Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-02
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The billiard and pool tables were quite
an attraction at the ball
J. ]. Mullane, commercial agent of the
Santa F'e, is in Galveston on business.
T. Inglis, master mechanic of the Cotton
Belt, headquarters at Tyler, was here yes
terday.
W. H Winfield general passenger agent
of the Cotton Belt at Tyler, was in the city
yesterday.
Over five hundred programmes were
used Monday night at the Railway en-
ployes ball. Ed
w. D. Lawson, travelling passenger agent
of the Katy, went south yesterday on
business trip.
]. H. Armstrong. engineer of Dallas, was
visitor at the Railway employees club
rooms yesterday.
W. H. Able, general passenger agent of
the Chicago and Alton, is in from trip to
the City of Mexico.
E. w. LaBeaume, general passenger and
ticket agent of the Cotton Belt, Of st. Louis
was here yesterday.
H. c. Archer, travelling passenger agent
of the Ohio and Mississippi, is in off trip
TO the City of Mexico.
The elegant parlors of the Railway en-
ployes club came in for much praise from
the ladies Monday night
F. NJ. Higgins, c. S. examiner of Wash
ington, D. c., called at the club rooms OF
the Railway employees yesterday.
w. H. Dotey, travelling auditor of the
Chicago and Alton, is in the city visiting
friends and is on pleasure trip to the
Lone Star state.
The committee who had in charge the
ball of the Railway employees, is much
elated over the success of their efforts.
These entertainments grow more popular
with each one given.
Conductor Il. II. Crawford is back from
his visit to Omaha, Neb, where he went
in the interest of the Order of Railway
Conductors, and was instrumental in
settling the conductors recent grievances
with the roads so satisfactorily.
The Cotton Belt yesterday run its first
passenger trains into the Union depot, de-
parting from the same place. This change
is q great convenience to the travelling pub
lie, and the officials are receiving the
praises of the patrons of the road for the
change.
The Order of Railway Conductors held
its regular weekly meeting yesterday in
Knights Of Pythias hail. and good at
tendance was had. Nothing of importance
aside from regular routine proceedings was
transacted. Il. NJ. Higgs is the recording
secretary of the order.
The parents of Conductor Frank Gayle
are visiting the family of their son from
Kentucky. Mr.. and Mrs. Gayle are quite
aged, the father being ninety-two years old,
but was on the streets yesterday, and kept
step with his son, and is quite active. He
is much pleased with Texas, and especially
Fort Worth. but misses no occasion to say a
good word for his dear Kentucky.
Genial John Leblanc is an ardent ad-
mirer of anything Irish. His associates in
the Denver ohices put up job on him yes
terday, and secured a common cur purp, :"
clothed it With green cloth, placed q rope
arourd his neck with a shipping tag at
tached, and tied it to his desk during his
absence. The scheme was TO have John
believe it was Q fine Irish setter, sent him
by friend from ''up the road" II worked
TO perfection, and the bie-hearted John paid
the express charges the boys claimed they
were out, and took an hour of after dinner
TO exhibit his Zine dog in the various de-
partments. They were all on, however, and
each declared il was different breed, and
that they would not have it as gracious
gift. Finally John tumbled, and placed his
''1rish Setter' on the elevator, and arriving
at the ground floor gave a boy two-bits to
carry the dog out Of town, and now all one
has TO mention TO him is dog to agitate
his ire.
r. j. Galbraith, general master mechanic
of the Cotton Belt, headquarters NJ Pine
Bluff, Ark, was in the city yesterday aud
departed last evening for Waco Mr.. Gal
braith says the Cotton Belt is all right, and
an immense amount OF work is being done
towards its Improvement. In speaking o.
the country through which his road runE
he referred to the immense lumber mills On
the line in Texas and Arkansas, and 10 the
advantage TO the people of Texas. and o.
pecially the Panhandle section. in the mass
ter OF getting cheap lumber and on such
short notice over his road from these i'm