The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-07-14
al: NJ
EDWARD JETEK REPORTER.

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MIR. James Chalmers. president Of the
Farmers National Bank. his wife ana
Miss Duncan left Monday for Toronto,
Canada, where they will attend the inter.
national Epworth League convention
which meets in the above city this week.
On their return they will stop at Detroit,
where Mr.. Chalmers will. represent the
Farmers National Bank of this place at
the bankers convention to be held there
August Ia, 1897.
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
Children's Missionary Society of the Luz
theran Church will have a picnic on the
Lake Spring ground. All members OF
the church and society ale invited.
Monday in the mayors court Robert
Foutz was fined $8. so FOR the part he took
in the recent fisticuff near the freight de-
pot. .e
DR.. James B. Taylor will. on next Sun
day morning preach his. farewell sermon
at the Salem Baptist Church. At night
the Tyree Missionary Society will hold its
regular monthly meeting.
Miss Bette Callahan, OF Bristol, Tenn,
is visiting the Misses Morgan at their
home in West Salem.
r. L. Sutherland, q medical student of
the University OF Virginia, and an alumni
of Roanoke College, is registered at Hotel
Duval.
Mrs. J. H. Henning has returned from
a visit to friends at Lafayette.
Miss Grace Wiley is visiting friends in
Lynchburg.
Misses Mary and Annie Williamson, of
Charlottesville. are visiting the Misses
Duke, at theil home in West Salem.
The chairmen of the executive commit
tees of Roanoke city, Roanoke county and
Craig county have agreed OH September
8 (Friday) for the holding of the conven-
ton, which convention will nominate two
delegates to represent this legislative
district in the next general assembly of
Virginia. The place of meeting will be
Salem. No date has as yet been agreed
on for the election of delegates to said
convention, in the counties of Craig and
| Roanoke. ssa.,
1t was repoted on the streets of Salem
| yesterday that the Senatorial committee
on postoffices would on that date come
to a final action and report on the ap-
| pointment of w. Lee Brand as postmas-
ter at Salem. The matter will probably
not be in doubt much longer.
| The Baptists of this place are making
preparations to entertain the delegates to
the next meeting of the Valley Baptist
Association, which will be called to order
in the Salem Baptist Church, Tuesday
morniOg, August 10, at 10 o'clock by the
moderator, Judge w. w. Mofett, of Sa-
lem. The sessions will be continued until
| Thursday and a great deal of routine
| business will be transacted. Rev j.
Hartwell Edward, of Blacksburg, will
preach the introductory sermon. Rev.
Il. j. Shipman, of Roanoke, has been APP
| pointed as alternate. The officers of the
association are Judge w. w. Moffetr, of
Salem, moderator; j. H. Wright, of Ron
noke, moderator, and T. /. Preston.
of Salem, clerk and treasurer. The Off
GERS are elected annually at the opening
of each session of the body.tI 1t is not
likely that any startling measures will
come up before the board for considera
ton. Among the business to he trans
acted will be the consideration and dis
cnssion and perhaps action upon the sub
jects of Sunday-School and Bible Board,
which will be responded to by Rev. j. H.
Thornton, of Lucretia; State Missions, bv
Rev. j. H. Edwards, OF Blacksburg;
Home Missions by +. A. Tibbs. of Cam.
bria; Foreign Missions. by Judge David
f. Johnson, of Bluefield; Education, by
Prof. S. S. Handy, of Allegheny Insti-
tute Ministers Relief, by Mr. w.
Bonsack, OF Bonsack; Orphanage, by j. p.
Saul, of Salem. After the reports have
been submitted by the committees they
will he freely discussed and acted upon
| by the association. There are sixty