Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-24
AMONG RAILROADHRS.
INTELLIGENCE FROM ALL TIE GEErERS OF
WHEELING.
The Panhandle Officials Here on Their
Annual Inspection Tour-PrOgess Of
ExtensiOns-NOos About
Employees

H. D. Legge, sporting" clerk at the
B. q o. freight office was relating an ex-
perieuce in the Office a few days ago,
which was pretty hard to swallow,
vet out of respect to him, his frienos
listened, not doubling the veraclty OF
his statement. He SAID that while on
one of bis noted hunting trips down at
Grafton recently, he went out one night
TO hunt wild ducks. Being rather cool,
be built bonfire. as he says tAe wild
ducks will always come to fire. DE
says all he had to do was to set by the
fire and lasso the ducks, as they ad-
vanced to warm their feet. he says
too, that he stood on the Grafton bridge
one day, and shot three ducks belong
ing 80 Mother OSbea, thinking they
were wild ones For this be had TO
fork over 81. so to satisfy the old lady.
B. & O. PERSONALS. Brakeman j. j.
Rafferty, is on duty again, after sick
ness. A. C. Gross, yard brakeman, will
90 TO PittSburg for visit in few days.
Philip Dobbs, the trainman, who was
so severely injured by an explosion, is
still not able TO work. Thomas lager
", night operator at Pennington, and
81. ]. Ross, day operator at Littleton,
were in the city yesterday, calling on
rairoaders. Charles Chriswell has gone
TO Columbus and cities of the West
Frank Agnew will spend Thanksgiving
at ST. Mary's.
Last Wednesday night several B. &
0. railrOaders organized "Batchelor'S
Club" The organization was effected
at the B. s. o. yards Office. The club
will be- limited to ten members. j. a.
MalOney was chosen president, Z. +.
Agnew secretary and E. ID. knight
treasurer. Phe order is secret, but
one of the clauses in the bylaws being
that when any of the members is known
to have been with a Young lady he will
be fined S.. The club will rent rooms
in the new LANCE block when they are
finished.
The w. & L. E. is driving piles near
the Terminal Junction. Piles are now
driven as far as the Martins Ferry
water works. The road is having con-
siderable trouble as to the right OF way.
Bellaire will be the objective point Of
the extension, though probably for the
present the road will only be extended
TO the Etna-Standard mill TO secure the
heavy freight traffic.
The rails have arrived for the Termi-
nal Benwood extension. Delay is caused
Oy waiting on the ties, which are TO
come over the C. L. IL w. The extension
is to be rapidly pushed to completion.
The extension is at present to extend
the system only to the Riverside mill.
Only the force Of carpenters is at work
there now.
Mrs. w. c. Findley, who has been
guest of her father, John Roemer, sec
rotary Of the W. & Z. q. railway, for
the last two weeks. returned to her
home in Akron, o., yesterday. Mr..
Findley, her husband, one Of the man
agement of the Diamond Match Compa-
ny, came to the city to accompany her
homo.
The Panhandle has begun the build
ing of the six large coal chutes at Col
lier, this State. Enough coal to supply
all the engines passing through there
will be used. This amount will exceed
10000 bushels a day. Formerly the
coal was gotten at Steubenville and Nc
Donald.
Otto Schroll, Engineer Maintenance
of Way; r. ]. Howell superintendent
of Bridges and Buildings, both Of the
w. 3. & T., are home from Columbus
and Toledo. They were there inspect
ing lumber for the Benwood extension.
The Panhandle inspection train,
containing officials, arrived in the city
last evening. They will look over the
system, to see what improvements are
advisable the coming spring. The
special has four cars.
There will be chang u in the run
ming Of Ohio River passenger trains
next Sunday, or the one following. 1t
is probable that the train arriving in
this city at Ills p. m. will be some
what later.
BENJAMIN Stevens, in the B. & o. en-
ploy at the Junction, who fell into the
cinder pit there last Wednesday even
ing, was some better yesterday. 1t will
be some time before he is able to be
about.
A. Edmunds, Of Wiliamstown, well
known Ohio River brakeman, had his
two front fingers badly mashed last
Wednesday evening at Glendale coal
mines. An amputation may be neces-
sary.
H. ]. Booth, general freight agent of
the w. & L. E., and f, B. Brown,
freight and ticket accountant of the
same road, have returned TO Toledo,
after business trip to this city.
Capt. Thomas j. Kinds, of the Ohio
River, has been offered splendid posi-
ton on the Norfolk and Western. He
is undecided yet as to whether or not
he will accept the position.
f. B. Sanksy, travelling passenger
agent Of the Pan Handle, and w. F.
BOYLE, travelling passenger agent of the
A., 7. & s., were in the city this week
on business.
n. B. Cutter, superintendent Of the
Pittsburg division, and j. f. Cassell,
division engineer Of the same branch,
were in the city last Wednesday on
business.
There was talk of having $50
o'clock motor instead of in the morn
ing to leave Elm Grove. This idea has
been abandoned as not advisable.
Frank Cooper, of the B. & o., who
fell from the passenger coach a few
nights ago and severely sprained his
knee, is able to be about again.
H. z. Boord, of the B. & o., is home
from Farmiagton, where he was called
by the sickness of his mother. Mr..
Boord is himself very sick.
B. &c o. freight traffic was unusually
heavy yesterday. Platform traffic also
experienced great rush. II appears
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