The Georgetown news., 1855-12-06
ro nnr Enrrons or rHE GEoRGErowN

To THE EDITORS OF THE GEoRGETowN
NEws.-Dear Sirs: Permit me to use
small space in the columns of your public
journal, as mediator to the complaining
ones, in regard to the Post-Office regula-
tions of this place. In the first place, L
have concluded to adopt the farmers plan,
Of where to set his barn when moved, by the
many, land they must all say where it
should be putt i. e. to listen to all informa-
tion and gas upon how the Post-Office
should be regulated here, and then do as [
please latter all is said) while l have the
Office This office is skept open twelve hours
each day, Except Sunday,) which L think
is all that is sufficient for the business Of
the office at this time, or in the future, even
we're the business increased ten fold, judg
ing from offices Of larger places. Further
more, when the Office is closed, it does not
indicate that the mail is closed [ will
state that the office has and will at present
close at s o'clock, P. NJ, and the mail does
not nor has not closed until 9 o'clock, 2.
NJ. You will understand, my readers, that
the Post-Master's work does not cease at 9
o'clock, but continues, when the Atlantic
mail closes, till midnight, and then has to
be aroused from his slumber Gfhe gets any
before the stage leaves) at 8 o'clock, A.
NJ, to despatch the mail-for who? Twill
say for you all, while you are enjoying the
sweetest of all comforts, good nights rest
It is my endeavor to use any accOmmoda-
tion that is necessary, on my part, to those
persons having business with the Office, and
on the other hand, l will say it is the duty
of such to make some allowance for Post
Masters, and to epdeavor to do their busi
ness with the Office within the hours named:
from s 4. NJ. to P. NJ, and Sunday from
9 to l016 o'clock, A. NJ and from l to ~
O'Clock, p NJ. Believing that these hours
are all that is necessary, l have resolved to
enforce them, with the following exceptions,
to wit: when the Atlantic mail arrives the
office will be open until all persons present
have enquired for themselves, land not for
forty friends, as a great many are in the
habit Of doing) Furthermore, those per-
sons who are in the habit of sitting in stores
and visiting places of amusement, they will
please understand that shall not wait for
them to get through with their amusements
and then heed their call when the Office is
closed. l will also state, that there are
some who cannot get here while the Office
is open, and cannot stay here till the usual
hours of opening; all such I will gladly wait
upon. AS the profits of the Office will not
justify person to attend to it, alone, will
say that to those who are willing and have
rented boxes, as a compensation towards
the support Of the Postmaster, all such I
am willing to accommodate further, proyi-
ding it is necessary. Readers, for your con-
sideration | submit the foregoing.
Very respectfully, yours,
w. CLEGG, P. NJ.
n. B. Some persons may say, why did
he not keep the Office open on last Sunday,
the I'd, in order that we could pay for our
letters to be sent? To all such [ would
say, that Uncle Sam has established an
agency for the sale of stamped envelopes
and postage stamps, at this Office, at the
Government price; also, on and after Jan
uary 1st, 1856, there will be no letters sent
unless they are paid by stamped envelopes
or stamps, as that is the law. w. G.