The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-29
RURAL FREE. DELIVERY
System to be Inaugurated
Here August 1st.
Three Routes in the County. Carriers to Leave
Here at 1880 and Return at $3.50. Iron
Collection Boxes Established.
Ladies Hospital Association


cry will go into effect next Wednes-
day. AS published in these columns
Postmaster Bailey has received in
structions from the Postmaster Gen
eral to this effect some time ago.
The three routes which have been
established, and which are published
below in full for the first time, extend
about fifteen miles south of this city
and about the same distance north.
The supplies and equipments for
the carriers have been received, and
they have been given the proper in
structions.
Mr.. w. III. II. Jones will be the car
rier for the southern route, Mr.. VIM
Allen for the northern route and Mr.
! ,JnO. w. Parker for the eastern route
These young gentlemen have given
! their bonds and have qualified.
The carriers will all be under the
supervision of Mr.. Bailey. Their sala
! ries are $500 per annum each, includ
ing horse hire. They will leave here
at 7:3O in the morning and will re
| turn at $3.50 the same afternoon. The
carriers have been provided by the
| government with handsome meta
! badges, and have provided themselves
with ordinary mail carrier uniform.
| The following is description OF
the three routes:
| Route no. /. Starting at the postoffict
| in the city of Raleigh, county of Wake
+ State of North Carolina, thence to city
| limits, thence north on Fall Road tel
| miles to the intersection with the Justice
| School Road at E. A. Aliens; thence
| northwest on the Justice School Road
| passing the Justice School House to the
| intersection with the Fall Road at the
old Nose Allen place, distance OF two
miles; thence weswardly one mile on the
| Fall Road to the intersection with The
| Veto Road at d. Aliens; thence ives
on Veto Road one and one-half miles t
Bay Leaf Church on Penny and Hester
| Mill Road thence one-half mile on Pen
ny and Hester Mill Road to the intersec
| ton with the New Light Road Themes
north on New Light Road one-quarte
of a mile to Brassfield's Store; thence
south on New Light Road eleven ant
one-half miles by Whitaker's Mill to Raj
| eigh the place of beginning, making thu
total length of the route twenty-six ant
| three -fourths miles. Population served
1870. Area square miles, about Il.
Route No g Startiag at the postof
fee in the city of Raleigh, county o
Wake, State of North Carolina, thence t
city limits; thence southeast on Battle
Bridge Road six miles to the intersec
tion with the Clayton Road near Ebeneze
Church. thence south on Clayton Roa'
one and one-half miles to the intersec
ton with the Auburn Road at Jane
Bryant's place; thence on Auburn Roa'
eastwardly one mile to Baucum Road
near S. c. Pools thence eastwardly fou
miles on Baucum Road across the neV
bridge to j. Montague's Store at Shot
we'll; thence northwest on Smithfiel
Road five miles to the intersection wit
the Tarboro Road near Haywood Knight
place; thence west on Tarboro Roa
eight and one-half miles to Raleigh. tn
place of beginning, making the tota
length of the route &c miles. Population
served 625. Area square miles serve
about %.
Route No. g Starting at the postof
in the city of Raleigh, county of Wake
State of North Carolina; thence to cit
limits; thence south on Fayetteville
Road nine miles to the intersection c
Smithfeld Road at the old Banks place
thence southeast on Smithfeld Road tw
and one-half miles to G. d. Partin S
thence back track one-half mile to tn
Holland Road thence northwardly o.
Holland Road three miles to the intersec
ton with McCuller's Road at Holland
Church; thence west on McCullers' Roa
three miles to the intersection with tn
Ellington Road; thence north on the Lii
lington Road, passing Yates Mill fiv
and one-half miles to the intersection
of the Ramkhatt Road; thence northeas
on the Ramkhatt Road three miles t
Raleigh, the place of beginning, makin
the total length of the route 26 miles
Population served 610. Area squar
miles about Is.