The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-08-03
NEWS FROM NEAR TOWNS
GATHERED BY IxrELLIeExcER RE-
PoRrERs.
A Chronicle of the Happenings and
Events, Social, Political and
Otherwise in the yieiaass
or wheeling
MoUNDsynLE.
NJ the Camp Grounds.
Republican Meeting.

Improvements NJ the Camp Grounds
Republican Meeting.
MouSpsvlLLE, July 81.
Special Correspondence Of ths IntellLgeuOer.
took stroll through the old camp
ground this morning and found everything
lively and everybody there Very busy.
Improvements are being pushed forward
very rapidly and are now approaching
completion. Finer cottages are being
erected this year than ever before. The
double cottage erected by Mr.. Coen for
himself and the Fourth street minister, is
by odds the finest building ever erected on
the camp ground; but in few years, no
doubt, 1t will be as lar behind as those
erected few years ago are now behind.
A large force Of workmen are still en-.
gagged in identifying the grounds, and by
the close OF another week, It will be In
better condition than the most sanguine
hoped TO see 1t. Everything points to
yery large attendance a. the meeting. The
presence OF Bishop Peck and DR.. J. Tho.
burn will draw large crowds. The meet.
ing will, no doubt, be financial success at
least. Something over fifty families are
now occupying their cottages and by the
close Of next week the number will be
doubled. Regular services will be held
on the ground from now until the opening
OF the meeting,
Those staying on the camp ground from
our own town and Wheeling, report that
It is q most delightful place TO while away
the time. By this time next year 1t Is pro-
posed to construct reservoir 30 that
water can be delivered TO every cottage
with very little cost TO the owner.
A Garfield and Arthur pole was raised
this afternoon on Western avenue. The
part OF our city known by this name Is q
little west OF the corporation proper, and
perhaps should more properly be termed
Harrisyille, as about one halt OF the iami.
lies living on 1t are OF the name OF Harris.
The population OF the avenue Ia about
fifty, among whom are eleven voters. Ten
Of the eleven will vote for Garfield and we
are strongly considering the matter at
present OF making 1t unanimous. Mr..
Samuel Miller has been the leading spirit
in the matter Of the pole raising; he, to.
gether with his son aud son-in.law, pro-
curing the pole and making all the arrange.
ments. Mr.. Miller Is strong in the faith.
He served throughout the war in the Sew.
enth West Virginia Infantry, and says
that he ever intends to vote as he shot.
After the pole was placed In position and
three cheers given for the nominees,
speeches were made by W. ]. W. Cowden,
Of Wheeling, and Jacob Kemple, Esq, OF
Moundsville.
Mr.. Cowden's speech was one OF the
cleacestexpositions OF the issues ofthe cam.
paign, 10 which It has as yet been our
fortune 10 listen. He first called atten-
ton to the records OF the two parties for
the past 20 years, showing that the Re-
publican party had, during all that time,
been the party of progress. l. had freed
the slaves, put down the rebellion, inaug.
urated system OF free schools in every
State over which it had control, brought
back our currency to the gold standard,
and now it proposed 10 preserve inviolable
everything for which 30 much treasure
had been spent and so much blood ehed.
The Democratic party on the other hand
was not the party OF progress, but in all
these 20 years has been a party Of the
greatest Inconsistencies. II was the party
that tried to destroy the Government from
1850 to 1855. In 1884 1t declared the war
a failure. In 1868 it had found out that 1t
was not failure. In 1875 it declared that
resumption would ruin the country, but
now 1t had found out that honest money
was needed TO save the country. In com.
pairing the candidates he showed conclus.
lively that Garfield was the safest man in
every respect. He closed by calling at
tention TO our State ticket. Mr.. Kemple
spoke 9 short time in his usual forcible
and happy style, causing everybody to go
away in agood humor.
A vote Of thanks was rendered to Dr.. G.
". Bruce, who donated the nice pole.
The universal verdict was that good
time was enjoyed, and that the pole Ia the
incest one ever erected In our place. We
expect it to help make the avenue" unan-
imous. y.