Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-02-14
BELLAIRE..
THE GLASS ClTVs INTERESTING NE.
LANCE.
Narrow Escape From Disastrous fire-The
Effects Of the flood-General
News Matters and Per-
sonal Points.

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in the school readers, tonight?
II. G. Smiley and wife, Of Cincinnati,
are among friends in Bellaire.
Squire James McNeis, OF Warnock, .
solid Democrat who swears by the RrG-
IsrER, gave us q call Saturday.
Mr.. George Jennings Inst his only
son on Friday night. The funeral was
held Yesterday.
T. +. Cash remained in Bellaire over
Sunday, as the icy flood cut him of
from home.
The ball given at Turner's Hall by the
X. & X. +. C., Saturday night, was q
success. La Roche's orchestra furnished
the music.
The Belmont glass works experienced
some trouble with the glass not being
plain on the fore turn, Saturday. 1t
was caused by the recent heating OF the
second furnace.
The furnace OF the National Glass
Works has. been blocked up for week.
Ii is not settled just when they will be-
gin business.
Hons. W. A. Hunt, &. w. Carroll, w.
S. Kennon, ]. W. Shannon and Col. =.
S. Cowen, OF st. Gainesville, honored our
hamlet with their presence on Saturday.
The Grand Jury reported to the
Court on Saturday morning that they
had found 70 true bills-57 for violating
the fourth section of the liquor law and
% for felonies.
The strike OF the miners is squashed.
Part of the miners commenced work
- ~ los NJ tla al
ers, though owning property here, left
for Pittsburgh and other points. Their
places will be supplied by new men, and
things will 90 along Us usual. Does II
pay the laborer to strike when he is Tt
ceiving steady work at 4 fair figure?
Mr.. Joseph Bnrtoft begins his new
house this morning in Horns Addition
The carpenters work will be under the
supervision of j. w. Garrison.
Miss Mollie Messer Smith, OF Sharon,
Pa is visiting at the residence OF W. K.
Naylor.
Did you get mad when you opened
that comic valentine!
Mr.. Peter King received serious in.
juries at the Union Glass Works Satur-
day. lie was down in the pit when he
was accidentally struck on the head
with lun p Of molten glass suspended
from a bloS.pipe. His face was quite
severely burned and the tempora! ar.
terry was served. Drs. Mccullough aud
kurz arrived just in the nick OF time
and probably saved the sufferers life by
prompt action in tying the artery.
John Dorsey paid His Honor IS 20
for his drinks Saturday night.
Dan Mcintyre forked over to the city
$500 for imbiblng good old Bellaire
whisky Saturday night.
Mike O'Mally was rs generous as the
next man and shelled out the usual
SUMS GO, for drinking to the health
OF his friends too much SATURDAY. night.
Mr.. Manselmen, of the G. and =. road
lost child Saturday night.
The Episcopal Sunday school is rails
ing a fund with which to purchase new
hymn books.
The social OF the Episcopal church
will be held on Friday evening at the
residence OF Morris V. Miller OF Gravel
Hill.
Rev. Mr.. Lowry, OF the Allegheny
Seminary, filled the Presbyterian pulpit
yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. jenkins, of Orrville, Ohio,
will preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday. IL all parties are pleased
Mr.. jenkins will remain as pastor OF the
church.
Rev. Mr.. Chapman, OF the N. T..
church, delivered two discourses yester.
day on that man Job, who feared God
and eschcwed evil"
The NJ. h. Ladies' Aid Society will
meet at the residence OF Dir. Dan Man.
chester Thursday afternoon.
The Chautauqua Scientific and Liter
airy Circle will hold its meeting at the
NJ. f.. church tonight The society is
well attended with earnest workers and
is doing good work.
Rev. Mr.. Heintzc has recovered SUI
fciently 10 preach two sermons on sun.
day, and the full attendance shows how
rejoiced his people are at this event
Rev. Father Gull instructed his PEG.
pie Yesterday as to the solcnnitles and
duties OF the coming devotional period
soon to be observed by the church.
Captain Reno left his tow boat just be.
low Sun Fish Friday and arrived in Bel.
laire by way OF Basllsvillc Friday night.
Yesterday morning he started down the
river with barge load OF coal, as the
boat was out OF fuel. IL isa good six
hours float, not to speak Of the cold and
wind. The Captain expects To pass here
this morning en- r0Vte 10 Pittsburgh.
Saturday the steamer &. W. Horn.
brook left its moorings at the lower
wharf, where she has laid for the last
month. She was upward bound.
An alarm OF fire was sounded at $50
Saturday evening. The alarm was
caused by the explosion OF lamp at
the National House, on Union street,
lust below the wooden bridge. As the
water was shut off, conflsgration
seemed TO he on hand. But water treas
ured up by the neigibors did the bust.
ness. Ii was a terrific explosion. the
flames being driven through the lenght
of two rooms. All the furniture, car
pet.. and earthly effects OF a married
daughter OF Mr.. Cochran, the proprietor,
were burned to n crisp. But what IL
marvellous ia that little babe lying on
a sofa asleep, received. not q burn.
though the mood work Of the couch was
scorched very badly. The mother,
Mrs. Queen, Of Woodsfeld, rushing in
in the midst OF the flames, rescued her
child and received few burns. The
fire department were on hands az usual.
4 narrow escape.
EFFECTS or THE FLOOD.
Bellaire may we'll be called the great
to-day as Monday Is wash
day and the water il shut off. The va
ter works were submerged Saturday
morning, and the order was given TO
shut of the water Saturday afternoon.
There is a supply on hand in case Of an
emergency like the fire Of Saturday
night. The power house l. about fifteen
feet below high water mark, a piece OF
brightness TO be charged 10 some know.
ing genius. The Union glass works has
its share OF water through In
iian Run. Work il discontinued at the
nail keg cooper shop, as the water Ii in
a.. l,;id;ps. The Ohio oiass works are