The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12
DOWN AT ACTON PARK
THE REVIVAL OF CAMP MEETING
LIFE THERE THIS WEEK.
improvements to Be Made SOon-TaIk
of Electric Lights-PartiaI
List of Gotta ges.

Inc Acton Park Assembly, which viii
last until Aug. g. begins tomorrow with
moving day, when at least fifty families
are expected to begin their yearly season
of intellectual and religious enjoyment
under the beautiful shade trees and amid
the cooling breezes of the park. Already
from thirty to forty families have estab-
Hshed their residences in the cosy cottages,
or tents, as they are called, and not a few
OF them have been at the park since May.
The place has come to be regarded by the
members of the assembly as the most de-
sirable summer resort that they care to
visit and the custom of domiciling them
selves in their cottages long before the
converting of the Assembly is growing
greater every year A grocery store is
established in the park and hucksters are
numerous, and what with plenty to eat
and good water to drink life cannot
be said to be unpleasant amid such pas
toral surroundings
A campus ground of forty acres is used
for such sports as baseball and croquet,
and some talk is being made of laying out
golf course. Buck creek, which runs near
at hand, furnishes the necessary means of
happiness to would-be fishermen and the
village of Acton is close enough to be the
resort Of those who need diversion from
camp monotony
The residence portion of the park, which
covers about eighty acres contains $50 cot
tages, mostly neat four-room structures.
They are surrounded by Towering plants,
rustic seats, hammocks and like parapher-
MALTA of camp life. Most of these cottages
are permanently furnished and all their
owners have to do when they go to live in
them is to unlock the doors and begin
housekeeping. But large number are re-
furnished each year, and many moving
vans are brought into requisition before all
the settlers are thoroughly enSconced in
their summer homes.
But few new cottages have been built
is at present putting up one of the most
elegant structures of the kind in the park
and Lou G.. Aiken is thoroughly remodeling
the one he has occupied for so many years
PROPOSED IMPROVEMENTS
In the general way of Improvements a
good work has been done this season in
drainage. Extensive thing has been laid
and the unpleasant dampness that char
acterized a portion of the park in the past
has been completely remedied. A great
number of new trees have also been
planted and the grounds have been thor
oughly cleared. The assembly has in
contemplation many Improvements of mag
nitude, some of which were intended to
have been done this year, but which now
cannot be undertaken before fall. 1t is
intended, for one thing, to put in an eX
tensive system of waterworks that will
supply all the cottages The bed of the
old lake that existed prior to the rottening
out of the wooden dam three or four years
ago will be cleaned and deepened and
new dam constructed. A gasoline engine
and deep Well will then be utilized to
make a lake quarter OF mile in length,
and also to furnish the water to the con-
templated mains leading TO the cottages.
Considerable money will be necessary for
these improvements. but the assembly,
which has already secured plans and spec
itcations, intends to order the work done
at this session. Electric lights are also
talked Of in place of the gasoline lights
now in use, and the railroad company has
declared it's intention of donating its valu-
able assistance to further the improving
and popuarizing of the park. 1t would
seem hardly necessary, however, to increase
the popular estimation of the place, as
already it is next to impossible to rent
suitable cottages and there is not much
choice to be exercised by those who nave
neglected to secure their quarters this year.
The hotel has been commodiously equipped
this season and is under the management
of L. NJ Gipe, who is determined to make
it thoroughly enjoyable TO guests.
The programme as printed in yesterday
Journal may undergo some slight aItera-
ton Flx-President Harrison will be unable
to make the address at the reunion of the
SEVENTEEN Regiment on Wednesday, the
General being absent from the city. Much
disappointment will thus be unaVoldably
More than one hundred families are ex-
pected TO be residing IN the park Dy the
END of the week
THE COTTAGE OWNERS.
Among the cottage owners will be Mrs
Fred Weelburg, E. L. Williams, Mrs Book
walter, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. William Kelley
Mrs. Quaid, the Rev. Mr.. Tincher, Miss
Pitman, Mrs. Harry Grassland, Mrs. w. w.
yelling, Mr.. Matthews, Frank Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. Lon @. Custom, Rev. D. A.
Robertson, Mrs. T. B. McClain, Rev. r. r.
Roberts, Mrs. Newland. Mrs. Hit, j. r.
Budd. John L. F. Stage, Mrs. M. Stein
hauer, Mrs Ferguson, Rev w. d. Wheeler
Mrs. Perrine b. f. Morgan, Mrs. Meek
Mrs. Huey, Mr.. Nolan, Mr.. McKehan, Mrs
J. NJ. w. Langsdale, Mrs. Murphy George
M. Gipe and E. P. Brown, all of Indian
apolis; also John A. Young, G. M. Wright
George Hodell, M. B. Roberts, Mrs. George
Dunn, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. c.. E. Wright,
Mrs. Monroe Goodrich, DR.. Rucker and Mrs
Louch, Of Shelbyville; j. w. Dashiel, of
Greensburg; J. b. Shipp, of Irvington; Rev.
J. P. Pell, of Falkland; Mr.. Stagmeier, of
Greensburg; Miss Aisle Dole, of Asheville
N. c.; Mr.. Armstrong, of Franklin; Mr.
Northcote, of North Indianapolis Mrs. Dr.
Martin and Mrs. Swope. of Greensburg
J. McLain, of Franklin; Mr.. Rogers, of
Greensburg; w. c. Tinsley, of Rushville
Stockman, OF Greensburg; Mrs. Tarleton, of
Franklin; Mrs. Maynard, of Columbus; DR..
McKain, of West indianapolis; Mr.. Grub,
of Waldron; Mrs. Wood, of Franklin, and
Mr. Goodwin, of Greenfield.
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