Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-02-23

route and also as many German news
papers as shall be required on the
route or in the adjoining settlement
ana forward them by the mail car
rier weekly from Harrisburg at two
uollars each ubscriber-agreemen
witnessed by John Porter.
New Contract i'm 1903
rms service was continued by
Wyeth and Cadwallader and on the
nrst DAY OF July, 1903, Il new contract
1illllar IN form was made between
I'm SGI CauWallader of Huntingdon and
Hiueoh Granger, postmaster general
az, AT the same rate ($6OO.00 per annum)
rms contract specifies that a penalty
VI one dollar for each hours depart
ure from schedule arrival time at any
Postothce and five dollars for missing
Cohnecuons at junction points or pass
it li,S post ONCE. Thirty minutes to be
aIloWed postmasters to make up mail
alter the arrival of the carrier. The
contractor to furnish portmanteaus
ana bags, and TO be allowed to carry
newspapers outside the regular mails.
me route and instructions to the car
| rier' Ihomas Priestly-son of iona
tnah Prlestly read as follows: Leave
Harrisburg when the mail is closed on
! Wednesday at 2 D. m. First station
Mr. Lockharts, thence to the ferry
ah9 cross TO Second Station: Mr..
! ftopert Clarks, drop the mail on ar
rival, wait on the postmaster and take
IOdSlng, breakfast at Juniata Ferry.
lhlrd station, Mr.. Joseph F'itterman's
at MIXERS Town, drop the mail and
take 1t up without DELAY under di
rection of Mr.. Craven. the postmaster
Fourth Station, Mr. Grathhouse in
thompson Town, Dine Fifth Station.
MT. William Cottels. in Mifflin Town.
drop the mail at Mr.. Davidson's Of
nee on arrival and take lodging. Sixth
station, Mr.. David Williams in Lewis
Iown, wait on the postmaster, Dine.
rake up the mail at Mr.. Walters Of
flee.
Mote. The former route from
LeWistown to Huntingdon ran by
way of Culbertson's Mill and
brakes Ferry, but was changed in
TINS contract to go by Reedsville
and Belleville on the up-river trip.l
seventh Station, Mr.. John Reeds s
at Bellville. Take up the mail when
ne is done with it. Eighth Station,
Mr. Dltwilers at head of Kisocoquil-
lars Valley, lodge here, take breakfast
at Col. Fees and be in Ninth Station,
Huntingdon post office at II O'Clock
IN the forenoon. Dine at ]. McCon-
nelrs.
Tenth Stallion Alexandria. De-
liver mail to Mr.. Walker at Mr.. Fish
er once before p. m. The return
'Ne 4itsti' iNAt <AlSAdHuTld on SUNDAY
and followed the Juniata river to
Lewistown, the mail carrier dining at
Huntington, lodging at brakes Ferry.
getting his breakfast at Culbertson's
New Mills and arriving at Lewistown
in time for dinner. The mail at Har-
risburg was to be delivered at Mr..
Hastings house and the carrier was
to stop at Mr.. David Elders. The
carriers entertainment bills are quaint
reading: Super l $. Hey l s. Sd
'Brekefest ! 9. Logen' d. L Gill
Whick' 21ad. ~ qts OTIS S Sd. L
PIT. Beer AZ d. and a bill from
Rich'd Thomson for repairs reads:
Dec. To Meanding the Seat of a
Saddle and Stufing the pad s. Dec.
10Th To Pair of End Straps for the
mail S. 6 d. and a horse -shoing bill
to Paul Dowlin. DR.. To Removes
and 2 New Showes s. To Steel to-
ing s. d. The mail carrier receiv-
ed the princely salary of sixty dollars
year and his expenses. That he was
faithful on his trips is shown by a
bill from Jos. Fitterman in which the
regular dating shows a bill every five
days for 'Gowing and Coming, s. s q. >
"A letter from David Davidson en-
closed a bill for riding post in place
of the regular driver who could not
travel on account of a Boile and your
hors was liekwise Done out Charge