rounds, and he would deliver the merchandise to them on the following day.

To mail a letter, one would wrap the coins with the letter, and the mailman would take them to the post office where they would be stamped. Stamps at that time cost three cents each, and by 1955, they

cost five cents. Most merchandise was purchased C.O.D. through Eaton’s and

Simpson’s catalogue, and the patrons would be notified the day before he delivered the article. They would meet him at the gate the next day with the money, and then get their parcel. The same format was used for a registered letter. He would bring the book with him for a

signature before the letter was released. On one occasion, an old man received a registered letter, and

refused to sign for it, because he thought that it was a call to enlist in the army. Later, he accepted it, when he discovered that it was a letter from his sister containing a sum of money,

Mr. McCloskey recalls that the salary was quite small. When he started, he received $45.00 per month, and fifteen years later, his salary had been increased to $105.00 a month. It is hard to imagine one accepting a job for salary of less than $2.00 a day.

Later, he purchased a half-ton Fargo truck, but found he could use it only once a week, when his horse needed a rest, or if it was a very hot day. With his small salary, he could not afford to buy gas very often.

In 1955, Mr. McCloskey resigned from this position, leaving many happy memories and friendships. “All in all, they were enjoyable years for me,” relates Mr. McCloskey. “It was a pleasure for me to meet and converse with people as I travelled around the

countryside. ”

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