The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1902-09-05
\. RURAL /, DELIVERY.
One Hundred and sixty-seven Routes
in This State
GREAT INTEREST IS SHOWN
And tho postonlco Department. Has
lsocciyed Many Applications
for Establishment ofNcw

According to the official list OF tho
postOiilcc department. in Washington,
which list has just been compiled for
tho use OF the officials, South Carolina
FROM May I, 1899 to July 1, 1902, has
been'given lG7 rural delivery routes
This Is considerably IN advance Of
numbers or States larger than South
Carolina.
1T is said that the demand for agcnta
to lay out new routes IN the State is
greater from South Carolina than al
most any other State OF hor populn-
tion. Interest In free rural delivery
has IN creased greatly in the last year
and today there arc on tilc at the dc
parGmcnt IN Washington II great many
petitions from South Carolina.
Following are tho rural delivery or
fees In South Carolina, the date Of cs-
tablishmcnt, and the number OF routes
now being operated:
Abbcville, May !, 1890, three.
Aiken, May rs, 1899, two.
Bamberg, April 3, 1899, two.
l}arnWell, Nov 1, 1901, one,
Ienncttsylle, June ! 1900, i've,
l9lshopyillc, Dec. 2, 1901, two.
l'lenheim, July /, 1902, two.
Camden, Jan. I 1902, one,
Cameron, May, Is, 1901, ono.
Campobcllo, FEB. |, 1909, three,
Central, Oct !, 1901, ono.
1 Cherokee, feb. !, 1902, one,
Chesterfield, Feb. |, 1902, one.
Chicks Springs, Feb. !, 1902, ono.
Columbia, Nov. !, 1901, one,
Cope, Feb. /, 1902, two.
Cordoya, Nov. l., 1901, ono
Cottagcylllc, Oct. /, 1901.
Cowpcns, Feb. I, 1902, one.
Darlington, April 2, 1900, two.
Denmark, Nov. i, 1901; one.
Dillon, April 2, 1900.
Edisto Island, March Is, 1900, one.
/, Ellorcc, Dec 2, 1901, two.
Fairplay, June 16, 1902, one.
Fort Mill-January /, 1902, two.
Fort Mott November l, 1901, one.
Fountain Inn, December 2, 1901,
two.
Gctsingcr, October !, 1901 one
Gaycourt, May / 1909, ono,
Grccnville, March Is, 1900 three.
Greenwood, May i, 1890, two.
4 Greer, February !, 1A02, one, s
Hammer, February |, 1902, one.
:. fl ickory, April I, 1902, one.
InmanIFcbruary !, 19O2, two,
Johnston, June [, 1880, '.thrco.
# l4anford Station, June 2, 1902, ono.
l4atta, July |, 1902, one.
Laurcns, June 2, 1909, one.
# Loesyille, February I, 1902, two.
I.cwiedale, November, l, 1901, one.
Lexington, May 10, 1901, one.
Liberty, October /, 1901, two.
Lowndcsvillc, December 2, 1901,
Two.
McColl, April 2, 1900, one.
Moore, May /, 1900, one.
Mountvillc, June Q, 1902, two.
Newbcrry, August 1, 1901, one.
Nichols, July l, 1902, one
Nincty-Six, April /, 1901, one.
North, November 1, 1901, one.
Orangeburg, March 1, 1899 three.
Peak July 1, 1902, one.
Prosperity, May 1, 1899, two.
Raplcy, Feb. 1, 1902, one.
Ridge Spring, Dec. |, 1901, two.
Rock Hill, Jan. 1909, four.
Rowcsyillc, May Is, 1901, one.
st. George, Dec. Q, 1901 two.
St. Matthews, Nov. 1, 1901, one.
Saluda, juno / $780, two.
Seneca, May /, 1899, four.
Slmpsonville, Dec. ., 1901, three.
Sigh's, May |, 1899, two.
Smoak's, Dec. Q, 1901, two.
Spartanburg, Aug. IS, 1899, four.
Springfield Dec. 2, 1901, one.
Sumter, Nov. !, 1901, one.
+. Travellers Rest, Feb. /, 1902 one.
Trenton, July, 1, 1902, two.
Waterloo, March 10, 1900, one.
Wexford, Jan. 1 /, 1902, two.
Westminster, Oct. 1, 1901, three,
Woodruff, Oct. /, 1901, two.
Yorkyille, July !, 1902, two.
Anderson, Oct. |, 1901, eight.
Bolton, May 1, 1899, four.
Easily, Oct. l, 1901, five.
lIonca Path, Feb. |, 1901 two.
iva, Oct. I, 1901, four.
Pclzcr Oct, |, 1901, two.
Pcndlcton, Oct. 1 /, 1901, four.
Piedmont, Oct. |, 1901, two.
Starr, Oct. /, 1901, two.
Townyillc, Oct. I, 1901, two.
Williamson, Oct. 1, 1901, two.