The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-08

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Coal company,s III miles; thence
west to Toothman,s corner on Bar
sackyille pike, IA miles: thence south
to ~Barackyitlee, miles; thence
southeast to p~ostoffice via Ices ford
when Buffalo creek can be crossed In
safety. otherwise the carrier rosse
the creek at Barrackyiiie ndthence to
the %postofice, 4 miles. The length Of
this route Is 221s miles.
The area of this route Is Il square
miles. There are 1e5 houses AMI the
population is s25.
Fay yanderyort carries the mail on
this route.
Route No. 8.
The carrier goes through East Park
TO Meredith's shop, 4 miles; thence
southeast to Winfield, formerly Can
ton postofice; 11s miles; thence east
via F%orksbarg, to Marcus Morgan's,
F%orksbarg postofice, 4 miles; south.
west to Carpenter, corner. 11k miles;
west via Piney run road to Winfield,
BIZ ,2north via Mt. Harmony. to
bridge near Prickett's creek, 81
miles; west y mile and south 2 miles
to Blacks corner, >2M miles; south
west to p%ostofice, 8 miles. The
length Of this route is 231k miles.
The e Of this route is 12 square
miles; the number of houses is 1870
and the population is $50. Clement
C. McGinnls serves the patrons.
Route No. O..
The carrier goes south by the water
works of this city through Pleasant
valley to colfax, 5h miles; south IL
miles and a IL to Ed. Nusum,s,
3 miles; northwest via John vii.
liam's to vincent's corner, 8 miles;
south to the Grafton pike at the Hull
corner, L mile; northwest to Halls
on head OF Grassy run. az miles;
southwest to yandegrift's store on
Goose creek, IL miles: southwest to
coffax, TX miles; north on Robert
sons run road to postofice, Az miles.
The length Of this route is 2Sa
miles.
The area is IS square miles; the
number of houses is 100 and the pop.
ulation is $50. Walter G. satteraeld
serves this route.
Route Mo. S.
The carrier goes east to UPTOWN and
B. and o. yards, 2 mites; serves
throughout Jackson addition and all
families east Of the GAINESVILLE pike,
3 miles; northwest to Barrackyille.
81 miles; west to mouth of Moody's
run. IA miles; north up Moody's run
to Ridge road, 2& miles; east and
southeast via Pine, Grove bridge 10
p~ostotice, 81 miles. The length of
this route is 21A miles.
Area OF route IL square miles,
number OF houses on the route, 100;
population. 500.
Frank B. Clayton serves the pat.
rons on this route.
Route No. 6.
The carrier goes southwest on Graf,
ton pike to Halls corner, 6 miles:
northeast down Grassy run to
Prickett's creek, 2 miles; east on Jus.
tus Burns, late Samaria postomce to
Burners postofice: az miles; west
to Luke Rogers. 5A miles; south u
mile to George Nuzum's corner and
north / mile to HopeweH, TX miles:
west TO Satterfield's corner, IL miles:
northwest via cemetery to postofice,
2h miles. The length of this route is
90 miles.
The area of this route is 10 square
miles; the number of houses ITO and
the population is $50.
Charles Malotte serves this route.
There are 20 routes in the county
leading out from 10 central points rs
established by the United States gov.
eminent. Routes 1. 2, 3, 4, 8. G, arc
served by mali that is distributed from
the local postofice; route q, leads
from Burners; routes s and 0 are
eXtended-from Watson: routes 10 and
II begin at Monongah; routes 10 and
10 II established at worthington
routes ID, Is and 90 have Rivesville
for their base: routes 16. II, Is and
10 r supplied by Pennington; routes
90. q, %. 20, "a. 20 and &c centrallze
at Warrington, route 81 goes u from
Metz; route 81 starts. from Catawba.
The postmasters have a great dea'
of trouble in making deliveries te
patrons on rural routes who fail tc
give the number of their route. A
man living on route No. 3 subscribed
for a New York paper: he failed tc
give the number of his route. The
paper came and was delivered to q
man by that name. but it was not the
subscriber. The subscriber lodged
complaint with the paper, the paper