Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-28
BELLAIRE BRIEFS.
Railroad, Glass House, and Per
sOnaI NOtes-Strike by Female
Operatives.


sonaI NOtes-Strike by Female
Operatives.
The workhouse is pretty well patron
lied these DAYS. For several days past
il has not been without an occupant.
The Il. d 5. w. Railroad received
three new cars last week. They were
built by John Gill, Columbus, Ohio.
MANY persons are looking for summer
resorts down the 3. x :. w. f. K. Cap
tina valley is said to afford many pleas
ant places of this kind.
Mis-. Rambo, wife of the Rector OF the
Episcopal Church here, has gone to
Richmond TO visit her invalid mother.
She expected to stop at Toledo, at the
State Temperance Convention.
Most of our glass factories will stop in
a few DAYS for repairs, and will remain
idle probably during the hot weather.
Mr.. James Cochran, for many years a
citizen OF our city and member OF Fow-
,er's orchestra, left on Tuesday morning
for Central City, Colorado.
Mr.. VI. Sheets, Secretary OF the Bel
mont glass work, informs us that the
Belmont will run straight along through
the hot weather. This course is neces-
sarv to enable the works to fill orders.
we understand that the friends of
Hon. Harvey DanfOrd intend to insist
on his nomination for Representative,
and will attend the Democratic County
Convention in this place in large num-
bers for the purpose of aiding in the
work of making a candidate for Repre-
sentative.
The VI. f. congregation are making
more extensive repairs TO their church
than was at first intended, consequently
il was not open last Sunday, and 1t Is
scarcely probable that the audience room
will be ready by tomorrow, although
the lecture room will he occupied then.
\ goodly portion OF the wool OF this
neighborhOod remains unsold-so we
are informed bya prominent buyer The
ruling price, Soc, does not meet the
wishes of the grower. There appears
somewhat OF lull in the market at this
writing.
We have not had any market for two
wears. Yet it is still considered viola
ton of the old law to sell any truck on
the streets till after market hours. This
makes it very incOnyenient for many
people, and there is good deal more
law and order" about it than is agreed
BILE or sensible. In short, II Is an out
rage.
The Young women employed ut the
Baron Manufacturing Works on last
Friday struck for higher wages. The
company refused To increase their Wa
ges, and they quit work and their places
have been filled by others. This is the
first strike by the female operatives that
has occurred in this part of the country.
At the election Of officers on Tuesday
evening of Resolute Council No. lG, the
following were elected: Councillor, John
McCranahan; Vice Councillor, b. b.
Morris; r. s., VI. Aldridge; \. II, :, &.
w. Groadhousc; F. s, FL. Smith; Con
d1ctor, +. Aldridge; Warden, W. +.
Blackburn; l.. 5, w. w. GroadhOuse;
q. S, JOS. Weidman.
The window glass blowers OF the Bel
laire Window House, and all others con-
nected with that establishment, will
picnic at Armstrong; Mills, on Thurs
day, July 10th. And the people OF that
vicinity may be assured that they will
be visited on that occasion by ladies and
gentlemen of intelligence and morality,
and that there will be no Intoxicating
liquors or concealed weapons on the
ground.
DR.. Werteim, Of Amsterdam, HIol-
land, and his attorney, Mr.. Willard, Of
Washington, ID. c., examined the Bel
laire and Southwestern railroad on
Wednesday, The doctor is seeking an
investment in railroad stocks and went
over the road for the purpose Of seeing
the road and the country through
which it passes. With the present
business and the future prospects he
expressed himself as well pleased with
what he saw, and will stop here on his
return from the west, whittier he went
last evening.