The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-28
moUNDsyILLE CAMP GRouND.
improvements and I:nbslIl.hnehts-An
Island PamiIy.a Experience.


Island Pamily's Experience.
MouNpsvnLE CANP GROUND, July %.
This really delightful place Is becoming
more and more enchanting With each re-
turning summer. 1t is 50 finely located,
50 completely shaded by the great pOplas
and naples that cover the ground, and so
close to the city Of Wheeling, that 1t is
soon destined TO become an exceedingly
popular summer resort. s4a-
Some families spend two full months Of
each summer here. There are now on the
ground fiteen families, some Of whom
have been here for two weeks past. In
addition to the families that have been
mentioned In your columns heretofore,
among the latest arrivals are, Mr.. Thomp-
son, OF the South Side, Joseph Bodley,
". X. Elson, Jacob Hull and Mrs. Chas.
Adams, Of East Wheeling, W. s, Tlppett,
Of North Wheeling, and D.. R. Bell and
Rev. George O. Wilding from the Island.
Quite number OF families from Wheel.
ing will arrive early next week.
Never, since the opening OF this camp
ground, has there been so much agitation
In building. can hear the sound Of the
carpenters hammer going up from all
portions OF the ground. At least fifteen
good substantial cottages will be erected
this season. The buildings put up in the
last few years are far superior TO the pio-
neer tents or "shanties" erected by the
fathers. Among those who are now build
ing are G.. A. House, Jacob Hull, DR.. A. ].
LYDIA, George Edwards, Benz. Stevens, A.
J. McNash, Mr.. Kelley, B. F. Swisher, OF
Fairmont, and Rev. @. Conner. Next
week Mrs. SCatterday and Rev. G. 0. vii.
ding will begin the erection Of their cot
taRes, The fine new cottage OF Rev. Con.
ner is rented for this seasonby Mr.. Travis,
Of South Wheeling, 1t Is not near so
costly an enterprise as one would suppose,
viz: the erection Of a good comfortable
summer cottage. Building material OF
good quality can be purchased on the
ground at Wheeling prices. noticed in
my walk this morning that Joseph Bodley
and W. X. Elson had improved their cot
tages this season by adding good roomy
commissary departments.
Among the improvements this year l
may say word Tor the boarding.house. It
has been raised and aoored, the upper
portion divided into twelve comfortable
bedrooms, and now under the master
touch Of that slashing whitewash artist,
Brother Turner, OF Wheeling, 1t is assum.
ing snowy tints. 1t will be a cosy and
economical place to be domiciled during
the meeting in August. The young trees,
three hundred in number, are growing
finely, and will soon protect from the rays
Of the sun all over the ground. The road
that enters ut the western gate is being
changed, SO that instead OF boldly climb.
ing the brow OF the hill as 1t formerly did,
it will henceforth skirt the edge OF the
knoll on the westerly side, thus casting all
OF the travel further from the circle OF
the enCampment, which will be a great
cause OF thankfulness to those tenting in
this locality.
To give you, gentle reader, glimpse oil
camp-ground life, append the experience
OF an Island man during his first day on
the ground. In the haste and confusion
Of setting things to rights q chair was
clumsily capsized, and, in falling, it man.
aged to alight upon pet Maltese kitten,
almost annihilating the said feline. The
children set up howl, the wife and
mother almost wept over poor, dear little
kitten; the household was o'erclouded.
The luCkless husband consoled himself
with the unsympathetic but masculine.
like reflection that it was "only cat"
But the good work oil fixing up" goes
bravely on. While the dutifIl husband
is in posture in which good Methodists
attend to their devotions, and vainly en-
deavoring to drive nail Of stubborn
tendencies, three.gallon jar, sitting quiet.
~ on shelf above, becomes dislodged, and,
careening over, it, impelled by the law
OF gravitation softly proceeds on its way to
the floor. Just before reaching the floor
it comes in contact with smooth, white
spot just above the top of the Island mani
head, and there was aCollisionm A short
time atterward saw him placidly wrest.
ling with three Joints OF rusty stove pipe,
each joint OF which wanted to do as 1t
pleased. To cap the climax his good wife
was caressed by couple OF wasps who
were on the war path. One OF them, in an
absent minded sort Of way, nfpped her
ear, and the other grasped her warmly by
the hand. For a few brief, but wonder.
fully crowded moments, good Methodist
sister, well known on the Island, could
have been seen dancing in violation OF all
the rules OF the Discipline"
The way to enjoy it is to test by per-
sonal experience the delights Of living in
the woods. ISLAND.