Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-04-05

Points Picked Up About the city Last
Evening.

The Star Foundry is making half
time.
The Crystal glass works are on in
every department.
The Eagle bottle works at Leazear-
vile, this State, are now on in full.
A steady run islooked for at the sheet
department of the Top mill, which is
on.
The K. of L., OF the Riverside mill.
will meet at their hall on South Eoff
street.
The nail factory at MinEo Junction
is having a better run than for many
weeks.
Thare is not an idle man among the
workmen of the West Virginia glass
works.
Brick layers are making good pro-
gress building the new stable at Schmul-
bach's brewery.
VIM. KoehIine, a well-known mill
man of the Etna-Standard, who has
been i'll, is better.
TIE North Wheeling bottle works
will go on this morning after being idle
couple OF weeks.
The Bridgeport Bottle works IRE on
in full. 1t is said the Company ia we'll
pleased with the new employees.
Work has been completed on the
blowing engine at the Top Mill. No
work is being done now at the furnace.
The Belmont brick yards of Martins
Ferry are being prepared for resump-
tioA. They have not run since last Oc-
tober.
Wilson & Chapman's planning mill re-
sumed yesterday morning, being of
since last Friday. The stop was caused
by the improvement Of two new main
belts.
The LaBelle tack factory is being run
these nights. 1t has been long time
since this was necessary. Orders are
coming in faster than they can be at
tended to.
Conductor Richard Mooney, OF North
Wheeling, has just completed fine
frame house at West Liberty for John
Douga. Wilson 81 Chapman furnished
the lumber.
There was breakdown at the Laugh.
lin mill yesterday, throwing the old fac
tory off. The break will soon be re-
paired. They are having reasonably
good run there.
The Belmont furnace was charged
and all in readiness for a start yester'
day. Fire had been put under the
boilers, but now operations by reason
of the strike in the coke regions, are
postponed indefinitely.
James Williams, catcher on mill Is,
of the Etna-Standard, will be married
soon to popular lady Of Wheeling.
The wedding will have large attend
ance. He is one of the most popular OF
mill men. The couple will make their
home in Ktnaville.
The key and barrel works OF Thomas
Mears, across the river, are going In
full, and business is better than for
nearly year. All of the factories OF
Mr.. Mears are now In operation. Other
plants are located at Zanesville, Beilaire
and Ellwood City, Pa.
Business is on the boom at the plan
was necessary to run the mill nearly al
night TO catch up with the work. The
hum of the planning mill made agreeable
sounds in that part OF the city last
night. 1t has been about year since
this was necessary.
The Patton Manufacturing Company,
OF Culum bus. o., and Jacksonville, Ind,
ora ~ hpit an ipmanea hollo a "a
and novelty foundry at Muncie, Ind,
soon. The works will employ upwards
OF 1000 men. This is the firm which
talked OF starting similar concern al
MoundsvIlle. 1t is possible that some.
thing may be done by the firm in
Moundsville yet.
About the same department Of the
Htna-Standard are on this week as last
with the exception OF the pudding fur.
naces, which were put on last Tuesday
morning. There are new furnaces oil
the pudding department on, three oil
them being on scrap. The S4 pudding
rate went into effect for the first time
last Tuesday morning. The miners of
the mill are not making full time.
1t is said that the Wheeling Pottery
Company has just received from the
cities Of Berslem and Tonstil, England,
consignment Of thirteen crates OF
white granite ware to fill orders. The
authority is from oHe Of the most rei-
able OF potters of Wheeling. The
potters reason that II the manage
meut can afford to buy the ware from
England, they could well afford to let
the men work at the old list.
David Thomas, OF Allegheny City,
arrived at the Etna-Standard mill yes
terday. He will superintend the con-
struction Of the new tn-plate mill.
More of the machinery has arrived, and
the main plant OF the new plate mill
will be located between the upper part
OF the Rtna and the lower part Of the
Standard. The company has orders
with half dozen different firms for the
supplying OF materials and appliances
for the new plant.
For Another Boat.
Canvassers were started out yesterday
by the Island Ferry company TO solicit
stock for the purchase OF a second boat,