular monthly meeting of the
Iyree Missionary Society at the Baptist
Church Sunday eight the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing term:
a. q. Howe, president. John Il. Hamil-
ton, ice-presdcnt; Il. I. Preston, secre.
tary and Miss Bette Holmes, treasurer.
The society appropriated $40 to foreign
missions and $40 to the Orphanage. Rev
j. G. Holiday addressed the society in a
very entertaining manner on the subject,
"atoney." Excellent music and recita.
tions were also features of The pro-
gramme.-Sentinel.
On December Is the State legislature
reelected Judge w. W.. Moffett as Judge
of Roanoke county.
The JEFF Davis Rifles, Salems excellent
military com pany, held it's annual prize
drill in the towr hall last evening. AL
though the weather was VI cry disagreeable
quite large crowd encouraged the SOL
dier boys by their presence on this auspi-
cious occasion. The boys went through
the manual of arms under the command
of Lieutenant II. a. johnson The prizes
donated by enterprising Salem gentlemen
were won rs follows: First best drilled
man, William White; second best drilled,
Il. w. Dunn; third best drilled Frank
Hardy; fourth best drilled, John White
sell; fifth best drilled, T.. NJ Armstrong:
siXthSbest drilled, William Hammond;
seventh best drilled, Robert Butler; clean
est gun, E. NJ. Armstrong. Jr.: best
drilled non commissioned omcer, Henry
Forsythe; neatest soldier, Frank Hardy:
best looking private, Henry Forsythe;
ri Nee
drilled sergeant, Henry Forsythe; best
looking young lady in the audience, Miss
Myrtle Preston.-Sentiuel.
Mrs. Elizabeth a. White died suddenly
OF heart trouble at the home of her son,
Mr.. Alfred II. White, on Craig avenue.
Monday night, between the hour of II
O'Clock and day. She had been in feeble
health for some time, but her condition
had not assumed an alarming state and
the unexpected demise cast sudden SOM
bre shadows over the erstwhile happy
home and caused painful sadness to her
many relatives and friends. Mrs. White
was Mt the time of her death 81 years Of
age and the m other of eleven children,
five of whom survive her, Messrs. a. II.
and ). Nj. White and Annie b. Littrell
of Salem; Rev. G. d. White, OF Waynes-
boro and Mrs. Mary J. Cameron, of Ohio.
The funeral sci vices will probably he
conducted tomorrow afternoon from the
Methodist church, of which the deceased
had beeE..a long and consistent member,
but the definite arrangements havr not
yet been made. The deceased was n ncble
christian character and her presence al
ways carried with it gladness and sun
shine.-Sentinel.
"he fourth annual mort of the Luthe-
ran Orphan Home of the United Synod
at Salem, Va, will be issued to-day. by
the Sentinel Company. To interest the
readers in this work extracts will be
given from the report itself: ''Perhaps
the Lutheran Church has no ulster title
to distinction than it's record for benevo-
levt work. 1t early engaged in the work
of foreign missions; and the first orphan
home OF the Protestant--w world was found
ed by Francke at Halle in 1903. 1T still
exists rs one of the largest of all.similar
institutions. This form of christian ac-
tivity and missionary EFFORT has been
taken up by all parts of our church; and
wherever Lutherans are found in consd
cradle numbers, whether in Europe or
Asia Or Africa, there are to be found or.
phan homes. In reviewing the work of
the past year, we have reason again TO lift
our hearts in gratitude to Him who is the
source of every blessing. The home has
been prospered and blessed. The health
of the children has been exceptionally
gotd and they have made gratifying pro-
gress in their general training. Last
Easter four of the older girls united With
the church. The receipts OF the treasurer
have been sufficient to meet all current
expenses. During the year, out of large
number of applications, the executive
committee received five children. Twenty
six children have been cared for through
outsthe year. at an average cost of less
than $50 each. This is record for econ