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Lightning Speed For The U. S. Mail

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Parent Issue
Day
22
Month
July
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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Monclay afternoon, as Chris. Donnelley, one of the mounted letter carriers, was watering his horse at" the public fountain cor. N. State and Fuller st., the animal in an atternpt to shake off some flies from her head caught the bridle in such a way as to pull it off. This frightened her and she started on a keen run up State, turning on to E. Ann st. she kept straiuht ahead to Ashley, went on that to Washington and turned up that street to Fifth ave., where she was stopped. For such an extended run not as inuch damage was done as one inight expect. The mail wagon to which she was attached was somewhatbruised, and Chris got a big jam on his right leg in atternpting to catch his horse on the fly, but no further damage resulted. Several people, it is said, ran out to stop the animal, hut observing that she was hauling the U. S. Mail concluc ed that they had no right to interfere and stop the mails.

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Subjects
Old News
Ann Arbor Courier