Daily Republican., 1880-08-10
BRANDYWINE CAMP.
The opening Day-Busy Fixing Up
--Evoning Services.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.

Eno Opon1m8 Dey-Huey Etx1nE I'D
--Evoning Services.
Special Correspondence Of the Republican.
I BRANDYwNE SUMMIT, Aug. 10.
Yesterday was the opening day ofthe
camp proper but the day was spent by
carpenters and tent holders preparing
their temporary homes for the coming
ten days, and the sounds Of the saw,
hatchet and tack hammer mingled with
the gay laughter Of romping children
continued TO break the stiffness Of the
woodland home. Every hour or two
Witnessed fresh arrivals and by
the time the sun sank to rest
behind the western hills there we're
more than hundred families tented
on the grounds. The Wilmington
company had large accessions to its
number yesterday and to-day will find
all the tents full. St. Paul's circle is
nearly solid and the Union circle has
pretty we'll filled up since Thursday
last. The first regular services Of the
camp meeting were held last evening
but contrary to expectation there were
no preaching. The exercises were Of
Q medley character consisting Of
singing, prayer and experience, a
large number taking part, Smongst
whom were A. Thatcher, John F. Zsb-
Icy, and a lady whose name we could
not catch. The exercises were marked
with deep spiritual feeling, and lasted
until 10 o'clock. Rev. T. L. Tomkin-
son who was present last night, was
announced to preach this morning, and
II Is expected that Rev. Adam Stengle
will preach this evening. owe
The Misses Hill arrived yesterday
and to-day Rev. Charles Hill will arrive.
DR.. Matlack Is also expected, and then
with some little filling in Of the smaller
fry, there vill be q strong preaching
force on the ground.
Rev. Mr.. Tomkipson Is tenting with
the 81. Paul's people, and Presiding
Elder Matlack will tent with the Asbury
folks, Presiding Elder Paxson Of the
South Philadelphia district is also ex-
pected to-day.
The boarding tents have all COM
msnced with an unusually large num-
Der Of boarders. Oliver, Of the Union,
is excessively pleasant and dishes out
tremendously big dinners at low prices.
Zsbley, Of St. Paul's puts on an extra
smile, as he sees the crowds focking to
the tables, and Wise, of the Whining
ton Circle, has spread his cloths under
the most favorable circumstances. ST.
loam is from the country and serves up
big country dinners. Besides these
there are several other boarding tents on
q smaller scale, which no doubt will be
run to their utmost capacity. Mrs.
Allen has one Of these right at the
head of the grounds, and Mrs. Nous
Icy has another on the avenue leading
down to st. Paul's circle.
As cleanliness Is highly essential to
Mr.. Valentine, a skilltul
tonsorial artist from Wilmington, has
stationed himself in a tent at the head
Of the grounds, where he is prepared
10 traverse the length and breadth OF
faces Of those who need shaving and
also Of those who have no hair on
either lip and should tarry at Jeriho
awhile longer. Robert Casey and his
boys of Brandywine Hundred ice cream
farm squatted down yesterday in a
large wooden booth, aud is prepared to
wait upon all who have a sweet tooth
IN their heads.
The bad photography on the sign Of
! small boarding tent has been recon-
,tructed by All amalgamation Of black
md white letters. .....
The man who was painting tents
on Sunday morning handed your
correspondent q note in which
be wished him to state that he left his
work leisurely and reluctantly and that
be gathered up his tools before he start
ID. We will say that he did, but for
Ill that he ''got."
Amor Jeffsris runs his hack from
lamp to meet the three O'Clock, ?. M,
Lrain from Wilmington at Smiths
bfldge.
Tentsrs who were here during the
rainy spell last year are comparing 1t
With the pleasant weather they now
nave.
The managers had to put up q large
,aHvass to the west end Of the preachers
,tandto break the force Of the sun, the
;rees having been killed by last winters
ire.
An Illinois Shooting Affair.
A Springfield, Ills, despatch says
yreat excitement was caused there on
friday night BY the shooting, at the
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