The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-10
NE1aHBoRHooD NEWS.
nARNEsVILLE LETTER
Coal Miners strlGe-nusIness Boom-A
PnT for the ToWn-Tobaceo and OtheF
Products.

BARNEsvlLLE, December 0.
Editors IntsllEenesr.
An idle crowd Of coal miners on OIL
streets Monday morning indicated to your
correspondent that some trouble had hap.
pened at the shalt, and upon inquiry We
learned that all the miners, fourteen In
number, had quit work at that place
About month ago the proprietors, en-.
thused by small demand for coal from
other points, raised the price Of coal from
six to seven cents per bushel, adding O
half cent to the miners and the same
amount to their own pockets, and the
natural result was. a good many custo.
mers sought the country banks for fuel,
the proprietors Of which were wise
enough TO retain the old prices. The pro.
priet0rs OF the shaft. seeing their mistake
mot, however, until the goose that
laid the golden egg had been kllled)
determined to reduce the price again,
and 80 modified the nines Monday morn.
ing, when all Of them left the works in a
body. 1t Is hoped this state OF affairs will
learn the proprietors a lesson, and de.
monstrate that it is best TO leave well
enough alone.
The business boom has really struck our
town. All our mills aud ioundries are
running 10 their full capacity. Watts
Foundry Is the most notable. The past
three months they have been behind their
orders to the amount Of one hundred sets
Of their patent car wheel. They make
heat every day and arc constantly increas.
Ing their facilities for putting out work.
The past week they have received orders
from Colorado, Alabama and Tennessee,
Jonathan Thornberry, several years ago
one Of our leading merchants, but lately
ot Toledo, Ohio, died suddenly In the lat.
ter city Sunday. His remains arrived here
this morning for. interment.
John Bradfeld 4 Son are the only firm
who have purchased any quantity Of 10.
bacco. Our other merchants do not seem
inclined to take hold with any degree OF
activity, but rather treat the business with
much Indifference.
Joseph Hinton, our largest cigar manu-.
lacturer, made million and quarter OF
stoGtes the past year, thereby increasing
the national treasury to the amount Of
$500. When wetake into consideration
the facilities we have and the location OF |
our place, this certainly shows credit on |
Mr.. Hinton and our place, and demon. |
strates what could be done here in the
way OF manufacturing IL proper persons
would take hold oi such Industries. We
do not know amore suitable town in east.
ern Ohio for some good business men to |
locate at. Property and real estate are Ger.
tainly low. Besides, lumber and coal
abound in abundance, and at prices Ger.
talnly suitable to the times.
There has been but little advance in
stock lately. Cattle are selling from Sc
to 34c. Apples arc scarce and command
ing good prices, the best bringing from
zoe 10 9Oc per bushel. Eggs, lSc per doz-
en-; butter, zoe per pound; corn, 45C; oats,
3Oc; hay, $l2 per ton.
The damage suit Of Mrs. Burchard VS.. |
Davis Il Starbuck, OF this place, has con.
sumed the attention OF our Common Pleas
Court the past week. The plaintiffs hus.
band, It will DC remembered, was one OF |
he victims OF the planning mill disaster.
The case was tried once before, The Jury
It is not known yet how the |
case will go. The best legal talent In east
ern Ohio are employed, including Hon. L.
Danford, and Judge Granger, Of Zanes.
Vile.
The wheat crop looks splendid in this
vicinity. The warm weather and copious
;howers have put new life into ii, and the
telds look almost as green as in spring
lime.
The new school house is near compile
ion. The new building will be formally
opened about the first Of January.
The Bundield's have started their
lying houses, thereby giving employment
% quite number OF men and boys.
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