Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-02-20
MISCELLANEOUS.
UNITED STATES MAILS.

Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
February l. 1875.
PROPOSALS. FOR CONVEYING THE MAILS Of
the United States from July l. 1883. to June 30 1880.
the following routes in the State Of North Carolina will
received at the Contract Office Of this Department until
of March 81 next, to b. decided by April "a fol-
wing:
s76 From Durham. bv Simm's Mill. Orange Factory.
Round Hill. Dial's Creek Red Mountain, to South
Lowell and back. twice week:
Leave Durham Tuesday and Friday at ~, m;
Arrive at South Lowell bv ~ pm.
Leave South Lowell Wednesday and Saturday at
Arrive at Durham bv n
bees Store. Thomas B. Farren's Manly Snire's,
and White Cross to Chapel Hill, equal to 10 miles
and back once n week.
Leave Chanel Hill Saturday at 6 a. M.
1878 Firm Magnolia bv Dresden and Prescott, to Rock
fish. "a miles and back once a week.
Leave Magnolia Friday at 9 am;
Arrive at Rockfsh BY p. m;
Leave Rockfsh Saturday, at a. M;
Arrive AT Magnolia bv D. m.
Proposals to omit Dresden and perform the round
trip in dav will be considered.
5s7s From Clinton hv Taylors BRIDGE to Harres Store
Leave Clinton FRIDAY at m.:
Arrive Mt IIarreli's Store bv 12 m.;
Leave Harrel's Store Friday at p. m.;
Arrive at Clinton bv n. m.
$3.50 F. m 1iesr1,e by Haieys Ferry, to Rockingham,
Is miles and back. a week.
Leave Iilesville Friday ut slS a. M;
Arrive at Rockingham nv 12 M;
Leave Rockingham Friday at p. NJ;
Arrive at I.esvlle BY az
1881 From Troy, by Auman's Hill to James Pages ION
Papkroad.\ 81 miles and back, a week.
Leave TROY Wednesday at 12 M.
Arrive at Pages bv p M:
Leave Pages Thursday at SL q, m, arrival Of
IIigh Point Mail:
Arrive at Troy by 21% p.
Proposals for an additional weekly trip are invited
NOTES
Proposals must be guaranteed bv two responsible per-
certified to such by postmaster or judge off court
of record.
No will he made for trips not performed and for each
of such omissions not satisfactorily explained three times
the of the trip be deducted For arrivals far
behind time to break cOnnexion with dependng nails
and not sufficiently excused fourth Of the
tion for the trip is subject to forfeiture Fines will be i'm
posed unless the delinquency be satisfactorily explained
for neelcctng to take the mail frem into post office
for suffering it to be injured DESTROYED robbed lost
for refusing after demand to the mail frequent
" the contractor concerned in running,
hcles the route. The Post Master General annu
the contract for dsnbeyng the post Office laws nsrnc
tions Of the department He alter the schedule and
also order increase Of service by allowing therefor
rata increase the contract He also curaiI
discontinue the service in the whole part at rata
decrease of paw allowing months extra compensation
the amount of service dispensed with Bids should be
addressed to the "Second Assistant Post Master General
superscrbed Proposals for mail service. State of
For forms of proposals. &c. and other information.
this advertisement in pamphlet FORM and also the general
advertisement Of routes in the State dated January H.
1885, at the principal post Offices.
AARON Y. BROWN
Postmaster General.