The bee., 1902-03-20
LOCOMOTIVE BLASTS.

That was a cracker-jack run Jim
Rierden made on the l2l last Friday
night.
Some of the railroad boys are hav-
ing business and visiting cards
printed. Come around and look at
our samples. We will take pleasure
in showing them.
Engine 775 bursted a fue at CrOf--
ton one day last week and had to be
towed to Darlington where she was
soon fixed up for the road again.
Mr.. w. H. Shaw, who has been
day boiler maker at the round house
has been changed to night work in
NJ. NJ. Connor's place.
NJ. f. Wichmer, who has been en-
ployed as machinist's helper, has
resigned his positeon and gone to
st. Louis where he will work in
chair factory.
Pc. Ginninia, night caller at the
round house, has been off a week on
account of sickness, but is now back
at work.
Ed Tanner, ex-caller at the depot,
has gone to Memphis to try and Sc
cure work Of some kind.
Peter Cooper made a trip on Sec
ond 93 not long since and it was
record breaker. Peter says he is the
right man to put on the high ball
runs when fast time is to be made.
P. j. Herb, who has been on
through freight for some time, is
back in the coal run and is highly
pleased with the change. Mr.. G. I.
Strange, who has been on the coal
run, is now on north local and is
also pleased with the change.
Frank Linthwait, who is night en-
gine inspector, has been sick for the
past few days with chills. We hope
to see him out again soon.
A dispatch from Louisville, KY
reports that the MOnon Company
and the Baltimore & Ohio South
western will jointly build freight
depot between Fourteenth and Fiji
teenth streets and Main and Port
land avenue.
Mr.. F. ]. Kimball, chairman of
the board of the Norfolk & Western
Railway Co., has been elected presir
dent to succeed Mr.. Henry Fink, re-
signed. It is stated that Mr.. Fink
retired because Of his age and his
desire to withdraw from business
cares. Mr.. l.. f.. Johnson, general
manager, has been elected vice
president. A dispatch from Phila-
delphia says that the general office
of the Norfolk & Western will be
removed there from New York.
1t is reported that the Louisville
& Nashville railroad will establish
at Pensacola, Fla, n car-building
plant costing about $j0O,OOO. 1t is
also stated that the company will
build elevated coal chutes at Fiona
ton, with bins of $4,000 tons capac-
ity, and a two-stOry passenger sta,
ton will be erected at the same
point to replace the one recently de-
stroyed by fire.
@Operator Lee, who has been night
cOpylst in the dispatcher's office, is
on the sick list this week.
Operator Elliott is now doing duty
upstairs as copyist for the dispatch
ers.
Operator Grasty is holding the day
job at Darlington down during the
absence of Operator Elliott.
Operator Elliott did not go to
Mortons as usual last Sunday.
Agent Sharp, of Sebree, went south
on No. 81 Monday OH short busi-
ness trip.
The business on the Henderson
Division is being moved promptly
and no delay to freight traffic is now
occurring.
Conductor Jas. Sparrow had a
nice lot of business cards printed at
this office last week. Ask him for
one.
The Cadiz railroad was completed
Saturday and trains began running
regurly this week from Cadiz to
Gracey, a distance of ten miles.
Work was stopped within mile of
Cadiz about a month ago and this
gap was filed in last week.
Why We Go to Church.