Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-03-05
RAILROAD MATTERS.
TIE NEWS OF THE PAST WEEK, AMONG
VARIOUS LINES
Construction and Other nformaiion-Local Jut-
dngs and General Railway Happenings
in West Virginia.

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the Norfolk and Western road will cut
down its force Of division Superintend
ents from eleven TO five, and as each re-
ceives 81, 900 a year, this will make
saving of SPA, 900 per annum in salaries.
In making this change, so II is under
stood. the Scioto Valley and Kenova
divisions will again be both under the
! charge of Supt. j. Robson, and Supt.
Barger, OF the Kenova division, will
find his place one Of the vacant ones.
A few days since, Luthur Hillyard,
OF Belington, this county, presented at
the railroad Office of that town con-
ductor's drawback for ten cents, and
| upon not receiving proper treatment
about it, as he thought, proceeded to
/ Squire +. B. Durrett and brought suit
against the agent for ten cents. Before
the suit was ended, the agent, Mr..
Thrall, paid the amount and the costs,
which aggregated in all 50. l0.-BGrbolr
Democrat.
The B. & o. is putting out a number
OF new freight cars, which are very
much better for many lines of freight
than the old ones. The new cars are
about two feet and half longer than
the old ones, and appear to be built
more substantial manner. They are in
every respect model cars for the freight
traffic over the rough and winding d.
visions OF West Virginia.
P. S. McCortney, B. & o. baggage
master, took his old position Of tagging
recently and had his headquarters at
Bellton. One of the coolest nights, not
long ago, he came near freezing, and
when found was nearly frozen. II was
necessary 10 select another man for his
position temporarily.
John McGraw, fiagman on the P. w.
& X local, bought fine setter dog
with pedigree from friend in Penn
sylvauia. The animal is among the fin
est owned by the Panhandle men in
this city. Charles Wood, Panhandle
yardmaster, has also made the purch-
ase Of a fine canine.
The trackmen in the emploYe OF the
w. B. 81 T., will go to to work this
morning for ten hours to constitute
days labor They have been working
for several months eight hours day.
They will have their wages raised &C
cUrdingly.
Baltimore capitalists interested IN the
B. e O. R. R. are about TO establish a
steamship line between Baltimore and
TamDico, Mexico. The principal freights
from Baltimore to Tampico are coal and
coke.
c. B. McCabe, general manager OF the
Western Union In Bellaire, md o. F.
Hampton, freight clerk of the G. e p.
freight office, also of that city, were
guests of friends in this city yesterday,
The case of ]. Roy, against the Ohio
River Railway, for $4,000 damages for
killing the plaintiffs brother, former
employe Of the company, will be tried
at Jackson Court House this week.
The B. & o. have reduced their cleri
cal force in the transportation depart
ment at Grafton by putting on the tenn
porarily suspended list clerks A. A.
Wilson and Frank Benner, Jr.
The Panhandle carpenterin e force
from Steubenville is engaged at the
freight department making general re-
pairs. 1t will take them all this week
to finish.
Joe Fuccy has received a contract for
the grading of four miles OF railroad
for the Alexander Lumber Company,
in Randolph county. Weston Democrat
William Barnes, the accommodating
assistant at the Union News Company's
headquarters is again at his work after
a three weeks illness Of grip.
Harry Dyche, well-known baggage
master on 46 and AZ, is about TO resign
his position. He has accepted position
with New York paint firm.
Mrs. NJ. L. Prince and son, the fam
lily of the popular Panhandle employee,
are home from visiting relatives at
Dinsmore and Golfers, Pa.
John A. Ney. G. & P. ticket agent OF
Bellaire, will leave next Thursday for
a trip to the California Midwinter Fair.
Freight Is, of the Ohio River, was
annulled for yesterday. This indicates
that busine SIS is Stacking up again.
The Panhandle yard crews are now
making but three days a week. The
employees are taking turn about.
The B. & o. has increased it forces
In the carpenter shops at Grafton. The
shops are now on in full.
Engineer Blackiston, OF Piedmont,
this State, after a visit to this city has
returned TO his home.
Johu Rafferty,, OF the B. & O., is of
duty, sick John Stewart, a conductor,
is also off duty, sick.
The Calhoun Chronicle thinks the pro-
jected railroad up the Little Kanawha
will never be built.
B. J. Patton, B. & o. yardmaster, is
taking short vacation. Joshua Elliott
is doing his work.
The Batim ore and Ohio is running
trains through their new tunnel al Har-
per's Ferry.
Captain W. W. Wickham, Of the Ohio
River. is able to about, after painful
Illness.
Michael Riley, of the B. & o. clerical
force, is on duty again after an illness.
For FAC you can buy an Elegant Room
of Gilt Wall Paper of Kurner & Chew.