Delaware weekly Republican., 1884-07-31
I. Oonncllman LeWiN q. Grnbb,

sne.i isLiBRarb, HiN young lptHSS IN Udi.-,
Mrs W. Il. Bowers, M0hes Bullock,
Rev. Maris Graves, Rev. Y. L. s. Mur.
ray, Rev. e. L. Hubbard, Mrs. E. M.
sergeant, Mrs, Tong, and Thomas Nc
Crea. Rev. l.. W. Layfield's tent is close
by, facing the circle, also Thomas
0'Daniel's tent. Turning westward we
have q fine view of the tabernacle, 45 by
20 feet, erected by Isaac Woodrow. 1t
il substantially built, and covered with
pineshingles, and will shelter cougre.
cation of 1000 without crowding. This
is great convenience and much need
ed Improvements. To the rear is the
preachers sleeping tent, one of the few
things not disturbed by the general
turning around process. II has been
furnished with all needed comforts,
mattresses, bedding, pillows, holsters,
chairs and toilet sets.
Passing OH little farther westward
we come to st. Paul's avenue, tue most
populous part of this city In the grove
We reached Ii Just in time TO see a
young lady in front OF Sweetbrier" 4"
Cottage spilled out from hammock,
but happily no bones were broken nor
limbs bruised. 1t was a scream, a
thump on the grouud, little turning
pale, followed by smiles, and then up
and at it again
The following are those who already
occupy tents in this avenue George
w. Todd, Rev. II. H. Adams, the Mis-.
ses Crouch, Miss Sue Simpson and a
lady friend Mrs. Thomas Brown and
daughter !; Young mems tent, Mrs. John
Wood, George Mccall Young ladies'
tent, Miss McCrea, Miss @. Murga-
troyd, Miss Lewis, Miss Lombard and
! Il.
row, Mrs Lydia and Mary Todd and
daughter James Roberts and family
Lewis Zeblev, Rev. William ii Mul.
lin, w. A. Hukill, Rev. Lewis Todd,
John s. Hoffecker. Idyl-Wilde +"
Cottage, Misses Mollie Caldwell, Mollie
Stats, Reba Smith and Martha Finn
James @. Pickels, e. MeRargle, George
Mousley, Mrs. b. Geen and daughter
Mrs. Blake and Thomas Wilson.
The following regular preachers are
already upon the ground Revs. Il. r.
Creamer, W. L. S. Murray, II. H.
Adams, E. L. Hubbard, O. w. Pretty
man, L. W. Layfsld, Maris Graves
and julius Dodd. The spiritual charge
of the camp will be managed by Revs
l.. W. Layfield and G. w. Prettyman
Efforts are being made to have Bishop.
, Andrews and Taylor present at somI
stage of the meetings. Rev. Il. Stubbi
t and Rev. T. E. Martindale have prom
ised to be present. Rev. George Gum.
, Minis is also expected.
The boarding tables Of the st. PAUL.
association are feature of the camp
and are under the change of those we'll
known camp meeting caterers, Georg,
,. Mccall and j. @. Pickels. The reputa
tion for good living and good of the ST
Z PauI's tables will always insure them
.large share of patrOna o. The ground
yesterday were in the finest con
/ dition, the rain the day before havinI
: laid the dust and frightened the foliag
of the trees into new life. IL was expect
) ed that the first religious services unde
/ the auspices of the nssociati IN woult
be held lact evening, but II was no
| known who would otiiciate or wha
would be the character of the meeting
4 Mr.. Isaac Woodrow has been on th
0 grounds experimenting the building o
tents for the last two weeks. William
I. Chandler is another carpenter VIII
has built quite large number of th
. tents on the ground.
The third boarding table permitted b,
i the association is kept by Mr.. Peters Ii
i the Sloan quarters of the camp. Mr.
! Peters, il is said, keeps an excellent ia
! BILE.
Quite serious affair happened yes
+ terday to two small children of W. N
) Mccormick while the boarders were a
= dinner; the children in running around
! happened to stir up nest of " yellow
jackets" which came out In their fury
and settling thick upon the little ones
Hnng them In a terrible manner abou
THE face, eyes, hands and legs.
The poor children screamed in thei
agony, one of them rolling over AMI
, over on the ground to get clear of th,
r maddened insects. A score of men ant
women jumped from the tables and rar
/ to the assistance of the children, som,
+ of them getting stunR in their efforts :,
protect the children. The little one
were taken to their mother in the ten
a considerable distance away, but tn,
maddened bees followed them even int
a the tent. The children suffered tn,
: most excruciating pain, hut toward
4 evening though very much swollen tn
violence Of the pain was somewha
assuaged. 1t was the intention TO maxi
a raid on those vicious yellow scrub
, last night and not cease the war unit
, every one of them was destroyed.
, Joseph W. Woodrow the periodical
and book agent of the camp, will bav,
! the REPUBLICAN, for sale every after
noon at his stand west side Of the circle