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By Mary Sprague
This pen and ink sketch is of Main Street , Barnsta bie showing the new Custom House on tho hill which
will- soon be vacated and the postoffice moved to a more central location in Barnstable village.
As the time approaches when the
post office on Tost Office hill is
to be given up and moved into the
new building in the center of tho
village it seems flttins to look back
to the time when the Custom '
House-Post Office building was
first put into use. The red brick
building was started In 1S55 and
finished in 1S56 as the white
marble tablets on the front testify.
The one on the left as you face
the building reads "Commenced
1S55, James Outhrie, Secretary of j
ihe Treasury", and the one on the
right "Completed 1856, S. B. Phin-
ney, Collector of Customs." The
building was put into use Decem-
ber 1, 1856. and in the Barnstable
Patriot of December 2 we find the
following.
The New Custom House and
Post Office
"The new building erected for a
I ustoms house and post office in
this town was occupied tor the first
lime on the first day of December.
The structure with its internal
arrangements, is completed , and
the grounds and outhouses are
nearly finished. The entrance of
the public offices of the L'nited
states in this new . convenient and
elegant building is un era in tho
history of our town nnd the ad-
vantages which .
will result to the
public business from the facilities
ihere afforded for its transaction
will be neither few or small. In the
Post Office the arrangements of a
box tor every family within the
post office delivery area, in such a
manner , that any person can ob-
serve, without Inquiry, and in the
absence of the postmaster even,
whether there is anything to tie
delivered, is a convenience we all
appreciate. The Post Office ought
to be a secret and confidential
means of transmission of mail mat-
ter , and It cannot he such wholly
under the Ordinary management of
country offices, we congratulate
our citizens on the Improvements
» hich thoy all will reap the benefit ,
in a greater or less degree.
"The Custom House Is also con-
trived so as to afford every facility
Tor the transaction of business
with comfort and dispatch. We in-
vite all who have not already done
BO to take a look at the Interior
arrangements of the new offices,
I hat they may see for themselves
bow much has been gained by the
erection of this building.
"Some may complain at the ciwt ,
and inquire if a less expenditure
would not have sufficed , but when
it is considered that the structure
is intended to last for generations
and that the government is able to
erect permanent and lasting offi-
ces for the public business , no one
will fail to commend the liberal
spirit In which the appropriations
for tho purpose were made and
expended. "
In my research I 11rid from u map
in our Sturgis Library, dated 1831-
1835, that the Post Office used
prior to this one of 1856 stood ap-
proximately on the same spot on
which this new one was erected.
ll may be of interest to some to
recall a few of our Post masters.
My memory includes Mr. Hinckley,
better known to me as "Woody "
Hinckley: Marcus Howes ; William
P. Lovejoy. Sr., who served for -2
years . Wynian Bartlett and our
present incumbent W. Dana Holmes
who has been in charge of the
Barnstable office for 17 years.
Some of the practices of the
years gone by. not in use now , may
be ot interest , as 1 noted in the
July 14, 1857 edition of the Patriot.
Letters were listed as uncalled
for in the following manner:
List of Letters
"Remaining in Post Office . Barn-
Stable 1. 1S37, John Seaver , Mary
H. Parker. Thomas Lowndas . S. L.
Hoyt, Samuel T. Dolley. Thomas
H. Holmes."
E. Lewis , Postmaster.
The Post Office Hill , post office s
holds many fond memories, I am
sure, for my generation as well as
the generations before and some
time after. Before the advent of
so many automobiles, the radio
amf certainly the television, one
of the great events of the day was
the walk to the evening mail. The
young folks gathered on the stone
steps to Walt for the train to come
in and the mail to be sorted. What
matter whether one received a let-
ter? Many were the dances in Old
Masonic Hall, picnics and what not
that were planned while we waited
on those steps. And I would dare
to say tli.it many a romance bad a
start there also.
Yes, the old Custom House build-
ing on the hill continues to bring
back fond memories to the young-
sters of several generations in the
past. They are memories which
will survive the buildi ng In many
cases.
The Old Days In Barnstable Village
MRS. PHYLLIS DUDLEY
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I PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stanard
have returned from a fall vaca-
tion on which they visited Mr.
Stanard'S brother and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Stanard in Val-
ley Forge, Pennsylvania , then on
to Mrs. Stanard's sister and fam-
ily, Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas
formerly of Cotult and now in
Georgetown , Maryland. The 'Stan
ards spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
nnd Mrs , Stanard. Sr. in Egremont.
i Mass., and the weekend with Co-
tult friends who winter In Wei-
lesley, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Dollff.
Mr. and Mrs . Calvin D, Craw-
ford have returned from a long
anticipated and highly satisfac-
tory trip to the home of their
daughter and her family, Mr . and
Mrs. William Thomas in George-
town, Maryland. Grandma and
(1rand pa Crawford had not seen
j their two grandchildren Jay and
! Dianne since the Thomas family
moved away from Cotult in the
spring and found the children had
grown even more delightful if
that wore possible.
j COTUIT-SANTUIT
'CIVIC MEETING
At a recent meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Cotuit-
Santuit Civic Association the fol-
lowing slate of officers were elect-
ed to serve for the year of 11159 :
president , Roger Scudder; vice-
president , Keith Happ; treasurer,
William Ball : secretary. Barbara
Murphy.
These offices will preside over
an Open Meeting to be held on
TueBday, December 9th at 8 p.m.
in Freedom Hall. This meeting
has been called by the Association
and is open to all residents of Co-
tult and Santult. Its main purpose
is to discuss possible articles for
the 1959 Town Meeting warrant
An article to provide a sidewalk
on Newtown Road , Santult , north
of Route No. 28 will be presented
for consideration, and it is hoped
that a report <»f our precinct Beach
Committee will be given.
An invitation to attend this
meeting has been extended to the
Chairman of the Board of Select-
men of the Town , Mr . Victor Ad-
ams, and the Association antici-
pates full attendance.
FELLOWSHIP CHRISTMAS
PARTY
On Thursday. December U, the
firs t Woman 's Fellowship Christ-
mas party will be held in Bruce
Hull at 7:30. The amalgamation
of the Sewing Circle and the Ma-
trons Club results in among other
good things one large Christmas
party at which members are re-
quested to bring a Christmas gift
of less than $1 in value. 1D5S ho
been a year when the ladles bad
no Secret Pals, this will be recti-
fied at the Christmas party for
those who have submitted their
names, birth dates (month and day
only) and the date of their wed-
ding anniversaries to the secretary
who will , In a mysterious way as-
sign the Secret Pals for 1959. All
women of tho parish are invited
to attend this party.
BROWNIES VISIT
CANDLE SHOP
Mrs. Carlton Boblman and Airs
Judith Pike accompanied their
Brownie Troop 13 consisting of
third and fourth graders to the
Colonial Candle Shop in Hyannis
early this week and saw the can-
dle-making process. Kach Brownie
received a candle as a gift from
the shop.
SUCCESSFUL PENNY SALE
The penny sale held Monday
night for the benefit of tfife eniwt
Nursery School inc., netted the
Nursery School over 1100, The
numb er pickers' and the callers
were Mrs. Francis .
Sclimid , Mrs.
Walt er Kenwlck , Mrs. Keith Rapp
and Mrs. Joseph Habor. The Bale
was well attended and the custom-
ers wenl home with many deli ght-
ful surprises.
BELL RINGING CONCERT
On Sunday, Dec. It , at 7:.10 p.m.
in the sanctuary of the Federated
Church a concert will be presented
by the Paul Revere Bell Ringers .
Mrs. Harvey J.« Comrie ot Bedford
is the leader and the other four
ringers are Mrs. Helen Bailey, Mrs.
Mnrgurite Burn', Miss Edith And-
rews , all of Lexington , and Mrs.
Emil Olson , formerly of Arlington ,
now a resident of Cotuit.
This quintet lias rung together
lor four or five years. They use
¦17 bells which were manufactured
at the White Chapel Foundry in
London , England and are tuned by
one man. The quintet has given
radio us well as television concerts
in New England and New York
State. The concert will consist of
such selections as the Rosary, The
Bells of St. Mary, and Christmas
selections. Mrs. Emil Olson , in ad-
dition to being part of the bell ring-
ing quintet will give a reading
entitled "Why The Chimes Rang."
There is no admission , per se, to
this unusual concert luit an oppo,
lunlty will be presented for m,
benefit of those who want to j,,-,,'
,
the Women 's Fellowship In RiTul !
ibis appropriate concert as
Christmas gift to the village (>r ('„
'
tltit. All are invited to attend li v
'
.
Ing in or out of Cotult .
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs . Richard Stanley
Cody (Priscllla Barry) have a„.
nounced the birth of n son on Nov
15 at Sturdy Memorial SoSplm
Attleboro. Mrs. Cody is a former
resident of Cotuit.
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Barnstable High has announced
its basketball schedule for the sea-
son. The schedule calls for 16
games with one open date. Tenins
on the list tliia year are Wareham .
! Silver Lake, New Bedford Voca-
' tional , Chatham, Provlncetown ,
: Falmouth . Yarmouth . Bourne. Har-
wich .
Dec. 15 Wareham at Hyannis
" 19 Silver Lake at Sliver Lake
" 23 Wareham at Wareham
" 29 New Bedford Coc. at By.
Jan. 2 Chatham at Hyannis
6 Provlncetown at Province-
town
!
) Falmouth at Hyannis
" 13 Open
" 16 Yarmouth at Yarmouth
' 20 Bourne at Hyannis
23 Harwich at Harwich
" 27 Chatham at Chatham
' 30 Provlncetown at Hyannis
Feb. 3 Falmouth at Falmouth
6 Yarmouth at Hyannis
10 Bourne at Bourne
" 13 Harwich at Hyannis
Barnstable High
Basketball List
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