Daily Republican., 1881-12-02
TxIp TO WEST Virginia.
Wilmington Hunters Amongst tho
wild Game-Came hone Carry.
ing their trophies with them
A Feast and q good time.

Frank C. Stidham of the firm of L..
W. Stidham Il Son, auctloneers, ana
Richard Greenfield of Brandywine
Hundred, concluding that a little re-
creation and let up from business cares
would be beneficial, started on the l4th
of November for few days run down
to the mountain regions of West Nlr-
giua, where deer, wild turkey and
other wild game abound. Leaving
Washington they struck a be- ilne for
Linden Station on the Midland rail-
roai amongst The Blue Mountains.
From this station the WilmiDgtonians
soon found tbemsel yes at the hospitabie
home of Mr.. Frank Angelo, formerly a
well known painter of this city, where
they were entertained with true south
ern coed cheer and cordiality. Mr..
Angelo is engaged successfully in the
lumber business. This is a fine hilly
romantic stretch Of country alternating
between mountain and valley, rich III
lumber and minerals and noted for
It's wild game which attracts many
NtmrOd from the North.
Joined by Mr.. Angelo the party
started on their hunt, soaring up plenty
of deer, II or 10 day being scared up
but being wild they were hard to get
shot at. Angeles practical eye and
level aim of his trusty rifle, brought
down one huge antler which was gener-
ously given to the Wilmington hunters.
1t must not be inferred however that
because Mr.. Angelo shot the deer that
Messrs. Stidham aud Greenfield We're
idle, or were unsuccessful.
Quite number of birds, pheasants
ana wild turkeys came down at the
crack of their guns. The hunters dur
ing their stay in Virginia, visited Stras-
burg and several gentlemen fond OF the
chase we're visited. Amongst them
were Thomas and John Wilson, the for
mer standing about six feet tivein his
stockings and thinks nothing of shoot
ing the head from chicken 200 yards
distant with his rusty rifle.
Peter johnson, an old hunter, is also
mentioned who Is a sure shot though
we'll up in years. The latch strings of
the hospitable doors of these gentlemen
are always on the outside and they own
large tracts of land. Amongst the larg
est landowners in that section is man |
named Keller a relative of Mr.. Miller |
who bought the Jackson farm in New
Castle Hundred. He has 5000 acres for
which it is said he only paid $1,000, and |
lately he has refused 900 for it. 1t
is mineral land and pig iron manutac
tured on 1t used to he shipped to George
G. Lobdell OF this city. The scenery Of
this section is sublime but the ground
is stony and rough, with numerous
springs of water. amongst which are
sulphur, alum, hot, cold ebb and flow
springs.
Messrs. Stidham and Greenfield re-
turned home from their trip on Thanks
giving day, bringing home with them
. half dozen wild turkeys they had
killed and deer that weighed some to
pounds.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Stidham and
some two dozen of his friends assem-
bled at his residence, 722 French street,
and sat down to n tirst-class dinner, of
which wild turkey and deer were the
eadirg features. The dinner was first
lass III every respect, and got up in the
good style for which Mrs. Stidllam has
become noted, and which cannot be ex
1elieu ny lue Hoteu ieslauIdhtcuts al
DelmoDiCos.
The turkey that graced the head of
the table weighed 26 pounds and was
on the wing when Mr.. Stidham's gun
made it bite the dust. The venison was
no mock article but the true real grit |
and no mistake. Never did couple |
OF dozen men sit down to better feast,
and where every thing irom the wild
turkey and deer down to the luxurious
cake and ice cream, was served out with
a more lavish and genuine hospitality |