The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1898-12-22
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS.

December 18TH specia. tram, consisting
of thirty cars, of woven wire fence. left
the Western Avenue Station, via the Chi
cago, via the Chicago & Northwestern
Railway. for Lincoln, Nebraska The
shipment was made from Adrian, Mich.
This is the largest shipment of wire fencing
ever made at one time over any railroad
and the Northwestern Line demonstrated
its progressive spirit by furnishing special
train for it.
William Day, an engineer on the b. and
o. s. W.. while seated in his engine cab
one day last week near Washington. Ind.
received the contents of shotgun fired by
careless hunter. The load struck him
just above the eyes but the injury is not
dangerous.
Walter Kennedy. a mechanical engineer
whose home was formerly in Indiana. is
thought to have been murdered in China.
He has been first secretary of the Chinese
Imperial railway and is believed to have
fallen victim to the convenient Chinese
custom of quietly taking of bead when
man is no longer wanted.
The second order Within ten months
has been received at Baldwin's works for
locomotives to be sent to China. The or.
der is for sixteen locomotives.
A writerin the Louisville Evening Post
says. Anatomists here testified that the Jaw
was the most indestructible bone of the
human body. 1t seems so from the work
it does There is in Louisville IAN ever
lasting talker." who wastes daily enough
muscular power to support his family If
one end of piston-rod could be attached
TO his jaw and the other to freight train,
he could carry it to Cincinnati in two
hours; simply by running along and talk
ing to it,
The supply of coal cars on the Hender-
son division was equal to all demands,
last week, one of the good results of re-
curing coal dealers to promptly unload all
coal cars as soon as received.
In order that the employees should be
we'll supplied with finances for the holidays,
the pay car is passing over the L. & N,
this week.
The assurance that the other FIVE per
cent will be restored to the employees of
the L. & N, the first of January, has sent
thrill of joy along the line, and they are
indeed proud that tie company for whom
they work has fulfilled all promises.
Operator Mclaughlin is now taking
rest of thirty days. and enjoying.th time
with relatives and friends in tht~y6rthwest
The new depot at Nortonville was taken
possession of yesterday, and of course
Agent Teift feels proud of his new quarters.
Supervisor Sullivan is making arrange
ments to lay three miles of steel on the
Providence branch at an early date.
On account of the present rush of bust
ness, but few nights sleep are enjoyed by
the train crews now. The boys are al
ways found equal 10 every emergency.
Orders OF late date have been received
by the Baldwin Locomotive Works for the
construction of about sixty engines. quite
number of which go TO China
We understand that Agent Wilson, of
Hanson, will be transferred TO Adams.
Tenn. as agent and operator.
II the officials want TO see men who earn
their money, just let them spend a few
hours at Darlington during the busy days
of late, and we venture to say that they
will see more work done than at any other
point on the system by the same number
OF men.
Only trial was needed to show that
Operator c. J. Martin was composed of
The proper material to hold down a good
position, which he now has at East Nash
ville Tenn.
Besides the restoration of wages on the
L. & N. railroad. it is said the Nashville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis will also restore
The remaining per cent ofthe wage re-
duction made two years ago. These are
Christmas gifts that do good and they
reach thousands.