Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-04-10
NEIGHB0RH00D NEWS.
READABLE REPORTS BY REGISTER
REPRESENTATIVES.
The Glass CITY and Her Factories =
The City Of the Sun Kissed
Hilk-And Some 9th
er Cities.
BELLAIRE
Numerous Notes nom Our Newsy Neigh

Dor.
Jim Tallman, one Of our most promis-
ing Young attorneys, has gone, went
ami done H." lie was married Thurs
day night 10 Miss Fannie l.. Moore, oil
our city. Jim has secured prike.-one
Of our most eslimable young ladies'
and everybody will congratulate the
happy couple.
4 horse belonging to Dir. Bordeax, oi
Benw God, backed oil the Terry boat
Hiram b, Thursday morning. and was
drowned. The horse was hItched 10
an express wagon, aud the droWhe9
horse, as well as the wagon, was towed
i'm near Rockershousen's coal works. As
the bar was not put up ON the boat, II IL
supposed that the ferry boat company
will have TO meet the loss oil the horse.
A new engine to run the nail plate
shears and nine Of the machines ~ beng
put in our nail mill.
Charley Webb and lady, Ut Eealls-
vile. we're CUES, at the Globe House
! yesterday.
Councilman Travis, Of the sixth ward
Wheeling, was shaking hands with ms
numerous friends here yesterday.
our travelling people were greatly in
conyenienced yesterday by the stoppage
Of our ferry boat. Mr. Bacr, who has
been in charge OF the boat, was summa-
rily dismissed because the bars were mol
put up in the rear end oi the boat before
the horse and buggy backed oil on wed
nesday, through which carelessncss, the
! horse, which was valuable one, was
! druW ned. Skiils took over 10 the West
! Virginia shore the foot passengers, but
those who wished to have wagons taken
| tn "thc other shore" were compelled TO
20 TO the upper ferry.
/ We heard "A faint whisper yesterday
/ To the effect that Mr.. Matthias Brooks, al
! our city, who was injured ia the II. ~ =.
! W. wreck at Meyers trestir, some time
since, through his attorney, j. u. Smilh,
/ has entered suit Tor damages ON account
/ Of injuries sustained. We were unable
to learn the amount Of his claim.
Jake burst is getting bis big oysters
every day, as large, as fresh, ana az
cheap rs ever. lie will continue to sell
! the largest oysters in the market, unless
! the railroads and boats should smash
up or blow up.
The Turkish Bath, on Main street,
should he well patTouizrd, because its
medicinal qualities are 80 patent. II
clcsnscs the skin OF all eruptions, and
YOU are made n new man.
uELLArRR AND HER INDUSTRIES.
Bcllaire certainly has the best claim
10 the title Of "Glass City No other
city Of the same population in the world
can boast oi Us many glass factories.
We now have five in operation 10 their
utmost capacity Oithcsc, the Belmont,
the oldest, il now building an additional
furnace, which will double its produc.
ton. The Window Glass Works is also
making AN addition 10 its facilities
which will more than double It's Capac-
iy. The Goblet Works and the Ohio
Work. are both devoted exclusively to
the making Of goblcts, being the only
works Of that kind In existence. The
National makes lamp chimnlcs and
globes. Beside these live, the .Etna
works il last approaching completion,
and the Union Window Glass Factory
is IN progress Of construction. a pro-
iect is also on foot - start bottle iacio'
| ~. 4 building formerly used Tor this
purpose isnow lying idle.
la addition 10 the glass interest, We
have the Baron Manufacturing Compa'
uv's works, the most extensive lantern
and pressed tin works, II Is said, IN the
world. They manufacture Tor the pat
eulccs the Buckeye, tue most popular ol
all lanterns.
The Bcllairc blast furnace and mai
factory have been in the past probably
the most successful institution OF the
kind Ia be- found anywhere, owing Il
the fact that large percentage OF thu
employees are also stockholders. Tins
cooperative feature has made strikes al
most unknown IN the history OF the cs
Enlistment.
A gentleman * now in the city work
ing up Il project lOr + ,itcry on an cN'
trnsiyc scale, and his success may he
said To be assured.
Wchaye three steam Touring mills
aud two OF them are OF large capacity
thus making Bellaire an exCellcn' mar
ket Tor grain.
one ui the largest interests IL the Goa
business oar various mines are al
again in operation, aud things seem Il
be working smoothly between operators
and employees.
The Bellaire planning mill II the mos
extensive In the county, and the saw
mill at the lower end Of the city handles
largc quantities OF native timber Not
must We forget in summing up til,
wood workers, the Belalre coffin aut
caskcl works, operated by steam, with I
large capacity Tor the patent buria
cases turned out there. The wagon an,
carriage factory Of 4. &. Marsh may b,
mentioned under the same head.
The Boiler Works is busy with larg,
orders, among them being new set o
boilers for the nail works. The pro
ducts Of this factory are IN constant de
mand in the entire neighborhood.
The numerous minor manufacturer,
establishments. keg factories, &c, swell
the volume IL manufacturer 10 a credit
able aggregate OF which our citizen
have good reason ~ he proud, aud will
our five railroads, and uusutpassco
riyer facilities, the natural advantage
Of coal and other requirements, We mus
continue 10 attract capital which eanno
fail TO find profitable investments elthe
in our present or projected enterprises
Aud With our gas works. our waite
works, our street cars and other In
proved convenience, Bellaire's iutur,
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