Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-12-29
CONSOLIDATE JAN. l.
West BrattlebOrO POst-0fIice VIII Be
Discontinued

And n Full station Established In Lie,
Thersor---senior Substitute Farr Nom.
mated For Regular Carrier.
The Phoenix announced last week ,bat
the post-Office department had ordered TIC
consolidation of the West Brattleboro noe,-
Office with the Brattleboro post-office. Inn,
that the details of the order had not been
received. The following is the text of or.
der No. 100 issued from the office of Post.
master General Smith Dec. %:
"On Jan. 1, 1900, consolidate the most.
office at West Bratteboro, Vermont viii
the postoffice at Brattleboro, Vermont
and establish, in lieu of the former post.
office, a full station with facilities for the
transaction Of money-order and registry
business, the sale of postal supplies and
the receipt and despatch of mails, to he
known as West Brattleboro Station"
The difference between "full" station
and a sub-station is shown in order No
800, which reads thus: "The following
classification Of stations and sub-stations
is hereby adopted. All stations and sub
stations, as now designated that receive
and despatch mail, either by carriers or
through boxes and general delivery, will be
known as stations, and will be designated
OuD-sIatlOng
issue and pay money orders, register letters
and parcels, but do not deliver mail, and
will be designated by numbers"
Stations and sub-stations are established
in the larger cities to facilitate the delv-
cry of mails, and to furnish postal facli-
ties for patrons remote from the main Of
fee. Carrier stations distribute and des
patch mails, and transact money order and
registry business and have all the facili-
ties of free delivery post-office. Sub
stations are usually located in drug stores.
transact money-order and registry business.
and handle stamps and postal supplies.
George Nj. Allen, acting first assistant
postmaster general, wrote Postmaster Web
ster Thursday as follows: "You will please
report the appointment of J. L. Stock
well TO the position of clerk-in-charge of
the station. Under civil service rules the
postmaster, (Mr. StockwelD, and any
clerks In the West Brattleboro Office will
be brought into the classified service upon
the date this order takes effect. Money
order blanks, etc, will be sent for use at
the station. The fourth assistant post
master general has also been requested to
discontinue the post-office at West Brattle-
boro 10 take effect at the close of business
on Dec. 81, 1899"
On the following day Mr.. Allen wrote
This will be your authority to nominate
your senior substitute to this office for ap-
pointment as regular carrier, to commence
service Jan. l, next. This additional car.
rier is allowed TO serve West Brattleboro,
and when you have laid out his route you
will prepare schedule and submit copy
to this Office for approval"
In accordance with this authority Sidney
II. Farr has been, nominated for appoint
ment as regular carrier TO serve West Brat
tleboro, beginning Jan. l. His route is
now being laid out, and it will probably
begin at Mrs. Ann l.. Benson's. 1t is ex.
pected that Mr.. Farr will make two deliv.
cries daily. 1t is hoped to secure later an
appropriation for a mounted carrier in or.
der that there may be free delivery in sec
tons of the town which it is now impossi
BILE to reach and that there may be two de-
| liveries where there are now but one The
| local post-office officials are to be congratu
lated upon the success thus far of their eff
forts to improve the postal service in Brat
! teboro