Post Office

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=460 BGCOLOR="#0099FF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I>Marstons Mills Historical Society ~ Photo Album</I></div> <div> <I>       ______________________________________________________________________________________________</I></div> <div> <I><B>The Village Center</B></I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="d7293900.jpg" border=0 width="659" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Post Office</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Pictured:  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This was the Marstons Mills Post Office and a candy store, run by Hattie Mecarta from 1886 to 1919.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>History:  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >When Hattie's husband Dennis died, she took on the job as Postmaster for the village and had this house built.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Today:  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This structure currently houses the office of the Marstons Mills Chiropractic at 86 Route 149.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Source:  </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This photo is from a postcard titled "Postoffice, Marstons Mills, Mass" and it was postally used.</FONT></div> <div> It was sent to "Mrs Harriet Mecarta, Marstons Mills Mass" postmarked May 21, 1933 at Laconia, NH.</div> <div> There is no correspondence on the postcard. An annotation on the back says:  "Mrs Mecarta appointed</div> <div> Postmaster Feb.. 4, 1886. Resigned from PO on Oct 10, 1919".</div> <div> Postcard is number 44 by the Eastern Illustrating Company, Belfast, ME.</div> <bR> <div> From the collection of The Marstons Mills Historical Society. © 2004, The Marstons Mills Historical Society, All Rights Reserved.</div> <div>  <script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> _uacct = "UA-379555-1"; urchinTracker(); </script>  </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=20 BGCOLOR="#CCCCCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Links:</FONT>  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to Marstons Mills"><U>Home</U></A> | <A HREF="map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="MarstonsMills.org Site Map"><U>SiteMap</U></A> | <A HREF="mmhs_home.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marstons Mills Historical Society"><U>MMHS</U></A> | <A HREF="id348.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Marstons Mills Historical Society Photo"><U>Photo Album</U></A> | <A HREF="id357.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="William Marston House"><U>Previous Picture</U></A> | <A HREF="id359.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="School House"><U>Next Picture</U></A> | <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Page new: February 14, 2004</FONT></div> </td> </tr></table></body>