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The Washington times., 1907-11-24

John n Brady. of the agriculture
division, has completed MS assignment
or criminal judicial work Ut Albany,
y Y, and has been granted annual
leave for the remainder Of :he month
He will spend The time with fTienCs III
Rochester, y. y.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

arnum IN the manufactures division. and
Miss Ida N Peck. clerk at 81 90 in the
population division. have resigned thc'r
I'CsiUons To accept transfer 10 tie Bu-
real Of Labor.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

August H Q. Role, who has been col
lecting marriage and divorce statistics
in Virginia and Kentucky, viii collect
criminal judicial statistics in Virginia
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Sidney P. AcCord and Ernest L Mai
ing, Of the agriculture division, attend
ciDaI League at Providence. Il J.. last
week from Tuesday to Friday. inclusive
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Michael z. Mckinley, CT she agricul-
ture division, has been promoted from
81 600 20 sI,2J0 per anuum-
The Washington times., 1907-11-24
Notes and Personals.


George a. Rinehart. Of the first sec
ton. who has been in York, Pa, for
three weeks. sent in his resignation
Wednesday. Mr. Rinehart will engage
in the poultry business.
Mrs. Josephine Simpson, ccmpositor
in the first section, returned Wednesday
from six weeks trip TO Europe, and
is at work. She was greatly benefited
BY the ocean voyage,
Miss Madge Evans, of the first sec
ton, returned Wednesday from her
mothers home IN Youngstown, Ohio. She
reports her mother as being mucn bet
ter. and on the road to recovery.
William Upton Talbot, compositor,
was transferred from the Treasury sec
ton wednesday and assigned 20 the
night force.
Henry L. Ripley, a former ein2ioye Of
The Record. when the handset days were
the real thing, has received a temporary
appointment and was assigned TO the
night force Friday
Jimmy" Weaver. who went 10 Chi
cago and worked for some months, has
returned to Washington, and viii be
one If the TRUSTEES in the Record room
when Congress coavenes.
William /. Post superintendent OF
documents, is on leave Of absence for
two weeks. taking a much needed rest
at Asheville, n. c.
". A. Moore. office superintendent of
documents. has returned from pleasant
visit to New York city and other points
Of interest in the East.
Arthur Kelly, Of the office Of the
superintendent of documents Is on a
vacation for ten days.
Mss Georgia Carpenter has been ap-
pointed cataloguer in the office Of the
superintendent OF documents or certi-
fcation BIZ the Civil Service Commission.
Hiss Carpenter coRes from Syracuse
University. at Syracuse. N Y.
Joseph P. Day, of the bindery, has
oeen granted leave Of absence for seven
cen days. which he win spend in New
y5rlz
Harry c. Fish, OF the bindery. has re-
time in Philadelphia on a visit to his
mother
Mrs. samuel K Hail. wife OF an EN-
plove Of the watch force, died Wednes-
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Who Has Charge Of the Thanksgiving
Concert of the Philharmonic Society.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

First Assistant Postmaster General
Hitchcock was at the White House
Wednesday 70 Introduce a number OF
members OF the National Association Of
Letter Carriers
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mrs. T J. Dunning. OF Grand juno
ton, Col, has arrived in Washington
- spend the winter with her son.
Daniel A Dunuing, Of the disbUrsinE
office, and family, at his residence. 40
Park road.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Oscar H Gordon has completed his
Mississippi assignment on marriage ard
divorces work. and has been ordered 10
assist with the criminal Judicial inves-
FioafFrr
The Washington times., 1907-11-24
Notes and Personals.

Second Assistant Postmaster General
James T. McCIeary was absent from the
city the latter part Of the week On
Friday night ne delivered an address
at the banquet OF the National Asso-
citation OF Marine Architects at Del
moEico's, in New York city.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mrs. Alice NJ. zook has been trans
feTred from the press section to the
map room
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

section as keyboard operators, being the
first lady operators to be assigned to
the night shift IN the monotype divi-
sion
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mrs WaddeU. wife of Theodors -.
Waddell, of tie agriculture division.
and son, have returned from q visiL %
relatives IN Ohio 20 join M. W8ddeI
and go 70 housekeeping.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

six mon0type n-achinists have been
added 10 the temporary force Of en-
r.lnwas
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

The night proof division has been en-
largsd by tire promotion and assignment
thertto Of the following: p. ". Wiley,
r. A NOthnagle. Frank W. Street.
Frank ". Miller. and Arthur J. Nc
MILAN.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

The following clerks Of the agriculture
division. tho have been On field duty
have been notified to return 10 Washing
ton after completing present assign
ments: james Barr, Jacque J. Elias.
Clarence G. Gooding. and Eugene T.
Hartley.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Fred /. Powers, chief electrician, has
returned from a short, but pleasant
stay at the Jamestown Exposition
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss Ethel A. Lackie. WHO was Sc
lccted from the register for telephone !
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Joe A Crumb. Of the agriculture diyis-
lon, returned to his desk Tuesday from
Detroit. Mich, where he has been ea-
gaged on official statistics Of cities w0F.--
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Thirteen counters employed in the bili
corner Of the pamphlet bindery have
suffered a reduction in salary from s.
to $50 per day.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24
.lSlCiyil Service COMMISSIONS

CT orator. to take charge OF the switch
beard at the commission. reported for
duty last Monday.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Samuel w Baxter has gone TO Win
chester. Va. for a weeks vacation
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Robert NJ. Estes, who is In the del5 on
criminal Judicial work, has been trans
ferTed from New Jersey 10 New GO-l-
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Jimmy" Weaver. who went TO Chi
cago and worked for some months, has
returned to Washington, and will be
one Of the TRUSTEES in the Record room
when Congress convenes,
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

All hnishers and stereotyPers in the
foundry section have been given an
increase in salary and Will hereafter
receive $50 per day. The Public Printer
has assured the floor hands in the ioun-
dry that he has a handsome Christmas
present in store for them also.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Assistant Chief Clerk Thomson Is al
the jamestown Exposition 10 perfect
arrangements for packing and shipping
the postal exhibit TO Washington at the
close OF the exposition.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

John ". Mitchell has been transferred
ssom the pamphlet bindery TO the main
office Of the foreman of binding and
made time clerk, with a salary increase
from $3.50 to 81 per day
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Columbia Typographical Union voted
last Sunday against the proposition TO
change the time of holding the regular
meeting Of the union from Sunday to
Wednesday The Memorial Committee
announced that arrangements are being
perfected Cor the annual memorial serv-
ices, which are 70 be held at Typograph-
zeal Temple Sunday next.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

James ". Van Week. OF the division
o: dead letters. is on a vacation for four
teen days.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

place the new money order section on
the second floor in the space formerly
occupied by the folding machines and
signature presses.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mrs Samuel K Hall. wife OF an EN-
oIove Of the watch force, died Wednes-
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

HSs NJ T. Mitchell, OF tile asserting
dU sion, is on vacation for q week.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

The roller mandatory is to be
moved from the new to the old build
ing.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mrs. Helen Q. Coolidge. clerk in the
Office OF Foreman Brandt. of the pam
pnlet bindery, has been promoted from
$3.50 to $3.50 per day.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Michael Shaen, who has been the act
ing foreman Of the foundry division for
several months, has been made perma-
nent foreman. Mr.. Shaen was born In
Alexandria. Va. and has been con
nectod with the Office about twenty
years. most Of the time in positions OF
responsibility.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

William 1. Post. superintendent Of
documents. is on leave Of absence for
two weeks. taking a much needed rest
at AshevIlle, n. c.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

John ". Boshard. VINO has been doing
criminal judicial work in Oklal0TG. has
been transferred 10 Texas
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

William r. Spilman. chief OF the diyi-
sion OF rural delivery. Bureau OF the
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
will attend the Georgia convention Of
Postnzsters this week.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Reagan HENDERSON. gathering machine
operator in the pamphlet bindery, has
been promoted from g TO $3.50 per day.
Mr.. Henderson has been connected with
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Harry Matthews, Of the electrical sec
ton. has returned from a weeks vaca-
tiOn
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Winfield Scott of the pamphlet
bindery. has been promoted from s. 20
s.. 50 per day. and assigned to the stitch
ing machines.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Charles c. Cawson, of the press di-
vision. has been promoted to $500 per
annum, and placed in charge of the
enclosing presses
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Harry C. Fish, OF the bindery. has re-
earned from his vacation. He spent the
time in Philadelphia on visit to his
mother.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Joan T. Finnegan, Of the press divi-
sion has returned from annual leave, a
portion Of which was spent in Mary
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Max Craft, in charge OF press labels.
nas been promoted from $3.50 to $3.2C per
day,
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Joseph V Cullen, gathering machine
operator in the pamphlet bindery, has
been promoted from s. TO $3.50 per day.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

". A Moore. office superintendent Of
documents. has returned from pleasant
visit to New York city and other points
Of interest in the East
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss N. K. Kent, OF the asserting
division. has returned 10 Office after an
illness OF ten days.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Gen. william A. Knapp. or the ONCE
Of the Assistant Attorney General for
the Postoffice Department. will return
10 his desk tomorrow. after 2 vacation
OF three weeks, which he spent at his
old home IN Ohio with relatives and
friends. and incidentally to vote in the
recent election
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

The directresses in the pamphlet bind
cry have each been promoted from SIS
TO $3.50 per day.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Byron F. Turner, assistant custodian
has been called upon by the Committee
ca Printing. OF the House 81 Represent
atives. TO prepare a statement OF the
an cunt OF printing which has been done
for the use OF the commission between
the dates, December !. 1895. and Deem
Der /. 1901.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

William H. MuTphey. who some time
since resigned his position as compos-
itor and located in Baltimore. has been
retnstated and assigned TO the first
section.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

The following employees in the dIvl-
sion Of dead letters win return tomorrow
from vacations: Mrs. Frances r. Kirk.
Miss Emma James, Charles H Sanders,
Oscar II. Hood and Miss Sarah A. Prem
der.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

keeper, has returned TO duty, after
three weeks vacation trip t. points
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

c. c. Covert, assistant brennan of the
pamphlet bindeTy. has returned from
a thirty days vacation spent at his
old home in New York.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Joseph P Day, of the biudery, has
oeen granted leave Of absence for seven
cen days. which he viii spend in New
FORK
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss I. c. Green, Of the asserting dfvi-
sion. will leave this week for her home
at Altoona, Pa, to remain until after
the holidays.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

John Cowgirl, OF the pamphlet bind
cry, who was accidentally burned about
the face and hands while ac work at
his home about ten days ago. has been
released from Casualty Hospital, ami
viii return 10 Office this week.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

the office eleven years, entering as a
/ Y,gazgaroa-
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mrs. Mary A. Birchheld. clerk in the
division Of rural delivery. Bureau Of
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral, has been promoted from $50 20
81, 600 per aunum-
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Arthur Kelly. Of the office Of the
superintendent Of documents. Is on a
vacation for ten days.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Mss Georgia Carpenter has been ap-
pointed cataloguer in the Office Of the
superintendent OF documents or certi-
feation by the Civil Service Commission.
Hiss Carpenter cOaes from Syracuse
University. at Syracuse. n. Y.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Zachariah Thcmpsor. of The statisti-
ca, division, has returned 10 office after
spending thirty days at his old home at
Nashville. Tenn.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Kiss Cornelia NJ. Brown and Miss
Mary A Connolly, compositors, have
been assigned to the night monotype
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Alexander Douglas Of the machine
shop. has been promoted from S2-4O 10
$50 per day.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Ira e Cole, OF the press division, has
returned from New York. where he was
on vacation for month.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Malcolm Kerlin. Of the division Of
PostOfnce inspectors. left Friday for his
home in New Jersey, where he will
spend about twenty-five days with rel
atives and friends
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss Emma L McAllister, clerk in
the rural delivery division. Bureau Of
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Cen
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

James NJ. Price, of the supply division.
was suddenly called TO his home a.
Greenvilie. s. c., last week by the
serious illness Of his wife
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Roy c Grihan, OF the city delivery
division, Bureau OF the FIRST Assistant
Postmaster General, has resigned his
position as clerk at 800 per annum
and Will go 70 Knoxville, Tenn. TO enter
prominent dental firm.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

John J. Kelly. Of the press section, is
spending three weeks at his oid home
in Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1907-11-24


Nels Knutsen, OF the division OF ap-
pcintments, has resigned TO date from
december 16. IN oder to accept an APP
continent which he has received by Sc
lection from the stenoEraphur and type
VI tier register. In his new position he
viii be located at Minot. n. D., as a
stenOgrapner under the Land Office Of
the Department Of the Interior.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

Miss /. V. Cheseldine. Of the asserting
division, has been On the sick list for
q week past.
The Washington times., 1907-11-24

DR.. John G. Clifford, formerly file
clerk In the rural carrier division, late
rural agent under the Postoffice Depart
ment, has settled down in Raleigh
n. G, to practice medicine.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
Her Little Prayer.

Former Comptroller Edward NJ.
Grout of New York city tells pretty
little Christmas story
He said that a little girl relative OF
his was visiting her grandmother on
Thanksgiving day. Already the child
had begun to speculate on what Santa
Claus was to bring her at Christmas
time, and, as children-especially girls
will do when they are at the home
of an indulgent friend. she began to
rummage through closets and drawers.
In the course of her investigation
she came upon brand new white muff.
1t was the very thing she had wanted,
and she knew that Santa Claus chief
purchasing agent-grandma-h OBJ
tanned it for her
Taxed with it. grandma admitted the
truth.
But she said, you must forget all
about 1t until Christmas day."
That night as she was being put to
bed the child astonished her mother by
adding this to her evening prayer:
please, God, make me forget all
about the little white muff Santa Claus
is to bring."-New York Times.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
GOVERNO ELECT NOEL
BUSY AT JACKSON
Incoming Executive is Gathering Da-
ia for inaugural Address.

Jackson. Miss, Dec. Io.-Gov.
elect f. F. Mel reached the city last
night from Lexington and is spend
ing the day at the state capital, con
ferring with friends at the state
house
The principal bject Of Mr.. Nae1s
visit TO the capital city is to get da-
ia for his inaugural address, the pren
aration. lof which he now has undo r
way. !,
1t is not unlikely that Mr.. Noers
inaugural address will be a very lene-
thy document. and it will set forth in
full and comprehensive s1angler
his views on the questions which. in
his opinion should occupy the atten-
ton of the legislature at It's coming
session.
The governor4eleet is still bonn
barded with letters, petitions and in
dbrsements OF various candidates for
the appointive offices, all OF which
are given due consideration, but will
not announce any conclusions rela-
tive to appointments until after he has
been indicted into Office
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
M|SSOUR|AN IN LINE.
TO BE THE NEXT SPEAKER IF
HOUSE is DEMOCRATIC
CHAMP CLARK THE MAN.

Washington, Dec. Io-Representa-
tive Champ Clark's reason for not
opposing John Sharp Williams for
the minority leadership has been ex-
planned by Mr.. Williams retirement
from the ways and means commit
tee, thereby advancing the Missouri
an to- THE seniority and putting him
squareIy in line for the speakership
in the event the democrats capture
the house
1t will be recalled that the anti
Williams faction had THE Mississip-
plan defeated for the minority lead
ership, when their candidate upset
the plans be declining to run. Should
Mr. Williams have remained on the
ways and means committee, Dear
mond, also of Missouri No. on the
rules committee, would have been in
line for the speakership over Champ
Clark, but Mr. Williams retiremen.
from the important committee makes
the way clear for Clark The geiler-
al belief, shared by democrats and re-
plblicans. is that the netx house will
be democratic.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
SUN RIvALING CLOCK.

A clock has recently been installed
in the observatory iof the Case School
of Applied Science at Cleveland O.,
which is SO nearly perfect that it has
attracted the attention of the Smith
sonian institution at Washington SAYS
the New York Times. Tests have
proved that the mecnanism is SO ac-
curate that the clock will not vary
more than fifteen one -thousandths OF
second from the exact time in TWEEN
ty-four hours. This is considered to
be nearly as steady and reliable as
the sun itself
The clock will measure the n1inut-
est fraction of a second. It's only
rival in accuracy is said to BE- SIM
liar time piece In Berlin. For pro-
lection it Is surrounded by a glass
jar in which is partial vacuum. The
winding is done by electricity, and
the instrument is used almost exclu-
sively in astronomical observations.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
CALLS STATE
CONVENTION
TO MEET AT JACKSON. JANU-
AIRY 6.
TO CONSIDER WATERWAYS
Governor Jas. K. vardaman Issues
An Urgent Call to All Cities, VII
lagos and Various Bodies and
Boards to Send Delegates.

Jackson, Miss, Dec Io.-Governor
Vardaman today issued a call for :,
state convention of the deep water
ways convention to be held in Jack
SON, January s. The governor says
M his call in part:
Pursuant to resolutions by rivers
and harbers congress passed at Wash
ington on December and author
1ty vested in me as vice president OF
Mlssis sippi, call the convention to
be held In the city of Jackson on
January s, 1908. Boards of sapervis-
ors of counties, mayors and boards
Of aldermen of cities, towns and vii
lagos, business leagues, and lsvee
boards are urgently requested to at
tend or send delegates. I am DESTROYS
OF attendance especially from the sec
tions bordering on the Mississippi
Yazoo, Tailahatchie, Sunflower, Cold
water, Pearl, and Tombigbec. The
time is ripe for the people of MiSsis-
sippi to lead off in this movement
and congress must be impressed that
people are behind the plan. All the
citizens OF Mississippi cannot urge
too strongly OF large attendance and
as the date is set prior to the calling
of the Legislature it assures an ex-
tremely large attendance.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
ASSAULTS PROF.
w. r. MEADOWS MANAGER
OF sTARKvILLE COLLEGE
BADLY CUT.

Starkville, Miss, Dec. Io.-The
greatest excitement prevails here
over the uncalled for attack on w
r. Meadows by negro while he was
passing college street last night.
1t seems that as Mr.. Meadow
who is manager and one of the most
favorite teachers of the Textile A. &
NJ. College was passing by college
street last night he was attacked by
dog which he struck with his care
to drive it away wllen I bilriy negro
rushed out of his cabin and attacked
Meadows with knife inflicting sew
eral severe wounds. Mr.. Meadows
not being armed struck the negro
it'll his cane and fled towards the col-
lege. He was pursued by the negro
for a short distance but the negro
knowing that if he was caught gave
up the chase and mas MOT been seen
since in this locality.
Prof Meadows bled severely and
when he reached the college campus
he received medical aid where the
pit sicians pronounced the wounds
not OF dangerous character, but
while being very painful there IS 10
danger anticipated unhess biood pois-
oning sets III.
The attack was an uncalled for one
and AIr. Meadows can see no rea-
son why the black should become an
gercd There IS bad set of coEared
people in the vicinity of tile college
and there IS no doubt thar if the
black is apprehs nd ~ VIII BE SCI
verely dealt with
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-12-22
oUTDiD UNCLE SAM.
How an Old Lady Found q Person the
National Postof7ce Couldn't.

How an Old Lady Found Person the
National Postofs5ce Couldn't.
1.-THE fates call and mortais obey"
The speaker was a small, precise and
elegant old lady whose diminutive stat
ure was quite forgotten by her hearers
in the realization of her force and dig
nifty. She had gone to the dead letter
sale under protest and was narrating
an experience which grew out of the
purchase she had made 81 went to
that sale not because wanted to or
WAS interested or expected to buy any
thing, but because I've an impertinent
grandniece who limited I was too old
to be in such a crowd
stAfter awhile the auctioneer offered
a package as big as a sack OF -four,
and I bought it for So cents. Then
when I brought it home I found it
contained nothing but lot of worn,
threadbare clothing mended almost to
death. 1 was Just about to force it
on that grandniece of mine and make
her distribute it to some poor families
when found letter in the pocket Of
the coat. I've kept that letter. The
writer was a young girl from down
east III mdSSdCuuScJlS. she was S0uQ-
ing that clothing as the only Christ
mas gift she could make for her broth
er Ben, who lived in city In Wis
cousin.
.Well, when read that letter just
sat down and cried to think that poor
girls sewing had all gone astray. I
made up my mind that if the postal
authorities could not find that girls
brother could. So did up the bun
die again, put letter outside asking
the postman to return the package to
me il he couldn't deliver it and then
addressed the whole thing to Mary
; Burgess Brother Ben. -, Wis
Would you believe that that postman
In that Wisconsin town really found
that poor boy and gave him the bum
die? And now I've letter from the
girl in which she tells me both she and
her brother are in much improved cir
cumstances. that Ben has a fine posi-
ton in a furniture factory and that
they are soon to be together for good"
Washington Star.