Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1869-12-02
Martins Ferry Locals.

ED. CHRONICLE: AS you have invited contri-
buttons of local interest from different parts of
the County. l thought that a letter from the
most thriving village in the County would no t
prove uninteresting to your numerous readers.
notwithstanding the great complaint of
the tightness of money matters, our grocery
keepers and manufacturers are doing a thriving
business.
FOundries.-We have what might be called
two mammoth foundry establishments, which
give employment to a great.many machinists
and laboring men. Messrs. ]. W. Gray & Co., of
the upper foundry, have lately built large ad-
dition to their workshops, and are now prepar-
ed to accommodate the public with all kinds of
castings, no difference how small or how large
or what shape. Just send them a pattern and
il Tommy Greir," their gentlemanly foreman
land one of the partners in the firm don't fit
the pattern then will agree to pay all expenses
Messrs. H. Wells & Bro. of the lower foundry
are menwho mean business, and are determined
not to be outdone by any other establishment
of the same magnitude west of the mountains,
Pittsburgh and Wheeling not excepted.
We have five large Agricultural establish
ments where all kinds of farming utencils are
made with neatness and dispatch. The large
and commodious Agricultural establishment of
L. Spence, covers one entire square; he intends
by the first of next June to turn out one hun
dred and twenty-five Threshing Machines and
Seperators, and do all the repairing TO old ma
chimes that may come to the shop for repairs.
He is also preparing and will be ready in few
days to build portable and stationary steam
engines, and do all kinds of iron turning and
iron planning. The other four establishments
are owned by c. SwartZ, III. Warwood & Bro.
B. Hoyle, and H. N. White, and are doing bu-
siness that is a credit 10 Martins Ferry.
Mr. Editor for fear l become wearisome to
other manufacturing establishments in our
place. but will leave them for another commu-
nication, but will say that the proprietors of
corps OF workmen, have become, as old Bill
Sherman said of his army while driving the
Rebels, ''Invincible,'' and are determined not
to be excelled anywhere in the country.
On last Saturday the Martins Ferry Building
Association sold a loan of fifteen hundred dol
lars at 36H per cent. premium. This association
has been IN operation about two years, and this
is about the average premium on the sales ev-
cry month. Too much credit can not be given
to our efficient Auctioneer, Mr.. A. NJ. Shipman,
who has done the selling for the association
since Its commencement
County Seat-I see by local in the last
CHRONICLE that there will be an effort made
before long to move the County Seat from St
Clairsville to Bellaire. Well, Mr.. Editor the
people of Martins Ferry are loyal to old st.
Clairsville, and there is only one consideration
that will induce our peol lie to vote for the re-
moval of the County Seat to Bellaire, and that
| is this: The people of Bellaire must enter into
an agreement with us and give bond with st.
Clairsville, Bridgeport and GAINESVILLE as secu-
rity that they can and will beyond doubt and
equivocation, furnish better whisky to Judge
| Way in time of Court than st. Clairsville can
| otherwise when the time comes that the Coun-
| us q unit for Martin S Ferry.
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