The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-08
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HERE MAY STRIKE
FOLLOWING VOTE

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test only on arriving strike break-
ers since the B. 60 has obtain
ed injunctions restraining them
from interfering with their employ
es At Keyser. large sign has
been posted for the benefit OF ar
irving strike breakers, in which
: the fact that strike is on re-
ceives prominent mention
The b. &c O. is struggles along
and doing well under the handica Q:
This mornings trains on the B & .
o. into Fairmont were all running
ON time. with the exception of
No. 81 which was thirty minutes
late. Train Sc from Pittsburgh
was one hour late today.
n The b. & O. In many instances
has been forced at times to draw
passenger trains with freight en-
gines. The poor fuel available for
the railroads is also a hurdensome
handicap. The B. & o. moved $50
cars of coal over the mountains.
east OF Grafton, -yesterday.
No. 81 last evening was an hour
late; No. CO was forty minutes
late and 2 was twenty five minutes
late.
mont section have been well De-
haved and have posted no obnoS.
ious posters against the B. 4 o..
and the public~generally giys them
credit for their good behaviour.
Personal Mention
Miss Josephine Tur1ey, steno-
! grapher at the B. & o. freight sta
| tion, has returned from Uniontown.
Pa, where she spent the weekend
having attended family reunion.
Clyde Monroe, chief clerk, B. e
o. freight station has returned
from a weekend trip to Pennsboro.
Warren Carpenter, demurra Se
clerk, B. & o. freight station. has
gone to the sanitarium at Terra
Alta for treatment
Turns Advertised
Applications for conductor an
! two brakemen for regular yarG
turns, which begin at a. m. and
p M. are being advertised by Ter
minal Tranmaster Ward and Train
master Bartlett.
Several Excursions
On Thursday of this week. tbs
IB. & o. Railroad will run an ex
cur5ion to Atlantic City, Cape May
Sea Isle City. Ocean City and Wild
wood which will cover sixteen
days, the days Of travel being in
cluded. however The round trip
fare will be $3.50. The route is
on the P. & r. out OF Philadelphia
for Atlantic City.
The e. & o. Railroad will run an
excursion to Pittsburgh next Sun
day. this being another of the one
day excursions to that city. ID The
train will leave here at a. m. and
on the return trip will leave Pitts
burg at 4:45 p. M. arriving here
at 9:25 p: m. The fare will be
$2.70 for the round trip.
Next Tuesday the B. & O. rail
road will run another sixteen-day
excursion TO Niagara Falls for
excursion tickets will be accepted
on any B. & O. trains between
! Fairmontf and Pittsburgh The
route out Of Pittsburgh is over the
Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburgh
Railroad
The pittsburgh & Lake Erie
Railroad will run an excursion to
| Niagara Falls every Tuesdayup &c
and including Septem Der &c. The
eXcursions>coyer sixten days, and
the round trip farelis $17.57 from
Fairmont. Tickets will be accepted
on the 7:15 a, m. train out OF
! Fairmont.
On Wednesday. August ,16, tbs
/ Pennsylvania Railroad Co will
i run siXteen-day excursion to At
lantic City and other seashore re-
/ sorts. 1t Wis over sixteen day
i period, and the round trip fare Is
i $15.6o.
Express Business
Reports indicate that the Amer
lean Railway Express Co. at Fair,
mont is doing as much business
this month as during the earl>
| part of last month. The rail Strike
J; the express company, it is said.
/ Officials Here
e. G. Lane. Baltimore, engineer
mainten B. & o. rail-.
road, and a. H. Freygang, Graf
ton. division engineer, will arrive
in Fairmont this afternoon froE
| CIarksburs over the NJ. r. branch
From here they will go to Graf
ton.
Freight Heavy
Il Attaches of the Monongahels
Railway freight station in Fair
mont say that carload freish
shipments into Fairmont have
more than doubled during the pas
month. Shipment is from the cas-
and northwest are especial!
I heavy.
Owing to the B. &c o. bein:
crippled more SO than the P. R. Il
or P. & L. E., it is believed tina
shipments that went over the B
4 & o. formerly have been coming
into the city over the Mononga
hela Railway.