Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-03-15
Compiled by Our Reporter, E. "
 Workman.


 brief trip to Shreveport.
 MT. U. E. Behtoid has rasu nei his duties at these shops after a pleasant sojourn in Texas.
 Operator A. s. Wilson has return ed to his duties at Birds Point, after few days visit in tbs city.
 Mr. Milton McCarra has charge of the stationary engine during the ab- sence of the regular engineer
 A long train of steel rails passed through here Saturday for the Louisiana & Arkansas railroad.
 Mr. Mack Hunter, an employe in the tn gand copper department, is spending the day in Little Rock.
 Mr. Andrew Carson, our efficient lightning flasher, has resumed his duties after a fe " days vacation.
 MT. Alex Gaskey of the boiler de- partment, left Saturday for Little Rock to visit bis wife Tor few days
 Engine 1lS was rolled out of the machine shop Saturday, after being thoroughly oyerhauled and repaint- ed.
 Mr. Gus Shepp, who s very popu- lar in his department, was found guilty Of weeping over the loss of hls gander
 NJ. Gillian Lawton, a macbinist apprentice is at work again after being off duty for several days nars ing bone fellon
 Mr. Clarence Bloom, telegraph operator W ho has been in charge ol the Fair Oaks station has returned home for few days.
 MT. E. D. Bennett, a switchman in the yards here, had the misfortune to dislocate his right ankle last week while making a coupling.
 The Machinists' Union will be call ed to order in this city next Thurs day night and it is expected that all machinists will be present.
 Business at these shops is indeed flouris ing. Quite a nun Der of lo- comotiyes are being oyerhanled in the machinery department.
 
 Ar.L.E Frazier stationary en- gineer in the motive department, has been laying off the past week to look after his farm in this vicinity, Mir. Stormy Lynch, a conductor on the north end of this division, has taken thirty days lay off and will spend a few weeks in Hot Springs.
 The Texas Ranger, the private car of General Supt. J. A. Edson, which has been undergoing repairs, has b9en cop pleted and returned to Texas.
 Mir. Will Evans, better known as "Cncle Billy" has severed his con nections with this company to ac- cept a similar position with the Bluff City mill.
 Our new compound locomo tive which is very near completed, was given it's number Saturday and will be known as engine 155. It is as powerful as it looks
 MT. Robert Weston, a young rail- road man from Texas and son ot the late ]. D. Weston, who was kill ed by train on this road, has ac. cepted position with this company as night yard switchman. Mir. C. T Torbett, the over, short and damage clerk in the Transporta. tion department aud who for a number of years held that responsi. ble position. has rendered his resig- nation to accept q similar position with the Choctaw X Memphis road with headquarters at Little Rock Mir. Torbett will be greatly missed by his many railroad friends. He s was an efficient employe and his loss s will be keenly felt by this company 3 Mir. W. A. Brown. chief clerk in the Tralnmaster's office. formerly ol 5 Jonesboro, has succeeded Mr. Tor l bett, and Mir. Booth Clegg, voucher ; clerk In the SuperlntendenC's office, has sueeesded Mir. Brown.