Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-25

OF the Pnlladelpnla DIVISION, PennSyl-
yania Railroad, spent the afternoon
in Lancaster.
DIR. Leroy S. Howard, assistant
medical examiner for the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad Relief Department. 1909
Berryhill street, last night entertain
ed the members of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Glee Club. Ii, was a de-
hghttul evening. Refreshments We're
served. DR.. Howard is business man
ager for the glee club
The Pennsylvania Railroad Glee
Club Will increase its membership to
thirty. On October IS this organiza-
tion will give IA concert at Elizabeth
town.
Freight Trainmaster Joseph H.
Brown. of the Philadelphia Division,
Pennsylvania Railroad, is preparing
list of shooters for the system
match at Philadelphia, Saturday.
Due TO the, scarcity of men. extra
caster during the fan. this week,
Travel to the Carlisle fair over the
Cumberland Valley Railroad to-day
was light.
Extra Passenger Engineer John A.
SPOTS, of the Middle Division, was
given his first trial run. to. Altoona
Yesterday. His engine broke down
at Rockville and Port Royal. J
The next meeting of the Friendship
and Cooperative Club for Railroad
Men, will be held Thursday night. An
important business calendar has been
prepared.
William DeYerter, clerk at East
Hump, Rutherford yards, was off duty
yesterday on account of illness.
freight blockade is reported at
Baltimore 1t is said that between -
5OO and 1000 cars are tied up. The
Baltimore and Ohio has placed a tenn
porary embargo on all freight.
on the evening of October 2, Boyd
5. Fowler. a Pennsylvania Railroad
conductor. will lecture at Camp Cur
tin Memorial M. r.. Church. His sub
ject will be Giants of the World" The
Trainmen's band, under the direction
of w. +. Engle. will give a concert.
G. w. Nester. Pennsylvania Rail-
road real estate agent. with Offices
in this city, was in York yesterday in
conference with Supervisor r. f. Han
son.
Members of the Mutual Beneficial
Association for Pennsylvania Rail-
road Employees, are in attendance this
week at the annual national conven-
tion in Philadelphia
Paul Bressler. of this city, a pas
senger conductor on the. Philadelphia
Division, is running between LittleA-
town and Lancaster this week Will
liam p. Lindemuth, the regular con-
ductor. is eff duty on account of the
death of his wife.
Sunday was a busy day on the
Reading. The company handled H.
500 cars. more than 1900 of which
was anthracite. The anthracite trade
Is so heavy that the Mahanoy Plane
worked all of Sunday.
During the fair week at Reading,
last week. the Philadelphia and Read :
ing Company carried to and from the
fair 127. 1856 people and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad 11,714. making a total
of 139.079 This was the greatest
number of people carried during any
previous fair week.
e. b. K. Morris, who was promoted
from the position of chief clerk in the
office of Superintendent w. F.. Eckert,
of the Reading Division of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad, to that
of passenger trainmaster. has assum-
ed charge of his new position. @.
Blaine Long. stenographer in the Of
flee of Assistant Manager +. M FaIck.
the new chief clerk to Mr.. Eckert, also
assumed charge of his new position
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