The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-06
WAS NOT 50 WARM
Yet the Old Town When Dry Be-
gets Evidences OF Thirst.
SODA FOUNTAIN A KLONDlKE
Nugget for IN, Drug AIan Yesterday, and
lie was Much Sought Individual All
Duy-A Blg Crowd OF Wheeling a Lake
Erie EIcursIonlsts Had Their Thirst
slaksd This Way, too, for the saloons
Were Tightly Closed.

Wheeling was as dry and dusty yester-
day as western town where prohibition
and blizzards abound Though the
weather was of the balmy September
variety, great thirst was in evidence, 1t
reminded one of the 9TH of July, when
the mercury threatened to climb above
an air ship, Most people traced the
cause to Captain Benefits edIct that the
saloons must observe the Sabbath, How
well they kept It ia attested by the aver
age frequenter and the soda water man,
Both say the saloons were closed tight
as a drum. Everybody else says so, and
II was So The day OF rest was greatly
enjoyed by the hard worked attendants
at the bar, 1t was holiday TO them,
and the majority visited the parks. While
they were thus enjoying themselves
group of thirsty and Indignant citizens
stood outside their 'places of business"
gazing at the doors as though they shut
of entrance from bank about TO break.
Then when thirst became unbearable
they humbly sat before the fizzlng soda
fountains and made the best of 'clare1
Ice" cherry ripe" and similar sound
aliuring titles
A druggist volclng the opinion Of near
ly all In the same business up town,
stated that he had never sold more soda
water the hottest summer day since he
entered the business Stlll, on the whole,
he thought closed bars hurt his general
trade and while he dispensed gallons OF
soda water he lost otherwise. This
seems rather cloudy, but he meant 1t,
The Wheeling & Lake Erie excursionist5
helped swell the soda water patronlzers,
but their regrets at not diving into any
thing more enthusiastic were nothing In
comparison to those expressed by old
resldenters. There's always consolation
afloat, however and a wis man from the
East End said as he paid for his tenth
claret Ice: 1T might be worse"
The excursion over the Wheeling g.
Lake Erie railroad from Toledo and In
termedlate points deposited In the city
several hundred Buckeyes of bnti-seSes,
bent on taking in the sights. Unfortu-
nately the train was late In arriving,
giving the eXcurslonlsts hardly two
hours stay They reached here at 4;SO
o'clock and left about $3.50 o'clock. Their
objective points In most cases were
Wheeling and Mozart parks, the Confer
no band concert at the latter being a
special attraction, but OF course, their
time of arrival cut of all such hopes,
Those from Massilon and other towns on
the road who came by the regular train
Jared better, they having several hours
At their disposal.
The number of early birds for the state
fair was another factor In making Mar
ket street, especially. pose as Broad
way during the day. The old town was
almost in the hands OF visitors. Around
the leading hotels the conversation was
all horse, and the youthful lounger lis
tened In delight to the recital of some
great finish under the wire. At night the
state fair came to the front as the real
thing to talk about, and Judging by the
interest evinced, the fair starts off under
very favorable conditions.
The only violation OF Captain Ben
nett's order known to have occurred
ls that which was charged upon the
police docket against Mrs. John Klie-
YES who conducts a saloon on Water
street. The case will come before Act
Ing Mayor Chew this morning.