The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-25
SALEM NEWS.
Special Correspondence TO The Times. L.
A. Lovelock. Reporter.

A. Lovelock. Reporter.
In the May number of "The Mission
airy Review" is an able and instructive
paper from the pen Of Rev. j. R.
Bridges, entitled, "The Negro as
Missionary" being sketch Of the life
and labors OF Rev. W. II. Sheppard up
to the time Of his return to Virginia.
The story is clothed in graceful Ian
guage, and, being much about q wonder
full people In Central Africa, reminds
one of page or so from Rider HsRgard,
though there is not any fiction in It,
Rev. Ii. o. Garrison will preach at the
Christian Church o-night at 8 o'clock
This will be his last discourse here, for
some time at least, as he goes to Rich
,mond May /.
j. S. PersInger and A. j. Barnes yes
terday caught in Roanoke river thirteen
black bass, weighing from one to two
pounds each.
Mr.. J. E. Schoolfeld, OF Danville,
will be here to morrow to visit d. B.
Strouse, on his way to Bristol, where he
will hold meeting. 1t is thought that
he will be persuaded to preach Friday
night in the Presbyterian Church.
The Messrs. Whitescarver, Judge
Moffett and Rev. DR.. Taylor are among,
those from Salem who will attend the
Southern Baptist Convention in WASH
ington, May 10.
Mag Pickett, the demented girl of
IA, who was locked upin Roanoke Mob
day night, escaped from the county po6r.
house Sunday night, having gone with
others to preaching near by, but failing
to return. superintendent Morgan
went after the girl yesterday to take
her back to the poor house, where she
has been for several years.
Salem Council No. SO Jr. o. u. A. M.
meets every Wednesday st $40 p. ~
in the Odd Fellows hall. Last night
State Organizer Mullen was present and
assisted in the work.
Frank Bricker rode on his bicycle
Tuesday afternoon from Radford to Sa--
lem. After spending the night here he
left yesterday morning for Bridge
water.
At the meeting of the Odd Fellows
Lodge Tuesday night Messrs. Marcus,
White and Hannah were appointed
committee to ascertain what was neces-
sary in putting in shape the graves of
the Confederate soldiers buried in East
Hill Cemetery. On Decoration Day the
Odd Fellows contemplate strewing
flowers on these graves, after they have
been marked out and sodded.
The second address to the public from
the Virginia commission negro exhibit
to the Atlanta exposition has been
issued and Ia stirring appeal to the
race to show what thirty years Of tree--
dom have done for it. The Colored
American, published at Washington, D.
c., in commenting upon the commits
sioners from Virginia, says OF Principal
Watkins of the Salem colored school:
HE was born at Wytheville, Va, in
1852; after graduating at Hampton Nor
NAL and Agricultural institute in 1871,
he spent three sessions in Oberlin Col
lege. Ohio. He has taught in the public
schools of Virginia eighteen years, and
is now principal OF Salem graded school
A, position he has held seven years
consecutively. In 1850 he was
one OF the delegates from the Sixth
Virginia district to the national Repub-
licsn convention at Chicago, and is one
OF the famous '3O6.' His appointment
as one of the State commissioners has
given universal satisfaction"
Rev. j. R. Bridges on Tuesday after
noon strained his foot in such painful
manner that he was compelled to stay
In the house yesterday.