End of an Era as Last Train leaves from O'Leary 1989. POST OFFICE The history of the Post Office is analogous with the history of the mail service serving their communities since the earliest settlements on the Island almost two hundred years ago. For Islanders transportation of not only mail but of all commodi¬ ties has always been and still remains a major problem. In the beginning when mail was transported via ships that came and went to various Island ports and thence carried on horseback to various centres, service, at its best, was rather sporadic. Even by 1880 when the first stage coach transported passengers and mail to this area, mail was delivered only once a week in summer and once a fortnight in winter. In these pre-railway days, districts surrounding O'Leary were served by the following postmasters at the following postal stations. These early offices were usually identified by the name of the Postmaster or by its lot number. Postal Stations 1870-1914 Carleton Lot 6 1839-1868 Cascumpec 1871-1913 Cape Wolfe 1871-1913 Springfield West 1904-1913 Mt. Royal 1904-1918 Glenwood 1872-1914 Postmasters William Carroll William Hardy Matthew Howard Joshua Smallman James Maddix Howard Adams Archibald Ramsay Angus Stewart 21