The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-28
PLEASURE SEEKERS
NEW MOUNTAIN HOME
THE WHEELER HOUSE IN HENDEK.
SONVILLE AND HOW II Is BUILT.
Tnseful and Comfortuble-FIne Hotel,
Well Conducted, Catering to People
OF Taste Seeking IItalth or Pleasure.
CIhe Stato.)

Ilondorsonvllle, N. g., July 24.-
In the oarly eighties whom l used to
hunt the pleasant on adjacent noun
tains, explore tho "hats" to tho cast
of this than in October for wild
pigeons and bog throuth Mud creek
swamp at night in company with low
country darkies with low country
dogs, chasing tho coon that was
novor caught, this WAS a very differ
ent place from tho Hondersonville
Of today. 10 ono with an eye for
the beautiful there were no attrac-
tions--excepting tho store of Nj. G.
Ions, the merchant from spring
bonnets to grists mills, and was vlsi-
ted by summer residents from miles
n around The stores and principal
il residences, which were also boarding
houses, were on Main streot-and
/ adornmont was not fashionable.
When, therefore, it was announced
some months ago that hotcl Of
large dimensions and fine appoint
ments was to be built here, it is not
surprising that some of tho town a
dozen years ago should have consid-
cred the enterprise as doubtful
venture. But it is doubtful 10
longer tho only question now being
whether the Wheeler House will not
have to DO enlarged before noxt sum
mer.
llendorsonvillo has changed, tho
people have changed, tho methods
have changed. There arc cottages
and mansions with beautiful sur
roundings. Some Of these arc owned
by wealthy people from distant States
and moro Of that class arc coming.
And this is natural. 1t is the higho st
town on the Spartanburg and Ashe-
ville road, yet boing IN a plateau,
tho country around is comparatively
leavel, aifordins tho best drives in
the mountain region, while as Il base
for excursions to noted grand vie VS.
in these great hills it is unequalle d.
They say that tho Kentuclliaus
and west Tennesseeans are but just
discovering tho superiority Of this
section as Il summer resort Hereto
fore few Louisvillians have wandered
80 far south of tho land of Bourbon
during tho heated months, but those
who have como finding that although
moving "south," as they call it, they
have left behind the land of heat,
and, perhaps discovering that a
change from the red rye to the mel
low, yellow corn was not bad at this
season, have gone back and pro-
claimed the truth. There arc many
IN the mountains now from the blue
grass country, and hereafter the
summer flight to this section from
the north and west will be as great
as it now is from South Carolina and
Georgia. But our own people do
not fully appreciate this glorious
climate. They called it hot hero
yesterday and those mortals who
long since escaped the torrid tenn
perature Of below, who toll not and
spin not but yarn with lovers knots,
were vainly ondeavoring after test
OF Professionalism across the hills,
to find moisture upon those brows
unused to tho sweat of labor. And
all this time tho man who had come
from below that day and on tho brow
OF the Blue Ridge had experienced a
change as from tho warm to the cold
rooms in Turkish bath, was won
dering whether it would be nocces
sary to don tho vest discarded
months ago. And to have to 90
down again! Phow!
While there is Il "Dowoy" hotel
somewhere about here, tho Whcolor
House is not SO called in honor of
tho army at Santiago. Admirable
upon tho battlefield, tho spare form
of the frugal living old general is not
to uso as an advertisement on the
letterheads of a first class summer
rcsort-tO those he'd been there it
might conjure up unpleasant visions
of hard tack and other equally
tempting items Of the army retions.
The "Mheolcr' is n;mod in compli-
ment to the father of ono of the pro-
prietors, and he is fortunate if he