The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-10-17
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tlon Committee, whom they had not
met, but found 1t thaukless task, for
the visitors aud the members were shak-
ing hands on all sides, as cordially as
though they had known each other lor
years.
The Park Association had a number
OF open carriages ranged along water
street, and with the aid OF the Reception
Committee, soon had the guests and
their entertainers comfortably seated:
One or two Wheeling men were placed
in each carriage, to point out objects Of
interest on the way 70 the Farki ana 70
explain anything which the visitors
might ask about, u,,,
The procession moved up Twelfth
street, and up Main to Seventh thence
TO the National Road, At the top Of the
hill, the carriages halted, and those par
ticularly interested, dismounted to look
at the terminal work in the creek valley
below. :,
Barring a little dust, the pike was In
elegant condition, and the drive to the
Park, through Fulton, Pleasant Valley
and among the trees " hlCh line the roag,r
was a pleasant experience, The, woods
are lust now in theirautumnal splendoF,
and the yari,hued leaves, set off here. and
there by patches Of bright green, form
pretty and interesting pictures that WEsrt
noted as the party passed along Iht
ride TO the Park br0ughtoutal all the good
humor there was in the party, anu a.
the carriages drove under the pine treef
and up the gravel driveway to the loun'
tain, the dignihed business men BECAME
almost as risky as school boys, and did
not wait for the drivers to dismount aad
open the carriage doors,
Air, Reyulann aud the Park Assocla'
zion committee took the guests to SET
tho geological Curiosities, and up on tut
Mound TO feast their eyes on the oeaun'
tul landscape stretching on TO the east
Here and there were Corntiulds, with TIT
bright yellow ears piled up, reSdy 70 b.
taken 10 the granary, and peace, and
plenty were the marking peCuliaritles o.
tho view. A walk around the magnlti'
cent pleasure grounds whetted the ap'
petites OF the party, aud the lighl
luncheon spread in the reireshment nal
received full and eVen'handed justice u
their hands.
The remarks dropped by some Of thu
visitors while viewing tire beauties o
thu Park and its surrounding fields, wer'
Mandatory, and interesting, One gentle
man from New Jersey remarked
"Whila these hills arc not so convenient
, for farming Us our level lands, the,
give TO the view grandeur which can
cannot DO impaired by any other natura
object, Your products are SO much NOR
varied than ours; fruits and cerenlsgroN
! with equal luxuriance, and YOU, so
J seems To- be SO much more capable In II
D Idaptability." A New Yorker admitte
: with apparent reluctance, that our Par
: IN a small scale, rivals the famous Ger
trail Park in his city. Another Me-
+ Yorker thought thought that with til
so M amount Of money expended, Plea
|, ant Valley ind tho contiguous terrltOr
ulght be made to rival any OF the iast
S ionable suburban towns in the countr!
All were pleased with the Park andtli
drive, and were not backward in so u
pressing themselves, and congratllatin
/ he members Of tho Association.
At $3.50 the party started toward
Town, returning by way OF the PeniI
,ula, SO that a better view OF the vale
uight BIO had. The visitors were el
,orted to the Mcclure House and Hot,
Windsor, where they took supper
Among the Wheeling men who drov
TO the Park we're Anton Reymann, Ma
Randolph stalnaker, Hon. Q. D. Hui
bard, Frank Cruise, Hon. N. b. Scott, "
2. Hubbard, Frederick Happy, L. !
ran, George Baird, IT,, John Koch, Hor
A, o, Egerter, W. i. Peterson, DR.. "
Il. Curry, Henry Bieberson, j. Adal
sell, Capt. August Rolf, Hon. D. l
. Paige, d. NJ. Carey and Hulllhen Qua
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