Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-30
PATENT OFFICE CHANGES
A Large Number of Appointments and
Promotions Announced.
These Were Made Necessary by In
creases In the Force Made
by Congress.

A large number Of appointments and
late this afternoon by Commissioner Chas.
H. Duell.
These were made necessary by the in
creases allowed by Congress. and include
four principal examiners, four first assist
ant examiners, four second assistant ex-
aminers, eight third assistant examiners
and eight fourth assistant examiners,
twenty-nine clerks, messengers and labor
ers, divided as follows: -Four at 81 200. four
at $500, six at s72O. six at $500 and nine at
$500 per annum.
The following Is a list of the appoint
ments and promotions:
Patent Observation-Disclosures: Edward v.
Shepard Of New York, chief clerk $2,250,
by promotion from fourth assistant ex-
aminer. 81 200. Fourth assistant examin-
ers at 81 200: John E. Hubbell of Illinois,
Baxter Morton of Louisiana. William F.
Freudenreich of Indiana. Robert H. Stroth-
er of California, Delos Holden of New
York. Thomas H. Ferguson of Michigan,
Harry o. Cutting Of Wisconsin, Sturgus S.
Durham OF Ohio, Loren A. Sadler of Ohio,
Cornelius D. Ehret of Pennsylvania, Har-
vey r. Benson of Iowa. Promotions in ex-
aiming corps: George L. Morton of Ohio,
chief clerk, $3.50. to principal examiner,
$1,000. First assistant examiners, 81, 500. to
.,
of Massachusetts, Arthur F. Kinnan of
Michigan and Charles s. Jones Of Penn
sylvania. Second assistant examiners, ST.
600, to first assistant examiners, 81, 800:
Charles F. Chisholm Of New York, Arthur
w. Cowles of Connecticut. Edward A.
Wright of Pennsylvania Giles s. Rafter of
Kansas, John W. Frost of Illinois, John J.
Darby of the District of Columbia and Will
sistant examiners. 81 400 to second assist
ant examiners, $1,000: William f. Schoen-
born of New Jersey, Lewis z. Thompson of
pennsylvania, William M. Terrell of Mary
land. Charles X. Wead of New York. Adds
d. Merritt of Illinois, Robert L. Ames of
Michigan, Nathan Heard of Massachusetts,
Harry L. Clapp of Massachusetts,, Edward
II. Eakle Of Colorado, Jesse NJ. Woodward
of Kentucky, Henry c. Huntemann of
Ohio and Mrs. Eta 8. Chapman Of Con-
necticut Fourth assistant examiners, ST.
2o0 to third assistant examiners, 81 400:
Harry c. Armstrong of Massachusetts,
John f. Bartlett of Massachusetts, Eugene
c. Brown of Pennsylvania, Eugene G. Ma
son of New York. Gustav Ayres of Ne
braska, Clinton b. Townsend Of Louisiana.
Charles J. O'Neill of Pennsylvania, Joseph
Becker of New York, Howard A. Coombs
of Illinois Robert G. Fauntleroy of Vir-
ginia. John B. Hull of Georgia. Charles
Arnold Of Pennsylvania, Ogden E. Ed
wards. jr., of New York, Walter D. Groes-
beck Of Michigan, Frederick A. Tenant Of
Miss Sarah J. Ncyes of Connecticut, Mrs
Frank r. Lybrand of Ohio and Theodore
T. Dorman of New Jersey Resignation:
James H. Colwell of Pennsylvania second
assistant examiner, 81, 600
Promotions.
Mrs. Virginia c.. X. Neagle of District of
Columbia. from skilled laborer to fourth as
sistant examiner, vice Miss Amelia Tyler,
promoted
John L. Curtis Of New York, from mes
serger at $40 to skilled laborer at 81, 200
Mrs. Mary L. Goddard Of District of CO.
lumbia, from permanent clerk at $1,000 to
clerk of class one. 81, 200.
Miss Matte ". Vasser of Mississippi
from permanent clerk at $1,000 to clerk of
class one, 81 200.
Miss Lucy L. Fessenden of Maine, from
permanent clerk at ECO to clerk of class
one, 81. $50.
FINS D. Morris of District of Columbia.
from permanent clerk at $1,000 to clerk al
81. 200
The following promotions were made to
fill the vacancies caused by the promotions
of the above mentioned clerks:
Mrs. Carrie r. Cox of Minnesota, Miss
Anna H. White of New Jersey, Mrs. Emma
E. Pearce of New York, Mrs. Julia p H
Dillon of Wisconsin. all from copyist at
$720 per annum to copyist at $780,
The following promotions were made in
view Of the promotions above named. they