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Waters, A. J.
Waters, Edward H.
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DIRECTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
DAMASCUS,
Seven miles from Mount Airy, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. General products-Wheat, Corn, Tobacco, and Hay. Land undulating, selling from eight to twenty-five dollars per acre. Montgomery Chapel, (Methodist Protestant,) and Howard Chapel, (Methodist Episcopal.) Schools near. Population, 100.
Postmaster.
Smith, P. M., Jr.
Blacksmith.
Farmers.
Smith, James W.
Bowman, Rezin H.
Burdette, James W.
Burdette, N. J.
Carpenters and Undertakers. Edwards, Henry C., Mount, John R.
Burns, Jesse L. Day, Rev. Jackson
Carriages and Wagons. Jacobs, Jonathan Ward, N. H.
Merchants.
Clagett, J. H.
Engle, R.
Etchison, Marcellus
Hurley, R. A.
Smith, P. M., Jr. Young & King.
Harness.
Burns, R. R.
Physician. Lansdale, B. F.
Watkins, P. G.
DARNESTOWN,
Five miles from Germantown Station, Metropolitan Railroad. Land productive, and plenty for sale at from fifteen to eighty dollars per acre. Produces abundant crops of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Potatoes, Tobacco, and Hay. Presbyterian Church, Academy, and Public School. Popula- tion, 200.
Postmaster. Windsor, J. S.
Farmers.
Merchants. Griffith. Julian Windsor, James S.
Millers. Darby, Upton Offutt, U. D.
Shoemaker. Holland, S. B.
: Duvall, M.
Duvall, R.
1 Glaze, Bazil T.
Gue, L. C.
Hilton, Thomas I.
Hilton, Walter
King, C. M. Mullinix, George W. Purdum, C. F. Scheckles, J. T.
. Warfield, John Warfield, John E. Warthen, N. B. Watkins, Grafton
Beall, Randolph Benton, James N. Broon, Duthorn Cross, J. Dawson, Nicholas Higdon, John Higgins, Samuel Jones, Nathan
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Lewis, Thomas Magruder, Thomas Purdum, James W. Rice, William
Small, John Thompson, Martin Vincent, Barley Vincent, Charles
DAWSONVILLE,
Four and a half miles from Boyd's Station. Sandy soil, and land prin- cipally cleared and valued at from thirty to eighty dollars per acre. Produces large crops of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Potatoes, and Tobacco. A Baptist Church and Public School. Population, 75.
Postmaster.
Allnutt, Nathan W.
Allnutt, H. C. Blacksmith.
Byrd, John Darby, Thomas
Dawson, Americus
Stang, F. C.
Dawson, Fred. A.
Dawson, James M.
Merchandise. Allnutt, H. C.
Dawson, Randolph
Physician. White, N. S.
Dyson, Samucl
Shoemaker.
Jones, Thomas
Crown, Wm.
Pyles, B. Frank
Farmers.
Pyles, Edward
Allnutt, Benjamin
Rawlings, Thomas
Allnutt, James N.
Vincent, Napoleon
DICKERSON,
Thirty-six miles on the Metropolitan Branch, Baltimore and Ohio Rail- road. Land well cleared and clay soil; valued at from thirty to fifty dollars per acre. Under good cultivation, and yielding 35 bushels of Wheat, 40 of Corn, 1000 pounds of Tobacco, and two tons of Hay to the acrc. Churches and Schools in the immediate vicinity. Population, 100.
Postmaster.
Dickerson, W. H.
Dairies.
Bowie, Rufus A. Holland, J. W.
Merchants. Dickerson, W. H. Leapley, J. N.
Physician. Hilton, L. J. W.
Millers.
Rozzell, James Webster, George Willing, Ambrose.
Farmers. Andrews, Jefferson Appleby, N. H. Belt, McGill Belt, Richard
Brall, Wm.
Brall, Rufus
Rawlings, Joshua
Allnutt, Berroni Benne
Dyson, Benjamin Dyson, Joseplı
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Carslisle, James Carson, David Cheswell, E. Dickerson, N. C. Diggins, Daniel
Oden, George W.
Price, John T.
Price, Wm.
Ramhouse, Sydney
Riely, Otho
Gott, J. S.
Scholl, Henry
Harris, Abraham
Sellman, F. O.
Harris, Solomon T.
Sellman, Howard
Hays, G. R.
Silence, John
Heffener, John
Titus, Burr
Hempstone, A. T.
Trundle, James O.
Jones, J. A.
White, Frank
Jones, J. L. T.
White, R. G.
Jones, J. T.
White, L. A.
Jones, Leo
Whitehouse, M. O.
Luhn, Chris.
Yarkund, Hildi
Moxley, Thomas
Zerknitz, Hans
Moxley, Wm.
EDWARDS' FERRY,
On the Potomac River, between Sycamore Landing and Ball's Bluffs, contains Store, Warehouse and Post Office.
Postmaster.
Elgin, James
Spates, George W.
Poole, N. D.
Farmers. Collier, Thomas R.
Spates, George W.
White, E. V.
FAIRLAND,
Three miles East of Colesville, on the Columbia Road. St. Mark's Me- morial Episcopal Church, School House and Store. Population, 50.
Postmaster.
Soaper, Burton T.
Farmers. Barrett, Benjamin
Beckwith, B. Beckwith, E. Brian, John M. Culver, J. H.
Conley, Thomas T. Mankin, J. D.
Marlow, Benj. H.
Marlow, Julius
Mitchell, Daniel
Pilling, Alice Roby, Edgar
Soaper, Joseplı
Jarboe, E. E.
Trundle, Horatio
Hempstone, S. H.
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DIRECTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
FOUR CORNERS,
Two miles from Silver Springs. Land productive and worth from twenty to fifty dollars per acre. Wheat, Corn, and Hay are the staple produc- tions. Methodist Episcopal Church (South), and Public School. Popu- lation, 125.
Postmaster.
Grimes, Robert
Clark, E.
Clark, Henry
Blacksmith.
Clark, James
Taylor, B.
Clark, Levin
Clark, Oliver
Clerk, O. H. P.
Clark, William
Fee, William
Fee, William, Jr.
Gittings, William, Sr.
Grimes, William M.
Hardesty. Thomas G.
Hopkins, Joseph
Jackson, Jasper M.
Joy, Columbus
Lindsay, Opie H.
Mackmahon, Michael
Moran, Andrew
Ogdon, Leonard
Ogdon, Wm. J.
Barnes, Henry A.
Barnes, William
Bayley, Stephen
- Beall, George N.
Boarman, Robert
Reed, William
Shaw, Charles H.
Vermillion, John H.
GAITHERSBURG,
Twenty-one miles from Washington, on the Metropolitan Branch, Balti- more and Ohio Railroad. This place was incorporated by the last Leg- islature and is rapidly improving. The land principally is in a fine state of cultivation, and is valued in price from fifteen to one hundred dollars per acre, and produces 40 to 50 bushels of Wheat, 60 of Corn, two tons of Hay, and 1500 pounds of Tobacco to the acre. Two Churelies-Meth- odist Episcopal, South, and Roman Catholic. Town Hall and Public School. Population, 200.
Postmaster.
Ward, H. C.
Agent Railroad. Poole, S.
Carpenters. Berry, John Chrismond, Robert Reynolds, Gassaway
Merchandise. Manakee, Wm. E. Millers.
Bond, James H. Bond, James L.
Shoemakers.
Grimes, Robert Lancaster, John W.
Farmers.
Adams, C.
Olin, Hon. A. B.
Owings, James Parker, James
Patten, L. P.
Bowie, Henry
Cadle, William Chrismond, Robert
Clark, Bailey
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Blacksmiths.
Cook, Nathan
Cook, Wm. H.
Cooke, Mrs. E.
Cooke, Wm. J.
Crown, H. L.
Day, Jacob
Day, Washington
Dessellum, John T.
Diamond, J. B.
Diamond, Mrs. S. J.
Dorsey, R. G.
Fulks, Wm. R.
Gaither, James B.
Gaither, W. R.
Hutton, W. R.
Jones, L. C.
Meesne, C. G.
Meesne, O. C.
Mills, Richard
Reed, William
Ricketts, Isaac
Selby, Allen Selby, John T.
Farmers.
Briggs, Gideon
Briggs, James M. N.
Briggs, John
Briggs, Robert
Thompson, John
Briggs, Samuel
Thompson, Joseph
Briggs, Thomas
Tscheffely, F. H.
Calvin, Timothy
Wade, John W. Wade, William
Chandle, J. W.
Walker, G. E.
Clagette, John H. Clements, Lemnel
Walker, N. J.
Clopper, D.
Whalen, Martin
Codwise, B. R.
Woodward, R.
GERMANTOWN,
Twenty-seven miles from Washington, on the Metropolitan Branch, Bal- timore and Onio Railroad. Good land and excellent water; valued at from ten to fifty dollars per acre. The soil is kind, yielding productive- ly of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Potatoes, Tobacco, and Hay.
The village is located about one mile from the Station ; contains two Churches-Methodist Episcopal and Baptist, and Public School. Quite an extensive business is carried on at the Station in Fertilizers and Agri- cultural Implements ; also, in the Manufacture of Carriages, Buggies, c. Population, 100.
Postmaster.
Thomas N. Henderson.
Agent. -
Gassaway, John H.
Duvall, C. F. Easton, Giles Gloyd, Samuel
Carpenters.
· Beckwith, Greenbury Beckwith, Waters
Merchants.
Belt, John H. Owen, T. J. Ward & Fulks.
Millers.
Lemon, George Trail, Burton Watkins, Levi
Physician.
Etchison, E. E.
Shoemaker. Cooms, William
Small, John
Suter, Thomas R.
Thompson, F. H.
Clagette, Jaines H.
Walker, J. W.
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Harness, &c.
Nicholls, John H.
Merchants.
Gassaway, John H. Harris, R. E. Henderson, Thomas N. Waters, Horace D.
Leaman, Christian Musser, William Page, Nathan Pumplireys, Henry
Reichter, John C.
Snyder, Jacob F.
Farmers.
Snyder, John Waters, Horace
Bennett, R. H.
Waters, William
Benson, John T. Benson, Wm. II.
Williams, Henry
Williams, Samuel
GOSHEN,
Five miles from Gaithersburg. Land in fine cultivation. Soil-clay, mixed with loam, and valued at from twenty to fifty dollars per acre. Produces 30 bushels of Wheat, 50 of Corn, 1000 pounds of Tobacco, and two tons of Hay per acre. One Church-Methodist Episcopal, South Public School, two Mills, &c. Population, 50.
Postmaster.
Jones, Somerset O.
La Mar, J. C.
Magruder, H. R.
Magruder, J. S.
Hogan. C. F.
Magruder, Wm. M.
Merchandise. Martin, A. R.
Magruder, Z. M.
McMahan, E. Merriweather, A. G.
Miller, Washington
Reed, William
Riggs, George
Riggs, Harry
Riggs, R. D.
Stewart, A. G.
Thompson, J. H.
Thompson, J. C.
Thompson, Wm., of C.
Higgins, James
Waters, J. McC.
Higgins, Thomas Jones, Richard W.
Waters, W. D.
GREAT FALLS,
On the Potomac River. The Government Dam and Water Works are located here for supplying the District of Columbia. This is the largest available water-power in the world, and its development and utilization
Martin, A. R. Blacksmith.
Millers. Davis, J. S. Lewis, J. W.
Farmers.
Benson, J. E.
Blunt, W. W. Bowman, Uriah G. Dorsey, R. G. Green, Richard
Gassaway, John H. Gloyd, Eden Henderson, Joseph Laurer, J. A.
Shoe and Boot Maker. Carlin, Thomas
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DIRECTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
for manufacturing purposes, cannot fail to eventuate in the growth of a considerable town at this point.
The Great Falls Ice Companies' Warehouses are also located here. Hotel, Store and Post Office. Population, 150.
HYATTSTOWN.
Eight miles from Boyd's, on Bennett's Creek. Soil-clay, mixed with slate. Land undulating, back to the foot of Sugar Loaf Mountain; is principally cleared and under good cultivation, and worth from eight to fifty dollars per acre. Producing of Wheat, 25 bushels; Corn, 50; Oats, 40; Potatoes, 100; Tobacco, 1000 pounds, and Hay, two tons per acre. Three Churches-Methodist Episcopal and Methodist Episcopal, South, and Christian. White and Colored Public Schools. Population, 150.
Postmaster.
Browning, Charles T.
Smith, J. R.
Blacksmiths.
Dutrow, Jacob W.
Dutrow, O. W.
Carpenters and Undertakers,
Lawson, James W.
Gardner & Son.
Smith, J. R.
Lewis, J. R.
Lewis, William B.
McLane, Amon
McLane, Joshua
Merchants.
Price, Charles
Dutrow, D. W. Welsh, Wellington
Miller.
Darby, George A.
Simmons, Samuel T.
Tabler, Andrew J.
Tabler, George F.
Tabler, J. L. .
Burdett, Jolın E.
Warfield, H. G.
Shoemaker. Grimes, George
Watkins, Luther
Tailor. Davis, William
Farmers.
Anderson, Mrs. Ellen
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Cecil, Otho F.
Dixon, Jolm
Harris, Z. G.
Johnson, Samuel
Keith, C.
Dutrow, P. C.
Layton, C. F. & Bro.
Leather, E.
Carriages and Buggies. Brengle, J. H.
Pricc, George .
Price, Levi
Price, Thomas, of E.
Price, Thomas H.
Physician. Zeigler, A. H.
Saddles and Harness.
Tabler, John H.
Welsh, Asa H.
Windsor, Z. L.
Wolfe, Jesse H.
Zeigler, D.
HUNTING HILL,
Five miles West of Rockville, on the Poolesville road, and three miles South of Gaithersburg. Land improving, and yielding fair crops of Wheat, Corn, Potatoes, and Hay. An important feature is the Chrome
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Pits in the vicinity. Store, Wheelwright and Blacksmith Shop, and Post Office.
KNOWLES',
Eleven miles from Washington, on the Metropolitan Branch, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Land variable; valued at from forty to eighty dol- lars per acre. Yielding 30 to 40 bushels of Wheat, 50 to 60 of Corn, and two tons of Hay. Churches and Schools in immediate vicinity. Popu- lation, 75.
Postmaster.
Corrick, Joshua
Baker, Nelson
Brown, D. W.
Brown, M. J.
Mulican, George
Clemens, John
Bricklayers and Plasterers.
Duvall, Charles
Lincoln, William Rhoe, William
Duvall, James
Carpenters.
Knowles, George
Blackwith, W. T.
Blake, George
Duvall, George Welch, Patrick
Mulican, R.
Merchandise.
Wilson, George
LAYTONSVILLE,
Seven miles from Gaithersburg. Land under fair cultivation; mostly cleared, and rated at from ten to fifty dollars per acre. Produces 30 bushels of Wheat, 25 to 40 of Oats, 150 of Potatoes, 50 to 100 of Corn, 1200 pounds of Tobacco per acre. One Church-Methodist Episcopal. Two Public Schools. Population, 100.
Postmaster.
Bell, F. L. Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Gittings, John T. Parsley, Thomas Wicks & Kimble.
Carpenters and Undertakers. Easton, S. H. Houck, E. H.
Harness Maker. Myers, E. F.
Merchants.
Kenny, W. H. H. Mobley, George W.
Physician. Crawford, B. B.
Shoemaker. Snyder, J. P.
Tailor. Sellman, John A.
Perry, Humphrey
Fawcett, F. M.
Farmers.
Blacksmith.
Hiffiner, John
Manakee, William McDermott, John
McDermott, Patrick
Farmers. Allnutt, J. B. Allnutt, John Allnntt, John T. Allnutt, William Ayton, E. B. Bell, F. L. Bell, James T.
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Bell, Silence
Plummer, Richard
Bowman, George W.
Plummer, Robert Pope, C. A.
Brown, Edward
Clagett, James W.
Pope, James M.
Clagett, Mrs. M. A.
Pugh, David L.
Crawford, C. A.
Ray, Nicholas
Darby, W. A.
Riggs, Reuben
Dorsey, Thomas W.
Riggs, Samuel, of G.
Fish, Benjamin R.
Riggs, Samuel, of S.
Gattrel, G.
Stewart, Albert
Griffith, C. H.
Thompson, T.
Griffith, U.
Ward, J.
Griffith, U. H.
Warfield, J. G.
Griffith, Wm. R.
Warfield, John T.
Hawkins, Wn.
Waters, George T.
King, S.
Watkins & Clagett.
Nelson, O.
Williams, James
MARTINSBURG,
Eight miles from Barnesville, on the road (two miles) from White's Ferry. on the Potomac River. Land fertile, with a good clay soil; gen- erally cleared, and commands from twenty to fifty dollars per acre. Yielding fine crops of Wheat, Corn, Oats, and Hay. Churches and Public Schools convenient. Population, 75.
Postmaster.
Reed, James W.
Blacksmiths. Mckenzie, T. Peters, John
Mercer, W. E.
Mosburg, George
Mosburg, P. K.
Merchants.
Phillips Brothers. Reed & Trundle.
Oxley, Thomas
Pool, B. R,
Millers. Devilbiss, J. A. Weller, Frank
Reed, Jr .n
Remsburg, D. F.
Remsburg, William
Shoemaker. Thomas, C. W ..
Skinner, James Smoot, R. W.
Stallings, Richard
Farmers. Boteler, A. J.
Stephenson, John Veirs. William F.
MIDDLEBROOK,
Two miles West of the intersection of the Frederick Turnpike and Big Seneca, nine miles West of Rockville, and four miles East of Clarks- burg. Land, medium; can be purchased at from ten to twenty dollars per acre. Yielding fine crops of Wheat, Corn, Oats, Hay, Potatoes, and Tobacco. Churches and Schools near. Population, 30.
Cowley, R. T.
Hickman, James B.
Jones, William T. Joner, John L. T.
Oxley, Edgar F.
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Farmers.
Postmaster.
Clements, George H.
Benson, J. N,
Benson, Johnson Benson, Thomas E.
Blacksmith. Smith, Peter
Case, John
Case, Zadoc
Crawford, H.
Gloyd, James A.
Rabbitt, James O.
Ray, D. A.
Ricketts, A. P.
Trail, James O.
Trail, R.
Ward, T. G.
Ward, W. E.
MONOCACY,
On the Monocacy River, near the crossing of the Metropolitan Railroad. Land productive, and ranging from ten to twenty dollars per acre. Pro- ducing good crops of Wheat and Corn. Mills, Churches, and Public Schools convenient. Population, 20.
Postmaster. Sellman, Frederick
General Merchandise. Sellman, Frederick Physician. Hellen.
Farmers.
Bouic, Rufus A. - Beall, William A. Hays, George R. Sellman, Frederick
MONTROSE,
Is one-half mile from Randolph. The soil, red clay ; valued at fifty to sixty dollars per acre. Yielding 25 bushels of Wheat, 80 of Corn, and two tons of Hay. Population, 100.
Postmaster. Heley, Francis Blacksmith. Flach, Joseph
Carpenter. Cramer, C.
General Merchandise. Heley, Francis Holmes, T. Magruder, W. F.
Miller. Orndorf, William
Farmers.
Bagley, H. Baker, E. Ball, Frank Codwise. B. R.
Curtin, T. Duffy, Peter Halpin, C. Hance, W.
- Carpenters. Easton, William Trail, Thomas
General Merchandise. Clements, George H.
Millers. Buxton, Leonard Watkins, L. L.
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nne Lyddam, T. Magruder, S. W. Magruder, William Magruder, W. S. Ricketts, E.
Veirs, C. Veirs, E. Wilson, O. Windan, George
NORBECK
Is situated five miles from Rockville. The land is valued at twenty-five to forty dollars per acre. Yielding from 25 to 30 bushels of Wheat, 20 to 25 of Corn, and one and a half ton of Hay. Churches and Schools in close proximity. Population, 40.
Postmaster.
Bennett, John A.
Blacksmith.
Gill, James
Beall, J. W.
Carriage Maker. Cashell, C. R.
Brooke, Albin
Brooke, Roger
General Merchandise.
Cashell, Thomas
Cashell, William
Bennett, Jolın A. Flack, A. C. Ramier, James
Flack, A. C. Muncaster, Wm. E.
Nicholls, C. W.
Riley, P. C.
Sullivan, Perry
Thompson, William
OFFUTT'S + ROADS,
Six miles from Rockville, and two and a half miles from the Great Falls of the Potomac, which is considered one of the greatest water-powers in the country. The land surrounding is fair, and contains gold mines, which are now being worked. Land sells at from ten to thirty dollars per acre. Produces 15 to 30 bushels of Wheat, 100 of Potatoes, 25 of Oats, and 20 to 30 of Corn. Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal Churches. Three Schools near. Population, 125.
Postmaster. Offutt, William
Blacksmiths. Lynch, William T. McCormick, George
Carpenters. Dolbeck, James Hill, Lloyd Sheppard, Thomas
General Merchandise. Garrett & Maus. McQuade, M. Offutt & Perry. Gold Miners. Jas. Bartlett, Merritt & Co.
Millers. McCormick, G. Orendorf, Wm. Storm, Philip & John
Carpenters. Burris, William Nicholls, Charles
Farmers.
Abert, Charles Abert, Robert W. Adamson, R. L.
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Physicians.
Offutt, B. Willett, C. F.
Shoemakers. Burriss, Lem. P. Stearn, J. J.
Farmers.
Austin, Mahlon
Barnhouse, Richard
Boswell, Frank
Bradley, George G.
Bradley, Henry Bradley, Henry, Jr.
Burriss, G. W.
Carroll, J. M.
Stearn, Joseph Trundle, John
OLNEY
Is situated eight miles from Rockville. Land good, principally cleared ; is valued at forty dollars per acre, and yields 25 bushels of Wheat, 50 of Corn, and 1200 pounds of Tobacco. Churches and Schools convenient. Population, 75.
Postmaster.
Kirk, R. L. Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Jones, L. D. Walker, J. W.
Carpenters and Undertakers. Groome, Thomas C. Price, John Young, R. W.
Dairy. Farquhar, Greenville Dentist. Manakee, F. H.
Merchandise.
Barnesley, J. D. Williams & Berger. Miller. Routzhan, M. C.
Physician.
Magruder, Wm. E.
Shoemaker. Johnson, H. C. Stoves and Tinware. Wagner, J. L. 10
Tailor. Schmitt, Andrew
Farmers.
Barnesley, George
Barnesley, James Barnesley, Samuel
Berry, J. D.
Bowie, Col. W.
Brooke, C. F.
Cashell, G. C.
Cashell, H. B.
Cashell. S. S. Chichester, W. B.
Childs, James O.
Childs, William
Dorsey, Col. G.
Duly, H. B.
Farquhar, Charles
Griffith, Thomas Hallowell, II. C.
Higgins. H. O. Holland, J. C. Hyatt, George W. Jones, L. W. Kirk, Charles
Mackall, R. L.
Mackall, R. M.
Manakee, Reuben
Clagett, Darius
Clagett, Henry
Clagett, J. N.
Clagett, Wm.
Connell, John
Connell, Robert
Hardesty, Wm. M.
Hill, Levi Kilgour, Frank
Maus, O. S.
Moore, J. D. W.
Offutt, John Offutt, L. M. Saunders, John
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DIRECTORY OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
POOLESVILLE
Is located in the Horseshoe formed by the Potomac River, six miles from Barnesville Station, Metropolitan Railroad, and same distance from the Canal, and thirty-two miles from Washington. Principal products- Wheat, Corn and Hay. From fifteen hundred to two thousand head of Cattle are grazed for market in the District. Soil sandy, gray and red ; ranging from fifteen to fifty dollars per acre. A Public and Private School largely attended; also, Briarly Hall Seminary for Young Ladies, ably conducted by Mrs. Mary E. Porter and daughter, with a large attendance. Population, 275.
Postmaster.
Cator, Samuel
Fisher, George
Blacksmith.
Fisher, Martin
Reed, Lewis
Gott, Thomas N.
Carpenters.
Norris, William
Hall, E. Money, J. II.
Hempstone, T.
Hillard, Robert
Hughes, William D.
Carriage Manufacturers. Stranb & Son.
Dentist.
Schaeffer, Dr. T. H.
Merchants.
Hall, T. R.
Hays, William N.
Hoskinson Bros.
Kohlhoss, C. Norris, J. T.
Millers.
Milford, Thos .. & Bitzer. Physicians.
Ayler,
Walling, - - Wootton,
Shoemakers.
Grimes, Charles Price, Elias
Veterinary Surgeon. Poole, W. T. H.
Farmers.
Brewer, George
Brewer, William Cecil, Humphrey Cecil, William Chiswell, Captain Chiswell, Edward
Willard, J.
Young, David
Young, Henry
Young, Isaac
Young, W. T.
Jones, John A. Jones, John L. T.
Jones, N.
Jones, William T.
Metzger, Charles
Metzger, William
Miles, Uriah
Poole, Dickerson
Poole, F. S.
Poole, J. Sprigg
Poole, Richard
Poole, Thomas H.
Poole, Wallace
Poole, William
Schaffer, William
Sellman, Charles
Talbott, Benson
Trundle, James White, Benjamin White, Frank White, Joseph
White, Richard
White, Thomas H.
Willard, Charles
Dade, John
Dawson, F.
Griffith, Howard
Heirberger, Aaron
Hempstone, H. T.
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REDLAND,
Two miles from Derwood Station, Metropolitan Branch Railroad. Soil productive, and susceptible of improvement. Church and Public School. Population, 50.
Postmaster.
Farmers.
Bean, C. M.
Peirce, H. B. Blacksmiths.
Bowman, U. Case, J. & R.
Bready, C. W. Bready, S. K.
Cashell, H.
Cashell, J.
Carpenters.
Cashell, Thomas, Jr.
Belt, Rufus Belt, W. M.
Griffith, David
Housholder, W. O.
Merchants.
Magruder, Zadoc
Peirce, H. B. Thompson, H. S. & Bro.
Muncaster, E. M.
Miller. Shaw, Nathan
Ricketts, J. T.
Physicians.
Magruder, J. W. Magruder, Julian
. Riggs, Mrs. E. H. Thompson, J. E.
ROCKVILLE,
The County Seat, on the Metropolitan Railroad, fifty-seven miles from Baltimore, and sixteen miles from Washington. The land in the vicinity is clay loam, well improved, and sells from twenty. to one hundred dollars per acre. Staple productions-Wheat, Corn, Hay, and Oats. Considerable attention is devoted to Fruit and Garden productions. Contains Court House, Jail, and the County Almshouse. Churches- Methodist Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Episcopal, Disci- ples, and two Colored. Mispah Lodge, No. 144, A. F. & A. M. Mont- gomery Grange. Population, 1000.
Postmaster.
England, John G.
Agents-Insurance. Higgins, John J. Prettyman, E. D.
Agent-Railroad. Cooper, J. J. Attorneys at Law. Anderson & Bouic. Anderson, James W. Brewer & Brewer. Dawson, James
England, John G. Jones, Spencer C. Peter & Henderson. Peter, John F. Talbott, H. W.
Auctioneer. Boswell, James
Blacksmiths and Wheelwrights. Bagley, R. A. Buxton, James F. Green, M. Haney, B.
Magruder, H. B.
Rabbitt, J.
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Moulden, Eli Multinger, J. P.
Carpenters and Undertakers.
Cator, George F. Edmondson, John Haney, Joseph Pumphrey, W. R.
Dentist.
Manakee, F. II. Druggist. Owens, D. F.
Harness Maker. Kircher, David
Hotels.
Montgomery-M. A. Almony. Union -- Francis Kleindienst.
Livery Stables. Poss. J. Rabbitt, W. H.
Mason. Dwyer, Henry
Merchants.
Biays, J. P.
Bouic, D. H.
England, John G., Jr.
Higgins, S. D. & Son.
Lyddane, S. B.
Mulfinger, Mrs. Mary M.
Offutt, N. D.
Shekell, R. A.
Millers. Veirs, E. & Brother.
Millinery.
Campbell, Misses Cator, Mrs. G. F. Miller, Mrs. J. R. · Physicians.
Maddox, C. J. Sommers, A. A. Stonestreet, E. E.
Shoemakers.
Johnson, R. R. Sadtler, Louis Steele, J. A.
Tailor. Morgan, M.
Tinner. Viett, Henry
Watches and Jewelry. Ansley, Henry Wines and Liquors. Mullican, S. T. Rabbitt, J. R. Rabbitt, William H.
Farmers.
Anderson, Col. James
Anderson, James W., Jr.
Bedle, Amos
Belt, Edward C.
Bouie, Hon. W. V.
Bowie, Hon. R. 1.
Brewer, John B.
Brooke, W. S.
Carter. R. W.
Claggett, Z. T.
Cromack, J. C.
Davis, Samuel L.
Dawson, H. A.
Dawson, John L.
Dove, Thomas R.
Edmondson, C. O.
Farquhar, Rodger B.
Gaither, William R.
Graff, George M.
Haney. Joseph M.
Higgins, James W.
Higgins, Mrs. S. D.
Horner, Frank B.
Horner, John W.
Hunter, Mrs.
Hunter, William
Hurley, Henry
Jones, William, Jr.
Keys, Chandler
Lyddane, S. M.
Maddox, Dr. Charles J.
Nelson, C. S.
Offutt, N. D.
Orndorff. W. O.
Prettyman, E. B.
Ray, N. K.
Ricketts, John H.
Ricketts, R. E.
Rozier, F. W.
Selby, Allen Shaw, George
Shaw, James L.
Stonestreet, Dr. E. E.
Stonestreet, Samuel T.
Stonestreet, T. W. Trail, Hezekiah Veirs, E. M.
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Veirs, W. A. Wagner, J. N. Watkins, Rudolph
White, George Willson, John E. Willson, Samuel
SANDY SPRINGS,
Eight miles East of Rockville, and eleven miles from Laurel, is situated in the midst of a Settlement of Friends, and is surrounded by one of the wealthiest sections in the County. Land under a high state of cultiva- tion, and improved by handsome buildings, etc. Land worth from twenty to one hundred dollars per acre. Principal productions-Wheat, Corn, Hay, and Fruit. Four Methodist Episcopal Churches, two Colored, and Society of Friends. Public and Private Schools. Mutual Fire Insur- ance Company, of Montgomery County; Sandy Springs Savings Bank, and Circulating Library. Population, 100.
Postmaster.
Stabler, Edward Blacksmiths.
Budd, Samuel Budd, Thomas Marlow, J. F. Turner, Fletcher
Carpenters.
Hill, Remus
Leizer, Francis Moore, Robert S. Tucker, Richard
Merchants.
Gilpin & Bentley. Holland, James M. Thomas; A. G.
Millers.
Brooke, Charles F. Lea, Henry T. White. Moab
Physician. Iddings, C. Edward
Farmers.
Bready. John
Brooke, Alban
Brooke, George E.
Cashell, A. Jackson Chandlee, Albert
Farquhar, William II. Hallowell, Henry C. Kirk, Mahlon
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