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THE MORRISTOWN POST OFFICE ~ Donald A. Chafetz 15. 02/26/1887 – 01/26/1891 Edward A. Quayle (Democrat, lawyer) Quayle, a former mayor, re-instituted the free delivery system which was started with four carriers. The carrier delivery system was inaugurated October 1, 1888. This time the idea took. The flow of “golden” people into the area – tycoons who believed life should be convenient – may have had something to with the change of attitude. Machine cancellation dated May 28, 1888. The office was at 18 Park Place when he took it over. His brother G.H. Quayle was assistant postmaster at the time. 16. 01/27/1891 – 01/311895 James C. Youngblood (Republican, lawyer) The office was at 18 Park Place when Youngblood became postmaster. Special delivery letter, dated May15, 1894, 8 am; backstamped Brooklyn, May 15, 11 am. <strong>NJ</strong>PH Vol. 31/No. 4 November 2003 132 Whole No. 152
Donald A. Chafetz ~ THE MORRISTOWN POST OFFICE 17. 02/01/1895 – 01/27/1899 Stephen Breese (Democrat, real estate broker) When more room was needed, the office was moved to the present site of the Kresge $1 Store, South Street, where it remained until a new building was completed. The first stamp canceling machine was added to the equipment and two mounted carriers were added. During Breese’s administration, mail deliveries were extended to the outskirts of the town, and later into Normandy Park. Registered cover, dated November 13 1896; backstamped November 14, 1895 The administration was so efficiently conducted that approval was voluntarily expressed on all sides. In 1897, a search was started for a new post office site. Nine years later, when Clarke was postmaster, the 1 Morris Street site was agreed upon. Stephen Breese was in business at one time with the late George Ross. They had a real estate office in the old Bell Building at the corner of Park Place and Bank Street. Ross and Breese didn’t get along well. Everybody liked Steve, so they made him Postmaster in 1895. 18. 01/28/1899 – 06/05/1901 John E. Fennell (Republican, lawyer) Fennell was the acknowledged leader of the Republican Party in Morris County. It was mainly through his efforts that the rural delivery wagon was installed. Vol. 31/No. 4 <strong>NJ</strong>PH Whole No. 152 133 November 2003
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