The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-08-25
Port Deposit items.
WOODLAND CAMP.

1t is supposed that not less than 10000
people visited Woodlawn Camp Meeting last
Sunday. Conveyances Of every description
for twenty miles around were brought into
requisition, and after the early morning
hours it was difficult to find a hitching
place within a half of mile of the ground.
Although this large crowd of people was
on the camp ground, no disturbance of any
character marred the pleasure of the day.
Chesapeake 9th, Elkton, North East,
Rising Sun. and Brick Meeting House was
largely represented. The day was beauti-
full over head, but the numerous vehicles
travelling the roads made it very dusty.
The dust was not confined to the roads,
but the immense throng of people walking
on the different avenues made them very
dusty. The services throughout the day
were very interesting. Rev. J. III. Cald-
well, from Dover, Del, preached ut the
main stand at 10 AM, with his usual ability.
Rev. Geo. K. Brisrow at 3 z. NJ, in his
eloquent and interesting style, and and at
40 p. NJ, Rev. Theodore Stevens, from
Columbia, Pa, made Il strong appeal to
tue unconverted to accept salvation. Rev
d. II. Shields, from the Philadelphia Con
ference, preached in the large Tabernacle
Tent at 10 A. NJ, and Rev. J. O'Neil at
z. NJ. Their sermons were listened to with
intense interest by a large audience that
could not get near the main stand, and all
who heard them were highly pleased with
their discourse. Rev. d. c. Ridsway,
from your town, conducted the childrens
meeting at 80 p. NJ. The addresses were
short, pithy and to the point, and the
children had good time. The camp has
been favored with from ten to twenty min
listers on the ground from its commence
ment, and all of the sermons have been
very much above the ordinary sermons at
such meetings. Very few conversions took
place during the early services, but every
day since Friday number have professed
saving faith in Christ, and the prospect
bids fair for as large number as in pre-
vious years. While there are not quite as
many tents as two years ago, more people
are tented in the grove than ever before
because each tent has more persons in it.
MEssRs. ToUCHsToNE & RRo.,
are building new blacksmith shop in rear
of the Odd Fellows Hall, 25x40 feet, which
will be completed next month. These en-
ergetic gentlemen do any kind of iron
work, from the toughest up to the very
best workmanship, as their numerous iron
fences and gates will testify in the different
parts of the State.
STEAMER BURNED.
On Wednesday morning, at . A. NJ, the
steamer W. C. NcCaU was discovered to
be on fire, and all of the wood work, ex-
cept enough of the sides and bottom to
keep her from sinking, was burned. How
it caught on fire is not known, as the fires
are put out every night and new ones built
every morning 1t has been dull season
until the present time but they were begin
ming to make some money in carrying
freight over to the new canning establish
ment at Lapdum. The boat was insured
for $4,000, but we do not know the loss.
This will be a serious inconvenience to the
citizens Of Hartford and Cecil counties, and
it is hoped they will make arrangements
for another boat speedily.
MISCELLANEOl S.
The roof of the kitchen of Mrs. NJ. C.
Richardson was discovered to be on fire,
Saturday but was soon put out with few
buckets of water No fire had been about
the kitchen for three hours, and this
caught under a box on the roof How it
originated is very hard to tell.--Jos.
Pugh, little son of Hon. J. B. Pugh, fell
off his fathers wood house and cut his fore
head Just over the left eye very severely on
Monday afternoon. DR.. John Evans sewed
up the wound, and the little fellow is get
ting along nicely.