William Limeburner Article

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THE OLDEST POSTMASTER IN MAINE and THE BOY WITH FIVE GRANDFATHERS

CAPTION under 1st photo: POSTMASTER WM. LIMEBURNER OF NO. BROOKSVILLE.

CAPTION of 2nd photo: THE BOY WITH FIVE GRANDFATHERS. RUDOLPH HULBERT GILLEY.

William Limeburner of North Brooksville is the oldest postmaster in Maine, probably in New England, and possible in the United States, being in his 88th year. He is completing a term of eight years in office, which is the second time he has filled the place, having been postmaster for eight years when he was a much younger man than now.

He didn't get very rich in that first eight years, as the net income of the office was but $12 a year.

Mr. Limeburner is highly respected by the people, and of the thousands of people who are working for Uncle Sam there is not one who is more honest and faithful. He keeps the office in a small building in which he lives alone, with a big flock of poultry to keep him company. He is always there ready to attend to the wants of the patrons of the office, except on Sundays, when he goes to church and visits his relatives.

He is a staunch supporter of the gospel and when the church was built he did more work on it than any other man, being a ship carpenter--a good ship carpenter is, of course, a good man to build a church.

Mr Limeburner at one time took the contract to the carry the main between Brooksville and Sedgwick, but a steamboat company started an opposition line and he lost $500 or so by the venture.

Mr. Limeburner has a little joke on Postmaster John Matthews of North __________ but is a year younger. He says that John is too young to be a postmaster.

Mr. Limeburner is a great grandfather, which brings up the story of the boy who is so well fitted out with grandfathers. Rudolph Hulbert Gilley, son of Capt. E. and Augusta W. Gilley of Stonington. He is an only son, so he has the grandfathers all to himself which is nice about Christmas time.

He really has three great grandfathers--William Limeburner and Mark H. Grindle of Brooksville and Solomon Buckminster of Stonington; and also two grandfathers, George H. Gilley of Southwest Harbor and Elwood E. Grindle of Stonington.

And he is a remarkable bright fellow, too.

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