The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-04-01
SALEM News
EDWARD JETER. REPORTER.

The business mems prayer meeting, or.
ganized about two years ago, is still in
successful operation. There were eleven
in attendance yesterday. These meetings
hold Just thirty minutes each day, COM
niencing promptly at 13 o'clock town
time. The time is spent in singing,
prayer and short talks. The meeting is
for men only, and all men are welcome.
The lesson to-day is Luke, Gath chapter,
from Both verse to close of chapter.
c. w. johnson, Southern Express
agent-at this point Miss Clara, eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hypes,
quietly boarded the westbound train
Tuesday evening and went to Bristol,
where they were married that night.
This was the same young couple whose
matrimonial designs were thwarted few
days ago by Mrs. Hypes, who, hearing of
the intended elopement, drove to Roa.
noke, where the young lady was visiting,
in time to intercept the lovers. The
second attempt of the young pair was
more successful and Mr.. and Mrs. John.
son returned from Bristol yesterday.
They have rooms at the Abbott House
and will make their home in Salem.
Rev. j. E. Armstrong, formerly pre-.
siding elder OF the NJ. f. Church Mt
Salem, and who left here nineteen years
ago, has been appointed ny the Baltimore
Conference as resident minister to oc
cupy the pulpit at the Methodist Church.
Rev. H. II. kenneday has been trans.
ferred to Woodstock, in the Winchester
district.
]. II. Roster returned yesterday from
a business trip to Lynchburg.
Miss Bessie Tompkins returned yester-
day from Washington city, where she
has been visiting the Rev. \. PitZer and
wife,
Rev. w. j. Shipman, of Hounton, Hall.
fax county, former pastor of the Salem
Baptist Church, was visiting the family
of Mrs. a. Shipman, Tuesday
Mrs. DR.. Strickland left Tuesday for
jamestown, North Dakota, where she
she went to join her husband, DIR. NJ. c.
Strickland, now practicng his profession
in the above city.
a telegram received yesterday morning
from Staunton stated that Geo. T. Boon,
the only surviving brother of u. Boon,
deceased, of this place, had died suddenly
at his home in the above place. There
were three of the Boon brothers, who
came to the United States from England,
all of whom are now dead. John Boon,
n nephew of the dead man. left yesterday
to attend the funeral.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Thomson. died Tuesday night at their
home in West Salem. The mother, it
will he remembered, died about two
weeks ago, leaving this little innocent,
which was born with the measles. 1t
was buried yesterday afternoon.
''Biit'' Baskerville returned Tuesday.
night from his trancontinental trip to
California.
DR. Dabney G. Barnitz received a let.
terday from Japan. 1t was written by
| X. B. Peery,a former student Of Roanoke
College, now in charge of n Lutheran
mission at Saga, enquiring in behalf of a
Japanese dentist some particulars con-
corning inlaid work. Truly the Japs are
progressive people
The county convention recently called
| by Chairman Henderson Lee. will con
vene on April the 10Th, court day. and
not April 9th, as stated in the Salem
Sentinel and The Roanoke Times of yes.
terhay.
Sarah PoindeXter an aged coloretl
woman, Will, making soap yesterday
morning in rear of the Duval House, was
seriously, if not fatally, burned. Her
clothes caught fire and before they could
be eXtinguished she was horribly burned.