Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1881-12-01
Major Penn's Campmcetiag.

" Ndiu"CllI SdiiyiiS SASui-
sionits tor Maj. PennS camp
meeting. At $40 conductor
Allison, station master at Bren-
ham, said all aboard and the
train consisting OF the engine
and two coaches pulled out for
Caldwell; the first city of any
importance after leaving Bren-
ham is Businessburg, which as
its name implies is destined to
become a very important sta
ton, it being the business CEN
ter of the Gay Hill neighbor-
hood, one of the most
populous and wealthy in the
county. A depot has not yet
been established at Business
burg but the people in the set
Element are very anxious for
one and it is to be hoped the
company will accommodate
them at no distant day. The
train arrived at Caldwell on
time; a part of the excurters
went up in town to observe the
workings of the Sunday law
and others took such convey
ances as were at hand and roll
ed out over the beautiful prai-
rie to the west of Caldwell to
Major PENIS campmeeting at
Gee Springs, which are situated
in the timber on a fat, there be-
ing an abundance of shade.
The Majors tent or pavilion is
pitched in the centre Of the
camp, the tents around it being
arranged in square, while ma
ny other tents are located near
by. 1t was estimated on Sun
day that there was fully 1870
tents on the grounds and about
100 wagons with campers. The
meeting was begun last Thurs
day and will continue until
next Sunday week. The SPRINGS |
afford an abundance Of cool |
refreshing water, and on the |
grounds can be found a barber
shop, a restaurant, a lemon
ade stand, and an ice
cream saloon. A Brenhamite
relates his experience with the
campmeeting lemonade thus:
~ took a lemonade about a
foot and a half long with about
fiftcen-sixteenths of an inch of
whiskey at the bottom oft, and
never in the course OF my whole
life did l have to drink so much
water to get so little and such
poor whiskey." He refused to
state of whom or where he got
the wonderful lemonade. At II
o'clock Maj. Penn preached one
of his characteristic sermons;
he uses the plainest and SIM
plest language SO that his mean
ing can be readily understood
by all, but he has fallen into
the disagreeable habit of termi-
mating some of his final sylla-
bles with the ASPIRATION "ah,"
however, that does not detract
from his merits: About goo
persons were under the tent at
the morning services. A num-
Der were forward for prayer,
but up to Sunday noon only
one conversion had been made.
At 4 o'clock portion of the
Brennan delegation took Bob.
Morgan's lightning express
and in little over an hour were
landed in the business center of
Caldwell intent upon observing
the working of the Sunday law
in that quiet and orderly
city. Their observations
may be thus summarized:
Sunday law strictly observed at
front doors; but the beer very
warm, which the natural philos-
opher of the Brennan crowd
said was caused by keep ing the
front door closed. At six the
train pulled out from Caldwell,
and at 7:25 all hands arrived
safely at Brennan. Those who
spent the day in Caldwell and
those who went to meeting
we're we'll pleased with the trip
and a general desire was ex-
pressed to have it over again
next Sunday. Mr.. Allison says
if a sufficient number will agree
10 go, another excursion will
be given. 1t should be stated
that MIR. Morgan charges but
80 cents for the round trip to
he camp ground, FIVE miles
from Caldwell.
BUSINESS was brisk in the
county clerks office on Thurs
lay in the way OF marriage ,
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