The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-06-17
Ann Arbor Ry. and Shops


Master Mechanic Tawse and wife left
Wednesday morning for a visit at Niagara
Falls, Buffalo. New York city and other
points.
John Cardwel went to Crystal Lake
Wednesday to enjoy a few days fishing.
John Phillips and Frank Collaner spent
Sunday at Crystal Lake.
Jas. Stewart is confined to his home this
week with mumps.
Foreman N. ID. Berry and crew of paint
ers are in Toledo this week painting and
frescoing the Co.'S offices in that city.
Chauncey S. Ogden, assistant baggageman
at Owosso junction, has resigned his posi-
ton.
VIM. Brigham, of Durand. called on old
friends here Saturday.
Fred Munshardt returned from Toledo
Tuesday, where he has been doing repair
work on an engine in Toledo yards.
Sam'l Trench and Peter Rear were at
ChilsoH Sunday repairing the steam shovel.
John Davidson, brakeman, of Frankfort,
spent the first of the week with his parents
in this city. He returned Wednesday.
John Connors and Engineer Swangford,
of Durand, were in the city Wednesday.
Engine No. is in the shops being re-
modelled into switch engine, and when
the repairs are completed will be sent to
Cadillac to relieve engine No. 81, which,
after undergoing slight repairs, will be
given regular run on the north end.
Chris Hux is again able to take his place
in the machine shop, after a two weeks
sickness.
ID. Darling, foreman in the car depart
ment, was in Toledo Monday and Tuesday.
Geo. Harris, hostler in Toledo round
house, called on friends in Owosso shops,
Wednesday.
A new wire, No. 3, Is being stretched
from .Durand to Mt. Pleasant. The in
crease in the telegraph business of the road
necessitates the stringing of the new line.
Claude Quigley and wife returned home
from st. Paris, Ohio, Wednesday after a
two weeks visit at that place.
Two new cabooses are being built here
this week. When completed they will be
used for carrying passengers on the north
end of the road.
A. ID. Lovett, of Frankfort, was greeting
friends about the yards Tuesday.
A. Willis. yard master, was called to Bay
City Monday on railroad business. H.
Clark, of Durand, took charge of the switch
ing during his absence.
John Sutton, car repairer, is on the sick
list.
The machine. men are planning to hold
picnic near Hopkins Lake, Sunday after
noon.
Circulating tubes are being put in the fire
boxes of engine No. s and SO. This is
something new, got up by G. j. Matthews,
and will undoubtedly be greet fuel saving
device.
Two new rubber cross heads for boat No.
1 were sent to Frankfort the first of the
week.
John Mcdonald is quite sick. Donald
Ferguson is doing the work during his ad-
sence.
Benjamin Cross and Sam'l Gellaty will
leave tomorrow for few days visit In the
northern part of the state.
New axles have been put on the main
driving wheels of engine No. 8.
Sam'l Gellety has just completed new
polishing wheel to be used In the polishing
and rounding of motion work of the en-
gines.
William Fillmore is compelled to stay at
home on account of sickness.
George Walton will 60 to Frankfort Mon
day and have charge of the air brake repair
work at the shops In that place.
A. l.. Goddard, fireman at the shops, Is
sick. Q. j. Matthews is taking his place
this week.
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