The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-01-09
RAILROAD RACKET.
Items OF Interest 10 Railroad People
and Their Friends-Picked up
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Shops.
train dispatcher for the G., G. & N. for quite Il
WHILE has gone on a visit 10 Epaso, Texas.
Mr.. S. G. Dickerson Who for 4 long time was
Train Master or the g., g. & n. and who has
signed. and Mr.. f. f. Anderson who was al
one time Train Master on one ofth divisions
| Of thu Central oil Georgia, has been appoint ed
chief clerk In Mr.. McBee's office.
Chief Train Dispatcher Brooks made fly
ing visit TO Watts station q few days since.
Mr.. Frank Williams who was appointed
Train Master on the Northern divisions of
the =. A. l.. short time ago has resigned and
Mr., j. NJ. Turner who for q nn mher of years
was Superintendent OF the South Carolina
Hallway has accepted the position Ut Train
Master made vacant by the resignation OF
Mr.. Williams with headquarters at Raleigh,
Mr.. w. L Williamson who held the position
nf Chief Train Dispatcher for the e. 9. & A.
and G. & g., Tor long time has resigned and
gone To the F. &. & p. as their Chief Train
Dispatcher with headquarters nj Savannah,
Ga.
Mr.. John Ladshow for number of years a
Conductor and Yard Master in the employ OF
The G. 4 q. has gone To the +. 9. & p. as Gen.
eral Yard Master at Savannah. Ga.
Engineer Bill Clark, an old timer, has gone
to work on the g., C. & n. and is running on
the South end.
Engineer Frank Fetzer is at present hump.
ing glass windows over the e., q. & n.
Engine 503, jack, has been sent down from
Raleigh, TO handle box cars over the G.. Z. 6
Foreman a. J. CorrIe and Trnin Master
Busbee ran down to Atlanta last week 10 look
after that end Of their departments.
The q. G. & n. passenger conductors have
received their uniforms which is quite IN i'm
provement on the old ones. The boys now
make quite IL natty appearance in these new
uniforms.
passenger conductor having recently Deen
given a reguI lar passenger run.
Mr.. E. st. John recently elected vice-presi-
dent Of the roads comprising the Seabord Air
Line, took charge on Jan. the lst. with head.
quarters at Portsmouth, Va. Mr. ST. John
was In the employ Of Chicago, Rock Island &
Pacific for nearly thirty-two years, starting at
OF this great system. He is said to be true
friend and we'll wisher OF the employees in
every department of service, In his circu lar
just issued from headquarters at Portsmouth,
assuming control OF affairs he makes the
announcement that all officers and heads OF
departments are retained.
Mr.. H. A. Williams who for so many years
was connected with the r. q D. from brake
man to Master OF Transportation, who re-
signed TO accept better job with the +. @. &
p. some months ago will in q few days move
his family from Columbia TO Savannah, Ga,
present headquarters Mr. Williams Is an
Abbeville county boy and has many friends
throughout this section, who wish him much
success In his new tild.
Captain Tully Branch the all around about
town railroad man has returned from a visit
TO Sheffield, Ala.
The year or 1894 being now a thing Of the
past let us look TO 1895. and We hope it will be
better year than 1884; Mt least let as strive TO-
make IL 80. The last year WAS hard one, not
only on railroads and railroad employees, but
business of every Kind suffered, so let US all
strive 10 make 1895 the banner year in our
calendar The Racket Man wishes all much
success for 1895, each week will appear in the
Press and Banner items OF interest not only
TO railroad people and their frierds, but 70
the subscribers at large OF this paper will be
interested In the railroad news column, con-
Quoted by one in active every day service.
. The Racket Man.