Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-05
MAIL ROUTES IN MARYLAND.
Establishment of Rural Free Delivery
March 16,

The following rural free delivery routes
in Maryland have been established, to COM
mence March 10:
Boonsboro, Washington county-Two car
riers; length Of route. 43h miles; area COW
cred, % square miles; population served,
1853; number Of houses on routes, 3O3; post
office at Benevola to be discontinued; Ben
evola to be made rural station Of Boons-
boro; mail to Boonsboro, Md.
Clearspring, Washington county-Three
carriers; length of routes, 65h miles; area
covered, 80 square miles; population served,
!, 4S4; number OF houses on routes, 800;
post offices at Four Locks. Shady Bower,
Spickler, Dryrun, Hicksville and Reiffs to
be discontinued; star route 13, 203 to be dis
continued: Four Locks to be made a rural
station of Clearspring; mail for Four
Locks to Bigspring; mail for other post
offices to Clearspring, Md.
HagerstOwn, Washington county-Eight
carriers; length Of routes, 1S2A miles; area
covered. 81 square miles; population served.
5, 265; number of houses on routes, 1,166;
post offices at Cearfoss, Beavercreek, Lei
tersburg. Conococheague. Mills. Huyett,
Bostetter. Broadfording and Smoketown to
be discontinued; post Office at Fairyiew to
be supplied by rural carrier: post offices
at Cearfoss, Beavercreek and Leitersburg
to be made rural stations of Hagerstown,
Md; mail to Hagerstown. Md.
Hancock, Washington county-Four car
riers; length of routes. 80 3-s miles; area
covered, 20 square miles; population served,
1,36S; number of houses on routes 9O4
post offices at Lock No. IS and Milestone to
be discontinued; special service, Pearre to
Great Cacapon. w. Va. to be discontinued:
offices at Pearre, Washington county, and
Bellegrove, Allegheny county, and Warren
point, Franklin county, Pa, to be supplied
by rural carrier; mail to Hancock. Md.
Keedysville, Washington county-Two
carriers; length OF routes, 41B miles; area
covered. 20 square miles; population served.
1,002: number Of houses on routes, 234.
Rohrersville. Washington county-One car
rier; length Of route. 21A miles: area COW
679: number of houses on route, ISL; post
office at Rohrersville to be supplied by
rural carrier; mail to Trego, Md.
Sharpsburg. Washington county-Two car
riers; length of routes. An miles: area COW
cred, % square miles; population served,
office at Antietam to be discontinued; post
Office at Sharpsburg to be supplied by rural
carrier; mall to Sharpsburg, Md.
Smithsburg. Washington county-Three
carriers: length Of routes, 64l1 miles: area
covered, 80 square miles: population served,
2 1873; number of houses on routes 464 post
offices at Ringgold, Philo and Pondsvile
to be discontinued mail to Smithsburg, Md.
Weverton. Washington county-One car
rter; length OF route. 2OA miles; area COW
cred, square miles: population served, 400;
number OF houses on route. 133
Williamsport, Washington county-Four
carriers; length of routes. S6A miles; area
covered. 45 square miles; population served,
22lJ: number of houses on routes, 405
post offices at townsville Fairplay. Bakers
vile, Lappans and Pinesburg to be discon-
tinued; post offices at Townsville and Fair
play to be made rural stations Of Williams
port; mail for Pinesburg to Williamsport;
mail for townsville. Bakersville, Fairplay
and I<apDanS to Grimes Md