Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1889-07-28
AT BURR MILLS.
News from the Campers at a Popular
Resort.

News from the Campers at Popular
Resort.
special Correspondence Of Tie Sunday Register.
BURR's MILLS, July 27.-This shady
retreat has taken q Few lease OF life and ls
prospecting once more. Last season but
SIX colleges were occupied and IL was sup
posed that the death kneli Of the beautiful
spot had been sounded. But what 8
chsnge. There are at present twenty-five
families on the ground, most all of whom
are from Beliaire. Below ia list of thces
now teuting with their families from the
Glass City: J. II Leighton, Park Lowe,
Mrs. Andrew Baggs, john Camp, Jonathan
Hoffman. Eliza Baron, Lieu Stevens, Mrs.
Nancy TOmpson, D. E. Manchester,
d. J. Murray, A. o. Mellott,
George BOyce, @. ". Dickens, james
FlttOn, Frank Lessure, James Tsllman, j.
d Heinlein aud Harry A-kew. The fam
lies of II. T. Hsnlon, O,to Hanlon and
Vim. Hanlor, Of Bsrnesville; Mr.. Bolen
and Carl McElvane, of Bethesda, aud Mel
vim Richards, of Wheeling, are also fixed
for summer here. Ose or two more fam
lilies will arrive in day or two and then
all the hes. cottsge9 will be occupied The
ministers who Will officiate at ths meeting
will not arrive until after the first Of
August. The new IFS that has been ~
fused into this resort has caused cottages
to materially advance IN price, aud not
tew people are already making arrange
ments 10 purchase or build cottages Tor
next season.
There are at present four invalids on the
grounds who are being strengthened oy
pare air and water. Mrs. Frank Leasure
/ hss been here about two weeks. She lay
on a sick bed for over a year ard could
hardly stand when brought out. She
walks about now without aid and IS on
fair wsy to ultimate recovery. Mr.. Man
chester, whom sickness has worried for
/ the past seven years, always spends the
summer at BurG's, sAd is always benefited
by q few weeks smid the trees. d. J..
Murray. the mailer, of BellsiIe, arrived
but a few days since and is greatly pleased
with his new resting place. Mr..
Murrsy has luBg trouble, but
he is taking spleAdid care of
himself. and it Is expected that he will
return home after camp fselisg much i'm
proved. A little SOD Of James TallmSn,
sufferiBg from general weakness, is mend
ing slowly, and the father hiss great faith
in tie benefits derived from shade and
rest.
ID Helmleia still sells shoes for an
/ Eastern firm, but when fe is not on the
road be makes matters lively in camp.
I He is q soulh-pswed Individual, ard plays
ball ike Billy George or some one else IN
the profession. When rot chasing black
berries and other farm products he en-
ploys bis leisure time playing gallant for
the Understanding water. No one can
carry bigger blcbeo than he, and no one
can make turtle soup with greater skIl
than he.
Harry Leighton car take joke as good
as the next Always droll, but good
natured, he can stand q great many things,
but he kicks when sn unknown enters his
cottage and reheves him to the extent OF
$50 One can hardly blame him.
Miss Minnie Hoanan and Ageie Han
I lon, familiar faces, are here this year aud
ss full of fun ss ever. As merrymakers
they surpass the b,st, and the cid camp
grounds re-echo their peals Of mirth.
john Camp, who mas blown window glass
al his life, says be is in good condition
VIXEN be eau truudle two big buckets OF
water up big hill without rest. It is
often the case that regular blowing in q
window house does not effect the cOnstitu'
ticn hall so much as some other things
that most blowers indulge in.
The tentsrs watch the papers for market
prices on e6ibles ard will not purchase
/ from the produce men who do not nee
the prices quoted. The campers submit
ted 20 extoItion for q while but they vii
10 it 10 more.