The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-07
MouNrA1N 1AKE rAnK.

Life on Top of the Mountalns-A Popular
Summer Resort,
Correspondence Of ne lRiGllgeReer ~
MOUNTAINS LAKE PARK, ND. July 81
What a relief from the smoke and dust Of
Wheeling to sit under the cooling shade
oithe forest trees in this delightful retreat /
Mountain Lake Park was never in a better
condition than now, and 1t is growing
more beautiful day after day. The hand
Of both nature and art is doing allthat
the most saneuine could ask to make Il q
summer resortwell worthy. the name.
This afternoon had the privilege
taking ia ride through the spacious grounds
with Mr., @, w. Conner, Of Wheeling, who
is here preparing his neat cottage iorthe
reception Of his family who are to arrive
on Thursday Of this week. His cottsge
is nicely situated and the grounds we'll
deserve the name OF SHADY Side Lawn
All the cottages will be occupied In
few days, and there are now great many
people present. The sChoolmasters and
school marms are coming on every train
10 attend the meeting Of the West Vir-
glnia Educational Association, which holds
It's first session tomorrow, beginning at 2
y. N. find here State Superintendent B.
L. Morgan and DR.. w. Il. Payne, Of the
Michigan University, who have been here
einCe Saturday, Professor /. O. White, Of
the State University Miss Verona Maple,
OF the Glenyille Normal School Miss
Pride, Of Fairlnont; Misses Sadie and
Mary Barron, OF Wheeling; Miss CLARK,
OF Kingwood, and many Others.
Tomorrow II Is expected that every (
train will bear its load Of pedagogues and
some fears are entertained that ali cannot
be accommodated bat that accommo- 4
dationsare ample, butthatthenumbers will
be 80 great. No better place could have
been thought Of than this, In which ne
weary brain oi the teacher eau fnd rest
and in which, also, the tired and worn,
body can be recuperated. The teachers
Of West Virginia will do we'll TO turn out
en- masae and spend the week in social en-
ioyment, and the prospects are that they,
will do 80.
Outside from the teachers who are com.
ing, very many who have not as yet done
90 will occupy their cottages in order TO
take in the opening meeting Of the season,
which is the meeting OF the Educational
Association.
Among those already on the grounds
are Rev. o. p. Masden, OF New York. for.
merly pastor Of the Fourth Street NJ. d.
Church Of Wheeling; Presiding Elder 4
Lee, Of the Oakland district; Dfs Neff
and Armstrong, D. D. Richardson and Mrs.
Beacham, OF Baltimore; Mrs. Gilbert, Of
Piedmont Mrs McIlwRine and Mrs. Luke,
Of Wheeling. In fact nearly all the cot
tageB are occupied.
Mr.. Vanmeter will open his fine hotel
tomorrow, and he alone will be able 10
accommodate q hundred or more guests.
The hotel ID entirely re6tted and ia In q
splendid condition.
Mr.. James Burley las under way a
large and conmodious building In Lake
View, opposite the Park, To be used as d
hotel and store room, and other buildings
are In process Of erection there.
The weather was warm to-day, but to-
night the temperature has fallen until
one will be forced 10 seek the sheltetinR
warmth OF more than one blanket to
sleep comfortably. Taking everything
into consideration any one who is nm.
prtjudiced cannot fail 10 see that the In
corpofators did d grand work when they
made possible srch q place aB this will
be In a few years. They builded wisely
and well, and In the years 70 come when
this place has become what Il willbe-
come, many will thank them for the
foresight that planned the work that ID
being 30 we'll carried out.
l notice that quite number OF turn.
outs from oakland and Dser Park are
almost hourly passing through the
grounds along the pleasant drlves.
Among others was the family carriage OF
OK. United StateB Senator Henry g. Davis,
the, newly chosen member for West Wiz.
glnia Of the National Democratic Execn.
tive Committee, whose home ID at Deer
Park, Md. jI'i.' 81
Quite q gay party Of ladies on horseback
from Deer Park also graced the grounds
with their PRESENCE this evening.
The coming calnpmeeting, commencing
next Saturday, 10 expected 10 be die
largest ever assembled In the soacious
auditorium,
The auditorium and Buftoundinps are
much improved In appearance since last
year.
Mr. Davis, tho efficient Secretary Of The
Association, Is present and 10 doing all he
can tor the comfort Of oil who come.