Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-16
RIcHMoNDERs IN WASHINGTON.
Other Personal Items-Funera1 of Mr..
Darden-PostaI Notes.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., November Is
Special )-Messrs. w. o. Burton, A. c..
Houston, and James f. Phillips. Of Rich
mond. are here. bidding for contracts in
their respective lines on a fine summer
residence to be built in Albemarie coun-
ty, Va, for Mr. X. ID. Forsythe. a
wealthy citizen Of Louisiana. Mr.. Paul
]. Pelz, Of this city, Is the architect, and
the enterprisng Virginians stand good
chance Of securing good contracts
Speaker John Ryan, of the Virginia
House OF Delegates, Is in the city.
The funeral Of Mr.. Thomas Darden,
president OF the Chamberlin Hotel Com
pany. at Old Point, and well-known
club-man, and former resident Of Rich
mond, took place this morning from his
late residence, on Sixth street. The In
terment was made at Glenwood Gene
terry. The floral decorations were Ella
borate. among them being a bed Of roses
from the attaches Of the Chamberlin,
at Old Point.
Mrs. Margaret McClammy, widow OF
rmer-Representative Charles w. Nc
Clammy, Of North Carolina, is in the
city. visiting her daughter, Mrs. Lee
Davis Dodge.
]. f. Phillips, A. c. Houston, and j..
c. West, Of Richmond; G.. Clark, A.
Dibrell. and c. Mott of Leesburg, Va,
and Alfred H. Moncure, OF Fairfax, are
at the Metropolitan.
r. w. Moon, Richmond; w. II. Burn
ley, Charlottesville, Va: G. w. Lane,
Scottsville. va; p. Ct. Fry, Greensboro,
n. G: ]. F.. Spaugh. Asheville, N. ca
Norris Moore Danville. Va; r. n. Bar
Der, Mocksville. n. c.; II. F. Jobe, Rich
mond. va; II. o. Miller, Martinsville,
Va-HoWard House.
William Cameron, Jr., Richmond; w.
3. Taylor Virginia; William Critchton,
Petersburg. .Va-The National.
w. J. Ham. the Georgia humorist. bet
ter known as ''Snollygoster Ham,"
chum Of Polk Miller's. is in the city,
stopping at the Metropolitan. He was
very much charmed and interested in
the works Of art, war, and ante-War
relics. badges, emblems. mementoes, and
curiosities I'm Manager w. r. Teller's
room, and he intends to make special
study OF this valuable collection at some
future time.
w. b. Williamson, Asheville. n. c.;
G. b. helms. Newport News, Va, and
A. l. Hancock, Richmond, are regis
| tered at the Raleigh.
It. ]. Robertson. F. A. Bailey and
| WIFE, Richmond-The Jefferson.
POSTAL.
Edmon f. Holden was commissioner
November 18th a fourth-class postmaster
at Pennington Gap, Wa monev-ordel
| office-and Andrew s. Given, on the same
| date. postmaster at Potts Creek, Va.-no
a money-order Office.
New Offices have been established AZ
| follows: Cahaba, Berthe county, y. {.
/ with John c. Williams as postmaster
and Rustic. Charles City county. va.
II rfr,u ngtf ma 81 q
| The following were commissioner
| fourth-class postmasters November 18th
| Deborah b. Kennedy, Cove, n. c.; Chris
| tev G. Barrett. Cross Rock, N. c.; Sa
| vannah English, English, n. c.. anC
| Moses c. Peterson, Green Mountain, n
| C.-not money-order offices.
Star mail service changes have beer
made as follows:
In Virginia: Bigriver to Goshen Bridge
| Leave Bigriver Tuesday, Thursday anC
| Saturday A. NJ, arrive Goshen Bridge o!
70 M: leave Goshen Bridge Tuesday
Thursday, and Saturday 100 p. NJ, ar
rive Bigriver by 4:3O p. NJ. Take effec
| December 1, 1897
French Hay to Brookhill-Leave Frencl
Hay 8 A. NJ, arrive Brookhill by 1880
NJ; leave Brookhill daily except Sunda!
II A. NJ, arrive French Hay by 1:3O p
NJ. Take effect December l, 1891
Interior, Va, TO VAUDEVILLE, w. Va
Leave Interior Tuesday, Thursday, an'
| Saturday l z. NJ, arrive VAUDEVILLE by
| p. NJ; leave VAUDEVILLE Tuesday Thurs
| day. and Saturday a. NJ, arrive In
terror by u NJ. Take effect Decembe
| /, 1897.
Springcreek to Bridgewater-Leav'
Springcreek daily except Sunday u Nj.
| arrive Bridgewater by 100 +. NJ; ,eav'
| Bridgewater daily except Sunday Z. NJ.
| arrive Sprlngcreek by $3.50 J.. NJ. TAX
| effect December /, 1897.
In North Carolina: Hatteras TO Avon
| From November 10, 1897, change service
so as TO supply Hatteras at its new SIT
without change in distance.
Ashevile to Ivy-From November 10
| 1897, change service so as to supply w!
at its new site without change in dis
lance.
Ivy, n. c., to Flagpond, Tenn From
| November 10, 1897, change service so as t
supply Ivy at its new site without chang
| in distance.
Cane River to Ivy-From November 10
1897. change service so as to supply ",
at its new site without change in dis
lance.
East Laport to Cherryfeld-From No
| vember 10, 1897, change service 50 as e
supply East Laport at its new site with
out change in distance.
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