Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-29
PATENT OFFICE CHANGES
A New Chief Clerk Named--Several Pre-
motions Made
Something of Those Who Are Now
Placed in the Higher Grades of
the Examining Corps.

The following promotions in the patent
office have been made, to take effect on
the 1st proXimo, based on the vacancies
among the principal examiners, caused by
the death Of Franklin A. Seely and the
promotions of John H. Brickenstein and
Arthur P. Greeley to be examiners in chief:
James T. Newton of Thomaston, Ca, from
chief clerk at $3.50 to principal examiner
at $500. vice Seely. Mr. Newton was edu-
Gated at the University of Georgia, ap-
pointed clerk in the War Department in
1SSS on clerks examination, fourth as
sistant examiner in patent office on civil
service examination, promoted to third as
sistant examiner on competitive examina-
ton, afterward to law clerk and later to
chief clerk.
from law clerk at 5000 to principal ex-
aminer at $500. vice BrickenStein. Mr..
Campbell was educated at Easton, Nd,
High School and one year at the United
States Military Academy,West Point taught
school and read law; moved to Missouri
and practiced law five years; appointed
clerk In Treasury Department from civil
service law register; transferred to patent
oHlce IN 1887, and promoted from grade to
grade on competitive examinations. He has
been law clerk for two years, and has accom-
piished an unprecedented amount of work,
managing some very important cases and
never losing one of them.
Thomas A. Witherspoon of Gallatin,
Tenn. from first assistant examiner at
sl,sO0 to principal examiner at $500, vice
Greeley. Mr.. Witherspoon was educated
at the United States Naval Academy TAX
ing SIX year course; appointed in the pat
ent office in 1885 through the civil service
commission, and promoted from grade to
grade through the examining corps OH
competitive examinations.
George L. Morton of Cleveland, Ohio,
from first assistant examiner at S1.S00 to
faf plo Oh
NOTED. Mr.. Morton was educated at the
Chic State University. graduated in me-
chanical engineering engaged In engineer
Ing work in the offices of the Erie rail-
road ct Buffalo; appointed In patent Office
in 1885 through the civil service commits
sion. and promoted through the several
grades of assistant examiners on COM
petitive examinations; has studied law and
been admitted to bar of United States
Supreme Court
William A. Megarth of Macon, Ga, from
second assistant examiner at 81 600 to law
clerk at $1,000. vice Campbell, promoted.
Mr.. Megarth was student at the United
States Naval Academy for four years;
worked in Philadelphia shipyard two years;
appointed clerk in Treasury Department in
1885; was transferred to patent Office and
promoted through successive grades on
competitive examinations
Also the following promotions in the ex-
amining corps: Edwin S. Henry of Kansas
and Arthur f. Kinnan- Of Texas, second to
first assistant examiners, $1,6OO to 81, 800;
Charles F. Chisholm of New York. Arthur
w. Cowles of Connecticut and Elida c.
Hcugh of New York, third to second as
sistant examiners, 81, 400 to sl,600: William
f. Schoenborn of New Jersey, John H
McElroy of Illinois and Edward H. Eakle
of Colorado fourth to third assistant ex-
aminers $1,000 to 81, 400.
Observation-Disclosures w. Hite of New
Mexico. chief Of draughting division, at
$1,000, vice James B. Bocock. deceased. Mr.
Hite is a graduate of Yale College, taught
school several years in Ohio. ard edited
newspaper In Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Appointed through the civil service COM
mission-William F. Burleigh of Massachu-
setts. Emerson F. Newell of Connecticut
and Jesse NJ Woodward of Kentucky,
fourth assistant examiners, at 81 200; Mark
Randles of New York, Ellsworth Hibbs of
Ohio. Scudday J. Richardson of Wisconsin
and Montford M. Mendenhall of Oregon,
copyiSts, at 500.