Evening star., 1902-02-07
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY System tn
BE ESTABLISHED.
service to BE Extended to Del Rey, Sc.
Elmo and other Points
General Items.
Evening Star Bureau,
No. 701 King Street,
Bell Telephone No 1Oa

Bell Telephone No. 1o8
ALEXANDRIA, Va, February Z. 1902
Steps have been taken with the view ~
supplying Del Ray, St. Elmo and other
places near this city with rural mail de-
livery service. 1t is probable that the sery-
Ice will be established very soon Mr.. To-
seph L. Crupper, the postmaster here, has
received letter from the Post ONCE De-
partment In regard to the matter. Refer
ence was made to a petition on file in the
department praying for the establishment
OF the free delivery in the towns mentioned
and announcing that a special agent would
soon visit the Alexandra Office. with a view
VI pertecting arrangements for the pro-
posed extension.
The local Office was advised to secure the
names OF at least three applicants for the
position or carrier. who must reside within
the territory to be covered, and who must
possess cart and horse. An examination
Will soon be held
The application for the extended serv,ce
was made September H. 1899. by nv
Thomas f. Burroughs, the assistant most
master here who wrote a letter to the de-
partment setting forth the needs OF the
large suburban population in the way Of
mail delivery. Since that time the towns
near Alexandria have been growing and
ule. Jne needs LOT mail facilities increasing
with the establishment of the new systern
the post office at st. Elmo will probably be
discontinued. The news of the confen,
plated change will be received with nleas-
ure by the people in the territory in oues-
tion. Since Mr.. Crupper has been in office
the service has been extended to West End
Fairfax county
Funeral of Mr. Hart.
The remains Of William A. Hart. who
died at his home in Baltimore Wednesday
evening. will be brought here this after
noon for interment after the funeral at 1
O'Clock this afternoon from the Maryland
Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore.
The deceased was formerly a resident OF
this city. At the outbreak Of the civil war
he Joined battery of the confederate
army at Richmond and served throughout
the hostilfties- He was seventy-six yearr
OF age. and Is survived by three children
General and Personal.
At the March meeting of the woman.s
Auxiliary, Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams, a motion for a change of the con-
stitution and bylaws of the society will
be considered The annual election of on
GERS will also take place at this meeting.
Mr.. Maximilion A Bergman died this
morning at his home. No. 100 North Pat
rick street. The deceased was about thirty
-FOUR years OF age He was a carpenter
by trade. Arrangements for the funeral
will be made later.
The funeral of William II. Hamilton. who
died suddenly Tuesday took place this
morning from his late residence No. zoe
Wolfe street. Rev. Father II. J. Cutler OF
St. Mary's Catholic Church officiated and
the interment was made in Bethel ceme-
terry.
The remains of Mrs Mary z. Page whose
death occurred Tuesday at her home In
ternoon and inferred In Union cemetery.
Rev. e. v. Register OF the M. T. Church
South conducted the services.