The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-04-09
DURHAM POSTAL SERVICE.
Free Delivery and RuralROutes to be Increased
'-.-Capture Of Still.

(SpCClai TO news anu observer
Durham, N c., April S.-During the
last few days free delivery and rural
route men have been in Durham looking
over the town with a view of increasing
the postal service here.
Mr.. w. B. Roberts, superintendent of
free deliveries in this section, made a
special trip to Durham with view of
making recommendations regarding addi-
tionaI carriers. There are now four car
rers in the city, and Mr.. Roberts told
me that he thought two moro would be
added IN the near future. 1t is the in
tention of Postmaster p. J. O'Brien not
to extend the free delivery limits but to
make additional limits each way Mr..
Roberts told your correspondent that the
free service should be extended into more
of the outlying districts, including East
and West Durham, Edgemont and other
suburban settlements. The report MAX
ing these recommendations will be sent in
at once and it is expected that the SER
vice will be enlarged before the summer
is over.
Application had been made for five adj
ditionaI routes from Durham. making a
| total of seven in all and it is thought
now. Judging from expressions of Mr.
Veazey, the rural route man, that three
additional routes will be recommended
at once He will pay Durham another
visit in short while and complete his
examination into the needs of the com
munity.
The receipts Of the Durham office for
the past year amounted to $24, 555. an in
| crease of about four thousand five hun
| dred dollars over last year. On account
| of the increased receipts it is expected
| that another clerk will be added to the
Office force, making a total Of five clerks.
| With the completion of the now govern
ment building, and the addition of more
| clerks, carriers and rural routes the Dur
| ham postoffce will be. in better shape
| to give a first class service than ever
before. Much of this is due to the hard
and persistent work of Postmaster
| O'Brien who has done everything in his
power for a better service.
Last night or rather between midnight
and day this morning. Deputy Collector
S. P. Satterfeld and posse captured an
other illicit distillery in this county
about two miles from Galveston and eight
or nine miles from Durham. The still
was a copper one of about 80 gallon ca
pacity Six hundred gallons of beer were
poured out and the stands cut down. No
arrest was made as the ''moonshiner''
had gone to his home before the arrival
of the revenue officers. This makes five
stills that have been destroyed in this
county in less than two wo"l-e.
few days ago posse from hlamance
county invaded Durham and picked up
| three Illicit plants in the northern part
OF the county, near Little River in the
South Lowell section. One man, a negro
by the name of John Butler, was arrest
ed at one Of the stills and taken back to
Alamance county. The three plants were
| destroyed. white man, by the name
OF Sandy Hopkins, was found at one of
| the stills and when the officers came up
he ran. They fired several times and fl
rally Hopkins fell and fegning that he
had tainted escaped being arrested, as the
officers did not have time to doctor q
prisoner In the northern part of the
county. along Flat river, Little river and
Emo, quite large number of moonshine
plants have been cut up by the officers
during the last year.
The county authorities are putting a
telephone line from here to the county
home and work house, a distance of about
| four miles
At 4 regular meeting of the board of
| city aldermen last evening the monthly
donation to the Watts Hospital was in
creased from 500 to 5000 per month.