The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-10
WASHINGTON MAIL SERVICE,
New Offices and Officials-Offices and
Routes Discontinued

Washington City. May 9.-Speelai.-Two
new postofiices have been established in
the state OF Washington one dtscon-
tinued and several postmasters appointed
The new Offices are at Newell. Island
county. where Mrs. Ellen Newell, wife of
one OF the prominent residents of that Sec
ton. has been appointed postmisfress
This office receives its mail by special SER
vice from Langley.
The other new Office is called Bugby
and IL is located on Puget island, In the
Columbia river, about half way between
Clifton. Or. and Skamokawa, Wash
John Ostervold, who has been appointed
postmaster at Buggy. is prominent Co.
lumbia river canneryman, whose property
Is located al this point.
Gen. Gilbert s. Mems commission as
postmaster az Seatne was Issued April 20
but bears date OF April s. 1895. which
marks the beginning of his four years
term.
The new postma sters. all but one OF whom
are to MI vacancies caused by the exTira-
ton OF the terms of Republican incunr
bents. are as follows: c. VI. DeaiheragA
Lemare. Lincoln county. vice Lafayette
Cain: J. h. McDeyitt. Monte Cristo Sno-
homiSh county vice +. T.. kruZner; :. c.
Webster. Eddyville. King county. vice l..
J. Curran: J. w. Neighbor. Fall City,
King county. vice ]. W. Lansing: A. w
DeBalt. Bridgeport. Douglas county, v.ce
BOYD Feter: j. w. Mcdonald. Hartline,
Douglas county vice d. T.. Reeves, who
died very recently. Edward Clendenning
has been commissioned postmaster at CO.
lumbus, Wash.
The following postofiees have been dis
continued: Home. Snohomish county.
and Purdy, Pierce county. Mail for Home
will be sent TO Oso. and Purdy to Spring
field. The postoffice site at BogachieI
Jefferson county, has been moved one and
one-fourth miles east, and at the time OF
the change Morris W. Felmley was ap-
pointed postmaster at the new site The
site OF the Office az Trafton. Snohomish
county. has been moved a quarter OF a
mile northeast. The star route has been
established from Sumas City to Lemolo.
eight miles and back. twice week, from
May Is. 1895. 10 June 80, 1895.
The star service from Clifton TO Allyn
was discontinued April 4: that from Ar
lington to Oso will be discontinued May Is,
and that from Wiser TO New Whateom
and from Lynden 10 Everson on May 81.
Special service to Rhode Lake, Pierce
county. from South Prairie was diScon-
tinued April 80. the former office also be-
ing discontinued. The service 10 Rolling
Ray. Kitsap county. from Seattle was also
discontinued on the same date.
The following special services will be
discontinued on May Is: From Sumas
City to Lemolo, Whatcom county; from
Oso TO Pueblo Snohomish county; from
Oso 10 Home. and from Tacoma TO Burton
King county. The special services from
CTallam TO Albright, Bucyrus and Hoko,
all In CIaliam county. will be discon-
tinued May Is A star service from Clal-
lam by Hoko and Bucyrus to Albright
twenty-four miles and back, twice week.
will be established May - and run to
June So 1898 A star service has been
established from Padilla 20 Bay View
three and one-half miles and back, twelve
times a week, TO begin June and run
four years.
The contract for carrying the United
States mail from Padiila 20 Bay View has
hAen awarded 20 Charles ]. Poritt. OF Fay
View. and the contract from New What
com 20 Lynden to Henry NJ. Goodeii' or
Lynden.