Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-21
BELLAIRE NEWS.
A Resume Of Yesterdays General Hap
pmings in the Glass City.

Plymouth Council, o. |. y. II. DO
mated $40 to the miners relief fund.
Thomas 4. POrterfeld, Of Harvey,
H.. will arrive Sunday to visit his
brother. William Porterfeld, Sr.
Harry Harris was found drunk last
evening by Marshal Bahra and lodged
l., l,---A.--l-..r, s.rtsl,.,- nf his relatives
came around and secured his release
until his appearance for trial at nine
o'clock this morning by putting up
the required abount of collateral.
An unknown who was going from
house TO house selling patent tidy
holders was arrested yesterday for in
sulting persons who refused TO pur>
chase.
Edward Brast, Of New Martinsyille,
is visiting Second ward friends. If
reports are trye he viii shortly lead
a popular Bellaire young lady to the
altar.
Thomas Shelly, manager Of the
Crystal Glass Works, has invented q
glass fnisher, the experiments with
which have been remarkably success
full His first experiments have been in
turning out tumblers and from the
specimens exhibited they are as fine
q quality of goods as is on the mar
ket. Mr. Shelly is Of an inventive
turn Of mind and has cOntriVed sew
eral other useful glass making appli-
ances.
The old damage case Of William
Armstrong against the corporation Of
Bellaire, asking for 500 damages for
injury done to goods in Lis cellar,
5000. ,--,.r,. orr,fvr- IN Cyrrircr To
perfect drainage. will come up again
to-day before Squire Mason. AttOr-
ney Campbell for the plaintiff. and City
Silicitor Armstrong for the city.
Gus Burwinkle was released from jail
Yesterday after giving the lookup a
thorough overhauling and cleaning.
The coal fannie caused by reason Of
the pudding banks closing down has
struck Dellajre industries hard ROdei-
eds glass factory was compelled 10
shut down at noon yesterday, the first
time in a ye9r. throwing two hundred
men out Of employment. The gas
works 60, four carloads Of coal from
some unknown source yesterday and is
still working The stove foundry is
Tutti1g i'm gas connections and hopes
to continue. and the enameling works
are still running, but have only
scant supply Of fuel.
A notice was posted in the steel
works yesterday that the foreman and
helpers employed at the plant would
be retired. According 10 the plan pro-
posed b. the company foremen are to
be henceforth employed on a salary
basis ranging from SO to 800 a month,
and the helpers to be paid according
to the tonnage. This means an in
crease to these men, and will affect
about twenty --remen and as many
halDCrs. Although the bosses will re-
ccive better wages the working force
of the plant viii be reduced 100 men
when the Improvements now IN pro-
gress are completed.
J. I. Lewis, Henry Kunkel and J. II.
Campbell went out TO Glencoe yester-
day 10 settle the differences existing
between the Glencoe. Quincy and
Franklin miners in regard 10 the loca-
ton Of the commissary in that vicinity.
Mrs. Thomas Carey and children and
her niece. Miss Anna Williams, has
returned from a trip east.
Thomas Holt and family are home
from q visit ct Hartford City, ". Va.
Charles EcCabe. Of the Western
Union Telegraph Office. is spending his
vacation in New York.
Mrs. Albert Radefer and daughter
are visiting in Steubenville.
Misses Amelia and Gertrude Steger
will leave to-day for a visit in Steu-
benville.
Bern Hopkins has returned from
visit in Muneie, Ind.