The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-07-16
rHE nouNDsyILLE CAMP GROUND
Improving this Summer Resort-who
are There Now.

Correspondence Of ne Intetliceaoer.
MtuSnsvrILE CAMP GRouEDl July IA
As wesit listening to the drip, drip Of the
rain upon the roof Of our home in the grand
old forest primevAl, our minds wander back
to the dim shadowy past, and through lis
mellow light come tile pictures Of faces
now camping on the Celestial Ground above.
We mis- their merry faces, the genial hand
shake and the warm greeting with which
they always welcomed Us to this, our beauti-
full summer home.
With these thoughts come the pictures Of
the dim low cabins, the white canvas tents,
FIRE at the four corners Of the auditorium
upon raised stand, the busy arrivals OF
wagon and foot passengers, aud we sigh as we
turn from the past to behold the present.
Time, like distance, lends enohAntment TO
the view, and every year adds something unex.
plainabie 10 US, which more and more en-.
dears US to this historic spot Standing
near beautiful tree the other day heard
an old man exclSim: "Why, years ago
made mark around this tree; Just see now
1t has grown; there Is another marked"
Now that have said no much about what
old Mother Nature has done for this place, l
will try to tell you what man Is doing.
Some 10 or 20 cottages are nearly completed,
Each year the style OF architecture supasses
that Of the past Mr.. James w. Bodley has
erected row OF beautiful cottages facing
upon Central Park.
The Park has been very much improved.
The trees have been whitewashed, seats pre-
vided, aud plenty OF swings put up. One OF
| the swings requires rope one hundred feet
long. "Fern Rlvine" Is to be crossed by sew
erai rustic bridges. To the joy OF many
scores OF children, Z gentleman has also or
dered s.yoral "Cribley Grows" New fences
have been built, sill under-brush cleared out,
large trees topped out, their numerous
branches trimmed and good roads fixed.
Croquet playing, swinging, reading, and
housekeeping are the usual day employ
ments and tue evenings are devoted to music,
guitar, piano, organ aud vocal, making this
place ring with song. ~. &. '-"iL 70!
Mrs. Foster, Iowa's great lawyer, said:
4 "rhese camp.grounds are the most beautiful
that 1t has ever been my fortune to visit.
Nature has done more for your summer re-
sort than many thousands OF dollars have
done for Others"
The drainage is perfect; 90 perfect that an
hour after q rainfall the walks and roads are
dry. In ditchiug, artificial tile or draiL-pipe
has not been required here.
The sanitary regulations work TO a charm.
All garbage IL collected daily. About fifty
families are occupying their cottages, and
each day brings new arrivals. Tbs trains
suit the business men bett4r this year lta an
usual. Several OF them ~ up to Wheeling
on the morniDg train and return In the eve
ming. A train going to Wheeling OF $50 A.
" and returning at $50 P. N. would leave
nothing more TO bs desired. Saturdays
trains swell our population TO several hum
dred who come To stay over Sunday.
Regular prayer meeting Is held every
| Thursday evening, and Is conducted by Rev.
DR.. Alanong. Sabbath school meets ut 2:39
=, NJ, followed by preaching. DR.. AlamOng
has lust completed beautiful cottage on
Simpson avenue.
Several invalids have expressed themselves
as very much benefi ted by their stay here,
and attributed their recovery to two causes,
breathing the fresh air and drinking the de-
iicious water from a never failing sprirg.
We are free from fogs, owing, no doubt, to
seven or eight miles Of country which per.
mits continuous breeze 10 blow through
trees whose leaves have seen a thousand
springs and whose branches have been
Storm. tossed by az many winters. This
breeze, no doubt, dispels all miasma, and
that accumulation OF fiat lands, chills and
fever.
The boarding Is unsurpassed, and the fare
has never been equaled. But that your
many readers will know as soon as we tell
them that the boarding is In charge OF
Messrs. Osborn and Schellhase, lessees OF Mt.
Bellview Hotel.
The books are now,open and So scriptions
10 the stock are being taken for the purpose
OF building modern and commodlous hotel
on that very eligible and commanding cit
above Central Park. The association has
donated an. acre OF ground to the Hotel
Company.
We hays two stores in full blast, and fresh
meat, vegetables and milk In abundance.
This Is truly land OF cheap living. 1t
would pay anyone who proposes to spend a
summer In the country 10 spend day here
before making sels ction.
As for society, we unhesitatingly cay there
| Is none better vn earth. The venerable faith
ers, the mothery old ladies, the romping,
rollicking, good.natured youngsters, fine
Hooking young gentlemen .and the sweet
girls mingle socially, almost as one family.
enotice Wheslings king of black dia-
monds, MIR. D. R. Brooks, working like q
Trojan Of old, making additions to his
donlioile.
col. VIM, Hastings has been elected Gen,
eral Superintendent by unanimous consent.
Two new wells are being dug, and indici.
| ttonB snow tnhL We VIII souu nave Plenty VI
water at different points on the grounds.
The prospects for an enjoyable summer
season and good camp-meeting were never
bet er, at this grand benevolent inst tl-
ton, for such 1t Is, no man receiving dol.
lar for his services except the Secretary Of
the Association, whose psy is msrely
nominal.
We say to each and all, come away from
the city's dust and strife, and spend your
vacation amid these forest trees.
| PERSONAL MENTION.