Transportation and Communication
The Post office sign above was taken from the photograph of the
Hunter Store when it faced Russell Street.
It appears that even though the store was run by Andrew Douglas HUNTER,
the position of Postmaster at the time was Alexander MACKAY.
The PostmastersThe following list of Postmasters was found on the National Archives of Canada "ArchiveNet"
(Full name expansion was added by Morewood.net where initials were used by the
National Archives - Present Day Post Officeis located in the building that was once the
Hunter General Store and has continually
operated as a general store under different owners since 1862)
Postmaster
Alexander MCKAY
John MCCORMICK
Andrew Douglas HUNTER
Daniel Peter MACGREGOR
Esther Agnes MACGREGOR
William Grant MACGREGOR
Cecil Alexander MACNABB
Morewood Country Store
Lucky Dollar Store
Appointment Date
1862-03-01
1891-11-01
1905-11-10
1918-08-13
1936-10-15
1937-08-23
1967-08-23
1967-12-05
????-present
Vacancy Date
1891-07-10
1905-10-23
1918-06-23
1936-10-15
Acting
1967-08-19
Acting
????
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Reason
Death
Resignation
Resignation
Death
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Death
-
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The Glasgow Telephone Company
External view of Moffat house where Laura and Belle Moffat operated the local telephone switchboard. William MOFFAT had married Marion CARLYLE and they had Bell who died 16 June 1938,
George who married Agnes MARCELLUS, Marion Jean who married Simeon B. CASSELMAN in 1906 and died 24 August 1967, Kate who married James Wilburn MARCELLUS [whose daughter was Marion],
Thomas,Morton who died as a young man, and Laura who was born 25 Feb 1890 and died 27 Sept 1970.
