The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-05-30
OUR MAIL
SERVICE.
The Latest Family Held The
Post office More Than Half
A Century.
POST OFFICE NOTES
AND NEWS.

office extends over period OF seventy
two years-from 1928. Before that time
Cloverport mail was addressed to Har-
dinsburg and brought mere by a special
carrier sent from this place. At that
time stamps and envelopes we're not
used and letters came folded and sealed
with sealing wax, marked due 25c. Need
less to say that the amount Of correspon-
dence done then was vastly less than
now or the poor-houses would have had
to be enlarged to accommodate the ma
jority OF the community.
The name LaHeist has from the first
been connected with the postal service
in this town, some member OF that fam.
lily holding the position Of postmaster
for more than half century. In book
owned by Mr.. Albert LaHeist are the
complete records OF the business done in
the office from its beginning until the
death OF Mr.. John LaHelst in 1884. All
the LaHeists have made reliable, meth
odical and efficient post
The three Latest brothers, George,
Sam and John, moved to Kentucky from
Pennsylvania in the early part Of this
century. John was employed first as
mail carrier, then George was given
charge Of the post Office upon its estab-
lishment. He was then proprietor of
small store on the corner where now
stands the Breckenridge Inn and it was
at this place that our grandfathers called
for their mail. The total receipts Of this
frt year amounted to 1857 and the
salary paid the post master was Sl5.6S.
Apropos OF progression let us remark
here that the total receipts in that same
Office for 1889 were S2232.7l and our pres-
ent postmaster draws yearly salary Of
Sll00 with allowances that amount to
$500.
During his term OF office Mr.. George
LATEST moved the office to house
built for it on the site now occupied by
Mr.. Julius Nolte's house and his brother,
Mr.. Sam LATEST, had charge Of it..
When the Republicans came in power
upon the election OF Lincoln, Mr..
George LaHeist, who had kept it during
all the administrations from the sixth,
that OF John Q. Adams, was supplanted
by his brother John. At that time the
office was paying $500 year.
The most OF us remember "Uncle
Johnnie" who was postmaster twenty
three years and who died at his post in
1884. During his term the Office was
moved three times: first to the place
where Mr.. j. H. Wills now lives, then
to log house on the spot now occupied
by Popham's saloon and again to the
property now owned by Mr.. Nolte. His
son and assistant, Mr.. Albert LATEST,
served out his fathers unexpired term.
1t was while "Uncle Johnnie" was post
master, in 1880, that the Office became
a money orderoffice
When Cleveland became president,
Miss Leila Henly was appointed post
mistress which Office she filed accepta-
bly, seven years. She moved it TO the
place it now stands. Her successor was
Judge VIM. Ahl, now OF Hardinsburg,
who remained in Office until the re-elec.
ton OF Cleveland when Miss Henly
again held 1t for four years. 1t was dur
ing the term OF the genial and accommo-
dating Judge ALL that the Office became
third class or presidential Office.
Our next and present post-masteris the
Hon. Jonas d. Wilson, appointed by
President Mckinley. He and his popu.
lar and efficient assistant, Marion
Weatherholt, are succeeding in serving
the public acceptably and at the same
time are doing their full duty to "Uncle
SAM"
PosToFFIcE NOTES
Though the question Of moving the
post-ofice to the west side Of the creek
has been agitated a number of times. IL