The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-03-18
talk ABOUT WEATHER.
Tho Worst Winter Of tho Year
Comes Near tho End.
GOOD SLEIGHING ON MARCH IL.
a Memorable St. Patrlcls's Day, with
Celebration by tho Elcmcnts..Thc
Electrical cars Find 1t Hard to Run
and tho Cutters Arc Out with tho
Bells.

After experiencing tho weather Of
yesterday, it is plain how st. Patrick
freed Ireland OF snakesS 10 seems to
be doing tho Same work for America.
Several sunny days lately have started
tho paragraph in tho weekly newspa.
pcrs that tho first snake has appeared.
Yesterdays weather would freeze them
all solid. Snow began to fall carly in
tho morning, and 1t continued to fall
allday. 1t was as cold q day as a snow
storm over encountered, and tho snow
was that fne, dry sort which stayed.
By evening several inches wero on tho
ground mud the owners OF sleighs
brought thom out. There was no bot
ter sleighing in the winter just about to
close, and tho Jingle Of the bells was
heard frequently all about town.
Early in tho evening the electric cars
began to find II difficult to run, and tho
salt car was run over tho line. It Is m
abomination and makes slush which
Is decided nuisance in tho streets, but
It makes tho track passablo for the time
being. Street car travel was far from
being rapid ,transit last night, however.
WEARING OF THE GREEN.
About tho only observance OF st.
Patrick's Day in Wheeling was tho
wearing of the pretty shamrocks. There
were all sorts OF devicca with the sham
rock on. d. Gundling & Co., presented
all callers with a neat artificial Eham-
rocks, aid there was rush after them
which reminded ono OF q run on a
bank In time OF panic. The Hub also
gave away neat shamrock with little
figure OF Cupid in it. When tho store
opened yesterday morning there, were
people waiting for them. They wero
told that mono would be given out
until s o'clock, and scores Of people
waited till that hour to get them. In
about two hours two thousand OF them
were given away.
T. 3. Dolan wore one OF the prettiest
badges, q shamrock OF emerald with q
silver harp inlaid on it.
N. Lally had great display at his
place, in tho shape OF four cakes OF leo
with a heart, harp, horseshoe and
the American flag frozen in them, all
set off with ahamrocks.
Ed Wilde, bookkeeper at Neill &
EllinghaIn's, and Martin Thornton, OF
the Hotel Brunswick, wero enyied BY
all true Irishmen. They each received
from old Erin quantity OF genuine
shamrock, sent them by friends.
A NOVEL CELEBRATION.
Tho Reymann Brewing company
would probably have chosen another
day for its annual book beer test ii it
had been foreseen that such arctic
weather would prevail. In spite OF the
blizzard, however, tho large and hand
some new hall Of the company, built for
the accommodation OF its employees, was
filled with crowds Of people who went
over to enjoy the music, the lunch, the
good humored asscmblage and the beer.
Several hundred guests sat down to a
bounteous repast, and sampled the book
and the pilsner beer the company is
just ready to put on the market.
A specially enjoyable feature Of the
affair was the music by the full Opera
House orchestra. Mr.. Reymann him
sell played the huto in one or two num-
bers, and Prof. Spells musicians never
played for q more appreciatiyo assem-
bly,.
Mr.. Reymann made a brief speech
welcoming the guests and informing
them that this was an old German Gus
tom revived. In those days tho tests
were in the open air, but in this day
and land competition and other inau-
ences had made the book beer season
open SO early that an outdoor test was
impracticablc. This company proposed
to have them yearly in this hall, rain or
shine, slcet or snow. Ho was loudly APP
plauded, and three hearty cheers were
given for him when he sat down.
The throng included many prominent
citizens, and all had q most enjoyable
time till late in the afternoon.