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

ing to-day the directors of the Farmers
National Bank declared their regular
semiannual dividend of 3 per cent. on
the capital stock of that Institution. The
Comas Machine Company, which az here
toiore stated has alreauy declared divi-
dends for this year. amounting to 81 per
cent. has declared another of per cent.
payable in January. Considering the
stringency of the times through which
we have passed during the year, this
showing is a good one for all these insti-
tutous.-Times-R Register.
AS appointed by the Evangelical Alli-
ance, will be observed in the several
churches in Salem, according to the fol-
lowing arrangement, agreed upun by the
pastors at n meeting held December %,
1897: Monday, January 3, 1858, 7:30 p.
III /. at the p. f. Church-Topic: Con
fession and Thanksgiving" Addre sses
by Rev ii. C. V. Campbell. Judge w.
w. Moffett and Mai. W. w. Ballard.
Tuesday, January 4, 1880 p. m, at the
Baptist Church-Topic: Church Unity"
Addresses by Rev. j. E. Armstrong, Rob-
ert Kline. Esq, and j. II. Palmer, Esq.
Wednesday. D, 7:3O D. M, at the Pres
byterian Church-Topic: 'Nations and
Their Rulers Addresses by Rev. e.
W. HUBBARD. James Chalmers. Esq, and
Robert l.. Campbell. ESQ. Thursday, 9,
7:30 p. M, at the Lutheran Church.
Topic: 'Fanilies and Schools =" Adj
dresses by Rev. b. T. Ball, Prof. L. V.
n. Painter and Col r. II. Logan. Fri
day, Z, TAO p. M. at the NJ. r. Church,
South-Topic: "Foreign and Home Mis-
sions." Addresses by Rev. l.. a. Fox, ID.
D., Rev. G. j. Eobday and Henderson
Lee, Esq.
A we'll known citizen of this place re.
marked to n Times Register man on We'd
nesday that Hon. Samuel Jones, now
president of the Southwest Virginia Fe-
male College. at Bristol, Tenn, said re-
Gently that if Hotel Salem could be Sc
cured and controlled for the purpose, he
would agree to establish here one of the
best Female Colleges in the South. The
conditions "ould be that the property
must be donated for female college,
with the understanding that if it ever
ceased to be used for such purposes it
would revert to those who donated it.
The gentleman who broached the subject
to us is very much inter .sted in seeing it
accomplished: and if the hoIel property
can he purchased for II reasonable sum.
it would not be surprising if it should
before long be converted into splendid
college for girls. with very strong and
influential backing. Times Register.
On Wednesday evening Miss Sadie To-
gan gave at her home on Broad street a
dance and card party. The following
were present: Misses Nate Evans, Julia
HUBBARD, Daisy Tompkins, Rachel Hen
derson, Annie Langhorne, Fannie Altizer,
Pauline Camper, Hannah and Agnes Arm
mstron, Janet White, Sadie Cavitt, Mabel
Bowman, Louise Logan, Notie Shanhs.
and Mary ALple. Messrs Rives and Mar
vim AltiZer, James and Erskine White.
Campbell McNab, Baillie, Carter Eagle,
Hamilton. Dumas, Bowman, Evans. Je-
ter, Robert and George Logan. Burwell,
HUBBARD, Dalney, Mayo, Minor Wiley,
Gturdevant, Hildreth and Cannaday.
What is pronounced to be splendid
grade of paint ore has been discovered on
a farm near Salem, and so far az devel-
oped shows n vein of at least half mile
in length, and there is 40 end to The
quantity Of the ore. Sampl of the ore,
taken from the mine, were shown us this
morning by Mr.. C. W. Deaton, who had
visited the property, and these samples
can now be seen at the Times Register
office. BY next week we hope to he able
to give an interesting statement about
the mines, but for the present we are not
permitted to give Its location, nor the
name of the owner of the property
Times Register.
J. r. c. Brown,Jr., who noy long since
opened up goods business at Salisbury.
n. c., is at home having his household
goods packed up preparatory to shipping
them to Salisbury, where Mr.. Brown and
his family will reside in the future.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ?. Hartman, Of Glen
var. entertained several of their friends
Thursday night Those present were Mrs.
Bggs and daughter, OF Elliston; Misses
Edwards aud Dobyns, of Floyd: Miss Je-