quarantine division at Kansas City; was transferred to Boston, Aug. 10, 1898, 
and subsequently promoted to inspector. 
Harry Q. THomrson, Assistant Inspector, was born at Portland, Maine, July 
26, 1873; was educated in public schools of Portland and Deering, Shaw’s Busi 
ness College, Portland, and New York College of Veterinary Surgeons; received 
appointment in the Bureau from Portland, Feb. 1, 1898, through civil-service ex- 
amination. 
ALEXANDER E. Wich, Assistant Inspector, was born at Medfield, Mass., April 
14, 1876; attended Medfield high school three years, Dean academy, Franklin, 
Mass., two years, and entered Harvard Veterinary College in 1894, graduating in 
1897; engaged in general practice in Medfield and vicinity until appointed to the 
Bureau service, Dec. 15, 1898, through civil-service examination. 
GeorceE Byron Morse, Jr., Assistant Inspector, was born at Philadelphia, Pa., 
Nov. 25, 1860; attended high schools in that city, and took scientific and medi- 
cal courses at University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1882 with degrees of 
M. D. and Ph. D.; since that year has been engaged in practice of medicine; from 
1882 to 1890 also served as home missionary pastor, one year in Salt Lake City, 
Utah, and seven years in Bozeman, Mont., and for two years was president of 
Bozeman Collegiate Institute; leaving the West for his health, held pastorates 
in New Jersey and Ohio, gradually turning attention entirely to medicine; en- 
tered New York College of Veterinary Surgeons and took degree of V. S. in 1899; 
received appointment in the Bureau Aug. 15, 1899, through civil-service exam- 
ination; shortly after coming to Boston was made professor of pathology and 
bacteriology in College of Physicians and Surgeons. 
Epcar A. CrossMAN, Assistant Inspector, was born at Vanceboro, Maine, May 
21,1870; is a graduate of the veterinary department of Harvard University; re- 
ceived temporary appointment in the Bureau from Boston, July 1, 1900, and on 
Dec. 6, 1900, was regularly appointed through civil-service examination. 
Arriur C. Frrzpatrick, Assistant Inspector, was born at Boston, Mass., Aug. 
24,1878: is a graduate of Harvard Veterinary School, class of 1900, with degree 
of M. D. V.; received appointment in the Bureau, through civil-service examina- 
tion, Aug. 17, 1900. 
TroMas Coyie, Vessel Inspector, was born in Chicago, I1l., April 14, 1860; at- 
tended the grammar and high schools; was appointed from New York as stock 
examiner at Boston, Jan. 2, 1888, and promoted to his present position Feb. 1. 
1900. 
Cyrus Kenprick SMALL, Clerk, was born at Bowdoinham, Maine, Oct. 30, 1870: 
received education in common schools of Quincy and Boston, Mass., and at Bos- 
ton Latin School; has had experience in wholesale provision and packing houses 
as clerk, foreman and salesman; was appointed as tagger Jan. §, 1896, through 
civil-service examination, and promoted to clerk after further examination, Oct. 
1, 1898. 
Henry W. Busteep, Clerk, was born at Boston, Mass., Feb. 18, 1861; was edu 
cated in grammar school and English high school of that city; before entering 
the Bureau was in employ of Mutual Union Telegraph Co.; received appointment 
as tagger-at Portland, Maine, through civil-service examination, Feb. 1, 1896: 
was transferred to Boston June 1, 1896, and promoted to clerk Oct. 1, 1899. 
Wittraat Peter Cruerrtrnaton, Stock Examiner, was born in Boston, Mass., 
April 1, 1835; graduated from Hawes grammar school, Boston, receiving & 
“Franklin medal’: attended English High School; in 1850 began work in a book 
store and was connected with this business until 1865; then entered City Print- 
ing Establishment and was superintendent until 1868, when he removed to Pitts- 
burg, Pa., returning to Boston in 1870; spent two years in local advertising en- 
terprises and publishing a weekly paper; from this time until 1886 was in em- 
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