Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-10-13
HEADLIGHT FLASHES.
GATHERED FROM TaR GREAT Arteries OF
COMMERCE.
TIE Movements Of Trains and Of Psopls-Businsss
Of the Railroads-What Employees
ars Doing.


bash at Syracuse, n. Y, passed through
the city yesterday en- route to Column
bus, his former home. Re is brother
Of the late Henry Monet, at one tims
assistant general passenger agent OF the
Panhandle.
The Panhandle and Ohio River roads
are doing the largest freight shipments
in the way Of live stock, etc. Yester-
day and the day before over nifty cars
Of stock left this city for some other
points on these two roads.
The B. & o. Company are shipping
more coal aud coke than anything else.
There was also q large amount Of
vegetables and produce sent out from
this city last week, and kept the freight
business booming,
The coal traffic congestion at Clevs-
land, caused by the increasing OF rates
by the lake carriers, has been lifted and
the c., L. & w. now finds no difficulty
in getting an outlet 10 the Lake Su-
perior points.
The friends OF J. n. Hendrix, Dopu-
lar attache OF the B. e D. freight Office,
are conRratulAting him upon the re-
covsry OF his bicycle yesterday, which
was stolen from him September Goth.
The B. & O. has a theatrical boom
tonight, the Robert Mantell Company
taking that line for Baltimore, and the
Rose Hill Folly Company going to Gin
cinnati over the route.
The c., L. & w. and Wheeling and
Lake Erie are doing their average bust
ness, and alarge number OF railroad ties
and rails were sent out over the latter
road during the week.
@. c. Christian, an attache Of the B.
q o. auditors department, Baltimore,
is in the city aud registered at the
Windsor. He was formerly travelling
auditor OF the road.
Thu coke and iron traffic over the B.
& o. from PittsburE 10 points West,
are heavier than ever before. 1t re-
quires full force to handle this in
crease OF business.
The thirteenth annual report Of the
|. West Virginia Central & Pittsburg Rail-
way Co. has been issued and shows a
large increase In business during the
past three months.
Yardmaster Pattsn, Of the B. g. o.,
has upon his Office door this unique
warning: wandering Willies, this is
not a home for the friendless. Stay
out!"
The Terminal Co. is putting a large
number Of improvements along the Inns.
A new crossing is being put in at Chap
line street below TWenty-ninth.
The Panhandle is having a run in
car loads of grapes from Northern New
York bound for this and other points as
far south as Lexington, Ky.
Conductor Charles Ball, of the Pitts
burg Express on the B. Il o., is of on a
vacation. Conductor j. Redmond will
run his train in his absence.
The w. & B. Il. Co. handled rs cars
Of export Wheeling freight, which is In
dicativs of desirable improvement In
local business circles.
j. G. TomIinsoh, passenger agent In
this city of the Panhandle, was In
Pittsbug yesterday on business con-
nected with the road.
Yard Master Patton, who has been
attending to the erection Of his house 10
Mouudsville, returned to his work yes
terday.
The is heavy freight shipment now
going on over the &. 81 o. OF coal for
the lakes from Finlsyville and Fair
mont.
General Agent Theirs, OF the w. & L.
E., who has been iii for few days, was
reported greatly improved yesterday.
Joseph Clark and Al Foster, who
have been on a vacation for several
days, will return to work to-day.
Thomas BARLEY, Of the platform
force In the b. & o. freight station, is
confined to his house by illness.
Stephen B. EIkins' private car "West
Virginia" left over the b. 81 o. 1t Clio
last evening for MoundsVille.
The Riverside works are shipping "a
unusually large amount OF their steel
output over the w. 81 L. E.
w. A. Carr, b. & o. yard brakeman,
who had his fingers smashed a few days
ago, is back again at work.
John Stewart, night conductor on the
B. 81 o., has accepted position on the
new house engine No. II.
Captain Renar, OF Pittsburg, who has
been on No. 105 and log, will hereafter
appear on 1o3 and 1o4.
F.F. Agnew, OF the B. & O., has been
off for couple Of days on account OF
sickness.
Hallock Bros, of this city are build
ing bridge No. Pr for the G., l.. 81 W.
James White, receiving clerk at the
B. & o. freight office, is at home sick.
Yard Conductor F. F. Agnew, Of the
B. g. O., is on the sick list.
The Panhandle pay car will arrive
in Wheeling this morning.
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