Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-10
RAILROAD NOTES.

T. Foster and Joseph Wasmutn.
RAILROAD NOTES.
Jesse Kimpton, agent for the Ohio
River road, leaves in few days for a
trip to the South on his vacation.
T. C. Burke, passenger and ticket
agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Com
pany, was at Pittsburg on business yes
terday
Ingle Malone and son, Henry, of the
B. & 0. at Cameron, were arrivals in
the city last evening.
A. L. Irwin, assistant ticket agent at
the B. & 0. depot, has gone to Cam
bridgeboro, Pa, to spend month for
his health.
W. B. Cruise, train dispatcher for the
B. & o. at Cumberland, Md, returned
to work yesterday, having returned
from trip to Baltimore, where he had
surgical operation performed.
Henry Pratt, a B. & 0. employee at
Benwood Junction, arrived home yes
terday from his vacation at Baltimore.
J. J. Archer, passenger and freight
agent for the Ohio River road, was an
arrival in the city yesterday.
Engineer Lee Hall, Of the Pan-Han-
die road, is off duty on account of sick
ness.
Brakeman E. N. Keech, Of the Pan
Handle, is home from a visit to Pitts
burg friends.
A feature of the big Jr. o. U. A. M.
parade next week will be the number
Of railroad men in line. John A. Logan
Council has about 80 of the boys and
all expect to turn out.
Robert Haase, travelling passenger
agent for the B. & o. lines west of the
Ohio river, was visitor in the city
last night.
E. ST. Meyers, a Panhandle conduc-
terday.
Receiver Howard Hazlett, Of the
Moundsville and Benwood street car
line, is home from a business trip to
Columbus, o.
The next meeting Of the United States
Court of this State will be held on the
goth of this month. At that time the
i earnings of the Moundsville street car
| line will be given out for the month of
| August, and it is expected to he very
| large.
The Baltimore and Ohio water supply
at some of the stations on the Ohio d.
vision has failed. Unless there is a
rainfall soon the company may be
| obliged to haul water from the Ohio
river in tanks to supply the locomO-
| Itves.
Baltimore and Ohio Conductor Thos.
| Cochran will take his vacation about
| the last of the month.
MOtnrfan McMechpn If thn Mounds
vile and Benwood street car line, laid
| off yesterday to see the big Wheeling
| fair
Nail City Lodge, No. 10, B. Of r. T.,
| initiated two new candidates this week.
This lodge, by the way, is in a very
| fourishing condition and the list Of
| members is very large. Next Monday
| evening the Ladies' Auxiliary to the or
der meets and two or three names will
be added to the list. The boys this
year will as usual have big ball late
| in the season and expect it to eclipse
anything ever given.
The Panhandle and Ohio River
roads had an unusual busy day yester-
day. More trains were handled than
for a year past and all were sent out
on time, due great deal to the e!h-
cient yard master c. p Wood.
| The MOundsville and Benwood street
car line now has good supply of water
at the power house. Pipes were laid
to point up the creek near that place
and with the aid of new pump the
supply will last always
Baltimore and Ohio Engineer Nathan
Goodwin is off duty on account of sick
ness.
B. & 0. Conductor w. II. Riley, whose
run is between Cumberland and Wheel
ing, returned to work yesterday after
a brief vacation.
S. A. Core has been appointed acting
general yard master at Grafton vice H
i 0. Pond, who resigned some few days
ago.
Joseph Sidwell, night weigh master
at Fairmont, and wife are visiting
| friends in Grafton.
Through passenger travel on the B
& o. has been very heavy this week
An extra coach has been attached tC
trains Nos. and each day in order
to handle the business.
Street car No. 4 on the Moundsville
! line has just been given a complete
overhauling and will be ready for SER
vice as soon as the trucks are placed
! under it.