Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-25
LOCAL RAILROADS.
GLgANINGS FROM IHB CEsFRaS OF TEE
CITY.
Coke Shipments Getting Heavy Agan-Trade
Improved Since Last Week - Notes
About RailrOadsrl

PERSONAL: Captain Thomas Prince
LETT Tuesday on business trip TO Weeks
| burg, Miss, via the Panhandle. Capt.
L. j. Hands, of the Ohio River, is home
| from business trip TO Ohio. "Charlie"
Ebert, who has been conductor on
| passenger train on the Ohio River. has
resumed his old position as baggage
master Morgan Miller b. &c o. in
spector, t. taking part IN Mother
Goose" at the Opera House. c. C.
Stewart, bill clerk OF the Il. & D, is
sick of iaundice. Josh Elliott, b. & o.
yardmaster, is sick, and Joseph Clark Is
doing his work.
julius Steiger has resigned his posi-
tion as assistant delivery clerk at the
Pan Handle freight Office 10 accept
more lucretive one at Darlington. The
| resig will take effect the first OF
| next month. Mr.. Steiger will 20 to
accept position as bookkeeper ia a
hardware store. William j. Maier,
formerly Panhandle check clerk, has
been promoted To fill the vacancy. j.
w. Pultz will take Mr. Maier's posi-
tion.
The Wheeling Turner's com pleted ar
engagements yesterday with the w. IS l..
r.. for transportation to Steubenvllle
next Sunday. Very low rates were
made. The tickets are now on sale
with the following committee: julius
Lohse, Schambra & Son, Joseph Weis-
gerber, Edward Vaas. Knight & Kuyga-
Der. The Turner's will go there for a
general good time.
Good progress IS being made on the
Benwood extension of the Terminal.
Several Benwood men are employed.
The company stopped laying track last
Tuesday, but will begin soon again.
The company is now investigating the
titles OF property owners In Benwood.
a force OF carpenters is dt work on the
trestes.
work train of Handle EMPLOYEES
are at work above New Cumberland ex-
tending the road TO opposite Wellsvllle.
The branch will be about fifteen miles
long, and is now nearly Completed. An
extra construction train has been put on.
j. a Armstrong. the present boss
car inspector OF W., Il d T., will be
promoted this morning. He will have
charge OF the inspecting force OF the
w. N l.. d. between this city and
Steubenville. He Will also retain his
position with the W., b. 81 7.
John Parks and Doc" Hedge. both
formerly Il. ~ o. brakemen, returned
yesterday on n visit To their many
friends here. Mr. Parks is railroadlng
at New Castle, Pa, and Mr.. Hedge is
at Pittsourg. Both are prospecting.
Twenty car loads Of COX arrived by
the Panhandle yesterday from the
Connelsyille, Pa, coke regions for the
Riverside iron works. No coke has yet
been received by the Panhandle for
the Belmont mill.
The b. OF r. e. gave a grand ball last
night at Bsnnison, o. Panhandle en-
pIoyes George c. Mundy and several
others went TO attend the social event
1t was expected that 200 railroaders
would be present.
Several Panhandle employees were
called to Pi,tsburg few DAYS ago by
reason OF recent accident near the
Top Mil. They got off without being
laid off, IL being judged they were not
responsible.
All rates on the Central Traffic Asso-
citation have been restored to the nor
NAL. For time there was close cut
ting This Association governs all the
roads OF Wheeling.
Colonel VIM. Shaw, travelling pass
engcr agent OF the Burlington Route,
was In the city Tuesday on business.
car load OF educated horses was
transferred yesterday from the Il. & o.
70 the Pam Handle, en- route east.
j. a. Hall, agent OF c.. r. !. e. p.
Railway Of Pttsburg, was ia the city
yesterday on business.
Export -four from Toledo for Liver
pool, Eng, Is heavy on the w. O. l.. L..
and the u. O. O. again.
The Panhandle bridge gang from
StcubeDvIlle are ~ Benwood Junction
| repairing trestles.
John Aldridpe fireman on the w.
81 J. +, is of duty visiting his family
a. NOrwsik, O.
! a. j.. Palmer. conductor on the w. G.
! y. G.. railway, is better Ia a severe at
| tack OF grip.
The B. 81 O. pay-car will BIO along
! tomorrow and pay from Grafton 70
\ Wheeling.
/ Train Master Gibson, OF the w. g. r..
f.. was In. the city yesterday on busl-
/ nCss.
The extension at the Top Mill tunnel
on the W., -. q r. Is com plsted.
The Pewiky yard crew is now max