Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-06
RURAL DELIVERY
Routes No. 4 and 5 Will Be
Established Feb. |, 1892.
Intention to Discontinue Post Offices
at West Sidney and Victor.
Carriers Have Been Appointed. Rules Which
Will Govern Them.

A general order has been received
from Washington at the Augusta post
office relative to Free Rural delivery
routes, Nos. and 3, service upon which
viii commence, Saturday, Feb l. 1902,
with one carrier to each route at a
salary of $500 per annum, including
horse hire. Perry Nj. Arnold has beer
appointed carrier for route No. with
Fred l.. Perry for substitute and Sam
uel s. Norton carrier for route No. ),
with Josiah A. Norton as substitute.
The routes to be followed as laid
down by Special Agent T.. p. Boutelle
will be as follows:
Route No. 4-Starting at the post Of
flee and going noItherly to Billiards.
Corner, ~ miles: thence northwesterly
to Lyons Corner, 3% miles; thence
northwesterly to O. Lovejoy's place and
back, q miles; thence northwesterly
past West Sidney post office to Rock
woods Corner, 53s miles; thence south
erly to Middle bridge. 2& miles; thence
southeasterly to Sanfords Corner, S3s
miles: thence northeasterly to Burns
Corner, q miles; thence southeasterly,
southerly and southeasterly to Towns
ends Corner, AZ miles; thence south
easterly and southerly to post Office,
| IA miles.
Route No. 5.-Starting at the post Of
| flee ard going northwesterly to Coomb's
Mill road. rs miles; thence northerly
| to Cummings place and double back.
miles; thence northwesterly 10 Man
chester Forks, "a miles; thence north
easterly to Readfeld road. ~ miles;
/ hxyactarIx- fn Hnnt'C Cor
ner 2k miles; thence westerly to Cor
don's Corner, h-mile: thence northerly
and northeasterly to Hill place, 2A
mills; thence southeasterly, southerly
and southeasterly to Youngs Corner,
I2A miles; thence southwesterly to
Readfield road, IL miles: thence sout.i-
easterly to old stage road, 2 16 miles;
thence easterly to State street, 2ia
miles: thence northeasterly to post Of
flee, a mile.
! The length of Route No. is "a miles:
farea covered, 10 square miles: the num-
| Der of houses on the route, 119; popula-
ton served, AL. The length of Route
No. S, is 2as miles; area covered, 1,
square miles: number of houses on
route, 110: population served. 49,
| 1t is understood that the department
has taken steps looking to the aboli-
ton. when it may be done without det-
riment to the service. of star routes.
South Mt. Vernon to Victor and Bel
grade to Augusta, also the discontin-
uance Of the post offices at Victor and
West Sidney.
The postmaster general by order has
4 required all rural routes to be equipped
!! with boxes approved by the depart
iment The carriers will leave the Au-
gusta Office on their daily run at A
NJ.
|. { 1t may be of interest here to refel
to the following instructions governing
! the carriers: Rural letter carriers mus
! not act as agents. statesmen or solici
, tors for express companies, letter DO.
manufacturers, wholesale houses. cor
porations or firms, or engage in an,
: business or avocation which would in
/; terfere with the proper performance o
! their official duties They may act a
E news agents, sell newspapers or period
t icals on their own account, or accep
and collect subscriptions for the same
When carriers receive newspapers o