The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-05-01
i BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
::ow Thron~s orWneeiinE People get il
Right mt home.

::ow Thron.s OF Wheeling People get il
Right nj Rome.
There is scarcely Il day, and especially n
Saturday or Sunday, in the Spring, Summer
and Fall, tina: hundreds OF the dusty dcnizcns
Of the Nail City 10 10. .scel; relief from our
smoky, sooty atmosphere, by n little trip out
the national road east OF the city. y very
few minutes ride or drive in that direction
puts one without the hustle OF the city, and
right among the fields and farms OF rural
region as charming as any within large
radius The duly hegira has scarcely CON.
nieRced yet, being retarded materially by the
unreasonable weather; still there arc enough
people sick OF the lnonotony OF their daily
| roundo OF life in town, and willing to risk nj,
April shower or 4 chilling hreeze, to keen
the jewellers in the country from becoming
lonely.
;lrhe Elm Grove horse cars furnish a con.
vcnicnt and pleasant means Of reaching the
country for those who are not provided with
vehicles OF their own, and almost every car
on the road is well filled. What itwould be-
contc by Summer would be hard to guess
increase OF travel by building six new open
cars, which will be run on special occasions
this suuimcr Several of these are now ap-
preaching completion, and will be ready for
service in n week or so.
Nome OF the resorts ont the pike are opcu
rs yet excepting Seihcrt's garden and Frank
Walters hotel. Mt. Bcllevew will omen IN
shortly, however, in charge of. NJ. Osborne,
u veteran hotel man, late OF the Aul house.
Washington. The season bids fair TO be a biz.
one, MS nearly all the rOomsarc already taken,
llornbrook > rarl: will also DO thrown open
to the public about the middle Of this month,
Mr.. Bediiion, Mrs Charlie Horabrook's faith.
er, has leased the park for the season, and
will manage 1t. lie had intended to COM
mencc the season earlier, but Is embracing
the opportunity afforded by the unfnvorable
weather to erect II new dancing pavilion, and
make some other little improvements which
will enhance the a,traetivcness OF the park.
Though Saturday was nota very tine day
cxcursionists TO the country were numerous,
The cemeteries had Il great many visitors,
aud many Others went principally for the
bracing ride. The country will soon be in
its most charming mood. The late apple
trees are budding into blossom, and BY, the
middle OF the present week IN orchard will
be one great bouquet OF fragrant flowers.
The meadows are dotted with yioets and
dandclions, and the refreshing showers have
given the grass new life and new verdurc,
The wheat shows little traces Of the freeze,
and II the bright green OF the fields Is any indi.
cation the farmers will have full granar;es
neYt fall. The nike is.also in good eond,;io
and Saturday Afternoon several parties OF
young ladies' with escorts, were ont excrci.
sing on horse back, their sparkling eyes and
glowing cheeks a.testiEg tho beneficial CT.
'iects OF the ride 1t is also becoming popu.
lar for both ladies and gentlemen 10 walk
out the pike or liemrheld road and return
on the Elm Grove cars. The exercise and
air compensases for any unpleasant features
Of such u trip. s = 70 -