Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-12
MlNGO JUNITION, D.
junction IRON Company FlOurishing-
Coming Ball Of the AingO Lodge
General News Notes.

function IRON Company FlOurishing-
Coming Ball Of the AingO Lodge
General News Notes.
The managers of the Junction Iron
Works are ow doing rushing business.
The nail factory is running full force, and
five or six cars OF nails day are being
shipped. They have many orders ahead
and cannot supply the great demand Of
their rapidly increasing trade. A full
meeting of the stockholders will be held
next Wednesday, when general in
spection OF affairs will be had. All
departments Of the mill are being
managed In highly satisfactory manner.
The building OF these works and the growth
OF the town of Mingo has been phenome.
nal-all of which has been accomplished
within less than year. Five hundred men
are employed in the works, and the town
consists of considerably over 1000 inhabit.
ants. In the nail factory number OF the
self.feeding machines are used, which re-
suits in considerable profit TO the nsilers.
The building up Of this great manufactur-
ing establishment, its successful career,
and its wonderful present prosperity
is generally due if not almost entirely TO
the executive ability, business sagacity and
shrewd foresight of Samuel Laughliu, Esq,
the President of the company. Its past Is q
guarantee OF its future success, and as long
as Mr.. Laughlin is at the helm its condi.
ton will be prosperous one. The Score
tary Of the company, Mr. Geo. A. Laugh
lin, is developing much business ability as
careful manager and correct accountant,
being thoroughly acquainted with all the
details Of the vast establish ment.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mingo Lodge, No. 80, A. A. /. and S. W.,
will give ball at Steubenville, on the 27th,
which bids fair to be a very pleasant and
successful affair. The committee of ar
rangements consists Of Messrs. John Irwin,
Joseph Ennis, VIM. Robinson, John Hum.
bel, James Maxwell and Andrew Leonard.
The most popular workman in the M!ngo
and Jefferson mills will receive q fine pin.
Zeller's band will furnish the music.
The Temperance meetings at the school
house continues drawing largely. and large
numbers OF persons are signing the pledge.
Mr.. John DETER IF this city, who has
charge of the tunnel at Nebo, this county,
for the Cleveland, Pittsburgh aud iouags.
town road, is home on the sick list. Mr..
DETER reports the work progressing very
rapidly. He has about 95 men at work
on ii.
Lewis Ransom of Bellaire, who has been
running The barber shop here Of Richard
Snowden of Steubenville, has skipped,
taking money, tools and every thing else
he could carry with him. Now we are
without barber. Give Us a good one.
The other evening some jokers procured
a child's clothing and stuffed them with
straw, and then threw them in the basin.
They told the Hungarians that il was their
child, This excited them very much. and
men, women and children gathered about
the scene. One big fellow Jumped 10 after
the lost child, and all sorts Of manoeuyers
were INDUCED in.
The mill boys spend considerable Of their
leisure hours in fishing at the falls, aud
have bully, good luck. One man recently
caught q in q few hours.
Only FIVE cents is charged the mill men
for riding from Steubenyille to this place,
or FIVE cents vice versa.
Mr.. Ross Mitchell is at Mt. Pleasant visit
ing relatives.
Mr.. VIM. Duff is laid up with cut hand.
At the first meeting Of the new Council
Mayor Lloyd was in the chair, and the fol-
lowing members answered at roll call: J.