Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-01
THE RAILROAD WORLD.
CONSTRUCTION, FINANCIAL AND personal
NEWS NOTES.
Points Picked Up About the City Dspois and
Yards, and News CT More Gen
sral Interest.

| hrStskdul T. AKupW
left yesterday TO spend few days.
| Benjamin Little. Il. q o. check clerk,
left last evening for trip TO Columbus.
Agent j. X. Graham will return to-
day from business trip 10 Columbus.
The Baltimore &c Ohio Southwestern
il reported Ia the market for 1000 new
| cars.
! The b. & o. semi-annual per cent.
dividend on the preferred stock is pay
able Tomorrow.
Frank Hickey, Panhandle brake
man, is still laid up with q sore foot, the
result Of al accident.
The Wheeling aud Elm Grove Rail
way did a largely increased business
yesterday and the day before.
Edward Weisgerber, master mechanic
OF the b. IL o. at Newark, o., was in
the city yesterday on business.
Il. A. Kinney,a Panhandle engineer,
is home from Mansfield, Pa, where he
attended the funeral Of u nephew.
Harry Piper, OF Warnock's Station,
o., who has been visiting DR.. Hogan,
or Martins Ferry, mas returned home.
The tracks in the b. tS o. yards are
being repaired and ballasted. con
| siderable force of workmen are en-
| ployed.
Chris Henderson, an express agent OF
| Sistersviile, passed through the city
yesterday en- route TO Pittsburg TO visit
| his sister
1t is stated that as high as 50 per
cent. Of the tariff rate is now being paid
as commission on eastbound passenger
business from Chicago.
Elmer Morris, assistant Il. 81 O. bag
gagemaster, has gone for u visit TO his
mother, who lives near Beallsville, O..
Robert Harris is filling his place.
c. n. Logan, a y. & O. brakeman,
severely wrenched his back few days
ago, He was coupling cars when the
accident occurred, and ne is of duty.
The American railroads in the hands
! OF receivers aggregate 42,54 miles in
! length, and have capital stock and
| funded debts aggregatiag S2,2G1 SIP,
| 600.
r. q. Helm, superintendent OF
| bridges, building and water stations of
| the Il. ~ O., with headquarters at Graf
ton, was among Wheeling rairoaders
| yesterday.
William p. Cogley, section foreman,
has'Gn attack or grip. Patrick Horn,
! Il. Il o. watchman at Schmulbach's
brewery crossing, also has al attack
of the same disease.
The record of train accidents in No
vember includes % collisions, IOl de-
railments and : other accidents, a total
of 200 accidents, in which II persons
were killed aud 1873 injured.
The new time schedule on the c.. l..
& w. will go into effect next Sunday.
The extent OF the change is not vet
officially announced. Rumors are afloat
that the change will be marked one.
The 10 per cent cut affecting the en-
tire Ohio River system Will 90 into effect
this morning. From the best informa-
ton obtainable 1t is asserted that there
will be 10 strike, and that the employees
will 20 to work as usual.
The State Line branch from Union
town TO Morgantown will soon be ready
for the grand opening. The bridge
ovet the Cheat river, which is delaying
the road, is nearly completed. The ma
tiyes are making great preparations to
celebrate the opening In fine style.
Master Charles Gallagher, Il. & O.
messenger, IS as proud as king. The
| popular lad is fitted out and out In 4
natty blue uniform with brass buttons
! and handsome cap. The messengers
many friends among the T. a. o. en-
| ployes presented him with the turnout.
! j. f.. Bartlett, cashier Of bank at
| New Martinsvile, and George Har-
! land, also OF the same town, we're in the
city yesterday visiting NJ t. Rowand,
night baggage master at The Union
depot. These gentlemen left last oven
ing to visit Mr.. Bartietts father, who
lives at Littieton.
The change OF time on the w. e l..
l.. went into effect yesterday. The
biggest changes are made in the sun
, day trains, those Of the week DAYS be-
ing slight. The Steubenvillu Sunday
run has been taken off entirely. Only
one passenger train, at 1880 o'clock i'm
the AFTERNOON, leaves the depot on Sun
| days. This train runs To Massillon.
William Dean, a well known B. & O.
conductor, living at McMechen. suffer
ed tad accident asst Friday. He was
at Littleton attending the funeral OF "a
relative. In walking through a tunnel
near Littleton his foot slIpped into a
hole, breaking his leg. He was car
ried from the tunnel and the injury
! was dressed. He has not been remCysi
TO his home yet.
The employees Of the r g. O. %,
Wheeling and Benwood yards yester
day presented Charles McDade. a non
ular bagRGgemse'er between this cit,
and Grafton, win fine Office chair
I General IaTdmaster w. II. Jamisor
! presented the chair. The presentation
was made at the B. & O. depot. H. wa,
! Intended that Mr.. McDade should us,
| the chair in his car.
w. T. Manning, Chief Engineer o
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