The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-12
4 HAsrY GLANCE AT BELLAIRk
BsLLAlRE, Nav IL. 1874.

Editors OF the Register. e
Leaving Martins Ferry on the II
o'clock train We passed through the
town, the houses seeming 80 close 10
the cars sometimes that We almost
feared the locomotive would make q
slight swerve from the track and run
over some OF them. 1t is so thickly
settled from one place to the other tbs
it seams in reality only one town. We
come to dwelling house or sometimes
two or three grouped together. then q
planning mill and iron works, down
through IEtnsville. the orchards,
grass and wheat fields stretching back
over the hills on one side, the river
flowing swiftly and smoothly down on
on the other, with the gardens OF the
Ohio valley, well cultivated and thrifty
looking. with their rows OF goosebery
and currsnt bushes looking like hedges
running between plots Of lettuce, onions,
rhubarb and other vegetables. 1t seems
like only q moment from the time We
started when the passengers or
most OF them gather up
their travelling sppurtenances,
there is one long, loud whistle aud We
are at Bridgeport. This is live, stir
ring little place. The street cars cross
the suspension bridge here from Wheel
ing, and looking to the west one can
see the old National Road from Bslti.
more through to point in Kentucky,
which was from 1902 to 1918 in process
OF construction, and cost from SO, 900 to
$4,000 q mile, with it's wide track,
sound, hard bed, aud substantial
bridges, stretching Tar in the distance
like white ribbani winding around
the high hills.
A cresk OF the machinery, q prelim-
nary groan accompanied by jerk and
we are hurrying along again. A mile
or two more OF farm houses, orchards,
gardens, vineyards, and grain-fields on
the one side, high, uncutivated hills on
the other covered with rocks and forest
trees along the river bank, while back
further it is like the ohio side Then
we pass great iron works, the came
smoke, fire and dust, here ss elsewhere.
On the other side OF the river We see
the manufactures OF Benwood, and
while we are looking across we make
another stop and are at Bellaire, four
miles from Bridgeport.
A first impression, they tell us, is
lasting aud generally correct one. II
this be true, Bellaire is growing, bus.
mess place We see few idlers in the
street, which shows there is employ.
meat for all The streets seem gener-
ally well paved and reasonably clean,
while stores OF various kinds are neat
and tasty in appearance sud have 81
thrifty, well-to-do look about them.
The town generally is built Of brick
and stone, which gives it . substantial !
look, which is unknown in western |
towns built principally OF wood.
The railroad bridget belonging TO the
Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad Company
is perhaps the most noticeable thing to
strangers, with its great arches SPAN
ming the ONO river, and towering high |
above ones head, reaching some dis
lance back into the town and across
into Benwood. The depot on this road
at this place is situated on this bridge,
far above the tops OF msnv OF the
houses. 1t is said to be one of the best |
bridges across the Ohio, and cost about
one million dollars
Bellaire is evidently manufacturing
town, though we have not learned to
what extent. Looking in almost every
direction We see immense smoke stacks
and columns OF steam and smoke arts.
ing. We shall endesvor 10 look up
the various branches OF industry pur-
sued here and from time to time report
such as may be of interest to laborers,
and the people generally,
Bel'aire ia said generally 10 be q well
behaved and temperate place. The
women's crusade is said to have accom-
pli.hed much good here, though the
work lie not yet done And in addition
10 its own rowdies it is sometimes sub
ect to invasions from other towns. az
was the case last Saturday night, when
, party OF five came over from Benz
wood. They were creating disturbance
n the streets, when the constable start
I'd in pursuit. They ran, and he ordered
hem to stop or he would fire. As
hey continued to run he fired, wound
ng one man 1. the face, the ball pass.
ng through his nose. The men were
and taken to the lookup. We
allied 10 hear il they had a hearing
ret. 1t is good to be neiehborly, but
100 much OF this kind OF visiting is
profitable neither for guests nor hosts.
LoUIsE LOCKWOOD.