Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-07-11
The Many Resorts Where a Vacation Can be
Passed.
THE MOUNTAINS ANDTHE SPRINGS
Notes Of Society and the Movements Of
People.


in Greenbrier county, West Virginia, and
we claim themas part of the little Noun
tain State.
Many visitors from the North, and espe-
rially from Pennsylvania, will this summer
ind their way to these popular springs,
which can be reached either by the Shen-
andoah Valley Railroad from Hagerstown
or by the Chesapeake and Ohio by way of
Baltimore. A favorite trip will be to take
in Gettysburg and the other battle-tields
along the way and continue
the trip to Luray and the
Natural Bridge. Daily stages run between
the Natural Bridge and the White Sulphur
Springs. The Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, one of the gayest of summer re-
sorts, is already quite lively, and quite
number from all over the country are
there. The locality is very beautiful. The
spring bubbles up from the earth in the
lowest part of the valley and is covered by
a PAVILION formed of twelve Ionic columns
dome crowned by statue OF
Hygeia. It's average yield is about thirty
gallons a minute, and the supply Is neither
diminished in dry weather nor increased
by the longest rains. The spring is owned
by W. A. Stuart, who is brother OF the
late Confederate General, J. E. B. Stuart.
Major Eakle, who has been connected with
the hotel for many years, will manage II
this summer. Not far away are the Old
Sweet Springs, said to be the Oldest water
Ing place in Virginia and dating back TO
1904. The water derives peculiar brisk
ness from the large quantity of carbonic
acid gas. Connected with the hotel are spa
ciOus and elegant baths. The Warm Springs
will be even more popular than last season.
The popularity of the Warm Springs under
its present management is atteSted by the
fact that Col. Euhapk has been constrained
from want of accommodation to decline
many requests, and that some rooms were
engaged for this season last year, Several
new cottages have been built since last sea-
son. Near by are Hot Springs, which are
also growing in popularity, as are also Red
Sulphur Springs Along the B. d o., and
within half days ride of Wheeling, are
Capon Springs, where among other attrac-
tions there is fine hunting and fishing.
Leaving the road at Sir Johns Run, and
entering a stage, one reaches, after pleas
ant ride, the old and favorite resort, Berke-
lev Springs, where persons seeking health,
comfort and quiet can he accommodated to
the Queens taste.
Everyone knows how to reach Deer
Park, Mt. Lake Park, Oakland and Terra
Alta, which are so popular as summer re-
sorts both with WheelingpeOple and Others
from all parts of the United States. Then
there are many other places too numerous
to mention that offer Inducements of no
mean sort for suffering city people to take
a rest within their borders. Hundreds OF
Wheeling people have already left for
some one or other of these resorts, and
many more will go this and following
weeks.
While croquet still holds its own, lawn
tennis is rapidly becoming n tavorite out
door amusement among our society people,
and many interesting and exciting games
have already been played this season. The
fashion now is TO have some neat and ap-
propriate prize, on the prOgressive-euchre
style, and play match game for it,
Several prize games have taken place at
LeatherwOod in the past two weeks
Croquet still holds the fort at almost every
residence where the grounds are suitable,
and, though il is rather an ancient game,
many deeply exciting contests take place
these beautiful evenings, and players still
have many little friendly disputes regard
ing their skill or the lack of it in Others,
which are carried on with old-time vim.
There is tennis court on the old Fair
grounds. one NJ Mr. Joseph Bells,
Leatherwood, and one at Major LOrings,
at Elm Grove.
Friday evening pleasant little party of
society folks went out TO Stamm's four
mile house, on the National Road, where
they were pleasantly entertained by Miss
Sue MarSh in honor of Mrs {. W. EOff, of
Kansas City. Music, dancing and other
social amuSementS assisted in making thecv-
ening delightful one, and when the Wheel
ing folks We're ready to depart at ten o'clock
they were agreeably surprised al the re-
ceptiOn of q telegram from Beach Glen
school house, stating thatSthe motor and
an animal of the bovine species had met
and had some trouble, which would delay
the train until ~ o'clock. The fun was
then continued, although there were many
expressions of sympathy for the bovine.
The party reached the city al 1 o'clock
tired and happy.
The beautiful grounds surrounding
Major Loring's residence at Elm Grove
were on Monday a scene of gayety that was
pleasant to behold. 4 number of Wheel
ing society people had eXcurted out for
the purpose of holding basket picnic,
and they succeeded admirably. In the
evening the grounds were lighted with
japanese lanterns and the lawn fete
that followed was delightful The
hOstesScs, Misses Minnie and Lucy Doring,
dispensed Inequalities in their usual charm
ing manner. The affair was sort of re-
union of the people who attended one OF
the same kind last year, many of whom
have been married since that time
Miss Sophia Carr on Wednesday evening
entertained a number of young society peo-
pie at her home in Pleasant Valley, in
honor of the Misses Blanche and Della
Houston, of st, Louis, who are the guests
of Mrs. Platoff Zane. The evening was
spent delightfully."-, the time being occupied
with dancing, cards and charming tete-a-
tetes. Prof Killmeyer furnished the
music for dancing, which was discontinued
long enough at ii o'clock TO allow the
guests to partake of choice refreshments
The affair was decidedly pleasant one,
the hostess doing the honors of the house
in her usually happy manner.
A number of the friends of Mr.. D. c.
Kurner, accompanied by Falloure's
orchestra, went to that gentleman S
residence on South York street, Island,
Friday evening and rendered him a de-
Hghtful serenade. Although taken quite
BY surprise, Mr.. Kurner invited the party
into the house, where sumptuons supper
was shortly served, TO which all did full
justice After this 4 lawn dance was in
dulged in and was heartily enjoyed BIZ all,
the music being furnished hf FaIloure's
orchestra. The occasion was the 9th an
niversaTy of Mr.. Runners birth and was
decidedly enjoyable one.