Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-20
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A very popular Ohio River railroad
conductor will be married Tuesday.
The engineers left Buckhannon. last
Wednesday, to begin the surveys OF the
new railroad.
The B. & o. is having one hundred
new locomotives built. Some OF them
will be delivered this month, and all oy
May 1st. The Pittsburg division Will
receive a goodly share OF these.
The railroad election at Lewisburg on
the question of subscribing SIS, 600 TO
the stock Of the Ronceverte and Lewis
burg railroad resulted in l21 votes Tor
the subscription and Is against 1t.
1t is reported that new through
train will be placed on the Ohio EXten-
sion of the Norfolk and Western In the
near future. This is greatly needed
and will be gladly welcomed by the
travelling public.
In February 2,515 carloads were
transferred from the B. IL 0. k. Il. TO
the w. NJ. R. r. at Cherry Run, $50
more than In December. II was for
merly possible to do all the freight BUS
mess OF the branch road with one loco
motive, whereas eight consolidated To-
comotives are now used. The daily
average in February was 90 carloads.
The Ohio River railroad has placed
orders for half dozen or more new pas
senger coaches. The coaches are TO be
mach finer than any Of the cars now In
service. They will be the "ladles" cars
and will be handsome inside and out.
The interior will be modern and Will
have all convenences including wash
room, etc. This will greatly improve
the car service.
Considerably more than one year since
the pay train going north on the .. Il.
r. r. ran over Lewis Parks and daugh-
ter and killed both of them. The affair
was an awful occurrence and deeply
deplored by every one who was ac-
ouainted with Mr.. Parks. The engin-
eer on the train was indicted and public
sentiment was furious. Last week Mil
Ter was tried for murder at Ripley and
acquitted.
The trial OF John II. Fisher, son OF
Hon. John S. Fisher. Of Buckhsnnon,
against the railroad company came up
in the Lewis Circuit Court on Wednes-
day before T.. q. Linn, Special Judge.
This is a suit against the railroad In
which the plaintiff is claiming $4,000
damages on account Of injuries be re-
ceived about two years ago, when be fell
from the platform Of the train which
resulted In the loss of both OF his feet.
At the recent term OF the County
Court held for Pendleton county, MAJOR
George Chrisman, President OF the pro-
posed 2. & p. railroad, made motion
asking the Court 20 submit TO the voters
of the county the question OF voting
So. 600 to the capital stock OF the road,
| 10 be used to pay the land owners for
the right of way. The Court failed to
sustain the motion on the ground that
Mr.. Chrisman asked for the space OF
two years to determine whether or not
his company would build the road, and
! the suspension OF all other roads from
the benefit OF levy for that time. The
| Court refused to submit the question OF
these grounds, but will submit a like
motion to any companys use that will
90 to work at once and build road.
The B. & o. officials at Grafton made
the biggest cut at the shops on Saturday
that was ever done at one time in the
history OF the road. Some forty-five or
| 6fty men were turned of by Master
Mechanic Smith, giving as a reason for
SO doing that the cost OF running the
shop at that place in proportion to the
work turned out, was over those at any
uoint on the road. The cut of was a
surprise to every one, and has caused
considerable comment among the citi-
zens generally. AS to what the outcome
will be, cannot yet be told, but 1t is fear
ed by some that tits the first step toward
the removal of the shops from the town.
However, we hope this is not the case,
and that it will be but short time be-
fore the discharged men will all be at
work and as many more.