West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-26
"CAMP JUANITA,"
On the Banks OF the "Windins River
Cheat"


1t was merry crowd that lcrt
BrandoIyille last week provided
with tents aud provision for several
days outing near Coopcr's Rocks.
The party was made up OF Mrs.
Lizzie Ravonscratt, Misses Nell
Goodwin, E:ta Glover, lisa Cope
man, Ella Frankhouser and Lynne
Woddcll and Messrs. Il. B. Wad-
dell, Albert Gmb, Kenneth SAmp.
son, Alpha Sampson and Charles
Waddell.
After all the adventures that
usually befsll crowd bound on
such an errand, they arrived at tho
site selected for the camp, near the
homo of the late Barclay McOol.
lum, where they were Joined by a
party from Morgantown, who had
driven up to spend the day,
The camp was christcucd Camp
Juanita" AMI the christening was
celebrated bya luncheon that would
have delighted the heart of any
tired and hungry crowd. Misses
Carrie, Lillian, Anna and Blanch
Hackney, Bottle and Hannah Jcucs
and Messrs John Hackney, Clyde
Barbe, Altha Warmau, Frank
Weaver and Max Walters of Morg
antown, and Misses Maude Saun-
dors of Vaudeville, Beulah Hubbard
of Wheeling, and Rita Gapen of
Emporia, Kan, composed tho Nor
gantown party.
After luncheon Mr.. Waddell and
Kenneth Sampson returned to
Brandonville with the teams. leav.
ing the rest of tho party to trough
IT, TO their hearts content for
few days. The entire party walked
to the Cooper Rocks and after en-
joying tho magnificent views and
many of the party climbing tho
ladder to the top of llaystack Rock,
they returned to camp for supper.
after which the Morgautown party
left for home, declaring they had
spent a most enjoyable day.
On Saturday Misses Addio and
Belle MCCollum arrived at CnmD
Juanita and on Sunday Miss Ida
Hackney AMI Mr.. NJ. u. German
of Morgantown, and Miss Josie
Kimberly and Mrs. r.. b. Waddell
and Messrs. Henry Copeman and
Wilbur Benson of Brandonville,
spent the day IN camp.
On Monday the crowd. with the
Misses McCollum as guides, visited
tho Raven Rocks. They all
MAINTAIN that West Virginia people
do not appreciate these wonders of
"our own State"
The entire party are loud i'm their
praise Of the way they were treated
by tho Misses McColum and they
will not soon forget "Brave," the
family dog.
Many and thrilling were the ad
ventures met with from MOSQUITOES.
hornets and rattle snakes. Some
OF the party accumulated enough
mosquito bites to last for some time
and others carry touching memen
toes OF their intimate acquaintance
with hornets. These small crea-
lures frequently assist in liyening
mp the crowd, G. e. when the party
were all congregatod in tho large
tent some damsel fare, with blood
curdling yell, would rush frantic.
ally forth, IL was known ut once
that a hornet had crawlcd up hor-
shoe. (O
The party and their visitors
killed nine rattle snakes and three
copperheads while in camp. ItI
was with the greatest reluctance
that the party broke camp and re-
turned homo. 10 will be some time
before the woods in that region re
sound TO the shouts Of as merry %
crowd or the strains OF "Juanita, "
" West Virginia HIS" and "Amor.
ica" az frequently as they were
sung by the "Trlbc OF Tic Merry
makers" GYp.y.
Brundouv.Ilo, Aug. 10, '0T