. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . SHORTY HENDRICKS The cartoon is to prove that conductorShorty Hendricks does not intend to freezewhile the mercury loafs around D is not looking for tonnage, as Lutherand Dykins will imagine, but is on the lookoutfor a stogie. Lieutenant Herbert E. Meredith, of ourpolice department, with headquarters at Flora,111., died at his home in Washington, Ind., onJanuary 3. He was on train No. 55, on his wayto Vincennes on business, when he became was taken to his home, where he died a fewhours later. Acute indigestion was the causeof death
. Baltimore and Ohio employees magazine . SHORTY HENDRICKS The cartoon is to prove that conductorShorty Hendricks does not intend to freezewhile the mercury loafs around D is not looking for tonnage, as Lutherand Dykins will imagine, but is on the lookoutfor a stogie. Lieutenant Herbert E. Meredith, of ourpolice department, with headquarters at Flora,111., died at his home in Washington, Ind., onJanuary 3. He was on train No. 55, on his wayto Vincennes on business, when he became was taken to his home, where he died a fewhours later. Acute indigestion was the causeof death. Lieutenant Meredith, who was born in Wash-ington, Ind., on February 12, 1862, entered theservice of the Baltimore and Ohio Southwesternas a carpenter at Washington, Ind., in March,1884. In 1905 he was transferred to St. Louis,. Mo., in the same capacity and a year later wastransferred back to Washington. In March, 1907, he was transferred to thepolice department as patrolman and was pro-moted to lieutenant in October, 1915. Lieutenant Meredith leaves a widow and oneson, who is eniployed as a machinist in ourWashington shops. He is also survived byhis mother and two married sisters, residentsof Los Angeles, Cal. The funeral services were held at his home onJanuary 5. The pallbearers were fellow-members of the Red Men and Ben Hurs, andWilliam Wainman and Charles Capehart of ourpolice department. Lieutenant Meredith was a faithful and effi-cient officer. His honesty and courtesy causedhim to be generally liked and respected, andhis loss will be felt by his fellow-townsmen andthose with whom he came in contact in thedischarge of his railroad duties.
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