The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-19
A POSTOFFICE
WHICH IS VOID.
virginia's Latest Contribution to Queer
Postal Nomenclature.
MISS LINDSAY lOMAX TO WE'D.
She Will Marry Mr.. Wood, OF wash
ington, TOM Jrrow-Other Virginia
Couplcs-Patents for Nirginians
Report on the Yukon Delta

WASHINGTON, oct B.-special-Vir-
cinta has a number Of curiosities in the
way Of names OF post offices. II WAS
thought Bedford county had capped the
climax with her "Nameless' post Office
but one was established In Meckiehouis
to-day which goes still further. Won
Is its name and Mr. Joseph w. Carroh
will preside over its destinies. Although
his Office will be Void" he will doubtless
find sufficient work to keep him pussy
As "Void" is unusually difficult OF loca-
ton il may be well 10 state lna1 Il -
on star route No. 1s0, two miles east
az Shaw's store and one and one-hat
miles west Of Tammany Long may
Void" continue to exist
TO ERECT A BUILDING.
Roy. George W. Nelson. of Warrenton,
Va. to-day introduced a resolution In the
House OF Deputies of the Episcopal Con-
vention TO appoint a committee TO look
into the question of the erection by the
Church OF a building IN Washington IN
which to hold the tricnnial conclaves IN
future.
In the absence Of Mcssrs. J. G. VIII
liams and Joseph Bryan. lay delegates 70
the Triennial Convention their alternates,
DR.. James W. Garnett. OF LOudoun, ana
Roosevelt Page. Of Richmond, VIII take
their places.
Mr. William c. Lawson. of Washington,
| and Mrs. Sera Kyle. of Speedwel. Wythe
| county. Va. were married here to-day
By the Rev T. Dewitt Talmage. ID. ID.
| They will reside IN Washington.
A marriage license was issued to-day 10
| Emma A Carney and Miss Ida Singer
| land. both Of Prince William county, Va
MANY NEW PATENTS.
Patents we're issued to-day as follows.
| Vireiniu-NIat Blackwell Lebanon. pine
| wrench: Charles Comstock. Richmond
| atmospheric railway system J.. NJ.
| shaeffer. Harrisonburg, knock-down BAR
! reH. Samuel l.. Truoblood, Richmond
/ grain car door. u. II. Van Devanter"
| Waterford Ventilated auxiliary seat for
| chairs. Willard G.. Cousins. Ferrum. w.
! Dictator. j. n. Mcneil. Mineral City, puz-
| zle case.
| North Carolina-Juhan McLarty, Mon
| roe. y. c.. guan0 distributor
MISS LCMAX TO WE'D
Miss Lindsay Lomax. the attractive
| daughter of General and Mrs. Lindsay
I.omax will De united in marriage with
! Mr.. NNaddy Butler wood OF this city on
| Thursday afternoon al half past o'clock
| NJ ST. James church in Warrenton. a
number of Washington people will wit
| ness the ceremony.
Northumberland Winfield ;. Edgerly
| has been assigned TO duty as Inspector
| general of the Second Army Corps ard
Northumberland VIM. p. Duvall made
| chief ordnance officer of the same corps.
| Both officers were ON The Third Virginia
| Court OF Inquiry
The Secretary of War has decided that
leaves OF absences granted 10 officers
serving out ~ the United States date
from the time they reach the country
| and terminate on the date of departure.
ARMY ORDERS.
| Private Trank Cotter Company NJ.
Third Virginia Infantry. now in Washing
ton. has been ordered to report 20 his
commanding officer u Richmond for duty.
Private Edward g. Ware. Battery II,
Sixth a.. S. Artillery IN confinement at
Fort Monroe Va. has been dish0norably
discharged for desertion.
| Acting Assistant Surgeons Raphael \.
| Edmonston and W. H. Prescott, I. >
| Army have been ordered from camp
| Wiko0 to Fort Monroe for duty I'm josiah
| simpson General Hospital no latter place
THE YUKONS DELTA.
The coast and geodc,ic survey party
under Assistant j. r. Pratt. which mas
during the past summer been engaged lf
"a survey of the delta no the mouth OF th'
Yukon and the channels leading INTO inc
ocean. has just arrived ar Seattle having
been brought down by the United states
! steamship Wheeling THE result OF th'
seasons work shows that the knowledge
! of the mouth on the great river has beer
Of tho sCantiest description.
The delta of the river extends twenty
i've miles further out into Berins Sc.
than Is Indicated 90 any existing map OF
chart \ channel was found into th'
river with depth of eight feet at low
water on the outer bank. The depth u
fhe Aphoou channel now used by al
steamers entering the river. is only wv
fee, al low tide ..-..
VALUABLE RESULTS
Tho results of this survey promise 20 b.
of the greatest value 20 navigation u
making the river more accessible To dee
water vessels The fun result OF the 90
seryations will be published In the form
of "A chart by the Coast and Geodeuc sur
vov during the coming season. making III
knowledge now obtained valuable To
navigation next year
Among the visitors % the city are IN
following:
- Morris. Norfolk. Mr.. and Mrs. +
leslie spence. Richmond: a. Jaeger
Tvnehburg: +. p Hare, Greensboro, y
e.. 90 the Metropolitan
National-John Percival. Richmond
c. Darlington. Lynchburg.
Howard-J IT, Ogburn. Richmond; J
n Reed r * Powell. H. NJ Hope. Rich
mond. Charles Hall 4. II. spi.iman. Gu
pepper. Va.