Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-07-02

ton devised by some inpenious snti
civil service reformers, Of course 70
the purpose Of eating up the surplus vre
nues Of the warehouse, is filed by one 0
our covntymen, Mr. Phil Freeman phi
mighty clever fellow, beliked BY the bur-
ers and by the growers and commission ncr
chants. Sometimes he looks grum. ana
little ugly, but upon the whole he Is ahe
good looking. Next to him rank, hi
chief clerk This position is filled by NJ
Wash Page. His salary is 81 900 per Al
mum. His duties are to keep genera re
cord Of all that trauspires III the warehoa;s
the amusing lies and anecdotes told BY lb
horde Of commission men always hangl
around excepted. On this salary Wash ha
fattened. Though, during this 8esso
of the year, like the average book-keP
he is generally in his shirt sleeves, be
always neatly attired, with his musAcl
curled in the corners Of his mouth and b
face beaming with a pleasant smile
Wash says the pay is good, the work ea'F
but really he had rather be in Piccawllan
with his little Re(a) der he loves so vel. :
The next position is that Of shipping clerk
Catponds has this appointment Jolly "
Il Dement, fills the bull His business Is &
ship the tobacco from the warehouse ia
salary Of the Office is $500, but BY beconH,
formidable candidate for inspector R
winter he draws $500 additional from t6ea
spection salary which it seems was the result Q
a bargain made whereby he was to get OF. Q
the fight aud to t.ke the place he nos ti
The old gentleman moves around 10 gnea
style with his memorandum book in his BIOL
the labor of which he says is g
more profitable than handling
bacco in Catponds. From the istf
jole that overlaps his shirt collM
must he naturally inferred that he lives fsl
The boys say he sleeps well-attends cir,a
regularly, and whites away his leisure aai
reading the Pail Mall Gazette. Mr.. has
Hanson is weighing clerk Ills s.aq \
$500 While nothing for ''pir'y'' Mr. Iltm
is said to be a good officer. Besides teo'
c.tsioual accumulation Of few cobb ssas
and AN inch or so Of dirt on his sc,Iei 81
charges have been preferred against hia-
There is another important ~ and psl,
position in the warehouse aud it Is that e
ceivins clerk. The salary is also $50
Charles countain does not Gil thapll
Why? The appointee is an uneIe a. I
Lloyd. His name is GoilB6rol~ e IS q t
old gentleman aud looks like an olioltical |
soldier retired on half pay. He mrs along |
as though his feet were seven incB longer
than his body, K his six foot boly to lazy to
carry then, He h s nothing tos4y, nd looks
rather saactmoaious, possibly he is tudying
for the ministry or praying for the sins of his
crring nephew There are several super
nume9ares also attached 10 the warehouse,
whose dates are coaia4I alone to drawing
their pay Of s. ii day One Of them is from
St Mtry's colaty. He may be a Car penter,
bat not ut least b trade lie isav very pop
ular young man an Glyorite with all. He
Is hfndsone too, aud genraly occu pies a
seat u the left Of the entrance door and en-.
tains the guests. Another appcintee If
the suPernlmerary character named Griffith
lie IS from Anne Arundel county. His duties
TOO are hard to defue He sometimes Inspect.
tobacco, sometimes holds the bundles for tn,
inspector to look At, outside of these his duties
consi mere of $, ming yarns. lie neve
drinks anything, but it is said he can tell .
yarn TO perfection. Mr.. r. 7. Boarmar is
sample tier. His duties consist of tying a
cord around the sample and sticking little
wax on It, upon which the warehous. seal is
Impressed His pay is 81 so day. Richard
never forge's % 60 neat AMI is al lys glad
70 meet bis county friends. Mr. S,mael Han.
son Is j'nitor. He opens the doors, the
warehouse the morning ana closes kem al
u'sht and can with all proptiety kse :
aa's work elsewhere, but the old gen =
IS scrupulous and thinks the State
uued to all his time, and between the 4
Of performing his duties in the morning
ana at night stores hmselfawav in the ware
house His pay IS 81 so. The screwmen get
y per day, Their pay is poor and work
haFd' Some Charles CONTAINS have these
places but good many of them are 6lles BY
men from other sections of the State Mr..
"eoo nImpson IS among the appointees. =
lie Is said to be an excellent man for tho nlact
As ms strength appreciated the other fell.
'o"s AZ Inc screw at least. Webb is popular
win the ooys. Although his paw is moor b,
says he makes up the deficit out of the bOy:
after work hours in round or two at no
Ser. Mr.. J. Mortimer Padgett and Mr. p R
Lathrome are also screwmen anc
are said to be hard workers ana - oiy
entire satisfaction. Mr., R. l.. Davi. : ais,
In the warehouse. He has grown to b
an athlete from good exercise an,
good feed. Bob is extra popular and when
ever any fun is to be had he has hand II Il
Mr. {. G. Digges is among the back gang
The office while reducing some Of Mr. D,pqe
ayoirdapois, has not impaired his vi
ana humor. He tells yarn Of how h
tools the fellow working wieh him Nv hold
ing on to the hOgshead with one s.nd an,
putting the other behind HIM
and telling the fenow b
50 doing the arm holding on 70 Il
hogshead is made that much stronger an
thus makes the poor devil ,lmos. ia,
us tongue out to push the heavy S yess,
along. '5 'eSs'
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syiYania Railroads. pursuance ofit
usual custom the papn,n,