Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-10-12
BELLAIRE.

McGibnev x Co, contractors, have been
awarded the contract TO build twenty-five
more miles of the Ohio Valley railroad.
Frank Mack, the grocer, is making some
improvements in his property on Bridge
street.
The Board Of Equalization wants to ad-
jOurn on Tuesday.
John Zweig's new building presents a
fine appearance.
Secretary Kelly took stock at the Bel
mont glass works last week.
The planning mill still has all the Dusl-
ness that can be attended to.
Fort Donaldson military drama,
with little Ada Melrose in the support, will
DE here on Wednesday night.
Bishop ThOburn lectures in First Nj. Il.
Church on Thursday evening.
The police should look after the hotel
pOrters who infest the entrances TO the
depots and almost carry strangers away.
4 singing society class was organized by
Professor Liller last nightoin First NJ. +.
Church.
The Americas club will give another
private hop the latter part OF the month.
The Mercantile CLUB holds the regular
monthly meeting this evening in the club
room.
There is talk of work being resumed at
the Dixon oil well at Glencoe.
Most of last week the light IN town clock
was so low that time could not be told at
night.
The Park policeman is relic of the past
for the present season. One or two days
work a week should be done on the park
until the weather gets bad.
The window glass factories have all set
pots and glass will be made the last of the
week. The fact that these industries are
TO run causes a feeling that times will be
good in Bellaire this fall and winter. The
Bottle Works is running TO the fullest ca
pacitv and manages 10 keep up with orders
pretty well. At the Lantern Globe Works
they have orders for goods that would take
two factories to supply. The burning of
the old Goblet works has caused this COM
pauy TO lose some trade that could nave
been retained had the two factories re
NAMED in operation. The cost
of the new oil fuel at Rodefer Bros, ac
cording TO test, has been found to be less
than the cost of natural gas. Albert Ro-
defer. manager of the works, when cues
toned as to the exact cost per pot fer the
new fuel, refused 10 give the figures, but
informed the writer that it was less than
natural gas. The pots look very pretty
when heated by the oil process. At the
Stamping Company everything is running
in full. The novelties being turned out at
this works are having large sale. At the
Cement works everything is in active OPP
Grafton. Mr. Costing, the new manager of
the works. is puSher, and will surely do
well Work on the Ohio Valley railroad
goes right along, several hundred wOrkmen
being constantly employed.
An entertainment was given in City Hall
last evening by the cOlOred folks.
Mrs Martha Baker will visit Findlay
friends
The Belmont Savings and Loan Com
pany has made some good loans in Ben
wood.
Otto Hanlon. travelling salesman for
NaulOn Bros. of GAINESVILLE, was in the
CITY Yesterday seeing the trade.
Quite a number of our people went to
PittSburg Yesterday.
Four candidates will be put through the
mysteries of the Third degree at the next
meeting OF the X. of =.
4 big, long brick pavement has just been
completed along the B. " o. property Just
soulh of the c. L. II y. railroad depot.
The Buckeye Savings and Loan Company
is taking all the mortgages of the old Bel
laire Building and Loan Company, and is
winding up the business of the latter COM
pany.
The pump at the city buildings is not
WORKING very satisfactory. he water
runs back in the pump almost as fast as it
is brought up.
The residents of GAINESVILLE are putting
in gas fires at the rates of 10 or - day.
BY the time Bellaire has entirely done
away with the fuel, the little city on the
hill' will be in the full enjoyment of the
fuel.
The funeral of Mrs. DR.. VIM. McMaster
will occur this afternoon att o'clock from
the First NJ. +. church. Interment at
Rose Hill.
Owing to late trains on the 3. x o., sew
eral Bellaire letters have not appeared of
late
The ladies who have been working up
an interest in the new reading room have
met with fair success. They have large
number of merchants and business men on
their books for monthly subscriptions, and
the venture viii likely assume an
organized shape before long. The ladies
propose renting the Birdsong property on
Belmont street and making it a cheerful
abode for both old and young. There will
be room for reading, another for games,
etc. and sleeping commitments, which
will be let 10 strangers A competent lady
will have charge of the building. Lunch
Will be served at all hours during the day.