Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-08
BELPRE BOOMING.
Rapid Growth 40 a Manufacturing
Town.
A Wheeling Man Interested - Parkers-
burg Personal Gossip-Gen-
eral News From the
Oil City.
Sleeinl % The ReQister.


PARKKRsBrRs, July livery few of our
citizens who visit the beautiful little VII
isge Of Belpre, o., opposite Petersburg.
have any idea of the extent Of the business
done there, both in the way Of manufactlr.
ing and merchandising. The Touring mill
is having the niece ssary machinery put in
for the manufacture of -four by the roller
process. The most important inanufactur-
ing ssiahlisbmentSf the town 10 the Buck
eye Pump Company, which makes the cele-
brsIed Buckeye pump. The company. az
recently organized, is composed OF the fol-
lowing well known business men Of Bel
pre-: c. P. Buck, A. W. Glazier and w. H.
Grade. The lsst named member Of the
firm is former citizen OF Wheeling, and
ate OF the firm Of Laing, Baird & Grade,
druggists. Mr.. Buck is the superintendent,
but all three of the gentlemen give their
personal services to the business. They
employ about fifteen hands. The capacity
OF the present factory is about fifty pumps
per day, but the finn intends to enlarge
and add TO the facilities for manufacturing.
The firm make a speciality OF the celebra.
ted porcelain lined pumps, the Rathbone
patent and have the exclusive right to its
use. Shipments amount TO about $4,000
per month, the firm having two men on
the road in the following states: Pennsyl.
vspia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey,
West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky. They
purchase their logs in the Little Kanawha
river and have them sawed hare and at Lit.
tie Hooking. A recent purchase Of $4,000
is now arriving and being stored for future
use. The firm is also prepared to manu-
fscture hubs Of all descriptions. Besides
the factory building they have two addition
al buildings which are used for ware rooms
and finishirg room. Poplar lumber is
I'D nf obi .sh hrxr
have now on hand about 10000 feet. The
REGIsrxR will be furnished with addi-
tional notes OF this enterPrising hamlet in
the near future.
PERSONAL.
Colonel G.. W. Atkinson, the genial
United States Marshal for West Virginia,
has been attending the Federal Court. The
noted Sciota Tomas case is set for the 10th.
Wood County Circuit Court will open on
Monday. The not.d Paul case is set for
July 18th. Other importsnt state cases are
ON the docket and will probably be heard
during the term.
Colonel 7. z. Shallcross, special agent OF
IbP poslofiioe department, has been here
durir the week looking after the interests
If the government, in the several post
CtfiCe TO bbtry cases nov being heard here.
Billy McCuin, who was arrested on charge
of shooting young Lyden on Tuesday night
last, had q preliminary hearing on Thurs
day, sud held in 81 900 bond, in default Of
which he went TO Jail.
JuCge J u. NcLsur, this city, has re-
turned from TIP to his old home IN
Nifsinis, where he had a pleasant
visit, ard reports great improve
81 three years. The people are deter
uiu,d to put down MGhOniSrn. and the day
/ not far distant when the old state will
r. d, EN- herself and cut loose from Boss
MBhune."
Mr.. John Reynolds and family, of West
trnporT, Nd, and James Keenan, and fam
Nv, OF Grafton, spent the week in this city
he guests of q. J. Reynolds. They met
many old frieds here and enjoyed them
selves immensely, especially on the Fourth.
One of the pleasanrest events of their visit
Was trip to Marietta on Tuesday, on
viii, b they were accompanied by J. B.
Dorsey and wife. C. J. Reynolds and wife
and Chas Fox and wife. They went up
on the new and elegant steamer Ingomsr,
and. notwithstanding the excessive heat.
tool in all the places of interest in that
shady old town. The guests departed for
their respective homes on Saturday much
pleased with their visit to Parkersburg.
Col K. II. Hooper, of Boston, a noted
pisno and organ tunder, left here to day
On drive through to Richmond, Va, via
TX ngton. Ky, snd White Sulphur
springs. w. Va The Colonel made the trip
last Year from Boston, driving his fine
bIoodsd mare (Whalebone, Morgan stock)
His route was from the Hub" through TO
New York, crossing the Hudson at New
burg. thence 10 and across New Jersey
and Pennsylvania and West Virginia via
Wheeling. when he embarked on a steam
boat for Marietta. o. From there he drov-
10 Parker> burg, thence to Maysyille AM
L.exir gton. Ky, and on through to Rich
mould, ana on the way he attended TO hi
business OF repairing and tuning piano,
ard organs. which he has followed for
thirty years.