Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1873-12-11
BRIDGEPORT LOCALS.

BRLDG EPORT LOCALS.
The 1Etna Rolling Mill hail a formal
dedication 10 its legitimate work on
Monday. About one O'clock, in the
presence of agoorliy nuHnbrf. of people,
steam WAS lei a:i and the In.issive una
chinery beg,n t0 move. 1t WAS grand |
sight indeed to witness the precision |
and perfection with which all the parts |
of this grand monarch of power and in
dustry moved of. Not a Jar or conflict |
The great 10 ton fiy wheell
driven with seeming resistless power
silently begins it-revelutiDiis. The vast
appliances of machinery are in motion,
busy hands are ''pud'iling"-the signal
Is given and huge molten mass is re-
moved from the furnace and deposited
in the 'squeezer," skilliul wOrkmen
seize it again, and tits run through the
rollers again aad again, AMI u long bar
of "Muck" iron lays ut our feet-the
first bar of iron ever made in Belmont
County-an event worth witnessing.
With the exception of splitting off part
of cog from the crown wheel, perhaps
from defect in the metal, the Inaugural
ton was splendid success. Fires will
be lighted in other furnaces from time
to time, the light OF whose flames will
make glad many al honest operatives
face.
That was intended to be "A good joke
on Dennis,' the efforts of some wise
acres in Martins Ferry, assisted, we
understand, by q. chap or two In Bridg-
70 hava 4 ho
Rolling Mill, annexed to Martins Fer
ry. Wouldn't it have made a nice sop
for their bread to take the poor defence
les ones in that vicinity just to educate
them-nothing more The philan-
thropy of some people is faF-reaching.
and very refreshing-very. An insti-
t0tion, Bridgeport all over. built by
Bridgeport money mainly, eneiycled in
the tender, loving arms OF Martins
Ferry, just to get q chance to tax the
bantling. And weren't you so cute
about it too? Den'ttreuble gentleman,
Etnaville will Hook after its own inter.
ests. If you manage to provide fol
your worthy Marshal it is rs much al
you will likely getsuccessfaily done.
There was an interesting trial before
"Dad Gill" on Saturday night, Robert
Hanson sued. the incorporated villagS
Iof Martins Ferry, for his wages q.
policeman. The village was repre-
scented in force; tried to Jury. Tit
council had hired Robert and forgot Il
: discharge him, but "Bob" refreshed
their memoriesby obtaining a verdic
against them for the amount charged
Thieves are busy about US. Las
:, night a number ofattempts were mad,
to enter houses on the Island. 1t i
said that two providers were discovered
in the act OF entering house by d win
dow, and were chased to this side, on,
taking down the railroad toward Bel
laire, and the other up toward Martin
Ferry-where they belonged, W.
: reckon.
We took stroll through the exten
) [sive Glass Works IF Sweeney & Co
: Martins Ferry, and if we only ha'
/ words to express suitably. our ide2;
: we feel sure we would impress on
readers with the impression of one {
j the most magnificent works on tifi
D continent. The managers hold thei
$ business we'll in hand, as is evidences
! by the complete order and consuminat
: decorum that everywhere prevail
I throughout their immense houst
t These new works have BeceBtfy bee
, treated to new whistles, which max
r the welkin ring when they blow. Oths
and very important repairs have bee
made to the concern, rendering it
+ model institution of its kind. -srh
" "Furnace" is idle-undergoing ifipo
!, tant repairs-painting, &c. Its pas
II history has been a brilliant financi,
q success. Institutions like these is whs
j. put ribs, ckbone, heart and life into
+ community.
r Prof. John Wallace has q class of j
a veniles in vocal music in the Presbyt
rian church every Friday evenin,
John is success as teacher.
The river is on big bender, and til
" largest boats are af1oat. There Seem
II however, but little for them to do. Tt
r creek, not to be OutdOne, has bee
# "more than spreading ITSELF" I'll
=. ocean ofnud is about II feet 1eep ar
= rising.
On last Sabbath the colored Baptis
immersed three subjects in the '.bac
p water" and at night "were happy
u coOns."
q. The new Planning Mill of II
b, Medills, in Martins Ferry, expects
a. com mence business on Wednesday, h
ut 10th inst.
II A Mr.. Lo, atlas "White Feather
U, friendly Indian, is to lecture in Il
D. Presbyterian church, at Martin's- F.
D, ry, Thursday evening. He is. repl
Is sented as a man of ability, educat'
OF and eloquent. Let the public not she
y the "white featherF-but 60 and he
Q, him. ~. r -,
f. John Koehlein is erecting q new al
q. substantial trestle work at his &C
ne works above town. "a,
ae se SOMERT0N ITEMS.