The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-02-11

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V1G2lNIA COLLEGE RECITAL.
The young ladies Of the school of ex.
preston of Virginia College will give a
recital tonight in The chapel of the col
legc to the friends and patrons of the col
leSe. The prog rnmme, which is an IN.
usually interesting one, WAS gotten up by
Miss Eugenia Aunspaugh, the elocution
teacher at the college, and reflects much
credit upon her. II is as folows
PART L.
"The Convention OF the Muses." (E.
:. Bates). The Muses. meet to discuss
how to bring the world once more under
their control. 1t is decided that each
Muse still has her place and her work as
of old.
Muses-Clio, Muse of History, Miss
Maize Walsh: Euterpe, Muse of Lyric
Poetry, Miss Mary Moody; Polyhvm MA
Muse of Sacred Poetry. Miss Bessie I3ru-
ner; Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry Miss
Berta Boon; Terpsichore. Muse CT Choral
Song and Dance, Miss Cornelia Guion;
Elato, Muse Of Love, Miss Beatrice
Thomson; Meipouene, Muse of Tragedy,
Miss Marie McEwen; Thalia. Muse of
Comedy. Miss Sadie Hale; Urania, Muse
of Astronomy, Miss Mamie Stone.
"Revel of the Naiads," "a hr!l), (E. A.
Middleton. Misses Hutchinson, Sweet
wood, Wieters White, Sienknecht, Hay
den, Nesbit, Marsh, Sawyer.
PART III.
"Sappho - A classico-historical play
in three acts, 81. Norton). Historical
facts-About six hundred years b. c.,
Sappho, "A Grecian widow, founded a
school of poetry on the island of Lesbos
Her fame spread throughout Greco e.
She gathered around her many brilliant
women, among whom were Damophyla
known 10y her hymn to Artemis, and
Eripna, who died broL Ell hearted from
grief for Snppho. Tradition says that
Sappho loved Phaon, "A Lesbian youth,
who did not return her love and for whom
she threw herself from the far.famed
Lovers Leap" thus perishing
DrAmatis Personae-Sappho, the Les.
bian Poetress. Miss Lucille Holman;
Damophyla and Erinna, Sappho's pupils
Miss Daisy Stewart and Miss Georgia
APperson; Phaon, n Lesbian youth. Miss
Aloha Wright; Attendants. Miss Maize
Walsh. Miss Beatrice Thomson and Miss
Cornelia Guion.
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y HUNG JURY.
In the hustings court yesterday he G Ell
sen case was again taken up At o
O'clock Cart. " w. Berkeley started his
plea for the defendant and he made very
good speech, tasting two hours. Com
wealth's Attorney Lyle then made
the closing speech for the prosecution,
which was an eloquent appeal that JUS
tice should be done the unhappy young
lady whose life had been blgh1ed, and at
l2:l5 the case was given to the Jury. AT
o clock the jury were allowed to 90 To
dinner At $50 yesterday the jury ned
IN and reported that they had been una
BILE to reach decision anu were dis
charged. The jury stood SIX for convic.
ton and six for acquittal. The case has
been set for trial againNnext THURSDAY,
Februarv Il.
John ID. Fitzgerald, of Company II.
Fourth Virginia Infantry, applied for and
was granted pension of $50 per annum.
A QUIET WEDDING.
At noon yesterday Christ Church was
the scene of a quiet but pretty wedding,
when Miss Annabelle D. Stokes became
the bride of Harry H. Helm. The cere-
mony which made the happy young
couple one was performed by the rector,
Rev. X. W. Patton, who used the beau
tiful and impressive marriage service of
the Episcopal Church. The bride is from
Rosedale, MisD., and has been residing
in this city for some time and was for
mersstudent at Virginia College. The
groom is popular young man of this
city and has many friends who wish him
and his young bride all the joys of mar
ried life. After the ceremony the happy
couple were driven to the depot where,
"mid shower of rice and best wishes.
they took the train on an extended bida'
tour through the Northern cities.
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as son as they are out of the publishers
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prices. The Fshburn Co.
FOUR HAPPY BACHELORS.
John Wood. Jesse Waller Ed. Stevens,
o. a. Kerns have contracted for the use
OF the u. q. Anderson property on Eighth
avenue 8 W., and are elegantly furnish
ing the same. which''will be known here.
after as bachelors Retreat - These
young gentlemen Offer no inducements to
single ladies to change their conditions to
double blessedness, rs they have, by GER
1hin agreementssand stipulations, made
known to few personal friends that
they shall never consider matrimony. It
IL sad that four such gallant youths
should 90 early deprive society oil their
many charming accomplishments.