Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-14
The jackson Grove Camp Meeting.

IMPROVEMENTS MADE SINCE LAST YEAR-THE
MEETING To OPEN ON THE 2SrH INST
The jackson Grove camp meeting will be held
at the Grove in A. A. county, Nd, (25 miles
from Washington near Odenton, on the B. &
P. r. r., commencing on Thursday July 2Sth,
and continuing to Wednesday, August 10th.
This camp is under the control of the Methodist
Protestant church, who have been holding camps
there for several years. The site is one of the
oldest camp grounds in this section. 1t is stu
ated directly on the railroad and Severn run.
Ga branch of Severn river) and on the ground
are several magnificent springs Of water, said to
be the finest in the state. This association own
the grounds, and have done considerable to-
wards identifying them since last year,
repiotting them so as to make the
now 4S sites on the front. Streets and avenues
have been laid of. new tabernacle has been
erected in place of that which was crushed in by
the snow last winter, and it will accommodate
500 persons; new clearinghouse, with store
and Of1ce, has been erected, and in fact the
grounds have been renovated and made new.
The clearinghouse will be in charge of Mr.,
George b. Weibert, of Georgetown. and the
terms are $5 per week or 81 per day for board
ing. The railroad fare will be IS cents from
Washington and Is from Baltimore, for the
round trip. The officers of the association are
w. J. c. Dulaney, of Baltimore, president, and
I. b. Marche, of Washington, secretary who will
furnish all information. The services will be in
charge of Revs. j. T. Murray. E. J. DrinkhOuse,
and j. d. kinzer. The several churches Of the
denomination in Baltimore, Washington, Alex
andria and the Eastern Shore of Maryland will
be represented The new cOngregatiOn-SOutt
Washington, Rev. DIR. Hicks, pastOr-and sew.
eral of the Methodist churches Of the county are
also expected to be represented.
Man Elected from the Post Office Department
CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST COL. BURNSIDE
DISMISSED.
This morning, in the Police Court. Col. Jas
o. p. Burnside. superintendent of the Post
Office department, was charged with assaultne
Vim. II. Cole, who stated that he went to the
Post Office department last Monday and was
told that he could not enter the building as there
was an order issued to keep him out Witness
then entered the directory Office and inquired
if there was an order excluding him from the
building, and was told that there was not as far
as they knew. lie then inquired if the Post.
master General was present and was told that
he was not, and while he was waiting Col
Burnside came in and ordered q
watchman to put witness out, and when
witness was walking peaceably to the door will
the Waterman Col. Burnside showed him q
distance of severed feet, and came near showing
him down the steps. On cross-examinatiOn by
Col Cook. witness stated that he wrote letter
TO the Postmaster General about Col. Burnside
IN relation to Col. Burnside getting witness
work in the Post Office at painting. Col. Burn.
side took the stand, and stated that this man
has made himself obnoxious about the Post
Office, and wrote very abusive letter to the
Postmaster General about witness. and had
abused witness at the Post ONCE department
and recently there had been an order issued ex.
Guiding him from the building unless he had
some business of importance to transact: and
| on Monday, witness only used force enough "a
| eject him from the building. The court dis
missed the case.