The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-12-07
NEIGIIBORHOOD NEWS.
BELLAIR 2,

BELLAIRE,
The law business is very dull here at
present. Everybody SCENE to be waiting
in order to take fresh start on the New
Year.
QUITE large amount of stock was
shipped from these yards to to Baltimore
on last Sunday evening.
A GENTLEMAN of color stepped into the
Mayors office yesterday morning, and
wanted His Honor to issue a United
States warrant Tor the arrest of an Of
Tending brother, who came near putting
out his light on Saturday night last.
OUR friend B. Strobe has moved his
business on to Belmont street, and Is rs
lively us u cricket, in his new quarters.
WE are glad to see our friend ?. S.
Cowen, ESQ, who has been confined to
his room for many weeks on our streets
again.
SOMETHING NEw.-The only chance
the citizens Of Bcllaire ever had to get II
fine new Piano or Organ ut their Cwn
price. The great auction sale Of Pianos
and Organs will commence mt No. 237
Union street, opposite McGrcgor'S hard
ware store this evening. Every nstru-
ment fully warranted, Call and see for
yourselves.
YESTERDAY was blue Monday again in
Belialre.
IT looks ms if we were going to have
an open winter.
The hands were engaged in getting up
the new telegraph line through BeIlaire
yestesday.
OUR police officers are not kept very
busy these days, as everyone seems to be
on their good behavior.
GREAT preparations are being made
for Christmas.
TIE NJ. +. Sunday school cleared $50
at their festival last Friday night.
We have mud in abundance now on
all our principal streets.
THE City Cooncil meets tonight.
QUITE lumber of our citizens went
to the Wheeling Opera House last night !:
MARTINS FERRY.
JOHN b. IRWIN has bought out the
grocery of Mitchell " Smiley, and will
commence business about the first OF
January.
THE nail factory of the Ohio City Mill
was not running on Monday, owing to Il
lack of iron, which is an unfortunate &C.
currence, as they are pushed with orders
and are trying to get nails ahead so they
can stop for short time for repairs.
Work on the repairs to the furnace is
being pushed rapidly. Two sets Of hands
are working-one in the day time and
the other at night.
ALL our manufacturing establishments
are running on full time. Culbertson,
Wiley IL Co. are engaged on THERON work
tor the repairs on the Belmont and
Benwood furnaces. They are also fig
uring on n very heavy contract of rolling
mill machinery.
Spence Basgs & Co. have all they can
do in the stone trade.
The prospects Of securing the stock for
the new glass works are very tatterng.
II will all be taken in few days, when
work on the buildings will commence.
1t will be situated just this side of the
Ohio City Mill, on the ground donated
by VIM. Clark.
Some half dozen Wheeling firms were
represented in our town on Monday by
drummers.
Robert Doig. former resident of this
place, is in town on visit md Is trying
70 introduce the "Universal Fodder Cut
ter" He has one in operation in Bridge
port.
Mr.. WIN. CLARK received letter on
Monday from his son, Thomas c. Clark,
who started. short time ago, on a trip
to Jerusalem for his health. The letter
was written in London, where he ex-
pected to remain one week, saying he
made the run across the ocean IN eight
DAYS, and without experiencing any bad
effects, which, in his deblitated condi-
ton, was greatly feared. From London
he will 90 to Paris and Rome, stopping
a week in each place; thence to the Holy
Land. He is travelling with L. 5. Con-
svl DeHass, and will remain abroad one
year.
4 son of Prof. Bundy, Of Wheeling,
has rented room in the Commercial
Bank building, and will open tt jew.
elry and repair shop.
c. LoNG started cast today, TO pdr.
chase his stock of toys and fancy goods
Tor the holiday season.
WILLIAM MITCHELL, of Chicago, is
visiting at Jas. \. Grays.
The subject OF building water works
is being agitatcd this winter, and we hope
by spring that it may take souig Iefnite
shape, as it is now our greatest want.
| venture the assertion that there is not
another town Of orr size in the State
with as poor water facilities us We have,
and it will be felt more and more, rs even
now it tends to drive capital and enter
prise from our midst. We bope to sec
this project pushed forward.
Mr.. ". II. CARMAN. of the Cleveland