Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-18
RAILROADS.
BUSINESS BETTER THIS WEEK ON LOCAL
LINES.
Changes and Improvements on tn. Roads
State Of frads-All the News From
the Different Cen,srs.

| PERsOSAL-Coss Wade, OF the w. &
| Il. G., who has been of duty sick. is AZ
work again. Conductor A. d. Palmer,
OF the w. & Il. G.. railway, is on a
I visit TO Chicago. He will return to-
day. c. 5. Belknap, OF the G, l.. Il
| w, was in the city this week on busi-
ness. Il. M. Crawford. c.. l.. & w.
agent at Grafton, o., who has been 10
the city on business, has returned
home. Il. ID. Hunt, commercial agent,
/ ID. ). 5. & A, was In the city last
Tuesday. Samuel Strobe. a well-knoWn
engineer OF the w Il L. f., was In the
city Yesterday, from NOrwalk, q. Con-
ductor Hoover. of the w. IL l.. e, has
bad attack Of grip. Thomas Daley,
ticket agent al Bsnwood Junction, who
has been sick has gone to work.
| again, III. l.. Boord is not able 10 be
out yet after his sickness II. II. Jack
son, the wellknown brakeman, is able
10 he out after snfTeriag his recent
painful accident. Charles Frick, gem
eral fuel agent OF the H. S o., of Balti-
more, Md, was ia the city yesterday.
X. l.. Helm, a well-known railroad man
OF Grafton, was in the city yesterday.
An item in Yesterdays paper may
have reflected on the w. b. * 7. Rail-
way in the Bonwood extension matter
I
construction on the matter from that
held by Benwood citizens. He says
according TO the Benwood ordinances
the tracks are to be laid before the
properties before the money Is paid. He
/ further states that the w. Il. & Il. at
torney has checks for the property
owners for as far az the road will be ex-
tended in the next two weeks. The at
torney is now engaged in looking up
property titles. The superintendent
stated too that the company is already
laying tracks below the city line.
BY the recent change OF schedule on
the Ohio River railway, the train leav-
ing this city at 7:25 o'clock In the morn
ing, makes direct connections at Point
Pleasant, w. Va, with the X. g. M,
and arrives In Charleston at 4:37 the
same afternoon. The train leaving at
noon arrives at Charleston at 1880
o'clock the same evening.
1t has been reported that the reason
the C. l.. & w. stopped running trains
into this city was that the w, Il. q Il.
charged excessive rates This is not
true as the general depression made
business so dull thatit justified neither
company by the road coming to Wheel
ing.
u.
ly operator, of Steubenville, was in the
city again yesterday, calling on his nu-
merous friends. He is now stationed
a. Fernwood on the Panhandle. Mr..
Engle is sadly missed since he left
Wheeling.
Il. +. Moody, formerly Panhandle
train dispatcher, OF Pittsburg, we'll
known in this city, has been promoted
TO superintendent of the New York
division Of n. Y. l.. Il. & W., with head
quarters at New York City.
All the labor now employed on the
W., Il. & L. on the extension is AmerI-
can, and the twenty-five men now en-
ployed are Wheeling citizens. num-
Der OF Benwood workmen will also be
secured soon.
Business on the b. S o. is much bet
ter. The trade done now is better than
1t has been for several months. Addi-
tional freight cars have been put on,
aud through freight is getting much
heavier.
w. III. Harrison, Superintendent OF
Motor Power OF the b. IS o., of Newark,
was In the city yesterday, accom- panied
by j. NJ. Graham, Superintendent Of
the G. .. division.
1t was reported yesterday that there
had been a wreck on the Handle
near New Cumberland. No wreck was
heard OF by those in authority in this
city.
The next b. e. o. Washington, d. c.,
excursion will be- the sth of next
month. Arrangements are being IN ade
for large crowd.
Business has noticeably increased the
! last week in freight and passenger
lines on both the Ohio River and Pan
Handle roads.
Edward Baker, of the Il. q o. freight
platform, will be married next month
TO popular South Side young lady.
L. C. Ho5itzell, an Ohio River con-
ductor, IS off on vacation. He is
visiting his mother at Petersburg.
i. A. Benebrake, chief train dispatch
or and passenger trainmastor Of the
Pan Handle is laid up with quinsy.
Conductor William LafFerty, OF the
Pewickey, is of duty on vacation.
Charles Nicely is doing his work.
Quite a number OF Wheeling persons
will 90 by the Pan Handle 10 attend the
California Midwinter Exposition.
w y. Mitchell, OF the r. d D., from
Pittsburg, Pa, was 10 the city yester-
day looking after his Interest.
Charles Schrader, OF Fam Grove, will
leave by the r. q ,. this morning for
Los Angels, Cal, for visit
The Panhandle is building new sta
tiOns 40 New Comerstown and Cadiz, o.
Both depots will be neat ones.
Everything is in readiness TO start
the erection OF the Panhandle depot
in this city.
The y. g. o. is making good progress
10 the erection OF its large ice houses at
/ McMechen.
O. G.. Hull, a u. e o. receiving clerk.
/ BE- iII. Addie Meadley is working in his
/ place.
William IT, Bowers OF tho Ohio River
Railroad, is again on duty after a vacs.
| ton.
r. +. McCarty, OF the Pan Handle,
! has returned from trip 10 New York.
One Of the "pick ups" has been taken
| from the Fourth division OF the u. IL O.
Part Of the car inspecting force At
/ tho Uti1n depot has been laid Oft.
The Ohio River pay car will arrive
/ in tho city tomorrow.