Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-02
OFFICIAL CHANGES
ON THE ATLANTIC AND OAtvilLe
RAILROAD IN EffeCTvE6-
TEROAY.
Commodore Bnteman's Sucressor-Other
Important Appointments - Eject
of the Torrid Wave.

Correspondents of tho fs,chmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, August I. 1890.
The official changes on the Atlantic and
Danville railroad went into effect to-day.
Mr.. X. NJ. Stuart wortley is treasurer in
place Of Commodore Bateman.
Joseph Rosenbaum is appointed general
auditor rice Noyes Spicer.
Captain Thomas NJ. Hodges as superin-
tendent of bridges and buildings is re-
moved and the position abolished.
The position Of train-master IL merged
in that of superintendent.
An executive committee has been Gre
sted. with General Charles b. Peck. vice
president and general manager. as chair
man.
The headquarters of all are in Ports
mouth.
A number of changes have been made
among the agents along the line.
The outlook for the Atlantic and Dan
vile is now very promising and the vol
ume of traffic as well as the passenger
travel il regularly increasing. =,
Miss Pauline Singer. who was so badly
burned al the late fire on Church street
and taken to st. Vincent's Hospital, Is i'm
proving. Mr.. James Tennille, who was
also badly burned, is improving.
RUSH TO THE NAsHoRE.
The torrid wave to-day is very oppressive
and the heat in the sun intense and dam
gerous. causing many. workmen exposed
TO the sun to quit work. The rush Is very
great 10 the seashore and business Is very
quiet among the storekeepers.
Norfolks Sl00. 900 for public buildings Is
tied up on Speaker Reeds desk, and no.
thing is expected from it very shortly.
Mr.. Patrick O'Sullivan went on duty as
United States boiler inspector for this dis
trict to-day. and the retiring inspector,
Mr.. James X. Guy, qualified as Inspector oi
plumbing for the city OF Norfolk.
The Chambers Fire Company OF Ports
mouth and Cornet Band left for Suholk
to-day to ioin the Phoenix company IN
celebrating their second anniversary. Ihey
carried sixty men. =,
Captain A. z. Cooke. commanding the
receiving-ship Franklin, returned from
New York this morning, where he mas
been spending months leave.
Pay-Director Edward May, OF the gene
raj navy-yard store. left to-day for Wash
ington. where he is also in charge of the
purchasing pay Office. He Will be relieved
| here to-day.
CLOSING UP THE BAIN BUSINESS.
Inc trustees OF the bankrupt Dhuh VI
| Balm Brothers are hard at work and ex-
pect TO close up the whole business by the
| lst of October. The sum of 1926, ,0C0 viii be
settled and the depositors who failed tc
purchase property will realize sixty cents
During the month of July there were
twenty-one marriages in Norfolk. twenty
four in the county. and nine In Portsmouth
The Business Mems Association, recently
| organized and already large, is increasing
| its membership at every meeting.
| METHODIST PLANS.
The Methodist Laymen's Union held
meeting last night and resolved TO build
permanent undenominational tabernacle
| The Methodists are laying plans to buil'
new churches in Berkley, Scottsyllle, an
the suburbs of Portsmouth.
Commodore Norman IA. Farquhar, che
of the yards and docks department. was a
the nayy-yard yesterday inspecting his de
partment.
Paymaster Edward Bellows reported
the navy-yard this morning as genera
storekeeper.
Mrs. James Y. Leigh left to-day for tri
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