The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-06-25
SALEM NEWS.
Special correspondence to The Times. +
A. Lovelook. Reporter.

Special Correspondence to The Times. f.
A. Lovolook. Reporter.
The following is the programme Of
the eighty-sixth session Of the Minis
ters': and Laymen's Institute OF the Val.
ley Baptist Association, to be held with
Big Spring Baptist Church, of Elliston,
Va, beginning Thursday, June 9th.
1895. at o'clock, p. M: Introductory
Sermon. Rev. Mr.. Finch, of Pulaski;
The Pastors Inner Life, Rev. j. B.
Church Mem bership in the Reception Of
Members, Rev. J. r. Chambers; Church
Meetings-How to Make Effective, T.
A. Mitchell; Woman's Work in Our
Churches, VIM. Lunsford; Baptism In
History, Rev. w. w. Hamilton; The
Revised Version of the Scriptures, Rev.
e. b. Pollard; Summer Evangelistic
Work in Our Bounds, Rev. L: G.
Broughton; Baptists and Tnter-Denom-
national Corporation, Rev. R. G.
Pearson; Church Letters-Their Uses
and Abuses, Rev. P. A. Anthony; The
Education of Our Boys, Prof. 8. 3.
Handy.
In Roanoke county court yesterday
charged with attempting to outrage q
colored child, was tried before the fol.
lowing jury: John A Francis. James
w. Johnson, James Furrow, Robers
Hsislip, B. F. Ammen, W. Fl. Tinsley,
Harvey Dillowe, James Walters, W. L.
Francis, a. II. Tsrdy, e. B. Carter and
w. b. Hoster. In the afternoon the
jury returned verdict OF Guilty as
charged in the Indictment, and fixed
the term of his confinement at three
years in the State penitentiary. A
motion for new trial was made by L.
G. Hansbrough, counsel for the defense.
In the county clerks Office yesterday
q marriage license WAS issued to Oscar
Giles Gish, of Lynchburg, and Miss
Matte Nelson Hubert, of Roanoke
county.
j. P. Saul and family spent Sunday
at the home Of s. B. Lemon, at Houston
Mines, Botetourt county.
Rev. DR.. Taylor gave :some account
on Sunday morning Of the recent Holy
Spirit convention held in Richmond,
and then preached on Power from
Above" At the conclusion of the SER
mon two persons were received for
baptism.
Helen, the little daughter of Rev. ].
r. Bridges, continues very sick and her
parents feel very anxious regarding
her.
Among the visitors in town yesterday
were: Charles. s. Stewart and James
Williams, Of Roanoke; also Oscar Lewis,
Of Lynchburg, who will be married this
morning on Catawba to Miss Hubert.
George Logan had the misfortune to
lose suddenly Sunday. his superb regis
Roanoke, who died from unknown
Causes.
Thomas Hatcher. son OF the deputy
treasurer, who has been confined 80 his
bed by rheumatism for over week, ia
slightly better.
All members OF Salem Lodge No. 100
l. 0. o. F., are requested to be present
in the lodge room tonight when the
nomination and election of Officers will
take place.
Capt. S. F. Simmons continues quite
sick at his residence on the hill.
Officer johnson yesterday arrested
two Italian peddlers for selling goods
without license, but az he could find no
one to prosecute them he turned them
loose.
An interesting game of ball was
played Saturday evening at the College
avenue grounds between the Salem
Siuo nhQ Wiz 1u6 1GabuE6 OF
the contest was q timely triple play
made by Huddleston, R F. Anderson,
1b, and Roberts, 2b. The score stood S
to in favor Of the regulars. Batteries,
Saleu-Forsythe, Smith and Hartignn;
Juniors, cannAday and Bowers.
John Leftwich, aged 30, q young
white man OF Floyd county went bath
Ing with other lads Sunday afternoon in
Roanoke river near Jacks Cave about
two miles from town and not being able
to swim he got out of his depth, sank
and WAS drowned. although his brother
and other young men tried to save him.
Intellectual efforts were made to recover
the body Sunday night, but 1t WAS not
found until about 7:30 yesterday morn
Ing whom 1t was grappled by Measrs.
Jack Haislip. j. I. Page and Thomas
Johnson. who had been several hours
trying to find 1t.