Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-06-29
DEER PARK.
He IMPROVEMENTS BEING MADE.
A Iit.t Town Growing in Popularity as
Pace Where Those With Fat
Wallets Can Escape Sum-
mer's Burden.
S,scial 10 he Register.

DEER PASK- June S-Ihis famed resort
already begius to assume Its usual summer
appearance. Visitors are arriving every
day. The Deer Park hotel opened on Mon
day and now has about ffty guests, with
large numbers coming. The other hotsls
have quite number Of summer visitors
and expect to be '-Null up The cottages
will all be occupied - usuS, and there is
every indication of rush. The railroad
house is Q tirst.claSs ooe in every particu-
lar, but those coming shoHd have fat
pocket books, though the terms are little
lower than last year. The terms are s. per
day,o sS per month. The capacity OF the
house has been considerably Increased by
the addition Of two anueres, ore on either
side, east aud west. These anneIes are each
four stories high with over fifty rooms
each and give the resorta
Large and Elegant Appearance,
excelling anything along the road. The
West annex has been provided with ine
large ball room quite an Improvement
over last year. The surrounding this year
are grander than ever, and drives have
been established to Mountain Lake."
Boiling Springs" Oakland" "Eagie
Rock" and other points. They ill q long
felt want. Jungnickle's Orchestra, OF Bal.
tmore, with an increased number Of mem.
bers, will be on hand, rs usual. Washing
ton Naylor, OF Washington, has the livery
stables, and will have some nne dog carts
and harness. The house is under the man
agement OF W. J. Walker, who has the
Queen City and Grafton Houses. lie un-
derstands the business. Jarbis, Of Grafton,
will handle the money, and Z. ID. Gambler.
OF Cumberland, will smile over the register.
J. II. Walker, brother OF the manager, Ia
stewart, and knows how TO run his depart
ment. J. ". Stagler, a clever young man
from baltimore, has charge OF the
bottled lightninG"
during the day and l.. l.. Brown at night
There are ten bell boys and four Porters.
There is corps OF good walters, all from
Washington City. Mrs. Hobbs, OF Balti-
more, is the housekeeper, and this is SUI
iicient guarantee that everything will be
kent in order. Wn. Roberts, q competent
toiIsorial artist from Washington, presides
in this department. The water and gas Is
under the management OF T. l.. Shields.
one OF Graftons prominent young men,
aud T.. J. West, a good, accom- mmodating fcl-
low, Is station agent and tan always ,e
found al his post. John slaven. OF Wash.
ingion, who for some years past has been
at Cape May, smiles over the bar. The
other hotels In town are small, but good
and cheap.
A. the Close Of the war
there was not one house at Deer Park, not
even railroad station, and IL was never
thought this would become such popular
resort. Now stands the large hotel With
surroundings of about twenty acres, oil of
which has been cleared and sown with
grass and beautiied with trees, flowers and
shrubbery Besides this there Is nov quite
a village OF good buildings, some OF which
would be credit 10 any city. AL tho
buildings are frame except one, fine, largo
brick. The permanent population Is about
800. but, OF course, Is much larger during
the summer season, ns number OF the cot
tages are only occupied during the summer
months. There are several good stores, two
churches beside the hotel church, q saloon,
blacksmith shop, and a post0illce open the
seven days Of the week. The saw mill of
Davis Brothers, located west Of tho
town, Is the only manufacturing establish
ment here. This enterprise employs fifteen
or twenty men and has tram way running
from the mill to this point. where the lum.
ber is shipped on the u. 4 y. This mill
runs steadily and findsa
Ready Demand
for it, products In all parts Of the country.
About ljO,WO shingles and 10000 lath
are turned out per month. besides nll
other kinds Of heavy lumber Is manu-.
faCtured.
Senator Davis owns almost every inch OF
property hereabout, except the u. & %.
hotel. In this neighborhood he has
nearly 10, 600 acres, about 30 OF which is
cleared and farmed by his large corps Of
hands. His lands uncleared contain an
endless amount OF very fine timber, pine
and white oak. Stock raising, OF which
the Senator is by no means small dealer.
and grass, oats. and buckwhcat constitute
the farming. The grazing lands are hne.
and better country could not be iDund
for the grain named. The Senator makes
this his summer residence. lie occupies .
fine. large cottage with spacious and taste.
tul surroungings.
His observatory. y
located up on the mountain about one
mile distSl t. commands an eleis1t view
and Is the scene Of many visitors.
Senator +. u. Elkins, OF New Mexico. ~
heie, and will occupy his handsome CO...
Tag, during the summer months
Not many visitors are expected before
the iih OF July.
TeI,ons whiting here this summer should
drive out to the Boiling Springs where
large streams boil up out OF the ground.
actually constantly throwing out with
Quantities OF soda. The springs are Ia
woods Of heavy pine. Also 90 70 Eshle
Rock. high point, where four diis,.nt
GINA, Ohio and Pennsylyanis. The drives
are good to these points - we'll - others.
Livery rates are moderate.
General Latrobe, Robt. Garrett, Second
yiee President B. Il o., Mr.. spencer and
J. w. Williams, will each occupy their
cottages this summer. Mrs. Davis IL
already occupying her cosy cottage: =.
Senator Davis fine large ten pin alley snd
billiard psrlor 10 nearing completion. lie
wants 10 see his friends here.
The REGrUER arrives here little after
o'clock and sells welL. II 10 the popular
paper here among the citizens and guests.
Hicey Ia Igblin 10 the agent and MAKES
lots OF ~ aney. He 10 authorized 10 collect