The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-05-29
HENDERSON pOsTOFFICE.

HENDERSON POSTOFFICE.
The number OF Pieces OF Mall Matter
that Passed Through it in One
Month.
A correct account of the number OF
pieces and pounds of mail matter OF
certain classes that passed through the
Henderson postoffice during the month
of April, was kept by Postmaster Moss.
This was done at the instance of the
Postoffice Department and at our re-
quest the GOLD LEAF has been furnish
ed with the following interesting
facts in connection Herewith for pub
LEGATION. Addressing a note to US DR..
Moss says:
Having been requested to keep an &C
curate account of all mail passing through
the Henderson postoffice commencing the
first day of April, 1890, and ending the
first day of May, 1890, hereby submit
the following facts and figures as accurate
by count, commencing first day of April
and ending first day of May, 1890:
Number of pieces of
Second-class matter coming in $500
First class matter coming in $1,000
SecOnd-class matter going out 10000
First-class matter going out $4,000
Total 127, 900
Besides this there are several thous-
and pieces of third and fourth class mat
ter coming in and going out not counted,
as this was not to be included in the list.
The above figures make an average of
2 600 pieces LIST class matter,
l 800 pieces End class matter,
or a total 200 pieces handled daily,
not to say anything about matter of the
3rd class-circulars, &c-Of which no ac-
cOut is kept.
The above figures are confined only to
what comes and goes from this Office.
From facts that lean obtain since have
come in the Office there is an increase of
mail and business of 40 per cent. within
the last twelve months. Also an increase
in gross sales of 20 per cent. within the
past twelve months. will say for the
information of all patrons of the Hender-
son postoffice that after the LIST of June,
1890, the postoffiee will be opened at Z
O'Clock a. m, and closed promptly at
1870 p. m. Money order, postal note and
registered letter department will be opened
at 8 a. m, and closed at p. M.
J. R. Moss, P. NJ.
From this it will be seen that a large
volume of business is done at this office.
AS stated above no account was taken
of anything but first and second-class
matter-letters, postal cards, news
papers, &c. Matter of the third-class,
such as circulars-and a great many
are sent from this office, one man mail
ing in one day week before last LOCO,
while others sent out from 800 to 500
in a few days of each other. We had
desired to have complete count of
every piece of mail matter of all classes
coming in and going out at this office,
together with the amount of sales of
stamps of the various denominations,
number Of postal cards, stamped envel-
opes, wrappers, &C., but the require
ments of the authorities of the Post
office Department did not extend this
far, and it would have been asking too
much for this to be done for our special
benefit. It may be we'll enough to
state that the second-class matter, of
which 10000 pieces passed throuh the
office in one month, is confined almost
entirely to newspapers-those going
out from it. We have II mails coming
in day. DR.. Moss thinks at least
100000 pieces will pass through the
office this month. The money order
business is increasing daily and he
thinks it will show an in,reas of so or
60 per cent. in the next twelve months.
Commencing next Monday the Office
will be opened at O'Clock a. M, and
closed at 1880 p. m. Section 500, page
22O, of the United States postofHce
rules and regulations, requires the
mails to be closed 80 minutes before
arrivals of trains so as to allow ample
time for making up the pouches. All
letters brought to the Office before that
time must be forwarded therein, but
persons coming after that hour should
not blame the postoffice people for
their own negligence or hardness.
There is heavy penalty for failure to
make the mails and postmasters have
to be very careful. 1t will save you
annoyance and trouble perhaps to bear
this fact in mind in future.
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years. 1have used Microbe Killer for two
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been using it with beneficial results. My
postoffiee address is Topeka, Kan.
MRS. J. J. SURNGELEY.
For sale by NJ. Dorsey, druggist.
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Death of an Interesting Little Child.
Death has again been in our midst
and this time sweet and interesting
little child has been taken. Julia,
daughter of Mrs. Sallie and the late
James A. Stallings, died Sunday night
after a brief illness, aged about five
years. She was a sweet and lovely
child, remarkably bright for one of her
age, and her death is very sad Attic
ton to the mother and friends. A lit
tie more than a year ago her father
died and little Julia had often expressed