The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-07-22
SUMMER DAYS AT
PLEASANT MOUNT
ONE OF WAYNE coUNTY's M1s-
DELIGHTFUL RESORTS.
A Peaceful Hamlet Where the Bustle
and Turmoil of Busy Life Is For
gotten-Some of the Scrantonians
and New Yorkers Who own Sum-
mer Homes-Nature' Panorama.

heakhful summer resorts within easy
distance from Scranton. Pleasant
Mount is located at an elevation that
Is scarcely approached in Northeast
ern Pennsylvania. Here in contempla-
tion of a stretch of natures panorama,
reaching from the Catskills to the
Delaware Water Gap on the east and
south and the Elk mountains and 9TH
er hills of Susquehanna county on the
west, one may dream away the sum-
mer day where scarcely a sound save
the song of the robin and bobolink
breaks the stiffness of the peaceful
surroundings.
Pleasant Mount may be reached by
the Delaware and Hudson railroad,
alighting at HerriCk station, or by the
Ontario and Western. The approach
to the village is not inviting, as it is
situated two miles from the Ontario
and Western station and three miles
from the Delaware and Hudson. Not
the least of the uninviting elements is
the august parsonage who presides at
the Pleasant Mount station of the
Ontario and Western railroad. AS
monarch of all that he surveys in the
vicinity of the depot, this individual
of Sulu, and the stranger who does not
feel humble when in the presence of
the lone station agent, must indeed be
a callous man.
Upon alightng from the Ontario and
Western train, a road which is noted
as a rule for courteous employees, |
approached the sole living object in
sight, the station agent. and made in
g..4- /.
HerriCk to Pleasant Mount daily.
Without answering the question, he
grabbed a piece of yellow paper and
began studying the inscription thereon
like a man with a large weight upon
his intellect.
Receiving no reply, another attempt
was made:
is there any conveyance by which
l can get to Pleasant Mount"
why, ya-a-s," drawled the agent
wheeling about, with the cOntemptu-
Gus smile that a wild western cata-
mount slayer would bestow upon a
tenderfoot. Take the road and con-
vey yourself"
THE RUINS OF BELMONT.
over the hills from Herrick the pill
grim passes the neglected grave of
Samuel Meredith, which is situated at
the outskirts of beautiful grove Of
naples, near the ruins of Belmont
Manor, the former home of the al
most forgotten Revolutionary patriot
In the vicinity of the ruiIts of Belmont
Manor is noticed also the famous
haunted house which has been in sole
possession of goblins for many years.
At midday the place is quiet enough,
but at nightfall it is said the ghosts
play high pranks and even the clap
boards of the dilapidated old edihce
rattle at their command, while strange
sights are sometimes witnessed by
those bold enough to peep within the
closed shutters
Down in a valley and up another in
cline and the peaceful hamlet is
reached. Here all is hospitality and
the visitor is made to feel that per-
haps the beauties of nature have had
subduing influence upon the dis
cords of humanity in general. Social
caste is apparently unknown and gcn-
ality reigns. AS Mr.. Brennan, one of
the prominent residents remarked:
I'VE live in peace and know little of
the Wickedness of the outside world,
aside from what we read in the pa
pers"
a few parties from cities have talk
en- advantage Of the delights of Pleas
ant Mount as an abiding place during
the heated term, and have erected
handsome summer residences there.
Among them are Mr. Sterling, a we'll
known New York inventor, who has 4
fine modern residence on the highest
ground in the town. and Mr.. Jason
Wells, of the firm of T. NJ Miller &
Company, of Scranton, whose beau
tiful villa and well-kept grounds are
the admiration of all visitors. Mount
Pleasant has four stores, a blacksmith
shop, harness and shoe shops, two well
kept hotels, the Mount Pleasant" and
Hotel Eagle" The latter owned BY the
genial veteran host, James p. Riley,
is second to none in country towns.
The religious element of the village is
well provided for. There are three
churches, Presbyterian, Methodist and
Roman Catholic. The new church OF
the latter parish, which is in charge of
Rev. Father Healey, an earnest work.
er, formerly of Scranton, will be dedi-
Gated with appropriate exercises to-
morrow. The cdifice, which was erect
ed by Mr. John Hansen, a Carbondale
contractor, is of artistic design and
has been built in a manner that indi-
Gates that the work was placed in good
hands.
GOOD FISHING.
The town has village improvement
society which has done much good
towards making the place additionally
beautiful, There is still need. how
ever, of more lawn mowers about the
place. There is no large body Of water
in the immediate vicinity of Pleasant
Mount, but Lake BigelOw, which is
about two miles distant, affords excel
lent fishing, and Rock Lake and the
lakes at Poyntelle are in easy driving
distance.
Owing to fits distance from railroad
stations it is probable that the village
of Pleasant Mount will never be popu-
lar as the destination of the crowded
excursion car or the noisy clam bake.
Upon this account, therefore, il will
ever be delightful haven of rest for
those who seek locality in which they
may pass the days of summer in peace
and quiet, leaving business cares and
the rattle, smoke and dust Of the CITY
far behind them