Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-08-11
EPwORTR PARK.
The Resort at Burr's Mills Now at it'
Best.


Epworth Park is crowded at present
and the seasons programme is the best
ever given. This is the seventh season OF
the assembly and the attendance prom
ises to be larger than any previous year.
The grounds are inviting and the lake is
the rendezvous of hundreds of visitors.
San Jones was in attendance on Saturday
and gave two rafting lectures. Among
the many original snap shots" gotten
off by the evangelist there were some
that pleased and others that hit many OF
his hearers entirely too hard. Sam run
down the public school system and made
many odd statements that were intended
to help the cause OF prohibition. There
were about $500 paid admissions to the
park. The crowd was not as large as the
one that was out last year TO hear DR..
Talmage.
The programme opened last Wednesday
and will be continued for two weeks.
Heatherington's band is in attendance
and the music is excellent.
The lake is more attractive each year.
A bath house has been erected for the
use of ladies and children, and the fair
Thousands of fish have been turned into
the lake and next season the management
will allow fishing with hook and line.
The programme this week is varied and
cannot be anything but entertaining A
vitascope. a quartette and vocal concert
are among the attractive features.
DR.. Robinson on Saturday night lee
tured on Egypt to the largest Saturday
night crowd that ever assembled in the
auditorium. The attendance from the
country districts is wonderful showing
that the farmers are in better humor for
a little pleasure this year than for long
time.
The management is to be gratulated
on the excellent table set at the hotel.
There is no complaint. as money is not
spared to give patrons the uest the mar
ket affords. On Saturday night the rush
of guests was so large that citizens were
asked 10 take roomers and those who
could not find accommodations were COM
PEELED to seek sleeping quarters out in the
town proper
The train service is much better than
last year. The B. & o. was slow TO
recognize the Importance Of this feeder
and the resort was compelled for several
years, to submit to all kinds Of train SER
vice. Bellaire people will look to Mr..
Robert Haase. the new travelling passen-
gen agent. for favors hereafter, and they
know that Mr.. Haase will do all he can
to make satisfactory train service
Ohios Dairy and Food Commissioner,
Joseph Blackburn. is a frequent visitor
to the grounds. as his family is summer
ing here. Madison Aldridge. recorder, and
Lawson Emerson. clerk of courts, both
families.
Sunday is a very quiet day at the park
and is not a good time for visitors. The
band does not play on the Sabbath and
the lake is unruffled. 1t is quite different
from the time 'old fashioned camp
meeting was conducted here. Sunday then
was the big day., and as high as 10000
people have been in attendance. 1t was
more of big picnic than anything else.
Religion night have cut some figure, but
most of the crowd was there for pleasure.
1t was god move when the Sunday ex-
cursions were done away with. The as
ISOLATION suffered for revenue. but now
has the satisfaction of feeling that it has
trlumphed along lines in keeping with
true religious principles.