The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-07

Across the Ohio from the Twainers'
camp IL that OF the r. A, i. club which
is composed mostly Of members OF the
primus social club Of this city. They
arc q jolly lot OF fellows who are max
ing a great time for themselves, Peter
Haberstick ia in command, with Will
Kepher as chief cook. There arc eight
OF them now in camp, and the camp
can accommodate twelve. They enter
tanned a largo number OF visitors
Sunday, among Il "a q number OF
ladies, They have Md pretty fatr luck
on Saturday Kepner caught sixteen
pounds OF bass of the dam. They have
been in camp for ak weeks, and expect
to pull stakes next week.
Just below the II A, +, camp is To-
Gated that Of the Pelican club, whose
members are all from Howleytown.
Seven OF the boys were in camp Sunday,
Ed Detrow being in command, They
don't carry u boat, but have two largo
tents, with accommodations for sixteen,
They are pleasantly located in u cool
grove Of willows.
SOUTH SIDE CLUBS.
Above Woodland, about three miles
below the Twain camp, there are three
South Side organizations in camp. the
South Side, Spike Island and Nellie BLY,
fishing clubs. The former ia nicely
located in q cool grove on the West
| Virginia side, where they have severed
tents up. They also have their boat
| with them, and according to the
weather can chose their sleeping quar-.
ters. They struck camp on the first Of
last month and expect to stay until the
last OF August. They have been
out longer than any other and
will probably be about the last
to return to tho city. The members
now at the camp are Charles Ferguson,
Charley Knox, Joe Dudley, Burr Watt,
Wallace Watt and George Harmon,
They have made several big catches,
one Saturday morning being two big
cats. A faVorite sport at this camp IL
frog hunting, which is carried on after
dark, of course, with q lantern, During
tho day foot ball seems to be the pre-
Vailing amusement, elevens being made
up from the camp boys and young fell
lows from the country side. Tho latter
know very little about the game, and
their actions afford much amusement to
their town brothers. On Saturday even.
ing the boys attended u church festival
ut Graysville aud had u great time. A
big crowd OF South Side friends paid
them u visit yesterday.
II SPIKE ISLANDERS.
On tho Ohio side OF the river a little
below the South Side club is found the
large boat and camp Of tho Spike Island
fishing Climb, a South Side organization
They have been in camp for four weeks
and expect to stay out for several weeks
yet. They have been having very good
success pisca!orially speaking, making
goods catches OF bass and cats every
day. The boys arc enthusiastic anglers
and say that this years outing eclipses
any Others they have had. The Spike
Island boys take a good deal OF pride in
the appearance Of their camp, which is
in u grove on the river bank above their
boat house. They sleep on the camp
ground in tents, 1t being much pleas
anter, they declare, than on tho boat.
- ATHLETIC SPORT.
The boys hero are something in the
way OF athletes, base ball, football and
other sports being followed. Recently
"robe" Thomas, a strapping country
fellow, ran against Albert Oliver, OF the
Seigel fishing camp, a distance Of one
hundred yards. for five dollars u side,
| Oliver winning by two or three yards.
In a jumping match Thomas was beaten
by Adam Long, who jumped 10 feet 9
inches. An amusing incident happened
the othor day when Jake Shrader
kicked at the football, missed, hitting
n tree 80 hard that the tree was ieveied
to the ground. This story, however,
docs not bear a very strong imprint Of
truth. The Spike Island boys IRE atso
lovers OF and play a rafting good game
Of baseball. They have contested twice
with tho Seigel club team; Zach club
secured a victory, the first game result
ing in u defeat for the Seigels, score 20
to 8, aud in the other game the iSeigels
turned the tables on their opponents,
beating them 20 to 10.
There are ten boys at this camp, and
the same number at the Soigel camp
Just above Spike Island. The former
club is from Bellaire.
IL NELLIE DLYs.
Tho Nellie Bly, club of this city is
tied up at franklin on their house
boat, which is the largest that went
out from Wheeling, The Nellie BLY, is
different from any Of the other clubs
in that it is a married peoples organi-
%zNtion, tho wives and children Of tho
members being in camp with their hus-
bands. At present there are eighteen
people there. They have been out four
weeks, and have not yet decided when
they will return to the city. The boys
there are not fishing very much.
though they have had very fair luck,
being out moro for the summer
outing than for anything else. As one
Of the members said, their way
is q much cheaper and more
satisfactory way OF taking a sum.
mor vacation than going to tho
mountains or soashore. On Sun
day there wal a number of South Side
people at the Nellie Bly, camp visiting,
and a most enjoyable time was had.
George Foreman pitched horse shoes
against August Horstman for a stake OF
Ave kegs OF boor. Horstman won the
game after a sharp and exciting con.
test. On Saturday evening the entire
membership attended a church festival
at Franklin, and they were the life OF
! the gathering. Yesterday was ladies
Day" at the camp. Charles Mulley OF
this camp has returned to tho city,
| bringing withthim n airing of bass oil
thirteen pounds. Tho domesticity oil
this camp is shown in the fondness OF
tho women for animal pets. They