The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-13

The Democrats of Richmond county have
Endorsed Hon. W. 0. Jones for Congress.
Rev. A. Il. Cooke. of Waynesboro, who has
heretofore been rendered chairs in several
Southern colleges, has Just declined the chair
of theology and homilitics in the South
western Presbyterian University at Clarks-
vile, Tenn.
Mrs. Deborah Horner. aged eighty-three
years, for many years n resident OF Occoquan.
formerly of New Jersey dropped dead Satur-
day evening aJ the residence OF Mr.. John
Tanner. in Prince William county, where she
had gone 10 pay a visit.
The work on the Catholic Orphan Asylum
at Roanoke is progressing very rapidly. The
foundation and basement have been COM
pleted. The partitions throughout the build
ing will be brick. IL will take $50 900 brick
to complete the building. and it is estimated
that IT will be finished about the latter part of
November
sheriff G. w. Tancill. of Prince William.
has secured a sub-contraet from Philadelphia
parties to supply the piles TO be used in the
construction of the foundation for the new
postoffce building in Washington. About
5000 piles. ranging from 20 to 60 feet in
length, will be required. which will cost about
$4,000.
Superintendent Smith, OF the ship-yard at
Newport News. has secured I'D order in New
York from the Morgan Steamship Company
for the construction of another new steel
steamship similar TO the one which is now be-
ing built-El Rio The new vessel is to be 4OG
feet long. As feet beam and 81 feet depth OF
hold. Her construction will commence at
once.
Three of the Virginia representatives in
Congress will not be candidates for renomna-
ton this year. They are Messrs. lawson OF
the Second district. Lester of the Fifth and
Buchanan of the Ninth. The two first named
will retire TO private life on account of bad
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terms. finds that the practice OF law is more
10 accord with his tastes. and be Will give his
entire time TO his profession
William Eugene Booker and his bride were
thrown from a bridge IN Richmond county
few days ago and killed. Booker had been
married but three days before 10 Miss T.. A.
| Cook The bride and groom were on their
way to the boat 10 go 10 Baltimore. When
crossing the Union bridge the horse they Were
driving took fright at steam thresher aud
pitched them both over The bridge, and they
fell on the rocks 4 hundred feet below. Mrs
Booker was instantly killed and her husband
fingered only two hours.
John NJ. Oakley. of Salem. has a home in
that town with fully an acre OF fruit. flower
and vegetable garden surrounding bis house.
Scattered among the fruit trees are sixty
hives. each containing q working colony OF
bees, whose breeding is cross between the
Italian and common black. Mr. Oakley has
been keeping bees for twenty years and an.
nuaily sells between $50 and so worth oil
honey, besides having plenty for home
consumption. One year he saved one hun.
dred gallons of honey. In good years he
often saves crops OF honey from the different
classes of blooms. commencing with the
peach. then the apple the locust. the clover
and the persimmon, each crop having its owr
distinctive flavor. that of white clover being
the best while honey made from the laurel i:
| poisonous