The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-03-29
SALEM NEWS.
Special correspondence to The Times, i
A. Lovelock. Reporter.

SALEM. Va, March 2S.--S. NJ. Par
IRISH. b. Il. Gillock and w. z. Marx ore
ct Cam bria, whore they have secured q
contract to repair the machinery OF
Rigby Brothers patent roller flour mill.
The April number Of the Roanoke
Collegian will be 3 memorial number to
DR.. Yonce. 1t will contain good
sized engraving, a full sketch of his lifn
and work, with complete account of
the funeral exercises, tributes of re-
spect, &C.
Col w. II. Terrill. of New York, is
here on visit to friends.
Mrs. K. NJ, Hardy has rented and re-
moved into the residence OF Mrs. r. ID +.
Watson, on College avenue.
The following appointments for re-
ligious services have been made by the
Salem Lsymen's Union for next Sun
day: A. the Bend Chapel. Mason's
Cove, Mountain View and Csrven's
Cove az ii a. M; at Hanging Rock
school house at 4 p. M.
e D McCray and J. B Ferguson. of
this county, who recently went 70 I'LL
astic in their praise Of that country.
| The last issue OF the b chanan Ban
ner says that Information reaches
hero this week that leading minister
OF the Baltimore Conference, located
| in this county, stated TO his congrega-
tion last Sunday that the revival meet
| ing conducted by messrs. Strouse and
| Hypes was nothing more than o circus
| and that they were only pre- pairing can
| didetes FOR hell" The editor then
comments somewhat severely upon this
opinion and adds: There has never
heen such 81 meeting held in Buchanan
as the present one, nd tho good people
| Of the ether placer FAMED will testify
to this regarding their locaiities."
| Only three members OF the faculty OF
| Ronno6e College have died while in
| active service anG they have g ~ worked
all day and died Suddenly aat night,
as II the busy man OF this insritu on
| could not afford to stop work in tho
! Day time even TO die. Prof. John G..
Frey died thus in 1879; Preaident Biz
| tie in 1886. and now DR.. Yopce has
passed away in the same manner. To
say tue least, this fact in tho history OF
Roanoke is very significant.
The trustees of Roanoke College will
probably not choose q successor to iii
| the posi- tion in tho faculty made vacant
by the death Of Dr.. Yonce until the
June meeting, and even then per-
manen5 successor may not be chosen.
James G. McCune, q former graduate
of Roanoke College, was nominated by
the Republicans = few days ago for
commonwealth attorney CT Shenan.
doah county.
DIR. S. c. Wells, who was Frustrated
b. chills Wednesday, rested we'll that
night, and WAS able 20 go to bis home.
E>rly Thursday morning thieves
hurled a brick through IN 4. front window
Of Levy IL Alexander's clothing store,
nearly opposite Hotel Duvsl, and then
made off with about thirty dollars
worth OF hats, coats and vests.
| Joseph Estile Parsons was married by
DR.. Taylor Wednesday night at the
residence CT z. a. Mltchell In Yves!
Salem. to Miss Flora Lykens
I Jerry X Pi,zer, one OF the oldest and
hest known residents of Roanoke
county, and for many ye.rs sheriff, died
at his homo near Roanoke Wednesday
night about 10 o'clock, MIR. Pitzer rad
been failing in health for some time,
but his death was sudden and unex-
pected Deceased was about 81 years OF
age and leaves Two grown daughter, and
| sen Hle remains will be inferred in
East Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. p Fl. Clark and family left yes
: terday for their new home in Bedford
City.
Attorney William Simpson went to
Washington Wednesday, night on Q
visit to his sister.
Joe w. Hsnnah has returned from a
trip to the North, wnere ne went after
spring goods.