Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-02-19
SHOP NOTES. A BATCH OF NEWSY ITEMS FROM OUR HUSTLING
 SHOP REPORTER.
THE FREIGHT TRAFFIC
Has Been Light the Past Week-The Pay Car Expected to Arrive
 Wednesday.

Engineer Bob Estes is again oa his engine after several days lay of.
 Two more vestihnIe chair ears are being built in the car shops here
 Conductor W. ". Alexander has resumed his run alter few days lay off.
 Mr. Theodore N olIerman is sttll confined to his room with his broken lag.
 Mir George Hursber has accepted 8 position in the blacksmith depart- ment.
 The Tyler shops have sent an order here for large supply of Muapny roofing iron.
 The pay ear al this roal is expect e1 here next Wednes, a to pay the January pay roll.
 Fireman George Hall, who sprain- ed his arm some mon Chs ago, report ed yesterday f9r duty.
 A naw ciader ear has been built at the shops to be used on the ciader track near the turn table.
 Mir. A. !, Worchester has accepted Il position as stenographer in Super intendent Goaghlin,s office.
 
 AIr. John Davis, the tool dresser in the blae6smith department, Is spend ing the week in Mobile, Ala.
 Mc. Jack Duanivan has accepted a D ,sifioa Us tnaeaintstia the naehin- cry departa- ent at the shops
 MT Elmer Richards, General man aSer If the Louisiana & Arkansas railT ay, is here on business.
 Phe freight business for the past week on this road has been much lighter than the previous week.
 MT. R. C. Wolf, who has been con- fined to his room for several days with lagrippe is again at the bench.
 Mir, c. H Bollinger, .he storekeep. CT here, had the misfortune to lose Fl solid gold band ring few days ago.
 Over fifteen hundred head of cattle was shippea over this road duriug the past week, ana still they are rolling in.
 Engineer Henry Wilson and wife have returned from Little Rock where they went to spend k ard Gras.
 A large number of business men of this city paid these shops a call last week, accompanied by Master Mes chanic Galbraith.,
 Mir. A. H. Storm, formerly stock yard foreman at this place, can HOW be seen among the clerks Tn the trainmaster's office.
 Mr. J. B. Kelley, roadmaster on the north end with headquarters at Brinkley. was in the city last week on important business.
 Prof. Thompson, formerly teacher of Nettleton's college, has accepted position as stenographer in the transportation department.
 Mr c E. Bechtold, an employe in the blacksmith department, leaves tomorrow for Rodgers, Texas, to visit relatives Tor q few weeks,
 The ill-fated engine l32, which was run into the turo table pit and dis abIed. has been repaired and is again ii to take the local out as before.
 Mir. Billy Nash, who was recently promoted to engineer on the switch engine in the yards here, has severed his connection with this company.
 Mir. ". B. Langston, a machinist h ire, was sent to Stamps last week to do some work on the Arkansas & Louisiana road for thls company.
 Mr. Booth Clegg, formerly steno- grapher in vhe office of the superin- tendent, has beer promoted to bill and voucher clerk in the transporta- tion department.
 Mir. Joe Conley, a brakesman on this road. had he misfortune to fall from his train one day last week and bruise his head and arms considera- blp, but not seriously. He will soon be able to report for duty.
 MT. W. E. McDowell, who has been