Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-18

Mir Tom Atkinson has accepted position in the paint deparment.
 Conductor Cole has returned, after working south for several days.
 Mir. Lee Oracle has accepted a po- sition as painter in the paint de- partment.
 Master Nilburn Hyslop, a maehin- ist apprentice at these shops, is on the sick list.
 Engineer Dick Johnson has taken lay off, on account of his children being quite sick.
 Express car 67, is finished in the paint department and will soon be ready for service.
 Brakeman F. E. Burnett and V. Sehuller have eeveEed their connec- tions with this company.
 Mir. Fred Wright, formerly ma- chinist here, but now on the south end, IS visiting his relatives here.
 Operator ". H. Bull has relieved H. R. Johnson at Shreveport us night operator for this company.
 General Roadmaster Conlan has been at Shreveport during the entire week on important business.
 There have been twelve new rall- roads built in this state during the year of 1898, which cover 2S17 miles.
 Engineer Deane has returned from Shreveport, after running on the To- cal for few days for Engineer Young.
 The advertising boards want en- gineer for engine 204, also for engine POS. with fireman; a.so one day hos tier at Birds Point.
 Engineer Jim Frazier now tells us that he takes his baths at the raIl- road Y. M. G. 4. at Texarkana. Let the good work go on, Jim.
 Conductor Maui. after being con- fined to his room for sometime, has resumed his run on the Shreveport local at Shreveport, La.
 Division Superintendent Bowra1 has taken leave of absence for few days and has gone to Chatta- nooga, to visit his family.
 Clarence Bloom, formerly an opera tor for this company. has severed his connections to accept same with the Iron Mountain road.
 The Henry Wrapet engine. which has been undergoing general repairs ill the machine shops here, was fin- ished and returned to Paragould. its destination.
 Engine 105 has been overhauled. repainted and turned out yesterday, ready for duty, while engine 146 will take it's place in the machine shops for repairs.
 Our stationary engineer. Mir. L. C. Frazier, who's handsome countin- ance hasn't heen seen for the past week. is reported to be quite sick ar his home.
 MT. Edward Bocage. an efficient machinist at these shops, has re- turned from i air Oaks, where he went to repair some machinery for this company.
 We regret to learn that Conductor J. A. Hawley, formerly of this road but inow of the Choctaw, was seriously hurt last Thursday by be- ing knocked off box car.
 Mr. Will Whitten. of the airpiping department. has severed his connec tion with this company and accept ed a similar position at Little Rock with the Mountain road.
 Conductor ". G. Conger. after spending q few days mingliag with friends here, has returned and re- stunned his run on the Shreveport b. cal. He handles side door sleepers only.
 Conductor ames Holmes is now the ticket pHncher on and be- tween Texarkana and this point. He relieves the handsomest conduc- tor on the road for few days, Capt, Alexander.
 This company is now laying more sW itches in the yard at Texarkana. on account of the heavy work, which is no " going on in those yards; also three more tracks will be plae- ed alongside of tbe main line.
 Conductor Tucker. we are sorry to state, is reported on the sick list During his illness Conductor Jno. Granville will travel through the Yarnished cars on train and 1, rT-.-