Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-03
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
NOTES AND NOTIONS FROM TOWNS
IN THE VICINITY.
Full Record Of the News Of Yesterday at
the GLASS Ciy"-Brief Mentions
from Martins Ferry
and Benwood.
BELLAIRE

Railroad Bumor-An ONO man tnet Al
most EQuals Edison - Glass Notes -
Church Hsvs-Demoorstio Primsry-
Personal and Other Mention.
Al. Rodaier, OF the National Glass
Works, is cussing somebody for car
rying q car load OF soda, ordered by the
National, to Newark, Ohio.
Mr.. Robert Boreman, the last OF those
injured in the B. 4 5. W. accident, came
in yesterday and was taken TO the resi-
dence OF his uncle, Ross j. Alexander,
in Bridgeport. Mr. Boreman is still So
riously indisposed from the result OF the
accident.
The rumor is on the street that the
Tuscarawas and the q. 4 p. railroads
will Join hands and run trains on the
same track from Bridgeport 70 our city,
and that the two companies will erect 4
Joint depot and engine house here.
We had q pleasant chat with Mr.. I'D.
Robinson, yesterday, the Bellaire gen.
tleman who has gained national repu-
tation on account OF his inventions. Ills
patent slide valve and axle box for rail-
roads, have attracted the attention OF
railroad men all over the country, and
has resulted in the formation OF compa-
nies in Columbus, representing 81 ", 900
capital, for the manufacture oil the box
and valve. Within the year MIR. Robin
son has secured letters patent on fifteen
inventions, all OF which will bring him
handsome sum. lie sold one-half in
terest in the patent axle box for $50 100,
and has realized similar sums Oh other
patents. His business here yesterday
was to make arrangements with the
Baron Manufacturing Company TO man
uiacture patent coffee pot. At this
writing we are unable to find out what
arrangements were perfected. He de-
sires to manufacture his railroad patents
in our city, this being his home, and he
is negotiating with the Il. x D. Compa-
ny to manufacture them in connection
with the new machine shops that cor
poration expects to erect here IN the
spring.
Butter is selling at 80 cents; eggs at
10 cents.
The carrying in boys and snappers at
the Ohio Glass Works went in yester-
day, and the works are now running in
full force and full time.
Rev. Hill, OF GAINESVILLE, iather-in-law
OF X. X. Hill, OF the Globe Mills, Is visit
ing here.
A young son of Pat Brannon, OF the
boat house, fell of OF u keg Oi beer in
the Second ward, yesterday, and was
considerably injured.
Al. q. u l.. Inll ,rav.r tpaaitnn
on Wednesday evening. The interest
ing feature at the Presbyterian meeting
is the lecture by the pastor on the sun
day School lesson for the following sun
day.
The Home Benevolent Society will
meet ia the Presbyterian Church On
"Wednesday afternoon at half-pait
o'clock. Those who think there can he
no need Of such society, with the
present boom In business aud such an
intirmary as we have in this county,
should visit some Of the places tnat these
ladies' hunt out.
There were nine persons received into
the Church Of Christ on Sunday. Meet
ings continue this week every afternoon
aud evening There will be several bap-
tsms on Tuesday evening. DIR. Belding
is still assisting the pastor, Mr. Dean.
The Democratic Executive Committee
Of Pultney township and Bellaire city
have ordered primary election to be
held ON March 18th, to choose dele
gates to the township convention to be
held at City Hall on March 20th, The
city convention will be held at the same
place on the 10th.