Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-11
CAPITAL CHAT.
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like to get off in the Aroostook woods
again and have good hunt, leaving all
the world and all the cares of his
great office behind him.
Quite a number of postmasters of
many years ago in Kennebec county,
or their heirs, have claims pending be-
fore the post Office department which
were considered as dead but which
claim agents have recently dug up
here. Whether these claims will ever
be paid is another question but names
of postmasters and the amount of mon
ey said to be due them under a restate-
ment of salaries have been printed by
direction of the Senate and on the re-
quest of Senator Frye. A part of the
money due was paid under an act of
Congress OF 1888 but it is the balance
which the attorneys of these postmas-
tiers are now seeking.
There are sixteen of these claimants
from Keanebec county in the schedule.
Probably few of them are now alive
but the money If paid will go in part to
their heirs after the claimant attor-
neys are paid. At Albion, Mr.. II.
Stratton, who was postmaster from 1870
to 1872, presented claim for SIG in 1884,
which has never been paid. Crosby
Kinds. postmaster at Benton for two
John Berry requested of the post
filed claim in 1885 for SIG. The fol-
lowing year in 1886, Postmaster
John Berry requested of the post
master general $500 for balance al
legged to be due him on account of his
restated salary for the term of 1S64-66.
TIL:
claims from Kennebec county, except
the claim of Former Postmaster E.
Rowell. OF Hallowell, whose represent
atives are demanding $500 on account
of restated salary for the two terms be-
tween 1870 and 1874 Thomas Hovey,
who was postmaster of Hallowell for
the term 1864-G6, put IN a claim for $3.50
in 1888.
At Litchfield Corners a claim of $43
has been put in on behalf of Isaac
Starbird, who was postmaster there tor
The term ending in 1866, and at Man
chester claim of S31 has been put in
in behalf of E. M. Boynton, who was
postmaster from 1868 to 1870. At Mon
nonth it is claimed that $149 is due
OH the salary of William H. Rounds,
who was postmaster in 1886.
At Mount Vernon there are two
claims, one for $76 on account of the
salary of Postmaster r. M. Mansu1
0S64- '66J and one for 500 on account o.
f. c. Fellows, who was postmaster 1870
To-
On account of the salary of 7. Il
Palmer, at North Fayette, there are two
claims pending, one for $51 and one TO,
IL tina from 1893 n
1872 1t is claimed that S23 is due on
account of the salary as postmaster al
North Monmouth of George w. Ring
and $34 on account of the salary of
Berry MAXWELL at the same place. Both
claims were presented in 1885. 1t is
claimed that $40 is due on account of
the salary of Jesse Gould as post
master at North Pittston for the term
1SGS-'70.
A claim of s107 is made for salary al
legged to have been due to B. T. Rich
ards when he was postmaster at Read
field in 1876 and at South China $40
IS claimed fer salary alleged to have
been due to ]. F. Wyman, when he was
postmaster there in 1S6S-70.
A total of $625 is claimed as having
been due Charles r. McFadden for two
terms as postmaster in Waterville in
the COS and the los. That claim was
first presented in 1888. At Wayne
claims amounting to $l27 are made for
Alfred Sawyer's salary as postmaster
there and $50 more for the salary of ].
S. Berry at the same place.
The only other Kennebec county
claim is that growing out of the service
of w. p. Haskell as postmaster at West
Gardiner 1t is claimed that he was
not paid 1913 that was lawfully due him.