Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-11-24
RAILROAD NOTES.

superintendent r. NJ Sheets, of the
Baltimore and Ohio, was in the city yes
terday on business.
Passenger Engineer Willhde of the b.
& O., is again on duty, after being off sew
eral days on account Of the sickness Of his
son.
The Baltimore and Ohio paycar from the
east will arrive in the city tomorrow,
and the boys will give thanks accordingly.
Mrs. Frank Cooper wife of the well
known Baltimore and Ohio passenger
brakeman. goes to Cleveland, O., on a
visit to friends, tomorrow.
Ingle Malone road supervisor for the
Baltimore and Ohio, was in the city yes
terday.
R. L. Helm, supervisor of Baltimore
and Ohio bridges with office at Grafton,
was in the city yesterday.
Miss Margaret Perdergast, who is
learning biography at the Baltimore and
Ohio office at Benwood Junction, is home
from visit to Grafton friends.
E. P. Mobley, chief engineer of main
tenance of way for the Parkersburg and
Wheeling divisions of the Baltimore and
Ohio, was in the city yesterday.
Dr. NJ. A. Dowler of McMechen, was
in the city yesterday.
Word has been received from John Ora
ham, the Baltimore and Ohio man who
was sent to a New York hospital for
treatment that he is getting along sp,en-
didly, and the physicians there hope to
entirely cure him. This will be good news
to his many friends here. as he was very
popular with almost everybody who
knew him.
To ooh a no Pa irr1n n NJ
Ohio freight engineer. and Mrs. Myrtle
Sau6on a well known lady of McMechen,
will be united in marriage this week.
Two new snow plows, manufactured by
the Ensign company at Huntington, pass
ed through the city yesterday en- route
to the west for use on one of the railroads
there.
George McClellard, who has held the po-
sition of inspector for the Buffalo rate
company at Bellaire. has resigned his po-
sition and his brother John has been
transferred to his place from Benwood
Junction. The vacancy at the last named
place will be flled by John Long, day
turn. and Mr.. Danklord at night.
Baltimore and Ohio freight brakeman
Harry Robbins is receiving the congrat
ulations of his friends on account of a
new railroader arriving al his home a few
days ago.
Two new cars for the Moundsville street
car line are expected to arrive this week.
and one will at once be consigned to SER
vice on the read. During all of the pres
ent cod weather enc OF the summer cars
has been in use and the patrons of the
line have dore no little amount Of kicking
All the local railroaders viii observe
Thanksgiving tomorrow. and in conse-
quence the freight stations will be closed.
No local freight trains will be run, and
the employees will all have day off.
The Ohio River company has at last
succeeded in getting all their trestIes
filled in between Wheeling ard Bsnwood.
The road, since these improvements have
been made. is in much better shape and
trains are now able TO run at a greater
speed. All along the line the company IS
making Improvements of this nature and
the roadbed will soon be equal to that OF
some of the other lines which have no
trest.es.
The Baltimore and Ohio company's en-
ployes will don their new winter informs
some time next week. Last week the
summer caps were discarded, and when
the new suits arrive the boys viii GER
tainly attract the attention of the fair
sex.
The members of Seabright division B. Of
L. E. win have their bali at Pythian Cas-
tie on Thursday night. Mayors full or
chestra viii be present. and very likely
large crowd win be ii attendance.