The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-24
BELLAIRE.
AusoFtS of Local News aud Gossip from
ths Glass City,

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the Glass City,
Rodeter Bros.' glass furnace and the
Bellaire bottle company's furnace were
operated with less fuel cost the past six
months than aver before. The fifteen.
pot furnace Of Rodefer's, together with
the boilers, cost 81, 045, while the twelve'
pot furnace OF the bottle company cost
about $500, These figures are astonlsh-
ing and are cheaper than even free
gas" in the gas regions, where tho COM
panles put down their own wells, each
one Of which costs about $1,000 by the
time the gas ia piped to the factory.
The slack gas furnace is q success in
every way and there is scarcely a doubt
that the fuel cost OF factories in this
valley will be reduced hereafter.
Notwithstanding the positive asser-
ton Of Mrs, Metz when she first identl-
fed Albert Holland as the fellow who
was In her bedroom about 8 o'clock
Saturday morning, she docs not now
want to swear to II and young Holland
will probably be released this morning.
He has been held since Saturday on
suspicion.
The canning and preserving factories
here have about all the tomatoes grown
in this section engaged for this season.
The presence Of these factories serves
TO keep up the price Of fruit aud such
things to consumers.
Herbert Buchanan, a clerk in Blum
Bros store, went to Barnesville on q
little vacation, then suddenly concluded
to 60 west. lie has a brother in Ken
nebec, Maine, aud he will probably
land there.
Charles Rosser has an $4,000 paving
contract at Uhrichsville, and on Satur-
day that town offered the bonds for sale
" pay for the Improvement. In the
absence OF other biddera Rosser took
the bonds at par.
There were two freight wrecks on the
B. so. Just west OF town-one Satur-
day morning, the other that night.
Several cars and one engine were de-
molished and all trains delayed sew
eral hours.
Several Of the window glass workers
from the Indiana fields came home this
season without full settlements. Tight
money matters for a big stock Of glass
made the manufacturers q little short
Of cash.
The Novelty Stamping Company is
running the works day and night now
to finish up some contracts they have
on hands. One force works all day, the
other one.half the night.
Rev. S. @. Collier and wife are home
from the sesshore, and yesterday even
ing Mr.. Collier entertained his congre-
CATION with q talk about the scenes aud
incidents OF seaside life.
The wires for the electric railway
have been strung in the lower part OF
this city. 1t begins to look as though
they could get that line in operation
inside Of q month.
Ms. Hopkins, trainer aud driver for
John X. Gorby, OF Caldwell, spent yes
terday with Bellaire friends. He thinks
he haS q good one in Romancer.
Policemen Davis and Busch are con-
testing for a gold ring for the benefit Of
the running team that got stuck by a
festival and ball recently.
The Standard boilers and bridge
works are running over time they are
so crowded with repairs and pressing
new work.
The wife Of Col. @. II. Poorman had
one hand badly hurt by a window fall
ing upon IL. The fingers were all
mashed.
Archie JaCkloy rode his bicycle
through from Frankston, Ind, to his
home here in four days.
John Davis and ex.oommissioner
Berry got . $4,000 contract for street
paving at Berea, Ohio.
James F. Anderson and wife have
been taking in the Worlds Fair for u
week past.
Dr.. 9. L. Kurtz came in from Chicago
to look after business interests bore.