The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-22

cold weather is having a depressing ell
feet on all business requiring outdoor
work. Il Is seldom that so severe wealth
er is felt In this climate for so long time
| in succession. Everything is effected by
| Il; our hyirsnls are in disordered con,
ditiop; our gas pipes are Likewise, ana
what is worse, no repairs can be made
until the mercury Is let up, The public
roads through the country are in terrl-
bic condition, in many places dangerous
to travel on account Of the unusual
amount Of Ice on them. Country pro-
duce is getting scarce and hard 70 pro-
cure in consequence. The roads oil Bel
ment county, however, in summer or
winter, are disgrace To the age anu to
civilization, and Il Is awOnder that as IN
telligent and wealthy q community can
rest so contentedly with such thorough
fares Us they have.
There has been q large amount oil Ice
secured here for use next summer, Mr.
Henry c. Humphrey has very large
house full, one Of the largest, per-
haps, in the county, Mr.. Humphrey
Is one OF our most enterprising men. His
facilities for furnishing fresh meats,
butchered and served APP in the most
artistic manner, are unsurpassed, He
has a large refrigerator in his meat shop,
with space sufficient to hang two or three
becyes in ut one time, from which at any
time cool, fresh steak can be had, all
OF which, with tho urbane and pleasant
manner with which it is served, have u
demoralizipg effect on the pOcket-bOok.
As rule we have u hFst-class fraternity
Of butchers; honorable, accommodating
aud punctual, meeting all The wants Of
our communityin that line satisfactorily.
The manufacture OF shoes is growing
to large proportions incur town. Near
" all OF our shoe dealers have attached
to their stores shop with more or less
workmen, and appear to be busy. Among
the more prominent are CrisWell x Pow
ers on Union street, who have large as
sortment Of custom work, and have full
corps Of wOr kmen to supply all demands.
They arc doing business to justify their
laudable efforts to supply the wants OF
the people, Mr.. A. FAupel, on Belmont
street, has large stock Of Eastern work,
besides leather and shoe findings, and q
large shop attached. These, besides
other smaller establishments, appear to
be fully employed, and 1t Is business
that is getting betiGr % our town grows.
The "Sledgcs with the BELLS are heard
constantly on our streets these days, On
Saturday three young men took II into
their heads 10 have a sleigh ride, By
some means their horse took fright and
run away and spilled them ont and broke
up the sleigh, Not satisfied, they pro-
cured another sleigh and hitChed up again,
when the horse again took fright and
emptied the gents out and completely
wrecked the sleigh. Tho lives Of the
people OH tho street being endangered by
such proceedings, Officer Highlaman ar
rested the lads and locked them up to
answer the charge Ofdrunkenness, They
were very indignant and thought that Il
was very strange that persons could not
have little fun without being intcrfercl
with.
Pay day among the glass honse boys
generally brings disorders OF this kind,
and fear 1t will always be so as long
Us Viz NHAhhg utllb UTG ullONeu "
allure them and rob them not only Of
their reason but Of their characters and
hard earnings. Trtthe absehce Of liquor
We have a. 4paaoeahO. and well. disposed
q community as can be found anywhere,
and 1t Is hoped that some means may be
found to stop Its sale, among the young
men especially,
The City Commercial Of Saturday has On
article on the subject OF some structures
OF the Independent on the management Of
city affairs, in which Mr.. LOnglCy, the
editor, Is grossly wronged. lie is repre-.
scented rs having his heart In 81. ClHirs-
vile and rs caring nothing for the inter-
ests Of Bellaire, and other stuff that few
sensible men in our place will endorse.
Mr.. LOngley Is a gentleman Of probity
and honor, and his enemies will find that
he will be amply sustained by his friends |
land he has plenty Of them hcre) in his
efforts TO protect the citizens from wrong.
Our city management is not so imHacu-
late that structures cannot be made upon
them without the imputations Of being
hired with Wheeling money or being in
the interest Of 81. ClRirsvillc. "Letthem
that think they stand take heed lest they
fall"
Mr.. James Tarbitt, an old citizen Of this
place, was buried to-day. did not learn
what disease caused his death. The health
Of our place Is remarkably good for the