Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-27
Rural Free Mail Delivery Routes
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~ Tree ildil ueilNefy 70 ties rom I"Xin
. ton as II distributing point and or
IL from Buena NiStf, with petitions
5: other sections OF Rock bridge askin
IN Tor like accommodations, is tle resu
T. OF the visit last week to Lexington {
Mr.. William A. Barr, special agent c
y the PostOilice Department for tn
5, establishment Of rural free Ceiver
S routes. These routes will be put il
operation by the latter part O
y December it is thought.
y MIR. Barr examined the routes il
!. various sections of the county, ac
S coInpanied by Postmaster McClunl
n ration. He found the people alone
, the different routes anxious for tn,
Tree delivery service, as it will be q
, great accommodation to residents
f remote from postoffices to have their
mail deposited at points convenient
to their homes. The free delivery
does not necessarily mean that mail
snail be carried to individual homes.
but that it shall be delivered by the
carrier and placed in mail boxes along
tne route, at the same time receiving
such mail from the boxes as has been
put there by patrons for sending
aWay. lt does not follow that u mar
must live on the route to enjoy the
privilege of the service; he may reside
u mile or more distant and vet have
ms mail box on the route to receive
his mail. These boxes are provided
with locks, the owner and carrier
both having keys. The boxes are of
IRON, OF II general pattern. and cost
about S1.00. Regular postofIice mail
ing boxes will be placed at intervals
along the routes for the reception of
mail from the public to be sent off.
LEXINGTON ROUTE No. 1.-Tbis
route is q miles long and will serve
l76 families, and is as follows: Passes
by East Lexington up North river. on
kerrs Creek road, by Engleman, to
the old Madison Dunlap farm,
thence TO II. ID. Hart $. return another
road to Miley's shop on Kerr's Creek.
thence over Alum Spring road TO
Ebenezer church, thence TO 5. Halls
farm and return to Lexington by way
of Browns Wooden Mill and through !
II. +. MOore's farm.
ROUTE No. 2.-This route is % miles
long and will serve 12j families. as
follows: Passes out Alum Spring
road TO the old Colonel McKemy |
farm, y thence up Whistle Creek to |
j. w. Hostetter's by j. ID. Crisis.
down Sugar Creek to q. p. Hutton's. |
thence along Colierstown road to
Beard u GOOdbar's store, thence
down Golfers Greek to Potter's mill.
thence across TO Covington turnpike
and along that road to 5. w. Me
Corkle's and return to Lexington on
road back Of Brushy Hill and on Alum
Spring road.
ROUTE No. 3.-Ths route is 20
miles long and will serve lj9 families.
as follows: Passes out Covington
turnpike to :. w. McCOrkle'S. thence
through by Mr.. FiX's to j. X.
Iardys on Buffalo Creek, thence up
Buffalo to Adam Swink's, across
Rich Hill road to Toad Run at II. NJ.
farm, down that creek
to Golfers Creek, up Golfers Creek
to ii. l.. Potter :. down Golfers Creek
to mouth, down Buffalo TO Murat and
return TO Lexington over the Buffalo
road and old Plank road.
BUENA VISTA ROUTE No. This
'oute is % miles long and serves 100
antilles. 1t starts at Buena Vista
md goes west past Col. j. II. Paxton's
md Ben Salem church. thence to w.
H. McCorkles, thence past l.. NJ
Leibig's, G. S. Dod's and q. w.
to Bunker Hill mill, across
o DR.. j. II. Freemans, thence to
iartsook Shop, thence TO Buena
'ista by way of Elmeria.
Several other routes are proposed
md will be established if residents i'm
he various vicinities request their
establishment. From Lexington as
. distributing point three routes
ould be located in South River dis
riot. One passing by Trevey's to
'terrett' $ mill, and return by way of
he kinnears and WOmeldorfs The
ther to go out byJ. NJ. Quisenberry's
nd Neriah Baptist church to Donalds-
urg and return by way of South
liver past Davidson's to Lexington
p North River. Still another route
own the Plank road to Timber Ridge.
cross to Decatur and return to Lex
lgton past the Poor House and on
ne back road
In Walkers Creek district several
)utes should be located. Pass out
y Il. ). Whites, take the Browns
urg road to Flumen, across by
tuart's to Smoky Row and return
} Lexington, a good route i'm Buffalo
strict would be out the Plank road
Zollman, up Buffalo to Oak Dale,
ross to Lavelfs on Plank road and
turn to Lexington.
In letter to Mr.. Patton, Mr.. Barr
.ys that he thinks there will be no -
ouble in locating another route
tween the Buena Vista route and
1XingtOn route No. 3. In the
atural Bridge district with Glasgow
dlstrit uting station u route is
opposed extending towards Fancy
i'll.
Routes are laid out to have II length
about 20 miles. For that reason (
rtain remote sections of the county
II have to be served from local 4
ltions as distributing points. as for
ample, Jump and Zack from Rock
idge Baths, Upper Golfers Creek
I'm COllierstOwn.
'lr Barr held an examination last
tuesday afternoon in the court
use of applicants for carriers in
vice established. He said the class
IS the brightest he had ever
lmined. Following are their names:
f. Woodward, &. b. Conner, q.
Siler, of Lexington, Arthur Gillock
East Lexington, j. y. Harrison and
ward Wash of Monmouth, G.. W.
Gown of Collierstown Adam Swink =
and j, Richard Beeton of q
anoke formerly of Lexington. IL
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