Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-10-24

blast furnace is nearing completion.
and it is thought that BY the latter part
of this coming week the line Will be
finished. All the trestle work has been
completed. and now the work of filling
in and cutting road-bed Though the
cinder bank on the north side of the
furnace is being pushed rapidly A
short switch will be laid from the main
track to the north SIDE of the furnace
and will probably be connected with
the c. & P. switch at this point. which
will be great advantage to both roads
in transferring freight. It is the inten-
ton of the w. & l.. E. receivers to ex-
tend the new river extension down as
far as Bellaire next year, providing the
present one proves a success, which it
undoubtedly will. for the reason that it
will greatly facilitate the shipping and
receiving of freight over the read from
this point.
The work of erecting the new addi-
ton to the Laughlin tin plant is being
pushed rapidly as possible, and present
prospects are that before many months
pass by the new plant will be finished
and in operation, thus greatly enlarg-
ing the capacity of the plant. Already
a large part Of the stone foundation has
been laid and should the work continue
as fast as it has in the past week it will
not be long until the iron and brick
work will be commenced great deal
of eXcavating is necessary in order that
the foundation for the engine and bed
plates for the rolls can be laid. This
work has been commenced. consequent
ly no time is being lost at any of the
work. Work at moving Behring's sa-
loon the last of the three buildings
that have to be moved from the ground,
was commenced yesterday and will be
finished by Tuesday. If all reports are
true, Gehring makes quite a neat sum
on the deal, as it is stated that the mill
company besides purchasing him an
other lot on which to move the build
ing gives him S4C0 and pays him so
much each day his place is kept shut
while it is being moved The c. & P.
company are laying a switch in between
the cid mill and the new one. They
have force of twenty men at work
and expect to have it completed some
time this week.
AT the meeting of the Choral Club
held Friday evening the following per-
manent officers were elected Presi-
dent, Ernest G. Smith: vice president,
Thomas Lloyd; secretary. DR.. ]. S.
Morrison: financial secretary, Chester
Lloyd; treasurer. Charles Hoyle; libra
rian, Mrs. John Turner; assistant libra
rian, Miss Ella Campbell; executive
committee, E. c. Smith. Dr. F. S. Nor
rison, Reece Williams. Thos Lloyd and
Lloyd and Paris r. Meyers; press COM
mittee, Mrs. Florence Watson, Thos.
Lloyd and Paris E. Meyers; press COM
mittee, John w Crooks. of the Intelli-
gencer. Chas. Bartholomew, of the Reg
lister. P. r. Anderson, of the Times. Ed.
Blackford, of the News. and Jas Rob-
inson. of the Ohio Valley News; direc-
tor, Paris R. Meyers, of Wheeling.
The first rehearsal Of the club will
be held next Saturday evening. Those
wishing to become members of the club
can do so at the meeting next Satur-
day.
The B., B. & NJ. f. street railway
company have had force of men at
work for the past week at raising their
tracks on Second street between the Ell
son switch and the C. & P freight
depot, up to the established grade of
the street. The dirt being used to make
the fill is being taken from the exca-
vations being made for the building of
the foundations of the Presbyterian
Church. The fill, when finished, will
make quite an improvement on the
street.
Ernest Smith was at Washington, Pa,
yesterday, where he umpired the game
of football between the West Virginia
University and the Wash-Jeff College
teams.
Tomorrow evening the Bertha
Creighton company will appear at the
Opera House in Shakespeare's most
popular tragedy Romeo and Juliet"
The company is one of the strongest on
the road. and Manager Miller is to be
congratulated upon his success in secur-
ing them.
Arenstein & Wolfe opened ND their
new store in the Hobersack building
yesterday.
Auditor Aldredge was down from ST.
Clairsville Yesterday calling on friends
Lyman Hanes has sold out his wall
paper store in Pittsburg and has gone
to New York, where he expects to 60 in
to business.