Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-07-26
INTERESTING HISTORY
Oftha IrcsptfVn1,,. Growth and Pros p %.
-, o., perOus Career g,u.y.,
i Dc qf4 o. Loe.s hi t.t4
The Original PsOpristOFs and What
HAS Become 6frhem. y ~ <

Wheeling as q nail manufacturing centre
cahnot ,c day be eq1aled N the world, and
an ong its manufactures none stands higher
IN the financial scale than the LaBelle. This
mi l has aure o4istory, especially it vas
founded solely py vorkpen, who 81 perses
yetence AnA hard work had saved some
money and determined to invest it in this
manner.
AS it will no doubt be of interest TO some
of bur ~ssS 49,
OLD-TIEE NuLL,NIEN,
as we'll as the later ones, to read On account
,ofhow the first company was formed, and
BY whom composed, thsNfoiIowiug facts in
reistion to it are given, being obtained
mostly from of the founders OF the mill,
who still resides in this ciaa,
The first company wan formed in 1852
and was called: Bailey, Woodward x Co,
The members of:the firm and their occups-
tidns in the MIL were as follows:
VIM. Baily, mailer, pankger of mill; S
q! Woodward, mailer ;DSS pAulding, mailer;
H! Wallace, roller; Joseph Hersey, mailer;
w! Lincb, heater; II ~Hsraeny mailer; W. E
Bailey, mailer; John Wfeht, engineer; John
MtC Clinton, mailer; C. B.SDosy, mailer; VIM.
Dean, bricklayer; iW!4AR. B. Elliott, pud.
dler; R. Slavery, mailer; James Burke, pud-
,dler; VIM. Hay, bhcksafths D. D. Mccoy,
mailer; Robert Irwin, elsxk; Andrew Glass,
mailer; Isaac Freeze heater T. McGivin,
puddler; n. P. emicE, mailer, factory man
ager. axIS +kAS,.
Many of thess gentlemen are shlf living,
most of them sttfbeing interested in nail
mills in various parts Of the country, but
THE LA BELLE
has passed into almost entirely new hands,
although several of the deceased gentlsmen's
wives or heirs still hold stock in the mill.
Mr.. S. n. Woodward died some dnS
since, and bis wife and part Of the tarhilt
still reside on La Belle avenue. Mrs. Henry
Wallace, whose husband is dead, resides,
surrounded by her family, on the same thor
oughfare. Mr.. Hersey unt-hi wife are
both deceased, as are also Mr.. and Mrs
Harden. W. E. Bailey is deceased, and his
wife and family still, live on, North Main
street Mrs. Nee Clinton, whose husband rs
also dead, resides 10 SleubenviIls Mr. epd
Mrs. r. Slavery are
BOTH DECEASED,
as are also James Burke, VIM. Hay Robert
Irwin, T. McGivin, and their wives. Mrs.
Andrew Glass, whose husband is dead, re
sides fHBeiie avenue.
Remick resides at Harrisburg, Pa, with her
family, her husband being dead.
Mr.. VIM Bailey isstilL living 10 -thiscitB
his wife being dead. BE is not actively
connected with .Ithe mill business. SSD
Spaulding, whose wife is dead is connected
with the Jefferson mill stsnbenville, Ohio,
and resides at that place. Mr.. Wm.s Linch
isstill manager of the LsBelle, his wife dy-
ing but short time since, John Wright,
who Is stiIl engineer at the mill, with his
ifeand family resides IN -'"7~
BEAUTIFUL HOME
out CaldweRs run. C. b boty is interested
an the Jefferson nail mill at Steubsuyille,
and lives with his family at that lace, his
wife being sin living William Dean and
his wife are also in the land of the living,
and Mr. Dean IS connected with the Mingo
function iron works. w. r E. Elliott is
interested IN the jefferson at Steubenvllle,
and with bis wife and family reside
t.iere. D. D. Mccoy, with his wife and
family are at Bsyvisw, Wisconsin, he being
connected with the nail works at that place.
Isaas Ffeese, bis wife and family reside on
Twenty-fourth street, this city. Mr.. Freese
hasretired from active business life.
All the gentlemen living are very well to
d. in the worlds goods, and those who are
dead left enough behind to make their fam
lilies comfortable, with plenty to spare,
durin0 their lives.