Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1901-08-17
MOUNT CLIFTON HOUSE.
A Picturesque Of Berkeiey's Famous ne
sort Ia Quaint HedgesviIle.

4 w. Va, aug lU.-SeL up hAhuAlE tnc
romantichighlands of Berkeley county
1000 feet above tidewater, this novel
little resort is modern Utopia for a
simmer and autumn outing to those
who are in quest of health. sociabi-
lily and such Wholesome diversion as
the sports of the field and stream.
| Perched upon a plateau hewed ont OF
the side of North Mountain. a bold
and beautifully wooded range o. hills
| Mount Clifton House is command
! ing feature in the landscape.
If those who are minus their appe-
| titles and enemies of Morpheus will
but take a trip to this inspiring hill
country they will find commodiou
living quarters, with beds which in
vited TO slumber, mountain lamb,
bread as light as gossamer, wine-like
water, clingstone peaches. together
4 with abundance of vegetables and
/ fruits that come to the table fresh
from the heart of nature.
Seated in easy chairs upon the spae-
ious veranda of the hotel. superb
view greets the eyes OF the guests;
broad fields of garnered wheat. way
ing corn, meadows of timothy ana
/ luxuriant orchards framed in picures-
que belts of aboriginal forest trees
form a pastoral scene which speaks
of model husbandry, while the Blue
Ridge constitutes an enchanting back
ground whose mysterious bastions or
trquois and purple take ON tlnts
which vary with every mood OF the
a sharp spur, which rises to an attl-
4 tude of LOCO feet, is an observatory
! that served as an important signal
station for the Government two years
ago when, for the first time, COM
plete typographical survey was made
4 of this region. The view from this
4 eminence is one of the most compre-
hensive and beautiful in the State and
a striking counterpart OF that from
Monticello. the pride and boast OF the
Old Dominion From this observa-
tory O. natural cyclorama OF noun
tain ranges, formed by the Blue
Ridge and Allegheny fills the vision.
Here you have typical piece OF agrl-
cultural country as cultivated IN the
South: fertile valleys running paral-
lei and broken by abrupt uplands with
the Baltimore and Ohio as an artery
for their products, are watered by
laughing rllls and crystal streams,
/ which rush past lovely old home-
steads and turn MANY a mill. In this
scene is the bright picture of lake
which abounds with game fish and
furnishes sport for the idle angler.
4 Within a radius of less than 20 miles
are Williamsport. Hagerstown. Fred
erick, Winchester and Chambersburg
all of which can be distinguished on
a bright day, while Martinbsurg is
but seven miles away. W neither at
dawning hour, high noon, at sunset or
twilight, or when the harvest moon is
in her zeneth the landscapes from this
point are invariably distinct with en-
chantment and repose.
Situated a,stone's throw from the
hotel is Hedgesylle, one Of the oldest
and quaintest hamlets of West Vir-
GINA, in whose cemetery Is buried
Josiah Hedges. Its founder whose
home is still standing as a witness
to the viccissltudes of three-uuarters
of a century. This is happy COM
munity, whose atmosphere yields
health. good will and hospitality.
The an entities of life all come easy
to them ami formality by picturesque
little lawns and flower gardens, are
the abodes Of simplicity and good
taste, over which preside neat handed
Phyllises, whose domestic traits find
expression in neatness. order, easy
economy and self like children. He'd
gesviile may truly be called the home
of the hollyhock in such variety and
splendor does that old fashioned flow
er bloom here. In the gardens you
also see and breathe the fragrance of
! many other members of the floral
family, such as the phlox, the wild
; rose, the tiger lily, oleander, sun
flower, wistaria and honey suckle. A
feature of the place is the town spring
which bubbles forth a clear and
health giving volume of water in n
} little dell Just off the main thorough
fare.
A mile from the town in beautiful
ravine, is a fine mineral spring with q
strong solution of iron, while in an
other direction is a copious sulphur
spring whose medicinal qualities
are similar to those of the Greenbrier
and Fauquire Wit.
Another remarkable flow of water
may be seen on the beautiful old
estate of the Duvall family, about two
,,ilac distant which IN autQhpllum