Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-04-04
U. S. Mail Department
Makes Changes
IN. VERMONT
The Rural Delivery Prospect
Improving

Washington, D. c., April 4.-Th
post office department is making al
earnest effort to reach some amicabl'
agreement aLOut the proposed rura
free delivery route out Of Fair Haven
Vt. There has long been a contro
verSy there, the farmers in the vicin
ity being divided over the matter
The abolishment Of the star route tt
West Haven is involved in the pro
posed new service, and there hal
been strong opposition to that. Tht
result is that Special Agent Mills
was despatched to Fair Haven some
days ago with view to learning
whether some compromise could not
be reached. A report is expected here
from him before many days. Under
the double appropriation for rura
free delivery service 5or the year be-
ginning July next, Vermont will be
entitled to large increase in these
routes. A considerable number OF
applications are now on file in the
post Office department from Vermont
people.
Vermont will have foster son in
the Fifty-seventh Congress as dele.
gate from the territory of New Mexico.
Delegate B. S. Rodney OF Albuquerque,
who recently spent a week in Wash
ington, is a native of Ireland but he
lived several years In Newport, VT,
and his parents still reside IN the
Vermont town. Mr.. Rodney after
wards went to Boston, studied law in
the office ofBen Butler, and went to
New Mexico as private secretary for
for a big RAILROAD Official. He is a
gifted young man, one of the leading
lawyers Of the Territory, an ardent
republican, and speaks both French
and Spanish fluently., He is very
earnest advocate of the interests of
the Territory and announces that be
is going to Washington NEXT winter
to make hot fight for Statehood for
that Territory. Mr.. Rodney had the
largest majority ever given republi-
can delegate for Congress in New
Mexico.
The post Office department announ.
ces the appointment of l. F. Nixon as
rural delivery letter carrier at Brattle-
boro, vt. John e. Tasker has been
appointed a substitute letter carrier in
the same office.
Charles E. Pell has been appointed
a substitute clerk In the post office at
St. Albans. Edward G. Routes, letter
carrier in the post office at Rutland,
has been promoted from 5000 to $500
year.
The abstract of the condition Of the
national banks of Vermont, at the
close of business on Feb. 5th, as re-
ported to the comptroller Of the cur
rency, shows that the average reserve
was "a so per cent. as against 32.33
per cent. on Dec. 18th last. Loans
and discounts had increased from $l2,-
800, ,O12 to $12, 549,97l. Gold coin had
decreased from S466,377 to $462, 1l5;
total specie increased from $67l 1858 to
1872, ,376, while the lawful money re-
serve deer eased from 1868, 1872 to $903,
2S5, and the individual deposits in
creased from $10,975, 900 to Gil, ,052,
O51.
Mr.. George P. Ryder Of Heath, VT,
had been appointed as a clerk In the
pension agency at Concord, N. FL.
There have been numerous Ver-
mont visitors in Washington during
the past two weeks, most OF them
sight.seers, after returning from the
South. Among them have been ii.
s. Haskell and J. S. Haskell, who reg
istered at Willard's; Mr.. and Mrs. F.
S. Pease and Mrs. A. L Daniels OF
Burlington, who registered at the Ar
lington; II. e. Percevelle, Mrs. Q. M.
Spaulding and Miss e. Moulton of
Burlington; who registered at the st.
James; DR.. A. z. Cutler and wife,
who regist cred at the Ebbitt; and H.
T. Wheelock of Proctorville, who reg.
istered at the Raleigh.
Earl M. Lewis has been appointed a
substitute letter carrier at Barre, Vt.
DIR. J. f. Wright has been appoint
ed a pension examining surgeon at
Newport, Vt.
MI. @. L. NORM of st. Albans has
been appoineed an assistant meat in
spector in the bureau of animal indus
try, this city.
The post office at South Royalton,
Vt, became an international money
order Office April l.
The comptroller Of the currency
has given notice Of his approval of the
New York State National Bank at
Albany as. a reserveDagent for the
Lamoille County National Bank Of
Hyde Park.
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
o. l. Spaulding has written letter
to the collector Of customs at Burling.
ton announcing the approval Of the
bond of the Rutland railroad as COM
mon carrier of merchandise to from
and In transit through the Dominion
OF Canada.
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