Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-06-18

department.
 A large supply of paints and oils was sent to Maiden, Mo-, last week for company use.
 Onr night caller. MT. Walter Camp bell, has resumed his duties after several days illness.
 Mir. George Miller, at the gravel pit was summoned here on account of the illness of his wife.
 Brakeman s. E. Harvey left yes terday fer the companY's hospital on aceonnt ofill health.
 The pay car will arrive here Fri- day. June 23rd, and pay off the boys the afternoon of the same day.
 MT. Mat Donovan is still off duty on account of mashed finger which he received about two weeks ago.
 4 number of fiat cars have just been finished at these shops for the Pine Bluff Arkansas River railroad.
 MT. BilIey Thair. blacksmith at these shops. is now temporary widower. Now won't YoH be good.
 Photographer Perrings was at the shops last week taking large num- Der of views in the different depart ments.
 MT. Will Williams, a painter and stenciler on the rip track, has been confined to his room for the past week with fever.
 Mir. John Donovan, formerly ma- chinist at Dilley's foundry, has ac- cepted a similar position in the ma chine shops here.
 There are two vacancies on the Camden locals for brakesmen. Bids will be received fer these two runs for the next ten days.
 MI. George Benhan, a maehinist of Birmingham, Iowa, has secured position in the motor power depart ment at these shops.
 Engines 129 and 134. which were badly damaged in a wreck short while ago, have been placed in the machine shops for general repairs.
 It is said that an excursion will shortly be given to Galveston, Texas. If it is true, nC doubt a large crowd will go from here.
 The gross earnings for the month of May of this year was SAY, ,210; for the same month of '98, $350, ,597; and for the same month in '97, $315.930,
 OA account of the machine shops being pushed with work, large number of damaged engines were placed in the round house for re-, pairs.
 The Iron Mountain crossing at tn e Camden compress has been taken out so that it will not be necessary for trains to stop where this cross ing was.
 The riptrack is now the busiest spot in the State. A large force of men are being daily employed there on account Of the rush orders now on hand.
 Mr. Jack Clarence, representing the Pyle National Headlight company. of Chicago, is in the city inspecting the headlights on the locomotives of this road.
 Mir Rudolph C. Wolf, an efficient employee of the shops, has been con- fined to his room for the past week bu silly engaged in nursing a pet boi on his face.
 Mir. Elmer Richards, general mana ger of the Arkansas & Louisiana road, has returned to his headquar- ters at Stamps, after brief business visit here.
 The Lew weed burner, which was recently built here, was placed on an engine tank Friday and tested. It works to perfection and burns all the weeds within it's reach.
 Messrs. Jack Hayden, Will Ivey and B. ". Strickland. three promi- nent machinists who recently quit here have accepted positions on the K. c. P. X G. road in Texas.
 MT. Ernest Galbraith has returned from months visit i'll Wyoming. Ernest says just as he was about to leave a severe snow storm prevailed throughout the entire state.
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