The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-12-02
FREE CITY DELIVERY
STARTED WEDNESDAY.

Free city mail was launched in
Hickman Wednesday morning,
Inspector Fred Ashton, of Padu-
cab, coming down TO set the
wheels of the innovation in mo-
tion.
Hickman is indeed becoming
metropolitan.
The first letter delivered I'M
der the new regime was delivered
by Carrier Ed Motley to Mrs. j.
7. Stephens. There is no deny
ing the fact that the first deliv-
cry was rather uphill business -
and mail arrived a little later
than usual.
| There are two delivery divis-
ions. No. is everything east OF
Union Street running north and
south between Barrett L. Led
ford and 4. A. Stark 5 stores)
and is carried by Ed Motley. Dis
trict No. 2 covers the territory
west of Union street, and is car
ried by Warren Ellison. These
gentlemen, however, are only TEN
pOrary carriers. On the 1lth of
this month an examination for
regular carriers will be held at
the Hickman pOstoffice by W. Il.
Caldwell, civil service clerk.
Mail will be delivered twice
dally-morning and afternoon.
Parties wanting their mail de-
livered by carriers must notify
the postmaster. But don I expect
to get mail one day by carrier
and next day at the office. Neith-
er will the postmaster deliver
your mail at the office If you are
getting free delivery service.
All first class mail (letters)
must bear a &c stamp.
No mail will be delivered on
Sunday; and only one delivery ON
holidays.
No mail will be delivered at
either residences or business
houses unless a receptacle or
slot is provided for same. Car
riers will not enter business
houses TO make deliveries or col
lections of mail.
Carriers will collect mail on
! their regular trips, if they have
mail TO deliver. They will not,
however. 90 out of their way TO
make collections. Later several
stations or street boxes will be
erected and these will be collect
ed from twice daily.
Parcels will be delivered unless
] TO large for carrier to handle.
In that event, you will receive no.
tioe Of the package being at the
office and must call for it.
Mail intended for carriers must
! have sufficient postage affixed.
Carriers sell no stamps and take
: no money in lieu Of stamps.
Everybody should acquire the
habit of giving their street ad-
dress in order to facilitate this
, service. A good way is TO have
4 your name and street and num-
t Der ON the envelopes you send
!, out. A good quality of envelope
with such printing on it, can be
. had at this office at the following
y prices $50 for 81 500 for $3.50;
al 1000 for $3.50. Get your order
in now.
One difference between city and
experimental village carriers Is
=. in the latter the carriers help
to distribute the mail, which EN-
ables them to leave the office ear
lier. -,
Mr. Ashton tells us that he VIII
, return in three months to see how
y the service is doing. AT that
, time he hopes to be able to rce'
ommend an extension of the ser
vice TO sections now not served
In the meantime, folks living Just
out of the delivery districts "itl
be provided with rural delivery.
In conclusion, it might be wen
to add that all patrons OF the
new service be az patient as pos
sine while details are beng
1 worked out and carriers are ianl-
t liarizing themselves with Their
: new undertaking,