Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-08-16
BRANDYWINE SUMMIT.
The Services Held There This Day-A
Cool Night In the Woods Base Ban
aud other Fun.

The Services Held There This Day
Cool Night in the Woods Base Bal
aud other Fun.
BY Letter to EVENING JOURNAL.
BRANDYwiNE SUMMIT. Del, August TO-
Services were held to-day as follows
$50 a. m, by Rev c. w. Prettyman; II
a M, preaching by Rev Robert G. Jones
~ p. m, children's meeting, led by
Rev @. a. Grice 3 p m. temperance
address by Rev. E. L. Hubbard q. sd
p m, young peoples meeting. led by
Rev w. g. Koons Z. 45 D. M. preachine
by Rev. C. w. prettyman
Tuesday night was so cool that an
oyercoat was comfortable in meeting and
blankets were required for sleeping. But
yesterday morning began bright and
pleasant with steadily increasing tenn.
peature as the day advanced.
Ienters are arriving daily and the com
mittee ON arrangements are still busy
fixing up fences, etc. The spirit Of inn
provement is active
W. r. Grant has been painting the
front of Mrs Jane r. Wallss tent. St.
Pauls Association procured from the
Brandywine Summit lumber yard timber
TO make new poles for their large tent
which will be put mp in day or two. The
japanese lantern display is ON the in
crease. Brandywine and Summit avenues
vie with the head of the circle in their
decorations a self-constituted commit
tee, headed by Thomas Kenney. did good
work IN uprooting five or six ugly stumps
near their entrances Yesterday.
The well on the hill was cleaned out
to-day and quite pile Of dirt was taken
out which viii increase the capacity Of
the well
The name OF Joseph r Moon was
printed Moore by mistake in yesterday s.
edition.
The horse pounds are now in good
working order. Thomas Kenney Is ia
charge Of Ne /. Seth Rigby has the one
pack of ST Paul's avenue, and is assisted
by Abraham Young. No. o is in charge
of Frank Handy, son Of Samuel Handy
This part Of the work is in good hands
package department. win be worked In
each one. The statement ia morning
paper chat so cents would be charged for
feeding horses is incorrect, as the charge
Is only % cents per horse, 10 cents per
package
The Young men seem to enjoy them
selves on the outskirts playing ball A
match game is the talk, but the indica-
lions are that il viii be talk, for there is
other work here that interests ministers
more than base bali.
The lighting Of the grove is much
better than ever before, especially on the
preachers platform.
The sanitary department IS under
charge Of Superintendent Woodrow
The garbage is talk en away every morn
ing by Il. Hinckson and thus far il has
been cleaned satisfactorily.
The report of an afternoon daily that
the expenses would be about $500 in
excess OF receipts is supposition. as the
exact amount Of receipts can only be es-
timated. IL the tenters and visitors
would put in nickles instead of pennies
the receipts would pan out better. The
cafdsand envelopes for the tent collections
are on the grounds and win be shortly
distributed. They ask that special
effort be nude to raise $500
The I'D p. m. service was one OF spe.
cial interest last night Rev W. W.
Sharpe of lngleside preached a forcihle
sermon from Hebrew q B III saws. GLOW
shall we escape if we neglect So great
salvationf This was followed by 4
p
were converted Rev. W. +. S. Murray
left in company with W. r. Sears for
Noodlawn camp, Cecil county. Nd
where he will hold sis quarterly confer.
ences.
=. r Moody and S II. Baynard went
fishing yesterday to the Brandywine aud
came back with quite good string Of
fish.
Tbap,os H. ,,,,s ;,,;,,,.l A.l Ill
by falling backwards on a stump. He
hurt his hip and it is very badly swollen
this morning.
II is suggested that Gamewell striker
be added to the electric bell. SO that the
slecpers on st Pauls avenue NAV be
awakened in time for breakfast. Three
ringings Of the present bell fail to awaken
some Of them
The preachers repudiate the idea of
base ball. Eight out of nine of those
whose names an afternoon paper pub
lished in connection with a game never
heard of it. and they are very much in
censed at the publication
Mr. Sweeny Of the Philadelphia Times.
arrived yesterday This is his second
visit
). Frank Dunleavy Of the EVENING
JOURNAL is on the ground. c /. Stenple.
Frank Cannon. Harry Gilmore. Mr.. John
son, Sallie Mitchell. Willard Crooks.
Charles Banks, Ida Dawson. Mrs. Fannie
McWhorter and Victor Hughes are
among those who came here last evening
Among the arrivals yesterday were the
Revs. r. c. Jones Of Odessa: Nv. W.
Sharpe of Ingleside, Md, and c. w. Pret
lyman Of Fairmonnt. Nd. and James +.
Saville and Miss Nan Neary Of Whining
ton. The latter came this afternoon for
a few days Mr.. Savilles family are ON
the ground, but as he is employed AZ the
Mclear & Kendall carriage works his
time in the grove is limited
Rev M b. Gregg. wife and son came
yesterday. He has been sick, but is now
better
President j. c. Pickles appeared again
this afternoon, smiling as usual.
DICKINSON COLLEGE DAY.