The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-08-16
UP AT WATCH HILL.
a Great Summer Resort Built
by Cincinnati Men.
A FAT FlsAERMaN's IDEAS
Aoout tho Merits OF tho Place Black
lass aud Founders : Tyres Of
Character Quo Meets There,
Entcrta aiming Com M cnts.
'peclal Co,rt,poatle,ler n he IaitY6,taci,

,i auu eome iilrtin'-thats Watch Hill
!. said the fat fisherman, as with one hand
d and both knees ho held wriggling ses
bass aud with tho other "yanked the
r book out" as he said. "Tha.'s thy no.
ton o Watch Hill, an can't aee what
brings folks to It 80, 'ceptin' as it is al.
ways COOL"
!, The fat fisherman was born about two
miles from Watch Hill, and there he has
lived almost allus sencc." He boats
i. and fishes for living, walks and drives
e IN a business way, and bathes occasion.
!. lally as matter Of necessity. II flirting
1 over had charm for him 1t Is so LONG
. since that ho has forgotten about II
Tho lat tlsherman's oG.haud sketch Of
watch Hill reminds mo once more that
familiarity breeds contempt"
, 1twould be hard to find anywhere-so
tar as ! know the Atlantic coast ther,
has not been iound-a spot OF more real
attrac,iveness. Watch Hill ia a point of
rocks ja.ting out into the sea, a con.
serles Of grassy hills overlooking thu
ocean, Long Island Sound and Pawca.
tnck Bay. A lighthouse, a bell.buov
that sends a moaning wall over tho
waters-indescribably sad when storm
is on and other carefully placed signals
warn the mariner of the dangerous
reels. Watch Hill has long been a seu-
aide resort forsuct rs desired to come to
1t without being bidden. The place has
not lifted up It's head much in the nd.
vertlsing columns. although its hotels.
averaging something above the ordinary.
nave been ready to take the stranger In
Some Cincinnati men came along, were
won by Watch Hill, saw its possibilities.
bought big farm, and gave the obi
place a fresh start. They built them.
selves new and costly cottages, made
roads and walks, and now they are sell.
ing the lots, The fat fisherman says he
can remember "when the hull thing
want wuth a hill O. BEANS" and it ID
plain to see that he is amazed to see
"whatfoo these mortals be-" It was
keen business perception which led the
Cincinnati men to take hold Of Watch
Hill. Tll'I : - Nv"
The summer resort il a growing ;ro,;
tuition. The naonle Who onH con aGo.u .uGa'- ~
charms or who viii so ~ ,nJn,aa 3D." "u.tu ,ha l.'
there viii mt ba :, :, % ol;,;li. sae.'. aa". oooh
coast that witi not "a ho ,nu s,p,si" opo' W Inc
The history Of In nvcstmsn,a % IN a-nsa.... nsso,..
of .his kind. in snite of n fau tfI;}peray fa;},'na!y
generally easily accounted for, is story
l..f
money come fran for Tho os bo,oin n'' .ne
tho cnt,anes % ,hn % no.;,s M @ aua 'i.es .n anu
ases, the dresses and tho diamnunapp, uuaip
diauondsl i,iamondsl Viva, "ue: n h;".us.:
YOU would have # vnn emil nnnn " nuS'uIy ny
whole book and r.ai il ] n,u" hy hvp,u MI inc
what etrurples. what wenF;nas:y y Il paseI s;5
and body. And ths sharo 1 trans.o.;n q, ,;snu
|,lla. cut to the hnna aitnr sslous wh;oh ae
mercial. surgical onera,ion "u,uu .nm aSa Som.
wont ahead in tbe world md Jioouy oamniy
bleetlino and nrok.n.hear,eJ fSy,Iufeoouy, fa,I f.,y,
behind. Wbat y banJ.to.h,nd ' turtner n.tt
bus bpen-und II il not ovsr aat "Sae IL
who are reyellinr in the az u,, some
lights thin wear will be nr,o;nn er h ue
bones next wear tor,nr;n, M 'ths thS, Droken
with momories tb,t .n. shnntd 'i.o'i.aeiVes ha
This in a rich conntrv ] orow;," 70 s;' s"eet.
but its wealth is no. always in tbs 'surr, san.
keeping, Better that it IL a. # a' 10 same
| '" - '''
"Gittin' sick pn asks thu fat 6,be,n,n-
sympathetically. at !, inst a Ia' l;,tIa 'aau, .i,
rough. but there ain't no dar"a. ss.' ,s .llite
guess we'll bapin to ke,cb soa,a III "n !
fish il we car, cit rid n thasa n ;nt, oiacG
founders" The tlounders onma ul nat
them whopnin" b;v onas ro.a notls .. OF
the hook liks nad int @ vo,,r me,e m.at,uaE .aSlnE
fisherman holds n ionndsr ~ p.",essiohai one,
There in no m moravame in h;,n tha.. Ion.empt.
il in n elan. "GItnny 4 ar , ndaua euan u. there
hotel ~ asts +ha fat aah n1uauels at your
j, mehh. vnn % uot,I,,n;t I bnon nono,nian. But
ders fi3oprs IN the Iii y, 1,u. 3 Floun-
nnv othsr i;sh hn, ,hn" y asie lnore'n
hv thar own n,rnn @ III MA uon N call em
nil sorts Of shapes and piys w. ,oo e,h into
names, It's ali cooked in t,e the 0o om fancy
and unests can,t ta,l Tho VI; MTa ra'ne pan:
"ness Hn,lna therai W. W., uiaefehce, I
didn't YOU! Now bait IN uuiusa tH",n oeauty,
and t;"ht M rho ,;t,Is fallo Nv s.s ~ On good
J It OIL Fast "a tho oams "S rhan oaa worry
: hitin' n-alwava w;.h ,I,o "nen oa nsh is
last ny|,ahle nrahahIv as sue oos aecent On the
for hayiur had ito ta;I no, w ar GrUnnehsasion !r
iiah weTe b,ino 10 and md ru' M ,u;I. uH Inc black
ihn ,ood lurL Ls, ~ 1nH hr;nn W .a,s.aKe. lhad
. the % boir weiph;onovesss % IN us ss;r ~ Two at Pop,
I int tisherman ian1od VtuA NJ pSaaas. Tho
inside of five m;nn.ss ] ',eo nrohah Ihe sea bass
| lila snnerior;,u , nrsr ;nIanJ paU1aoIy 70 show
Tires bonrs o,r sr nsr,v ,",iu oi tnra o.lals In
9 abont IN n do dolr3 p1 " a,t sttee, ~, shocking
. eievan - feot ,onn mo- fonr "a.,eoI.om ta.. boat
w;dest nsrt and % sonara mar aoro,o s1rs "!ae at its
naJ I' ,pIan % u IN 0Hs ,it~ssSen ae.oss the stern
: ,hin~ ayrr , n hun1teJwa;eh, nsa: some
j vomr 1isbnrnan 20 and d'fins.. ian.:. iou pay
8 ilsh tn sell. Tbe fat dshoa'h aro him the
fnir.to.midIlinv ,norn;n" at nun y: mad a
: nsh were not runnino onn -. -n:--';Blue'
| lone fisherman came in y ,;t,io nj Tay, but a
seventy OF The prizes Tho u,'t1 h1aa, iater with
these wa,era il q sn"oost;nu nu ,iAck ~ tish Of
: bass in appearance 1'ton md to.te oi our black
tt1e fighting Qualities Of % iho ,,a ne lacks
and vet he Ia no iionnder w. h' o!ack bass,
7,''iT ~ ~ IusluI.
How comfortable Il mo,,o,