The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-17

papcrs filed than to what may be said 10
them. Secretary ~ the Navy Herbert
hears many OF those who apply 10 him
for office. but q creofer portion are turned
over to- Assistant Secretary McAdOo.
Thus t will bee seen that most OF the
secretaries especially those having the
greatest demands on them. have gotten
rid OF the largest portion Of the burden
under which they have been laboring. and
there is hardly n likelihood TINT the de-
partrcnts VIII be closed against the
onlco-scckers.
Air. John c. Miller. OF Danvllle, who
IS ar aupilcant for the position Of Ma
tl0nal Bank Examiner for Virginia, is in
the city. and Congressman swanson
went 90 see Comptroller of the Currency
FrkcIs to-day in his behalf. but without
securing any promise Of his appointment
CONGRESSMAN Marshall made the rounds
~ the dcpartments to-day in the interest
Of his constituents Tie went 10 the
Government Printing office 10 secure
position for Mr. r. E Hardwick, OF the
Graham Advance. and 20 the Treasury
Department to secure for Mr. r. NJ.
Harding. OF Big stone Gap, place In the
revenue service.
Washington seems 10 be the "Gretna
Green" for AN runaway couples from
that portion of Virginia north Of Rich
mOnd as North Carolina seems TO be
for that portion south Of that city, mar
riage being as easy a matter here as
there Almost every day the list Of
licenses granted has on it the names OF
Nirciuians. or course an Of these are
not runaway couples for some of those
/ married here live here, though they still
/ claim the old Dominion as home. Among
/ the licenses To- marry granted yesterday
was one 90 Patrick j. Boyle and Bridget
I ia TI
| Charles Cole. Of Westmoreland county.
and Alice Williams one TO John Fear
son and Emma " Dore both of Alex
andfia and ono TO Joseph Norman and
Sallie Marshall. of Maple Grove Va.
Ministers and Justices of the peace are
much sought after to tie the knot, and
some of them have curious offices. One
minister. who has NOW turned his time
to business has "a position with a large
clothing establishment and has enjoyed
Ga big business ln the matrimonial line.
/ The store has beautifully fitted up
Chillrcns department. which, when
| couple presents itself is turned for the
! occasion into a bridal chapel. Many
/ have been the marriages performed there.
/ and the fame of 1T has gone abroad in
/ the land. Let couple come in arm and
| ARM and the call from the door is at
| once for the Doctor
No North Carolina patents were is
| sued to-day. The Virginia patents We're
| ass follows:
Edward F. Rogers, of Norfolk. for a
/ natural draft dry kiln.
George H Brown, of Portsmouth, for
| crate or case.
Samuel b. Mayo and @. A. Peple as
/ s.ruoI to the Mayo Drying and ordering
! Company of Richmond. an apparatus
| for drying. cooling and ordering tobacco.
Among the applications filed at the
| Treasury Department to-day was that
of Edward IS. Bryan. of New Beue, N.
| g.. for collector of customs at That port
There were uo applications from Nir-
giuia.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
/ Maxwell appointed nnety-tWO fourth
! class postmasters to-day. of which sixty
/ slN were to nli vacancies caused boy resiE-
/ nations and deaths The appointments
/ for Virginia We're:
Becsyile buckingham county. j. r..
/ TlevIlian. vice Matte N Suuson re-
| signed. Compton Page county. ID. v.
/ Cullors. vice g.. NJ. koyscr resigned, FIN
/ castle. BotetOurt county J. r.. Goodwin,
/ vice A. N McCluuc removed; Green
| Spring Depot Louisa county. r.. H..
/ Hughes. vice g. ID. Gilluspie. resigned;
! Jairatts. Sussex county T.. j. Freeman,
/ vice vs.. n. Jarratt rcslsnodi Monterey,
] iNIEiININ NNNllNNf IT, T. D q ttiii'I'f hAN' "f
/ w. Colaw. removed. New Canton, Buck
/ iueham county. Mrs. Carrie j. Petit,
/ vice John Davis. removed, Penhook,
! Franklin county. ID. G.. Berger, vice Mary
/ a.. Powell removed; Wise Courthouse,
/ Wise county w. ID. Nottingham, vice
| Mary j. Dots0n removed.
New postomces have been established
/ in Virginia as follows:
/ Caluo. King William county, special
| from MangohiCk. two miles east WIN
! Leila Gravatt as postmistress
! Dogue. King George county speelal
| from Hudibras. three ana One-hat miles
| east with Thomas ~ Arnold as post
| master.
| Hitchcock. iGreensviue county special
! from Shippers. four miles northeast Win
/ James j. Jordan as postmaster
Hvlas. Hanover county, special rom
| harrington. four miles northeast WIN
| Charles-W. Childress as postmaster
Piedmont. Franklin county, special from
Ronbro0k two miles northwest, with Jas.
H. Poteet as postmaster
The following fourth-class postmasters
iu Virginia have been commissioned 10
date from the 18th.
HUGH r.. Slpe. Clear Brook John w.
Dailev. Daysvile, William j. Bott. Hir-
risyiUe: Nat. v. Clayton. MeadoWVlllei
Joseph L. Humhcrt Melrose'
The following changes have been maze
I'm virginia star postal routes:
Barboursville 10 Seville. From july
1et change service so as TO supply Al
bano. between Barboursville ana Athos'
Tne appointments of fourth-class post
masters for North Carolina to-day were
as follows. r..--
Eirod. Robeson county \. NJ. Patter-
eon vice p. j. Bradeers, resigned; Science
WU. Randolph county, Mary j. Mcdaniel
vice W. n. Parker. resigned; southport
brunswick county. W. h. Furgerson, vice
frank Davis, removed; Walnut Cove
Stokes county John W. Davis, vice VI.
r. Shelton removed.
The following fourth-class postmasters
in North Carolina have been commission
ed. TO date from the l2th
John T. Hampton. Apple Grove Joseph
NJ league Hocback Valley; Ella Coch-
ran. Nevin. George A. Tuck Selma.
a new postofice has been established at
Falcon Cumberland county y. c. with
Jesse NJ Startling as postmaster.
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