Daily Republican., 1883-08-16
6lyyA HEIGHTS CAMP.
s.NT RESORT-0CENE E4
F..nINCIDENTS AT THE
ENCAAPMENT.
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AND INsAD
ENCAAPMENT.
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..,COrespondencs OF the hEruhLicAh'
w., HEIGHTS, Aug. 1.-THE
pAsSn sos,inr now in progress at
' Tsigh1s on the line of the vii.
pa' l'n n and Northern Railroad, about
eou y miIps above Coatesville, IL one
!,arsest n'! a and best ever visited by
~ e,."%rrespondent, .% and in order to
w. y camp prominent before the
w. .ne If wilmington, the Whining
'suS ua y Nor,hern Railroad Company
ArH during the progress Of the camp,
y uu areat reductions in the fare to
LAT and quite number of Will
%"n;aus %; have taken advantage Of
tsma The camp has now been in
a.as .a.S ahout ten day s and will close
Thursday evening Win the usual
,,aive cprelp onies.
|Ds,sraay ,',s the Railroad Company ran
ssto soioI excursion train from Whining
Wv ~ the camp ground, which was
.oni,ed & by quite numb of per-
' Inf the threatening weather pre-
III % many more from joining the ex-
s;Nni,ts, IA The train left the p, w.
I1' y depot at "a. NJ, and made the
IA miles in less than three hours,
ud;ng stops at regular stations. The
was an enjoyable feature Of the
the scenery along this route being
nmantic and quite picturesque
many miles the Railroad runs
no the renowned Brandy wine creek,
.inc high hills, deep ravines and
/. cuts through solid rock, which
Ees the sight grand one. The road
rrsted in a first-class manner, and
L A. Bower, the general passen-
saept, being on board, everything
Done for the comfort Of the excur-
rjsts
he Campgr ounds are situated a short
Iapce from the station, and the grove
|,teA upon the summit Of q hill, is an
sl,ent one. At the present time
h are about o25 tents, "A Of which
Il erected this season. They are all
upiel, and the number of persons
Mn on the ground is estim ated at
|yeen 800 and 800. The tents are
constructed of wood, the only canvas
being those in which the services
held. The camp at this place has
n held annually for five years, and
present lease extends to Q period of
more years. Before its expiration,
NEVER, there is a talk of securing q
tler lease of five years. The tents
conveniently arranged, and are
buped together. They are also built
)stantially.
Tlp urinrjpal tenters comprise fami-
! irom Reading, Coatesville, Norris
~, Pottstown, PhiladelPhia ana sur
llillg towns, al! OF Whom speak IN
highest terms OF the place, which Is
tOeconlng famous, and persons IRON
Amlnston who nave already Deen
ne are loud in their praises: Ger
ly too much cannot be said IN Its
wof,h;. rsIiy;ons relnrt ia a nsa,lv
sstructad we'I in the csntre of ths
mnds which oushss fnr,h the nurast
LlravS ave. n Ies;rahYa featmre at nlacss
lbs M kind
arivinr =, thu oroundu tbe sxcur.
(ni.,s nrocsa,ed ' a. onna IN ,isw the
lhts and m.nv enterad at oncs into
rel RELIGIOUS averc;s sas than IN nroSrass
eer nrocnr;nn an synsii.nt liner at
haarJinn 7snt aStsrnnnn sarvicas S
(r attended, on3 ot < "a a start wa .
M 6r Lo,ns whsra t,su .rr;waI N, q
[Jork "''''' "No'0 'N' "' ~ .
v,srr,, vic s,,,,,,
L"DA, 'i.H'. :,
PSsng 10 the drizzllng rain that Eel
gay, al! the religious exercises were
y Ill tAe two large canvas tents,
lya are designated as the Iaber.
w ana small 'ent.' The .
E'Wh service was led in the former by
IL Efy' ', D. o'Neill, Of Springfield, Pa
lvoV III the same tent an interesting
tuOh was preached by the Rev
Ne FOX. AT the small tent the
v MT Swlndell, of West Chester,
Rev. j DUNCAN, ID. d., of Marshall
Presided. In the afternoon a chill
FAs meeting was held in this ten
M'A was largely attended and tht
h'lCes very impressive. At The
Sl1ac1e prayer meeting was held II
nIRfnoon and remarks were mad,
heVs Swindell and DUNCAN.
iav, aagl service, despite the weather, was
rlo gei beneath the tent. The work
tvlpIishcd during the progress of tht
FttutS has hpnn uarx- pntipfnnfnrp tf