Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-08-12

Abel Lyman Feb. IL, 1919
Gilman b. Dubois April IL, IS4g
Clarence NJ Sanderson April 10, 1851
franklin B. Salisbury Dec. 26, 1851
John B. Hutchinson Jan. 20, 1853
Micah Mann April 30, 1853
Joel Thayer July 10, 1855
Charles A. Badger Aug. is, 1857
Franklin B. Salisbury Aug. Z, 1851
Charles c. Stearns April /. 1865
Homer R. Stoughton Dec. 1, 1866
James Hutchinson, Jr. Sept. "a, 1872
William B. Wall Feb. rs, 1887
Charles II. Montgomery Feb. "a. 1891
Jenness ID. Wheeler March 1, 1895
Joseph B. Eldredge Sept. II, 1897
When the office was established in RAN
dolph in 1928, John Quincy Adams was
in the last year OF his administration as
president OF the United States. At the
time of his election in 1925, political
parties were disorganized and, though he
claimed to be a Republican, his doctrines
were decidedly Federalistic. The oppos-
ition to his administration took the name
OF Democrats anda elected Andrew Jack
son president. John Quincy Adams APP
I pointee, Uncle Ben Jones, as he was
Familiarity called, is remembered as q
| Wing by the few still living who we're
! Wy AZ ut nNbl BQtlODlCC was
4 the little house on Central street from
which A. NJ. Huhbard's residence was
built, and it perhaps occupied that site
for the IL years Uncle Ben was postmas-
/ ter.
The next Office holder was appointed by
the Democratic president, Martin Van
Buren,, and the third one by President
William H. Harrison, who was q Wing.
The fourth postmaster received his ap-
pointment from President James K. Polk,
a Democrat, in whose administration
came also Samuel 3. Mann, who had the
postofice in his store that is now the
Hastings blacksmith shop and occupied
by n. ID. Sault. 1t stood then on the
top, instead OF at the foot, of the hill, at
the Micah Mann place, and was later the
store of Micah Mann when he, too, held
the postoffice.
Zachary Taylor and Willard Fillmore,
Wings, appointed successfully as post
masters, Abel Lyman, Gilman B. Dubois,
Charles Sanderson and Franklin B. Sails
J bury. During Mr.. Sanderson's brief
tenure Of Office fire destroyed the build
ing on the site OF tie Hastings shop,
where he was located, and that was the
reason Why the Mann store was finally
moved down to that spot. After the fire
Mr.. Ssnderson took the Office across the
river to the Seth Flint house and in lit
tie while moved it again to a small build
ing on the Tewksbury corner that is now
dwelling house on South Main street
and tenanted by F. H. Ketchum.
Previously, in 1871, when Edward Ho-
bart was postmaster, the Office was in the
building at present known as the Bee
hive. in which Mr.. Hobart and Gilman
B. Dubois conducted a general store.
During franklin B. Salisbury's first term
as postmaster, he had the Office in his
general store on the same corner where it
is today but in different building.
From 1858 to 1861, John B. Hutchin-
son, Micah Mann, Joel Thsyer and
Charles A. Badger were appointed by the
Democratic presidents, Franklin Pierce
and James Buchanan. The Office was
again in the Beehive while Mr.. Badger
was postmaster. Joel Thayer, who came
from Braintree, Mass, was in the store OF
Mach Mann and afterwards returned to
Massachusetts,.
In 1861, franklin B. Salisbury received
his second appointment from Abraham
Lincoln and for the following 26 years
only Republicans were allowed in office.
In 1885 the Democrats came into power
under Grover Cleveland, and W. B. Wall
was made postmaster in West Randolph
for the four years from 1887 to 1891. A
Republican, Charles H. Montgomery,
now of Springfield, Mass, was appointed
by Benjamin Harrison, who was succeed
ed two years later by Grover Cleveland in
, his second term, and a Democrat, Jenness
ID. wheeler-of late years DR.. Wheeler Of
Maiden, Mass, bad the next appoint
ment In 1897 the Republicans regained
control with the election OF William Nc
Kinley, and that same year the Office OF
, postmaster passed to the present incum-
, bent, ]. B. Eldredge. His term of serv-
ice, already II years in length, exceeds
! that of any Of his predecessors, except
, Hon. James Hutchinson, who held tbs
Office Is years.
Colonel. Stoughton, who was station
agent while he was postmaster, kept th'
postoffice in the depot, but Mr.. Hutchin
, son moved it to the furniture store o.
2 Franklin B. Salisbury, where W. z. Lam
: son is engaged in the same business
| After time Mr.. Hutchinson had thu
, corner OF the Dubois q Gay block-thi
J Grant drug store stand-fitted up for ths
, officeand there it stayed until large
: quarters we're needed, when ]. ID. Wheeler
) secured the more spacious room in thu
/. Mcintyre block on the opposite corner o
: Merchants Row, which has ever sinc'
been the Mecca Of day pilgrimages "tC
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