Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-24
RlCHMOND'SY N. B. A.
COMMITTEE EN- ROUTE FOR TIE
G. A. n. ENCAMPMENT.
REPUBLICAN, LEADERS MEET.
Consultation M to the fo'
Loaves and Fishes to he Hei"
p.r.onnI. Postal, and Matrimonial
Notes of Interest.


clai.)-The committee OF the Young Men .
Business Association OF Richmond 10 IN
vlte the Grand Army OF the RepuDh0 "
hold their annual encampment In hlch-
mond In 1893 passed through yesterday
on their way to Buffalo. Ihey nau
time to lunch and chat with friends WINE
in the city, and seemed TO be greaus !"
earnest as to the object OF their hiSSio'''
and enthusiastic as to successful result
The members were gayly decorated WIN
badges and buttons and banners ana en-
blems, and they had supply OF docu-
ments which are intended TO coh'inoe
the G. A. Il. folks that Richmohu 10
the place 70 hold their next encampmehl'
Altogether, the committee strongly re-
sembled a respectable squad OF the Sal
walton Army.
II is estimated that there VIII be ABOUT
$1,000 members OF the Grand Army pres
ent at the Buffalo encampment TINS year.
but It Is predicted that II the 1883 ehcdihp
ment IS held in the city OF kichinohu'
at least 10000 viii go there, large mum
Der of them being coiored. Inc iact Vi
federacy viii attract thousands thd'
would not otherwise attend. The trans
portatlon lines will realize the greatest
benefit from the encampment, II II Is heid
In Richmond, and they are SAID 10 pe
at the bottom of the movement 10 Sc
cure II.
REPUBLICAN MISSIONARIES.
National Committeeman George q. BOW
den, of Norfolk; Colonel James II. brau!,
of Petersburg; Morgan Treat, Esq" U.
West Point. and Mr.. Park Agne"' VI
Alexandria, a quartette of Virginia Re-
publican leaders, are in town to-day DO
ing missionary work at the departments
Mr.. Bowden was at the Government
Printinc-Ofic this morning, and 1t Is
hoped he secured some Virginia appoint
ments. and the restoration of certain
competent compositors who were recently
removed.
Judge WaddiIl is expected here during
the next few days, and a consultation as
to patronage and party matters VIII De
held.
Mr. Julian Price and bride. of Green's
horo' n. c., are In the city, on their
wedding tour, and stopping at the
Metropolitan, where the groom's uncle,
Mr.. w. Price. is the well-known ana
popular chief clerk. Mr.. Julian Price Is
train dispatcher on the Southern rail-
way, and is stationed at Greensboro.
He Is a Prince Edward county Va)
man, and for a long time was on duty
at the Richmond depot OF the Southern
His bride was Miss Ethel Clay. and Is
the daughter of the late II. Deb. Gay,
of Newport News, Va The marriage
took place on Saturday last near Char-
lottesville. Va. the bride being given
away by Mr.. Arthur Segar, OF Hampton
Va. who is her guardian. The ceremony
took place at hotel, and was necessa-
rly quiet one, owing TO the recent
death Of the brides father, though near
ly all the guests were interested wit
nesses. The couple, after taking In the
sights OF Washington, will visit New
York and Niagara Falls, and extend their
tour to points In Canada, returning to
Greensboro about the early part of Sep
TENDER, to settle down to the happiness
of welded life.
PERSONAL ITEMS.
r. II. BoySln, Richmond; John d. Bel
lamy, Wilmington, n. c.; Alex. Cunning
ham. Cunningham, n. c.; J. a. Birchett,
Richmond Joseph Wallerstein, Rich
mond; p. i. Murphy and wife, Leesburg'
Va.-Metropolitan.
l.. b. Davis, Winston, n. c.; o. III. T.
Cornell, Harrisonburg, Va; r. NJ. Smith,
Richmond; Mrs. j. r. Foster, the Plains
Va.-National.
w. II. Burgess, Orange, Va; Fl. B.
Lane, Fredericksburg, Va; III. o. Rogers
Virginia; ID. II. King, wife, and two chill
dren, Virginia. Mrs. r. ID. Johnston, WIN
ston, n. c.; Mrs. Jane King and Miss j.
NJ King, Richmond J. l.. Wood, Frede-
ricksburg j. NJ. Shepherd, Richmond
Charles Sterling and wife, Virginia; H. IT,
Carter, Richmond; w. S. White and wife'
Fredericksburg, Va; Charles J. Day, Ro-
land Brlnkley, Norfolk-st. James
Miss Ida Jacobs, Suffolk. Va; a. j.
Thon Richmond, Va; w. J. Arlington
va: w. A. Daniel, Salisbury. N. C.;
George a Sprinkle. A. II. Sprinkle, Cui-
pepper, Va; G. Van Deusen, George Van
Deusen, NJ. Clancy, Fredericksburg, va;
w. II. Macon. Richmond, Va: L. Sterling
and wife, Virginia-Howard House.
POSTAL NOTES.
Fourth-cIass postmasters commissioned
to-day are William Woodruff, Absher's,
n. c.; Laura A. McAlllster. Lusk. n. c.;
Young A. Barbour. Stephenson, n. c.;
William r. Padgett, Yokeley, n. c.; Robert
L. Bourne. Lansom, Va.-not money
order Offices.
Star service changes have been made
in Virginia as follows:
Bybee TO Lindsay-Modify order Of July
/, 1897 Rulletin 529la). so as to state an
increase In distance of .0S minutes by
change of site OF Bybee.
Cootes Store to Criders-F'rom August
10. 1897, change service so as to supply
Fulks Run at its new site between Cootes
Store and Dovesville, increasing distance
2 miles.
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