Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-01
HARRIsoNBuRG PosTMAsTERsHIp.
Editor FunkhOuser PiucISs the Plum.
Other PcrsOnnI Votes.


other Personnel Notes.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. November 80
>iaciaL)-The contest over the Harrison
burg postmastcrship is at last virtually
decided. There were several applicants
Tor the place, but Editor Funkhouser has
PACKED the plum. 1t is understood that
-ta appointment will be made upon the
PERSONAL request of Judge John Paul. en-
l.s-el hy the state Executive Cmachine)
Committee and National Committeeman
H1wdsr. Editor Funkhouser attended the
s. Louis convention, though. not as
delegate. but as an original Mckinley
man. and he afterwards distinguished
himself hy getting up the excursion of
alleged ax-COnfederatcs from the Valley.
Wu1 went 90 Canton and shocked Nc
h.l.sya nerves by giving repeated "rebel
gels 90 front Of his house.
PERSONAL
H b. B0uldin, Charlotte, Va.-The Ma
tor.i
lion. j. Taylor Ellyson, Of Richmond,
Was .G tho city yesterday stopping at the
Metropolitan.
j. j.. Moore, Of Charlottesville, Va; G.
81. Gamt..l Richmond. Va; r. y. Nc
Weigh. Hamilton. Va; c. j. Deunison
Roanoke Va, u. y. Compton and wife.
Front Royal Na. \. V. Shea, b. J. Smith,
Richmond. Ea-The ST. James.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT W. n. Townes. who
Aas just returned from Rio de Janeiro,
is at tfe Metropolitan.
c. A. Moore. Asheyille y. c.; J. A.
Jame5 and wife, Charlotte. y. C.-The
Raleigh.
William y. DcSaussure, Richmond; j.
s.. L
L.l.Hsi.y Nashville. \. c.. +. NJ.
Iesors1u and wife. Virginia; II. II.
L.ysou Richmond; +. J.. Spence. Rich
..a.. Va; vs.. n. Day Raleigh, y. c.
-.. Metropolitan.
j. A. ID. Bradley, Petersburg, Va.-The
LaIfr
Nr C. L. wheatIey. Danynle. va.-The
Arlmore
W. H Ben. surry. Va; C. Graves. Rich
Moal, "a. c. Mahan and wife. Virginia
Hotel Enrich
g. d. Warwick, Charlotte, n. c.; L. s.
Davis Roanoke. Va: j. Branch, Raleigh,
II. C-The Nendome
G. j.. Brown, Nirginla-The American.
Miss b. =. Gray. Winston. y. c.. Miss
d. Curtis. EichmOnd-The Cochran.
Major Trav Daniel, OF Richmond. who
mas hung out his legal shingle on +
..-''.t iu thlh Guy, ana practices IN All
iae District courts. is finding that his
recent experience as Chief Of the To-
bacco Division Of the Treasury Is Of con-
siderable advantage 10 him I'm profess
aonal way. The Majors Office IS getting
u be popular with Virginia visitors.
POSTAL.
Among the fourth-class postmastCrs
commissioned November 9th were the
following: William A. Wayland. Crook
90 Run. Va; Ella y. Johnson, Georges
ann. Va. James A. Sale ldem. Va: An
hie H. Peasants. Payne's, Va; James ).
La'h, shiloh. Va; Berry Collins. Tasso,
fa.-n0i money-Ordcr offices
Changes IN star mail schedules have
been made as follows IN Virginia:
kllmarnOck 90 Irvington. Permit the |
postmaster 40 Kilmarnock 10 deliver the |
mail 20 the carrier thirty minutes I'm adj |
vance of schedule time provided no COM |
paints are made and no connections are |
broken. 1
in North Carolina as follows:
JOhnsons Mills 10 Grifton--l-cave John |
sons Mills daily. except Sunday at 1890 |
a. NJ. arrive Grifton by ~ NJ; leave !
gflltOn daily. except Sunday. al $3.50 A. |
81. arrive Johnsons Mills by 10 A. NJ.
F0rter 10 Jackdaw--Leaye Porter Tues /
Gays. Thursdays. and Saturdays az $40 |
r. u Arriye Mabry by $40 T.. NJ; leave |