The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-06-08

"A. y W. Win montgomery Rld., a.
headquarters, was here during the
college rush, where he assisted Mr.. J.
R. Watson, the affable local passen-
ger representative for the NJ. & o.
Messrs. Forest, Watson and Midget
report handling the movement with
only slight delay to passenger
trains.
Car Repairer NJ. w. Farley, who
has been on the NJ. & o. yard, has
resigned and gone to the Alabama
timbers. Mr.. Farley remarked, Il
see the railroad cutting the forces
eevry day and some day the AK will
fall on me. | am going into the
woods to supervise a force Of labor
ers." With a wink of the eye. he
said: Just tell 'em I'll be back on
election day
Parents who have boys that are
useful in the pursuit Of daily voca-
tlons are overwhelmed, as would be
expected, on the receipt of news that
the boys Will soon be home. Mr. and
Mrs. Harris, who operate and man
age dairy, are in receipt of news
that their son, Dupree j. Harris, has
arrived in New York from overseas
duty en- route home.
Mr.. John L. Moulton, Familiarity
known as big john" among the
railroad gentry, who is travelling
baggage agent for the S. |. NJ. and
/ the NJ. d o., was here to assist in
the movement of college baggage.
Start it right and the NJ. & o. will
do the rest" said the travelling bag
gage agent.
Mr.. c. f. Hoskins, of the NJ. & O.,
has returned after a three weeks tilt
doing committee work at the grand
lodge meeting of railroad clerks in
Cincinnati, o. Mr.. Hoskins states
that it was a grand gathering of the
hired service that makes a success of
railroading in the United States. We
/ had men there from all over the
United States.
Trailing on to train No. 103, due
in Columbus at l2:43 p. M, during
the week was superintendent car
/ l04, which was en- route to Tusca-
loosa, Ala, division headquarters for
the Montgomery district. Mr.. Pig
ford is merely making a short bust
ness trip over the district.
Trainmaster H. A. Moody Of the
S. |. NJ, whose offices are in this
city, was over his territory during
the week and reports that incessant
rains have demoralized the farmer
and paralyzed the timber industry.
Rail traffic is unusually light, due to
these conditions.
Mr. John Stevens, former rail-
road man with the West Point agen-
cy, was here during the week and
called upon his host of railroad
roads. Mr.. Stevens now holds a gov
eminent, position with the U. S. in
his territory.
Miss Hunter Cooks host of friends
will be glad to know that she is
working in the offices of the S. |. NJ,
in the shop departments, in a clerical
capacity. After the return of sol
diers she happily relinquished her
work at the NJ. & o.
Mr.. Lacey Mullens' seniority with
the car department entitled him to a
shot at the NJ. & o. yards, which he
bid in. Lacey worked number of
years on the local NJ. & o. yards and
as he swung his tool bag remarked.
ut is only coming back home"
Bridge Foreman McCleoud, who
was formerly with the Montgomery
District, resigning from the service
a few years ago, is on a visit to his
family in Columbus. Mr. McCleoud
has been working in the Sheffield,
Ala, district.
Mr.. John Rhodes, auditor for the
NJ. & o., checked up the NJ. e. o.
passenger department the past week
Absolutely correct and neat work
was the compliment handed Mr. J. r.
Watson, the NJ. & o. passenger rep
resentative by Mr.. Rhodes.
Engineer Malcomb McCaskill, Of
the S. |, NJ, is back from Broadway"
where he spent a vacation Of few
days. Accompanying Mr.. McCaskin
home was Miss Eloise McCaskill, who
is finishing a course in Columbia
University, New York City
The friends of Mr.. ]. b. McDade,
the R. NJ for the pea Vine" Mont
gomery District, will be glad to
learn that he was able to be in his
office for the first time in several