The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-04
Representatives of Both Parties Dis
cuSs Their Appointment
FOURTH lMMUNES MUSTER OUT.
Several virginia Companies are in the
Command - North Carolina Fruit
Growers TO Have an Exhibition
i'm Washington - Some Re
cent Patents -- LOcOmO-
tive Works Interested.

WASHINGTON. May 3.-speciaL-
Three Virginia couples were married TO-
day u one OF the parlors of the Howard
House by the Rev. On Strickland or
Hamlne Methodist church. First came
Daniel p. Grose and Miss Mamie john
son. of Hot Springs, Va just as this
ceremony was concluded young man
stepped up 20 Dr. Strickland and Invoked
the aid OF that minister iu solving The
problem Of making four two, m other
words to perform a double ceremony. a
sister of one of the sr0oms WAS one of
The brides.
The couples were Robert S. McAuister
and Miss Ethel j. Tnacker, and Richard
4. Rohleler and Miss Florence r.. Me-
AIllster. all of Richmond The happy
couples lett ou the 2.-g j.. A. train for
Richmond
RECENT PATENTS.
4 patent was granted to-day 10 carl
j. Melin. ass.gnor TO the Richmond Loco
motive and Machine Works ON device
for use ou compound engines. especially
locomotives THE Improvement consists
i'm the improved construction of a zee
celyer in the smoke box Of the boiler
the high pressure cylinder 10 the low
pressure cylinder. by giving greater heat-
ir- surface.
Other patents were granted as follows.
a. G.. Ailgo0d. Henderson. y. c.. sp.n-
ming frame attachment. D. IT. Bryan
Rocky NJ, ~ c., back band buckle. j
D. Fuilen, assignor OF twO-third5 90 5.
Aston. Jr.. Lebanon. Va. journal box
for car axles. Ping T.. Hodges. Gooch-
land. front cut moving machine ". L.
Huffman. Woodvile Va. wheel. !. A.
Kennedy Maiden y. c.. damper for fre
places. Gustavus Milhlscr. patented a
design for a tobacco package
TO MUSTER OUT TMMUNES
The Fourth United states Volunteers.
infantry. Pettrs lmmunes) Will be mus
tered ont very soon at Camp Meade. Pa.
with the Second. Fifth and Ninth regi-
mcnts The Fourth IS expected 90 arrive
n New York about the 18th instant and
will go from there 10 Camp Meade near
NiddietOWn Iieutenant-Colonel stephen
=. Jocelyn will be mastering officer Sev-
oral Virginia companies and officers are
IN the Fourth.
TABHEEL FRUIT GROWERS.
Or Walter G.. Murphy president Of the
North Carolina Society I'm Washington
has announced am exhibition of straw
berries and early vegetables and fruit at
The Confederate Veterans Hall on Fri
day evening May 18th. under the aus
pieces ~ the Tarheol Colony here
This announcement is made upon the
authority of the North Carolina Fruit
Growers Association and Is planned for
the purpose of drawing public attention
% the excellence in climate soil and
shipping facilities afforded in the east
ern part Of the old North State for the
growth and development Of early fruit
and vegetables and especially strawbcr-
rics and the fresh condition I'm which
they can be presented on tho northern
markets.
Mossrs e. J. Adams & Co. G.. Taylor
Wade and Willie Worster. three of the
largest commission merchants Of Wash
ingt0n who sell tho luscious fruit from
southern berry farms Will cooperate
with the North Carolina Fruit Growers
Association and the North Carolina Soci-
ETY. Of this city in making this exhibition
a success and creditable TO the State
From the choicest fruit grower IN the
sections represented az the exhibition.
small baskets will be presented 10 the
President of the United States and 10
each member of his Cabinet.
The discharge of Hopital Steward Will
liam C.. snead Fourth Virginia Volun-
teer Infantry on April 18th. was to-day
confirmed.
POSTAL NOTES.
New postohices have been established
as follows:
Virginia: Leonis, Fiuvana county, Rob
ert T.. Jordon. postmaster; Bronze. Car
rol county. d. L. Kemp postmaster.
North Carolina: Holly. Randolph coun-
ty w. II. Parker postmaster; orion,
Ashe county. W. H. Graybeal. postmas-
ter; Trust Madison county, j. II. Price,
postmaster.
Star and special service has been dis
continued between Token and Hoadiey:
Stanardsvlle and Elkton. In Virginia.
and from Big Laurel 10 Sodon: Edward
Cross Roads TO Nile; Sparta 10 Delphia.
IN North Carolina.
New p0stofices were established to-day
I'm North Carolina as follows:
Brookland. Person county W. A.
Daniel. postmaster.
Prospect Catawba county. p. NJ.
Sharpe, postmaster
CENSUS APPOINTMENTS.
Senators Daniel and Martin we're met
here to-day by Messrs. George T. Bow
den. OF Norfolk and Park Agnew. of
AifAhANiAd At party ttllEN on tNe ll-
rector OF tho Census I'm regard 10 the
proposed appOrtonment OF the census
supervisors for the Virginia districts. but
matters were not IN shape for action, so
nothing was done. The boundaries Of
the ten census districts into which the
State IS divided correspond exactly with
the boundaries OF the congressional dis
trlcts Each district vii have its super
visor and 10 il understood that each
party will be allowed five OF the an
polntments in Virginia the question OF
selections will be a most difficult prob
lem. as all OF the ten districts have
Democratic representatives. and there Is
no desire on tho part OF either Senator
Daniel or Martin (who Will have the selec-
toni 10 discriminate against any member |
II IS said that il IS not improbable that |
tacy VII name one man from each dis |
trict and leave 1t to tho director to |
choose.
NO NEED FOR HURRY.
All o, the districts had not been heard |
from by the representatives OF the two |
narties. and Il will be some time yet be- |
fore the appointments ara 10 ba made.