The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-11-18
DEMOCRATS PRAISED deficiency
OF P.O.IUNDER. REPUBLICAN, rule

The following tribute to the eff
cheney of the local postoffice and the
splendid work that had been done dur.
ing Postmaster Howard Jennings
term OF office appeared in The Times
on March l OF this year. In the few
months since that time Postmaster
Manley has completely demoralized
the system, which reached climax
IN the resignation of great many
employees OF the office as protest
against his underhand methods. When
Manley steps out of office, which
should be soon by way of the resigna.
ton route, his record will not be a
creditable one.
Today, March 1, Postmaster a. Ho.
ward Fleming sewers his connection
with the Fairmont postoffice, after a
term of nearly seventeen years in sue.
cession. While his term expired on
last January 81, and his official serv.
ices were over February i, Mr.. Elem.
ing remained at the postoffice during
the month Of February. in order to as.
sist the new postmaster, Mr.. Charles
e. Manley, in getting acquainted with
the duties Of his new. field Of labor.
Postmaster Marley is well launched
into the duties and details Of his or.
fee, and everything is moving along
In a most capable manner under his
jurisdiction. 8
Mr.. Fleming entered upon the post.
mastership Of Fairmont on March 90,
1898. He would have reached the
seventeenth anniversary OF his serv.
ice in this capacity on March %, 1916.
He served period Of sixteen years
and ten months to the day. Ever faith.
full in his duties and courteous in his
manner to the public at large, he
proved most popular official, and
he, stands high in the estimation OF
every Fairmont citizen, as a mark Of
his splendid record made in the ex-
ercising OF his daily tasks In the gov.
ernmental service. f + :.
An interesting little history Of the
,Fairmont postoffice Is ,! brought to
mind by the change Of postmasters,
showing the great progress and adj
vancement made during the long
term OF the outgoing official. With
this synopsis Of the events that have
taken place during the period of near
ily seventeen years, the readers may
be convinced of the remarkable
growth Of the city of Fairmont during
that time. For with the growth OF
IFairmont from a hustling town to a
thriving city Of the present size, 1t
necessitated the enlargement OF the
postoffice and the upbuildingg of the
suburban branches, with the estab.
lishment of the modern ways OF hand.
ling the mails, to cope. with the in.
creasing business. Postmaster Elem.
ing was ever alert to grasp the op.
portunity to secure for the Fairmont
office the best that the government
could offer. VI
~ Mr.. Fleming received his first ap.
;pointmenta as postmaster on March
go 1898, under Preside lent McKinley's
first term. He was commissioned the
second time on March "a, ! 500, and
his third appointme nt came on March
s, 1906, under President Roosevelt's
administration. Mr.. Fleming was Iap.
pointed postmaster for the fourth
time on January 81, 1911, when Pres:
,ident Taft was In office.
When Mr.. Fleming took charge OF
the postoffice, the Office force then
consisted only OF the postmaster and
two clerks. Mr.. Larney$ p. Carr was
the retiring postmaster. The clerks
were Miss Maude JMusgraye, now Mrs.
Roy a. Lough OF Morgantown, and