Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-20
DAUGHTERS or LIBERTY.
Their Coming Annual Convention
other Newport News Notes.

NEWPORT NEWS VA, April l9.-(spe-
cial)-The State Council of Virginia
Daughters Of Liberty, will hold its annual
convention in this city next Monday ana
Tuesday, and it Is expected that the ses-
sion will be one OF the most important
i'm the history OF this young order. Inc
sessions will be held in Phillips Han
Among the prominent visitors who VIII
be present and take part IN the proceed
ines are Mr.. w. H. Haywood. of New
Haven. Conn, National Councillor OF the
order of Daughters of Liberty: Mr.
Thomas b. Ivey, of Petersburg. National
Vice-Councillor of the order ana Mr.. w.
O. Staples. Of Pittsburg, Pa. National
Secretary. Mr. Ivey is also State Council
Secretary of the Junior order of United
American Mechanics, OF Virginia, TO
which the Daughters of Liberty is an
auxiliary. Miss Minnie Beasley, of Pc
tersburg. State President of the order,
will also be present.
The programme for the banquet. TO be
given at Hotel Ivy, on the night Of April
18th, contains six interesting toasts. which
will be as follows: "Our Visitors
Mayor \. y. Moss Our Country" w T..
Haywood; "Our Flag" c. w Adams;
"The Ladies'" Floyd A. Hudgins; our
order" Thomas b. Ivey; Patriotism"
w. O. Staples.
Mr.. Adams is Great Sachem of the
order of Red Men of Virginia, and Mr.
Hudgins is State Nice-COuncillor Of the
Junior order Of United American Me-
chanics.
The report Of Postmaster Fred Read
for the year ending March 81, 1899. shows
a remarkable increase over the preceding
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stamped stationery, and money orders.
The total receipts last year were SlS3,-
1921 This was an increase of S7699OS
over the corresponding months of the
preceding year. The stamp business alone
increased 5000 in the twelve months just
closed This showing will give Postmaster
Read an increase OF $500 a year in salary
after July 1st, making it $500.
The following delegates have been
elected to the Independent Democratic
County Convention. which meets at War
wick Courthouse April 18th:
Ivy Precinct-John T.. Parcinst. W. l..
Caplin. and a. c. Pullam. a. c. Pulliam,
chairman.
Morrison Preclnct-J. W. Drewey. L. c.
Mcintosh. and J. F. Seward. Colonel j.
II. Ham. chairman.
Denbigh District-E. c. Madison, VI. c.
ONlNh, ana w. -. GURUS. T.. - NidulSOilf
chairman.
Stanley District is yet TO be heard from.
All OF the delegates were uninstructed.
except those named in Ivy Precinct. who
were instructed 10 cast their votes for
the following candidates: For Sheriff, ,.
5. Curtis Clerk, J. II. Ham; Supervisor,
DR.. Taylor; Magistrate. ~ c. Pullam.
The oyster season i'm these waters closes
next Tuesday. April 18th.
The farmers I'm Warwick. Elizabeth
City. and York counties are finally down
TO work, and from latest reports are
meeting with success in their planting.
The wet season was more protracted than
expected. and consequently the farmers
have been greatly hampered in their
planting. The crops will be late this sum-
mer
The first steamship Of the Bluefields
Steamship Company. which has started
line TO Newport News. as stated in to-
days Dispatch. will be the Hiram. which |
will get i'm Friday morning She will bring |
20 go punches Of bananas, grown in Mica |
ragua. President ID. II. Davis. of the Nlr- |
ginia and West India Fruit and Trading |
Company, who arrived yesterday return |
ed 10 Cincinnati this afternoon, after |
closing several fruit deals. 1t IL under |
stood that this company will handle the |
business Of the Bluefelds Company.