Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-01-22

the Belmont mill by having a sharp
piece of steel strike his leg and so
severely cut il, is better and soon will
be able to walk.
The North Wheeling bottle house re-
sumed operations last week and is run
ming In full. IL is believed that the
present year will be a prosperous one
In the business at that plant.
Superintendent Craddock, OF the dec
Grating department at the wheeling
pottery, who so severely burned his
hands and wrists last week by spilling
muriatic acid on them, is improving.
The steel works at BenwoOd are
undergoing extensive repairs. New
pits are being put in, and this work will
take six weeks. Over one hundred men
are idle, but many are securing work at
the lower mill in Benwood.
Chas. Bakers coal mines at Slack
town are running very steadily this
winter, aud the men are making full
time. Every person that can be en-
proved is at work and the mines are
running more steadily than for long
time.
1t was a nice thing. last week, for
the WorKmsn at the LaBelle mill, to at
tend, in body, the funeral OF their
late brother, Engineer Louis Thomas,
the man scalded to death. Operations
were resumed again the next morning
at the factory.
Between the annual repairs, taking
ha n q
transportation facilities, the local mills
are not in their accustomed state OF &C
tivity, as yet, but 10 is probable that an
other week or ten days will see decid-
ed revival Of work all along the line.
1t will be Of general interest TO work
ingmen 10 learn that the members OF
the different orders OF the l. .. o. f..
who form the Dedication Committee
have been making great preparations
for the dedication of their hall on the
corner OF Twelfth and Chapline streets.
The time set for the dedication is not
yet arranged, but fine time is ex-
pected
An employe OF the Riverside mill
stated that BenwOod authorities put in
bills for delinquent poll tax and re-
ceived the money from the company.
Several OF these were Wheeling citi-
zens, and they would by this have to
pay 10 two places. This the Wheeling
ties strongly objected TO, and demanded
their mouey back. They have not yet
received IL, and they think long the
wait they are having for ID.
A miner formerly employed at the
Riverside steel works stated to a report
err OF the REGISTER, few days ago,
that by the partial shutdown for re-
pairs there, twenty miners were thrown
out OF employment for the time being,
and that il was exceedingly hard to get
work at mining now, This gentleman
had been several places, including
Martins Ferry, and had not then been
able 10 secure work. He expressed il
as mis- opinion that the outlook for the
miners was bright for the coming
spring.
One OF the men, who works on the
electric wire repair wagon, made very
narrow escape few days ago. One Of
the wOrkmen was ascending the ladder
carrying a kettle full OF molten mettle,
the other stood below watching his pro-
gress. The kettle, In the hands Of the
man on the ladder, tilted, and the scald-
ing lead decended toward the man be-
low. BY turning his head suddenly,
the lead poured on his breast, burning
his clothes some, but injuring him in no
other way. He is congratulating him
self, as had the lead struck him on the
face a terrible burning would have In
evitaDly resulted.