The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-29
Burrs' Willis Camp Meeting.
BuRRs' Mills, o., Aug. q.

Editors Intelllgonecr;
The meeting OF the Barnesville Dis.
trict Camp Meeting Association com
menced at this place on last Tuesday.
The grounds are as fine as we know any
where, and being but about one hundred
and fifty yards from the railroad station,
are SO convenient as TO draw largely
those who but for this reason would per-
haps prefer some other. The enclosure
for preaching is large and well seated,
while the Tabernacle affords good shel.
ter in inclement weather. Mr.. Cow, Of
the Bellaire Leader, was out one day last
week, and some one pointed out the prin-
cipal enclosure to him as the Tabernacle,
and he 70 described it in his paper Of
Saturday. Mr.. Samuel Price, of the
Barnesyille EntTpriSe, has been here since
the commencement Of the meeting. We
also notice Mr.. Hunt Of the St. Clairs-
vile Chronicle, on the grounds to-day.
The preachers present, SO far as We can
remember, are Presiding Elder Carr, ex.
Presiding Elder Burt, DR.. Sweeney, and
Messrs. KingsIy, Toland, Moore, Shaw,
Walters, Weaver, starkey, Wilson, Baker,
Ingram, Miller, Williams, Henthorn,
Rider, and Robb. lr
The number Of tents this year is larger
than last, and the boarding houses are
also more crowded. As the transient
visitors, we do not remember ever To have
seen as crowded camp ground any place
as is this to-day. Trains from both East
and West are constantly arriving, and are
crowded to their most utmost capacity.
Rey. Toland preached last night at the
large stand, and this morning Rev. Burt
occupied the same, while Rev. Beazle
preached in the Tabernacle. There was
also preaching at other places. DIR.
Sweeney addressed the main congrega.
tion this afternoon.
Last night during service rough from
Bellaire became involved In . dlspgte
with another from Benwood, and II be-
came necessary to arrest him. The
crowd annoyed the officers so that one Of
them took his revolver and going to the
back Of the ground fred IL of, The shot
caused the widest excitement in the en-.
campment, where all are continually
in { an unhealty state Of excite.
ment. The raSe had the desired
effect, however, drawing of the
crowd from the officers who were max
ing the arrest. Afterwards some r6wdies
undertook to libera.e the prisoner from
the temporary lookup on the grounds
The police for time were unable 70.
queil the disturbance, and the male por.
ti0n Of the congregation were requested
to go to their help. The alarm was Va:
riously misunderstood. The party, ;ot
which we formed one, Understood that the
large boarding house at the station was
burning, and hastened to see the contia.
grafton. One Of the ladies distinctly
heard the cracking OF the burning wood
when yet two hundred yards distant from
the supposed scene Of the fire. Another,
with keen eyes, actually saw the flames.
When the true cause OF the disturbance
became known, they forgot oil about
their miraculous senses. The lookup
was ruined, and one or two men were
slightly hurt in tue confusion. A gen.
tleman says to-day that there were more
FalstafFs in the crowd than the whole
cFOMu ulu Actuhly uuuuet. we saw
one mana minister at that-who saw
fifteen revolvers drawn and cooked, and
who by prompt action saved the lie OF
every person on the ground, SO he says,
and, being minister, We have no doubt
what he saysis true-aiter We make some
allowances for his excitement.
This morning we saw numbers Of men
20 into little room At the station, and
carefully close the door after them. The
windows were curtaiued, and We sup
posed perhaps we looked upon a
barber shop, patrons Of which, for
fear OF the rather numerous min
isterial spectators, were as careful in
shutting out the tonsorial artist from
their sight. We hailed = native and in.
quired, "What Is that little building over
"They calit a drug store /" was the re.
ply, We subsequently heard 1t called SO.
One room about twenty.seyen. feet
square accommodated fifteen Sleepers
last night, and another-and smaller
one held twenty.seyeh. The other board
ing houses we're rs crowded, We are told.