Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-08
The Camp-ueesiu9 Season
H"c NdIuPsNUetS1uX SeHSOH.
CLOSING HOURS OF THE JACKSON GROVE CAMP.
Special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
JACKSON GROVE, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY Nd.

CLOSING HOURS OF THE JACKSON GROVE CAMP.
Special Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
JACKSON GROVE, ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, Nd,
August 9Th.
Yesterday the weather was very warm In camp,
and the tenters, complaining OF the heat consOled
themselves by thinking OF the close streets and
scorchlng walls in the cities The heat did not,
however, operate to diminish the attendance at
the meetings, and the congregations were OF fair
SIZE After the revival services OF Sunday night
II was thought that similar services would be
tinued on Monday, but that was not the case.
YESTERDAYS SERVICES
The early morning prayer meeting was con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Coulbourne, and the meeting
for prayer and experience at O'Clock. was led by
Rev Mr.. Stone. Rev. II. c. Gushing, OF Kent
Island preached In the morning, from Zachariah
". part 9Th verse: Not by might, nor by power,
but by my spirit, smith the Lord OF hosts' In the
afternoon Rev Mr. Trout preached from Matthew
Al, 3: "Art thou He that should come. or do we
LOOK for another" At ca O'Clock the young
peoples meeting was held In tent, and IT was a
Howard county preached from Peter, ". 18th and
18th verses. -Four penitents appeared at the altar
la response to Invitation. Two OF them were con-
verted the meeting being kept up till 1018 o'clock.
One Was young lady from Ohio, and the other
was from Alexandria, Va.
TIE CLOSING SERVICES To-Day
Ihis morning the early prayer meeting was led
by Rev. Mr.. Coulbourne. Rev. DIR. Sutherland will
ternoon, and Rev. MK Melvin Tonight, and with
these services the camp Will close. 1t IS probable
That an Informal meeting Will be held in the morn
Ing.
Yesterday there was an unexpected meeting on
the ground between an old gentleman nearly so
years old. and lady about the same age, who
nearly 90 years ago were excepting company" to-
gether. Ii was not long after they greeted each
other before they were seated together talking of
the bellies and beaus OF the Oden time. The hear
ing OF both not being as good as 1t was when they
were In their teens, they sat as near together as
their chairs would permit, ana altogether the pic
ture was very interesting one. c.
The Southern MethOdists ut Wesley
Grove.
At Wesley Grove camp NJ. F. Church South.
yesterday, Rev. H. Monroe Stricken held an early
prayer meeting, and Rev. A. p. BOude an expert
ence meeting. Rev. w. II. Wilson preached on
John the Baptist: Rev. T. w. Brown on the con-
strAining love OF Christ: Rev. W. L. Lynch
preached, and Rev. Z. NJ. Brown conducted q
young peoples meeting In the evening.
The COlOred Camp at Irving Park.
At the Irving Park cOlored Methodist Episcopal
camp yesterday there was no preaching
In the morning, as nearly everybody about the
camp attended the funeral OF Franklin Cole, a
wel[knOwn colOred resident of the neighborhoOd.
RevS w. NJ. A. Cole, j. /. Evans j. A. Holmes and
n. NJ Carroll took part in the services.
In the afternoon, Rev. X. Steele preached.
Amuscments. Excursions, &c.
drama, "Saved from the Storm" together with
an attractive variety OllO, drew large audience to
the COmique last evening and the entertainment
was highly praised.
DRIVERS GARDEN was we'll filled last evening.
sparkling speciality performance was given.
offered.
The WASHINGTON SWIMMING SCHOOL affords de-
gntiul recreation for those who obliged to re-
main In the city during the summer.
The dozen" give their usual weekly excursion
on the steamer Mary Washington this evening,
leaving at 6:3o p IN. and returning at II p: m
MEssRs. HELPENsTINE AND FREE will give their
third and last excursion this season TO Luray
caves on the 10th instant. over the b. & o. X. r.,
via Point OF Rocks and Harper'5 Ferry. Price for
the round-trip including admission to cave IS. 60
See their adv. in another column.
Summer sports.
DEPARTMENTAL BASE BALL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF GAMES FOR AUGUST.
AT meeting OF the Departmental Base Ball
Association In the st. Cloud building last evening
the executive committee reported the following
new schedule OF games for this month: August
s. Government Printing Office VS.. Interior; Au-
gust 9, War VS.. Post Office Department; August
10, Government Printing Office VS.. War: August
IL, Government Printing Office vs.. Post ONCE De-
partment; August IL, War vs.. Interior: August a.
War vs. Government Printing ONCE: August 16
Interior vs. Post Office Department: August II,
Interior vs.. Government Printing Offlce; August
rs, Post ONCE Department VS.. War; August 10,
war VS.. Interior; August 81, Post Office DeDart-
ment VS.. Government Printing Office: August %
Interior vs. War; August %, Government Print,
ing Office vs.. Post Office Department: August ~
war vs.. Interior; August p, Interior VS.. Govern
ment Printing Office; August &c, War vs.. Post
Ing Office VS.. War; August 20, Post Office Dapart-
ment VS.. Interior; August 81, Government Print
ing Of11ce VS.. Interior.
BASE BALL GAMES YESTERDAY.
AT Observation-Disclosures, 9; Muffers G. Bos-
ton-Boston, IS; Chicago, 2 DetroIt-Detroit, 0;
Worcester, S. New York-Cleveland, -; Metro
politan, 9. adelphia-Philadelphia 3; Proyi-
dence, 2 Reading-Allegheny, II: Active, g.
THE WRESTLING MATCH
between Edwin Bibby, champion OF America and
10. Acton, who claims similar title for England
took place at the Madison Square garden. in New
York. last night The match was for $500 side
and the championship OF the world. Acton had
the advantage from the start, and in 80 minutes
heavily on him. The second bout only lasted SIX
minutes, at the end OF that time Acton again
throwing Bibby. Amid cheers he was declared
the winner. 1t was said that when Acton fell on
Bibby In the first round he hurt him severely
SULLIVAN AND TUG WILSON.
Application was made yesterday in the supreme
court OF New YORK for an Injunction restraining
the police from interfering with the proposed
g gnse hght between John L. Sullivan and Tug
wilson on the 14th instant. The application was
denied and kilograms were sent TO Sullivan and
wilson TO cease training, as the match was indefi-
nitely postponed.
WINNERS AT SARATOGA.
The winners OF the Saratoga races yesterday
were Disturbance, Jim Nelson, Baby and Turf
man.
DEEDS IN FEE have been filed as follows: c. H.
Nichols TO Mary f. Swearinger, sub 81 So 1913:
i.2S5. So s PolknhOrn TO John F. Brown, lot g.
so. 1874; s., 900.
Alexandria Affairs
Reported for THE EVENING STAR.
The UNION STREET IMPRovEMESr.-It is now
hn yfnrr
from one end OF tbs Town TO the other, from the
ship yards TO the ;h wharf, Will cost at least 80
per cent more than the first estimate. The eSti-
mated cost was $1,000, and the city council ap-
propriated One-haf-S1 .09-the other half being
paid by other parties using the street. Ii Is now
understood that the work viii cost $500 or per-
haps 5000 The enterprise Is a considerable one
being the entire renewal OF the sidewalks and car
riagewayS OF a thOroughfare 66 feet wide and
nearly mile in length. Union street Is the only
street In the eastern section OF the city named
subsequent to the revolution 1t is formed from
Duke to Queen street. on made ground. redeemed