Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1886-04-01

ny Ia = VI SLuiIl, Ob dul, ouu OOi w
ID Chipley, Pensacola. The local execu-
tive committee consists of the last
named gentleman on the advisory board,
c e Mclean, Jacksonville, and W j
Van Kirk, Pensacola.
The program this year. which extend
ed from the Esd OF Feb. to the 29th OF
March, is rich and varied. Gentlemen
of rank, such as Drs Vincent, Palmer,
Deems, John Hall. Talmage, Adams,
Bishop HAs,o1 and Col Bain, grace the
platform. The entertainment and in
strucIion given here is fully up to n. I :.
Chdutauqua.
Upon the h:ghes: land in this State, in
an atmosphere laden only with the
health-giviDg aroma of the rich, ,resinous
pine. abundantly supplied with the pu-
rest spring water, score of miles from
mud and swamp, if
LAKE DE FUNIAK
is not healthy, there is no place healthy.
This is my present deliberate judgment.
after carefully looking over the ground
and the surroundings. The lake, though
small, is perfectly adapted to the pur-
poses of the assembly. With illumina
ted fleets, colored fountains. fireworks
and tioating concerts. the lake may be
caused to seem a veritable fairy land.
Ponce DsLeOn. in his search through
Florida for the Fountain of Youth, ,
passed close to this place, but missed it,
and struck point seven miles east,
now bearing his name, on the line of the
railroad. What pity!-had he seen this
lake, it is likely he would have conclu>
ded ths long-sought fountain was found,
aud had he stopped he might have en-
joyed a green old age.
gOTEL CHAUTAUQUA,
where our party is opping. is located
just inside the grounds, close TO the rail-
road 1t is u goud, commudlous, we'll
appointed and weii-kept hotel;the guests,
as rule, are refined, intelligent and So
cial. Mr. NJ Ii DuttoR and his son, Mr.
4 Datton are proprietors. They are
wide awake, methodical and attentive; !;
not much fuss and feathers" about
them, but they have an eye to business.
and are systematic, moving everything
with regularity as by clock work. Rail
road passengers On morning train going
west, take supper. The number stop
ping off for this purpose from each train
is from 25 to 80 persons-a pretty good
business itself. The house can accom>
medate comfortably about 200 guests,
and Is full nearly all the time during the
term of the Assembly. The houss is
doing an excellent business, and am
satisfied the proprieters are making
money, though their rates are reasOna-
BILE com pared with other hotels equally
we'll kept. forgot to say IN its proper
place, and III say it now, before passing,
that there are no flies or mosquitoes on
this high land, winter OF summer-so il
is claimed, for the truth of which l can
vouch, so far as my observation goes du
ring the time have been here.
Lest this letter should prove entirely
too long to be printed in one issue of the
paper, | will cut it off right here. and
send the continuation next week-like
trey do with tales in story papers
which will treat of the surroundings
of this place, outlying country, drives,
fruits, soil, aud its capabilities; and may
if time permits, supplemental il with some
general reflections; and will, in this, add
only word with regard to the
PEOPLE.
The resident society here is excellent
made up as it very naturally would be,
from among the very best classes gath :
cred from various parts of the country,
North and South. Some are here per-
maneDtly, others stay only during the
winter months. Some have cottages at
| n. Y. ChautauQua also-one of whom is
Mrs g w Baird. whose acquaintance we
have made. Wallace Bruce, the poet.
Mrs Alden C'Pansy'), of Chautauqua
fame, also have cottages here, and many
others | could name, who are favorablI
known to some, at least, of your readers.
| met Mr. McDanlels, of New Carlile,
Ind, and son, who are bulding a cottage.
The sons wife, who was Baily, is sis
ter of Mrs Wm King, of East Richland,
and cousin of VIM and Milton COffiand,
We also made the acquaintance of a Mr.
Sheldon and his estimable wife, of Lin
coin, Neb, who are we'll acquainted with
some of our old friends in Colerain and
Mt Pleasant. So we find people from
all points. with many of whom Can be
traced knowledge of mutual friends.
not to say relationships, more or less
near or distant. Mechanics, merchants
capitalists and bankers, are purchasing
property and building houses here. On
one avenue Olive Oak), in distance OF
six blocks seven bankers have located
homes as winter resorts. The secretary
suggests the name ought to be changed
to Bankers avenue" By the way, this
would be splendid opening for bank
there being none here, and none nearer
than Pensacola, so miles. A large ex-
cursion party came in on special train
this morning from Pensacola. to spend
the day on the grounds. The band met
them at the gate and escorted them in
and the ever-present artist has just
taken a negative for picture of the
band in front of the hotel, and the people
on its galleries. Fl. G. W.