Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-31
TWO NEW RURAL ROUTES.
ONE GOES OVER THE AMEs HILL DISTRICT,
THE OTHER FOR WEST DUMMERsT0N.
Service Will Begin Sept. Large Section Of
the Farming Community Will Be Favored
With Free Daily Mail-0utline of the Pro-
posed Routes

Postmaster Webster has this week
received authorization from the post.
Office department to extend the rural
free delivery service over two addition
al routes from the Brattleboro office, tc
begin service Sept. l. One to be known
as No. 4, starts from West Brattleboro
station, las does also No. 2 route, es-
tablished three years ago. going over
the Ames Hill Hinesburg section, the
carrier leaving the station at II 30 p.
M, daily, and returning to same point
by 80 p m. The other, known as No
5, traversing the west part of Dunn
merston, starts from the Brattleboro Of
fee, the carrier leaving at II, noon, and
returning with his collections at 6 p. m.
The routes to be followed as laid down
by Special Agent E. B. Norton last No
vember, are as follows:
On the No. 4, beginning at the West
Brattleboro Office. by way of the Dav-
export corner and Greenleaf street TO
Bradley Houghton corner, 51a miles,
thence to Houghton farm. thence re-
tracing to said corner and northwest to
Marlboro Center; thence southeast to
Thomas corner; thence to Hale corner
and Hale farm; thence to Hale postof
fee; thence southeast to Isaac Robb
house and retracing to Hale office !:
thence northeast by the Wrisley corner
and Gould place to the Davenport cor
ner and West Brattleboro station. To-
tai length Of route, y miles: area Gov
cred, 17a4 square miles; number of
houses on route, l04; population
served, 46S.
On the West Dummerston route, No.
5,-from the Brattleboro Office, by way
Of Linden street to the River road
to Stickney brook bridge. Burnett
schoolhouse and Taft place; then re-
tracing to West river bridge, east to
West river corner, north to school
house No. G.; southeast to Norcross
corner; south to Reed corner: east to
Evans corner: southeast to Dutton cor
ner southwest to Bradley Corner Rice
farm thence northwest to the quarry
bridge southwest to the Bailey cor
ner, past ID. NJ Barber's and the Ware
corner, again to Linden street and the
postoffice. Total length of this route,
211a miles; area covered. 1734 square
miles; number of houses, l16; popula-
tion served, 522.
Mail will be delivered to any person
on or adjacent to these routes free OF
all cost, provided they erect at their
own expense, and in the manner pre-
scribed by the regulations of the de-
partment, such suitable boxes for re-
ceipt of their mail as have been ap
proved by the department, in place
by the roadside that can be convenient
ly reached by the carrier without dis
from his vehicle. The same
box must not be used for more than
one family, except in case of near rela-
tives or those residing in the same
house. Persons neglecting or refusing
to comply with these conditions will
be regarded as not desiring the rural
free delivery, and the carrier will be
not to serve them. The order
postmasters and carriers
from assisting in the selection of rural
mail boxes is modified to the extent Of
them to advise proposed |
patrons of rural free delivery so that |
in the selection of boxes, they shall
comply with the requirements of the |
but they are prohibited |
from becoming the agents of any rural
box manufacturer in canvassing for or
otherwise aiding in the sale of any par
ticular box Information in regard to |
several kinds of boxes, with cost of /
same, can be had on application to |
.he Brattleboro postoffice: