The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-05
NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS.
BpRR's MILLS.
Sunday Law TO be Enforced At the Camp
Meeung-Preparations for the Com.
meneement Of Ihe Meeting.
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meneement Of the Meeting.
j BURR's Mus, August 4, 1879.
Editors Intslllgeucer.
Quite breeze was raised here on satur.
day, occasioned by the posting Of notices
from the managers Of the camp meeting,
that the Sunday law would be strictly en-.
forced, and nothing could be sold on that
day except meals or lunch by boarding
house keepers. The inhabitants OF the
village here have heretofore reaped a rich
harvest from the thousands who tlocked
here on the Sunday of camp meeting, and
1t is but natural that It should carry con.
Sternation among them to have this
source Of profit cutoff. The law Is being
closely studied with view to devisinH
some way TO evads the order Threats
are made that the Camp Meeting Associa.
ton shall suffer II they sell tickets Al the
gates. But It all looks very much like the
hopeless beating OF the beetle against the
wall. Tho managers are determined and
the law is with them, and 1t will be yery
bard 70 buy. any extras on that
day, Although they cannot argue
against the law, 1t still seems
they have one argument against what
seems like Inconsistency. Is there apy
more harm in supplying the bodily wants
ot the crowds that come here than there
Is In running the trains to bring them
here2 There Is wrong, but the wrong is
with the Camp Meeting Association in
holding their meetings on the Sabbath.
and by so doing inducing the people 10
gather here. 1t Is too late TO remedy that
this year, but let them see 10 Il another
year. If they must have the people to-
gether, let them have an opportunity to
supply their actual wants without being
compelled TO pay for full meals, which
many Of them are unable to do. Sunday
excursions are cried down BY the Church.
and rightly, but where is the difference
between other Sunday excursions and
those that come here. Not one in ten
comes here for anything but recreation.
1t does seem that in this the church is in.
consistent.
The camp grounds are already being
put in order Tor the Meeting which begins
on the 18th; The principal improvement
is a well holding 100 barrels OF water, from
2 spring that was never known TO fail.
Several new cottages have been erected,
and many Of the old ones remodeled.
Had the managers had sufficient fore
thought to have had the dead leaves raked
from the ground early in the spring it
would have made them much pleasanter.
Service was held on the grounds on Sun
day afternoon. Rev. Sharkey, of Norris
town, officiated.
The people here still remember the
accusation OF gouging that was brought
against them last year, and profess to be
very independent about it and assert that
persons on the camp ground may do with
out supplies. This seems little like "cut-
ting of their noses to spite their faces"
There were extremely hard rains south
oil here on Friday last, doing much dam
age to the tobacco, entirely destroying
some crops. The corn is much improved
by the vet weather Of the last week.
A Sunday School near here held pic
mic on Saturday, in a grove about one
mile and half south ofthis place. 1t was
one OF the old fashioned sort that we used
70 have when you and were young
The forenoon was spent in speaking by
the children, and the afternoon In speeches
from the older fry. At noon the crowd
marched TO table loaded with good
things, to which they did ample Justice.
The people seemed very patient and listen
ed to what was said with the air Of per-
forming duty.
In roaming over the hills here one is
struck with a number Of old tobacco houses,
for which there is no longer use. In these
are many walnut logs, thoroughly season.
ed by exposure for scores OF years, 1t
seems to ME these would he very valuable
to furniture makers.
Quite a number from here attended the
eolored camp meeting In progress at
GAINESVILLE to-day.