...ty Hall was the residence of James M. Usher, the latest historian of Medford, and the first, I believe, to establish a newspaper in town. Just above Mr. Usher's, in a modest little store, kept by a Mr. Winneck , was the postoffice. It may be that I was a trifle impatient at times, but it used to seem to me that Mr. Winneck took his duties too seriously. There were no letter-carriers in those days, and ...