Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-05-19
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Personal:-F. B. Sankey, travelling
passenger agent Of the Panhandle,
was In the city last Thursday on BUSH
ness. w. II. Osborne, of the Pan-Han-
die, was in the city this week among
his patrons. Conductor Tod HOblitze,l,
Of the o. E., is off duty, and e. w.
Ebert Is doing his work. Thomas Law
head, one Of the well-known Pan-Han-
die conductors, is of work, and Henry
Mercer Is illing his place, w. +. Chal-
enOr, Of the Norfolk and Western, was
in the city last Wednesday. John Nc
Nary, the Panhandle yard clerk, who
has been quite ill, is getting better.
Morgan Miller, OF the Freight InSpec-
tiOn Bureau, who has been OF duty ill,
Is az his desk again. Frank Ross, the
genial b. & o. car Inspector, is on duty
again after being AZ his home at Garrett
Station, this State, for q couple of
weeks, ill. w. II. Harrison, superin-
tendent OF motive power Of the b. & O.,
was 10 the city last Thursday on fly
Ing trip. John Stewart, the b. & o.
yard conductor, who has been visiting
his family near Pists5urg for sOne time,
will be home Ia few days Brakeman
A.SC. Gross, OF the B. & O., will 60 on
an extended fishing trip down the river
In few days. w. V. Tatfner, of the
c., r. & q, was In the city yesterday.
samuel SWayne, of the w. & L. L.
platform force, who has been OF duty,
was able to go to work yesterday.
The annual ball of the Order OF Rail-
way Conductors OF the b. & O. will be
held In Newark, o., on next Thursday
evening. The boys have planned one
OF the biggest events in the history OF
the order. a large number Of the rail-
readers from this city will be there.
There is a contest connected with it,
and IL is between Captains John Francis,
of the Island, conductor Of Nos. &C and
A., and William Williams, Of CInCin-
natl, conductor of Nos. lO4 and los, of
the Cincinnati run. The one who turns
Ia the most funds for the benefit Of the
order, secured FROM new members, will
be given an elegant water set. There
is no little rivalry in the contest, as the
Wheeling railroaders naturally want the
Nail City man to come out best.
Edward Dsegau, operator Of the B. &
o., is again a. his work after recuper-
Ating for some time This gentleman
is a great hater Of cyclones, and yeSter-
day he was kept 10 q sort of agony all
the tine. His fear was made greater
by his Surroundings, as the whole end
Of the brick building where the
Office is situated has fallen out, and
the rest is liable % 90 40 most
any time. The operator kept his
head pOked out of the window most Of
the time yesterday looking for clouds.
All be cares for, he says, is a good
start IL the building starts 10 fall down.
The general cut 10 freight rates Of
car loads OF iron and steel articles which
took effect couple OF months SgO on
all the lines of this vicinity, will be
changed and the old rate substituted
soon. The one effecting shipments 10
the far west will De changed on the goth
Of this month, and the other which ei-
fected. shipments 20 the Mississippi
'-'r, VIII be changed on the 18th u
EJ month. Why this is done, and
tile change in the pros perity OF the
COUNTRY, is not accounted for. The cut
rates in general averaged over 25 per
cent.
Trade on the lines shows some in
crease over last week. The o. +. has
handled more baggage this week than
for the six weeks previous, and CONNER
cia baggage is being shipped In the ola
time manner. Passenger traffic on the
line is characterized by we'll filed trains
in and out OF the city. Business on the
B. d o. platform is reported fair The
Panhandle is having an increased
trade. The u. S. Express Company has
= better,trade, marked by large ship
ments OF green stuff from Cincinnati
and Baltimore. Business is good 10 the
w. b. 81 L. yards.
The convention Of the Brotherhood
Of Locomotive Engineers, OF this coun-
try, is in session st 81. Paul, MINI.
The delegates from this locality are
William Duffy, of the Fourth Division
Of the B. s. o., and John Clair, OF the
Pttsburg division. Richard Lowe,
John CuSack and John CumminS, also
OF the b. q o., are there as spectators,
aud they are accompanied by their
wives.
The lines Of the city are planning an
unusual number Of excursions for toe
coming summer. On the 29;h Of this
month the Panhandle will give an ex-
cursion TO the West for home-seekers.
The same line will run an excursion 20
Pittsburg next Tuesday, the occasion
being the convention of the Knights
Templar. The b. a o. is planning =
series Of excursions TO the West.
A change Of schedule will 20 into ef.
feet on the Panhandle on the 27th Of
this month. The extent OF the change
is not yet officially announced, but it Is
thought IL will be slight. A change
will also take place In the running OF
trains on the o. X. soon. The change
will not be q considerable one. The
new schedule of the Is. 81 o. will so
into effect 10 the morning.
Work on the extension OF the c. L. &
w. so Cleveland from Mallet Creek, o.,
a distance Of twenty-five miles, is being
pushed rapidly. Three different con-
tractors have the work, and each has a
large force Of men az work. over 500
workmen 10 all End work on the extern
sion. Trains are 20 be running over IL
BY the 18th OF next August.
w. f. Connolly, OF the Panhandle
clerical force, received few days ago
present from Dr. Il. L. AShbrOOk, who
is now in Kansas on a trip for the bene-
al Of his health. The box contained q
prairie cactus. a pair Of jack rabbit ears
six inches long, and other curiosities.
The Doctor will continue his tour West
TO Washington State.
E. Pigman and wife are home from
q trin 10 Cumberland Mr. Pigman is
the night operator at the b. & o. yards
and has been very iil at his home for the