The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1902-03-08
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
AGAIN RURAL FREE DELIVERY.

LONG GREEN, Md, March 3, 1902.
Messrs. Editors lin The UNION OF March lst
read with interest-being personally concerned
In the matter it refers to-a long, strong, elo-
quent letter dated February q, 1907, siEnedy
..Pnb.ic Good, = and under the heading Rural
not be correct as to what will be the conse-
quences if such rural delivery as he writes of
is to be put on in the upper part of the 18th dis
trict and thereabouts. But / have inquired
carefully at the Baltimose PostOffice all about
the matter, for the sake of this neighborhood,
and of all persons. too, that may be concerned
am informed that nobody need for the present
be at all perturbed, because whatever petition
or petitions may have been sent to Washington
the same have not yet, as must be, been sent on
to the Baltimore Postoffice for investigationa and
approval by 1t. A due notice of their receipt
and scrutiny of them is promised anybody in
terested when they come. and this prior to
tor-a thing always done in such cases.
The one who is to look into and pass upon the
matter when the time comes, IL not before, says
that-always willing for impartiality and expe-
dition in dealing with mail matter-the depart
ment has found it hitherto the best policy to
stick to the star routes; that moreover, no post
office now existing is at all likely to be abolished
not having as yet proven insignificant enough.
and certainly not any one now on any railroad;
and almost certainly not any in the Long Green
valleys and their distributing sections adjacent
And, most important, that wherever there are
now two deliveries daily the same are certainly
not going to be cut down to one, much less any
discontinued and that If it will prove to still
more oblige the public and be feasible. the pres
emit system will not only be continued. being
perfectly satisfactory. but also Will there pc
authorized to supplement the star routes the
rural delivery asked for by parties living far
However, the difference must be remembered
between the two classes of carriers. The rural
delivery man Is only messenger; he is not re-
sponsible in any way for any losses. delays, late
collections and deliveries. etc., OF the mail, nor
is he permitted to register mail matter nor TO
sell stamps and stamped matter. whereas the
other kind of carrier would be. The difference
of risk is palpable as is also the certainty OF oc-
Hoping you will kindly publish this and thus
perhaps assure all concerned that everything
will be done for the best, am sirs,
Yours respectfully, IWM 8. g. WILLIAMS.
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The Weather-Public Sales Postponed.
The extensive sale of the personal property
of Mr.. ]. w. McAbee, which was to have taken
place on the farm of Mrs. Emory, on the Jar
rettsvile pike, near Hess postoffice, last We'd
nesday, was postponed on account OF the very
inclement weather until Monday, March 10Th.
The sale of Messrs. Zinkand Bros, on the
Philadelphia road, announced for the same
as the above, was postponed until Thursday,
March 18th.
The sale of Mrs. Julia E. Forwood, on the
Bawell farm near Baldwin, 18th district, was
postponed for the same reason until next
Monday.
All these sales are advertised in the current
issue of THE UNION.
A BIG strike among the streetcar employees
of Norfolk, Va, has caused much trouble in
that city this week. The strikers, with their
sympathisers, number thousands, and many
acts of violence have been perpetrated. The
police were unable to control the unruly ele-
ment and several military companies were
called out to assist in preserving order. Fears
are entertained that the strike will end in
bloodshed.