The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-05


are the two latest candidates out against
Hon Harry Tucker for the Congress-
ional nomination in the Tenth Con-
gressional district.
The work on the new cotton factory
at Norfolk is progressing very favorably.
and about forty men ere engaged, in
GLIDING brioklayers, carpenters and
laborers. Two carloads of lime have
already been mixed, and the brick
masons are now getting down to work.
Joha Booker died yesterday morning
at the home of his son'in-law, Judge R.
w. Daily, at Romney, w. Va after
So years old, and was native of Prince
Ed ward county, Va. The decease wasd
the father of Mrs. w. 2. Dupuy, of this
city.
number OF prominent chess players
in Lynchburg are talking of forming
club in that city The News says the
city has some Of the best players in the
State and is strong advocate of the
game. Rooms Ut the Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing have been rendered, and it is more
than probable that q club will soon be
f-rmed.
A warehouse az Free Union belong
ing to r. d. Burress was destroyed by
fire Tuesday morning. In the ware
house were several barrels of apple
brandy, revenue stamps TO large
all OF which were lost. The property
was uninsured 1t is believed the Ere
was of incendiary origin and designed to
hide robbery.
a down train on the Virginia Beach
railroad was wrecked early on Tuesday at
Greenwich, a small station not far from
Norfolk, by running in o an open switch,
the signal having been set at safety"
by someone, who is responsible for the
wreck. The cab of the engine was badly
damaged, the tender somewhat. demol-
ished and the front platform of passen-
ger ear stove in. The engineer, D. E.
Purcell, was bruised about the face, but
no other injuries were sustained.
Bristol Courier: R. A. Buckner,
Southern express agent at Roanoke, as
a pair of water spaniel dogs that have
developed taste for travel. They are
about equal in size, but one Is black and
white spotted while the spots of the
other are brown and white. They are
named respectively ICY" and MACK "
Both are OF quite friendly turn, and are
indeed very interesting. They fire.
quently travel on the fast trains from
Roanoke to Chattanooga, and 60 even
without their master. They arrived in
Bristol yesterday and were walking I'D
and down the Union depot platforms
until the vestibuie pulled out. F. c..
Wright, the Union ticket agent, invited
the genial little fellows down to the
hotel to dine with him, and in a mos.
pleasant manner they accepted the in
vitation, and digni6edly walked down
with him. They make faithful ser
wants in the express car, guarding at
every point the interests OF the com
pany in whose employ their master is.
Mrs. Mary w. Faulkner, the widow of
the late Hon. Charles James Faulkner,
died suddenly at the residence of her
son-in law, DR.. William S. Love, at
Winchester, early Tuesday morning, OF
congestion Of the lungs. She was II
years of age. Mrs. Faulkner was ap-
parently we'll the previous evening, and
until within twenty minutes of her
death did not show any evidence of
illness. She had spent the winter in
Washington with her son, Senator
Faulkner, and was stopping few days
with her daughter, Mrs DR.. Love, pre-
vlous to returning to her beautiful
home, Boydville in Martinsburg, w.
Va. She was a daughter of General
Elisha Boyd, prominent Virginia
statesman of the early part OF the
century, and married Mr.. Faulkner in
1888. OF this union there were eight
children, Senator G. J. Faulkner, Judge
K. Boyd Faulkner, Mrs. Thomas S.
Bocock. Mrs. John Campbell, Mrs. DR..
j. w McSherry, Mrs. DR.. w. S. Love,
Mrs. 5, p. f. Price and Mrs. Flood.