Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-01-11
BELLAIRE.

The Industrial situation mere is encour-
aging, but there is room for improvement.
The window glass factories have been do
ing well this fire, but the rest OF the sea
son may not bring such encouraging re-
suits. A scarcity of natural gas last year
was the cause of much lost time. Thls hre
the supply of fuel has been good, but after
the LIST of February the price Will be ad-
vanced at least one-third, The advance,
coming as it does Just at a time when the
cut in price of window glass is likely TO
take place, Is not cheering, TO say the least.
However, it is expected that the factories
will be run in full the rest of this tire. Inc
bottle factories are running IN null;
shape at present. The new tariff
duty has been worked somewhat To the al
vantage of the business, we are informed.
The work of rebuilding the Stamping
Company goes right along. Some new
machinery has already arrived. The COM
pany had fiattering offers for the works TO
| locate in other towns. Rockford, his, IL
is reported, offered to give the concern
$50 900 and free ground if it would locate
there. What the company Will DO Is not
known. but the works will be rebuilt here.
There has been no building boom IN Bel
| laire for several years, but there has been
a steady growth of new buildings ana
dwellings. The coming season will see a
num her of changes in the business build
inos about town. The Bellaire nail WORKS
had one of the old time sea
SIMS last wear. The dividends
were satisfactory and all the workmen
wonld have felt happy on New Years Day
had the nail factory been IN operation
This part of the works has been closed Tor
over two years. The company finds tne
selling of billet and slab steel more pront-
able than converting the product oil the
steel plant into nails. The blast furnace
of these works has also done well OF late'
The new brick works up Indian nun VIII
be operated as soon as the weather moder-
ares and will give employment to number
of men. The various coal works nave done
better this wear than for long time and
the condition of coal miners Is CONSIDERABLY
improved in all respects.
The week of prayer was celebrated IN
most all the churches last week Inc
usual order of exercises prevailed at all the
churches except the Christian, where Elder
i /. Parsons and Prof. j. NJ. Allen, evan
oelists. held forth. Mr.. Parsons is an elo-
0uent speaker. while Mr.. Allen is splen-
did singer. The gentlemen interest all VINO
hear them.
Thos. Elliot, C. & P. engineer, is laid up
with sickness.
peck & Fursmans Uncle Toms Cabin
Company will be here Monday night ana
THE Runaway Wife" on Thursday night.
Although the weather has been severe
the ice harvest has not amounted TO much
yet.
Skating was of short duration The
snow spoiled the sport.
AT GAINESVILLE the natural gas supply IS
being husbanded to nicely. Dampers are
used even in the CRATES. The consumers
are compelled to catch all the heat they can
from the limited pressure furnished them
Plumbers report business as picking up
Quite a number of people are having natu-
raj gas put in.
Jos McClain, the grocer. is assisting at
McClain's quarry, west of town.
Isaac Luchs writes home from Philadel-
phia to the effect that his health is some
what improved.
Several conversions were reported from
the First NJ. E. Church last night.
The race for the position OF postmaster
in GAINESVILLE. st. Clairsyille and Bridge
port has ended at last. Another OF the
Anderson family, relative OF Col; j. ID.
Tavlor has been provided for. He gets
the office at GAINESVILLE Editor Hunt, of
the 81. Clairsville Chronicle, who was
notC0 an applicant, captured the prize at
the county seat. Representative Taylor is
credited with one good trait-he never Tor
GETS the fellows who can do him the most
good in political way. ..
The Bachelor Club talks OF starting de-
batting society. ., :.
Moundsville last week.
The X. of p. has number of subjects to
operate on next month. The Increase OF
membership in this lodge has been very
large of late.
A slip occurred on the new o. V. r. r.,
at Powhatan, which showed the big steam
shovel off the track.
Farmers at Heath, just below Town, nave
determined that the man with the gun from
town shall keep off their premises.
r. G.. Haase, B. < o. ticket agent, Is
still on the sick list, at his room in the Globe
Hotel
VIM. Mills has decided not to go in the
grocery business for the present.
A. G.. Hill, formerly wholesale conlec-
toner here, is now a broker in GAINESVILLE
for wholesale groceries in the East.
Lizzie Krider carried off the last Demo-
rest silver medal.
The Every Other Week Club is get
ting along nicely. Mostly married people
belong TO it.
Sol White, the colored base ballist is do
ing duty this winter in Greene's oaroer
shop, Sol is good boy, and wherever ne
holds an engagement ne is always well
coined back again. For the past two
seasons he has been playing with an east
ern CLUB, and will likely be on duty with
the same club this year. Will White, one
of the noted ball twirlers Of the country, IS
at his home in this city. Boots mas
worldwide reputation, having acted as
short-stop and right-tielder IN several
of the finest clubs in the country. during
the winter months he handles the pail 10
keep in practice and reads all the base ball
news he can find to keep posted. Thomas
Nicholson, who acted in the capacity OF
captain of the Toledo club for the past TWO
is looking after the snoe business
in which he is interested here. Tom mas
a wife and baby and makes as good pap
as he does a ball player. He Will likely go
TO Toledo next season again unless he gets
something better. Robert and George
Westlake, twin brothers, who made excel
lent records last year, are also wintering In
this city The boys would rather play ball
than eat and long before they became pro-
fessionals they were among the best play
ers in this section.
Mayor MCGOWAN was busy yesterday
morning with civil case.
Geo. Staley, German comedian from
California, will present "A Royal Pass
here on the 2lst.
In Frank LeSlie'S write up of Wheeling,
the picture of the Bellaire Nail Works and
the buildings of the Stamping Works, pre-
vious to the fire. appear.
A terrible runaway took place an Noble
street yesterday at noon. big
iron grey horse driven by George
Brady, colored man, frightened
ana run of. A buck wagon was
attached to the animal, in which, beside the
driver was Mr.. G. Davis, father of John
Davis, the newsdealer. The wagon struck
a curOstone and threw the occupants with
great force out on the pavement. Mr..
Davis lit on his head and cut big cash in
il. He was insensibe when picked up, and
it was feared for time that his injuries
would prove fatal. Mr.. Brady was pain
fully hurt and one ear badly cut. He was
also insensible when found but he soon re
covered. The horse managed TO free itself
of the wagon when it struck another vehi-
Gle When captured the animal had the
harness and shafts.
The Juvenile Templars meet every Sat
H. ,f.arpoop and are instructed by