Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-06-02
BELLAIRE, May 3ls'

| BELLAIRE, May 5lSt.
The National Holiday for the decori-
tion of soldiers graves was pretty gener-
and places OF business Were closed. A
crowd variOusIy estimated at from three
to five hundred went to SteUbenville on
the fine steamer Major Anderson. l un-
derstand that all passed oil pleasantly
aud without accident. Our own cenie-
teries were visited by the citizens and
garlands were strewed on the graves of
! fiiendsdeparted, nosiorgetIing the gallant
soldiers who lie there. There appears
| to be nothing that was ever enacted 10y
our National Legislature that has touch
ed tie hearts OF the people as the maxi
ing this day National Holiday; all
parties participate in it and all acqaiesce
in its appropriatness.iA iAs usual the liquor
sellers, regardless of sentiment or
law or any principle of right feeling,
kept open their shops to catch AL that
might come their way.
The fine rain of last week has Kept the
river in an excellent stage of water for
navigation all the packets are still rur-
ing regularly and business on the river
appears to be good.
The National Glass Works have COM
menced the manufacture of Glass; they
have goG everything in operation with
out any accident or mishap. Under the.
skiliful and efficient management of the
Superintendent Capt. Morgan this es-
tabiishment bids fair to. be one of the
best in the country it has every appur-
tenence for manufacturing the very best
articles in their line and il is hoped will
pay literally.
There is one business in our town
that deserves attention, and that is II 9
shoe business. l cannot say that We
are a big footed people, but know that
We consume great quantity of boots
and shoe. We have several stores de-
voted exclusively to their sale, besides
several large shops and 8 great many
snail ones for their manufacture. The
manufacturing part Is capat'ie OF great
extensive and large capital couls: be
judiciously and profitably employed.
y propOs of fthe shoe business. we iIav. i.
Tannery here that has til- reputation
Of turning out an excellent quality OF
leather by patented process Of their
OWN invention. Our own nlanuiactur-
ers speak we'll of it and they have Il
,rond hama natrOnara and .Ic-ar.ro wall
of the public at large.
We need large Woolen Factory here
and l am much surprised that our
citizens and other capitalists have not
taken hold Of the matter. We have q
fine market for all the fabrics of such an
establishment, and it is believed that
one properly handled would he very
profitable; in fact any branch ofindustry
that requires cheap fuel, cheap facilities
for getting the raw material and sending
fabrics to market, would flourish here.
We have large amount of young, in
telligent labor, ready and enger for en-
ployment and by all the rules of econo-
my ought to he employed here, and could
be if the surplus capital of the place was
properly invested The morning the
New Glass Works, started over fifty boys
applied for work and were refused, and
these were boys principally of parents
able to support them at school, but the
natural tendency for young America to
be independent impeied them TO do
something for themselves, and why can
they not be gratified.
Mr.. Daniel Long, late editor of the
Beilaire Advertiser has locat, at New
Martins.ille, Wetzel county, West Va,
where he will issue apaper, the first ever
printed in that county His prOspectS
of success are flattering as no paper is
| published in Wetzel or Tyler counties.
Capt. Fink is in town fora few days,
he is huilding fine boatat Cincinnati,
the estimated cost of which will be S75,-
000. He expects to launch her this day
Tuesday, week.
DR.. Weir passed through here this
morning none the worse for his jaunt
with the Legislature to the East. He
is genial, good Datured gentleman and
barring his politics makes fnir repre-
sen tative.
SPARTAN.