Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-10
The coReAN MINISTER AT SALEM.
Handsome Donation to the United Luther
nm Synod-pecIiuing Iomplars.

nm SynoJ-pecliuing Iomplars.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispat,h.l
S,trn. July g. Hon. We Cha Yum, acting
Minister from COroa 10 the United States.
arrived IN Salem Thursday morning from
Washington, ACCOMPANIED by hs wife.
Il hes were met NJ the tram by President
Ufrhcr. of Roanoke College. md driven
g. Hotel Lucerne. where they will proba-
1ly stay Tor a week. The distinguished
Etoup.e nro young. goodloohng, and
<slres-ed IN the latest American fashion.
7ghey sneak English hueutly and have
+Sefv pleasant manners. As the first visitors
81 m the Hermit Nation 10 Salem and
3Ioauoko College. II Is - be- hoped Their
visit VIII be- pleasant. Although Corea has
been FULLY opened TO intercourse with Eu-
rope and American tor only a bret period,
the nation has already made rapid progress
~ our wonderful modern civilization.
Being ON the most friendly terms with our
government. Corea has built residence
for Ils legation on Iowa Circle, IN the fash
ionahio northwestern part Of Washington.
and there Mr.. and Mrs. le have delight
.iul home in the beautiful capital city.
DONATION.
Mr.. =. L. Terry. of Roanoke, has donated
the DAVID Trout farmhouse and seventeen
ncrcs of land situated on the proposed
Roanoke and Salem boulevard. together
with $4,000 IN cash. 10 the United Lu-
thcrau synod for an orphanage. provided
fild United Synod pay the interest an
nual.y on $4,000 and create sinking fund
ti J.. per cent. per annum for the benoti
of tine orphanage his offer has been
virtually accepted and the orphanage will
probably be opened sOmo time this fall.
Ten orphans have up 10 the present been
received at the Baptist OTphanage and
about twenty more are expected. About
th. hrst one to arriv0 was Grover Cleve-
land Sheets. a red-headod mite OF years
from Augusta county.
Illus are being drawn by q local archi-
t'ot for "a Catholic church IN Salem which
Father Lynch, of Roanoke, proposes TO
luul ou TN Eigbth-street lot donated by
uu Improvement company.
Interest ia the Good Templar order
has 50 declined here that tho Salem lodge
GO sixty members l. threatened with dis
solution, there not having been a meeting
i.r Jhe last TWO montbs
Ms, Mamie Petty, daughter Of Mr.
Smith Petty, died of consumption last
Saturday at her fathers home, near Hol-
llus aged about a.
SUDDEN DEATH.
1l1- T. b. Estes, Of Columbus. Ga, who
was spending thc summer with her daugh-
Ter, Mrs. Charles ii. Cooke, at HOllus H.
sututo, expired suddenly Monday evening
Oi lfart-faIlurc
Rev. l.. A. Cutler. who recently resigned
a. pastor of the Marshall-Street Christian
church M Richmond. Is holding a series Of
meetings AZ the Disciples church here.
southwest Virginia lambs are being
Ihpp,d 60 fhe northern markets over the
Norfolk and Western at an average of
. 1aut four carloads daily. In the market
feloIt Of the New YORK Tribune of July
? b, much space was devoted 10 comments
o. these shipments. One sentence. how
evef. tells itaI. The best lambs come
1fom Southwest Virginia"
400 TAR SOUTH
shortly after Harrison aud Reid wero
om.natcd % northern concern sent TO
Salel JcWcler LOT Of Harrison badges.
Y promptly returned them with the state
A-. am too far South 10 sell these
irla. send Inc a lot Of Cleveland
-'-. When they arrived they found
'olnie in selling them.
Il i'''.aif Painter. of Roanoke College.
- 'e'' here on the morning OF the 29th
~ l,Ao "iiA iho body Of A. G. Watson (one
~ tue slUitu,s recently killed by light |
fingI' arrived az has destinatlou. Martin.
,le1., az 4. NJ on the Isl instant and tho
BURIAL TOOK place the same afternoon.