Worrall's directory of the North-Eastern counties of Scotland ...

300 ABERDEEN. [Woeeail's
Post Office, Market Street, Aberdeen.
Postmaster—MR. WILLIAM MITCHELL.
DELIVERY OP LETTERS.
Delivery
PLACES FEOM WHICH MAILS AEE RECEIVED. ^Carrie^rT
begins at
1st South Mail, England and Places Abroad, Edinburgli, Glasgow, &c 7.0 a.m
Mails from Inverness, Banff, Peterhead, Alford, Ballater, Aboyne, &c., arriving previous night ... 7.0 a.m
Deeside Mail, Ballater, Aboyne, Banchory, &c
11.30 a.m
Mails from Turriff, Banff, Alford, &c
11.30 a.m
Buchan Mail, Ellon, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, &c
11.30 a.m
2nd South Mail, England and Places Abroad, Edinburgh, Glasgow, &c 11.30 a.m
1st North Mail, Inverness, Elgin, Huntly, Strathdon, &o 4.25 p.m
2nd Do. Inverness and Northern Counties, Elgin, Banff, Huntly, &c 4.25 p.m
Mails from Cluny, Methlic, Portlethen, Maryculter, Old Meldrum, Peterhead, Edinburgh,
Dundee, Arbroath, &c
4.25 p.m
On Sundays there is no delivery by Letter Carriers, and Letters are delivered at the window from ten.
minutes past one until two afternoon, only.
BESFATCH OF LETTERS.
Without
PLACES OP DESTINATION. ^^^^^
until
Stonehaven, Montrose, Arbroath, Dundee, Forfar, Coupar-Angus, Edinburgh, Glasgow, &c 5.30 a.m
1st London. All places South and Abroad 11.50 a.m & 3.30 p.m
Edinburgh and Glasgow. (No despatch on Saturday) 6.35 p.m
Local Mails to Cluny, Methhc, Old Meldrum, Portlethen, Maryculter, &c 4.0 a.m
1st Buchan. Ellon, Mintlaw, Peterhead, Fraserburgh, &c 3.30 a.m., 11.0 a.m. & 1.45 p.m
1st North. Inverurie, Turriff, Banff, Alford, Strathdon, Huntly, Keith, Craigellachie, Dufftown,
Fochabers, Elgin, Forres, Inverness and Northern Counties ; 6.15 a.m
2nd North. Inverurie, Old Meldrum, Turriff, Banff, Huntly, Keith, Dufftown, &c 10.30 a.m
3rd North. Inverurie, Huntly, Keith, Craigellachie, Elgin, Turriff, Banff, &c 12.40 p.m
4th North. Keith, Fochabers, E;^in, Forres, Nakn, Inverness and Northern Counties. (No
despatch on Saturday) 9.0 p.m
Fochabers, Elgin, Forres, Nairn, Inverness, Dingwall, Invergordon, &e 3 .30 p.m
1st Deeside. Banchory, Aboyne, Ballater, Braemar, &c 7.20 a.m
2nd Do. do. do. also Alford 4.15 p.m
Lerwick Mail. Every Friday during the year. (Extra Mail on Tuesdays during Summer) 3.30 p.m
The despatches on Sunday are the 1st London and Fochabers, &c.. Mail (box close at 11.50 a.m.) and the
Cluny and Ballater Mails at 4 a.m.
On Satm-day only there are two despatches to Ehynie, Mossat, Lumsden, and Strathdon, at fifteen
minutes past six morning, and a quarter past four afternoon.
Newspapers, Book Packets and Cards must be posted half-an-hour before the time as given above for letters-
Money Order, Savings' Bank, Government Insurance and Annuity business transacted on week days from
9 a.m. until 6 p.m. No business of this description transacted on Sunday or on a fast day.
Telegraph Office is open on week days from 7 a.m. till 9 p.m., and on Sunday from 9 a.m. till 10 a.m.'
and from 4 p.m. till 5 p.m.
Receiving Houses and Branch Monet Oedee Offices.—Castle Street (corner of King Street), John
E. Esslemont, receiver; 200 George Street, John Bm-nett, receiver; 13 Union Place, Miss Catanach, receiver.
Hours of Collection, 11 a.m. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. No Collection on Sundays.
Collections at Receiving Letter Boxes.—1st collection, 2 a.m. ; 2nd collection, 11 a.m. ; 3rd collection,
3 p.m. ; Sunday, 2 a.m.
Post Office, 43 High Street, Old Aberdeen, Robert Ross, postmaster.—Letters are despatched to the head
office, Aberdeen, at 10.20 p.m. 2.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. Letters are delivered from the head office by letter
carriers on week days, and to callers at the Post Office, Old Aberdeen, from fom- to five on Sunday afternoon.
Money Order Telegraph and Savings Bank.
Post Office, 71 Hadden Street, Woodside, James Murray, postmaster.—Letters arrive (from Aberdeen) at
7 a.m. and 12.30 noon, and are despatched at 11.10 a.m. 2.30 p.m. and 7.10 p.m. Telegraph, Money Order,
and Savings' Bank. . ,„ . -, , n i ^
Post Office, Mannofield, James Grant, sub-postmaster.—Letters arrive (from Aberdeen) on week days
only, at 9.10 a.m. and are despatched at 9.15 a.m.
Post Office, Bridge of Dee, Ruthrieston, Alexander Dunn, postmaster.—Letters arrive (from Aberdeen) at
7 a.m. and are despatched at 2.30 p.m. Nearest Telegraph and Money Order Office, Aberdeen.
Post Office, Cults, Andrew Davidson, postmaster.—Letters arrive (from Aberdeen), at 8.5 a.m. and 5.20
p.m. (on Sunday one arrival at 9 a.m. only), and are despatched on week days at 9.10 a.m. 2.30 p.m. and
7.10 p.m. On Sunday the despatch is at 10.50 p.m. Telegraph Office at the Railway Station.