The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, August 14, 1907, Page 3, Image 3
R. F. D. No. 5.
Carrier Hilliard 'Writes Interestingly
of His Route?
Condition of Roads?-Advice
to Patrons?-Carriers
Not Allowed to Carry as
Accommodation Merchandise
Subject to Postage.
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(Intended for last issue but receive<l
too late for pub'ication.)
Mr. Editor: Phase allow rae
space lor a few lines in your columns,
which, I hope, may be ot
intere-t to some, and a part ol
which may be of information to
others relative to the duties and
rt quirements of R. F. D carriers
by the Government, which will
be spoken of later on.
Mr. Editor, I believe I have
one ol t he best roads of the whole
six K. F. D. routes going cut
from this place, which makes a
circuit of 25i miles, and at the
farthest point, I am not more
than twelve miles from town.?
^ While my road is not in the best
condition, the people are taking
a greater interest in the condition
nf llipir morlu
&"UVta? UVlUg iui/i o auu
better work ou them. We all
know that a road well worked is
much easier worked and kept up
afterward. Mr. Jno. L. Caskey,
who is overseer on section No. 1
from Lancaster to Gills Greek,
called out his hands la*t week
and put his road in order, the
first one who called out road
hands after laying by crops. Mr.
Jno. H. Bell, second in order,
called out hands on his section,
designated as No 3, covering that
part of ray route from New Cut
to Gamp Creek church. Both
Mr. Caskey and Mr. Bell should
be commended for their prompt
attention and efficient work on
their roads just at the right time.
Now, section No 2 lies between
Oills Creek and Camp Creek
church, overseer being Mr. L. R.
Roberts. I think Mr. Roberta is
a man who, when he has a duty
to perform goes ahead and does
his part, and he is to be excused
th s week, on account of a pro
traded meeting going on at Camp
Creek Church this week. Just
wait till that meeting closes, and
you wilk hear Mr. Roberta say,
"Boys, wo must work the road
now, only a few bad holes to fill
up, and some aide ditches to rake
out, just one day's work now will
put our road in good shape and
wo cortainlv owo llmt miwli tr?i
our mail carrier, as well as ourselves."
The carriers don't pick
their days. Did you ever think
about it? Rain, sleet, or snow,
the poor devils have to go. Now
conies section No 4, from Now
Cut to E. K. Plyler'a. Mr. Robt.
L. L. Blackmon is its overseer,
but he, too, is attending the protracted
meeting this week, but
just look out atter that meeting
is over, and you will hear from
No. 4. Mr. B. actually worked
soven consecutive days on his
road last winter and when ho got
through, his road looked somowhat
like a railroad ready for
cross-ties. Mr. H. says if a thing
is worth doing at all, it. is worth
doing right, and that is just his ,
idea about working a road. Wo
igo on just one mile from E. lv.
i'lyler's and wb are at Sapps' X
roads, juat twelve miles from
^ town, and to reach this point we
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travel a north easterly direction
from town. From Sapps' X
roads I truvel souh to Bethlehem
church, over the Rocky R<ver
roan. mr a. F. 1'iyier is highly
commended, especially by this
scribe lor going over his road also.
There are other sec'ions of road
yet un worked on No. 5, but they
are in fairly good shape, and just
one day's good work on them
will put them in tine shape.?
Messrs 1*. A Parker, L. N. Montgomery
and 6. J. Funderburk,
and others, kuow just how to
woik a road, and just wait until
another rain, and you will hear
from their sections. Well, I have
traveled now fifteen and one-half
miles to Bethlehem church, my
j turning point. I am now just ten
and one-tenth miles from Lancaster.
At this point I go almost
due west, until 1 reach Lancaster.
There are about, one hun
died and forty-five families supplied
by this route and altogether
about four hundred and fifty
patrons who receive their mail
on this route.
Mr. Editor, I am not boasting,
but if you could be with me some
day, and just see the many good
things 1 get out of the mail boxes
you would probably envy me my
place. A mail box will hold a
good deal, for I have found as
many as four or five heads of
cabbage and often a nice mess of
Irish and sweet potatoes, beans
and almost every thing good ami
substantial in the eating line.
And last season I got lots of nice
fruit, such as apples, peaches,
etc. I think I haye the best lot
of people to serve of any section
in the county. We get along
finely, and I never hear of any
complaint from them in regard
to my service; if they have any,
I never hear them.
Mr. Editor, there are some very
important things, that I wish to
ask of my patrons as well as the
patrons on the other different
routes in the county, and they
cau'i be emphasized too strongly,
viz: Patrons, don't ask your
carrier to bring you from town
any kind of merchandise which
is subject to postage. Any kind .
of hardware, dry goods, groceries,
drugs, etc , under the weight of
four pounds is subject to postage,
so from this time on. 1 as well as
my brothor carriers would appreciate
the fact, if our patrons
would write their merchants and
advise them to send such goods as
they wish,and have the merchant
to put them up in mailable bun- '
dle9 and take them to the post t
oflice, have them weighed by the i
Postmaster, and your carrior (
would take just a* much care in i
handling and delivering your r
mdse as he would your letters. 1
The carrier has no more right to t
carrv you a spool of thread, a yd. i
of ribbon, a pair of shoes, a pound j \
of tobacco, a pound of soda, a box 1
of matches, a package of coffee.' r
a box of tacks, a Handsaw file, '
an 1 a thousand other things too j
numerous to men ion, than lie i
has to carry your letters without '
the proper aniount of postage.? i
The carrier who violates the pos ^
tal 1 iwh lays himself liable to a ^
heavy fine and also of losing his J
job. iSo natrons, don't ask vnnr r
carrier to violate his oath by ask- e
log him to do something for you i
that would forfeit his job and 1
coat his bondsmen a lot of money, s
It is against the postal laws for r
LANCASTER NEWS, AUGUST 14. 1907.
White Lawn Waist for 90 cents.
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Ladies White Lawn Shirt
Waist, beautiful styles in long
or short sleeves, good quality
sheer white Lawn and trimmed
with insertion and val lace, the
best $1.25 waist sold: Special
price 90 cents
Ladies' White Linonette Wash Walking
Skirts.
These Skirts are made of
white linen finish linonette, are
easily washed, several new sty
les in pleated and tucked effects;
prices, 95 cents, #1.35, $1.65 and
$1.9$.
Specials in White Goods.
Wash Chiffons, 48 inches
wide, beautiful sheer quality
and sells for 50 cents, special
for this sale 35 cents the yard.
Fine Persian Lawn, 45 inches
wide, 25 cts. quality, 20 cts. yd.
Fine check Dimities worth 15
cents, in short lengths 10 to 20
yards: your choice in the lot 10
cents the yard.
Good white lawn 30 inches
wide, 5 cents the yard.
35 cts fine lingerie at 25 cts.
White lingerie, 38 inches wide,
special price for 10 days, 25 cts.
yard. White dress linen for
ladies suits, all pure linen, 36
inches wide, worth 35 cts, quick
sale price, 25 cts the yard.
Palm leaf Fan free to each
customer.
Peoples Supf
LANCAST
he carrier to take your morey man who was som
md make purchases for yoti. The saw the litres, a
Government savs your merchant remarked that he t
uust take such goods as are stood for ''Uncle
nailable to the post office and joke was retold an
mvo the proper amount of post- it became a comm
ige put on them the general govt^n
Unc e Sam has no pets, and so nicknamed for
vhen an emnlnve virdataa l.io
|- -,r w . ? m * o uiru a,
nles and regulations, he or she Now for our tr
mist pay the penalty. By the close
vay, I wonder how many ot my urn
jatrons know why the United Down to thertllee betwe
,. . . < ? Thereto distribute,
51 ate? Government is called waj
'Uncle Sam'1 and wha' it orini- A minute or so for loc*b
laled front? 1 suppose there are These handles wo ti
rerv tew who know the origin.
When all ii to pigeon hoi
iVell, 1 wnl tell you how "Uncle Alu, t)l6U in tlie ,rap
5am" was named. It was he eased,
wise one Samuel Wilson, gov- " i-?iumP.,i into
n The word being given
irnment inspector ol beef and tl
>ork at Troy, N. Y., in 1812, E.ich one to his ig with
i<ul a way of marking hia barrels An<1 through 1,10
villi hi* own His and "U. S " Wp J" o,l'
neaning United Slfttes. A work- w? take bin letters ?n<
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White Lingerie Parasols at Ha
All our White Lingerk
sols, embroideried, tri
bamboo handles; special
75 cents, $1.25 and $1.50.
Figured Lawns, Dimities and
dies for Hot Days,
New assortment of si
lawns and Organdies, 12
quality at 8 1-2 cts the ya
1 lot lawns, light and
colors, worth 10 cents
choice in the lot 5 and 7
Belts.
Tan and brown b(
match your traveling suit
ty-five, thirty-five and fifty
Hmbroideried wash belts,
A pretty asscrtmertt ol
Swastika waist pins. S\n
Pearl Belt Buckles. 1
line of back combs, ten, ]
twenty-five and fifty cents
Try the new Hairlight
and side puffs. The latesi
in hair dressing. This ;
effect obtained in a n
price fifty cents.
Men's negligee shirts ii
styles and patterns, s
damaged, worth fifty
your choice in the lot t^
five cents.
One job lot of men's
worth from two dollars t
fifty; special for this sale,
ty-five cents to one dollar
quarter.
)ly Comp
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ellling of a wag For olten a treat in hif
id facetiously An,J to le,4Ve ,l- -v,,u
, , kind.
?upposed they We sing and whistle a,
Sam." 1 he Meeting both strangi
(1 retold unli! we know.
on saying, and PftKB tuem with a
. , , more,
nient has been ,r il .
rill we are oacn to tl
nearlv ? Inm- . *
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As Sir. Postmaster ;
ip and I will CARRIER ON R
(ffl a free satn|>!(> if
eu seven and eight, Coffee" at our store. I
and sometimes to your stomach, your
then try this clever Co
Sin op Iijih clone! v mat
< past due Mocha Coffee iu'flavor
ion must qnickly not a single fpaiii ot r?
.Shoop's Health (jifli-f
from pure toast*<1 gui
les has been placed Malt, Nuts, etc. Sla.
rack securely en- todions wait. Yon wil
by lienm tt (Iro. (Jo.
pouch on tho floor. " 1 ~ " ,
we rush for the John Itihn, a prmni n-r
la., sa^ s: '-I hav bei
1 Kidney and bladder P
long, rapid strides, and tin \ , vo belt -r s
ensp morning air ' ever s ild 'I i ?r
here who have r.st-tl
t..r?..n? w..#; c.
p farinors h door; J uM.,i tljr?ui my i It' with
;1 sometimes more , by Crawford Bros.
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Price.
; Pa rammed,
prices,
Organ- ^ j
inimer (
1-2 cts
rd.
I dark *
; your
cts yd.
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iltS tO
, twenr
cents.
10 cts.
f gold
rastika
\ new
fifteen,
>
crown
t effect
irtistic
linute,
1 good j
lightly
cents;
iventy
pants,
0 two 4 I
seven
and a
.
>any
1 lx?x Te find,
know, would be nn- '
< onward wo go,
en and those that
word no timo for
lie post oflloe door.
, and so are we,
da inly can see.
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Dr. Shoop's "Health
1 real eofte* disturbs
Heart or Kid nova
tT'<- imitation, for.
tched Old Java and
uud txKti, yet i( 1ms
al ?'otl'ce in It. Dr i
(mitittioD is ni.i.l-i
ins <>r c- re.ils, with
!> in h in in ute. No
1 mi is ly like it. Sold
it deal r of Vining,
ii selling Do Witt's
ill* for to ont -i year
a'l liiction th in iiiiv
a aim 11 dn/.cn people
them aii I they Kivo
ftvpry c ne. I have
fine roan Its." Sold
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