Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-30


j. w. Allison. night operator at the
B. & o. yard Office, has resigned. Mr..
Allison will go West. James A. Pig
man, at present night operator at
Moundsville, took his place last night.
The vacancy at Moundsvile has not
yet been permanently filled.
Quite a number of Wheeling railroad
ers attended the ball of the b. OF R. T.
at Toledo last night The neatest of
invitation cards were issued. Prominent
among those from here were Conductor
Clarke and crew and Conductor Baroer
and crew.
The position Of collector on the W.
B. & t, is not yet filed. 1t is TO be
vacated this morning. As the position
is one OF responsibility aud good remun-
GRAFTON. employees high in the w. b. &
T. service are looking for the appoint
ment.
w. 81. Walter is a new brakeman on
the w. g. L. E. He is a popular gen.
tleman, having formerly been in the
employ of the Toledo. Ann Arbor and
Northern Michigan for five years.
Large shipments OF bridge iron are
passing through the city via the Pan
handle and Ohio River roads for Louis
vile. The "Big Four" is putting 3
bridge across the Ohio there.
Quite number OF B. & o. railroad
ers will go to Newark, o.. tonight TO
attend the big ball there. Among them
are Harry and Charles Kinney, Joseph
Hamilton and John Cove.
Charles Cridwell, of the =. & o. clerl-
cal force, will be home to-day from g
trip to California. He was accompan-
led by his mother and they visited the
Md-Winter Fair.
The U. s. Express Company has re-
ceived fine new horse from the Com.
pany's stables in Chicago. The animal
is among the finest young draft horses
in the city.
Jesse Serett, brakeman, well known
in this city, recently Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio, was killed a few days ago at
Prince Station, this State. A train ran
over him.
The work train on the w. B. & T.
will be put on this week TO complete
the extension. 1t employs twenty five
men. Work is progressing well on this
contract.
j. A. Armstrong, car foreman at the
Union depot, now has entire charge Of
the Union depot. BY reason OF this the
position Of porter has been abandoned.
The work Of enlarging the platforms
along the w. & E. G.. Railway is COM
pleted. Improvements have been made
at every important stopping place.
A shipment of 1000 tons of steel is
passing through the city from the East
TO the South. Fifteen car loads passed
through the city yesterday.
The newly organized "Batchelor
Club" Of the B. 81 O. yard employees. is
falling to materalize, and 4. will prob
ably be go under.
Miss Minnie Moninger, Of Washing
ton, Pa, will be In tho city to-day, a
guest of the Panhandle operator,
Todd Hammond.
The w. & L. e. is making good
progress driving piles from the w. b,
81 L. junction toward the Htna-Stand-
ard mill.
William Connolly, clerk in the car
service office, has been called 10 Fayette
City, Pa, by the death Of his grand
mother.
The U. S. Express Company is doing
a big trade in oysters from Baltimore.
About one hundred pals are received
daily.
Chas. Sharp, formerly Of the B. &
O., has again accepted position as
passenger brakeman on the Panhandle.
Last Monday evening freight train
jumped the track az Warrington. The
mails were delayed three hours.
Roy Howell, the w. b. e. T. brake
man who suffered the accident recently,
is able 10 work again.
The B. & o. pay car from the main
line was In the city last Monday. IL loft
the railroaders here happy.
L. ]. Geraighty and bride will be
home will be home ia few days from
their wedding trip east.
Trade on the Ohio River and Pan
Handle roads was very brisk yesterday
and the day before.
]. X. Graham, agent OF the b. e. o.
who has been very i'll Of cold, is re-
covering.
Freight traffic on the PIttsburg d.
vision Of the b. & o. is very heavy At
present.
The new b. & o. time cards were be-
ing distributed yesterday for the first
time.
Several Of the Ohio River conduc-
tors are attending court at Parkers-
burg.
The Ohio River is selling excursion
tickets good for all oyer the system to-
day.
Freight traffic on the w. & L. z. and
c., l.. g. w. roads is rapidly increas-
ing.
John Henderson,. an Ohio River con-
ductor. is OF duty on a business trip.
T. ]. Kinds. of the Ohio River, is at
his home in Ohio on short vacation.
Coal fire was used for the fret time
yesterday in the w. b. & T. Office.
Conductor Lester Smith. Of the w.
e. Z. g., is on the sick list again.
Captain w. w. Wlckham Of the Ohio
River road is able to work again.
Yesterday was pay day in the O., L.
s. w. freight department.
Edward Baker, OF the W. g. L. f.,
is indisposed.
TAKE naptha yachts for football
game. Ten per cent. OF net receipts to
be given 70 City Hospital.