The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-26
ITO INSPECT
THE /: TROOPS.
RegularsArmytO Officer tovieW
vlrginia's Militia. VI
THE CONFEDER ROLLS
Southern Governors Approvs the Plan
10 Publlsh Them and Offer TO-
Aid Ia Every WaY--Rural
Delivery Routes. ".
THE CONFEDE RATE ROLLS
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washington. D. O., March Is. \
e Major Parker. assistant I'D jutast- gone
raj, temporarily In charge of tho military
division Of tho War Department. hos sont
the following telegram to Adjutant- Con
oral Nalle at Richmond, 5@
'.rhe Department ID ready 70 Issue
magazine arms ana oQul pmonts undor
section 10 OF tho militia law - soon ~
the number required TO arm the organised
militia III your State can 30 determined
by personal ins pootion Of an army Off
Ger. The Secretary Of War dcsircs YOU
Ia advise by wirc tho enrliest dato and
place whore ali Inspector Gun visit each
] OF your organizations. (" I'll u i5S
Secretary Root has deolded TO detail q
regularl army officer 70 inspect ali State
troops before issuing the krng.J orgensen
rlnss. ii III .i .s5
THE MUSTER ROLLS,
Tho work Of copying Confederate
muster rolls In connection with the
recent order Of tho secretnry Of
War. that the numos Of all Con-
federate soldiers be printed In | q
rostor to be prepared by the government.
General Marcus J. Wright, who has done
"a great deal OF hard work onlthe Con-
federate records IN The Records Of the
Rebellion, said to-day he had not re-
ceived any orders or information in re-
gard to the work. He has received many
Inquiries from old Confederates regard
ing the work. but thus far he has not
been able to make any satisfactory re-
ply. It will not be long, however before
the order is issued regarding the nature
4 ,.tsta 4 - A..
sued In executing It. s,3
The er-Confederates are manitesting
general Interest in the work. Tho Gov
errors OF several OF the Southern States
have replied to the Secretary Of Wars
letter soliciting their help in obtaining
accurate company rolls. and all thus far
heard from have pledged their earnest
cooperation. Governor Montague Is
among the State Executives who have al
ready written Secretary Root. The work
to be done will require several years.
RURAL ROUTES
Representative Flood. Of the Tenth Dis
strict. was hero a short time yesterday.
He returned home by way Of Richmond
after various matters at the depart
ments and succeeded in having two rural
delivery routes es tablished in his dis
strist. Each OF them runs out OF Loving
gston, Nelson county. 75 n m
q Mr.. Flood has succeeded In securing
about fifty rural free delivery routes In
his district The people are very gem
orally pleased with the system,
However, there is a fight over propo-
gition toSestab lish route from Buch-
anan, in Botstourt county. to a point
near High Bridge. In Rockingham coun-
sty. It was proposed to abolish the post
offices Of Tiroga, Roaring Run and Lom-
hardy on the route. The first and last
named offices were only recently estab-
lshed. Mr.. Flood received a petition,
signed by more than majority Of the
people Interested, requesting that the
routes be not established and that the
offices be continued. Mr.. Flood for.
warded the petition TO the department
with the request that the wishes of the
three offices named be respected and the
route was not established. n IN
He learned at the department yester-
day, however, that 1t was charged that
he had opposed the establishment Of the
delivery route because 1t was proposed
to make a Mr.. Fulwiler, a Republican,
whose brother Is Republican postmaster
at Buchanan, the carrier. Mr.. Flood
says he had no such idea; he simply fol-
lowed the wishes OF a majority Of the
people. AS a matter OF fact he had q
free delivery route established from Fin
castle last week. and THE carrier Is a
Republican. However, the route from,
Buchanan was established, but only
Roaring Run postoff1ce was discontinued
Mr.. Flood recently secured the appoint
ment OF Dr.. James Abbitt, Jr., Of Apo
mattoxs county, as aSsurgeon In the army,
lAt the appolntee failed on the examina-
ton, owing to his being color blind which
had never before been suspected. Sur
Geon- General Rixey says Dr., Abbitt
n,eny1 n In
excellent manner, Dr. Abbttt graduated
n year or two ago from the Medical Col-
leee OF Virginia., and has q wldo ac-
uuaintance in Richrp ond. i
i a l5s POLITICS IN TENTH.
I haven't heard anything recently sof
the proposed candidacy OF former Lieu
f fpo1n1' the Tenth District. A gentleman
rom that district told mo Saturday he
Felt pretty we'll assured that there would
Ia no opposition to Mr.. Flood next time.
He thought this was likely In view OF
the fact that this was Mr., Floods first
term in Congress-. and the further fact
that he has made thus far an excellent
Like wine, and wood to
with age. Z,
There are two coming men IN the Viz
gtnia delegation. II their constituents. give
them a chance to become sZtsoned, These
two are Carter Glass and Hal Flood.
LICENSED TO WE'D.
Licenses to marry were Issued to Viz
ginia couples here to-day as follows'
Joseph Herring and Jennie Wood. OF
Prince William county, by Rev. George
@. Afaydwel.
Samuel ], Iedrick and Daisy Dean Dad
son, OF Port Republic, Rockingham coun-
Thornton s. Jones, Of Orange county.
and Able Boalmore, of Caroline county,
by Rev, r. NJ. Bristol.
Virginia free delivery routes have been
established, to begin May LIST, as fol7
oWs; sst
with one carrier. covering q distance OF
twenty-one miles. and an area OF eighteen
square miles, 44A people living In one
hundred and eleven houses, Will be served
On this route. I'LL
Buchanan, Botetourt county. one add!-
tionM route. 20 miles long covering
eighteen square miles and serving no
people living In 100 houses.
The postofflces at Teroga ana Ions
hardy and the special service from LoH'-
hardy to Natural Bridge will be d!scon-
inued, AS will also Star Route 1853. The
postoffce at Roaring Run will be dlsoon7
tinued. !. !. Z, !. =,