The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-11
la TES VS. OF
TIE Rail. ROADS.
Druggists Enjoy'o Outing at Old Point
Comfort.
C. & o.'s NEW EQUIPMENT
Delivery of New Rolling Stock will
Soon Begin -Other Items OF
Interest in Hallway
Giro e s.
C. & o.'s 9NEW EQUIPMENT
G ire ! G S .

A special train, consisting of bag
gage car and seven coaches, left over
the Chesapeake. and Ohio for Newport
News and Old Point yesterday, carry
ing about 70 persons. The excursion
was run for the entertainment Of the
visitors who are here attending the ses-
SONS OF the American Pharmaceutical
Association The party spent the
forenoon in visiting the shipyard and
other places of interest in and about
Newport News, and left at noon
for Old Point. The Afternoon was
spent there, and the party returned to
Richmond at O'Clock last evening.
c. & #O.'S NEW EQUIPMENT.
The delivery OF the l.5o0 coai-cars
ordered by the Chesapeake and Ohio last
winter will begin next month. and will
July The four handsome IF +. V.
Trains ordered of the Pullman Palace
Car Company will also be delivered during
June. while the delivery of The twenty
five locomotives ordered OF the Richmond
Locomotive and Machine Works will
begin in August and continue at the rate
OF four engines a week.
n AND VS. BOOKLET
One of the neatest and most attractive
one just gotten out by the lsSorfolk and
Western Railway, entitled, Virginia
Summer resorts The folder is we'll
printed and profuseiy. as wel..as ila nd
somely. illustrated with ha1f-tone cuts OF
views OF various points to be reached
by the N and W. Quite bit Of space, is
devoted to the description of Richmond.
and excellent views are given The Gov
er is in attractive color work and one
of the many excellent features is the
completeness OF the hotel list.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Mr.. NJ. F. Bragg, travelling passenger
agent of the Norfolk and Western. at Rot
noke. was visitor at the local offices
yesterday morning.
Mr.. J. w. Brown. Jr., Of the Seaboard
Air Line with headquarters a Norfolk,
lis Richmond visitor.
Mr.. T. NJ. CorIon has been appointed
master mechanic Of the Charleston di-
vision OF the Southern. at Charleston, VICE
Mr.. James Meehan, resigned.
Mr.. +. l.. Marshall travelling freight
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio, is in
town.
Mr.. w. F. Pattillo, Jr.. commercial
agent of the Alabama Great Southern,
and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Ansley, commercial agent
of the Queen and Crescent route. both OF
Atlanta. Ga, were visitors at the LEGAL Of
fees of the southern yesterday.
Mr.. j. S. Bartle, of New York. general
Eastern agent OF the EtchlSOn. 1Opehd
and Santa Fe. and Mr.. ]. Sawyer Wilson.
Jr., OF Philadelphia. OF the general freight
agents department. a. T. and S. F., were
visitors at the general freight offices of the
C. and o.
At meeting of the Board of Directors
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company held in New York March 2Sth
last, resolutions on the death of the late
Charles Henry Coster were adopted.
Mr.. c. w. Murphy, of Savannah. travel
ling passenger agent Of the Southern
Pacific, was in Richmond yesterday.
NORFOLK AND WESTERN EARN
INGS.
Statement of estimated gross earnings
of the Norfolk and Westerns:
For first week of May. $256652; same
week previous year, s234,169; increase
$50, 4S3
July /, 1889, to latest date, s11,72l, 74s
same period previous year, s9,SSS,S56; in
crease, S1,S32, S92.
MIR. WILLIAMS AUTOMOBILE.
a splendid automobile phaeton con-
signed to Mr. John Shelton Williams
has arrived.
The new vehicle attracted the atten-
ton of many on its way up Main Street