The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-30

Informally to discuss ana STUDY SUBJECTS
of the day. No pains are spared by the
members to make their papers compre'
hensive ana of value. just now the rel.
alive merits of gold and silver are being
investigated. The Current Topic class
was organized with six members. AT its
second meeting the number had risen to
thirty and at the third the limit of forty
| was reached.
The Whist Club of this season has un-
dergone slight change in its personnel,
though he character OF the clu b remains
the same. Its membera now are: Miss
Massie. Miss Terry, Miss Dorney, Miss
Belle kilby, Miss Palmer, Mrs. Goodwin,
and Messrs Penn, Reid, Goodwin, w.
w. Davis, Elicit and Kingman Handy.
The club meets on Tuesday of each week.
| What will assuredly be delightful en-
| tertainment will be the concert given at
tho Y. NJ G. a rooms on the 10th of FeD-
| ruary. Miss Ethel Nicely, whose voice is
so we'll known here, will sing. She will
be assisted by local talent.
Miss Leary, who has been detained by
i'll health at her home since the holidays,
will leave tonight to resume her study
Of music under Professor Sanchez, of Bal
timore. She will sing this morning st
St. Johns Chulch.
Mr.. Archer L. Payne left yesterday for
Richm ond.
Miss Bessie Fry, of Missouri, is visit
ing the Misses Trout on West Campbell
avenue.
Miss &ilby has returned from visit to
Staunton and Richmond.
Mrs Frank West is visiting in Stauu-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. a. Walton, of Tazewell,
who have been the guests of Mr.. Joseph
Stras for some weeks, are now at the
University of Virginia.
Miss Dorney returns this morning
from visit to Philadelphia and vicinity
Mr.. II. A. ellis, OF the Richmond Lo-
connective Works, was in the city last
week.
Mr.. Clarence Williams has secured, "a
position with thu Southern railway in
Norfolk. Mr.. Williams has many friends
here who Will be glad to know of his good
fortune hut sorry that no will make his
home elsewhere. "a
Mr. George A. Saunderson, of Norfolk,
is visiting 10 the city.
Miss Willie Spindle, of Christiansburg,
| is the guest of her cousin, Miss Allie
| Spindle, of Allegheny Place.
Miss Fitzgerald and Miss Edith, Fitzger-
! aid, of Louisville. are at Hotel Roanoke.
| They are visiting their brother, Mr.. Ed
win Fitzgerald. The Misses Fitzgerald
| will leave for Richmond on Monday.
Saints Repose" is cherishingthe fond
| hope that perhaps after all the winds OF
adversity will be tempered and that.its
| lambs will not have TO suffer separation
foltable quarters.
Mr.. O. A. Kelns left yesterday after
noon to attend dinner in Bluefeld.
The petrified man is just now quite q
''live subject" BY his quiet, unassuminl
manner ana retiring disposition he has
made many friends among us, ladies es
pecially. There being "a man in the
case" interest is naturally high, though
none is charged Divers are the remarks
this; "Tough character, aims he:' ooh,
he amt SO warm" ''What cold.
blooded fellow he must have been" Hav-
ing como from Columbia,S. c., he is said
tohave been in Hail" storm down
Their. The following Is Il fair sample;
''Do you think he is really petriled!"
''Petrfied? Well. If he amt, he's in &
bad way"
Anyhow, petrified or not, he is attend