The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-08-06


( fTiends-Mr. George Oyster, Mr.. VIM. II
/ Gait and Dr. Hall. All of these gentle
men are now dead They were called
the agricultural committee. and cor
years they never failed to take q stroll
through the grounds on Sunday morn
fngs and at any other leisure times Dr..
Hall, the physician of the late Mr. ".
". Corcoran, was a thorough scholar as
Well as an enthusiastic lover Of the
beautiful, and the visits 10 the grounds
were profitable TO all who were Of the
+ party.
Commissioner FouIke. of the Civil
Service Commission. is back at his desk.
tanned. cheerful and stout after a vaca-
/ ton spent largely on the wave.
the watch and the chief engineer of the
/ Department of Agriculture. is one Of
I the Oldest employees of the department
{ He has been in the present position
since 1873 and has kept the affairs OF the
/ department in good shape. He has
/ charge OF the Iaborers of the buildings
/ as well as the watchmen and has in
+ stilled discipline into the whole corps
/ He was appointed by President Hayes
and has held the position continuously
since
! Capt Harvey is an Ohio man. He
was a member Of President McKinlry's
regiment, the Twenty-third Ohio
Mr.. Joseph F. RapD. Of West Viz
! gina, who has served faithfully as a
/ clerk in tie War Department, has been
promoted He IS 4 clerk CT distinguished
+ fidelity and has received compliments IN
prcfusiou from his superior officers.
|
/ Major Wesley hardwood. Of the sta
/ tisticaI division OF the Agricultural De
paFtnent. was enc OF the finest OF the
soldiers who went out in the SOS in
( defense Of the flag. He served nearly
tn ough the Wat before receiving the
wound which disabled him for life
Major MaTEwcod is q native Of Mary
land He was an adventurous young
man and after drifting over thu country
finally Joined the famous Texas Rangers,
one OF the greatest military 0rganiza-
tons this country has ever had. This
irregular troop made the bad Is'dians
and worse white men Of the Southwest
fee with fear and trembling and they
cleared the larger part of Texas so that
the people Of the country could 20 there
with the reasonable hope Of being al
lowed 70 live in comparative peace. The
Rangers were the most utterly fearless |
Of all the soldiers and the lives of the
men aboUnded in adventure and TO
nance Major hardwood served eighteen
years
Shortly before the war between the
States the enlistment of the majority
Of the Rangers expired The conflict
vas about 10 open and most of the hardy
fellows Joined the ConfederaCy. YOUNG
Markwood was one OF the few who
wanted TO serve under the old flag and
he hurried to Washington He was
soon enlisted and on his way 10 fight
against his late comrades. He made
valiant soldier and added strength to
the common belief that be was pro-
foundly ignorant of fear as q sensation.
He retains his martial appearance and
manners and is regarded as about the
best man in Washington not TO fool
with He has friends all over the de-
DaTJment and is valued member Of
the cor-s.
Mr. George W. Sylvester. a popular
member Of the first division force. Gov
eminent Printing Office. is in SibIev
Hospital, having a severe case of fever
Mr. Sylvester IS an active member OF
the District NEuonal Guard and was in /
camp at Leesburg recently.
Mr. F. P Netzger. assistant chief Of
division L. General Land Office. is in /
the mountains Of West Virginia for
few weeks Mr. Metzger Is one OF The (
ablest Tlen in the Office and was former /
y the chief clerk.
Mr. George W. LeadIey. Of the CsvfI
Service Office is of for a fishing trim or, /
the northeastern coast D. LeadIav has
done great deal Of work for the Com /
mission this year and finished up a /
busy summer by acting chief clerk.
: South Carolina man in the Inter (
ior Department says his State is overrun
with candidates The primary election /.
on August g settles the fate OF the can /
dldaLes, and they are all making zuT- (
ious race for the finish. In the race for I
the senate, sOr the various State Offices /
for Representative and the county Off /
cestHe-e are 1000 candidates in the /
forty-one counties IN one county paper !
there are announcements of twenty /
one bargeCues- These barbecues are ]
festivals peculiar to certain sections Of /
the State and are the finest things in the (
world TO operate on q candidates pock- T
etbock- The Senatorial race is getting
furious and the six enterprisiug and (.
able men are telling the 100 600 white +
voters great deal about the Govern /
ment and about each other.
The millions of models belonging TO /
the Patent Office are stored in the cor /
ridoTs of the Patent Office. and in the
Union Building The larger part are in the /
Union Building, however, and are in /
charge OF one man. Mr. Richard c. gill.
who has only z few assistants The mod (
els occupy Two floors, and are arranged /
with great care. The exposition Of the
i'-eenuity Of the American people is stu !
pendous and no Imagination can grasp 4
the multitude OF the devices
Mr. Gill has for many years been /
among the models. and knows more
about them than any man living. He is .
frequently called or to AHd rodels long
forgotten by people generally, and he /
always knows where to ind them. lie is /
employed as a machin3st. but IS prac- /
tically a curator. He Is native OF Vir- /
ginia, and is one 5f the olSest men in +
the Government service.
Miss Mary Wells, Of the recorders d. /
vision Of the General Land Office. IS IL
the mountains OF West Virginia for her /
vacation. Miss Wells is one OF thu most 4