The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1885-08-20
Folly Mills Items.
tkeperted for the vIRe1NIAN

EXP. NJ, j. I. Ewing. of Long Glade,
and wife, spent Thursday night with Geo.
w. Slower, of Folly. NJ. M. Lilly and
wife spent Sunday with Mr.. Shumate, of
Mt Sidney.
At Mint Spring, on the 9th of this
month"; a cog was was knocked from the
master wheel of the Glasgow NJ. F. G. Co..
by coming in contact with stick.
Mrs. J. G.. Cochran. her two sons and
Mrs. Donaghe. are spending Il few weeks
at the Rockbridge Baths.
A small child of Mr.. Joseph Fix was
badly burned by hot lamp chimney falling
| on it.
Mr.. j. Will Crawford, of TT. Defiance
| is paying old Folly visit. SAM SLICK.
SPE CIAL LETTER DELIvERY.-Ont the first
of October next the new feature of the pos
tai service, the special delivery CT letters
upon prepayment of ten cents, will go in
to operation in this and other cities. The
special delivery stamps, according to
the circular recently issued by the post
master general, are to be sold by post
masters in any required amount to any
person who may apply for them, but they
can be used only for the purpose Of secur-
ing immediate delivery ofletters addressed
TO and received i'll any of the mails at any
office designated as special-delivery office.
Under no circumstances are they to be used
in the payment of postage of any descrip-
ton, or registry fee, nor can any other
stamps be employed to secure special de-
livery except special delivery stamps. The
special delivery stamps must be in adj
dition to the lawful postage, and letters
not prepaid with at least one full rate of
postage, in accordance with the laws and
regulations must he treated as held for
postage, though bearing the special de-
| livery stamps. Registered letters will be
entitled to immediate delivery the same as
ordinary letters, when bearing the special
delivery stamps in addition to the full pos
| tage and registry-fee required by the law
and regulations. The special delivery
stamps must be effectually cancelled atthe
offices of mailing in the same way as the
ordinary postage stamps. A letter bearing
the special delivery stamp in addition to
the lawful postage may be mailed at any
postoffice in the country, but it will not be
entitled to an Immediate delivery by the
| messengers when addressed to postoffice
to which the special delivery system has
not been extended.
Special delivery letters VIII be delivered
| by messenger within the carriers limits
of free delivery Office and within radius
of one mile from the posto6ices at all other
special delivery offices.
Postmasters at fourth class offices are
not entitled to commission OH Specialize
livery stamps in any case. No effort will
be spared to expedite the mailing of letters
bearing special delivery stamps addressed
to special delivery offices.
Postmasters are urged to use all avail
able means for furnishing the public with
| information with regard to the Specialize
livery system.
The following is technical description
/ of the new immediate delivery stamp: "A
| line engraving on steel, oblong in form
dimensions, 1916 by 17-16 inches color,
dark blue. Design On the left an arched
panel, bearing the figure of mail messen-
i ger boy on run and surmounted by the
words, United States on the right an OBJ
long tablet, ornamented with a wreath OF
oak and laurel surrounding the words,
.sSecures immediate delivery at a special
delivery office" Across the top of the
tablet is the legend, Special postal de-
livery - and at the bottom the words
("Ten cents, . separated by a small shield
bearing the numeral ''10.'