The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01
Notes ana Personals.


The eHstbound Southern Pacific. due at I
O'clock, was two hours and fifty minube:
late last night.
MI. X. A. Stacy of the Texas Chr Service
association returned from a business trip
! to Beaumont yesterday.
Mr.. w. w. Sloan. Ir.. and family Of
Arcadia went on the Southern Pacific ias
night TO San Antonio to spend portio1
Mr.. Charles b. Peck, superintendent OF
the Car Service association is expected
home today, after spending pleasant
IAIst'Aas ~ Jtlcaso.
General Freight Agent Farrel of tho
Gotten Belt, with headquarters at Tyler,
| spent yesterday in the city, but returned
to his office last night.
j. T. Mail, superintendent of the main
tenance OF way for the Southern Pacific
interests, arrived from New York yester-
day, accompanied by his wife.
Nr. II. iaei'cr one of the nfrable
clerks in the Houston and Texas Central
freight claim department, is still confined
to his home. suffering With the grip.
| Mr.. Duncan Ben. one OF the leading
| clerks OF the Texas aud New Orleans raw
road local freight stntion left last night for
San Antonio, but will return tomorrow
The Secret Service" theatrical company
night for New Orleans. where they play
tonight at the Crescent opera house of that
city.
Mr.. q. ~. Reed, stanographer in the Hous-
ton and Texas Central general freight of
| flee, le1l last night for Dallas to spend
the first day OF the year with particular
friends.
General Manager w. G. Van Week, who
has been cut on tour OF inspection OF the
as,aa4 Ia, IN. l.sk 49,
day homeward bound and may be expected
in tho city In q day or TWO.
Mr.. C. B, Segar, auditor OF the Texas and
New Orleans railroad In this city, went
TO New Orleans yesterday 10 spend the
New Year with his family there. They
Will accompany him home tomorrow,
Mr. w. A. 1lat,ha!ty,. /. ave ing passenger
agent of the Southern pacific company
after spending week In Matasolsla colil-
ty killing deer and shooting AZ bsar. left
last night for New Ctleans OH passenger
bus'aess,
The Santa Fe announces that commenc.
Ing Monday January =. the midday train
between Houston aud Galveston will be
discontinued. except on Sundays This
train Will leave Houston ct 1850 D. M
every Sunday, as heretofore.
Superintendent TAFT OF the Wells FARO
Express company, who went with his Sec
rotary ana stenographer 10 investigate the
robbery OF $4,000 ut san Antonio. has not
yet returned to the city, but is expected
home dHily. when a statement OF his ex-
perlences niap' he expected.
Mr.. Horace Lynn Beach, who has been
connected With the general freight Offices
OF the Houston and Texas Central raj road
for number OF years as stenographer,
lfeeirt> n u XII MAJ II VIZ Il tf,
Mr. Tilfor. doing the same class Of warlx
~ tho office of Passenger Agent L. j.
Parks. Will supply the vacancy.
| Mr.. "A, Y. Kellogg OF III, Houston ana
Texas Central engineering Department lef.
last night Tor Lc,lisasna 70 vssh his friend.
! AT. a. Vincent. They Will spend a p,r
lion Of the New Year In shooting via
kesse and the former gentleman saws
that success ID already assured fr,m Ia
quantity 81 fims A. that quartz.
y is known thst on account OF The
9ispenAng with tho gate system 81, INA
southern Pacific Inns. conmsnciug &odav'
more than thirty young men fliIinc III
POSITIONS OF gatcmen Will be- throwu Al,
o. employment with no proin,ee n ~
Fa' other provision will be made Tor .hs,n,
rloyes on The opening o. the Nav rea,.
hgueht thst II. H. Shackford. III
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