Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-09
OUR SUMMER RESORTS
PLBASURB-SBERBRS AT MOUNTAIN LAKE
AND OAKLAND.
A G1ssippy Letter From Mountain Laks-An Iaisr-
eshng Description Of the Famous Place
Well-Kuown Persons at Both Places.

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MT. LAKE PARK, August NE Lake
unlike many summer re1cIts is noted for
its invigorating atmosphere, pure water,
excellent drives, beautiful women and TC-
lgion not unmixe1 with some bigOtIy
and considerable politics. It is currently
reported by some and firmly believed by
others that every man, woman and child
on coming here takes pledge either ex-
pressed or implied TO make bee line for
Jordan's story banks.
Numerous rules and bylaws with
WEAKNESS and worry 70 the flesh have
been formulated and circulated fer the
edifcation for the present and coming
generation.
II is forbidden to dance, court, drink
whisky, chew gum, guzzle beer. and TO
sQuint either to the right nor lett.
The amusemenls offered to the belux
and bellies, of whom the woods is full, are
crCquet, tennis, hoeing corn, going after
the mail, and boating. No intoxi-
can;s are allowed on the grounds, but you
can swill yourself with air, of which there
is g great abundance, when you are in
clined to indulge.
The weather hers sometimes is very pc
culiar. You may be slowly and males
tioally meandeIing along sons hedge OF
highway, meditating upon the daring
deeds Of Dicgenes 10 tie battle of Bull
Run, or quoting the soul.stirriug poetry OF
Socrates, Bill Nye, and sich fellers, when
a cloud will sneak up bshind, duck you,
and suddenly mutate into q silvery cloud
with golden lining, smiling at your dis
comftnre. I have had the unenvisbie
misfortune Of being caught in every Storm
of the last two weeks. This is a place
where coming events don't cast much
shsdOw before.
Mt. Lake is = wonderful success. Each
succeeding year more people and better
classes are coming here. The present ener-
ge,ic management is doing what it can TO
dispel the idea that BIT. Lake Is the camp
ground Of one particular church, and it
will no doub. be placed, 10 the nesg fa-
ture, on broad, liberal CHRISTIAN prin-
ciples.
PEOPLE IN THE COTTAGES
About all the cottages are occupied and
the hotels ale full. The Mt. Like Park
Hotel has been turning away numerous
visitors. At this hotel are stopping Mr..
II. NJ. Harper, wife and con, OF Wheeling;
Mr. \. f. Whitaker, wife, son Harry and
daughter, Elsie; Mrs. Glass eud two chill.
dren, Arthur Hubbard, DR.. W. S. Scott,
an eminent physician, and wils, q ST.
Paul, formerly of Wheeling. Dr. Scott
told me ne came here expecting to stay
two days, and he was so much pleased
with the Park that he has been here over
two weeks, ard expected to stay several
more. 1t will be necessary TO mention but
few Of the people known to your readers
to show the increasing popularity of this
resort: AIsior j. c. Anderson aud family,
ME-. C. W. Brucs srd son, Pref and
Misses Nettie and Eliza Armstrong. Mr.
C w. Conner, wife and daughters, Mr.. F.
b. HemptOne, wife aud child. Mr.. Henry
List, Mrs. r. Luke and sons, Mrs. W. B
Simpson, daughter Miss Ada, and two
sons, Mrs. J. Spsidel and family, Mrs. G..
K. Wheat and 8on, Mr. G c. Hutchinson,
Mrs. Store aud family, Mrs. Ei. w. Bowie
and child, Judge Raymond ard family,
Hon. G.. c. Sturgess and wife, Judge Ha-
gan7, Prot. W. P. Wiley, Lieutenant J.
L. Wilson, Or. J. ". Hartigan and fami-
", and many ether prominent and distin.
guished psople.
The Morgantown orchestra has been
here feveral days furnishing excellent
music, which has bse1 greatly appreciated
and highly applsuded.
LIST Friday evening Rsy. J. B. Van.
meter delivered lecture on "Sayon aIola, y
which was probably the best ever delivered
on this mountain top. The assembly Is
COW in session, and some rare literary
treats are offered the visitors.