The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-20
OLD TIME WEATHER.
THAT THE MosrIExAcrlNa
Prl.aa Of old Ror.a. Cannot oA.s, tO-Fia.
slsishipE, bat Hard work for The Hsrss Cars.
rhs BOys Having Faa While the Snow
stay,-l Demand for Clean Sidewalks.

Allnight before last the snow fell, toward
morning heavily, and by daylight the ground
was covered to q depth Of several inches,
much to the discomfort Of early pedestrians.
Traffic on the street car lines was somewhat
impeded for short time, but by the free use
Of salt the Citizens line managed 10 keep
their cars going with double teams. The
Elm Grove line took of thelr horse cars, and
ran omnibuses from the Eleventh street ter
minul to the end OF the motor line on Nc
Oolloch street.
The sleighs were out in numbers all day,
but especially lest night, when nearly every
available rig In the city YVES impressed into
service. The weather ives moi too cold for
comfort, and the later snow falling on the
smooth surface Of the former one made per.
feet sleighing, especially on Baird Avenue
which was regular procecsion Of sleighs 60
ing both ways last night till late hour.
TALK WITH A LIVERY NAN.
,'You're making plenty of money to-day
suppoeep querried an 1sTEIIIsEscER re.
porter as he stopped In front OF prominent
livery stable yesterday afternoon. The pro,
prietor was standing in front Of his place
watching the cutters go flying past while the
air was t1lled with the merry chime OF the
bells. He had not that glad and happy lool
on his face, however, that one would expec,
q man TO have, who was acquiring the coin
OF the realm. He turned and pointing TO 0
number Of sleighs that were standing In hii
stable and then to number standing In
front Of rival Establishment, eai6: "fbet
don't look much like It, does it2 1 tell you
I never knew business to DO 50 dull durinl
the sleighing lsesson for years. Nearly al
these rigs you see on the street are private
affairs. Very few livery horaes and cutteri
are out.n
"what's the reason-ars the rates tot
high2n
No; the figures are very reasonable, Il think
II person wants horse and cutter for 0 two
hours ride In the afternoon, three dollars Il
an evening we have to have v. Thos,
figures are not high, when you tske int
consideration the money we have invested In
cutters that lie idle nearly all the year, snc
tho usage horse gets, for tell you when
there's aleighing horse usually hrs TO go fol
all he's worth. The tax on double rigs Is Of
course higher. Iguess the boys don't looE
after the girls now.a-tays as well as they useo
to In former years. Then We used to have
half dozen after every sleigh we had. They
would engage 'em days beforehand. Plenty
OF money for us thsr, but very little now"
coAsTrse ALL TIE GO.
The scene nearly all day yesterday and
especially after DARK last evening on every
street which afforded slope enough for coast.
ing, ives lively one. People OF almost all
ages and OF both sexts were out with hand
sleds, and all enjoyed the rare tport hugely.
Some funny rigs were out last night. One
man with an old country homemade sleigh
and bopy horse with COW bell about It's
neck, created much merriment as he drove
up and down the main thoroughfares. A
regular Yankee jumper was also seen on
Market street last evening. 1t consisted Of
two ssplings, the small ends bent up for
shafts, and the larger ones used for runners,
with log mounted several feet above on
Standards, on which the spetsengers sal
''straddle." Itexcited considerable curiosity
as 1t dashed past at reckless speed.
Several parties have spoken to reporters oil
the necessity for the ordinance requiring
people to clean their sidewalks. Walking
on the street yesterday was unpleasant, IN
safe and unhealthful.' But to think what the
state OF affairs will be when thaw sets In
and this four inche1 Of snow becomes sluBh
Is enough to make one think seriously oil
fleeing to Florida or some sunny cline where
sleighing Ia unknown. The thaw seemed, by
the bye, TO be giving signs OF Its approach a
midnight.