Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-07-22
EPwORTH PARK.

BETHESDA, O., July 2i.-Tuesday
evening the Mandolin Club OF Barnes
vile gave concert on the lake. The
skiffs were illuminated and occupied
the entire evening with society folks
from the cherry city" The Mandolin
Club took charge OF the big life boat
and anchored it in the middle of the
lake.
Grandma johnson, who has charge
Of the hotel, will celebrate her birth
day on the 2sth. and big time Is ex-
pected.
E. A. Dent, ex-cashier of the Peoples
National Bank Of Barnesville, is
having a nire cottage erected. Emery
has no family to occupy it and has
rented it, reserving one room for HIM
self.
A. o. Millott's family Is now located
on the grounds. They have the cot
tage formerly used by Jonathan Hof-
man.
5. L. Faucets family is nicely fixed
up in their new summer house.
Louis Battelle, one OF the leading
bookkeepers of the country and trusted
EN- oloye OF the United States Glass
Com pauy, spent week with his family.
The folks out this way have not be-
come accustomed as yet to bathing in
the lake Some Of the ''old inhabl-
tants," who have perhaps never been
out OF the town, express themselves III
strong terms against the vulgar ~
practice. The lake was a revelation to
them but they have recovered from the
innovation. The idea OF the young
folks INDUCING in the pastime OF bath
ing is more than they can stand. Some
day something will run against them
aud knock of the time-honored moss
from their persons.
Mrs. Alice Dourney, OF Washington,
u. c., is q graceful swimmer and is
teaching number OF her lady friends
the art. The other evening party OF
fair bathers consisted of the following
ladies': Matte Boyce, Maggie Gill,
Elva Kelley, of Bellare. Mary Weisen-
berger, OF St. Paul; Emma Boyce, OF
SharpsburR, Pa; Mrs. Damsell, Of Co.
lumbus, and Anna Plumley, OF Barnes
Vile.
Miss Longsden, OF Baltimore, is the
gest OF Mrs. VIM. Downey, on the
grounds.
C. H. Donkworth, Of Bellaire, has
just completed nice cottage and his
family is already occupying it.
The new bath-house will be built this
week. The management is working
unusually hard this year to make tho
grounds attractive about the lake.
Edward Yosk's family are here as
usual. Ed works at the window glass
uorks ~ Ouakar Citv now
The starting of the steel works In
Bellaire caused Lien Stephens and fam
ily to return to ,Belaire. They will,
however, spend a portion OF the re-
mainder OF the season on the grounds.
Mrs. Stephens is one OF the energetic
members OF the Board OF Managers OF
Epworth Park and is opposed to crowd
ing the grounds with cottages.
Canvas tents to the number OF dozen
are to be set up for occupancy during
the assembly.
The weather has been very hot, and
the dust has been an unwelcome visitor.
The lake keeps up we'll, considering the
hot weather, and the trial given since
its enlargement is such as to assure the
lake a success.
81. w. GdIucI VI tuo ID - W. AOiSO'
and family, find Epworth very pleas
ant place to be during the heated term.
George Boyce, the we'll known bottle
blower, is the champion clothes washer
on the grounds. George says he gets
the washing all out on the line before
ten o'clock on Monday mornings.
Picnic parties are promised from
Wheeling.
The American Mechanics band, OF
Bellaire, instead OF the Quaker City
band, will furnish the music during the
Assembly.
A child OF George Dearymap, Of
BelIaire, was very Ill when brought to
the grounds, but is now much I'm
proved.
The members of the Board OF Man
ayers from Bellare are Rev. Chandler,
DR.. ]. S. Mcclellan aud Lew Stephens.
James F!ttou, deceased, was another
member OF the Board. and the vacancy
caused by his death will be filed short
ly.
Mrs. Harry McGregor and Miss Clara
Murray, OF Bellaire, are very good boat
pullers. Miss Murray's health has
been much improved since coming here.