The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
DIlIMICK IN CHARGE
NEW PosTMAsTER TAKES UP REINs
 OF HIS OFFICE.
Announces Reappointment of Mr. Ir- win Az Assistant Postmaster-- Judge Buckley Retires From
 Public Life.

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 When Judge Charles W. Buckley re- linquished the office of Postmaster of Montgomery to Joseph P. Dimmick. put on his coat and walked out of the postofice yesterday evening. he turn ed his back on public once forever after a service continuing over forty one years
 Today MT. Dimmick is Postmaster at Montgomery. He Is, the youngest Postmaster Montgomery ever had. Perhaps he is the only native of Mont gomery who ever filled the important office A son of Captain J. W Dim mick. clerk of the United States Court. the young man was born in Montgom- cry about thirty years ago. He is an alumnus of the State University and a graduate of Harvard. Since he came home from school he has been a deputy clerk in the ofice of his father.
 The transfer of the postoffice man- agement was without formality. There was no auditing of accounts. no visit of a Postoffice Inspector. Mir Dim mick spent the greater part of the day in the Posrmaster's ofice with Judge Buckley familiarizing himself with the more intimate details of the ofice and planning for the work that is to come to his desk tomorrow morning when. as Postmaster Dimmick, he will sit in Ine ndHoSOLicIy anu direct the affairs of Uncle Sam's Mont gomery postal service.
 As forecasted by The Advertiser yesterday morning, Postmaster Dim mick during the day, announced the re-appointment of Henry F. Irwin as Assistant Postmaster. he said he had forwarded the name of MT. Irwin to the Postmaster General on June 1s. and that the appointment had been O
 Assistant Postmaster Irwin has been in the service of the --.ontgomery postoffice under every Republican ad- ministration since 1881 when he be- gan as letter carrier. Under the Harrison administration he was ap- pointed Assistant Postmaster and served in that capacity during the ad- ministration of President Mckinley and Roosevelt each tune with Judge Buckley as Postmaster.
 Postmaster Dimmick said yesterday that until he was better acquainted with the duties of his new once he would be unable to speak of the policy to be pursued. In general way he wanted it understood that every ef- fort would be put forth to keep the service up to the highest standard of efficiency.
 The youngest Postmaster Montgon- cry ever had will also be the highest salarted Postmaster that ever presid- ed over the local postoffice. Within the past two weeks announcement has come from Washington that the busi- ness of the Montgomery office has shown such marked increase that the Posmaster's salary has been raised to $3400 a year as against $S,300 form erly. Commenting on this increase yesterday by Judge Buckley said that when he was first appointed Postmas- ter by President Garfield in 1881 the office was of the second class and that the salary was then s2,7o0 a year. This in a small way shows the growth and importance of Alabama's Capital City.
 The assumption of his new office by Mir Dimntck creates a vacancy in the office of the United States Court clerk. Michel Heating, second deputy clerk, Is in charge of the ofice during the ill., ness of Captain Dimmick and 1t was currently gossiped about the Federal building yesterday that Mir. Heating would be promoted to the first deputy ship made vacant by young MT. Dim mick.
 The career of Judge Buckley. who retires from public ofice after many years of service, is full of interest He was student at the Union Theologi- cal Seminary, (Presbyterian) in New York city at the outbreak of the war between the States. From the semi nary he volunteered his services and, as his parents were then residents of Illinois. he enlisted from that state as Chaplain of the filth United States Infantry, a regiment composed of me- groes.
 April 27, 1865 Judge Buckley 1ocat- ed in Montgomery and has resided here continuously since that time. He serv- ed some time as Republican Probate Judge of Montgomery county and be- came Postmaster of Montgomery, July 4, 1881, by appointment of President Garfield He served as Postmaster un- der President Garfield, Arthur. Harri- son, Mckinley and Roosevelt.
 Judge Buckley said yesterday that in about two weeks he would join Mrs Buckley in the Catskill mountains and remain there until October. when he will return to Montgomery to make his home He will devote all of his time in the future Go his large coal mining interests in Walker coun- ty.