The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-30
RAILROAD RACKET.
Items of Interest to Railroad People
. and Their Friends - Picked Up
Along the Road and About the

Z and Their Friends - Picked UI
Along the Road and About TIT
Shops.
Engineer g. w. Hall and Conductor Dlcl
Lawfon who hold down the Athens cannon
ball spent Sunday in town.
Mr.. Howell Cobb. a we'll known railroad
man In many localities, and who with small
party OF railroaders went 10 the lsthmus Q
Panama some years back is at present nag
n ia reported that the Seaboard Air Line hal
placed an order for twenty large locomotive
which will be received and put into service
Eng Ensineer H. G. Kirfman, who has been quite
sick for the past week, is still confined TO hi'
, room. =. a.,
sick list last week is up and about again.
Fireman Tobe Fetzer, who has been laying
off on account of sickness for some time past
has resumed work again.
p. road, has moved his family from Columbis
Mr.. Shea, new train dispatcher hailinf
from the West has gone to work for the g.
n N. and is working the night tick.
e Quite q number OF new faces are noticed
among the train men on the 6. c. q N. al
Engineer C. s. Marshall is on visit to At
Ianta at the present time.
Machinist Tiddy Of the shop force spent
Sunday in Atlanta. .,' ..,
MacSinist Frank Fetner who used to work
in the G. G. & N. shops at this point has been
firing an engine on the Z. Y. q A. for some
Conductor Putnam, who is the regular man
on the Athens cannon ball, has been OF duty
Engine 522 that has been in the shops for re-
pairs has been turned out and is hauling box
cars over the g. c. IN.
Conductor Al: Dearing, who holds down, 2l
and % on the North end. has been spending
ha acf faV davS In Atlanta.
There IS rumor going the rounds among
the boys that there Is wedding TO Take place
soon not q hundred miles from the line Of the
G. C. Il N. Road, thereby ending the bachelor
days Of popular and we'll known passenger
From ali accounts the new route To Florida
the swim for Florida travel this season, as 1t
has been found necessary to put on two new
trains on the G. G. & A. with larger locomo-
tives to handle them. 1t looks little strange
for one TO see solid trains or sleepers running
over that little road.
Mr.. John A. Steele, who for long time has
held the position OF store keeper for the g.: c.
& N. at this point, has been transferred to Ra.
leigh and will hereafter travel over the Sea-
board Air Line as boss OF the supply car.
= Mr. l.. r. Pettiway, who has had charge OF
the oil house at this point has been appointed
store keeper for the g. c. d n.
ic OF the Seaboard Air Line, was In town a
few hours Friday looking after his depart
ment at this point.
II will be remembered at the time that the
officers Of the Seaboard Air Line wound up
their inspection trip, that 1t was published in
the Atlanta papers that there was deal on
between the s. A. L. people and parties inter
ested In the East and West road and the Ma
con and Northern. Since that time there has
been considerable said in the papers about the
$. A. L. coming into possession OF these roads
in the near future. If these rumors turn out
to be true the s. A. l.. by building short line
from, Cartersville, Ga, to some point on the
q. G. l. N. they will have western connection
an Birmingham, Ala, instead of Atlanta. II
they get control of the Macon and Northern
II will form through line TO Florida by con-
Meeting with the Georgia, Florida and South
ern at Macon. thereby putting the s. A. l.. In
the field for Florida travel and freights.
Engineer Avery, one OF the new men who
has gone to work on the 6. @. & n. recently,
and who has been running on the North end
made trip over the South end Friday last
Engineer c. II. Dunbar Is now in charge OF
the Belt engine at Howells.