Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-14
ABOUT MAINE PEOPLE.
A Long Batch Of Personal Notes from
National Capital.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The Civil Ser
vice commission has appointed Ernest
Henry of Portland, one of the men,
bers Of the Civil Service board at
Portland. for service in connection
with the postoffice appointments there.
One of the first Maine arrivals for
the Congress is Asher Kinds of Port
land. He is clerk to the Speakers
table and the best parliamentarian in
the House of Representatives. Mr..
Kinds will undoubtedly be retained in
that Office during the next Congress.
The Civil Service commission an
nounces the appointment of w. S. Sim
mons as carrier under the classified
service for the new rural route to be
established at Pittsfield, Me-. on Dec.
LIST Harry Simmons is named as SUBJ
stitute carrier The new route will be
237s miles long and will serve 453 peO-
pie. resulting in 10S separate establish
mentS.
Miss Ella NJ. Eaton of Wells. and
Miss Marie A. Bunker of Prospect Har-
Dor. Me-. have been appointed clerks
in the pension Office at Augusta. Me.
Eta M. Eaton has also been appointed
a clerk in the pension Office there.
F. E. bennett of Bath, Me-, has been
appointed an examiner in the patent
office. this city. at a salary of $1,000 a
year.
Horace r. Mcintyre of Waldoboro.
Me-. has been admitted to practice be-
fore the interior department; also Mr..
Homer T. Waterhouse of Biddeford,
Me.
Herbert J. Low has been appointed
a substitute clerk in the post office
at Portland. Me-, and Florence 8.
Pierce has been appointed a substitute
clerk in the post office at Lewiston,
Me.
The postmaster at Waterville. Me-,
has been allowed one additional letter
carrier. beginning on November IL.
The comptroller of the currency gives
notice of his approval of the Mer-
chants National Bank of Philadelphia
AS a reserve agent for the Granite Ma
tional Bank Of Augusta. Me.
John A. Decker of Millinocket, Me-.
has been granted a patent for a paper
pulp screen: Charles Young of York.
Me-. for a saw-setting machine; Storer
W. Thaxter of Bangor, Me-, for re-
versatile propeller; l.. H. Nelson of
Portland. for a support for a ping-pong
set: Henry w. Rice of Boothbay, for a
smoking set: c. A. Reed & Co. Of Bath,
Me-, trademark on toilet powders:
william H. Collins Of Portland. a pa
tent on a hook and eye. and L. F. Jor-
dan of Portland, trademark OH
Worlds Fair Waters"
DR.. Edward NJ. Small, the acting as
sistant surgeon OF the Marine hospital
service. reports that since he assumed
Office at the EastpOrt. Me-. inspection
station, up to Oct. Of this year he has
inspected 621 ships-which comprised
SIS steamships. ship, S barks. and 96
schooners. The total number of sea-
men inspected was 16.3OS and the total
number of passengers inspected was
sO,5s5. He has vaccinated all persons
not properly protected but in this entire
number has not discovered one case of
contagious disease.
Gen. s. Herbert Lancey Of Maitland,
Fla, who served in Maine regiment
during the war and who has had a long
career as a newspaper editor, Is very
i'll at his home. He was many years
editor of the Bangor Mercury SO years
ago and helped Raymond start the New
York Times.