Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1902-09-04
RURAL FREE
DELIVERY ROUTES

Postmaster Charles p. Harder has
received from the Post Office Depart
ment the official order to put the rural
free delivery into effect on Wednes-
day, October /. There Will be four
routes and the salary of each carrier
will he 5000 per annum, which in
cludcs horse hire. The establishment
of these routes will be great con-
veniencc to the residents of the rural
portion of Montour county as they
will thus have daily delivery of
mail right at their homes.
The carriers will carry a supply of
postage stamps, postal cards, stamped
envelopes and money order applica-
tions. The examination for these car
ricrs was held some time ago and the
papers are now at Washington. The
appointments will be made soon so
that everything will be in readiness
for starting the service on October /.
The carriers will leave the Danville
post office daily at s a. m, excepting
No. 3, and will return at 1 p. IN. The
No. 3 carrier will take a closed pouch
to Kasevillo and his time for leaving
Will be s S:15 a. m. The routes were
gone over in April by Inspector ". |.
Taylor and Postmaster Harder. The
order of the department designates
them as follows:
Route No l-Beginning at post
office, northwest to Mausdale, west to
f. Berger's corner, northwest via Oak
Grove meeting house to j. Billmey-
er's corner, east to j. Robinson S school
house, southeast to W Davis corner,
southwest to j. Flick 5 corner, south
east and northeast to A. BOgert's cor
mer, southeast to Purton's corner, west
and south to Davis corner, east to
| WashingtOnville road, southeast to
post office. Length, 22l3 miles area,
s square miles, houses, 80 population,
425.
Route No. 2-Beginning at post
office, northwest on Washingtonville
road via Penna. hotel to a. j. Carr 5
corner, southeast and east via school
house to G. Dietrich's corner, south
east to p. Byer's corner, east to j. w.
Byer's corner, north to II. Cooper $
corner, northeast TO Orleans school
house, southeast and southwest to
Hendrickson school house, west to
Rogers corner, south to Old Tannery,
southeast to post office. Lenght 2l5s
miles area, 6 square miles; houses,
81 population, 435.
Route No. 3-Beginning at post
office, northeast to Kaseville with clos
ed pouch, northeast to O. f. Styer' )
corner, east to c. Twins corner,
northwest tC MoOre's corner, northeast
to Swenoda corner, northwest to Cross
ley's corner, southwest to Sleeps
school house, northwest to ShultZ
shop, southwest to b. Shultz' corner,
south via V. Shultz to j. Bcnfield 5
saw mill, west to +. Appleman's cor
ner, southwest to Blues corner, east
to EdmOndSOn 5 farm, return to Blue S
corner, southeast to post office. Length
22l4 miles; area, s square miles
houses, l03; population, 5l5.
Route No. 4-Beginning at post
office, east on Bloom road to Hagen
bach's corner, north to Pursel's cor
ner, west to NJ. A. Girton's corner,
southwest to +. White 5 corner, north
west to Kaseville post office where
closed pouch will be received, east to
Moore school house, north to Evert 5
corner, west via H. Sandcl and G. b.
Kase to f. Sidler's, southwest to
Forks, southeast to post office, de
livering closed pouch. Length, q X
miles, area, 10 square miles; houses,
100; population, 500.
Seven United States mail collection
boxes will be put upon the routes, the
largest style of mail box in use. They
will be located rs follows:
Route No. /, Oak Grove meeting
house Route No ,, Ortman school
house; Route No. 3, Sleeps school
house, A. Shultz's shop, Blues cor
ner; Route No. /, 4,Hagenbach 5 corner,
w PurseI's corner