Holyoke Transcript-Telegram/1908/West Springfield's First Postmaster Dead

West Springfield's First Postmaster Dead. Caleb D. Kinner, 85, for 25 years the postmaster at West Springfield, is dead at Merrick. Mr. Kinner was born at Port Jefferson, Long Island. In 1876 Mr. Kinner moved to West Springfield, where he opened a drug business, which later was sold to W. B. Chandler, who now conducts it. Three years after coming to West Springfield, Mr. Kinner was instrumental in having the first post office of the town established and was its first postmaster, continuing in the government service for 25 years, seeing his office raised from fourth to third class and later to a station over which he presided as superintendent until 1904, when he retired from active business because of his health. Mr. Kinner's wife died 12 years ago. He leaves daughters, Misses Carrie and Mary Kinner.