Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-12-25
Local Jottings.

The Whitaker mill is on in full.
Most Of the machinery has been re-
moved from the Benwood nail factory.
Both local factories Of the U. s Glass
Company will close for the holidays.
The Riverside will be idle on Monday
TO allow the employees TO observe Christ
mas.
The Wheeling and LaBelle potteries
will be idle about one week for the holt
day stop and stock taking.
Quite a number of Wheeling boys who
went 10 Huntington TO work In the glass
factory there have returned.
The trainmen's ball at Turner Hall
Friday night was complete success.
Over 600 tickets were sold for the affair.
The Bostwick Fire Proof Steel Lath-
ing Company made very large ship
ment Of their goods to Norfolk, Va,
this week.
The Wheeling steel plant is again In
operation, having been idle on account
OF the accident to the "dinkey" engine
which supplies the mill.
All is going along smoothly at the
Wheeling Corrugating plant. Full
time is being mace and the designs
turned out are Of the very handsomest
kind.
The Bellaire glass factories are all
closed down for two weeks, except the
Rodeier Bros, which will put a large
force on as soon as it is possible to get
them TO work.
The Wood Bros. Planning Mill Compa-
~ is still busy on summer contracts.
They will erect neat station at Mt.
calvary cemetery. Work on the new
brick mill opposite the present plant, is
progressing nicely.
The General Engineering Company,
successors TO A. j. Sweeney Il Son,
last week shipped about 90 tons OF
hsavy rolling mill hOuSen, bed plates,
castings, etc. They are busy now on
slother large order.
The new galvanizing department OF
tie tube works is in operation, giving
employment to twelve additional hands
ilOne turn. After the first of the year
his probable that the shop will be
Wtrked on double turn.
All Of the local factories paid of their
employees yesterday, and nearly all will
b, idle on Monday, 10 allow them TO
properly observe the Christmas holiday.
Tie Bellaire Steel Works distributed
$4,000 among its employees on Friday.
The Chelsea pottery, New Cumoer-
beiland, has closed down for the holt
days A great many statements OF
trtuble between the officials ana en-
p,Yes have found their way into print,
alf. erly all are without foundation In
FAT.
The WatwOod Tool Company are hav-
iut a very good demand for their
helvy coal miners tools, and ind gem
eril trade very satisfactory in their
lie. This concern has bean in business
only about year, but has established
a blended reputation.
The Warwick pottery has closed
down for the annual holiday stop, dur
ini which needed repairs will be made
AL the annual inventory taken. The
Wlrwick has been in steady operation
follower two years, never suspending on
&c cunt of lack of orders.
The Sumner Glass Works, Steuben-
vile is ia operation. When running
fgl about eighteen shops can be opera
te al the two furnaces. At present
sIlhty men and boys are employed.
Cpl is raised in the furnace at present
deportation.
The Duncan-Miller Glass Works, Of
Washington, Pa, will soon be ready TO
business. Within two weeks 1t is
etpected that the fires will be lighted,
I'D that by the last Of January the
qm will commence making glass. The
fehinery and molds will be there next
fek.
Vae furnaces and other equipment OF
2lew plate mill Of the Riverside
s zon Company are completed, and tenn
Asry sheds erected over them. In
eantime work has commenced on
uctural work, and it will be rap
Shed to completion. This Will
plate mills at the Riverside.
yes Kraft Companys planning
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