The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-03-14

6PAoSOPoL OAukSh OOubn Al ITO OIkhH1LA-
ton, taking an active part in the Sum
day-school. Mr.. Maxwells connection
with the Sunday-school work in Balti-
more was laborious and continuous. He
was the author of the movement result
ing in the splendid and useful organiza-
ton. known as 1.-THE Sunday-School
Society Of the Baltimore Conference Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South"
George Il. Hill
was born in Baltimore, December G,
1874, the son of Thomas G. Hill, of
North Baltimore Station. He was edu-
Gated in the public schools, moved to
Alexandria in 1869, bought the old
Jameson" steam cracker bakery, to
which he added in 1887 the manufacture
OF candy. He has served the church in
almost every capacity open to layman,
and was elected to the General Con-
ference last year. His relation to the
present conference Is as o member of
the board of education.
ID. w. Beall,
OF Cumberland, Md, was born in Allegh-
any county, Md, and was educated in
the country schools. He is merchant
and miller and, joined the South Metho-
dist Episcopal Church over twenty years
ago. He has been q Sundays school
superintendent for several years. He
was elected delegate to tho annual con-
ference, but Was unable to attend.
C.L johnson
Of Union, W. Va, was born near Union.
In 1854, OF good Methodist stock. He
has been Sunday-sohool superintend-
emit for many years. He is o farmer and
stoekraiser. IL is his first experience
in conference.
A. NJ. Casey
was born in Bedford county, Virginia,
but has lived in Wythe and Montgomery
counties for tho last twenty-seven years.
He is manufacturer of tobacco in all
OF its branches, and has been since 1870
He has been twice elected to the an
nual conference as lay delegate.
Major James w. Newton,
treasurer of the board of church ex-
tentlon, Baltimore Annual Conference,
was born in Greenville, Augusta county,
Va, and was learned and educated in
the county. Before the war he conducted
dry goods store in the town of Green
vile. In May 1860 he was elected sap
tain of the Augusta Greys, military
company organized during the excite
ment of the John Brown raid on the
18th of April, 1861. Governor Letcher
ordered Captain Newton to Harper's
Ferry with his company, and they ar
rived there on the morning of the 10Th.
The company was assigned to the Fifth
Virginia infantry, first brigade. com
manded by General L. j. Jackson, which
bore the name of "Stone Wall" at the
first battle at Manassas.
After the second battle of Manassas,
Captain Newton was promoted to major
of the Fifth Virginia infantry.
lie was with that regiment in twenty
one battles, and was in command of
it at the battle of Winchester, Septem-
Der 18th, 1864, and received what was
then thought mortal mortal wound,
but after the amputation of the left
limb he recovered.
AT the close of the war he moved to
Staunton, Va, and for many years con-
Quoted large mercantile establishment
there. In 1867 he joined the NJ L.
Church South in Staunton. In 1874
Major Newton was chosen delegate by
the Rockingham District Conference to
the Baltimore Annual Conference He
was member of the General Confer
ence which met in Atlanta in 1878 and
in 1886 in Richmond. He has been treas
urer of the board of church extension of
the Baltimore Conference since 1883.
Major Newton reside, in Staunton, and
is real estate broker and farmer.
w. H. Thomas
was born 1928 in Fairfax county, Va,
raised in Loudoun county. He resides
in Leesburg and is stove and tin ware
merchant. He Joined the Methodist
Church in 1881, and is lay delegate of
the Baltimore Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South.
Nd. Smith
was born in Kent county, Md, and re-
ceived the rudiments of an education at
the academy in the town of Millington.
He bought the farm at Inglesyille,
where he now lives, and went to farm
ing in 1868. He joined the Methodist
Episcopal Church South on profession
OF faith in November, 1868, and was
elected trustee of the church in 1875
and recording stewart in 1880. He was
elected on the Democratic ticket one of
the three county commissioners for
Kent county in 1880, which position he
still occupies.
J.P. Houck.
lay delegate, and secretary of Joint
board of finance. was born in Allentown,
Pa, in 1899, but removed to and was
raised in Pottsville, Pa, the center of
the anthricite coal regions.
In 1866 he came to this State as an
associate in the business with his
brother-in-law, the late Hon. William
Mines, Jr., at what was then Shenan-
doah iron works, late Mines and now
known as Shenandoah, Va. In 1880 he
removed to Harrisonburg, Va, having
purchased the steam tannery at that
place. which he has since enlarged to a
capacity of 100000 heavy hides per
annum, and Incorporated the same
known as The j. p. Houck Tanning
Company, with cash capital of Sl75,-
600. He is also very prominent in the
Development Of his town and industries.