The evening times., 1901-12-21

, q 4S1au- CoinIns tc TINS country he entered
the Union Army and afterward settled in
the stsse Of Iowa He has devoted much
Of his time to Horticulture and is an au-
thorit= on roses and sweet peas. Some
years ago he purchased IN one OF the
subuI ban towns & piece of land that had
formerly been used for a brick yard.
Upon This he built home and by toll and
care has wrested the land from almost
hopeless harrenness TO a paradise OF
bloom.
DR.. Charles ). Rice, OF the medical di-
vision of the Pension Office is now enjoy
ing his annual vacation. most of which
| time he Will devote to his chosen profess
SIGN, dental surgery DR. Rice was for
lncrly demonstrator of dental anatomy in
one of the leading schools in this city.
Mr. A B. Bennett, chief of the certif-
cate division of the Pension Office will re-
turn to his desk today. He has been
spending the week at his home, Mount
Pleasant.
William H. Fuss, of the certificate di-
vision Of the Pension Office, will spend
the holidays visiting his many friends in
| the city. He is one of the most popular
members of the "Old Guard" in which
organization he has held the rank of
/ lieutenant for many years.
Miss Emily Vincent, who is the clerk in
charge of the Postmaster Generals letter
books, was appointed in 1881 on the
! request OF President Arthur. for she
/ was bridesmaid at his wedding. Her
/ work consists N copying letters signed
| by the Postmaster General from the press
copy books into permanent record books
and indexfng each letter under several
/ headings, according to the character Of
| the contents, persons addressed, subject
matter, date, volume, etc She also
has the custody and arrangement Of Ger
tain miscellaneous papers, circulars, and
data relating TO visits to postofices and
enquiries originating IN the Postmaster
Generals Office. She has been g number
OF times promoted for painstak king work
Francis J. Kilkenny, OF the office Of
Comptroller OF the Currency, has left for
Chicago, where he viii spend Christmas
and New Year with his parents and
friends. Mr.. Kilkenny came 10 Washing
ton with Mr. Dawes. the ex-Comptroller
OF the CurTencv. with whom he is per
sOnaI favorite, and whom he will visit
in Chicago Mr.. Kilkenny is one OF the /
most popular young men at the Treasury |
Department.
John C. Price. of the correspondence di- /
vision Of the First Assistant Postmaster /
Generate Ofce, will spend his holiday va /
cation with his parents at Canton, Ohio
General Spaulding. assistant Secretary |
of the Treasury, who has been absent /
from his desk for the last ten weeks .n /
account Of i'll health. spent few hoErs'a at
his Office this morning having recovered
sufficiently to gradually take UP his work
again.
Sewell T. Fort, substitute clerk at the
city pOstofice, has been appointed regu-
lar clerk in place OF ". H. Garvey, re-
signed.
Charles n. Saxton and Carl 4. Springs
guth we're appointed regular clerks by
Postmaster Merritt to I'LL the position va
Gated by s s Lewis. the brother OF Con
gresham Lewis. who has resigned to take
up law practice at York. Pa
a F Skinner, clerk at the city post
Office. was promoted from s.. 900 to 81. .1o0.
E G. Turner from $s0e TO $1,000. Garrett
Corridor has handed IN his resignation on
account of i'll health. John c. Ingram has
been appointed in Corridors place
William B. Ridgely, Comptroller OF the
Currency. has gone 10 Chicago, where he
is 10 address the Bankers Club Of that
city
Auditor for the Interior Department,
United States Treasury, is an able assist
ant TO the chief OF the Indian Division.
Mr. Pearson was chief of this division !
during a former Administration and is
familiar with every routine of
the Office 20 which he is attached His
ooyhood home was in Illinois. but he |
struck for the West when grown and ,
pitched his tent at Aberdeen South Da-
zota, where although a lawyer, he pre- :
ierred the occupation of newspaper man. l
He bought out a plant and for several :
-ears was a factor in affairs through the
medium OF his little paper, which he I
sdited with characteristic vigor Mr. |
Pearson was a close personal friend of
he late Senator Kyle of South Dakota
md II is reliably stated was the promoter
II the movement which led 10 Senator :
Kyle casting aside the habiliments of
Minister of the gospel for the Senatorial
oga- In those days Mr.. Pearson was a
actor in South Dakota political affairs Il
Walter Wooster. one of the land divis- n
on, Indian Bureau, clerks, who has been c,
n the service since November 8. 1889. is W
fine specimen of intellectual and physf- :.
al YigoT, and, as such, is one of Major
.arrabee's best aides in the despatch of
ne many perplexing problems which beset II
hat office in the administration of his :.
vision Mr. Wooster is an NJ D.. hav- y y
1g received his sheepskin and been duly r
omitted TO practice a number of years
go. He has, moreover, beer an omniver- n
US student and is a most enterta ining q
slker on number Of advanced subjects q
/ the realm of metaphysical and pfilo- u
optical research. It is not surprising u
nat man of his mentality should occupy | N
prominent place in his Office and COM h'
and the r nect OF his fellows Dr. =.
5~Sster seems surely marked for certain v
.ors in any sphere OF endeavoT. gov te
'ument or otherwise, to which he applies
is faculties.
Willis B. Magruder. native of the Dis OF
iet OF Columbia, has been on the pay til
Ills Of the Interior Department since it
aptember u, 1876 For many years he Sc
IS been attached TO the assignment di- tn
sion of the Patent Office, and his devo- of
on 20 duty. coupled with capacity for by
-a-;nEive work, has caused his steady ad- ac
lnce until he is second in command" ne
lat IS, assistant to the chief of that w
I1lerous force Mr. f V Booth Mr. an
agruder is the correspondent of the di- pu
sion and one of the many stenogra aphers AS
ere is kept busy transcFibing the huge | OF
list OF model communications he dictates of