Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-27
the LANuIsvILLE CAMP MEEr1NO.

/ The Religious Exercises Fairly Begun.
The first services at the camp meeting
were held last evening when Rev. Mr..
Rakestraw Of Downingt0wn, preached an
eloquent sermon from Thes. v. Chap
16, II and 18.
This morning at o'clock early prayer
meeting was held in the tabernacle by
Rev. J. nj. Wheeler, of Millersville. At
8 o'clock another prayer meeting was held
which was conducted by Rev. w. G.
Robinson of the Duke street N. E. church
of Lancaster.
At 10 O'Clock the usual services we're
held. The sermon was preached by Rev.
George w. Mclaughlin, corresponding
secretary Of the Pennsylvania Seamen's
Friend society of Philadelphia. His text
was Psalms xci. 1st verse.
This afternoon childrens' meeting was
held at 80 and the sermon at 3 o'clock
was preached by Rev. Mr.. Urban, of fSteel-
ton, Daupbin county.
All trains running to Landisville bring
new arrivals and the crowd is increasing
very fast. Among the clergy on the grOun
are the following: Revs. J. Dickerson,
presiding elder of the West Philadelphia
district, G. w. Mclaughlin, Of Philadel.
phia, II. Wheeler, Columbia J. L. Urban,
straw, Downingtown; w. c. Robinson.
Lancaster; J. N. Wheeler, Millersville !;
r. w. McIivaine, I.ancater. Rev. j. A.
Roach, Of New York, and Rev. Mr..
Hamlin, of Chambersburg, are expected to
be on the ground and preach sermons on
sunday.
A Pleasant Affair.
Last evening a very pleasant affair took
,N1n< 0k kfn<v sS.e m Of
this city. As stated yesterday Mr.. Shu-
bert celebrated his G2d birthday. In the
evening his friends, to the number of about
seventy five, gathered at the cottage.
Speeches of cOngratulation were made by
Revs. Robinson, of Lancaster, and Wheel
or, of Millersville. Mr.. Shubert was taken
by surprise, as he knew nothing about the
affair. lilo recovered sufficiently to make
short speech, thanking his friends for
the pleasant occasion. After q number Of
hymns were sung, the party adjourned,
| wishing Mr.. Shubert many more pleasant
birthdays.
They Paid 1t.
This afteI,u,n there was to have been
a hearing before Alderman Samson, in the
case of Coroner Mishlcr against the county
commissioners. Sometime ago the cOrO.
her held an inquest on the body of boy
named Hcnricci, who was found floating
in tho Conestoga. When the coroner pre-
scnted his bill he also sent in that
of the undertaken and others. for
services rendered. The commissioners
ut the time refused to pay the bill. This
afternoon they sent word to tho alderman
that they would pay the whole bill and the
case did not como to = hearing
Ono OF Squire Bickhaln's Wrlss.
''Fr. Bickham, " must have been a JUS
ticc around these parts in ITO; for in
tearing down tho old house at No. 119
South Queen street, which A. Ii. Reist is
rebuilding, was found this morning war
rant dated March l, ITO from this squire,
dirccting..the constable to bring before him
NJ. Hcsslet to answer Michael Haverstake's s
suit for g. lbs 9d. The costs were Is Cd.
Some One Got Rich.
A day or two ago since Mr.. A. II. Rachel
of Mecllanicsburg, thoughtlessly left his
coat hanging on back porch, when a good
naturcd hummer came along who thought
tho riches of this world were unevenly dis
tributed and accordingly appropriated tho
contents of the wallet-nearly ten dollars.
Tho thief was not caught.