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- Boston Herald, Massachusetts, Friday, March 11, 1932
Thugs Beat, Rob Postmaster, 70
Thieves Get $150 from 85-Pound Storekeeper Near Harwich
(Special Dispatch to The Herald)
HARWICH, March 10 ? Alvin H. Bassett, 70-year-old postmaster and storekeeper at Pleasant Lake, who is less than five feet tall and weighs only 85 pounds, was beaten unconscious by two men early tonight when he battled in a futile attempt to prevent the robbery of $150 in postal funds.
Bassett entered his store about 7 P.M. and found the two men prowling behind the counters. Both pulled guns and ordered him to put up his hands and reveal where the money was kept.
When Bassett refused, one struck him over the head and then both beat him. For 10 minutes Bassett fought but finally was knocked unconscious. When he revived he found himself tied and with a cloth across his mouth. He wriggled free about an hour later and telephoned Charles Cahoon, who found him again unconscious on the floor.
1900 Federal Census of Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA (9 Jun 1900)
Alvin H. Bassett 41 Mar 1859 M MA MA MA Head Grocer
Idella M. 28 Oct 1871 F MA MA MA Wife
Palmer H. 9 Mar 1891 M MA MA MA Son At School
(married 10 years, 1 child, 1 living)
A.H. BASSETT DIES AT PLEASANT LAKE
Had Been Postmaster There for More Than 50 Years
PLEASANT LAKE, Nov. 7 - Funeral Services will be held here at 2 P.M.
Tuesday for Alvin H. Bassett, 78, Pleasant Lake postmaster for more than half
a century, who died at his home on Pleasant Lake Avenue yesterday. Burial will
be in Island Pond Cemetery, Harwich.
A descendant of the first settlers of Pleasant Lake, he was born here,
the son of Alvin N. and Emily Cahoon Bassett. He was a pioneer cranberry
grower in this part of the cape and operated extensive bogs until he sold his
cranberry interests more than 20 years ago.
He was appointed postmaster in 1883, succeeding his grandfather,
Patrick F. Cahoon. The post office has been located ever since in the building
where Mr. Bassett conducted a general store. Because of its proximity to the
New Haven Railroad line, the Bassett store and post office served as a depot.
He leaves his widow, the former Adella M. Hurd of East Harwich, whom he
married April 6, 1890. A son, Palmer Bassett, in whose memory a square was
dedicated near the post office four years ago, died in 1918 while serving in
the U.S. Army.
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1859 - 1937 (78 years)