The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-24
THE TIMES KODAK.
Items Of News Gathered Around
Town.

| The ministers and layman's confer
ence of the Valley Baptist Association
will be held with the Pulaski church,
commencing next Thursday and lasting
till Sunday. The programme will COM
mence with sermon by Rev. R. R.
AGREE, of Roanoke, followed by the fol-
! lowing themes: Outward NANTES tations
OF religious concern. conversion and
Christian experience, as required by
modern evangelists, Rev. w. E. Hurt
A Christian funeral: What services
are appropriate, and what outward dis
play is legitimate? Rev. S. Sanders.
The impor lance that the various pas toral
fields of the Valley Association should
become self-supporting, and the best
means OF attaining that end, j. 81. John
ston. The centennial of missions and
the duty which it imposes on our
churches, DR.. o. f. Flippo, of Roanoke.
The character and labors of the late
Rev. G. Tyree, D. D., Rev. j. M. Luck.
The elements and evidences of
high type of Christian charao-
ter, Charles r. Towson, of Salem.
What rule of proportion should be
observed in the bestowment of our gifts
on the various objects supported by the
general association? w. G. Evans. of
Roanoke. The Sunday-school board of
the Southern Baptist convention; the
scope Of its work and it's claims to our
support. FL. w. Straley. Allegheny In.
stitute; its needs, its work and it's i'm.
portance. DR.. Z. f. James, of Roam
oke. Rev. j. M. Harlowe, of Salem, is
clerk of this association, which is
largely composed of ministers and
laYmen from Roanoke and Salem.
Thieves relieved the hen house of
George Diddle on Market street last
Saturday night of fourteen fat fowls.
Mrs. j. e. Walters has returned from
Washington, d. c., where she has been
visiting relatives.
The Salem Musical Association will
meet tonight in the Y. M. c. A. rooms
in the city building, where they now
have piano of their own.
Capt. ]. R. Nicholas. former resi-
dent of Salem, but now of Salisbury, N.
c., is in town
Rev. Mercer Logan. of Pulaski, is the
guest of Col. R. II. Logan.
About fifteen young Roanokers, with
their "bikes," rested for short time
Sunday afternoon at Hotel Lucerne
Some were returning from run to
Christiansburg whilst q few hal come
from Roanoke as far as Salem to meet
them and return with them.
James Martin, who every night lights
the lamps on the Norfolk and Western
railway between Salem and Roanoke,
calculates that since the 1st of last De-
cember he has travelled / 500 miles, and
has missed eighteen days by sickness.
horse belonging to Adams, Mat.
thews ~ Co. was caught Sunday after
noon on the cattle guard between the
freight and passenger depots by west
ern bound freight train, and was so
badly injured that it had to be killed
Dispositions in behalf of J. 81. Baker
Simpson in the divorce suit against his
wife, Mary l.. Baker, charging adultery.
j. S. Baer for j. 81. Baker; w. NJ. Mont.
gomery for Mary l.. Baker.
Theophilus Shickel, president of the
Bank of Salem, left for New York on
business last night.
Wild Jim. typical Texas cowboy,
gave an exhibition of his marvellous
skill in rifle shooting near Hotel Salem
Yesterday afternoon in the presence of
several hundred people.
Thomas McGill. a paper hanger, of
Roanoke. was married to Miss Lille
Arnold, Sunday at p. M in the Metho-
dist parsonage by Rev. j. 5. Hutchinson,
who is as ready to oblige in these
matters as old Father Burroughs, of
Bristol. Mr.. Hutchinson marries more
couples than all the ministers OF Salem
put together, and those who have had
him tie the knot say that he does it in
such manner that none but a Phila-
delphia lawyer can unite it.