The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-05
NEW RURAL ROUTES.
Free Deliveries to BE Established in
Georgia Aug. l.

Washington. July 4.-On Aug. /, the
Postmaster General will show great hb-
erality in establishing new rural free
delivery routes in Georgia. During the
months of June and July, about fifteen
new routes were put in operation and
this early it has been decided to estab-
lish sixteen additional routes on Aug 1.
The inspectors have gone over the pro-
posed routes, surveyed and laid them out,
reported their practicability to the de-
partment. and the Postoffice Department
has officially ordered thedr establish
ment
Here is the list as officially promul-
gated at the Postoffice Department:
Blakely, Early county, with one car
rier. Length of route, 241z miles, erea
covered, 20 square miles, population
served 40; number of houses ON route.
80. j. G. Mashburn has been appointed
as carrier.
Coleman, Randolph county, with one
carrier Length of route, 26 miles: area
covered, 20 square miles; population
served, $50; number of houses on the
route, 80. w. c, Peacock, carrier.
Additional service at Pelham, Mitchell
county, with one carrier. Length of
route, 2SA miles; area covered, 20 square
miles; population served, $40; number of
houses on the route, 104. George w. OFT,
carrier.
Triton, Berrien county, with one car
rier. Length Of route 22A miles; area
covered, 20 square miles; population
served, 500; number OF houses on route.
100; W. NJ. Sellars. carrier.
Barry, Pike county, with one carrier,
Length of route. % miles; area covered,
30 square miles; population served, $40;
number of houses on the route, 100. J.
n. Hurt. carrier.
Abel. Berrien county, with one carrier.
Length of route. 2lh miles; area covered,
20 square miles; population served. 465;
number of houses on the route, SO. J. 8.
Lindsay, carrier.
Meigs, Thomas county, with one car
rier. Length of route, Ak miles; area
covered, 20 square miles; population
served, 1876; number Of houses on the
route. 80; A. r. Hand, carrier.
Additional service al Ochlocknee.
Thomas county, with one carrier. Length
OF route, &c miles; area covered, 20
square miles; population served $40;
number of houses on the route i04. ].
w. Sanders, carrier
Sylvester, Worth county, with one car
rier Length OF route. rs miles; area COW
cred 20 square miles; population served,
ATS; number of houses on the route, o..
John McMichael. carrier
Buford, Gwinnett county with one
carrier. Length of route 23ik miles; area
covered, 20 square miles; population serv-
ed, 500: number OF houses on the route
100; w. s. Hannah. carrier.
additional service for Cairo Thomas
county, with one carrier Length of route
q miles: area covered. 20 square miles;
population served. $780, number OF houses
on the route, i06: j. w. Cannon, carrier
Star Roue No. q. $50 20 be discontinue1
postofiice at Hub 10 be discontinued; mail
TO Cairo.
sandersville. Washington county, with
two carriers. Length Of routes, 5lh miles;
area covered ~ square miles; population
served 100; number OF houses on the
routes 200; ]. r. Rawlins and g A.
Brown. carriers. Star route No. p. $50 10
be discontinued, postoffices at Num- and
MAYHEM 10 be served by rural carrier;
mail TO Sandersviile.
Tennile. Wsshinston county. with two
carriers. Length OF routes. f7& miles. area
covered. 45 square miles. popula tiOn serv-
ed, 1000; number Of houses on the routes.
200; X. McC. Hatch and r. H. BOatriRht,
carriers. Star route No. q SO 10 be dis
continued. postoffice at Orryllle 70 be sup
piled BY rural carrier mail 10 Tennille
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