The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-07-16

Graves was appointed january "a,
1906. Since his appointment he has
worked hard to secure a new office
building for Bennington. AT the last
session of Congress an appropriation
of $40. 900 was secured and the site on
the corner of Union and South streets
chosen for the building few days
ago Mrs. S. 5. Pratt received an order
for $4,000 in payment for the lot thus
closing the deal. II is noped that az
the next session of congress second
appropriation will be secured for the
building.
At present there are about twenty
men employed about the office inciud-
ing rural and city carriers and substi-
tutes. These include besides the post
master, assistant postmaster. Herbert
f. Robinson: clerks. Hiram 3. fassett,
John p. B. O'Donnell. C. Lynn Wood,
and Herbert Armstrong; city carriers,
Thomas ]. Halloran, ]. NJ. Healy, Olin
w. Harwood f. l.. Harmon and Iur-
ner II. Cranston; rural carriers, w. j.
PERCY w. c. Babcock and Clareice
n. Morse. Besides these carriers carr
Bugbee who drives the stage % wood
ford City. delivers mail along what Is
known as the star route starting out
side the village limits and continuing
to the Woodford line. A. NJ. Downs
and Peter Longtin are the substitute
carriers on the village routes.
The two oldest employees in point OF
service are Herbert f. Robinson ana
Thomas ]. Halloran. both being APP
pointed by Postmaster Martin. Mi.
Robinson entered the Office as clerk
and has since been raised TO the posi-
ton of assistant postmaster. He is
popular among the patrons. On MIN
falls much of the responslbiil.y anu
detail work of the business Under
his direction the Office has fiourisneu
as never before IN its history.
Thomas j. Halloran as one OF the
three original carriers appointed IN
January, 1890 when the free delivery
system was established. He has ser
we'd constantly ever since and at the
expiration of his 20 year in the ser
vice next December will be given two
red stars as a token of the apprecia-
tion the department has for its latin
ful employees. Without doubt rom Is
the most popular carrier connected
with the local office. He looks AFTER
the interests of all its patrons ana Is
always accommodating and courteous
He produced a sensation this spring
nv purchasing a Cadillac runabout au-
TO to cover his route. Before TINS ne
used two horses alternately, but seek
ing a quicker and more comiortaDle
means of locomotion, he decided tnat
an auto was rhe proper thing. during
the many years he has been In the
service he mas travelled many thousr
and miles and, il instead of circnng
about town he kept on in stralght
line he would have encircled the earth
n few times and been qualified as
member of the Globe Trotters' CLUB.
since Mr.. Graves has been postmas-
ter Carrier F. p. Nolan was removed
in 1906 and f. l.. Harmon appointed
in his place. A new carrier, iurneI
H. Cranston was also appointed III
1906. 49,.
The present force of clerks in the
Office were appointed as follows: H.
B. Fassett, April 1, 1898; John +. g.
O'Donnell April 0, 1900, Herbert =.
Armstrong, July I, 1915 and Z. Lynn
Wood July 5, 1907.
ON August 5, 1906 the substation at
Remington Center, which was KEPT
for some years in the store of Chand,
ier & Blackmer after being removed
from C. r. Sanford's store, was ans
continued on account of theresignation
of Mr. Chandler. With the closing OF TINS
station t.ae supremacy of Bennington
was fully established and from thAs
time All mail matter was dehVereu
sroro the office in this village.
On May 81, 1897 Arthur ); DeweS
was appointed postmaster ana sel Itet
as such until Mr. Graves appoine
ment. During his term OF once an eA