The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-25
Elonl Sotea.

Is Cases or suffering VIII soon bob up.
Also the hard luck story. ( z 8 3
Druggists will now have a run on
cough and wet feet remedies.
Rubber boot dealers WED with the
owners Of dogs In the Klondlke.
House & Herrmann's relief boat was
q feature floating in front Of the post
office. "
Painters and paper hangers will have
a bonanza this spring on flood-washed
houses. Z. Z l,'S 10 70
Tenants in the flooded districts have
real estate they would like to unload on
their landlords.
z The Wheeling 6 Elm Grove line trans
ferred its passengers at iLeatherwood.
using three skiffs.l v i5s
Lo, the poor Islander! But then there
are others. South Siders and Benwood-
ers have troubles OF their own.
The pavement outside the Pythian
castle caved in yesterday and a barri-
cade was put up TO prevent teams from
going down. ". 4
" Little business was done in the dry
business district. The saloons did q
rattling wet business. as also did La
Belle Rivlere. 81 (. F Z.
A disguised man was he who on
Wednesday took his cellar goods to tho
first floor. and yesterday had to carry
everything up another story. z
ZIP Snyder's house boat came UP on
the rise yesterday. and anchored in
front of the Wheeling Steel &c Iron Com
pany's office at lower Fourteenth street.
How glad am that we moved on
the Island" chcered Sixth ward fam
lily In their home circle. until the Ohio
In their parlor greeted them yesterday
morning. ~
The bottom fell out OF n johnboat at
the. Pythian Castle yesterday afternoon,
and four men gave an imitation OF Nc
Ginty. Their mishap created rumors of
drowning accident. q
The white Wings" have a big con-
tract ahead of them. Yesterday their
operations were confined TO Twelfth
street, where the river. hadn't touched.
But won't they get 1t when the water
recedcs! 3 S5fi Y az
Several travelling men walked up from
Bcllaire yesterday afternoon. crossing
the river In skiff. They carried grips,
and left Bellaire at 4:10 and reached
here at 7:10 o clock. Slow time, but Sam
Harrison is the authority. < $50
Floods" remarked the individual of
Soclalistic tendencies, who Ind imbibed
not wisely but too well, like famInes.
wars md plaques, are needed to kill of
half the people. There's TOO bloomin'
many OF 'em in this country"
William Mclaughlin, who resides on
the Island, was very unfortunate In
having two sick children during the
height of the flood. Although they were
quite seriously Ill. both were moved over
70 the city and are now improving.
Twenty miles In two hours Isn't half
bad, and 1t was made yesterday after
noon by n party Of young men In a. skin,
from Mlngo Junction to Wheeling. The
young men were Bates Woods. OF this
city, Ralph Turner, OF Martins Ferry,
and Tom Howell. OF Bridgeport. The
current helped them push things along.
a number OF well .known gen llemen Of
Clnysville, Pa., were in tho city ycster-
day looking at the big river. q Their
names jarc:S Chester Miller, w. B. Barr,
Jame8 Calder, DR.. J. NJ Sprowls. J. ID.
lChampsoy,, Bopce Blayney, Lee Pntter-
son. y j. Brooklng, VIII $Donnell,i Ho-
NOR Minton. j. Frank Anthony, Robert
ElderSand Editor J. l.. Melvin. OF the
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