Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-11-02
HANDED OVER.
The Transfer Of the POstOfics An
Accomplished Fact.
Col Sterling Gracefully Yields Up the Keys
to Postmaster Simpson---A Very
Pleasant Incident Of the
Change.


of Robert Simpson Vas accomplished, the
new official and three of his assistants tax
ing charge without the least interruption to
the public business.
During the day Postmaster Sterling and
the chiefs of the various departments made
complete inventory Of all the Govern
ment property contained in the building,
and in the early evening hours this was
turned over to Postmaster Simpson and
receipted for by the latter. Mr.. W. ".
Irwin,
THE NEW CHILF CLERK,
then took possession of the Office vacated By
tho retiring assistant, Mr.. W. B. Fisher;
Mr.. Louis Albright took up the duties OF
Superintendent Of Letter Carriers, hereto
fore occupied by his brother, Mr.. d. A.
Albright, and Mr.. Charles Simms succeed
ed Mr.. Robert l. Bickerton as night clerk.
The retiring officials, noted as they have
been for efficiency and untiriDg spplica-
ton to their several duties, have successors
worthy in every respect Of the confidence
OF the public. Messrs Irwin, Albright and
Simms are gentlemen enjoying the best OF
regulations for industry and intelligent
application to whatever business they may
be engaged in, and Postmaster Simpson
has exercised wise discrimination in
selecting them for his assistants during his
administration.
Immediately after the business Of
HE TRANSFER
had been Concluded the retiring Postmss.
ter. Col Hugh Sterling, and Mr.. VAL
| Fisher, his assistant, we're called into the
private Office of the Postmaster, where
they were confronted by the employees Of
the cfice, the incoming Postmaster, Mr..
Simpson, Mr.. John Frew, Judge J. P
Rogers, representatives Of the press, and a
number of other persons, TO the aggregate
number Of about thirty. There Messrs
Sterling snd Fisher were confronted by
two handsome presents, provided by the
employees, they being handsome gold
lined silver water set for Col Sterling, and
an elegant reclining smoking chair for the
retiring assistant. The two gentlemen
were taken completely by surprise, and
while they were yet lost in smazement at
the unexpected turn things had taken,
Hon. G. w. Atkinson, who had been in
yited to make The presentation speech,
came forward and said:
Mr. ATKIN, ON'S ADDRESS.
.Hsssrs. Sterling and Fisher:
l hope | will never see The day in civ
ilized land like this in which we live when
true merit shall no: be recognized and sp-
preciated. | take it that as civilization
sdvances-ss the world rises higher and
still higher in the plane of knoWledge and
usefulness We shall expect to see the peo-
pie striving to recognize, more and more,
| The merits and virtues OF the deserving
everywhere. Life affords but few oppor'
tuuities for doing great services for others;
and only now and then do occasions arise,
ike the one in which we ore now partici-
psting, when We csn show our appreciation
of real worth in Substantial and endur-
ing manner And what en- argument this
is in support of the old adsge that by com
municaiing our grief, we have less, and by
communicating our pleasure, we have
more This Is an occasion, my friends,
wherein
| SORROW AND PLEASURE MINGLE ALIKE.
Sorrow over PAIRING from familiar walks,
parting from familiar desks, parting from
| familiar halls, parting from familiar asso
Citations, parting from familiar faces; and
Joy over leaving behind none but
the kindest feelings, none but the best Of
recollec6ons, none but the best wishes for
the future.
1t affords me pleasure, my dear sirS, to
inform you that have been selected by
the employees in the Postofice,-men who
have been subordinate to you these many
years, in handling the mails of our fellow
citizeUs-upon your retirement from the
responsible POSITIONS of Postmaster and AS
sistsnt Postmaster Of the city OF Wheeling
to present TO you some slight token of
their appreciation to you as their chiefs in
the faithful administration Of an i'm
portsnt public trust. These gen.
tlemeu, standing around you to-
night, have purchased this handsome
silver water service, and this elegant smok-
ing chair, and ask me, in their name, to
tender the same to you as an expression Of
! tl6lr CCQuucns6 anu colccu.
In the wisdom OF the sovereigna of cur
fair land, it was last fall decided to turn
one political party out of public position
and put another IN. Whether fortunate or
unfortunate for you, you belong to the ms
that
HAVE TO GIVE WAY
to the outs Therefore, Of necessity, you
tonight walk out and Others walk in. But
this is q wide, wide world, and it is filled
with wheels of industry and enterprise. Go
where you may, there is plenty for
all 10 do; and inasmuch as you have
both been successful as public officials, |
an quite confident you will be equally sue.
cesstul as business men in the private
walks of lite.
These gentlemen are all your friends,
and express the sentiment Of all Of them
when l say that they regret your retire
meat from the public offices which you
have so faithfully filled, and which they
have aided you By their energy AID skill
to execute to the satisfaction of the entire
community.
Upon my own responsibility desire to
add that never before your administra-
ton did the city Of Wheeling
have so thorough and satisfactory
an administration Of It's postal affairs. To
these assistants, therefore as we'll as to
the Chief and his assistant, much credit is
due; and when all of you retire, as pre-
sumo you will before many moons shall
come and 20, believe that our felloW-citi-
zens, without regard to party or creeds,
will unite in the declaration that you have
all been fsithful, dutifnl, honest energetic
in the discharge of all the responsible OBJ
legations which have been placed upon
you.
In the mans of good government and q
pure and clean civil service, | coDgrstu-
late all, and wish you godspeed in all that
Won may hereafter undertake.
ANOTHER PRESENT,
highly appreciated the compliment which
had been extended them by their subor-
dinstes in the postofice. In the course Of
his remarks Col. Sterling said:
II take no credit for the high state OF
efficiency to which the Wheeling postofice
has been BROUGHT give it all to my quo
ord;natea Every department has been