Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1898-12-11

Mir. Walter Boon, carpenter ap- prentice at the shops, is on the sick list.
 Mir. Jipl Atkinson. engineer on pas. senger engine i50, is taking long needed rest.
 Nil Walter Campbell night caller, has resumed bis duties again after T severe illness.
 Nr. Jas. stitts, of East St. Louis, has accepted q position in the black smith department.
 MT. Mack Hunter of the copper dC- partment, has been on the sick list for the past few days.
 Mir. ]. F. Boyce, chief clerk in the master mechanics office, Is in Tyler on important business.
 About 25 cars of steel rails are in the yards here billed for the Arkar- sas and Louisiana road.
 The special car Arkansas Travel CT" is now in the car department un- dergoing general repairs.
 Plow Car No. ? belonging to this company is undergoing 2 general re- pair in the round house,
 Our efficient passenger conductor, Nr. Eugene Graham, is again punch ing tickets after several days lay off.
 Mir. Charley Langston, formerly general foreman of these shops, was here last week the guest of relatives.
 Robt. 0. Poole. q painter and sign writer, has accepted position with this company in the paint depart ment.
 Fireman Oscar Mckenzie is able to be out again after a severe Illness aud will resume his duties in few days.
 There is a surprise in store for the boys very soon. So now keep your eyes wide open, boys, and guess what.
 Mr William 5cGinnis, machinist at the round house. left yesterday for Little Rock to spend the day with relatives.
 Col 5. ". Fordyee's resignation has been accepted as chairman ofthe Southwestern TrafIi Bureau and w. H. Truesdale has been appointed his successor.
 Conductor Decker, of the Snreye port branch, who has beet quite i'll for the past week, left yesterday to report for duty.
 Engines 169 and l45, both belong ing to this company, are said to have been leased to the Arkansas & Louisiana Road.
 Mir. William Mathews, the engine packer in the round house, has re- sumed his duties after brief visit to relatives at Chicago.
 This road has been doing a four ishing business for the past two weeks and a large number Cf the crews are doing double duty.
 All you can heor now around the shops is the coming B. of R. T. bali on the 30th of this month which promises to be grand affair.
 General Traffic Manager A. $. Dodge represented this road at the meeting of the Southwestern Traffic Bureau In St, Louis last week.
 All trains running south have been to reduce speed while pass ing over the Ouachita river bridge, on account Of repairs being made.
 The treasurer of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at Peoria, H., is alleged to have skipped with that order's money, amounting to S10,- DOC.
 4 large force of machiaists are working fifteen hours day on ac- count of the heavy business which is now being done throughout this sys- tenn.
 Engine l05 while on the road had this misfortune of breaking the back pin on the right side No other damage was done and nobody hurt.
 MT. ". N. Ware, popular dis pa tcher at these shops, has seen fl to let his whiskers grow and says he doesn't care if they drag on the ground.
 Mir. Mike McDurmont, a machinist here has severed his con- nection with this company to accept a similar one at the Mountain shops in Little Rock.