Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-16
NO rHoRoUoHFAnr.
THE coREAN MINISTER AT SALEM.
His Favorable Impression of Roanoke
ColIece--wedding-P


Correspondence o; the Richmond Dispatch.l
SALEM. Va, July 15.-HoD. Ye Cha Yum
chdrgeddGdifes for Corea. and bis charming
wife, who at the request OF President
Dreher. of Roanoke College, have spent a
week in Salem, left Thursday for their
home IN Washington. taking in the Natu-
raj Bridge and .Luray Caverns en- roMe.
During their stay in Salem Mr.. and Mrs;
Ye received every attention. They visited
all the points of interest in and around
the town and met the citizens. who ex-
tended them every courtesy. During
their stay at Hotel Lucerne Miss Lellna
Davis, of Abingdon. who sails IN August
for Corea as a missionary, was their guest,
and last Tuesday Rev. W. nj. JuDkin, or
Christisnspurg, who will also go a. mis-
sionary to Corea in September, spent the
day with them.
As to Salem, Mr.. Ye SAID to a reporter OF
the Times Registe. that he and Mrs. fe had
enjoyed their visit very much, becacse the
surrounding scenery reminded them OF
their home in Corea. and because the Sa-
lem people were kind end polite and
seemed used to foreigners, as much so as
people in Washington. He spoke in the
highest terms of Roanoke College and It's
faculty, of which he had received most
favorable occount previously from Hon.
Aimaro Sato, secretary of the japanese
Legation, who visited tho college two
years ago, and also remarked that the col
lege seemed especially adapted for edu-
eating youths from foreign countries.
BRAND-THoMAs.
Last Tuesday Mr.. Robert Brand, of Ca
tawba, was married at the residence OF his
father to Miss Mary L. Thomas, OF Bote-
tourt county.
Thursday night, at the Salem Methodist
church. Mr.. Il. w. Armstrong, OF Houston,
Texas. was married to Miss Mamie Nugent
by Rev. J. s. Hutchinson. assisted by Rev.
Perry II. Nugent.
Mr.. q. w. Kittelle. we'll known TO the
travelling public as the host of the Buford
House, Charlotte, n. g., spent several DAYS
in Salem this week, and before he lett
signed contract by which he is to open
the superb Hotel Salem on the lst OF Sep
tember in first-class style.
A few nights ago expert thieves broke
into the Office of the Salem Furnace Com
pany, blew open the safe, and robbed 1t OF
about SlO0. They attempted TO enter a
large warehouse, butswere driven OF.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Paul G.. Nugent, of Salem, first
honor man at Roanoke College three
yesrs ago, has recently taken mis- degree OF
civil engineer in the Rensselaer, Polytech-
mic Institute at Troy, n. Y, and has re-
ceiyed a position with the Houston and
Texas Central railroad at Houston.
Rev. j. ID. Arnold, of Petersburg, who is
visiting his son-in-law. Mr.. II. q. Stearns,
preached at the Baptist church last Sum
day night.
Messrs. G. ID. Denit aud F. G.. Webber,
proprletors of the Times Register, have
spent the week with the Virginia Press
Association at their annual convention.
Mr. James Chalmers, president of the
Farmers National Bank. aud those who
went with him. arrived in Glasgow, Scot
land. last Monday.
An engineer corps is now at work stak:
ing out the route of Che Roanoke and
Salem boulevard which Is to be finished
by October the lst.
Professor Painter. who accompanied the
remains of the student recently killed by
lightning to Texas, returned Wednes-
day.