West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-23
b. 4 0. Railroad Notes.

Jas. Laymans engine, the 410 is
just out of the Grafton shops after
being overhauled.
Pat Flanery's engine, 203 is be-
ing repaired in the Grafton shops.
Engineer Lucas has been on the
sick list for several days, and
Floyd Barrow is running his en-
CINE.
Fireman Enochs is at work again
after long sick spell.
Our moguls are being taken into
the shops and receiving additional
stay bolts in and around the fire,
boxes.
The unprecedented run of mo-
gul was made one day last week
with the "16S," r. M. Colvin en-
gineer, with ID loads of express
freight from Grafton to Parkers-
burg, 104 miles, in 3 hours and Sc
minutes, making five stops.
Mr.. Brooks, farmer of Wilson
burg and father of fireman Dick
Brooks, was found dead in his bed
few days ago. Cause, heart dis
ease. He was aged 81 and leaves "a
large family.
Freight is very dull now on the
road and is likely to remain so some
time. Train hands are on about
half time.
The stone masons are putting in
4, fnu N RI n t;np fnr a s,,a 49,, ,tnt,o.~
house at Pennsboro.
A new passenger platform has
been built at Simpson.
The free schools of Grafton closed
on the 18th inst, and on the 18th
Mr.. Kitzmiller, very young man,
was elected County Superintend-
ent by 1873 majority.
Engineer John Gibson's son Wal
ter had an arm broken last week by
falling from a fence.
Preparations are being made for
an enjoyable time in Grafton on
Decoration Day. Hon. Geo. Loom
is will deliver the address.
On the I4th nine car loads OF
whisky went East over the B. & o.
through Parkersburg by special
train, and again ON the 18th, IL car
loads went the same way, all from
Kentucky to New York. What an
immense amount of suffering, des-
titution blood-shed and crime il
may cause, only the future can
tell.
Bridget Malloy, of South Sixth
street, Parkersburg, who has been
at the Weston Asylum Tor the last.
year, came home last week.
UNSAFE LOCALITY.
Last Saturday evening, opposite.
S. P. Wells Oil Works at the South
end OF Sixth street, Paskersburg, a
quarrel took place in which a great
deal of low, vulgar language and
profanity was used, and ended fin
ally by one female cutting another
one badly. OF late it would not be
safe for respectable woman to go
alone on the railroad near the B. &
O. shops after dark. 1t is time the
police were looking after that vile
den on the railroad near Pimm's
crossing.
The city has Begun filling and
grading and making some very
necessary i'm provements on Sixth
street in place that has been an
eyesore to that portion of the city
for several years past.
The devotional services that are
being held under the auspices of =
the Y. M. c. A. every Sunday, have
been very interesting, and large
number of people are attending
them.
Let all officers and members of
Y. M. G. a. turn out to the bust
ness meeting next Friday evening
at the FREEMAN office.
The B. & 0. pay car will be here
this week with load of the "Root
of all evil" to be divided among
the employees.
Sunday the 18th inst, 3 special g.
trains of 53 cars with Barnum's =.
great show passed through Grafton.
While the trains lay in the yards,
Jumbo drew larger audiences than
the preachers. GEO. III.