The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1894-03-16

possibilities OF the service and he had quite
out eff 'ctive WV OF urging upon the oficlal
10 charge Of the department the improved ia
Gil IT, which he desired 10 secure. In thi
way the Improvement in the local service be
came very marked and the young postmaete
acquired such degree OF wel-deserved pop
uiarlty that at the expiration of bis term
majority of Brattleboro Repu ,licans asked
President Harrison for bis reappontment
which was granted and was counted tri.
umph for the principle OF cvll-,ervice 70
form.
The growth of the business OF the Brattle
b0rO office since the days when Mr.. Childt
Inc growth OF the business OF the town and
Of the " wonderful increase which the people OF
the county have made OF the use of the mails.
| At tDat time he was the only CLERK emplUy I'd.
the late G. II. Mausur. afterwsrd postmaster,
| being assistant postmaster, and the two doing
Tue bulk of The work under Capt. ClarKe's
supervision. WHAT the increase In the bust.
ness OF he Office has been Is shown by the
fact that to-day, besides the postmaster, an IS.
! -istant postmaster, two mailing clerks, and q
money order clerk are employed, besides five
carriers and their substitutes. The number Of
mails recei,td daily has increased tenfUli and
the daily average of natl matter received IL
upward OF so sacks anu pouches, while the
amount Dip itch-d is still greater. The re-
IN part to the increase In population, but
more to the increase OF facilities. the Office
Is handsomely and c0mmOdtOusiy housed In
the town bail building and both in this re-
.pect and 10 'ts general management 1t 10 &C.
cUuuted model.
serylce IN the state mil Ia, having been elected
u III u,enant III the E.tey guard in 1875 under
Capt. now Gen. j. E,te,. He WAS suose
gu. ntly elected Captain of the company and
aeld lnis position uutIl about year ago. when
ne resigned and WAS commissioned = maj Ir
and placed on the retired ut under the new
law OF the state, IS q recos milton OF his long
,erm OF f.ithfui service. Ia addition to bis
military service Maj Chids has served on the
board OF listers tor t0res Years and IL an In
corpOrator Ut the Vermont Savings bank, Is
". II NJ Of the Wilmington Savings hank, Of
which his father was the president In other
ways be has been and IL All active factor In
the general interests Of the town. He has
taste Tor newspaper WORK, and fJr long
term of years ha> ,een the local correspond
enI of the Republican, Ne we'll Is the repre-
st htatlve of the As.ocix ion Press. Like 90
many another son OF the picturesque town Of
W ilntng tOn,up among the Green Mountains.
n j. Cnilds IN Aintains to the full bis love and
10y atty for the place of his birth, anu his In
lerest In iis welfare has been shown In many
ways, nota0iy 10 his activity In securing and
Stresm club In which many prominent New
YOrk people are intere>led and Of " hit b Presi
1,ut Cleveland IL an hOnOrar member. Maj.
Guilds ID an authority IN numismatics. p0s-
esstug Valuable private collection OF coin, |
md IL an Accomplish xms eur photograph |
n. In his religious views be IL an EDi -cOpa
ian and . cOmmunicant at 81. MichaePs |
hurcn. HIS home on Terrace sheet. graced |
" wife nd dau4ht-r, is one Of ne most d..
|. ht;ul In tots village ami MS latch string L.
.lways out for u iicle Of friends which in-
nudes the W hoie C,,iUinuuttv