The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-23
FOUND ~ LETTER BOXES.
Some OF the Articles Gathered Up by Letter
Carriers In their Rounds.

Post OGlce employees sometimes find un-
expected articles in the letter boxes that are
scattered throughout the city. These articles
are for the most part dropped out II packages
insecurely done up. or tucked into the boxes 10y
absent minded persons. A few OF these brought
TO the General Post ONCE within the last three
months form curious collection. Among
them are buttons and Lima beans. a lady's
nightcap trimmed with lace. Il green era
vat. two purple chemisettes with point It's
sue paper at the back two imitation dia-
mond pins. nine electrotypes a rubber teat
several cakes OF soap. sewing machine
shuttle, n tin toy trombone. a railroad ticket
from Paris to Havre n veil and some vaccine
matter. In the general Post ONCE deposit box
lew DAYS ago was found a large bundle OF
tickets good on the Old Dominion steamship
line. In the last three months two sets Of false
teeth have been found. No one has ever been
known to claim set Billiard balls are some-
times discovered rolling around among tho let
ters Whenever a name and address is found
on one Of these articles. the supposed owner is
requested by letter from the main Office 10
identity his property. Very little Of It ever finds
an owner PocGrtbOoks are sometimes found
usually with no money inside. About two
weeks ago, however, one was found containing
u money order Tor $50, directed To man IN Pa
Htka Fla, besides a berth ticket in a Florida
steamship TO sail within u few unys. ana three
names Win NulftSSth. OnN NlhI'HN WIS lndl
of n young woman living IN Charles street. an
other that OF n man living in n hotel ana the
last the address Of n person living IN hOnrd-
ing house. The last address proved to hc that
of the owner of the pockcthOOk. He could not
say how he had lost II; hut rs IL contained a
small sum Of money which was not in 1t when
found. il was conI"ctured that II had been taken
from his pocket 10y n thief, who Kept the money
and tucked the pOckctbOok into n lamp post
box. Another pockethook, stamped in glit with
the uAmo of the wife OF u prominent uptown
physician. WAS returned TO IN" owner. who
could not Hccount for It's loss. One evening y
pOckrtbOOk WIS taken from box IN Macdouga
street. and the next morning one WINS found in
hON half u mile further up town, MS though
the thief had marked the course he took. ln
April some important legal pupers in a SUIT
| that wns 10 come on within week were found
| in "A letter box. On thom was the name of Il
woll-known lawyer when he won't to the Post
OnlHr in Response to n letter informing him
| tLu the pHprrs were to be had there, he sHd
that he had Carried them in tho inside pocket Of
| could not understand
Old letters with no envelopes around them nro
| frequently found. One such WAS from young
| man in st. Louis t. his sweetheart in New
| woman WIS becoming indifferent TO him; and
| lis tone WAS full OF passionate roproMh a
| Post Ollirc employee misrhicVously wrote To the
| young man aud asked whore tho young WO-
| mans address was. The information came,
| and with il the inquiry how the official knew
that the young man rotrrspnndel with her.
| On a recent day fifteen letters wrru sent to
| the Dead Letter ONCE in Washington. o these
| five were without either address or stamp
| seven had stamps affixed but were not address
| ed, and two were addressrd win then name only
| viz George Brigham" and " Mess. j. y,
! Beatty 4 Bro" One Of tho envelopes was coy
| cred with writing in German text and in the
| German language.