The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-15
8 ! / !, e, NJ
ISAAC CANNADAY, REPORTER.

The twenty seventh annual celebration
of the Dem osthenean Literary Society
of Roanoke College will he held in the
Town hall next Wednesday night begin
ming at o'clock. The following will rep.
resent the society: President, j. w.
Freed first orator, j. II. Richard; affirm
alive debat r, j. c. Martin; negative de-
batter. G. Il. w. Kesley; final orator. II.
NJ. Fox.
Sam Scott hroaght to town yestel day
black bear that he killed north of Fort
Lewis mountain Thursday. The ami
NAL. which weighed 200 pounds when
killed and 1870 after being dressed, was
run into his den by the dogs MIR. Scott
pla ci.lg himself near the entrance shot
him through the head as he came ont and
then shot him through the heart. The
bear was on exhibition at John Parrish's
butcher shop yesterday and attracted
quite IA ge crcwu He will be sent to
Roanoke to day. n butcher of the latter
city having purchased him.
II. A. Meacham, general secretary of
the Young Mems Christian Association
of Roanoke, was in town yesterday on
busine SIS connected with the association.
The January number of the Roanoke
Collegian has just been published by the
Sentinel Company. Its frontispiece con-
tains a cut Of the twelve young men who
compose the board of editors. In the way
of reading matter the Colle9ian will be
of interest. Some of the articles are: "A
Decade of Books" "The 1dealism of
Kant" Court Day in SaleIn," ''Shy-
lock- and a selection from the pen of
Edgar Fawcett. entitled "Walking AID.
vertisements.
Mrs John Camden left yesterday for
Pulaski, Va, having been summoned
there OH account of the illness of Mrs.
William Martin, who is not expected to
live.
The High School Lyceum held it's meet
ing yesterday in the new hall in the pub
lie school building. large audience was
in attendance.
William Chapman has returned to Al
gonna, w. Va
II. b. Essington, of st. Louis, and IT.
a. Meacham, of Roanoke, were registered
at Hotel Duval yesterday.
l.. NJ. Lee received q telegram yester-
day announcing the death of Mrs f. G..
Jones, of Sussex county. She will be
buried in Buckingham county today.
Mrs. Jones was \ sister to Mr.. Lees
wife.
The executive committee of the Bap-
list Orphanage met yesterday. No bust
ness of special Importance was trans.
acted.
Glass of 100. Rev. Clarence NJ. Fox, re-
Gently pastor Of the Lutheran Church at
HARRISON. Ga, has accepted call to
Morristnwn, Tenn. He took charge of
the work at the latter place on January /.
-RoanokeC vllegian.
hev. w. Y. Cline, pastor of Lutheran
circuit in Botetourt county, WAS in town
yesterday on business.
DR.. Wells, of the College, recently re-
ceived as present beautiful silver
healed cane, supposed to be a present of
his college classes.
G, II. Cooke. of Hollins Institute, was
in town yesterday.
Rev. ThoS. j. Shipman, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, of Roanoke, Va,
and n graduate of Roanoke College of the
class of 'S1, has been invited to deliver
the annual address before the Young
Mems Christian Association on February
90. Roanoke Collegian.
David Henderson, colored, who has
worked for some time in the Connellsville
coal region, found recently in the SIDE of
a mountain north of Salem vein of
stove coal, a piece of which was exhibited
and had the appearance of good burning
coal 1t would be II great day for Salem
if the mountains surrounding it should
De discovered TO be full Of coal.