The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-23
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Special Correspondence otthe Tntd1iInctr.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Mp, April 81.
Extensive preparations are boinr
mado TO mako tho coming season at tho
park the most successful In It's history.
The park has always enjoyed n liberal
patronage from West Virginia. In fact,
Wheeling has furnished some Of Its
most enthusiastic workers. IN tho be-
ginning OF things Rev. DR.. Masdcn was
tho president, J. q. Anderson, secretary,
a. L. List, treasurer, and DR.. I. ii.
Logan II OF tho directors. Wheeling
furnished four OF tho seven officers.
From that day to this Mr.. List has boon
reelected treasurer. Later OH Mr..
Stone, II OF Whecling's most SUCCESS.
full business men, became Interested
and erected nine cottages.
Mr.. G. W.. Conner became n membor
Of tho board Of directors several years
ago and has boon continued In otilco
ever since. llo Is one OF tho most active
member Of tho board. Hon. George c.
Stnrgis, OF ~Morgautown. 10 also on the
board OF directors. Twonty.eight cot
tngos aro owned by West Virginians.
ten Of thcm by citizens OF Wheeling.
During the past seasons Il number Of
cottages have been occupied by West
VirGinians, and moro than Il score will
be this summon. 1t Is also n faCt TINT
Mountain Lake Parl; is within the
bounda OF tho West Virginia confer.
onco Of tho Methodist church. These
facts doubtless account for tho great
interest Wost Virginia hal in tho most
charming aud q%ueonly health and sum.
incr resort OF our nation.
Thu tabernacle Is being enlarged
thirty feet TO accommodate the great
numbers who are arranging to attend
the coming camp meeting and con-
vontions 10 DO held at the park this
summer. Among the important I'M
proyemGnts is the electric light Tho
park will be lighted from June l by
electricity. The poles arc now being
put up. Now streets have been opened
UP, rustic bridges and arbors built, and
other noticeable improvements made.
About twenty-five now housoa will be
erected by tho opening OF tho season.
The Columbia hotel is having IN addi-
ton 3Oxi0 teet, two stories added to it.
Tho Allegheny House has been rcatcd
by Mrs. Ebert, OF Kingwood, w. Va.
Mrs. Howe Of Morgantowu, Mrs. G..
w. Brown, Of Grafton. Mrs. Belle G.
Harrison, Of Romnoy, will conduct
three OF the boarding halls and Mrs.
Sawyer, OF Wheeling, will run the AS.
.sembly House and cottages. Wost Vir-
g%inians will feel perfectly at homo in
the park this summer.
Mrs. Brown is having tho Masden
cottage retitted and will havo a delight
ful place to accommodate her friends.
Anumber Of persons expect to como to
the park next month. DR.. Moore, pas.
tor Of the Presbyterian church Mt Key.
ser, breaches the opening sermon, juno
3, June $40 there is to DO Il Sunday
School Workers Convention. July3, J..
o. Thompson, editor Mountain Echo,
keyscr, delivers on address on 1.-THE
battle OF Gettysburg" The camp
meeting begins July I and closes on the
10th. Tho W. G. I. U. convention has
July $3.50, and the Chautauoua,.
brighter and better than ever, August
l-2l.
The park looks better than over The
grass is bright and green. Many houses
are being painted and otherwise I'M
proved. The park authorities IRE to be
congratulated upon the improvements
being made. An excursion OF fifty is
expected from Chicago, and one Of n
hundred from Indianapolis to the camp
meeting. The birds arc singing, the
tlowers arc coming out in their beauty.