The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-28

i.ed capital stock Of 100000. II was
profitable from che beginning. AZ. =
Brailly's "Beflaire Coffin and Casket
Factory was completed in 1878.
JouRNAIIsN. 'u
The history Of journalism in Bellaire
has been brief, checkered and interesting.
In 1853 Robert Duncan established the
Bellaire Times. At that time Gen. B. r.
Cowen was young man living at St.
Clairsyille, and identified with the Ctron-
iele. He and friend wrote little POI
EN- and sent II to the Times, In which II
was published. The Chronicle published
Il the next week, credited to Duncan's pa
per, and labelledr"An Acrostic.n The
tirsi letters Of the lines were in bold.face
type and spelled out the words, GBobby
Duncan l. an ds Duncan didn't hear
the last Of II while he stpid in Bellaire,
which was not long. Joel Nichols, now
Of the st. Clairsville Gartite office, was
foreman Of the Times Office. p
Duncan was succeeded on the Times by
DR.. Joseph CASTOR, with Dr. NJ. w. Jun
kins as local editor. " 2..t
The next venture in the newspaper
field was P. R. Bartleson's Bellaire Intel
ligeaoer, which only lasted few months
oil the year 1857. .72aiil i--F
Next we find the Democratic Era, con-
Quoted by H. E. Purdy, in the old shoe
factory school building, in 1858 and 80.
Purdy gets credit for having published
the best paper Bellaire ever had. t'-
In 1865 Daniel Long, now, we believe,
OF the Wetzel County Rfndieator, Al New
Mattinsyille, w. Va. published little
sheet which he called the Bellaise Adrer-
tiSer. II lasted until 1870, on the LIST day
Of April, in which year the Independent
and Standard were simultaneously issued
from the press. The former Of these was
published by a Joint stock company, be-
ing edited by John B. Langley, who has
retained the position ever since, with the
exception Of the two years he spent in
the office Of County Auditor. During
this period the paper was edited by Jas.
F. Anderson, the lawyer, and DR.. NJ. W.
Junkins:
The Standard was published by DIV:
Leet and John D. Nuzum. 1t only lasted
until some time in 1872.
Mary E. Hoover established the Bel
laire City Commercial in 1872, but after
few months suspended until January,
1873, when Hoover and Hall issued the
paper. In June OF the next year Miss
Hoover again assumed sole charge, en-
ploying Will s. Faris as local editor. In
january, 1875, the paper was sold TO J.
ST. ]. Clarkson, and in May OF the same
year he suspended publication. On the
9th Of February OF the present year the
first number Of the Leader was published
by Cochran & Cow.
WATER WORKS. VI
The water works were voted for by The
citizens in 1872, and went into operation
early in 1873. ~ '-'
GAS COMPANY.
The Gas Company was organized May
10, Of the next year, by A. W. Anderson,
CIV. Hoge, NJ. w. Jnnkins, E, G, Nor
gan and Fl. E. Waddell. The first gas
was burned in December. .....-
f-I BANKING. ..-e3 81. -.
The banking house of Hoge & Cowen
was established 1867, and changed 10
Hoge, Sheets & Co. in 1870. Cowen,
Sheets & Co. became the firm name this
year, Gen. G. w: Hoge retiring to give
attention to the business Of the Street
Car Company, Of which he is.Superin.
tendent. This company was organized
in 1876, the cars FIRST running in the Fall.
The First National Bank was original.
ly stock concern, under the name Of The
City Bank.
The ordinance establishing the city.
market was passed July IS, 1875.
The present jail, city hall and police
court was built in 1868.
January a., the new city was
divided info three wards, and in 1875
this was made I've.
OF the old citizens and the old times
we have many interesting "reminiscences
which we cannot here take space or time
10 put in permanent form. One Of these,
however, will wedge in so small space
that wa cannot refrain from giving it.
Soon after Captain Fink settled here,
John A. Gallaher, then boy, worked for
him at 81 a month. The Captain wants
to know where he can get few hundred
at that price now. Probably the earliest
mention Of Bellaire made in literature is
in Emerson Benefits novel, "The Forest
Rose" He there speaks Of lie first settle
ment in a way which shows him to have
been acquainted with the facts Of the
case,