Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-05-16
STEUBENVILLE.
The shut Down of the Upper Furnaces
The News-PersOnal

The shut Down or the upper furnaces
The News-PersOnal
SpcidE to the Sunday Register.
STEUBENvILLE, May Is The shut down
OF the upper furnace Is a matter to be re-
GREETED by every citizen Of Steubenvllle.
The upper blast furnace has been a bone of
contention and an eye-sore 10 our citizens.
Il never was profitable, and all the money
invested in it was lost. For years it has
stood as a monument OF desolation aud
idlenes5, with au occasional squirt that only
resulted in more money being sunk in 1t.
When the Riverside Iron Company OF
Wheeling purchased and proceeded to pat
in firsf-class shape, every one thought that
amends would be made for the money lost
in the concern by men obtaining steady
employment at it, and this naturally held
the interests of the city. But i'll luck seems
to surround the institution.
The Young Mems Christian Association
of this city ia on the high road to prosperity
and therefore in a position to do much
good. 1t has elegantly furnished rooms in
the Odd Fellow building on North Fourth
street, consisting of parlor, reading room,
aud room for such games as checkers,
dominoes, etc A gymnasium IS in course
oil erection at the rear of the main building,
aud in time it is the intention to organize
onting and boating clubs On last Thurs
day evening the Ladies Auxiliary to the
Society gave reception 10 General Score.
tary Mr. Jonas Barclay, recently arrived
from Louisville. The entertainment con-
sisted of addresses, recitations, vocal and
instrumental music, some Of the leading
amateur talent of the city taking part The
society is now composed Of seventy.6ve
members, after being in existence only
few months, with new additions occurring
daily.
Eureka Lodge No. 80, X. OF p, last
Tuesday night conferred the ranks of page,
esquire aud knight on several candidates.
Tha lodge recently purchased an entire new
outfit for the smphGed third degree, and
and used it for the first time "a Tuesday
night. The costumes and every thing con.
nected with the new outfit sse very fne,
and ranks Eureka Lodge among the faely
sceoutered lodges in the State.
The Royal Gas Company, who propose
furnishing Steubenville with supply of
gas, crossed the Ohio river, just below the
lower terry, and are now laying pipe along
the C. & ?. railroad on the west side, which
route will BE- followed until Madison
avenue is reached. up Madison avenue to
Fourth street. up Fourth street to Franklyu
avenue, up Frsnklyn avenue to Seventh
street, and then down Seventh street
This is the main line o. oipe all other pipes
being auxiliary thereto The company
expect to have supply OF gas here by the
frat of July.
H. Etpstelu and William Frendenberger
have leased the new Scott building, on
Market street, aud will open out m erchsnt
tailoring cio'hing and gents furnishins
goods establishment. The firm will be
known as Eppstein L Co. They expect to
open up about June lst
K of L. Assembly No. 1890 have char
tered the Abner 0'Neal aud will excurt to
Wellsvills on next Wednesday evening,
May 18Th. Simsrsrs band will furnish
the music. Fare so cents.
rs McFsd6en, President Of the Csdiz
Glass Works, father of q. H. McFsdden
of the Gazette, WAS in the city on Friday.
In the case OF Elizabeth NJ. Beatty Va
John Beatty ct al, slimony to the amount
of $3.50 was allowed the plaintiff pending
the trial of the suit.
Father Mollinger, who it will be remem-
bered in suit before Justice May some
time since recovered possession OF q guam.
tity of diamonds that had been in golden
chslics stolen from the Catholic church in
Pittsburg, of which he is prisst, has just
recovered 1915 and costs in Common
Pleas Court from the Hsrter estate as the
value Of the chalice. Defendant gave no
nee Of appeal
Ex-Sheriff Alex. Smith and yite.ars
visiting friends be g.
Frank BIanuagan has been appointed
to a 81 200 elerkship in the Sig b Audi.
g Office.