The Washington times., 1906-07-08

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Mrs. =. c. Johnson, wife OF Erastus
Johnson, formerly of the Eastern divi-
sion. died Thursday morning last after
a long illness.
Down With Typhoid.
Louis Greenbaum, formerly OF the
Western division. is very III with
typhoid fever.
Miss Cole, of the Western division, Is
back from an extended visit through
New York and Massachusetts. She re-
ports a splendid time.
DR. r. ID. Hester. OF the medical
division. is of for a few days visit
with friends in Virginia and West Vir-
ginia.
+. c. Carver, OF the Western division,
has lust returned from a fishing trip az
Delaware breakwater. He reports the
fishing very good. but the winds We're
very high and most of his party were
so seasick that they We're unable TO re-
main out long. The result was a rather
poor catch.
Capt ]. Tyler Powell, of the record
division. is on for a short vacation
DR.. +. a. Duncan, OF the Western
division. who suffered a stroke of par,
alysis not long ago. is not improving as
his friends hoped he would His recOv-
cry Will be very slow
She Wasn't Scared.
Miss Dwight. of the Western division,
was one of the passengers ol the eN-
cursion steamer ST. Johns wnen that
vessel cOIlided with the jamestown. She
saws she was not scared.
DR.. b. J. Reed. of the medical division.
IS taking q few days of for rest and
recreation.
DR.. j. d. Morgan is visiting friends
and relatives iE Virginia.
DR.. s. G. Staples. OF the medical dIvI-
slon is on a visit 10 his old home in
Virginia.
DR.. Joseph Pospirie is of duty for a
few days. enjoying the luNuies of
country life.
Mr. A. B. Cooper is away on leave.
He expects to return in about a week.
\. Myers. of the western division. IS
suffering with a severe attack Of neu-
ralgia. He says he don't enjoy it.
Goes on Western Trip.
Major John II. Clements. of the Board
Of Review. VIII start within a Few days
for an extended trip. He viii visit Illi-
nuis Ohio, Iowa. Nebraska. and Mon
-ana, and viii rtUurn about August 10.
Jesse Weir who has been indispOsed
for q few days, is again at his desk.
Miss Boyd of the eastern division.
who was overcome by the heat on July
3 is again at her desk, not Wen hut much
better.
Capt. John S. Garrison. chief Of the
eastern division, who has been seriously
ilI for some time, IS out again, hut
is SIN under the weather
Dr. Featherstonehaugh has a beauu-
ful cotton plant i'm full bloom in his
room at the Pension Bureau. II is quite
q curiosity.
River Excursion.
The committee of civil war veterans
Of the Pension Bureau viii give an eX-
,rursI0n nifty miles down the river on
the steamer ST. Johns on Saturday, July
u The boat will leave the Seventh
street wharf at 2:50 p. NJ, viii stop at
River View going and returning, and
viii reach the CITY nj 1O.30 p. m.
All employees Of the Pension Bureau
aud their families are invited 10 par
aiClpate.
Miss CraudaU, of the eastern division,
who has been in for few days, has
returned to duty.
s. B. Weaver. OF the eastern division.
and his wife are of Tor a month at Cape
May Mrs. Weaver has been in poor
health for some time. and it is hoped
that the outing viii benefit her.
Veteran RetiTes.
J. II. Larcombe. of the western divls-
ion. has resigned his position, at the
rive old age of eighty-sIE years, having
rendered faithful service since 1873, Dur
ing the civil war, he was "a telegrapher
for the Government, as was also his
wife. and later on. while an official OF a
telegraph comrany, Dee employed as q
messenger boy the now wealthy An
drew Carnegie In lis declining days
Mr.. Carnegie has remembered his old
empl0ver with gratitude. ana has pro-
VIded "a fund equal to the amount Of mis-
salary at retirement from the Govern
ment service Mr.. LarcOmbes many
friends hope that he may live 70 enjoy
20 the fun the benefaCtiOn of mis- good
friend. and that mis- last years may be
filed with sunshine uudimmed by the
shade of sorrow.
Mrs. A. A. Emery is detained az home
by personal illness. Her many friends
wish her a speedy recovery
Charles G. Boyd. of the Southern
division. who has been quite i'll for sew
eral weeks. suffered a stroke of paraly-
sis on July ..
MISS Mtuofd BARNES n SlcubEIdIltI OF
the western division, is on annual
leave.
James S. Erly, Of the western divis-
ion, has returned TO duty and is look
ing .auch improved
Mrs Caddie L. Wright of the mail
division, is making steady Improvement
at the George Washington University
Hospital after an operation for appen-
dicitis.
w. A. Folger, Of the western division,
is on leave of absence.
Read Hanna, of the western division,
who has been very sick. is rapidly con-
Valescing.
Mrs. Margaret Hughes. of the mail di-
Vision. Is much better.
capt. q. A. Lyon. OF the s. z. di-
vision, is looking as well as before his
severe illness several months ago. and
his friends are glad.
Flowers for Mrs. Tanner.
The clerks of the Pension Bureau sent
handsome floral Offering for the
funeral of Mrs Tanner, the wife OF
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