Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-23
Close OF the Camp.
LAST DAY OF THE MEETING AT WASHINGTON GROVE
Correspondence Of the EVENING STAR

Close OF the Cansp.
LAST DAY OF THE MEETING AT WASHINGTON GROVE
Correspondence Of the EVENING STAB.
WASHINGTON GROVE CAMP,
MONTGOMERY Co. Nd. August %. 1883
As is usual the closing day was the best of the
camp. The attendance yesterday was not so large
as was expected during the day, very few coming
by the trains. Towards evening, however, the
crowd increased, until there were from 1900 to
1900 people within the Enclosure when the hour
| for evening preaching arrived. The day was sui
try and very warm, scarcely breadth Of air STIR
| ring, and the principal enjoyment was in attend
| Ing the services
After the opening exercises at 10:45 M, the pre-
siding elder stated that camp would close at 1880
@ a gn was on saaS a VINO nai not
Rev. j. H. Dashiell took for his text Acts, chap
ter xv, verse IS: Jesus we know and Paul we
| A2p. m. the children's meeting, under the Rev.
| E l. Watson. was held in the tabernacle. and adj
| Seaman's Bethel and the Rev. Mr. House The
ladies meeting, under the charge OF Mrs. Linville,
given this oe All Who Mshe np
tT OF heart to kneel at the altar. One two ladies
came forward and kneit, while prayers were Of
At O'Clock the Rev s. NJ. Hartsock preached
from Mark, chap. xiverse p, "Have faith in God"
The $50 young peoples meeting was Well at
tended the young people realizing that this would
's T 1es meo unit 1 Of g. T THIS
Watson 700 - N''"' eN 49, ~
t7:45 every seat in the tabernacle was filled.
and great many stood around the sides, to catch
word now and then OF the
LAST SERMON OF THE CAMP.
deep religious sentiment prevailed in the au-
! d'ence. The Rev. Jos. France announced as his
text, Matthew. chapter XII verse q, "Come unto
viii give you res Close Attention Was paid to
It's delivery. At the close the Rev. Rich. Norris
delivered such an exhortation as he alone can de-
Fifteen came forward, and before the meeting
closed they all protested conversion, making a
ment of camp. seventeen more than last year. Ex-
hortations were also delivered during the evening
ny ReV; E. |. Watson and Rev W. q. Reid. The
presiding elder made few brief remarks, and
| that old camp-meeting hymn, 1.-THE Old Ship of
Zion" was sung with fine erect. the benediction
was pronounced, and the camp OF 1883 was closed.
COMPLIMENTARY DINNER
was given yesterday afternoon at O'Clock by Mr..
| Geo. E. Noyes to the preachers and members of
| the executive committee, most of whom were
present, with several other invited guests, among
| whom were General Ayres and staff. The bill OF
fare was complete. containing almost everything
that could tempt the appetite of the most
iacetions. After dinner remarks were made by
D:shiels, Rev. Richard Norris and Mr. Jno T.
Mitchell. Gen. Ayres entire staff was present, as
was Lieut. Col. Langdon.
CAMP NOTES.
It is proposed to increase the water facilities of
the grove and build lumber yard and office, also
| to fence In or board up the tabernacle-all Of
which matters were referred to the general CON-
m1ttee with power to act. "A resolution Of thanks
Deale, presiding elder for the many cOurtesies he
had extended them. "A very rough element was
exception OF slight scrimmage everything passed
on quietly. By the time this letter appears In
The STAR and is read by the public the tents will
will have reached their homes, and the camp of
| 's3 will be thing OF the past II.
Affairs I'm West Washington.
A FLORAL CURIOSITY The old sage palm, ICY
cas- Revoluta." belonging to Mrs. Kennon, of
| is going to bloom for the second time, and the
flower bud Is q vegetable wonder. The bud rises
from the middle OF the top Of the stem and is about
nve inches in diameter and nine inches long, with
| the top part rounded and swelled to six Inches
! across. 1t may last bud for a few days, but any
one that wishes to see it ought to see it as
| possible. MIS- Kennon's mother who was grand
daughter OF Mrs. General Washington, brought
| the plant when young from Pratt's garden in Phil
adepha sometime In 1915 to 1878 It is slxty-three
inches high to the flower bud and ten inches thick
with about seventy stn leaves growing all round
the upper eighteen fnchesof the stem. Mrs. Ken
non says that Mr.. Smith, superintendent OF the
botanical Garden, told her q few days ago that
Bostontans cast into the sea In old times brought
also, three plants OF the Cycas RevOluta and that
t one OF them went to Philadelphia. Mrs Kennon
thinks the plant may be an offspring of the above.
Mrs. Kennon, formerly Miss BrittanIa Peter is the
daughter OF Miss Gusts, sister to the late WASH
1ngton Parke GUSTS, the former owner OF Arng-
ton, and who died several years before the late
war.
REPORTERS NOTES.-N the building used In this
town as public market was the property OF pri-
vate individual 1t would be ordered to be torn
down as dangerOus.-The tunnel for the contem-
plated water works extension, II constructed on
the grade IS developed by the experimental hole
dug, Will pass under the heights OF town at the
depth OF over two hundred feet or on level below
the surface of the river-At last, after an inter-
val OF six months the hole that has existed in the
sidewalk on LIST street. near Market, is being filled
up.-The local law OF Montgomery county allows
pheaSants to be shot from September LIST to Feb
ruary 1st-Bass- fishers at the Great Falls are
reminded that the local option law is In effect at
that place.-The drain from the waterng-trough
on the river road, spoken of In THE STAR last
week, remains stopped up, and the mud puddle on
the road caused thereby is rapidly increasing In
SlZe.-Ow1ng to some obstruction In the canal at
the mouth OF the feeder or race the new mill Of
MeSsrs. Herr CiSSell did not start, as expected.
This obstruction Will be removed to-day.
GRAIN MARKET.--To Hartley Bro, boat e. L.
Whiting. with $500 bushels wheat; Beaulah, with
bushels wheat and 500 bushels
corn; Seneca, 1900 bushels wheat and 1900 BUSH
els corn; total, 1890 bushels wheat and 1900
bushels corn. Sold on Change, 2,194 bushels
wheat, at $115; $50 bushels wheat, at S117; $500
bushels wheat, private rates
CONDITION OF WATER at all points, clear.