Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-05-28
HOLD A MEETING TO-DAY.


There will be a meeting of the dele
gates Of the different railroad organi
cations in this city to-day. Tie object,
as was stated this week, is for the pur-
pose of arranging for the big Union
meeting
Wheeling is going to be in it this
time and plans will be submitted for
the affair and also the date it is to be
held. Organization from distance
of two hundred miles will be represent
ed by delegates here to-day, and much
business will he transacted. The boys
intend to give this meeting much prom
nence since other towns in the vicin
ity have held theirs, resulting in much
good being done. The time is not far
distant when all lodges pertaining to
the railroad will be one Zig organiza-
ton, and It Is with this object that
union meetings are being held all over
tie country. There is no doubt that
much more good will result from such
a move being taken, and the railroad
men are not slow to recognize the
TACT On the B. & 0. road for instance,
there are hardly any of the employees
that don't belong to some of the or
CARNATIONS. New men are filling the
ranks fast, for they are told of the
objects of the order as soon as they
enter the service. In holding a union
meeting in this city the railroad boys
feel that it will result in much good
for their organization, and it being on
such a large scale will bring several
thousand people to the city. The move
| is a sure go and all encouragement
possible should be extended to the rail-
road boys.
! FUNERAL OF ELDCRA R. NUZUM
/ The funeral of Eldora R. Nuzum, the
B. & o. brakeman whose death WIS
mentioned yesterday, took place from
| his home in Moundsville yesterday
| afternoon. Quite a large number of
/ friends were present from Wheeling,
Benwood and Grafton, including about
thirty-five members of the Trainmen's
Lodge, of which he was member. Tie
| floral offerings were very handsome
| and many were in evidence. The de-
ceased was only in his twentythird
year. and was one of the most popular
| young men on the road He met his
! death while on duty, and had he not
been compelled to work so much
over imAitds likely that he would of
been alive to-day. Loss of sleep is
hard on railroad employees. and it is
no wonder that so many of the en-
ployes on trains lose their lives.
SPARKS FROM THE RAILS.
| Samuel Meyers travelling passenger
agent for the Union Pacific lines, was
a visitor in the city yesterday.
H. Backer route agent of the United
States Express Company. with head
| quarters at Pittsburg, was here yester-
day.
Charles Brown, a B. & 0. official of
Grafton, was an arrival in the city yes
terday.
DeLeon Luce, travelling passenger
agent for the Great Northern road, with
| office at Pittsburg, was in the city yes
terday.
Charles McPeek, operator at the Pan
| Handle office, has returned from visit
to Moundsvile friends.
Charles Ross, the popular stenogra
pher at the Panhandle office, leaves to-
day for Pittsburg He will make the
trip on his bicycle and as he is an
expert rider, he will likely break all
former records made in this manner.
w. ]. Robinson, an Ohio River Off
cial, with Office at Parkersburg, was
an arrival in the city yesterday.
| Vincent Noyce and Thomas Jennings,
! two motormen employed on the
Moundsvile electric line, have resign
ed their positions and secured work on
! the Bellaire line.
! Conductor George Beatty. Of the Pan
Handle road. is again on duty after a
brief illness.
! Vice President George A. Burt, of
! the Ohio River road. passed through
! the city yesterday en- route east in his
private car "Pooz."
A. H. Oxtoby an official CT the
Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling lire.
was in the city on business yesterday.
Notices have been posted at all Of the
freight stations calling the attention Of
the public to the fact that the depots
will be closed next Monday. The rail-
road men expect to ob1erve the holiday
like anybody else, but perlshable
freight will be delivered until 10 o'clock
in the morning.