Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-25
l mile; number Of trips daily. except Sun
day. 9.
Bond required with bid. 1900.
EOIrRTEEN RlDS
FOURTEEN bids.

1 mile number Of trips daily. except 6un-
day. 9.
Bond required with bid. 1900.
FOURTEEN BIDS.
For the above routes and schedules.
under the rules and specifications OF the
department, there were fourteen bids.
The screen-wagon service Is 10 begin
July l. 1897, and the contracts as let are
for four years The lowest of these bids
was that of j. y. Stewart and w. H..
Smith. OF Clinton, Mo.-belng s27S0 per
annum The bid OF Mr.. James Sweeney.
Of Richmond. the present contractor. was
Sc. 1919 per annum There were seven BIDS
of the whole number lower than that of
Mr. Sweeney. His present pay for the
service is S2.9S5. Bonds must be given.
and the service must be executed accord
ing TO the stringent rules prescribed by
the department.
For the contract OF carrying the mails
on the James river there were only two
bidders. These We're Mr.. James w.
Phillips. of Petersburg. who bid $3.50,
and Mr. Irving Wesger. of Richmond,
who bid $1,000. MIR. Phillips. being the
lowest bidder. secured the contract
commencing July I. 1897. and running four
years.
personal POINTS.
Colonel John T. Sloan, of Columbia. $.
c., who is well known TO Richmond So
ciety visitors to the White Sulphur
Springs. is among the guests az the Me
tropolitan.
l.. NJ. Scott. of Greensboro. n. c.;
Frank Il. Conrad. OF Winchester. Va.
and L. II. Eaton. of North Gprolina, are
at the Metropolitan.
Hon. John +. Ryan, Speaker of the
Virginia House Of Delegates, was in the
city yesterday. buying Christmas pres
ents.
]. b. Hockaday. virginia; ]. spechts
Gunston, Va.-Natlonal.
J. II. Drake, Richmond W. Daniel and
wife Virginia; A. Grant Virginia-the
Raleigh.
]. w. Harris ana wife. High Point;
George w. Boyd and wife. Greensboro
and H. A. Minis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
5. z. DEFAULT J. 5. Wilson. Richmond,
Va; w. Z. Davis, F. Coves. G. W. Howe
and wife, c. l.. Brenaman and wife. II. j.
Goodwin. II. l.. Kerby, and j. T.. Della
plane, all of Virginia, are at the Howard
House
n. G. Robertson, of Virginia. is at the
Ebbitt.
r.. ]. Griffin, Jr., Lexington, Va, is at
Wizards.
DR.. A. C. Crosswell, North Carolina; II.
Campbell. Virginia. II. V. b. Moore and
wife. Virginia; 7. Fitz. Hermann, Vir-
GINA; +. J. Allison. North Carolina; l.. II.
Veach, Suffolk NJ. A. Williams, North
Carolina; II. 5. Wright, Buford, Va. st.
James.
neral-Superintendent NJ. J. O'Brien.
of the Southern Express Company, and
Assistant Superintendent Of Railway
Mail-Service Myers. left by the afternoon
tvaf, %, 81
Mr. c. Maurice Smith and family, OF
this city, will spend the holidays in Rich
mond as the guests OF Judge l.. l.. Lewis
and Mr.. Smiths brother, Mr. r. II. Smith.
Hon. H. A. Flood. of Appomattox. was
in the city to-day. He has not yet served
any notice OF contest on Yost, and IT is
doubtful now that he will.
POSTAL NOTES.
William NJ Gunter has been commits
stoned a fourth-class postmaster at Cum
mock, n. c.; John l.. Alexander. at Har-
rsburg, ~ c., and Littleton c. Carter, al
Ozark, n. c.
Star mail-service changes have been
made in North Carolina as follows:
Lumberton to Fulmore-From January
8. 1897 increase service to three times a
week. Change schedule to Tuesday
Thursday, and Saturday, hours of arrival
and departure as at present
Monroe TO Lancaster-Modify order OF
October o. 1896 bulletin 5070, so as tc
state original distance as - Ia miles. in
stead of 2s.S miles.
Railway mail service changes have
been made in Virginia as follows:
Washington to Lynchburg, Southern
railway, 1913 miles. From July l. 1897,
state this route from Washington, ID. c.,
/ by intermediate post-oflices TO Danville
Junction On. o. Va, covering Route
/ 1lt016.
/ Newport News to Huntington. Chesa-
Deake and Ohio railway, 1876 miles.
From July /, 1897. curtail this route TO
| end at Gordonsville, Va. The part of
| this route between Gordonsville, Va, and
/ Huntington, w. Va, Will be covered by
| the extension of Route 1900.
! Bremobluff TO Arvonia, Chesapeake and
! Ohio railway, 40 miles. From July /,
/ 1897. state this route to be from Bremo-
/ blun by intermediate post-ofiices TO Boil
| ing. Va, covering Route 1f4G27.
Washington TO orange, Chesapeake and
Ohio railway, 1886 miles. From July l,
| 1897. state this route from Washington,
| d. C., by intermediate post-offices TO
Huntington, w. Va, covering all OF
Route 1905, and the part Of Route
1l4OO5 between Gordonsville, Va, and
/ Huntington, W. Va
Railroad mail service has been discon-
/ tinued in Virginia as follows:
Lynchburg 10 Danville Junction IN. o.
/ Southern railway, 65.52 miles. From June
| 30. 1897. discontinue service and pay on
this route. From July /, 1897, the SER
vice will be covered by Route 1l4C2
Washington to Alexandria, Ihiladel-
phia. Wilmington, and Baltimore rail-
road. ga miles. From June 30, 1887. dis
continue service and pay on this route
Orange 10 Gordonsville, Chesapeake and
Ohio railway, 91s miles. From June 30
1897. discontinue service and pay on this
route. From July l, 1881. the service Will
be covered by Route li405o
Aivonia to Boiling. Chesapeake anC
| Ohio railway 1901 miles. From June 30
1897 discontinue service and pay on this
route. From July !, 1897, the service vii
/ be covered by Route uiOh.