Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-11-01
HANDED OVER.
The Transfer of the Postoffics An
Accomplished Fact.
Col; Sterling Gracefully Yields Up the Keys
to Postmaster Simpson---A Very
Pleasant Incident Of the
Change.

LAST sys6fng at 9 o'clock the formal
trsnsisf of the Wheeling postofice from
The custody of CD Hugh Sterling to that
Of Robert Simpson vas accomplished, the
new official andthree of bis assistants tax
ing charge wit tout the least interruption to
the public butiness.
During tbs day Postmaster Sterling and
the chiefs Of the VsriOssdspartn ents made
= complete inventory of all fths Govern
msnt property Contained inithe building,
and in the early evening hours this was
turned over to Postmaster Simpson and
reCeipted for BY the latter. Mr.. W. W.
Irwin,
THE NEW CHIEF CLERK,
then took possession of the oficssscated BY
the retiring assistant, Mr.. WB. Fisher;
Mr.. Louis Albright took up the duties of
Superintendent of Letter Carriers, hereto
fore occupied BY his brother, Mr.. II A.
Albright, and Mr.. 6harles Simms succeed
ed Mr.. Robert l. Biekerton as night clerk.
The retiring officials, Doted as they have
been for efficiency and uutiring spplica-
ton to their several duties, have successors
worthy in every respect Of the confidence
oil 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 q wise discrimination in
selecting them for his assistants during his
administration.
Immediately after the business Of
THE TRANSFER
bad been concluded the retiring Postmss.
ter. Col. Hugh Sterling, aud Mr.. VIII
Fisher, his assistant, were called into the
private office of the Postmaster, where
they we're confronted by the employees of
the Office, the incoming Postmaster, Mr..
Simpson, Mr.. John FreW, Judge j. P
Rogers, representatives OF the press, and q
number of other persons, TO the aggregate
number of about thirty. There Messrs.
Sterling and Fisher were confronted by
two handsome presents, provided by the
employees, they being p 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, aud
while they were yet lost in smszemeGt 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;
NR ATEINsON'S ADDRESS.
MesSrs. Sterling and Fisher:
hope l will never see the day in civ
ilized land ike this in which we live when
true merit shall rot be recognized and sp
precisted. take it that as civilization
sdvsnces-as 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 oil the deserving
everywhere. Lille affords but few oppor-
tunities for doing great services for others;
and only now and then do occasions arise,
like the one in which VIC are now psrtici-
psting, when we can show our appreciation
of real worth in q substantial and endur-
ing manner And what al argument this
is in support of the old adsge that by con-
municsiing our grief, we have less, and BY
communicating our pleasure, We have
more. This Is an occasion, my friends,
wherein
SORROW AND PLEASURE NINGLE ALIKE.
Sorrow over parting 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
recollections, none but the beat wishes for
the future.
Il 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 sou 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 &c you some slight token Of
their appreciation to yen IS their chie's in
the faithful administration or an i'm
portant public trust. These gen.
tlemep, standing around you to-
night, have purchased this handsome
silver water service, and this sleSent smok-
ing chair, and ask me, in their name, 10
tender the same to you IS an expression OF
their confidence and esteem.
In the wisdom of the sovsreigns Of our
fair land, it Wss 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 ia q wide. vide world, and it is filled
with wheels OF industry and enterprise. Go
where you may there is plenty for
all 10 do; and inssmuch az you have
both been successful as public officials, l
an quite confident you will be equally sue.
cesstul as business men in the private
walks of life
These gentlemen are all your friends,
and / express the sentiment Of all OF them
when | cav that they regret your retire
ment from the public offices which you
have so tsithfnlly filed, and which they
have aided you By tseis energy and skill
to execute to tie satisfaction OF tse entire
community.
Upon my Own responsibility l desire to
add that never before Jour administra-
ton did the city Of Wheeling
have so thorough and satisfactory
an administration of Its postal affairs. To
these assistants, therefore, as well as to
the Chief and bis assistant, much credit is
due; and when all of You retire, as pre-
sume you will before many moons shall
come and 90, believe that our felloW-citi-
zers, without regard to party or creeds,
will unite in the declaration that you have
ell been faithful, dutifnl, honest, energetic
in the discharge Of all the responsible OBJ
legations which have been placed upon
YoU.
In the name of good government and
pure aud clean cigil service, ! copgrstu-
late all, and wish you godspeed in al that
YOU may hereafter undertake.
ANOTHER PRESENT,
an elegant German silver student lamp.
had, somehow, found its way beeiie the |