Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1910-08-31
W. HENRY HOBSOu POSTMASTER.
James H. Ramsay. the Best Postmaster Sal
isbury Ever Had, Succeeded by Assistant.

James h. Ramsay. me BEST POSTMASTER Sdl-
ishury Ever Had, Succeeded by Assistant.
As soon as the required bond is
approved and his commissioner
arrives W. Henry Hobson, a popu-
lar young man Of this city and
the present assistant postmaster
will become postmaster, and Jas.
II. Ramsay, the present official
and the best postmaster Salisbury
has ever had, will turn over the
Office and it's responsibilities
to his successor. Nh. Hobaon
has been assistant postmaster for
several years, by appointment of
Mr.. Ramsay, and is most likely
fully competent to take charge
and conduct the Office satisfac-
torily to the patrons thereof. MI.
Hobson is a native of Davie coun-
ty, a relative Of Congressman R
Pearson Hobson and A. II. Price,
Esq, of Salisbury.
Mr.. Ramsay has served as post
master for about 20 years in all
and has conducted the Office in a
uniform accommodating, courte.
Gus and pleasing manner TO all,
and it is with much regret his
many friends, among all GLASSES
and parties, will learn of his re-
tiEemsnt.
The following iatsrssting iafer.
nation WAS furnished the local
correspondent of The Charlotts
Observer by Mr.. Ramsay:
The first postmaster aver ap.
pointed for the Salisbury office
YVES George Lsuman, who was ap.
pointed March 20, 1903 but it Is not
thought that he ever qualified, Of
the records show William Wander
was appointed twelve days later,
April l. 1893. The postmaster
after that and the dates Of thei1
appointments we're: Samuel Day.
ton, August 10, 1893; Andrew
Ba'four, March 81, 1896, he hav.
ing served longer than any oshe,
man who ever held the position, a
period OF twenty-six years; Sam.
81 Reeves, January 7, 1922; II. w.
Conner, February 10. 1888; Ben
jamin Julian, February 8, 1841 +;
J. Weirman, May 16, 1858; M. A.
Smith, January. IA, 1858; Lewis
Beard, April ID, 1851. However,
tina war came on and Beard never
filled the office. the Confederate
government took charge of the of.
flee and MA Smith, father of Ls.
roy Smith,on of the present mail
carriers; holding on and having
the distinction of serving as post
master under two governments.
Anthony Bencini was appointed
July 10, 1865; H. H. Helper,
March 3, 1871; D. L. Bringle,
October 7, 1871, James II. Ram
say, August Is. 1882; A. H. Boy
den, June Is, 1885; James II.
Ramsay, July Is, 1889; A.. H.
Boyden, June II, 1893; James H.
Ramsay. October IS, 1897, the
latter having held the office con-
tlnuously eve since.
All told, Mr.. Ramsay has held
the office for nearly twenty years.
When he first became lpostm aster
in 1882 the office was located in a
frame shack Oh the corner
where the Ford hotel now stands,
and in addition to the DO stmaster
there was only one clerk employed,
IN the office, he beilg Richard
Graham.
When Andrew Balfour was post.
N asteI his mother attended to the
duties of the Office for her son.
In 1890 shere were only rs post
offices IN the United States and of
this number four were in North
Carolina. They were Edenton,
Washington, Newbern and Will
mlngton. The Salisbury postof-
fee was established three years
later and the first office was. lccat.
ed IN a small wooden house which
stood whore Capt. R. W. Price
now lives. on East Innss street.
The Salisbury Office became presi-
Dental on March 20, 1867, and
second class OLE July l, 1899 The
Tree delivery services was establish
ID September /, 1902.