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HIS 4TH COMMISSION. 
Postmaster Samuel L. Wheaton of 
. Manchester Re-Appointed. 
Postmaster Samuel L. Wheaton of 
Manchester has just received his re- 
_ appointment by President Taft for 
-a fourth term, his 
first appoint- 
ment taking effect on April 1, 
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SAM'L L. WHEATON 
1899. His first commission was 
signed by President McKinley, the 
second and third by President Roos- 
evelt, and the fourth by President 
Taft. 
The Manchester Postoffice has seen 
some big changes since Post Master 
Wheaton first took charge, the most 
pronounced of which is the intro- 
duction of city delivery, which is an 
unusual thing for a town the size 
of Manchester. 
During the fiscal year, April 1, 
1898, to April 1, 1899, the gross re- 
ceipts of the office from the sale of 
stamped paper and box rents were 
$5,055; the receipts for the year 
ending April 1, 1910, were $13,038 
and the sales will be practically the 
same for this year. The records for 
the years previous to 1903 were des- 
troyed by fire so we can not give 
the figures for the money order and 
registry business for 1899. 
The business of the office increased 
to such an extent that in 1903, J. M. 
White, Assistant Sup’t. of the Sal- 
ary and Allowance Div., decided 
that more room was needed and took 
a lease of the present quarters. On 
January 18, 1906, the post office was 
destroyed by fire and during the 
next week was located in the select- 
men’s room in the town hall. It was 
then moved into the store now occu- 
pied by Miss Lethbridge, on Beach 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
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I will be pleased to show you. 
273 ESSEX ST., 
street, and remained there until 
April 1, 1906. 
In 1899 the force consisted ot 
the postmaster, assistant postmaster 
and one extra clerk for the summer 
months. Now two clerks are em- 
ployed for the year and a sub-clerk 
serves for.six months. 
In 1909 the department furnished 
an American hand power cancelling 
machine which will ecancell 250 let- 
ters per minute. This machine is a 
great improvement over the old ham- 
mer method of cancelling. During 
1910, the office dispatched 3,212 
pieces of registered mail and re- 
ceived 2,651 pieces. In 1910, we is- 
sued 3,221 domestic money orders, 
amounting to $32,956 and 681 inter- 
national money orders, value $10,507. 
Paid 3,100 domestic orders, $21,067, 
and 25 international orders $278. 
ROCKPORT. 
Arthur A. Barry, who for five 
years was connected with C. B. Mar- 
tin of the Wadsworth, Boston, and 
Turks Head Inn, Rockport, and with 
other well-known hotels, is now su- 
perintendent of the dining rooms of 
the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation 
Company with offices at Montreal, 
How About That 
EASTER SUIT 
If you are in the market for SPRING CLOTHES it will 
pay you to Call and look over the line of new Woolens I am 
showing at $15.00 and $25.00, You will find here not the Small 
Box of Samples such as you are shown by the small Tailor, but 
a full line in Cuts of 3 1-2 yds. that will give you a good idea of 
how they will look when made up. Call any day or evening. 
Between the Two Theatres. 
el. J. “CAREY 
- SALEM 
SOCIETY NOTES 
The wedding of Miss Helen 
Ilooper of Boston and West. Man- 
chester and Lathrop Brown of New 
York, will be solemnized next Wed- 
nesday, April 5, at the Beverly 
Farms Episcopal Church. Although 
a quiet function in itself, the post 
nuptial breakfast and reception will 
be festive occasions at the Hooper 
summer home at West Manchester. 
Several house parties will be in or- 
der next week in this connection. 
Fell From Roof. 
A young man named Albert Mar- 
tenson, 18 years old, whose home is 
at 32 Devon street, Roxbury, fell 
from the roof of George R. White’s 
summer home at Manchester, Thurs- 
day noon and fractured his left leg, 
midway between the knee and the 
hip. He fell a distance of about 30 
feet. Dr. Tyler was summoned and 
he had the young man rushed to the 
Beverly Hospital in the ambulanee. 
Martenson is one of the gang of me- 
chanics engaged in making some 
minor improvements and repairs to 
the house. He is a plumber by trade 
employed by a Boston contractor. 
