The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-07-31
NC, TUESDAY, JULY 81. 1900.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY
System to be |naugurated
Here August 1st.
Three Routes in the County. Carriers to Leave
Here at 7:3O and Return at $3.50. Iron
Collect on Boxes Established.

The experiment of free rural dcliy-
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
stahlshed, 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. II. H. 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 1:30 in the morning and will re-
turn at 3: 80 the same afternoon. The
carriers have been provided by the
government Win handsome metal
badges, and have provided themselves
with ordinary mail carrier uniform.
The following is a description of
the three routes:
Route no. l. Starting at the postofiee
in the city of Raleigh, county of Wake,
State OF North Carolina, thence to city
limits, thence north on Fall Road ten
miles to the intersection with the Justice
School Road at Z. 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, q distance of two
miles: thence weswardly one mile On the
Fall Road to the intersection with the
Veto Road at D. Aliens; thence west
on Veto Road one and one-half miles to
Bay Leaf Church on Penny and Hester
Mill Road: thence one-hah mile Pen
ny and Hester Mill Road to the intcrsec-
ton with the New Light Road; thence
north on New Light Road onc-Cuarter
of mile to Brassfields Store; thence
south on New Light Road eleven and
one half miles by Whitaker's Mill to Raj
egh the place Of beginning making the
total length OF the route twenty-siX and
three-fourths miles. Population served
73O. Area square miles, about 12
Route No. 2 Startiag at the postof-
Wake, State of North Carolina, thence to
city limits; thence southeast on Battles
Bridge Road six miles to the intersec-
tion with the Clayton Read near EbenoZer
| Church: thence south on Clayton Road
| one and Cne-half miles to the intersec-
! tOn with the Auburn Road at James
! Bryants place; thence on Auburn Road
! eastwardly one mile to Baucum Road,
| near S. C. POOLS; thence eastWardly -four
miles on Baucum Road across the
! bridge to ]. Montague's Store at Shot
well: thence northwest on Smithfield
! Road five miles to the intersection with
/ the Tarboro ROa,; near Haywood knights
| place: thence west on TarbOrO Road
eight and one-half miles to Raleigh, the
place CT beginning, making the total
| length of the route ,26 miles. Population
! served 625. Area square miles served
about 25.
| Route No. 2. Starting at the postof-
in the city of Raleigh, county of Wake
| State OF North Carolina; thence to city
limits; thence south on Fayetteville
| Road nine miles to the intersection OF
SmithfteId Road at the old Banks place :
thence southeast on Smithfield Road two
and one-half miles to G. D. Partin s ;
thence back track onc-half mile to the
! Holland Road; thence northwardly on
| Holland Road three miles to the intersec-
| ton with McCuller'S Road at Holland s
| Church; thence west on McCullers' Road
| three miles to the intersection with the
Lillfngton Road; thence north on the Lii
| lingtcn Road, passing Yates Mill five
and one-half miles to the intersection
of the Ramkhatt Road; thence northeast
on the Ramkhatt Road three miles to
Raleigh, the place of beginning, making
the total length of the route 26 miles.
Population served 610. Area square
p,ilCs n bo,It Is