The bee., 1901-11-07
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS.

attending the air car.
Mrs. N. w. Huff is visiting rela-
tives in Nashville this week.
The wires have been in bad shape
north and south for the past few days
and kept linemen Roye and Cowell
both busy.
N. w. Huff was called out to re-
pair break in No. IA wire Tuesday.
Rocky comes in quite handy in cases
of this kind.
There will be several changes
made among the switchmen in Hen
derson and Darlington Yards. Mr.,
Hollingsworth goes to Henderson,
Mr.. Connor comes to Darlington,
Yard Master Maloney is off on
a short vacation and Switchman
Blandin is running Henderson yard
during his absence.
Conductor Joe Burch and Flag
man Rainey were in Darlington
Tuesday attending the air car.
Hill Engineers Stanfleld and
Crawford were up Monday and
Tuesday taking lessons on hot air.
Morris Colbert is now assisting the
night car inspector. Robt. Daven-
port is crossing fiagma1.
Jno. Herb, yard clerk, Howell
Ind, visited home folks Sunday.
Engineer Billie Griffith is having
a hard run of luck on account of 81
being late two consecutive days he
has been on through freight.
Harry Bramwell was on work
train Monday.
We understand Ed Brody is con-
templating going to braking
Engineer VIM. Fitzgerald says he
would be jealous of Mike Bohan II
he was not bald headed, but wher
he takes off his hat to bow to the
young ladies it is all off.
Dispatcher Willie N. Griffen il
making a good record as day dis.
patcher. One secret of Willie's sue,
cess and popularity is he never, un
der any circumstances, loses hiI
temper or gets ratified.
Nat Curren says he is in the mat
rimonial market. Don't all yoI
girls speak at once.
The crossing gate was slightly
disfigured a day or SO ago but hal
since been replaced with new one
The interlock at Edgefield June
tion is now in working order and th'
various voluminous bulletins arr
void.
On account of Tuesday being elec
tion day and the mines not running
the coal run was called off.
Conductor Bob Johnson went hunt
ing Monday and killed 43 wood
peckers.
Agent f. NJ. Orr will accompany
his wife as far as Kansas City on he
western trip to Portland, Oregon.
Deglan McGrath went to Owens
boro Sunday to see his cousin, Tin
Mahoney, who has been very sicl
with appendicitis but is thought t.
be recovering.
On account of Conductor G. b
Moody attending the air car, Johr
Longstaff took his run out and Franz
Sweeney caught the coal run.
Operator Brooks went to Spring
field Sunday to see his best girl.
There is no scarcity of coal cars
on the Henderson Division at pres,
ent. There were over 300 in the
yard Monday.
Yard Clerk G.. G. Schutt is off on 0
months leave of absence. s. T
Kohl of Sebree is working during
his absence.
We understand a certain railroad
man connected with the mechanical
department and a railroad girl will
wed before many moons have wlned
Engineer Jos. Riordan who has
run the pay car engine for number
of years has concluded to give the
run up. Several engineers have
asked for it but no one has been Sc
lected so far.
The new st. L. & 1. S. $4,000 ca
pacity gons are rather large for some
of the coal tipples.
The daughter of L. Killroy, who
has been sick with fever for some
time, is thought to be recovering.