The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-06-26
Walks and Talks About Town.
Robert Luke's New Livery
and Boarding Stables.

Wheeling may safely challenge the
country to show finer, better ventilated,
or more commodious livery stables
than she has within her limits. There
is nothing at all equalling them in the
large cities OF the East, and nothing
excelling them anywhere, and frstamong
the stables comes the new establishment
erected and occupied by Robert Luke,
Market street, corner OF Oak alley, a
few doors north Of the postoffice.
This splendid and convenient establish
mept is one hundred and three feet long
by sixty-seven feet in width, and includes
a very neat and commodious office, robe
and whip room, carriage room, stable
and hayloft and granery.
The stable is thirty feet wide, has
thirty.seven stalls ten feet in depth, all
neatly painted and furnished with iron
feed boxes. There are also two box
dopble stalls with earth floors. The
arrangement for feeding are very COM
plete and arranged so that no dust
from the hay or grain can fall down on
10 the horses or into their feed troughs
or hay racks.
The carriage room is lob feet long by
81 in width and is supplied with gas
throughout. The arrangement for
watering and washing the animals and
vehicles are also complete, handy and
perfect.
The stable, throughout, is perfect
and by day it is lighted from the roof,
80 that while every part is as light as it
can be, there is no glare to annoy the
animals while at rest. For escape in
case of fire, door opens on to the lot
north of the stable, through which the
horses can be taken to place Of safety.
In addition to the means Of escape, Mr..
Luke has provided his stable with a
tbree.inch hose that will reach the
entire length OF the establishment and
which is always attached to the hydrant,
built expressly for it, and always ready
for use. Besides this, he has a man on
watch constantly day and night, SO that
he can feel entirely secure against the
fire fiend.
The high reputation Robert Luke has
heretofore won among our citizens for
furnishing splendid turnouts, will still
be maintained. He is prepared at all
times, to furnish conveyances for fune-
rails, having a hearsc, five hacks OF the
latest an! most fashionable styles, two
horse barouches, one horse carriages,
buggics and other styles Of vehicles
sufficient for any purpose. And these
are new and elegant. His stock Of
horses, as is well known, are speedy,
kind and reliable. Luke's horses are
not often passed on the road, yet are
favorites with those who love a stylish,
kind horse.
To accommodate the public, this STA
bic is kept open at all hours of the day
and night 1t makes no difference
when a horse or buggy may be needed, it
can always be obtained.
Mr.. Luke has also fitted up monster
ice chest, where he keeps for sale a
large supply Of the clearest and purest
ice, and where families can be supplied
at any hour, and with any quantity
needed.
He has four rooms. suitable for Off
ces, in the second story Of his new build
ing, for rent at low figures, and a neat
and very complete store room on the
ground floor. For particulars apply at
the livery office.
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