Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-10-26
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
Pen Picture of Eaton, Gregory and
Mountaineering Gossip.

W. WV ''o'' ",''' ""'n'"S'o" .o''es
pohdeh'. mean the rooms where applicants
| for admission TO the Government employ arc
examined. and where ihoso oroo, mo,,ls
A.. f,,.., Ct. ,,....,..- a,
'no O'Vn oe'V'cc commissioners, hesscrs'
Eaton, gregory and .lhoman, have theii
annex They arc located In the Agricultural
An,cx D..par,u,nt A,mos, III. ,,,;r,
$50, ~ -, ., VI. ' ,,',
Seoo"u HUI is ue'o'eu W lhe'"' anu tnei'
quarters are light and airy. The place where
the would. be olfice.holders are examined is
m,ch Ill, n ,ohoo, roor, sovo tho, mn,
'iu." INV 'o'o''o'.'' CIV. '""' ,''".
taples are USED instead Oh desks. Cblti
| Examiner Lyman, slim, gray bearded man
of perbnps tif,y. sits at the head of the room
ord o,J,o,s tho oxor,,,,,;,,n,
'''',,iIe ,a ~, ,' $3.50 ,,',;s ..,
.,.;p.','d o,,, p, as,; ,".m I so.i. ms
pa Ill.,, ,i,s ", W. que.un' ~ Evil 'iio'i
a na .oy r',;. w r., s "no raos
al III ',rs'ias ara ,I,oa,t .','nn;,n ,i',
au o 80, H., ra,, "ppUs,.I 1' W
10 S,a,os and ,ho ann,in, inf. "',o ,.i ~,
~, 800, aru ,hn "ppJ'uto.s ae g'sIn
cants Of Tho state en,i,,od 80 10. VI ,no app,,'
No n,,,icaJ ,,anonoo oSr ". ~; u;,;o.,
and ,ho con If no,nor "nJ c .u,o ue.'si
alike IF Tho namnar nassos Lo,,'r o, 'a,'A
ination he has n hotter charco ,h enu ,i,'
Cnvernor-o, i,as, co s,,, ,i'a r tu", wv
sion ' '"' wv OoN'''''
liz ,o,,,;o,,,,, ,,,-, a., ....,,-..-
ara anil, n,,,; ,,s w., .nS .,sii SCI VIC
I'll 49,. ,'o,, 80 iou' pages vi
~ "" ud as nho as .ny ques.'ons noou,
vs. ,,,,.., - - Ill . M, ~ aPP,ieu'',
mns, ,,;,,. h;s o,,n L,s; ,oi,;,o app''cani
mrs, s,.,o ,ho, ;s t',,1,, n"s' ~, a .n
cho,ro tho du,ins hn,ona;n,,i ,a ,,,,, W. w.,
,,o,,i Lo l;o;,s ha w WV aPp'i"''
0na ',f ,ho ,,,,e,;oos Il =. .,ua a.
,,o,, Wv. iaI;,,.su.' ae r''oMs' A'e
yonor,r - naoao 90 "oS in'o" IN,
mo,,hSers ~ ,,onr ra1.';,,, ara ~ ~ W ,'',
civil sc,vIc,.5 ~ ' wv
Five vcnrbcrs from memorabilia ror,;o,
;nusi .ccnmnanv each onniipot; 9,oo pa'o, n
If th.sc n,is, asser, ,hai ,hn h,s;, anu one
of The native i,yn in which ,,,o ,,'a y,
nubic scrvicc dvn,ls would hay, np ' ana "
lion IN emnlnvng hin, for Tho eo,,o J,,;oJ 10 a.
those he now nnnlies for WV '"''' u''''' a.
Aud Then ihe snhioc,s. F;rs, oo,,o,
orthogrnnllv nnnmansb,n and onnri,r NJ,
arithmetic. interest and disconnt and ,ho
primary principles of bookkecpinr. Then
The EnTlish In naruago Io,,"r ,,,r;,;r, a.o
ami In .iiv thr eamen,o . nf m,,,"g c.c,
phy and lie elcments ", ,ha I'n;,Sod, $50 So.
government The grsdinc ;s ~ tho hasia "
100 md no ambient is ,dmi,tad ,n ,ba roI,
of cljriblr annnin,rrs yithnn, ho rassos a,,
examination nf over III "'
The Civil Srrvica Cnm,issio, oro ,,,o Do
pubicans and one D,mocr,, and ,,a,,
salaries are s3,OO vaar anJ n,o aa
penscs
Dnrnon r. Elton hcoJs ,ho (,,,,,,,;oa;,,,
and Is Inc best known nn,, m IL H. E,,n,,'
il n tall man ni s,lem, ar ani onoi,a III.
annn,rancn liz ,rassos l., a. .'I ,',No
nlur hnt which .its str,;,, a,I " s,,r ',as
his dirni,icd cycs Ills f,rc is snoo,h on,,
fair aud the tooth of Time hos gnownd
few Wrinkles in if III. hair j. r,h, w.
mixed with gray und rather LAM, ho ,,n,rS !,
Mr., EaonI looks syounrcr than h;s. ,cors ~
lie over GO. but w5uld mass for :, man of "a
any day. lie is n pleasan, man ond II, 9
many friends Civll service hoe Inn, IL
hobby md he bos heep ,tndn;,t Ia" a. n,o" ns
Of En'lnnI and o,hnr Enrn,,nan va. ~ ,n
the rnst ten yrars Uc is In 'oa
Civil service man in Tho taI p;viion''aH
belongs I, The coicrir If Nav Ynrl h,'o dn',
hy George William Chris VIII, bovn hnon
The lra.,;nr. civil Sorv;ro ''I9 s,.''
aui,a,ors .of the Irni,od S,,,o, WY na ~
man Il. E,ton can,n from noor h.,
,lebnr, originally Hi fn,hnr ,,ns iii.
a farmer lie was cduca,eJ a, C,,,tr;n',,
and rr,,,ua,cI nj the IIarvarj IN -, snh
he went to New York md onta,o% ,,, oO NJ
of William Kent thn man who ,.ro, "' ~ :,
commentaries Kent ofiorworJ ,o,i, IL ~
into copa,tnersbip. and he aided him j., I ,ha
revision of his hook E,ton,o nrno,iao Nv,
New York was a rood ono and ba had Ia AZ
nr his Icr,l career thor, n,,r, ~ n't uu'-
as partners Among nibars fnmr ,,,on ,,.Ln
have nrcrrio ! ,ha ro,;,inn 81 ns;t uiou who
Dnrmnr Il Eaton is n vro,l roo ,,,o, asa,
he is known ms one If Tho solid "'
TO the heavier mnoaz,nns sich 90 ,ha MIL
American R.yirw. lie ia in ,r"oi ci r",,'
stances. owns n comfortable Iouso IN Nn,,,
York ON E,st Tweptv.nin,h strco, i i" 80 AZ
Fifth aYcn,c. where he cninrtoins lie S,ior,s
right royally. Ills wifr is nloasa,, io'I,.
good looking. pnd norbans len ynors ,,o,,n,,,,
than her. bns,and. She will md, r.,o5d
he here witb Mr. Eaton ,,,is ,yi,tar ond ,tI,
two viii live nj Wormlcv's Un,al "1' 'A''
Professor .Juhn NJ Grc,nrv tho sooori -,
the Commits i'm is a Nov Vo,Lar l,, n;r,t,
lie w,s cduco,cd Mt ,hn co,lagn ~, SOLO,
div and then wont West F1r civ ,.oass ia
was Superin,endcn, of puhIic Ine,rnc,,a, D ~
MichiaaD. ana lfi that S,oto ,o tolc ,la,o ua
of the Illinois Stn,c Tniversi,v ~, C Ta' -
paIpn. lie wns ofterwarJ pros;,io,, 81 ', ,ho
State Board Of Health in JlIino,s and r 80.
he comes 10 Washing,on nc n r' iiu
Professor Grcrorv Is 10 vcors nld ond TO-
s,ards ns stra,eh, oso s,r;v, o,' .' ~ ne
icchrs in his s.nrI,;ngs liz iS , 49,
md ne The Sco,rh saw he is now ,aar;r "I liz
second wife pr,frssor Grcgorv hns i" ~,
bought n hous. in Grant nlacc IN this c j'
and here he viii live dnrin@ lis ras;pcno,,.
bnrn N"''s mo 's'u'"''
The Other r,cnb.r of tho C,rr,;ss;o, :,
Jud"c Ir,ov d,J'"nn Thnn,oN o' ~ Vs Is
Iown n b,i n,,rors ,,u,iar.,odS Yuu ~,
Ind, Thomon's frs, ns,ro ." was ' ioui bna'