The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-25
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
The system still Further Extended
in Georgin-Many New Routes Els
tabIished in South Carolina.

The system Still Further Extended
in Georgin-Many New Routes Els
tab1ished in South Carolina.
Washington, Aug. 24.-These postof-
fees have been established:
Georgia-Guysie. Appling county, AL
ma, four miles east. Nichols, six miles
west; Rufus Pennington, postmaster;
Kirk, Polk county, special from Fish,
Wilson's, five miles east, LathamS, five
miles west, Joseph A. Kirk, postmas-
ter; and Petrol, Cherokee county,
Orange, two miles east, Burlington
three miles west, James w. Smith,
postmaster.
Alabama-Amy. Pike county, special
from Henderson. three miles west,
Henry L. Wilson. postmaster.
On Sept. 2 rural free delivery will be
established at Fleetwood, Clayton
county, Georgia, with one carrier. The
length of the route is "a miles; the area
covered, 20 square miles, and the pop
ulation served 450
Star service at Sandsprings to Ors-
man will be discontinued on Aug. 81,
to be superseded by rural free delivery,
AS a result of the agitation of the
subject of rural free delivery in South
Carolina, the Postmaster General to-
day issued orders for the establish
ment of twenty-seven routes, to COM
mence Oct. l. OF this number twenty
five are in Congressman Latimers dis
trict, in the counties of Anderson and
Pickens, and the remaining two are in
representative Joseph 7. Johnson's
district. These are the new routes:
An additional service at Anderson,
Anderson county, with seven carriers.
The length of the combined routes is
1863 miles, the area covered 154 square
miles, the population served is 4,365 and
number of houses on the routes S73.
These carriers have been appointed
Sloan Maxwell, Jr., T. S. Harrison, w.
S. Power, w. c. Gilman, ]. j. Coker,
M. ]. O'Neil and G. Med. Reed. The
postoffices at Septus, lola, Waco, Nc
Clure, Roberts, Saddlers Creek, Noun
tain Creek, Holland, Rock Mills, Va
rennes, Neva and Marven to be discon-
tinued when services are established.
Roberts will be made a postal station
of the Anderson postoffice. Star routes
numbers 20,512, POLLS, 20.117, 20,121 and
20,122 to be discontinued; mail to An
derson.
An additional service as Easley,
Pickens county, with four carriers.
Length of routes, 99A miles, the area
covered is So square miles; the popula-
ton served 2,493 and the number of
houses on the routes 499. Carriers, j.
F. Carpenter, H. w. Hamilton, ]. c.
Ragsdale and Andrew F. Wyatt. Star
route number 20,1S5 and postoffices at
Briggs, Spencer, Eighteen Mile and
Sheriff, in Pickens county, and White,
Brushy Creek, Burdine, Newell and
Blaine, in Anderson county, to be dis
continued. Postoffice at Equality to be
supplied by rural carrier. Mail to
Easily.
Iva, Anderson county, with four
carriers. Length of routes, 91A miles,
the area covered 81 square miles, the
population served 1,765 and the number
of houses on the routes, S73. Carriers,
S. M. McAdams, ]. ]. Price, T. B. Maui
din and A. c. Jackson. Star route
number 20,120 and postoff1ces at Alice
Moffitsville, Storeville and Goodhope tc
be discontinued. Storeville to be made
a postal station of the Iva postottlce
Mail to Iva.
Liberty, Pickens county, with two
carriers; length of the routes, 45X
miles. the area covered, 80 square miles
the population served, 1,04O, and the
number of houses on the routes, EOS
Carriers appointed are B. w. Nc
Whorton and ]. A. Allgood. Star route
number 20, 1923 to be discontinued. Mail
TO Liberty -,
Pendleton, Anderson county, with
four carriers; length of routes, 81
miles; area covered, so square miles;
population served, zoos, and number OF
houses on the routes, 419. Carriers ap-
pointed are H. S. Trescott, w. G. Simp-
son, T. w. Stevens and ]. Norton Hun
ter. Postoffice at Princetown to be dis
continued. Mail to Pendleton.
Piedmont, Greenville county. with
two carriers; length of routes 47A
miles; are covered SO square miles; pop
ulation served. 2,S70, and the number
of houses on the routes 576. Carriers,
George M. Redi and William r. Ma
ior. Postoffice at Cely to be discontin-
ued. Mail at Piedmont.
Starr, Anderson county, with two
carriers length of the routes, 24A
miles; the area covered, 35 square
miles; the population served, 1000, and
the number of houses on the routes,
200. Carriers, E. c. McPhail and w. L.
Pruitt. Postoffices at Essie, Moscow
and Corine to be discontinued. Mail
to Starr.
Williamson, Anderson county, with
two carriers; length of the routes, SO
miles: the area covered, SO square
miles; the population served, 1,O05, and
the number of houses on the routes, 2O1.
Carriers, Frank Ellison and Thomas g.
Austin. Postoffice at Suyton to be dis
continued. Mail to Williamson.