The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-08

to note Of successful operation thaf
he underwent during the past week il
Birmingham.
/ Mr.. W. A. Stepp, one Of the S. |. VI
most resourceful utility men has beer
filling his position.
Local freight agent w. f. Leach, Of
the Mobile & Ohio railroad has in.
stalled Mr.. Jno b. Weaver, as the
chief clerk, to the agent, and he took
the chair the past Monday morning.
Mr. Weaver has the making of d
Al executive, is a man Of splendiC
judgement and a ready volunteer.
He has alegion af friends among
the business public who are glad tC
note his steady rise from warehouse
clerk to that of chief clerk.
Mr.. Murray J. Dantzler, vel
known through freight conductor i:
in the city where he has been placed
in charge of Western Union" mo-
tor outfit.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.
are rebuilding the Montgomery dis
trict Of the NJ. g. o. railroad, and la
Dor contracts require that a conductor
be in charge of the motor cars.
Engineer c. +. McKeough has laid
down the 1921" and reported for q
North local run between Tuscaloosa
and Artesia, with every other night
lay over in this city.
Just change from a night time
run to that of a day time run, express
ed the crafty and popular engine man
Of the NJ. & 0. railroad.
Engine forman Jno. Mccain has
lined up things on his farm and re-
ported to train-master II. A. Moody
for work after being off several
weeks.
Mr. AL. Martin has been Installed
as a section foreman in the Columbus
yard by Supervisor A. II, (Gus) Mic
hols Of the NJ. & o. railroad.
Conductor A. l.. Glib Wilbanks of
the S. /. NJ. railroad is enjoying few
days leave Of absence, which is being
spent at his home in this city, and
Fernbank, Ala.
Switchman Hal Holcomb, Of Jack
son, Miss. has been hired for yard
service by Mr.. II. A. Moody, train
master Of the S. |. NJ. railroad.
1t is rumorcd that Supt. Frank E.
Patton, Supt. Of the S. |, NJ. railroad
and Master of Trains, II. A. Moody
are at work on proposition Of in
stallng a switching service at West
Point, Miss.
A yard engine will be installed to
do joint work for the NJ. e. 0. and the
S. |. NJ railroad.
Overtime by the local crews Il
thought responsible for the threatened
new arrangement.
Flagman Silas Baker is on the
caboose Of conductor T. |. Halbcrt, in
the manifest freight service Of the
S. |. NJ. railroad.
Flagman r. (Robert) Wilson has
surrendered out Of the Delta, and his
beaming countenance is now sssocia-
ted with conductor Michael Chumley
on trains Nos. 8 and 10.
Conductor Stanley G. Gardner a
wen known knight of the Rail has
been Of his runs Nos. II and II dur
inr the weel; and was relieved by con-
ductor w. J. (Jinx) Wilbanks.
Messrs. w. Il. Etheridge of the S.
|. M. railroad and j. Il. Battle OF the
NJ. g. o. railroad, law agents, were
greeting there friends in this city the
past week.
Mcssrs. Propst and Ira Castor were
among the stock men on the st.
Louis market the past week.
Both men received consignment OF
stock routed out Of the st. Louis mar
ket over the "0ld reliable"
General scale repairer j. c. Lockctt
for the NJ. & 0. railroad and the S.
/. NJ. railroad was handed over the
intechange tracks of the two roads
during the past week.
Fireman G. G. Helly, of the NJ. &
0. railroad has been working on the
S. |. NJ. railroad yard engine at night
time druing the past week.
General Yardmaster Chas. o. Long,
of the NJ. & o., S. /. NJ. railroad and
the Southern railroad (joint) is en-
ioying a three weeks away from his
duties. He is being relieved by Mr.. G..
ID. Wood, of the S. l. NJ. railroad.
Youth and old age came to their
parting last Sabbath morning. Mr..
Dan Kcllar, known around the house
hold Of Mr. Chas. f. Hodskins, as the
Major, feebled andconfirmed, bade
his little great grand child goodbye
forever, perhaps, the little child was
too young tounderstand, was kissed.
A friend of the family drove the
aged old gentleman 70 the NJ. { Q.