Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08
RURAL FREE DELIVERY.
Each to Run From and Return to
Rock Hill.

Three Additional Routes Proposed,
Each to Run From and Return to
Rock Hill.
By direction of the postoffice depart
ment applications for position Of car
rier on three free rural delivery routes
are to be filed with the postmaster In
Rock Hill, says The Herald Of Wednes-
day. The three routes are number re-
spectively 59,455, So, ,464 and 59,611.
One is to run from Rock Hill to the
home of Mr.. c. D. Reid, near Edgmoor,
thence to Leslie, via the homes of Mr..
Thomas Ratterree and Mr.. w. M. P.
Crook, and Neely's Creek church. From
Leslie the return will be direct to this
city. Mr.. T. v. McFadden has worked
up this route.
Another runs from Rock Hill via the
Manchester mill, Springstine, into the
bend Of the river, thence to Neely's
store, near tine home of Mr.. James Bar
ber, on to Rock Hill by way Of Cow
ans gin. Mr.. J. M. Crawford has been
aggitating this route.
The other is from Rock Hill by the
way of Old Point to India Hook, Con-
cord church, Belmont, back to Ebene-
zer church, and thence to Rock Hill.
Mr.. Marshall Sibley, of Edgmoor, has
worked up this route.
Each Of these routes will have a dis
tance Of about 25 miles.
The following notice, posted In the
postoffice, concerns each Of the propos-
ed routes and will interest many Of our
readers:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 81, 1902.
The Postmaster, Rock Hill, S. c.:
Sir: On February 1, 1902, the order OF
the president classifying rural letter
carriers will become effective. All Sc
| lections for the position Of carrier after
that date will be made in accordance
with rules prescribed by the civil SER
vice commission.
There is on file in the postofflce de-
partment a petition praying for the es-
tablishment of service from your once,
No. 59,564. In order to facilitate the
| work of the special agent when he
reaches your office 1t will be necessary
| to secure applicants for the position or
carrier in advance Of his arrival. You
will therefore advise as many OF the
petitioners as you can reach, to Suggest
the names Of three or more persons
whom they deem capable and who are
willing to. act as carrier. You will also
receive the names Of others who may
apply for appointment. The special
agent will notify you in due time Of the
day he will arrive at your office, so that
you may notify the applicants to be on
hand to take the prescribed examina-
ton, which will be extremely simple
and practical, only sufficient to test the
applicants ability to read and write.
Applicants must reside directly on or
within the territory to be supplied by
the proposed route.
Each applicant must be prepared to
furnish a suitable horse and cart or
wagon for use in the service.
Applications Of persons under II or
over SIS years of age will not be recelv-
! ed, except in the case Of honorably
discharged soldiers and sailors Of the
civil war or Spanish war who are ply
sically able to perform the service.
Applications Of badly crippled or de-
formed persons will not be considered.
Applications Of women will be re-
ceived, but a woman will not be recon-
mended for appointment to the position
of regular carrier unless in the judg-
ment of the special agent who will con-
duct the examination, local conditions
and circumstances are such as to make
the recommendation desirable and for
the best interest Of the service.
You will post this letter In con-
spicuous place in the public part of
your office and after 10 days submit
to this Office the names Of those who
desire to take the examination.
Directed envelope enclosed.
Very respectfully,
A. w. MAcHEN,
General Superintendent.