Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1905-09-29
Rural Free Delivery Service,

The six rural free delivery mail route
lately laid out starting from Rockville, tn,
postmaster Jas. P. B. Veirs has been An
tnorized to establish on Monday next, Oct. Q
The list Of carriers upon these routes WA
published in the SENTINEL last week, with
tne exception Of route No. /. Since Mr.
Geo. Poole has been appointed to ill tina
vacancy. Carriers for Nos. /, asa and |
receive each salary of $7sO per annum
and carrier for No. 8 Is paid 1904 per an
mum. These salaries include horse hire
All letters mailed along these different
routes are required to have two cent stamps
Following are the routes In detail, as laid
out by rural agent A. B. Smith, giving the
areas, length of route, number Of house.
and population served:
Route No. 1.-Benginning at the Rock.
vile postcflce the carrier will 20 thence
west'northwest to Ounce Orchard, south.
west to Jamestown postofice, retrace 8
and southeast 81 to Wards corner, north.
east to CARROTS corner, east-southeast to
Magruder's corner, south 81 and east z 10
Basselrs corner, east q and north SO to
McFarland's corner, west L and north 1.S
to Selby's corner, east.northeast 10 FIELDS
corner, southeast to postoflce. Area, square
miles, Is; length of route, 26.2 miles; No.
OF houses, 1888; population served, 665.
Route No. s.-Beginning at the Rockville
postoffice the carrier will 60 thence south on
Potomac road TO Ricketts, corner, west TO
Glen postofice, retrace 3 and southeast by
Clagetts to Potomac, southeast TO Herman
Church, north 2 aud west northwest 81 to
Potomac, north to Collins corner, east to
Bells mill, north to postof1ce. Area, square
miles, 90; length of route, 24.1 miles; No.
OF houses, 145; population served, 726.
Route No. 3.-Beginning at the Rockville
postoffice the carrier will go thence southeast
to Mount Zion Church road, west to Mount
Zion Church corner, north, by Became post.
office, to Montrose postof1ce, northwest to
Halpine station, northeast TO Rockville
Wheaton road, southeast to Wheaton, south
east to Barnes gate and retrace / TO
Wheaton, north to Jones corner, northw est
to Rabbits gate, passing Aspen postofiice,
retrace g and southwest to Veirs' mill,
west to Rockville postoffice. Area, square
miles, IL; length OF route, s4.9 miles No.
of houses, 1877 population served, $50.
Route No. 4.-Beginning at the Rock
vile postoftice the carrier will 60 thence
east 2 and north and east by Phillips 1.3 TO
Shaw's corner, thence north TO Adamson's
corner, east. southeast to Norbeck, northeast
by Norwood TO Ednor postoff1ce, south by
Cloverly postoftice to Leizear's corner, east
70 Goodhope corner, southeast 10 Johnson's
shop, west to Layhill postofflce, west to
kiley's corner, north to Norbeck postoflce,
southwest to Rockville postofice. Area,
square miles, 20; length Of route, s6.2 miles /;
No. Of houses, 14O /; population served, 700.
Route No. 5.-Beginning at the Rock.
vile postotfice the carrier will 60 thence
northwest to Derwood, north. northeast by
Redland postofice to Childs' corner, north
west to Laytonsville postofflce, east Q and
south 8 to Samuel Riggs, southeast 8 to
school house and south 1.3 TO Grifton, south.
east to Chichester road, southwest over Chi
chester road to Fraley's corner, south to
Avery, southwest by new road and Lincoln
Park to postoflce. Area, square miles, 30
length Of route, 1855 miles; No. Of houses,
1870; population served, $50.
Route No. 8, supplemental to Route
No. 4-Starting from Norbeck Rural Sta
ton, after arrival OF No. from Rockville
the carrier will go thence north to Olney
northwest to Jones' corner, southwest 8 ant
south 2.3 to Emory Church corner, east
northeast to Miller's corner, northwest 4
and southwest to Union Pike, near Oak
dale, south to Norbeck. Area, square miles
10; length Of route, 1876 miles; No. oil
houses, So; population served, $40.