Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-08
BELLAIRE NOTES.
Industrial Matters-GIas s-workers-Town
News,


Industrial -workers-Tow
News.
The labor question will no doubt absorb
the attention of the larger part Of our peo-
pie thus winter. If the first three days Of
December are indicative of the three winter
months we are to have mild winter, which
will be welcomed by a greater number Of
our citizens who have made barely enough
money for sustenance of the body, without
counting large coal and other bills conse.
quent OF cold winter. II the workmen
engaged in the glass factories of this city
do not strike the bars Of most of the houses
engaged in this business will be pulled
shortly, anyhow to work off overproduc-
ZION.
The new ferry boat at West Wheeling has
been completed and has been called the
Orion. 1t is handsome boat Of the kind,
and is built entirely different from any
other craft of the kind in this section. The
boilers are built in the bow. The centre is
used for the transportation Of vehicles,
while the stern is so ordered as to bear the
cabin and pilot house.
Mr.. R. Johnson's new brick building will
be three stories high, and the brick work is
about completed.
The Belmont Glass Works continues to
keep fire in one of its furnaces The men
working here are mostly stockholders.
Orders have been slow at the planning mill
of Dubois & Mccoy of late.
poJ;cor pros Continue 90 -aoa,uo anna
air orders fer glass. Some Of their men
will not be affected by the readjustment Of
wages. They are the chimney blowers.
This class has been working, we understand,
and at Pittsburg prices, for some time.
The new gas tank has been filled with
gas, and works as well as the company ex-
pected at first.
The nail manufacturers meet in Pitts
burg on Wednesday, for consideration Of the
card price Of nails. An effort will be made
10 get the steel men into the combination to
raise the price of nails. From what we hear
The stockholders of the Bellaire Nail Works
see but dimly why they should associate with
the iron nail manufacturers.
In reference to our article in yesterdays
paper where we referred to glass man as
saying that he was compelled to pay for
tull turn Of bowed ware whether it was
Eood or not, glass-worker said: 1--WE are
compelled to work just as long and as hard
to make move Of inferior goods as we do
when the ware is first class. Nine times
out often the fault lays with the manager.
Our glass is bad and it takes pretty fine
work TO make good ware out of unfit glass"
The steel works are working steady; also
the nail factory.
One OF the hands employed on the c. 4
P. freight platform was discharged last week.
NEWS NOTES.
The swinging sign of the Daily Tndepend
ent, during the heavy storm Of Saturday
evening, fell to the side walk and narrowly
missed striking gentleman who was pass
ing by.
Mr. J. II. Scarborough handles the Daily
and Sunday REGISTER at his new stand, op-
posite Marshall 4 Marsh's. He will call
tn bis patrons to-day.
The oyster supper which was given on
the j. r: Travis was well attended and the
visitors report the supper as excellent.
DR.. Williams, OF the NJ. f. church to an
appreciatiye as well as a large congrega-
ton, preached splendid sermon last night
on the Centennial Of Methodistism."
The wet weather of Saturday evening cut
down business considerably.
Not man was pulled in for drunkenness
and on the whole yesterday was equal to
in point of arrests.
Some Of our people will go upto Martins
Ferry the evening the rink opens at that
place.
The Princess had hard time of it yester-
day. The wind made it inconvenient for
landing.
Yesterday was quiet day. Only q mod
crate number turned out to church.
Henry Loring is firing on through freight
1t present. Mr.. Miller is doing mis- work in
he ward