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Standard
April 17, 1834
The Rev. Mr. Ford begs leave to announce that he will commence his astronomical lectures this evening, Thursday at 8 o’clock, in Mrs. Pauls Hall; the course to consist of nine lectures, each of which occupying in the delivery of it, with illustrations on the Orrery, and Tellurium, or seasons machine, about one hour and a quarter.
            Terms for the course:
            Family Tickets 25s
            Tickets admitting one lady and one gentleman 15s
            Gentlemen’s Tickets 10s
Tickets admitting to one lecture 2s 6d. The Tickets to be had at the Post Office where Mr. Campbell has very obligingly undertaken to dispose of them.
April 10th, 1834

Standard
Nov 5/1841
Disgraceful—On “Wednesday evening last, as Mr. Young, (a witness attending the Court) was passing along Water street, near the Post Office, a collection of boys assailed him with a volley of stones and sticks, cutting his face and otherwise abusing him in a shocking manner, without any kind of provocation. Mr. Young, who is a peaceable, sober man, was inclined at first to treat the outrage as a joke, until he was followed up and struck with a bludgeon which knocked him down. As we were passing near the place at the time, we saw Mr. Young bleeding profusely from his face, surrounded by a gang of young scamps, who are nightly collected in our streets, disturbing the inhabitants. It is a matter of deep regret that the Magistrates do not put a stop to such infamous proceedings by appointing special Constable to patrol the streets at night. Such conduct is a disgrace to any community, and we trust that the offenders in this case will be brought up and severally punished by making a public example of them. While mentioning this outrage we cannot avoid calling attention to the disgraceful conduct of these youths at the evening Book auctions; instead of embracing the opportunity of purchasing cheap information, they have invariably molested the auctioneers in various ways and stopped the sales at an early hour, and in one instance several books were stolen. We again call the special attention of their Worships to these proceeding, and hope they will follow the method adopted in other towns in the Province, by making examples of the culprits and publishing the police reports giving the names.

Standard
March 25, 1842
Disgraceful Conduct
On Wednesday night last, some evil disposed persons broke the minute hand from the Town Clock, carried away he lamps from the market Wharf, and committed several other disgraceful acts which we forbear to mention. For some time groups of boys, (not very small ones either) are collected every evening near the Post Office corner and about the Market Wharf, and several inoffensive persons have been insulted who were passing along quietly. These gangs have been organized for some months, and their sole object appears to be to molest quiet persons and destroy property. Not long since several pains of glass were broken in the windows of the Methodist Chapel, some shop windows were broken and a juror was severely beaten; and the infamous perpetrators of the acts of Wednesday evening last, should be punished severely. Mr. Hutchinson erected the Town Clock solely at his own expense, and it has been admitted by the whole community to be a great convenience—the lamps at the Market Wharf are town property—and surely the magistrates will not allow these flagrant offences to pass by without taking steps to bring the offenders to justice. We sincerely hope that their Worships will appoint active special constable who will do their duty without fear or affection—if the law is not put in force, there is no knowing the amount of injury that may be done.

Standard
Aug 29, 1849
George Campbell is Postmaster, as noted in lists of letters published for some time.

Standard
July 27/1859
B. R. Stevenson, attorney at Law and Solicitor. Breen's Building, opposite Post Office. July 13/1859

Standard
Jan 15, 1868
The old church was sold and is being pulled down; many person sin the town witnessed the removal of the materials of the venerable building with feelings of sorrow. In the sacred edifice they had been baptized, and in after years united in the bonds of matrimony; in it too, the remains of their parents were placed during the solemn funeral service; there they had been instructed in the truth of the Gospel, and listened at different periods of eloquent and impressive expositions of Scripture; many hallowed associations are connected with the good old church, which for several years was the only House of Worship in the town, where Christians met in time of peace and war, to perform their Sabbath service. The building we are informed was upwards of 80 years old, yet the timbers are both sound and good; indeed no such pine boards can be purchased now in this vicinity. The site would be a good one for town hall or mechanics Institute, as its situation is central and convenient, or it would answer admirably for the proposed new Custom House and Post Office.

Standard
Jan 29, 1873
Disgraceful
We feel it a duty to notice the disgraceful conduct of some persons who congregate around the Post office delivery window, while the Mails are being assorted. The noise and rudeness of several rowdies, who mix with orderly persons waiting for the mail delivery, is such, as to materially interfere with the assorting of the mails, and prevents respectable persons, some of them females, from receiving their mail matter until the morning. A complaint has reached us from a reliable source, of a piece of ruffianism committed on Saturday night last, with the name of the aggressor. A messenger who had waited some time went to the window for letters and papers, and while the Postmaster was handing them to him, he was pulled away by a rough, and a letter of importance and value was lost, but afterwards picked up by a young man and returned to the Post Office. Such conduct would not be tolerated in any other community, and the sooner such disorderly persons are prosecuted and sent to “close quarters” for a few weeks, the better for the Town. We have forborne any allusion to these nuisances for some time, but feel called upon to expose such lawless acts, as we know them to be committed. The remedy is easy, any one subjected to such annoyances can make complaint to a Justice of the Peace, and the guilty parties will ten have the benefit of being fined, or confined.

Pilot
July 18, 1878
Jottings on the Street. No. 6
The Post Office now comes under review. The large dwelling house, located at the north-west corner of King and Water Streets, and fronting on Water Street, is the residence of Postmaster Campbell.
            The building was erected in the year 1803, by H. B. Brown, the first Clerk of the Peace for the County of Charlotte. He was jocularly termed “Hurly Burly Brown.”
            The adjoining building, called the Post Office, was erected in the year 1836 by James Rait, Esq., the gentleman of whom we have already written, and whose remains have commingled with the dust of Jamaica.
            Mrs. John Ingraham occupies the next building, which owes its erection to one Jonathan Courier, a man, noted for superlative profanity—it is now part of the estate of the late William Whitlock, Esq. Those buildings are all pleasantly situated, fronting on Water Street, and having the lovely harbour facing them—with St. Andrews island, and the American shore, close in view.
            On the corner opposite the Postmaster’s residence, Mr. Hanson prosecutes the boot and shoe business with energetic industry; and as his “lasts” are good, his work last well.
            Mrs. Healy has a cozy private residence near by, and Mr. Thomas Black keeps a well-stocked store of goods for sale. Dr. Wade’s office is just here, and he is steadily increasing in practice by patiently waiting for patients; and carefully attending those already under his care.
            The office of Messrs. Street and Stevenson adjoins the “Megantic Hotel;” and underneath this law office the venerable end pious Mr. Breen will sole your boots neatly and honestly, and administer spiritual counsel at the same time, to every willing listener.
            Before leaving the vicinity of the Post Office, it would be a reckless indifference to an honest discharge of duty, not to animadvert on the manifest wrong committed on a patient people in and through this Post Office. In making remarks on this subject, we must be understood as making them condemnatory of the “Powers that be;” those that have the power but not the will to remedy the evil.
            In justice to our respected Postmaster, as well as to the public at large, there should be anew Post Office built by Government. the amount of mail-work n the St. Andrews Post Office is very great; and the wonder is, how the Post Maser gets through with it so correctly and so “up to time” as he does, under the disadvantages he has to contend with.
            At the approaching Dominion election, we hope some man full of zeal, will put the question to the Candidate—“Will you, advocate, if return for the House of Commons, a new Post Office for the old Shire Town?” And let his reply “Yea,” or “Nay,” settle the matter with him; a la daily trains to St. Andrews.

Standard
Nov 5/1879
Mallory brings mail from Railway Station to Post Office.

St. Croix Courier
Nov 20/1881
*Half a Century of Official Life: the St. Andrews Post Office. Important historical facts.

Beacon
Aug 21, 1890
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, where the new hotel, the Algonquin, is located, is apparently a most healthy place. The people live to a real old age, as it is seldom that one finds the death announced of a person under eighty. The postmaster has held his office sixty years. Gripsack.

Beacon
May 14/1891
The Late Post-Master Campbell
With the death of Mr. G. F. Campbell almost the last of that sturdy type of manhood which gained for St. Andrews such a prominent place in the commercial world of half a century ago has been removed. A native of Charlotte County, his aid and sympathy have always been extended to any project which had for its aim the benefit of the County, and particularly of St. Andrews. He was a conspicuous figure in the old St. Andrews railway organization, and in many other schemes to advance the public interest he took a prominent part. Mr. Campbell was without doubt the oldest Postmaster in the Dominion and probably in North America. He was appointed Postmaster in 1829, and held the office through successive generations until the hour of his death. For several years past his advancing age has in a measure incapacitated him from active, duty, so that the labors of the office had devolved upon a deputy, but he never forgot that he was Postmaster and he never allowed others to forget it. He was a man of great independence of spirit, and sterling honesty, and was esteemed for his many good qualities. Mr. Fred. A Stevenson, who has been acting Postmaster for a year or more, will doubtless receive the appointment of Postmaster, and the public generally will concede that he is entitled to it. He has proved a faithful and obliging official, and is well fitted to discharge the duties of the office.

Beacon
June 27/1895
Better roads are needed on the mainland of Charlotte County than we now have. Take for example the road between St. Andrews and St. George—the old post road, as it is termed. though considerably travelled, its condition is very bad, and the man who once goes over it will not care to travel it again unless forced by the most urgent business. the road to St. Stephen, another important highway, is little better. Some other system of road repairing than that now in vogue is need. We have road machines in the province. Why cannot they be employed to place these highways in proper shape?

Beacon
March 10/1904
Post Office soon to be moved to Land Company’s brick building. Postmaster Stevenson.

Beacon
March 24/1904
New Post Office Corner
The Land Company’s Handsome Brick Building Now Used as a Post Office.
The St. Andrews Post Office was removed on Saturday night from the lower flat of the Masonic hall to the Land Company’s brick building a block below, and on Monday morning for the first time mails were delivered on the new premises.
            The passing of the old post office is not altogether a matter for regret, although the new building may entail a longer walk for a number of the office patrons. The old office was an unsightly place and not at all in harmony with the present ambitions of the people.
            The old building was in use as a post office for twenty or more eyras. Prior to that time, (except during ah short period when the late Mr. J. R. Bradford, assistant postmaster, kept the office in the corner building now occupied by R. A Stuart and Co.) The little store alongside King Street corner was used by the late Postmaster George F. Campbell. The mails were passed out by the venerable postmaster through an aperture in the front of the building, and at time when the ads in waiting outside got a little too mischievous or “obstropolous” the postmaster was not averse to meting out summary punishment by means of a cane through the same opening. There were times when the innocent suffered for the guilty, if all the stories that have been told us are to be relied upon;
            When the office was changed to its late position, the moved was considered a great improvement. The present change is even a greater improvement. The building is a handsome brick structure, with granite steps approaching the entrance. The interior is large, well-lighted and has been arranged by Postmaster Stevenson with due regard to the public convenience. A net partition has been run down and across the building, so as to separate the office proper from the public delivery room. Near the door is a desk for addressing cards or letters. A little further along the lock boxes and general delivery window ware placed. Beyond this another wicket has been inserted, which will be used for money orders during the Christmas season. The new Post Office building is the property of the St. Andrews Land Company and was built in the winter and spring of 1888 and 1889. The basement has been occupied by The Beacon ever since the building was completed. When the CPR acquired the properties of the Land Company this building was taken over by them. A lease for five years of the present post office was acquired from the CPR Company by Postmaster Stevenson.

Beacon
April 13/1905
Old Landmark Gone
The Street Wharf Goes Down with Buildings
Thursday last was a day of local sensations. First came a threatened fire, which drew everybody out in the rain storm. Then a few hours afterwards followed the collapse of the old Street wharf and the two warehouses thereon, owned respectively by the Glenn estate and H. O’Neill. The wind, and tide and ice we responsible for this catastrophe. The latter loosed the under pinning of the wharf, and the tide and wind did the rest. Both building will be complete wrecks. The Glen building contained a carload of shingle and a quantity of pine lumber, while the O’Neill warehouse had abut 50 tons of hard coal on the main floor. The contents of both buildings will likely be saved. Both buildings were very old—older, probably, than the oldest inhabitant. Postmaster Stevenson says that forty years ago he was employed as an office boy with the late James Bolton in one of the buildings; it had been standing for over half a century.  For many years, while St. Andrews was to the fore as West India port, the firm of James Street and Co. used these buildings as warehouses for rum, molasses, sugar and the other products of the West Indies that cam this way.  By their down fall two of the oldest land marks of the place have been swept away.

Beacon
July 20/1905
Drs. Hodgkins and Worrell, of Eastport, intend to fit up an office in St. Andrews, which they will probably have open about a week out of each month. This will be a great convenience to the townspeople who have always had to go out of town for dental work. Dr. Worrell was in town recently making arrangements for a rent. The office will probably be in the rooms over the Post Office [old Land Company office]

Beacon
Oct 15/1908
St. Andrews New Wharf
Government Ask for Tenders Plans at Post Office
The plans and specification of the public wharf, to be erected at St. Andrews by the Dominion government, and for which tenders are asked I the present issue of this paper, are on exhibition at the Post Office. The new work will be 504 feet long, 458 feet of this being pile work, 24 feet wide, with a pier head of solid crib work 36 feet long and 70 feet wide. It will form an extension of the present market wharf.

Beacon
Aug 19/1915
Unsightly Streets—In a recent issue called attention to the unsightly condition of some of the streets. these are, principally, Water Street and the lower end of the cross streets joining it. the most unsightly place of all is the Post Office corner. The pernicious habit prevails of scattering about old newspapers, postal wrappers, peanut shell, fruit peelings etc, and it is now high time that some steps should taken by the Town authorities to put a stop to it. If there is no Town by-law relating to this particular offence, one should be passed and rigidly enforced. If one or two offenders were arrested, convicted and fined, the habit would soon cease.

St. Croix Courier
Oct 3/1918
The two story brick building occupied by the post office and Beacon Press Company was sold by auction on Saturday. W. F. Killen of Woodstock purchased it, being the highest bidder, at $1150.00

Beacon
Oct 5/1918
Wake UP St. Andrews!
The Post Office Building was sold by auction at noon on Saturday last, the purchaser being Mr. W. S. Skillen, of Woodstock, the price paid was $1150, probably not half the original cost of the material entering into its construction. The lot is a corner one, is 80 by 70 feet. The property belonged to the St. Andrews Land Company, whose holdings passed to the CPR some years ago. The sale of the landmark in St. Andrews, and to a non-resident who bought it on speculation, give one an opportunity to moralize a little on the decadence of St. Andrews as a commercial centre, the unfulfilled expectations of the Land Company that started with such a flourish of trumpets and whose big schemes were to revolutionize the place and the disappointed hopes of holders of vacant lots to reap the unearned increment in values.
            But moralizing is not much use, especially on the subject of the failure of the people of St. Andrews to make more of their opportunities, to make the place what it should be—one of the most important ports in the Dominion of Canada. It would have heartened the people of the Town if the CPR instead of selling the building, had made the necessary repairs upon it, and held it till the good time comes for which we are all looking, and which the grey beards among us may not see.
            Another nail has been driven in the coffin of the Old Shire Town, and it is a matter of regret that this undertaker’s work has been performed by the CPR. The funeral, however, will be deferred for the old Town is not quite defunct, or perhaps even moribund. It is jus sleeping, and its awakening may yet come before Gabriel blows that blast which has been foretold, and which is to wake the dead.

St. Croix Courier
Oct 6/1921
Judge George M. Byron, former bowling champion of Hudson County, blows them away on Algonquin lanes. Champion of “Ananias Club” at Casino. American 5-pin game. Silver cup to winner to be engraved and presented by Mayor Kennedy. Entertainment afterwards at Algonquin (still open). Other contestants Mayor Kennedy, H. P. O’Neill, Postmaster Albert Thompson, W. Inglis of Winnipeg, R. D. Rigby.

St. Croix Courier
Aug 21, 1930
[Worrell item?]
Shiretown Gaily Decorated to Welcome Sir John. Leading Business Houses and prominent Citizens of Other Days Identified for Courier Readers.
            The above picture, loaned to The Courier through the kindness of Capt. Wren, gives a view of St. Andrews forty-three years ago. As may be seen by the inscription on the archway, the picture was taken on the occasion of the visit to St. Andrews of Sir John and Lady MacDonald in 1887.
            The photo is taken looking up the river, and, through the kindness of S. A. McBride, The Courier is able to identify a number of the business houses of that day, and some of the figures standing beneath the archway.
            The first building shown on the right is the St. Andrews Post Office forty-three years ago, over which J. R. Bradford presided at that time as postmaster. The next building back, and just beyond the arch is O’Neill’s grocery, with the proprietor, Henry O’Neill, standing in the doorway. Beyond that again is a small fruit and confectionery store that was conducted by Edward Saunders. Overhanging the sidewalk at this point may be seen the sign of Burton and Murphy, livery stable. This firm was composed of Mm. Burton and Emery Murphy, the late Mr. Burton the husband of Mrs. Maria Burton, at present matron of the Robinson Memorial Home at Chipman Memorial Hospital. The next building, the high one with the peak roof, that stands back from the street somewhat, is Kennedy’s Hotel, and, standing directly under the centre of the archway is the well-known proprietor of that day, Angus Kennedy, father of Mr. Frank Kennedy, the present manager of the Hotel.

St. Croix Courier
Aug 13/1936
New Post Office Opened. Postmaster Albert Thompson.

St. Croix Courier
Oct 15/1936
Shire town Items
Items on present location of businesses on Water Street. Irvin Greenlaw moving jewellery store next to R. J. Hewitt’s restaurant. Formerly antique shop. “Since the post office was moved into the new building last summer, the business area has been largely restricted to uptown blocks and as the business sites downtown decreased in value, so the sites farther up the street were enhanced.”

St. Croix Courier
March 3/1938
Death of St. Andrews Postmaster Albert Thompson of St. Stephen who came to St. Andrews in 1890 to work in Beacon with R. E. Armstrong. From there to postmaster.

St. Croix Courier
Feb. 15/1940
Shiretown Items—Welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hornby, who are moving into the ground floor apartment in the old Post Office building, and who will operate an electrically equipped laundry in the basement, are both well known in Sa, having been employed for several seasons at the Algonquin Hotel. Mrs. Hornby has spent many years in high class laundry work and her experience should well qualify her to make a success of the venture here.

St. Croix Courier
March 13/1941
Shiretown Items
Old Firm Keeps Modern
The H. O’Neill grocery store and meat market has just completed 118 years of public service, having been established here early in 1823. The store was first located in the building now occupied by George McKay. It was later moved to a building at the head of market wharf, situated on the site of the present post office. This building was destroyed by fire about 1875 and the store moved temporarily to the Lorimer building. In 1877 the buildings now occupied were moved from the Gove lot near the depot. The following paragraphs are copied from the “Canadian Grocer:” “The basic merchandising factor at the H. O’Neill grocery store in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, is the 118 years of activity of the store. It was established in 1823. Although one of the oldest grocery stores in the world, this business is not living wholly in the past, as illustrated by installation of a modernly equipped fountain and offering a special service in soft drinks, sodas, ice cream, light lunches. The installation was made to capitalize on the annual influx of people each summer season from various parts of Canada and United States. St. Andrews is a leading summer resort and located right on the US border, the Bay of Fundy junction with the mother Atlantic, and the St. Croix River mouth, the latter being the international boundary line. For farmers, livestock raisers, poultrymen, there is feed service. All types of foods, tonics, disinfectants and remedies for cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, poultry, foxes, are carried here. The higher priced items are offered for the wealthy summer residents from Montreal, ‘Toronto, Boston, New York, Washington, Chicago, etc. These prevail not only for human beings but for domestic animals and birds. Some of the families have occupied their own estates in the St. Andrews area for over half a century, and have stock farms as a hobby. An effort is made to blend modernity with antiquity at this general food store, and without sacrificing the atmosphere of old age. Three and four generations have continued in rotation as customers of this store and this involved not only the wealthy summer rusticator, but the fishing and agricultural families of the mainland as well as the near-by island of Deer Island and Campobello.”

St. Croix Courier
Aug 19/1943
Shiretown Items
Business on north side of Water Street between King and William in 1880.  In the corner building where Cockburn’s drug store is now situated was a residence occupied by G. F. Campbell.  Next to the shop now occupied by Cottage Craft was the post office.  The public stood on the sidewalk to receive their mail from a small wicket about 8 by 10 inches.  Richard Keay was office clerk.  In the shop now unoccupied was Mrs. Ingraham’s Candy Shop.  Next, where the Wren’s Drug Store now does business was Whitlock’s Hardware Store run by John Polleys.   The next building, now Hewitt’s restaurant, was Eddie Saunders’ Fruit and Candy.  Next to that was Thomas Milligan’s Candy, Schoolbooks and Stationery.  In the next to Mrs. Collins, with ? furnishings and woollen goods was Ms. Hanson’s Cobbling Shop with a small stock of boots and shoes.  Stickney’s Jewellery and Watch Repair came next.  The store is still in the family, being at present under the management of Walter Stickney with a stock of Wedgwood.  The next shop, now Mr. Dougherty’s Restaurant, was occupied by another Mrs. Ingraham, with a Confectionary, Cakes and Pastry.  The next shop, now Earl McCaughey’s Law Office, which was occupied in 1890 by Cockburn’s Drug Store, was not listed.  The store on the corner, now the Maritime Electric Headquarters, was a grocery store run by Barnum Campbell.  The only business places above William Street at the present time are McDowell’s Variety store on the corner; Hazen McDowell Barber next, and further uptown on the next block, McQuoid’s Service Station and Taxi Stand.  At the time of which my correspondent writes there were thirteen grog shops in St. Andrews, where a schooner of beer could be had for nickel, a glass of hard liquor for a dime, and a square-face of Holland gin for 60 cents. Now liquor is sold under government control, and because of war-time restrictions we are limited to 12 pints of beer per week, one quart of hard liquor per month, and one quart of wine per week.

St. Croix Courier
July 8/1948
Shiretown Items: O’Neill’s Market
O’Neill’s Market and Grocery store is having anew front of Vitrolite to correspond with the front of the adjoining building which was done last year. Frank Gilman’s crew doing the work. This business was established by Henry O’Neill, great grandfather of the present proprietors, in 1823. The first store was in the building down town just below John Garnett’s residence, the owner then living across the street where George MacKay now lives. Later the store building was extended to provide living quarters. The store end remained as originally built until last year when it was remodelled for form an apartment. After doing business at this stand for several years the proprietor moved farther up town to a building on Market Square, about where the present post office stands. This place was burned about 1876 and the building now in use was moved up from the Gove lot near the depot as was also the one now used as O’Neill’s restaurant. When Henry departed this life the market was carried on under the same name by his three sons, Hugh, Charles and Henry. After the death of all three brothers the business was continued by A. B. O’Neill, son of Charles, and now his two sons, John and Bill are carrying on under the original name, H. O’Neill. Many changes were made in A. B.’s time and the present owners have continued to improve and modernize. I can recall the old store in the days when round steak was 10 cents a pound, and sirloin two pounds for a quarter. Two long and well worn wooden counters extended on either side from front to back. At the rear an archway disclosed a stove in the center. Near the stove was a chair or two and half a dozen soap boxes to provide comfort and rest to loafers at all times and to the proprietors during leisure moments. On the few occasions when I dared to poke my nose into this room, which to me at the time was a veritable sanctum sanctorum, I can recall that the conversation was always clean and elevating, especially when Charles O’Neill was present. Young as I was he impressed me as being a fine scholar and a great gentleman. Conditions the habits of men and their line of thought have changed since those days, we hope for the better, but we sometimes wonder!
            Presentation—On the occasion of his superannuation Alphonsus Cummings was given a “farewell” by the staff of the Algonquin Hotel where he has been employed for over forty years. The event which was a complete surprise to Mr. Cummings, consisted of cocktails with caviar, a banquet in the Algonquin dining room and a picture show at the Casino. During the banquet, Mr. Cashman, manager of the hotel, have an address appropriate to the occasion. He presented a dozen roses to Mrs. Cummings and to Mr. Cummings a purse containing a hundred dollar bill and a yard of satin ribbon on which were printed the names of nearly one hundred members of the staff along with a little farewell message to their good friend “Fonsis.” It must be a great compensation to a man retiring from a position in which he was been employed for so many years to be made in this way to feel that his life on the job has been worthwhile, if for no other reason than that he had made so many friends.

St. Croix Courier
April 7/1949
Shiretown Items
Bank Robbed At. St. Andrews
Don’t be alarmed folks—it happened over forty years ago. The Bank of Nova Scotia her at that time was a one-room affair with an ordinary safe tin which to keep the money and othe valuables. It was located in the room which is now the office of the Quoddy Boal co. the manger’s name was Kerr and he boarded at Kennedy’s Hotel. He was a golf enthusiast and he and Charlie Kennedy used to go out for a roudn every morning at 7 o’clock. One firne Setpember morning Herb Henderson, who was manager of the Livery Stable which stood on the stie of the present Post Office, called at the hotel as usual to drive the folfers out to the links. Mr. Kerr went over to the bank to get his rubbers but came back on the run saying the safe had been blown opena dn robbed and there would be no golf today. There were no telephones here at the time but word was quickly apread by foot messengers and within an hour a good sized copany of mena nd boys with rifles, shotguns and revolvers were ready for the great- man-hunt which lasted for several days, combing the woods for miles around, without producing the hoped for results. But local and imported detectives were busy on the job, but blues were scarce and hard to find. Local nit-wits seized upon the first real clue to implicate two St. Andrws ctiziens notwithstanding the well-known integrity and irreproachable character of the altter,. To muffle the sound several blankets and an old coat had been used to cover the safe. The coat and one blanket were proven to be the property of Foncie O’Neill while the rest of the blankets came from the lviery stable. “Yes,” said the Watsons, Pinkertons and would-be disciples of “ Sherlock Holmes. “Foncie and Herb did the job all right!” Could you imagine anything more ridiculous?

Standard
April 17, 1834
The Rev. Mr. Ford begs leave to announce that he will commence his astronomical lectures this evening, Thursday at 8 o’clock, in Mrs. Pauls Hall; the course to consist of nine lectures, each of which occupying in the delivery of it, with illustrations on the Orrery, and Tellurium, or seasons machine, about one hour and a quarter.
            Terms for the course:
            Family Tickets 25s
            Tickets admitting one lady and one gentleman 15s
            Gentlemen’s Tickets 10s
Tickets admitting to one lecture 2s 6d. The Tickets to be had at the Post Office where Mr. Campbell has very obligingly undertaken to dispose of them.
April 10th, 1834

Standard
Nov 5/1841
Disgraceful—On “Wednesday evening last, as Mr. Young, (a witness attending the Court) was passing along Water street, near the Post Office, a collection of boys assailed him with a volley of stones and sticks, cutting his face and otherwise abusing him in a shocking manner, without any kind of provocation. Mr. Young, who is a peaceable, sober man, was inclined at first to treat the outrage as a joke, until he was followed up and struck with a bludgeon which knocked him down. As we were passing near the place at the time, we saw Mr. Young bleeding profusely from his face, surrounded by a gang of young scamps, who are nightly collected in our streets, disturbing the inhabitants. It is a matter of deep regret that the Magistrates do not put a stop to such infamous proceedings by appointing special Constable to patrol the streets at night. Such conduct is a disgrace to any community, and we trust that the offenders in this case will be brought up and severally punished by making a public example of them. While mentioning this outrage we cannot avoid calling attention to the disgraceful conduct of these youths at the evening Book auctions; instead of embracing the opportunity of purchasing cheap information, they have invariably molested the auctioneers in various ways and stopped the sales at an early hour, and in one instance several books were stolen. We again call the special attention of their Worships to these proceeding, and hope they will follow the method adopted in other towns in the Province, by making examples of the culprits and publishing the police reports giving the names.

Standard
March 25, 1842
Disgraceful Conduct
On Wednesday night last, some evil disposed persons broke the minute hand from the Town Clock, carried away he lamps from the market Wharf, and committed several other disgraceful acts which we forbear to mention. For some time groups of boys, (not very small ones either) are collected every evening near the Post Office corner and about the Market Wharf, and several inoffensive persons have been insulted who were passing along quietly. These gangs have been organized for some months, and their sole object appears to be to molest quiet persons and destroy property. Not long since several pains of glass were broken in the windows of the Methodist Chapel, some shop windows were broken and a juror was severely beaten; and the infamous perpetrators of the acts of Wednesday evening last, should be punished severely. Mr. Hutchinson erected the Town Clock solely at his own expense, and it has been admitted by the whole community to be a great convenience—the lamps at the Market Wharf are town property—and surely the magistrates will not allow these flagrant offences to pass by without taking steps to bring the offenders to justice. We sincerely hope that their Worships will appoint active special constable who will do their duty without fear or affection—if the law is not put in force, there is no knowing the amount of injury that may be done.

Standard
Aug 29, 1849
George Campbell is Postmaster, as noted in lists of letters published for some time.

Standard
July 27/1859
B. R. Stevenson, attorney at Law and Solicitor. Breen's Building, opposite Post Office. July 13/1859

Standard
Jan 15, 1868
The old church was sold and is being pulled down; many person sin the town witnessed the removal of the materials of the venerable building with feelings of sorrow. In the sacred edifice they had been baptized, and in after years united in the bonds of matrimony; in it too, the remains of their parents were placed during the solemn funeral service; there they had been instructed in the truth of the Gospel, and listened at different periods of eloquent and impressive expositions of Scripture; many hallowed associations are connected with the good old church, which for several years was the only House of Worship in the town, where Christians met in time of peace and war, to perform their Sabbath service. The building we are informed was upwards of 80 years old, yet the timbers are both sound and good; indeed no such pine boards can be purchased now in this vicinity. The site would be a good one for town hall or mechanics Institute, as its situation is central and convenient, or it would answer admirably for the proposed new Custom House and Post Office.

Standard
Jan 29, 1873
Disgraceful
We feel it a duty to notice the disgraceful conduct of some persons who congregate around the Post office delivery window, while the Mails are being assorted. The noise and rudeness of several rowdies, who mix with orderly persons waiting for the mail delivery, is such, as to materially interfere with the assorting of the mails, and prevents respectable persons, some of them females, from receiving their mail matter until the morning. A complaint has reached us from a reliable source, of a piece of ruffianism committed on Saturday night last, with the name of the aggressor. A messenger who had waited some time went to the window for letters and papers, and while the Postmaster was handing them to him, he was pulled away by a rough, and a letter of importance and value was lost, but afterwards picked up by a young man and returned to the Post Office. Such conduct would not be tolerated in any other community, and the sooner such disorderly persons are prosecuted and sent to “close quarters” for a few weeks, the better for the Town. We have forborne any allusion to these nuisances for some time, but feel called upon to expose such lawless acts, as we know them to be committed. The remedy is easy, any one subjected to such annoyances can make complaint to a Justice of the Peace, and the guilty parties will ten have the benefit of being fined, or confined.

Pilot
July 18, 1878
Jottings on the Street. No. 6
The Post Office now comes under review. The large dwelling house, located at the north-west corner of King and Water Streets, and fronting on Water Street, is the residence of Postmaster Campbell.
            The building was erected in the year 1803, by H. B. Brown, the first Clerk of the Peace for the County of Charlotte. He was jocularly termed “Hurly Burly Brown.”
            The adjoining building, called the Post Office, was erected in the year 1836 by James Rait, Esq., the gentleman of whom we have already written, and whose remains have commingled with the dust of Jamaica.
            Mrs. John Ingraham occupies the next building, which owes its erection to one Jonathan Courier, a man, noted for superlative profanity—it is now part of the estate of the late William Whitlock, Esq. Those buildings are all pleasantly situated, fronting on Water Street, and having the lovely harbour facing them—with St. Andrews island, and the American shore, close in view.
            On the corner opposite the Postmaster’s residence, Mr. Hanson prosecutes the boot and shoe business with energetic industry; and as his “lasts” are good, his work last well.
            Mrs. Healy has a cozy private residence near by, and Mr. Thomas Black keeps a well-stocked store of goods for sale. Dr. Wade’s office is just here, and he is steadily increasing in practice by patiently waiting for patients; and carefully attending those already under his care.
            The office of Messrs. Street and Stevenson adjoins the “Megantic Hotel;” and underneath this law office the venerable end pious Mr. Breen will sole your boots neatly and honestly, and administer spiritual counsel at the same time, to every willing listener.
            Before leaving the vicinity of the Post Office, it would be a reckless indifference to an honest discharge of duty, not to animadvert on the manifest wrong committed on a patient people in and through this Post Office. In making remarks on this subject, we must be understood as making them condemnatory of the “Powers that be;” those that have the power but not the will to remedy the evil.
            In justice to our respected Postmaster, as well as to the public at large, there should be anew Post Office built by Government. the amount of mail-work n the St. Andrews Post Office is very great; and the wonder is, how the Post Maser gets through with it so correctly and so “up to time” as he does, under the disadvantages he has to contend with.
            At the approaching Dominion election, we hope some man full of zeal, will put the question to the Candidate—“Will you, advocate, if return for the House of Commons, a new Post Office for the old Shire Town?” And let his reply “Yea,” or “Nay,” settle the matter with him; a la daily trains to St. Andrews.

Standard
Nov 5/1879
Mallory brings mail from Railway Station to Post Office.

St. Croix Courier
Nov 20/1881
*Half a Century of Official Life: the St. Andrews Post Office. Important historical facts.

Beacon
Aug 21, 1890
St. Andrews, New Brunswick, where the new hotel, the Algonquin, is located, is apparently a most healthy place. The people live to a real old age, as it is seldom that one finds the death announced of a person under eighty. The postmaster has held his office sixty years. Gripsack.

Beacon
May 14/1891
The Late Post-Master Campbell
With the death of Mr. G. F. Campbell almost the last of that sturdy type of manhood which gained for St. Andrews such a prominent place in the commercial world of half a century ago has been removed. A native of Charlotte County, his aid and sympathy have always been extended to any project which had for its aim the benefit of the County, and particularly of St. Andrews. He was a conspicuous figure in the old St. Andrews railway organization, and in many other schemes to advance the public interest he took a prominent part. Mr. Campbell was without doubt the oldest Postmaster in the Dominion and probably in North America. He was appointed Postmaster in 1829, and held the office through successive generations until the hour of his death. For several years past his advancing age has in a measure incapacitated him from active, duty, so that the labors of the office had devolved upon a deputy, but he never forgot that he was Postmaster and he never allowed others to forget it. He was a man of great independence of spirit, and sterling honesty, and was esteemed for his many good qualities. Mr. Fred. A Stevenson, who has been acting Postmaster for a year or more, will doubtless receive the appointment of Postmaster, and the public generally will concede that he is entitled to it. He has proved a faithful and obliging official, and is well fitted to discharge the duties of the office.

Beacon
June 27/1895
Better roads are needed on the mainland of Charlotte County than we now have. Take for example the road between St. Andrews and St. George—the old post road, as it is termed. though considerably travelled, its condition is very bad, and the man who once goes over it will not care to travel it again unless forced by the most urgent business. the road to St. Stephen, another important highway, is little better. Some other system of road repairing than that now in vogue is need. We have road machines in the province. Why cannot they be employed to place these highways in proper shape?

Beacon
March 10/1904
Post Office soon to be moved to Land Company’s brick building. Postmaster Stevenson.

Beacon
March 24/1904
New Post Office Corner
The Land Company’s Handsome Brick Building Now Used as a Post Office.
The St. Andrews Post Office was removed on Saturday night from the lower flat of the Masonic hall to the Land Company’s brick building a block below, and on Monday morning for the first time mails were delivered on the new premises.
            The passing of the old post office is not altogether a matter for regret, although the new building may entail a longer walk for a number of the office patrons. The old office was an unsightly place and not at all in harmony with the present ambitions of the people.
            The old building was in use as a post office for twenty or more eyras. Prior to that time, (except during ah short period when the late Mr. J. R. Bradford, assistant postmaster, kept the office in the corner building now occupied by R. A Stuart and Co.) The little store alongside King Street corner was used by the late Postmaster George F. Campbell. The mails were passed out by the venerable postmaster through an aperture in the front of the building, and at time when the ads in waiting outside got a little too mischievous or “obstropolous” the postmaster was not averse to meting out summary punishment by means of a cane through the same opening. There were times when the innocent suffered for the guilty, if all the stories that have been told us are to be relied upon;
            When the office was changed to its late position, the moved was considered a great improvement. The present change is even a greater improvement. The building is a handsome brick structure, with granite steps approaching the entrance. The interior is large, well-lighted and has been arranged by Postmaster Stevenson with due regard to the public convenience. A net partition has been run down and across the building, so as to separate the office proper from the public delivery room. Near the door is a desk for addressing cards or letters. A little further along the lock boxes and general delivery window ware placed. Beyond this another wicket has been inserted, which will be used for money orders during the Christmas season. The new Post Office building is the property of the St. Andrews Land Company and was built in the winter and spring of 1888 and 1889. The basement has been occupied by The Beacon ever since the building was completed. When the CPR acquired the properties of the Land Company this building was taken over by them. A lease for five years of the present post office was acquired from the CPR Company by Postmaster Stevenson.

Beacon
April 13/1905
Old Landmark Gone
The Street Wharf Goes Down with Buildings
Thursday last was a day of local sensations. First came a threatened fire, which drew everybody out in the rain storm. Then a few hours afterwards followed the collapse of the old Street wharf and the two warehouses thereon, owned respectively by the Glenn estate and H. O’Neill. The wind, and tide and ice we responsible for this catastrophe. The latter loosed the under pinning of the wharf, and the tide and wind did the rest. Both building will be complete wrecks. The Glen building contained a carload of shingle and a quantity of pine lumber, while the O’Neill warehouse had abut 50 tons of hard coal on the main floor. The contents of both buildings will likely be saved. Both buildings were very old—older, probably, than the oldest inhabitant. Postmaster Stevenson says that forty years ago he was employed as an office boy with the late James Bolton in one of the buildings; it had been standing for over half a century.  For many years, while St. Andrews was to the fore as West India port, the firm of James Street and Co. used these buildings as warehouses for rum, molasses, sugar and the other products of the West Indies that cam this way.  By their down fall two of the oldest land marks of the place have been swept away.

Beacon
July 20/1905
Drs. Hodgkins and Worrell, of Eastport, intend to fit up an office in St. Andrews, which they will probably have open about a week out of each month. This will be a great convenience to the townspeople who have always had to go out of town for dental work. Dr. Worrell was in town recently making arrangements for a rent. The office will probably be in the rooms over the Post Office [old Land Company office]

Beacon
Oct 15/1908
St. Andrews New Wharf
Government Ask for Tenders Plans at Post Office
The plans and specification of the public wharf, to be erected at St. Andrews by the Dominion government, and for which tenders are asked I the present issue of this paper, are on exhibition at the Post Office. The new work will be 504 feet long, 458 feet of this being pile work, 24 feet wide, with a pier head of solid crib work 36 feet long and 70 feet wide. It will form an extension of the present market wharf.

Beacon
Aug 19/1915
Unsightly Streets—In a recent issue called attention to the unsightly condition of some of the streets. these are, principally, Water Street and the lower end of the cross streets joining it. the most unsightly place of all is the Post Office corner. The pernicious habit prevails of scattering about old newspapers, postal wrappers, peanut shell, fruit peelings etc, and it is now high time that some steps should taken by the Town authorities to put a stop to it. If there is no Town by-law relating to this particular offence, one should be passed and rigidly enforced. If one or two offenders were arrested, convicted and fined, the habit would soon cease.

St. Croix Courier
Oct 3/1918
The two story brick building occupied by the post office and Beacon Press Company was sold by auction on Saturday. W. F. Killen of Woodstock purchased it, being the highest bidder, at $1150.00

Beacon
Oct 5/1918
Wake UP St. Andrews!
The Post Office Building was sold by auction at noon on Saturday last, the purchaser being Mr. W. S. Skillen, of Woodstock, the price paid was $1150, probably not half the original cost of the material entering into its construction. The lot is a corner one, is 80 by 70 feet. The property belonged to the St. Andrews Land Company, whose holdings passed to the CPR some years ago. The sale of the landmark in St. Andrews, and to a non-resident who bought it on speculation, give one an opportunity to moralize a little on the decadence of St. Andrews as a commercial centre, the unfulfilled expectations of the Land Company that started with such a flourish of trumpets and whose big schemes were to revolutionize the place and the disappointed hopes of holders of vacant lots to reap the unearned increment in values.
            But moralizing is not much use, especially on the subject of the failure of the people of St. Andrews to make more of their opportunities, to make the place what it should be—one of the most important ports in the Dominion of Canada. It would have heartened the people of the Town if the CPR instead of selling the building, had made the necessary repairs upon it, and held it till the good time comes for which we are all looking, and which the grey beards among us may not see.
            Another nail has been driven in the coffin of the Old Shire Town, and it is a matter of regret that this undertaker’s work has been performed by the CPR. The funeral, however, will be deferred for the old Town is not quite defunct, or perhaps even moribund. It is jus sleeping, and its awakening may yet come before Gabriel blows that blast which has been foretold, and which is to wake the dead.

St. Croix Courier
Oct 6/1921
Judge George M. Byron, former bowling champion of Hudson County, blows them away on Algonquin lanes. Champion of “Ananias Club” at Casino. American 5-pin game. Silver cup to winner to be engraved and presented by Mayor Kennedy. Entertainment afterwards at Algonquin (still open). Other contestants Mayor Kennedy, H. P. O’Neill, Postmaster Albert Thompson, W. Inglis of Winnipeg, R. D. Rigby.

St. Croix Courier
Aug 21, 1930
[Worrell item?]
Shiretown Gaily Decorated to Welcome Sir John. Leading Business Houses and prominent Citizens of Other Days Identified for Courier Readers.
            The above picture, loaned to The Courier through the kindness of Capt. Wren, gives a view of St. Andrews forty-three years ago. As may be seen by the inscription on the archway, the picture was taken on the occasion of the visit to St. Andrews of Sir John and Lady MacDonald in 1887.
            The photo is taken looking up the river, and, through the kindness of S. A. McBride, The Courier is able to identify a number of the business houses of that day, and some of the figures standing beneath the archway.
            The first building shown on the right is the St. Andrews Post Office forty-three years ago, over which J. R. Bradford presided at that time as postmaster. The next building back, and just beyond the arch is O’Neill’s grocery, with the proprietor, Henry O’Neill, standing in the doorway. Beyond that again is a small fruit and confectionery store that was conducted by Edward Saunders. Overhanging the sidewalk at this point may be seen the sign of Burton and Murphy, livery stable. This firm was composed of Mm. Burton and Emery Murphy, the late Mr. Burton the husband of Mrs. Maria Burton, at present matron of the Robinson Memorial Home at Chipman Memorial Hospital. The next building, the high one with the peak roof, that stands back from the street somewhat, is Kennedy’s Hotel, and, standing directly under the centre of the archway is the well-known proprietor of that day, Angus Kennedy, father of Mr. Frank Kennedy, the present manager of the Hotel.

St. Croix Courier
Aug 13/1936
New Post Office Opened. Postmaster Albert Thompson.

St. Croix Courier
Oct 15/1936
Shire town Items
Items on present location of businesses on Water Street. Irvin Greenlaw moving jewellery store next to R. J. Hewitt’s restaurant. Formerly antique shop. “Since the post office was moved into the new building last summer, the business area has been largely restricted to uptown blocks and as the business sites downtown decreased in value, so the sites farther up the street were enhanced.”

St. Croix Courier
March 3/1938
Death of St. Andrews Postmaster Albert Thompson of St. Stephen who came to St. Andrews in 1890 to work in Beacon with R. E. Armstrong. From there to postmaster.

St. Croix Courier
Feb. 15/1940
Shiretown Items—Welcome. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hornby, who are moving into the ground floor apartment in the old Post Office building, and who will operate an electrically equipped laundry in the basement, are both well known in Sa, having been employed for several seasons at the Algonquin Hotel. Mrs. Hornby has spent many years in high class laundry work and her experience should well qualify her to make a success of the venture here.

St. Croix Courier
March 13/1941
Shiretown Items
Old Firm Keeps Modern
The H. O’Neill grocery store and meat market has just completed 118 years of public service, having been established here early in 1823. The store was first located in the building now occupied by George McKay. It was later moved to a building at the head of market wharf, situated on the site of the present post office. This building was destroyed by fire about 1875 and the store moved temporarily to the Lorimer building. In 1877 the buildings now occupied were moved from the Gove lot near the depot. The following paragraphs are copied from the “Canadian Grocer:” “The basic merchandising factor at the H. O’Neill grocery store in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, is the 118 years of activity of the store. It was established in 1823. Although one of the oldest grocery stores in the world, this business is not living wholly in the past, as illustrated by installation of a modernly equipped fountain and offering a special service in soft drinks, sodas, ice cream, light lunches. The installation was made to capitalize on the annual influx of people each summer season from various parts of Canada and United States. St. Andrews is a leading summer resort and located right on the US border, the Bay of Fundy junction with the mother Atlantic, and the St. Croix River mouth, the latter being the international boundary line. For farmers, livestock raisers, poultrymen, there is feed service. All types of foods, tonics, disinfectants and remedies for cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, poultry, foxes, are carried here. The higher priced items are offered for the wealthy summer residents from Montreal, ‘Toronto, Boston, New York, Washington, Chicago, etc. These prevail not only for human beings but for domestic animals and birds. Some of the families have occupied their own estates in the St. Andrews area for over half a century, and have stock farms as a hobby. An effort is made to blend modernity with antiquity at this general food store, and without sacrificing the atmosphere of old age. Three and four generations have continued in rotation as customers of this store and this involved not only the wealthy summer rusticator, but the fishing and agricultural families of the mainland as well as the near-by island of Deer Island and Campobello.”

St. Croix Courier
Aug 19/1943
Shiretown Items
Business on north side of Water Street between King and William in 1880.  In the corner building where Cockburn’s drug store is now situated was a residence occupied by G. F. Campbell.  Next to the shop now occupied by Cottage Craft was the post office.  The public stood on the sidewalk to receive their mail from a small wicket about 8 by 10 inches.  Richard Keay was office clerk.  In the shop now unoccupied was Mrs. Ingraham’s Candy Shop.  Next, where the Wren’s Drug Store now does business was Whitlock’s Hardware Store run by John Polleys.   The next building, now Hewitt’s restaurant, was Eddie Saunders’ Fruit and Candy.  Next to that was Thomas Milligan’s Candy, Schoolbooks and Stationery.  In the next to Mrs. Collins, with ? furnishings and woollen goods was Ms. Hanson’s Cobbling Shop with a small stock of boots and shoes.  Stickney’s Jewellery and Watch Repair came next.  The store is still in the family, being at present under the management of Walter Stickney with a stock of Wedgwood.  The next shop, now Mr. Dougherty’s Restaurant, was occupied by another Mrs. Ingraham, with a Confectionary, Cakes and Pastry.  The next shop, now Earl McCaughey’s Law Office, which was occupied in 1890 by Cockburn’s Drug Store, was not listed.  The store on the corner, now the Maritime Electric Headquarters, was a grocery store run by Barnum Campbell.  The only business places above William Street at the present time are McDowell’s Variety store on the corner; Hazen McDowell Barber next, and further uptown on the next block, McQuoid’s Service Station and Taxi Stand.  At the time of which my correspondent writes there were thirteen grog shops in St. Andrews, where a schooner of beer could be had for nickel, a glass of hard liquor for a dime, and a square-face of Holland gin for 60 cents. Now liquor is sold under government control, and because of war-time restrictions we are limited to 12 pints of beer per week, one quart of hard liquor per month, and one quart of wine per week.

St. Croix Courier
July 8/1948
Shiretown Items: O’Neill’s Market
O’Neill’s Market and Grocery store is having anew front of Vitrolite to correspond with the front of the adjoining building which was done last year. Frank Gilman’s crew doing the work. This business was established by Henry O’Neill, great grandfather of the present proprietors, in 1823. The first store was in the building down town just below John Garnett’s residence, the owner then living across the street where George MacKay now lives. Later the store building was extended to provide living quarters. The store end remained as originally built until last year when it was remodelled for form an apartment. After doing business at this stand for several years the proprietor moved farther up town to a building on Market Square, about where the present post office stands. This place was burned about 1876 and the building now in use was moved up from the Gove lot near the depot as was also the one now used as O’Neill’s restaurant. When Henry departed this life the market was carried on under the same name by his three sons, Hugh, Charles and Henry. After the death of all three brothers the business was continued by A. B. O’Neill, son of Charles, and now his two sons, John and Bill are carrying on under the original name, H. O’Neill. Many changes were made in A. B.’s time and the present owners have continued to improve and modernize. I can recall the old store in the days when round steak was 10 cents a pound, and sirloin two pounds for a quarter. Two long and well worn wooden counters extended on either side from front to back. At the rear an archway disclosed a stove in the center. Near the stove was a chair or two and half a dozen soap boxes to provide comfort and rest to loafers at all times and to the proprietors during leisure moments. On the few occasions when I dared to poke my nose into this room, which to me at the time was a veritable sanctum sanctorum, I can recall that the conversation was always clean and elevating, especially when Charles O’Neill was present. Young as I was he impressed me as being a fine scholar and a great gentleman. Conditions the habits of men and their line of thought have changed since those days, we hope for the better, but we sometimes wonder!
            Presentation—On the occasion of his superannuation Alphonsus Cummings was given a “farewell” by the staff of the Algonquin Hotel where he has been employed for over forty years. The event which was a complete surprise to Mr. Cummings, consisted of cocktails with caviar, a banquet in the Algonquin dining room and a picture show at the Casino. During the banquet, Mr. Cashman, manager of the hotel, have an address appropriate to the occasion. He presented a dozen roses to Mrs. Cummings and to Mr. Cummings a purse containing a hundred dollar bill and a yard of satin ribbon on which were printed the names of nearly one hundred members of the staff along with a little farewell message to their good friend “Fonsis.” It must be a great compensation to a man retiring from a position in which he was been employed for so many years to be made in this way to feel that his life on the job has been worthwhile, if for no other reason than that he had made so many friends.

St. Croix Courier
April 7/1949
Shiretown Items
Bank Robbed At. St. Andrews
Don’t be alarmed folks—it happened over forty years ago. The Bank of Nova Scotia her at that time was a one-room affair with an ordinary safe tin which to keep the money and othe valuables. It was located in the room which is now the office of the Quoddy Boal co. the manger’s name was Kerr and he boarded at Kennedy’s Hotel. He was a golf enthusiast and he and Charlie Kennedy used to go out for a roudn every morning at 7 o’clock. One firne Setpember morning Herb Henderson, who was manager of the Livery Stable which stood on the stie of the present Post Office, called at the hotel as usual to drive the folfers out to the links. Mr. Kerr went over to the bank to get his rubbers but came back on the run saying the safe had been blown opena dn robbed and there would be no golf today. There were no telephones here at the time but word was quickly apread by foot messengers and within an hour a good sized copany of mena nd boys with rifles, shotguns and revolvers were ready for the great- man-hunt which lasted for several days, combing the woods for miles around, without producing the hoped for results. But local and imported detectives were busy on the job, but blues were scarce and hard to find. Local nit-wits seized upon the first real clue to implicate two St. Andrws ctiziens notwithstanding the well-known integrity and irreproachable character of the altter,. To muffle the sound several blankets and an old coat had been used to cover the safe. The coat and one blanket were proven to be the property of Foncie O’Neill while the rest of the blankets came from the lviery stable. “Yes,” said the Watsons, Pinkertons and would-be disciples of “ Sherlock Holmes. “Foncie and Herb did the job all right!” Could you imagine anything more ridiculous?