Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-24
VIRGINIA IN THE LEAD.
More Observation-Disclosures o'
nm, ANY Other southern state'

.,orc Frcc-MafI-Delfvery
,rh,, ANY other southern state.
WASHINGTON. December 2S.-(Speclal)
I, was learned at the Post-ofice De-
partment to-day that Virginia leads al
the Southern states in the NUMBER VI
free-delivery Offices. now having t"eNe
s,onliea with the service. winchester
a ., the eligible list, having reached
tbe maximum amount OF recelpts meets
sarv for the establishment OF the systeNi'
ApuIication Is on file. but no speClal ~
foyt has yet been made TO estaolish the
service in that city. 1t may DC 'nae, e9
ia the case OF Manchester. the depart
,nont Il awaiting the appointment of
Republican postmaster.
Personal.
chief Engineer j. y. Fuller. of the
Norfolk and western railroad. whose
beodouarters are at Roanoke. IS. IN the
city on business and is stopping at the
Metropolitan. ,r,o,.o,,
A r. Miller. Richmond, Va; 7. walton
Falls Mills Va; s. ~. Scott, GREENSBORO >
n c: Miss Bingham and Miss ;. "A.
Bingham. Salisbury. \. c.; Martin CROOK
and +. G. Ramsey. university Oh var
ginia; J. II. Winsate, Observation-Disclosures
tan.
" Il Cbadbourn. North Carolina; A.
l.. Cahill and wife. North Carolina; c. b.
POlane, Raleigh, y. C.; d. l.. Boyd' nay
wood y C.-NatOnal.
G. l.. Thornton. ". y. Garlrick' q. H.
Field Virginia; r. l.. Zirke, ROANOKE
Enrich
Representative Henry Skinner, Of
North Carolina, accompanied by MI
c. NJ. Bernard. prospective United states
Attorney for the Eastern District OF that
State. ana Colonel II. T.. Hodges, the
Populist member OF the Legislature.
who seconded the nomination of Senator
Pritchard in the last Legislature, and the
recognized Populist leader In Eastern
North Carolina. left for home last night.
IL is understood that Mr. Hodges viii
receive an appointment under Collector
Duncan, and relief he says, cannot
# come too soon.
A. NJ. Stummeu. Richmond; r. Nixon
aRd wife. North Carolna--Vendome.
r. W. Scott, Richmond; w. II. Fitz-
gerald Richmond-The Raleigh.
b. a. Davis. Jr.. Professor NJ. Stevens
and wife. Richmond. Va; c. c. Reyhan,
University Of Virginia; c. c. Wagner.
Culpeper, Va. W. J. Nichols, Roanoke
Va; ". c. Dawson. Virginia--St. James.
Ex-COngressman Woodland. OF North
Carolina. Is here TO consult MIR. Ed. Hay,
the well-known Washington expert i'm
handwriting I'm connection with a contest
ed will case TO be tried In Alabama on the
81 OF January. He also visited the Pen
siOn-Omce in the interest of pension
claims pending before the Commissioner
from North Carolina. Mr.. Woodland
left for his home at Wilson this evening
in time to spend the holidays with his
family.
POSTAL
Among the fourth-class postmasters
commissioned December DIST We're the
following: Thomas l.. Henley Hasty, ~
C.; Thaddcus $. Bender, POlloksville, N
c.: Eliza COwhig. Casanova, Va; John Il
Thompson. Dayton, Va.-money-orde Of
fees; Joseph c. Bulla. Sawyersville. N
c.; Joseph =. Handy. star n. c.; George
w. Haughwout, Crittendon Va; Frank
i. Fower Ida, Va.-not money-order Of
fees
Star mail service changes have beer
made in North Carolina as follows:
Canton TO Cruso. Modify order Of De
cember /, 1851 bulletin 54l9, so as tC
state an increase in distance of one-quar
ter mile by the supply Of Sonoma at the
site authorized November l6, 1897.
Specdwell TO CUllowhee Modify orde
OF November q. 1897 bulletin 54lD, 50 al
TO state an increase in distance Of one
quarter mile by the supply of Speedwel
at the site authorized November 90, 1891
and TO take effect December /, 1897, in
stead Of November "a, 1897.