The Washington times., 1907-11-17
Postmasters Receive Thanks
For Service in Weighing Mails


AIcCleary has addressed letter 10
Postmaster Barnes acknowledging re-
ceipt Of the report for TIE special weigh
ing Of the mails during the month Of
October. and adding. 1T is realized
that the work required Of the pOstmas-
tiers designated 10 keep this record has
been very great, and under these cir
cumstances. as well as otherwise, the
promptness and the evident care and
thoroughuess with which the work has
been done and report made are greatly
appreciated oy me"
The Jlymont mail route. established
more than a quarter of century ago,
and including Fort Washington. Mar
shall Hall, and Indian HEAD, Nd, on
the Potomac. was ordered discontinued
by The department yesterday.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Deyzraw was in New York Thursday to
be present at the sessions and banquet
of the New York Merchants Associa-
ton.
Purchasing Agent William Z. Cochran
was in New York last week from We'd
nesday until Saturday on Official bust
ness
Waldo C. Neil. of the recording divi-
sion, office Of the auditor. has been
transferred to the Interior Department
for service IN the land office at Van
couver. as stenOgFapher and typewriter.
DIT. Charles P. Grandheld. chief clerk
to the First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. was in Fort Worth, Tex. during
the week 10 attend the State convention
of postmasters. He viii make trip
to the Pacific Coast by way of the
Grand Canyon, returning TO Washington
the latter part OF the month.
r. D. Bradford. clerk in the division
Of dead letters. has been given a trans
fer to the Forest Service. He VIII en-
ter upon his new duties tomorrow.
Silas w Caywood. Of Casey county.
KY, has been selected for appointment
To a clerkship at $500 per annum in the
Bureau of the Fourth Assistant Post
master General. He will report for
duty tomorrow morning. and VIII be
assigned TO the division OF rural de-
livery Mr.. CaywoOd has for some
time past been employed in the folding
room of the House of Representative
Percy s Edmunds. who secured a
transfer from the supply division about
year ago To the postoff1ce at Los
Angeles. Cal, making the change for
the benefit of his health. has returned
to Washington. He has been reinstated
in the Bureau Of the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General and assigned to
the division of dead letters at $500 per
annum.
Thomas P. Johnson, of the division
OF railway mail service, accompanied by
his wife and daughter, is spending ten
days al Franklin. Va
Robert c. Galbraith. of the division
Of inspection, is on vacation for two
weeks
Howard Larcombe. of the division of
contracts, is taking vacation for a
week.
Thomas p. Johnson, of the division Of
railway mail service. left Wednesday
for a ten-day hunting trip to points in
Virginia.
Mrs. May Barlow, of the division Of
postoffice inspectors, was taken i'll
while at work at her desk at the de-
partment THURSDAY morning. She was
accompanied to her home at the Logan
apartments. Iowa circle Mrs Barlow
is said to be suffering from a nervous
disorder.
Boyd L. Mcknight. of the division of
pOstoffice inspectors. has returned to his
desk after a week on the sick list.
Adam c. Perkins, of the division of
dead letters, left -donday for a vacation
Of seventeen days James W. Van
Week. of the same division, left Thurs
day FOR vacation OF fourteen. DAYS.
Miss Catherine Y. Rosben. of the as