The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-11-23
THIRD ENGINE
IN SERVICE IN
BOSTON YARDS
Increase In Freight Business
Makes Addition Necessary
Other Notes.

(l1ASl 1NOlSos
BOSTON, Ind, Nov. 23.-Fireman
Frank Piper, who is in B Co., Marines,
Paris Island. S. c., has written to his
relatives here He starts out by saying
be was writing while sitting on his
bunk after a hard day of inslRction of
rifles and quarters. His division is
called The Oversee Battalion" All
are getting the army training, which
be says is different from the regular
marine training. The boys have to dig
trenches, scale walls. and are taught
French one hour daily. He is thank
fnl for gifts received, and says he is
able now to take out a $4,000 wars in
surance. All friends are invited to
write to the above address. Piper is
one of the railroad men who enlisted
before the draft
f. w H. O'Meara, General Freight
agent, urges all divisional agents to
stand by the slogan Start the Ship
ment Right" Cars should be handled
promptly and loading should be to the
full capacity in order to conserve
cars. The conditions that obtained
relative to loading of package freight.
resulting in unnecessary delays and
damage to freight have been adjusted.
East bound freight in particular has
been heavy at the. Boston terminal this
week, making the fourth week of heavy
traffic.
Yardmaster w A. Rine.lart has
placed a third engine in service at the
Boston yards. and three shift has
replaced the former first and second
shifts, an indication of increasing BUSH
ness. General Foreman ames Peck.
has reported activity at the shops and
Toundhouse Vacancies for engine men,
firenen, conductors and brakemen
continue to be bulletined weekly. The
need of new round house and shops
is adily being demonstrated at the
Boston terminal.
Two conductors who are familiar
figures at Boston since the seniority
rule assigned them to new runs are
John Mosshammer and James Bark
dull Both have been hailed as poets
of the Indiana lines The c. & O,
magazine for November contains
specimens of their lyrical tendencies.
and splendid engine-uity' as the Chief
clerk puts it.
GOSSIP OF THE c. & o.
Conductor w. H. McComas has been
assigned 20 the east pool, vice Con
Morrison.
is now occupying a desk in the office
of Supt e. J. Derbyshire at Peru.
BRO 10 II Hn0an 10 honY1 c
signed to the head end with J. F. Car
car
L. F. Mitchell, machinist, is charg
ed with going hunting without shot in
the shells. He had to poke out rab
bit with a stick.
Mrs X. H. Laub of oledo, o., is the
guest of General Foreman James Peck
at his hospitable home this week.
Harvey Archer. lineman. who has
been fishing in Texan waters, is charg
ed with Withholding fish from his
friends.
j. A. Murphy is now working at di
vision headquarters at Peru. Muir
phys are getting scarce in Boston" re
marks the day sky pilot
Clayton McElwce, the Peru agent
whose recent marriage was surprise
remembered the boys on his return
from Denver, Col.
Agent Greens1eet at Richmond say.
he never saw freight SO heavy as tn
past four weeks. That is a way h
has of speaking.
Pat" Cunningham clerk to the chic
dispatcher, is now bulletined as ha'
ing joined the IS pound minute me
on the war board.
Assistant Train Master Poindexte
was circulating among the Boston tel
ininal men Thursday from Peru.