The evening Republican., 1902-08-07
ITEMS FROM
NEW CASTLE.

| mora popular udlly DIS Vuo pooPio
along the routes find how conven-
lent it is to have the mail brought
to the door. Then again a farmer
at Red Lion can mail letter to a
farmer at the Bear or on the river
road and he has it by noon. Or
man can place letter in his box at
10 O'Clock at Lobdell's and by the
aid of the rural free delivery sys-
tenn that letter is delivered right
| away, say alta Newport farm or at
Hare's Corner Hotel. The best
farmers have the regular letter box
es while others have designs of their
own.
A few days since the Postmaster
| General issued an order to the effect
that before October l OF this year
| those who wish to avail themselves
! of free rural delivery must provide
suitable boxes wherein the carrier
may deposit their mail. This IS
very reasonable, sensible and there
fore commendable order 1t further
states that persons who fail to com
| ply with its provisions before the
date mentioned shall not be entitled
to receive mail ma tier under the
free system. By Suitable boxes"
is meant such leceptacles as con-
form to specifications heretofore
recommended by the Post Office
Department. Thousands of these
boxes are now in uss throughout the
country. An objection was former
ly raised to tho purchase OF the So
called approved" free delivery
boxes on the ground that inspectors
and other agents of the Government
vera the Only persons from whom
these articles could be obtained and
IL cir charge therefore was exces-
sive. This complaint, however, can
exist no longer, inasmuch as all Of
} ticers Of the Government will be
prohibited hereafter not only from
selling, but also from becoming
agents for the sale OF such boxes
They may be procured from any
dealer anywhere, and 50 long as
they answer the requirements of
tho department, they may be au-
thoritively stamped Approved by
the Postmaster General" :" This
| stamp on box will insure to its
owner the full protection of the law
recently passed which provides that
the meddling with uail receptacles
on free delivery route shall be ro'
garded as criminal otfense.
This new order ought to be re-
ceivei gladly by our friends in the
country. The boxes specified are
simple in construction, yet durable
and waterproof, and they cost very
little. The loss Of single piece of
mail matter, through failure to pro-
vide one of them, might mean more
to it's owner than the cost of dozen
of the proper repositories. 1t may
be said that our county is fast in
PRODUCING the regulation box. Every
place you 60 you see them. There
may be some who are not up tc
date yet, or may forget the order,
and 50 we make note of the mat
ter in time.
! Many persons from here are in
attendance at the funeral Of John
w. Burris this afternoon.
The Independence base ball club
went to Lewes today to play Il game
of base ball. The game of ball here
on Saturday promises to be an in
teresting one
The excursion under the auspices
of the New Castle Presby terian
Church to Cape May on nextlThurs,
day promises to be largely attended
The special Car from Delaware City
will leave there at 7.20 and the spe-
cial cars will leave here at $50 and
arrive at the Reading crossing a few
minutes before 3 o'clock. Plenty
of time to meet the train for the
pier to meet the Republic for Cape
May.
Miss Sallie Truitt left today for a
two weeks visit to friends in Kent
County.
Mrs. George Rennie is visiting
relatives at Viola.
The degree team of Friendship
Lodge will have its first initiation
tonight. The A. O. U. w. is an or
der that protects members and their
| families.