The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-16
SUBURBAN NOTES.
MARTINS FERRY.
May Is, 1874.

MARTINS FERRY.
As We were out to the scene OF the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad disaster
yesterday, we were obliged to omit our
notes from this place and Bellaire and
devote ourself exclusively to obtaining
facts concerning it, which accounts for
the non-appearance Of our notes as
usual yesterday morning.
The most notable feature of yester-
days proceedings at Martins Ferry
seems to have been the starting OF the
Ohio City Iron and Nail Works. These
works are situated in the part OF the
town known as Ohio City, short dis.
lance above the depot. They are own
ed by joint stock company, who have
cash capital OF about $4,000. When
running full force, double turn. they
have a capacity OF producing about
twenty-five tons of iron per day, or its
equivalent in nails. They have twelve
pudding furnaces, two heating furnaces
and thirty.fve nail machines, capable
OF producing from three hundred 10
tour hundred kegs OF nails per day.
They purpose employing about one
hundred and fifty men. The works are
under the superintendent OF Mr.. WIN.
Barnett late OF Stsffordshire, England.
The business department is in charge
of Mr.. c. A. Burrows, formerly Of
Pittsburgh, Pa. AS one OF these gen-
tlemen comes from the great iron pro-
duclng portion of England and the
other from one OF our chief manufac-
turing cities, aud both have had prac-
tical experience in the business, it is
safe 10 presume that the Ohio City
! Works will be success.
THE temperance speakers who adj
dress the people of Martins Ferry, from
time to time, seem to be ranged upon a
kind OF inclined plane OF public opinion,
and whoever speaks last stands the
highest. Just now the Rev. Kelley, Of
Wheeling, who spoke last night, seems
TO have the pos. OF honor, IS be reeeiv.
ed a unanimous vote of thanks from
the entire house, about three hundred
persons, and his lecture is generally
epoken OF as the best OF the season.
Who comes next in this ascending
scale?
YESTERDAY afternoon spark rom
the cupola OF the Buckeye Stove Foun'
dry fell upon the root and burned a
hole about six feet in circumference.
The whole works would have been in
flames in short time, but for It's
timely discovery by one of the hands.
Continual vigilance is necessary so long
as this dry weather continues.
| CANNOT something be done to pre-
vent the cars running 80 last through
our town.
| They pass down one entire street, the
track being used as a general thorough
fare by pedestrians, there being, it fact,
more travel on 1T than any on other
lstreet in town the houses are also built
closely together on each side the whole
length OF the town, their fronts being
within q few yards OF the track, and
few OF them having any front or side
yards, the children play in front Of
the door and many times on the track
itself. There are about i've trains each
way daily, making ten in all passing
through the town, running on full time,
which, for passenger trains, is twenty
four miles per hour. We have our
Board OF Health for the prevention Of
disease; now while deaf and destruc-
ton is threatening our children and
aged people who cannot get out OF the
way OF the locomotives, and stand In
danger daily of being cIushed to death
cannot the proper authorities see to 1t
that this thing is also looked after.
THERE will be business meeting at
the Baptist church tomorrow alter
|, noon at 2r.M. Regular services on
Sabbath. There will also be bus'
ness meeting at the Presbyterian church
Tomorrow afternoon, and service al
1000, Sabbath. Service at the Meth
odst by the regular pastor, morning
and evening, also service at II A. NJ, in
the United Presbyterian Church by the
Rev. Wade, formerly of Richmond, In
diana.
WE gee that many persons have
PLANTED shade trees in front OF thell
houses, and fruit trees in their yards
greatly enhancing the value and i'm
proving the looks Of their places. Why
is this not general There is no reason
why every street and every yard shoulj
not be cool and shady, instead Of burn
ed ard parched by the summers sun
A SPECIAL train passed through yes
terday on the c. & P. railroad, having
on board, r. F. Smith, Assistant Gen
ersl Manager ofthe road; John Thorn
as, superintendent; VIM. Stewart
General Freight Agent; P. Bruner, Su
perintendeut OF Telegraph aud Chle'
Train Dispatcher; the State Commits
: sioner, the heads Of the different depart
ments, and many OF the principal stocl
holders OF the road. Coming events
cast their shadows before" ! suppcs'
that house cleaning the other day wa
forerunner-eh?
BELLAlRE.
ALL over town we fad notes OF tint
improvements being made. Stree
Commissioner Long, is around looklnl
after the condition of the streets, anC
they promise soon to be in good order
THE public square between Belmon
: and Guernsey streets is being planted
with shade trees, and base ball anc
croquet grounds are being laid out. Ii
, a few years Bellaire can boast OF {
l. Il III oH