Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-28
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Captain Carter. OF Loudoun, Dies OF
Ills Injuries.


WASHINGTON. ID. c., December IL
| Especial Captain John Carter, an aged
! Virginian, who was run over by car
rage driven by an unknown man on
Wednesday last. died shortly before noon
to-day at the Emergency Hospital Cap
tain Carter was taken 10 his home soon
after the accident happened, as II was
not known that he was badly hurt Sew
eral hours later call was sent to the
Emergency Hospital. and when the IN
jured man was taken 10 that institution
il was found that he had sustained
fracture Of the skull. and an operation
was Immediately performed.
The police have so far been unable 10
find the man who is responsible Tor cap
tain Carter's injury and subsequent ueath.
An inquest will now be held asd ctiini-
roI prosecution Instituted, If the reckless
driver can be found. Captain carter was
a resident OF I.oudoun county, living near
Jeesburg. He was about 90 years Oh age
an ex-Confeoerate soldier, and an eN-
member OF the General Assembly oil VII
ginia.
PERSONAL.
An informal reception I'm honor or MISS
TucilIe Saunders. of AlddleseX, va, was
held last evening at the residence Oh Mts'
ID. NJ. Pratt. 1911 Ninth street, nor
There were present Misses AGA ut,en'
Ada Trader, Gertrude Sauiluel9 49,
Johnson. Osceola Pratt, Lucille saunders
ond Rricl<le. and Messrs. Hubert young
sidney Johnson. Burd Welsh, Is. T. Ken
ND, Shipley Brashlars, Jr., and Aiangor.
Miss Saunders will spend the hohuays
with Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt ..,s
CoIonel r. II. BOykin, or Richmond
who Is now connected with a large me,-
camille firm in Baltimore, passed thfoush
Yesterday, on his way home, to spend the
holidays. ~
DR. and Mrs. Ashton, formerly Of Fred
ericksburg. but now OF Texas, are III tue
city. stopping at the Metropolitan
W. G. Crenshaw, Jr., w. +. Crenshaw'
Richmond; !. II. l.. Rice, Salisbury, \. G;
I w Johnston. Fredericksburg; {. II.
Ware, Suffolk, Va; L. j. Luekett' Kicn-
mond: f.. p. Goodwin, Petersburg; II. L.
Harris. rgina-Metropolitan.
A. Pollock. wife, and baby, Richmond;
DR.. w. $. Jones, North Carolina; y. Noel
Norfolk; W. c. Splman, virginia; Lou
Stein and wife, Wilmington, n. C.-Na-
tional.
] Louis Sullivan. Richmond; II. T.
Christian and wife. Henrlco. Va; JEFF
Penn. North Carolina; +. j. Andrews and
wife, Bristol, Tenn; j. Andrews
and wife. Newport News, Va; Charles r..
Neserve, Raleigh n. C.-St. James.
c. w. Forsythe, Front Royal, Va; j.
8. Brand, Roanoke, Va; G. NJ Lynch
Berryville, Va; George p. King, a. c.
Harris U. Sullinger G. Il. Layton, Fred
cricksburg. Va; J. w. Prather. Mount
Airy. y. c.: W. c. Wall. Richmond; T..
T.. Shroff, Leesburg. Va; J. T. Gates and
xfrff 30, fN0uCn
VARIOUS NOTES.
Among the approvals and changes of
reserve agents for the week ending De-
cember Gath is that Of the Bank OF New
York, National Banking Association. for
the Commercial National Bank, of Char
lotte y. c.
The recent order relieving Major Charles
l.. Davis, Eleventh United States Infan-
try. from duty as chief mastering officer
for the State of North Carolina, have
been suspended.
James A. Gregory, OF Woodville y. c..
has been granted a patent on cultva-
tor: William G. Lynch. of Salem. Va, on
a scissors-sharpener, and Arthur II. Boul,
Of Herndon, Va, on design for a neck
tie fastener
Thomas s. Holt, Of Manchester. va,
and Miss Mabel sutton, OF Salisbury, ~
-, was married here yesterday by the
Rev. Joseph Il. Kelly.
Marriage licenses were issued to-day to
John Thomas Gates and Miss Mary Louise
Avis, both OF Richmond, and Tilden
Pollen and Miss Hattie Young, both OF
Loudoun county Va.
POSTAL.
II. T. Rollins has been appointed a
fourth-class postmaster. vice Hobart Null
Ter, dead, al Georgel Wise county, Va.
Those commissioned are Ollie NJ. Smith.
Anna, n. c.; Webster Jenkins, Bullock.
y. c.; John Deal JOY, North Carolina:
Richard Z. PaddisOn, Point CaswelI, n.
c.; Virginia l. Woods, Genito, va; Jessie
n. Johnson, Hicksyille, Va.
New offices have been established, as
follows Minor, Cabarrus county, y. G.. +; |
Mumford S. NJ. Sloop, postmaster Mon
treal, Buncombe county, n. c.; Francis |
ID. Rood, postmaster
Carried His Head Home.