The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-25
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MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
a sneee.,fnl Season anticipated Z. TIT,

"A Sncees.fui Season Anticipated at This
Popular Mountain iResort-Improys.
memts Made-Loch Lynn Heights. 8
Special Correspondence. ,4
4 MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK, Md, Feb,
es.-Already are active preparations go
Ing on TO put the park in the very best
shape for the coming summer which,
by the way, promises to be the most
successful In the history Of the park.
Your correspondent has been looking at
the tax lists OF Mountain Lake Park
and Loeb Lynn Heights to ascertain
what interests West Virginians have in
this mountain summit was very
much surprised to find that at the first
named place West Virginlans had In
vested over s65,GO0, and at the latter
place s3S.550, In round numbers 100000,
This Is accounted for in the first place.
by the fact that Mountain Lake Park
was founded by West Virginians, and
that our citizens have had n large hand
In the development OF the place. Again
Its close proximity to the larger cities
and towns OF the state make It q very
accessible place for our people to sum-
mer.
The greatest number OF cottage own,
ers from the state hall from Falrmont
and vicinity. Wheeling comes next.
Then follows Morgantown. Grafton.
Piedmont, Keyser, Mart!nsburg. Par
kersburg. Klngwood. Wellsburg. etc.
The past month eight cottages were
rented for the summer. Mrs. Mary
Brennon and Mrs. H. P. Rixey. OF
Wheeling, were recent visitors at the
park and both rented cottages foc the
summer. Miss Anna X. Hall. OF VIII
son. West Virginia, has rented the
Beecham cottage. and will open 1t In
May for boarders. Mrs. W. II. Elm
norman. OF Wheeling. has rented the
large Pennsylvania cottage, Loeb Lynn
Heights, for the summer. Mrs. Emmons
and Quay, OF keyser, have rented the
Fallen cottage. Mrs. List will again
have charge of the Loeb Lynn Heights
hotel. The building Is being exteusiye-
ly improved. !.
Rev. Ward, who came to the Oak
land church from Warrington. is hav-
ing very successful pastorate. The
congregations have grown larger. The
Roberts, formerly a Wheeling pastor.
Last night, Rev. Dr.. wilding. former
pastor In Wheeling. but now serving q
church in New Jersey, lectured In Oak
land. g 60
General Prosperity has struck us.
Times are Frightening up. Several new
houses now, being built. c. NJ. Rathbun
& Company. the planning mill men, told
IL. Iat q
firm had received orders that day for
material for three new houses to be
built IN the park. By the way. MI
Rathbun is Wheeling man. The beau
,tiful Anderson cottage has passed into
the hands OF the Peabody Insurance
I Company. OF your city.
The programme for the summer is al
most completed. Superintendent Rudi-
sill has a force Of men at work I'M
proving the grounds and streets. More
than four hundred tickets were sold to
the park last summer from Wheeling;
about five hundred from Fairmont.
Pennsylvania capitalists have pur-
chased 5000 acres of land at Bittinger.
They will build n narrow guage rail-
road from Swantop, on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, TO the land. put In saw
mills and saw UP the lumber. The land
brought $4,000. DR.. Thistle. OF Wash
ington. Pa, bought three handsome lots
on street, near the hotel Dennet, and
is having ten-room house built. The
house will have all the modern improve
ments. Captain Burns, United States
Army. formerly from Wheeling. but
now stationed at Columbus Barracks.
Ohio. bought block OF six lots on
Wheeling avenue and street, and VIII
erect q summer home on them.
Superintendent Rud!s!ll has housed
about six hundred tons OF ice. There Is
a probability o: Mr.. Rixey. of Wheel
Ing. handling the ice business at the
park this summer. Wheeling parties
also expect to handle the bread trade.
getting their supply from your city. No
wonder West Virginlaas feel at home
at the park.
Mrs. Good, OF Wheeling, has rented
the delightfully."- situated cottage OF
Mrs. Blake, fo- the summer. This Is one
OF the choite spots OF the park, having
4 picturesque outlook. Mrs. Belle c.
Harrison, of FaiTmont secretary OF
the West Virginia w. Z. T. u, will
have charge OF the Romney cottage,
one OF the best boarding houses in the
park. ~
L. L. Rathbun & Company will issue,
on the ID proX four page. six column
seni-monthly paper, called the Moun-
tain News. 1t is TO be made weekly
In juno. Frank was Wheeling boy 4
few years ago. ..
Beware OF 0Intniemss for Caiarrh That
Contain Mercury.
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense OF smell and completely dcramge
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such ar
ticles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physi-,
clans, as the damage they will do Is ten