The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-22
SUBURBAN NOTES.
May 81, 1874.
MARTINS FERRY.

MARTIN FEhkf.
THERE was meeting OF the Board OF
Health last evening at the Mayors Of
fee, when Mr.. Robert Hayes was
sworn in as Health Officer, and instruct
ed to see that sill streets. alleys, cellars
and buildings of sll kinds be cleaned. He
is around making calls to-day and at
some places heis meeting with a warm
welcome.
THERE is to be a new private bank
started soon by come OF our capitalists,
or at least so we besr it reported.
Mr.. J. MBDILL showed US over his
extensive planning mill and lumber
yard, on Hanover street to-day. In
terviewing Mr.. Medill we fluid that he
commenced here in December. 1878,
that he hiss capital OF about SS5, 900
invested, and il his sales continue
throughout the year in the same pro-
portion they have commenced they will
amount to from $4,000 to s45 900
worth OF lumber the present year. He
has completed eleven houses this seas
On already, and has nine more under
contract. He has a patent heater for
drying or seasoning the lumber. which
is quite q curiosity. The lumber is piled
in the drying room, with the space OF
about half inch between each board
to admit Of the air passing between
them, and the air in the room is heated
to q very high temperature. This is
done by means Of Large cylindrical box
with numerous perfOrations at one end
and a revolving fan at the other.
Around this box pass pipes conveying
the steam from the engine, which hests
them. The cold sir rushes into the box
through the perlorations, is brought by
the ian into contact with the hot pipes,
becomes heated, and escapes through
large escape p.pe into the drying room
More cold air rushes in to fill the
vacuum and the hot PUSHES out, thus
constant stream Of hot air is constantly
kept up. This process. it is claimed,
will season the lumber much quicker
aud better than the old process OF ex-
posing it 10 the weather.
ABOUT four o'clock this afternoon.
John Barrett, of Wheeling, was arrest
ed on the ferry boat for drunkenness
and disorderDy conduct, by policeman
Heudrick, He will probably have
hearing tonight.
THERE was quite a hail storm about
noon. For q few minutes the stones
Tell thick and last The cloud coon
passed, however, and this afternoon the
sun is cut again.
THERE is a new peanut stand going
up "tornirst" the postofiice, and all the
children are juhilant, as it affords a
fine investment for small change. We
would suggest that chewing gum would
be more economical as it COSTS lees and
goes farther.
Mr.. MoREow, OF IIillsl CROUCH, was
here to-day. lie claims 10 be the fret
mao who started out with the cruss-
ders. And they claim to have fret
started ont in Hillsborough. We
would only remark that there are
enough pieces OF the cross scattered
over the world 10 make a large forest,
enough pieces OF rock salt, purportng
to be portions OF Mrs.. Lot, 10 make
large mountain, enough wickedest men
TO make a regiment, aud we hear OF
enough first crusaders and enough
towns where they fret started, to make
and ponulate city almost as large az
London.
PERsoNAL.-A pleasing episode con.
rected with the starting OF the Ohio
City Iron and Nail Works, transpired
at the meeting of tie Board OF Direc-
tors held during the afternoon a. the
office OF the works, and fully explained
in the following resolution which was
unanimously adopted:
ReSolred, That we accept the rolling
mill aud nail factory as complete, evil
dence OF the fact being demonstrated
this afternoon in the making OF pud-
died muck bar, rolling OF nail plate,
and cutting of nails therelrom. In
doing go, we desire to say that in the
work Of construction. planned and exc
cuted under the direction OF our SUPER
intendent, VIM. Barnett. we are well
satisfied, and have reason to expect
that under his management OF the
works we shall enjoy satisfactory re,
turns for our investment.
c. A. BURROWS, WIZ. CLARK,
Secretary. President.
WHEELING STEEL Works We hear
that there is to be a meeting OF the
stockholders OF the above works on
Saturday next, to take into consldera'
ton the propriety OF increasing the
capital 80 as to extend the works.
BELLAlRE.
WHILE looking around to-day for OBJ
jects OF interest we dropped into the
large Touring mill OF Messrs. A. & W.
S. Ault on the corner OF First and
Water streets. This we find to be one
OF the largest establishments OF the
kind in the place, having capacity OF
producing about forty barrels Of -four
per day. There is a capital stock OF
about $40, 900 invested, and the mill is
run up to its fullest capacity, the most
OF the flour being sold in Bellaire.
There are now about two hundred bar
rels in the store room for sale.
We next visited the large establish
ment on Water street below the rail-
road bridge, known as the Riverview
Mills, owned by Messrs. Butte i Dun.
lap. We found the works ip excellent
order aud business lie reported as good.
The "a nital invested ia about SOS 600