Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-01
ON THE PENINSULA.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED AT NEW
PORT NEWS.
TAKE OFFICE THIS MORNING
A shower of silver Dollars I'm the
Gutfcr-Importunt Announcement
and General Mention.

/ NEWPORT NEWS, VA, June S0.--(spe-
! cial) -To-morrow the seven councllmon
elected in May will take their places in
! the Council; City-Treasurer James NJ. Cur
It's, who has served in his c. .'acity
for nearly a score of years, VIII com
mence his new term OF three years; the
new school trustees will 90 in office
Mayor Moss will appoint a man TO sue
coed Mr.. V. VI. d. Doughty on the
Board Of Police Commissioners, and the
men elected to Office in Warwick county
will enter upon their duties.
Mr.. +. F. Finch, the wealthy property
owner, will build near the foot Of Thirty
second street a large, well-cOnstructed
pier. where vessels OF every class may
land.
1t is expected that the Treasury De-
partment will make It's announcement to-
morrow of the site selected for the $4,000
public building to be built here 1t had
been discovered that the appropriation
for this building was not available, ac-
cording to the terms Of the appropriation
act. until July 1st, and that was evidently
the reason the department has not given
out its selection.
Persons who CHANGED in front Of
Schmclz Brothers Bank this morning at
9 o'clock witnessed spectacle that is not
often seen. In the gutter was a pile of
1000 silver dollars. In transferring eight
bags containing $1,000 each from the bank
TO the ship-yard team. one Of the clerks
passed bag which was not tied up well,
and the coin rolled out in the street. 1t
took but few minutes however, to re-
cover the money and place ii safely in the
custody OF the man in charge.
Postmaster Fred Read has been allowed
another clerk and another carrier The
clerk will be appointed tomorrow. The
carrier Will be named September LIST.
Mr. W. r. Koch will move to Washing
ton with his family in a few days.
Commander W. c. Eaton,
United States navy, who has been sta.
toned at the ship-yard left yesterday
afternoon for San Francisco, where he
will join the cruiser San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred. +. Allen. who have
been spending their honeymoon at White
Sulphur, returned to the city to-day. They
were married in Richmond.
Mrs. \. d. Clements. Of this city. IS a
sister of Mrs. Lizzie Miller Ellis, the II
year-od wife who is under arrest in Rich
mond, charged with poisoning her child.
1t is understood that Mr.. Ellis lived in
this city several years ago.
Mrs. j. l.. Post and daughter, Miss
Miriam J.. Post. who have been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs Walter \. Post, returned
TO their home, in Albany. y. Y, to-day.
Miss Post christened FL Rio at the ship
yard last Saturday
Miss Ethel Goodloe and Miss Minnie
Watkins. who have been visiting Sergeant
and Mrs j. W. Reynolds, have returned
to their homes. in GordonsWlle.
Mr. j. II. Gordon, who has been here
for some time connected with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad, returned 10
Richmond yesterday to accept more
agreeable and more lucrative position.
Warwick Lodge, No. u, knights Of
Pythias, last night elected the following
officers: H. W. Huffman council com
mander; c. A. Ford. vice-chancellor; r.
J. Applewhite, prelate; Joseph Mortimer,
master Of work: j. II. GilkersOn, master
alarms; Joseph NJ. Thomas. inner guard;
j. High Caffee. outer guard; Theodore
Cox. past commander, VI. j. Moore and
s A. Buxton. trustees. These officers Will
be installed July Gth. when an interesting
public programme viii be rendered
Newport News Council, No. Go, Junior
Order United American Mechanics. last
night elected the following officers: W.
c. Bling, councillor; c. l.. Sibley, vice
William II. Johnson. recording
secretary: c. s. Stout, financial secretary; |
c. w. Adams, treasurer; +. r. Abrams, |
conductor; w. r. Allen, warden; II. y.
Smith, inside sentinel; b. y. Titus, out
side sentinel; j. r. Anderson, trustee
j. r. Nicholson representative to the |
State Council