The North-Carolina standard., 1838-08-08

Leave Pleasant Garden every Friday at ID,
arrive at Rutherfordton same day by 3 p M;
2I86 From Ruthe:fordton, by Webbstord, bashy
Creek, Tunnel Hill Buffalo, Muddy Fork and Nlhg
Mountain. to Falls, 80 miles and back once week
Leave Rutherfordton every Friday at : a M, ar az
rive at Falls next day by 10 M
Leave Falls every Saturday at m, arrive a
Rutherfordton next day by 5 p m
Service is to commence on the 1st July 1888: :,
21s7 From Ashville, by Sulphur Springs, Mill
River and ClaytonsVle, to Cathey's -CIeek' 90
miles and back once week. ys 80 T.k
Leave Ashville every Monday ats M arrive
at Cathey's Greek same day by m.
Leave Cathey's Creek every Tuesday at = M
arrive at Ashville same day by 6 p M.
2l9S From Ashville by Turkey Greek, way
nesville Scott's Creek Franklin, Tennessee Ri,
yer, and Clayton, TO Clarksville, 122 miles ana
back once a week.
/ Proposals to carry in stages will be considered.
Leave Ashville every Friday at 5 m: arrive a'
ClarksvilIe every Sunday by 7pm.
Leave ClarksvilIe every Monday at a m, arrive
at Ashvile every Wednesday by p m. ~
2189 From Franklin, by GAINESVILLE, RossVlLe,
and Huntington, to Blairsyile, Ga: 5o miles once
a week
Leave Franklin every Sunday at m, arrive at
Blairsville next day by m.
Leave Blairsyille every Monday at 10 m, arrive
at Franklin next day by IL m.
Service Is to commence on the lSt OF July, 1903.
Proposals for supplying the following othces, at
sum to be named, subject to the condition OF De-
ing limited to the nett proceeds of the ohces,
will also be considered:
Belews Creek to be supplied from herners S
Cross Roads, 4 miles
Columbia Inn to be supplied from Salem, miles
once a week.
DiIonsvie to be supplied from Ingramsvile, 6
! Dobson's Cross Roads to be supplied from Be-
LEWIS Creek miles.
Fulton to be supplied from South Grove, 5 miles
once week.
Hopewel to be supplied from Martindale, miles
| once week. .
| Houston's Store to be supplied from Woods
Grove, miles twice a week
Jersey Settlement to be supplied from Lexington,
s miles.
Johns River TO be sapplied from Harper's Store,
8 miles once week.
Mount Comfort to be supplied from Concord, 9
miles once week. -
Mount Gilcad to be supplied from Churchville,
l. miles.
Newby's Bridge to be supplied from HEREFORD, 8
miles:
Nixon's to be supplied from Ashboro, 9 miles
once a week.
Phillipss Store TO be supplied from Hilliardstown,
| S miles once week.
Spring mills to be supplied from stowesville, 6
miles 4 week.
WaddeIl's Ferry to be supplied from Browns
Mills, 2 miles once week.
NOTES.
| 1. Each route must be bid for separately. The
route the sum, the mode of service, and the resi-
dence of the bidder should be distinctly stated in
each bid.
2. No proposal will be considered unless il be
accompanied by guaranty signed by one more
responsible persons, in the following form, viz:
"The undersigned
guaranty that if his bid for carrying the
mail from to be accept
| ed by the Postmaster General, shall enter into an
obligation prior to the first day of March next, with
good and sufficient suretes, to perform the service
proposed" ,,
This should be accompanied by the certificate Of
Postmaster, or other equivalent testimony, that
the guarantors men Of property, and able to
make good their guaranty
as This guaranty being required by law, no
exemption can be allowed in favor of o.d contrac
tors, railroad companies, or any other companies
sr persons whatsoever.
g. The distances, asstated in this advertisement,
are believed to be substantially correct but the
bidder will inform himself on that point, as no in
creased pay will be allowed for any difference
when the places are named correctly.
4. The schedules are arranged so as to allow
seven minutes to each post office for opening and
closing mails generally and one hour to the distri7
buting post Offices; but the Postmaster General
may extend the time allowing Ike extension TO
the contractors.
5. The Postmaster General may alter the sche-
dule, and alter the route, he allowing pro rata
increase of compensation for any additional service
required, and for any increased speed, when the
employment of additional stock carriers is rem
dereu necessary.
6. He may discontinue the service, or curta it
at pro rata reduction of pay, whenever he shall
consider it expedent to do so, he allowing one
months extra pay Oh the amount dispensed with.
T.. He may impose fines for failure to take or de-
liver mail, or any part Of mail, at any post Of
fee which is or may be established on the route,
for refusing neglectng perform any otherstip-
ulation of this contract for suffering the mail to be
injured, wet Lost, or destroyed and may exact a
forfeiture of the pay of the trip whenever the trip is
lost or the mail arrives far behind schedule time
as to lose connection with depending mail.
| 8. He may annul the contract for repeated fail
ures perform any of the stipuations for refusing
to discharge a carrier when required for violating
the Post Office law, for disobeyng the instructions
Of the department. or assigning contract without
the previous consent of the Postmaster General.
| 9. If the contractor shall run stage or other
vehicle more rapidly or more frequently than he is
required by the contract to carry the mail he shall
give the same increased celebrity and frequency to
the mail, and without increase of compensation.
10. Contractors on stage and coach routes shall
convey, free of charge, all agents Oft Depart
ment upon exhibition of their credentials; also,
mail bags and Post Office blanks.
IL. Contractors on stage.and coach routes shall.
in the conveyance of passengers, give preference
TO those who are brought in the connecting mail
lines, those travelling in any other; so that
connectIng mail stage routes shall form continuous