Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-09-22

are III their oiu suite Vi foohiS - s's 49,
tional.
H. Hofrheimer. Of Norfolk. is at the
Raleigh.
A. II. Bishop, Of Marshall. Va: w. J.
Kendrick and J. ID. Forsyth. OF front
Royal. are at Fritz Reuters Hotel
Z. Currie. Petersburg, Va; 8. 3. Rhodes,
Culpeper; A. ii. Lindsay. portsmouth, II.
Il. Garrett. Richmond. and F. =. Parrish
and wife, and w. l.. Maupin, OF Char
lottesville, are at the National.
F. C. Fuller. Lynchturg, and c. L.
Campbell, Fairfax, are at the Metropoh-
tan.
Mrs. l.. N. Pace and son. of culpeper
are at Willards
Miss Edna Riddleberger. daughter Of
the late Senator Riddleberger. who has
been visiting friends at Edinburgh, Va,
returned to her home, on Capitol HILL
this city, to-day.
Miss Belle Staples OF King George
Courthouse, Va, Is visiting her sister.
Mrs. Coffin. at Brlghtwood. suburb OF
this city.
Mrs. r. NJ. Bowden and niece left last
evening for a visit to Old Point Comfort -
A. p. Funkhouser. Harrisonburg; A. L.
Hinkel, New Market; r. Annette, Cay
lord. Va; Il. d. Hughes and daughter,
Richmond, and b. F. Bailey, Richmond;
+. T. Brodrick Front Royal. are at the
Howard House.
w. Meyers, Asheville, n. c.: ]. Wells.
Richmond, Va; Dr. s. p. Christian, and
f. Christian, Roanoke, Va, are at the
st. James.
MATRIMONIAL.
marriage-license was issued to-day TO
John +. Purks. OF Caroline county, Va,
and Miss Cora Hoadless. of Woodbury.
Md, and soon afterwards Judge Samuel
c. Mills performed the marriage ceremony
in his office, on Louisiana avenue. The
contracting parties had never seen each
other until to-day, the courtship having
been conducted through the mails. BY
previous arrangement sir. Purks came
to this city this morning, and met for
the first time his future wife, lady
of % years, who was accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Fannie Hoadless.
After the marriage ceremony Mr. and
Mrs Purks took an evening train for
Mr. Purks's home, In Caroline county, Va.
POSTAL.
Ernest w. Draper has been commits
stoned postmaster at Godfrey, Va.
Changes in star schedules have been
made in North Carolina as follows:
Ramseur to Star. Leave Ramseur
daily except Sunday at $50 A. NJ. arrive
Star by 5:i5 p. NJ; leave Star daily ex-
cept Sunday at $50 A. NJ, arrive Ramseur
by 5:45 +. NJ. Take effect September 81,
1896.
New London to Palmerville. Leave
New London daily except Sunday after
arrival Of mail train from Salisbury. but
not later than $50 p. NJ, arrive Palmer
Vile in two hours; leave Palmerville daily
except Sunday at thirty minutes after ar
rival OF carrier from New London, ar
rive New London in two hours. Take
effect November 2, 1896.
Palestine to Palmervile. Leave Pales-
tine daily except Sunday at A. NJ,
arrive Palmerville by A. NJ; leave Pal
mervilie daily except Sunday at SO a. NJ.
arrive Palestine by $3.50 A. NJ. Take Ell
feet November 2. 1896
Pennington to Palmerville. Leave Pen
nngton daily except Sunday at A. NJ,
arrive Palmervllle by A. NJ; leave Pal
merville daily except Sunday at $50 A.
NJ, arrive Pennington by $50 "A. VI. Take
effect November 2, 1896.
Changes in star service have been made
in North Carolina as follows:
Roanes Mil to Pineland. From october
], 1886, increase service to three times
week Change schedule to Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays. hours as al
present.
Rutherfordton TO Duncan. From Octo-
Der 2, 1885, increase service TO three times
a week over that part Of the route be-
tween Sunshine and Duncan, 10 miles.
Lisk to Yadkin Falls. From October |,
1896. change service to end at Richfield,
emitting Yadkin Falls increasing dis
lance 0.25 miles.
Webster to Sylvia Station On. o.. From
October l. 1896, change service to end at
SYLVIA, emitting Sylvia Station IN. o.,
without change in distance.