Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-22
THE RAILROADS.
our WEEKLY, REyIIw OF CITY AND
STATE LINKS 4
O'as'rHe ioa Aaairs Changes il Raining Systems,
Personal and Local Points, and
General News Noes

Is "perthomas" cat which makes It's
headquarters At the telegraph Office a.
Central station. Wheaever Tom takes
notion TO visit some neighbor cat
along the line IL takes the first train
That comes along aud goes. Tom has
made three trips 10 West Union within
the past two weeks. Twice he camo
over on Captain Ed. Picketts train
and once on a freight train. On one
trip here Tom stayed over night-some-
thing he is not Ia the habit Of doing.
We are told this cat often makes trips
TO Greenwood aud Toll Gate, returning
by train as he did each of his visits 10
this place.-lFeSt linton Herald.
Don't expect through trains to be put
on between this place aud Pittsburg
very soon. IL Is true that tho road is
completed all but the ballasting of some
ten miles. which will likely be done in
about two weeks, but the road being
new IL is liable to slip and cahnot be
put into safo condition for travel un-
til the weather settles. We may, and
doubtless will, have some local trains,
but regular through trains will not like
ly be put on before the May schedule
goes into effect This is the private
opinion OF a well-posted RAILROAD ofhcial.
-FdirmOnt Indcr.
OF funny occurrence In the MIL Greek
and Ripley Railway In jackson county.
About one mixed train n day Is run over
the road. John Culbertson is engineer,
ana he always carries n shotgun on his
engine. lie carries 10 to get shot ut
game or anyone molesting his train. A
Few days ago he saw rabbit alongside
tho tracks. He shot the animal and
then opened the throttle TO continue
the journey. The incident threw the
drnmmers into wild state OF merri-
nent.
On Monday last the Baltimore & ohio
Railroad Company began running their
passenger engines through from Cum
berland to Washington, and our town il
no longer the end OF division for the
passenger trains. A cut in the shop
force was maize the same day by which
thiEty-tive faithful employees are added
70 tho list OF unemployed. The com
pany seem TO have shaken the dust off
their feet against the town. Joy go
with them. -MdrtinSbiug Statesman.
George Miller, one OF the best known
mill men OF this city, has resigned his
position as yardmnster at the River
side, after being with the company for
| six years. Mr.. Miller will take "A weeks
rest aud Will then enter tho employ OF
the w. IL. II Il. Railway Company.
George. Novington, formerly OF the
Terminal and late OF the Rock Island,
with headquarters at Chicago, will take
Mr.. Miller's place, and will begin work
this morning.
Martinsburg msn who suffered by
recent discharge OF about forty hands
| from the Il. 81 O. railroad shops in this
! place, have gone to Cumberland and
other points seeking employment. We
learn that several of the unmarried
men, In the absence OF anything else to
do, viii join the regular army. We re-
greet to hear OF this, and hope IL will
not be the case, but that they can OBJ.
tain work elsewhere. -AartinsbttTq In
dependent
The Cheat river bridge at Point Ma
rion, Is now so far along that the rails
are connected and in a few days the
riviting will be so far along that Drake
a Stratton can cross over their ballast
trains. This will make the fifth bridge
across Cheat river In a distance along
It's course OF 100 miles.
The Ohio River is disconnected much
by the strike at the coal mine at Glen.
dale, where a number OF engines were
coaled. A shovel force now loads the
engines at the round house I'm this city.
Business has been so red uced on the
Fourth division OF the IL. and o. that
the local train. known as pickup"
will only run half the time, going west
one day and east the next
Three spans OF the Harper's Ferry
bridge are already la position, and in
| 30 days the entire structure will be
ready for travel. The work is pro-
crossing very rapidly.
! w. S. Beckwith, ID. Tanner, William
! McCally and otn6r Ohio River Railway
! freight brakemen have resigned since
| the first OF this month by reason OF the
| reductions.
Gangs Of prisoners and their attend
ants are making good trade for the
Ohio River from Huntington TO Par
kersburg. Court was In session there
last week.
Rhe railroad facilities OF SistersviIle
are reported unequal TO the trade. The
| The Ohio River has dlniculty In hand.
| ling It's cars there by an unsuitable
| yard.
Mrs. Fl. Smith, vito Of the popular
Ohio River conductor, accompanied bv
her son, will leave 10 few days for a
visit TO her former home AZ Springfield
Mo.
The y. & o. proposes TO put In effect
an order that naemploye In the trans
pOrtatiOn department can hold his
JOB and drink whisky at the same time.
Andrew Engle, formerly a Familiar
die operator, Of this city, now Of Steu-
benvllle, has returned home after
visit 20 this city.
Mack Fletcher. a y. g. 0 brakeman.
was killed at Falrmont on Monday
morning. The young mans home was
az Shlnston.
II is reported that the G. g. o. r. r..
IS about 70 begin the construction OF
branch road along the Guyandotte
river.
James Vance and NJ. J. Brennan. OF
the r. o. o., we're Ia Pittsburg yester.
DAY, whore they we're on I'm portant bus
mess.
Samuel Strobel, railroader OF New.
ERIK, o., has returned home, after
visit among railroaders In this city.
Large coosignments Of railroad ties
are being shipped from the interior OF
the state % Buffalo, n. Y.
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