The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
STUDYING HARD
FOR EXAMINATION
Applicants for Postmasterships
Seek to Qualify for Com
petitive Tests.
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Especial to The limos Dispatch.
ArVonia, Va, January IA largo
NUMBER or applicants for postmaster
ships are busily engaged in making
preparation for the civil service exami-
nations which will be held soon at Pal
myra, Dillwyn. Charlottesville, and
other towns In this section. Each town
IN this Immediate section has from
Two to four or five applicants. the in
cumbent being among them in every
case so far as is known. There are two
applicants at Bremo Bluff, three at
New Canton. two at Arvonia three at
ore Bank. three at Dillwyn, and three
at Buckingham Courthouse. The ex-
aminations. which will be held at Dill
wyn, viii be largely attended. appli-
cants for many miles having made ar
engagements TO come.
Some applicants express pessimistic
sentiments to the eXamina tons
claiming that the clause In the regula-
tions allowing the INSPECTOR or the de-
partment to select one OF the three an
plicants of highest standing absolute
Is takes away all merit from the entire
matter and places the disposition OF the
offices in the hands of the politicians.
Many hold firmly that the congressman
Will, after all, place every postmaster
after the spoils system Just as If no
examination was held. The results are
awaited in this section with great In
terest. III the meantime. applicants are
patron!nZing correspondence schools,
and in other ways making due prepare
ton for the examinations. Republicans,
as we'll us Democrats, being willing to
take Il chance.
All the local post offices were fairly
Overrun with parcel post matter for
ten days or two weeks before Christ
mas. The rural carriers complained
somewhat of the matter being sent
through the mails. For instance, sacks
<,f
Some OF these heavy groceries were
sent out by mail-order houses in New
York and Chicago. Owing to insecure
packing, and perhaps heavy pressure
Il large proportion OF the parcel post
packages were damaged many being
mashed entirely to pieces with contents
strcwing the mail pouches.
Two marriages of Importance took
place in this vicinity within the past
few days. At Bremo Bluff on Monday
Miss Elsie Saunders daughter of John
Saunders, was married to Emmett Royal
Hamersley, Of Nelson County. Only n
few intimate friends or the Bride and
groom were present at the ceremony.
which was performed by Rev. Plummer
#. Jones.
At the home OF NJ e. Jones. Penlan,
Va, on Tuesday. Miss Clarlce Pierce
became the wife of Verna X. Carrco, Il
well-known young man OF Nelson Coun-
". MS ccIeiiioHy WhS Also performed
by Rev. Plummer T.. Jones In the pres
encc Of the family, relatives and a few
friends Both of the couples married
will live in Nelson County.
Corn shippers are making prepara-
ton to slip seed corn to New England,
the warehouses here filling up for the
beginning OF shipping In February or
March Much OF the corn will be shipped
in the ear in ventilated boxes made to
hold bushel of corn. This portion
OF the James River Valley is becoming
noted for it's seed corn, which largely
supplies farmers throughout New Eng
land.