The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-07-26
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On Saturday last wo took the oars at
the Delaware avenue for Leslie. We
boarded the trnin with some twenty others
Among them was Charles Foster OF Will
mlngton anu also James q. Gill and Rob
ers Mccartney OF Boothwyn. Delaware
County, Pa. After a ride of about one
hour we arrived at the station, and there
took a stage for Johnson's Woods. Md. Wo
found beautiful grove. with plenty oil
shade and sixty.six tents pitched. Tho
woods were lit up by at least sixty gaso.
line lamps which make beautiful light.
The boarding table was kept by Thomas
Mearn. whose charges were very reason.
able.
Mr.. J. Crotbers. OF Leslie. and Samuel
ID. Gray OF Trainer, Delaware county, Pa,
had charge Of the stores.
The camp was under tile charge Of Rev.
Wm. Il. Hammond who also was the sec.
retary Of the association, and lives In the
town of North East.
Among the local preachers and exhor-
ters on the grounds were s. /. Sherwood
OF Brooklyn. Isaac Cook and wife Of
Phll!p5urg. N. j.. Louis Johnson OF Brook.
lyn, Charles Foster of Wilmington, Mr..
Wlkerson OF St. John, Chester county.
and wife, with a score OF others whose
names we failed to got.
while q there we got acquainssd with
| we fell In love with at first slight. lie
| makes a speciality OF cork shoes, all kinds
| OF deformed feet; also shoes for braces.
| HE residence Is 61y West Second street.
In our travelling around while there we
ran across Isaac Bsniamin who was born
and raised In that nefghborhood but now
lives In Chester city We have known hun
| for quite a while In the latter place. He
| lived In North East. which is about two
miles below the camp. for about 40 years.
he was also an alderman for fifteen years.
| The following valuable information was
| received from him: Nearby lives j. II.
| Williamson, who has large hennery. and
| little ehieke, OF which some are large
| enough for market. We were introduced
to Oiando W. Benjamin. who keeps the
village store. from whom you can buy
anything kept In q country store.
On the property Of this gentleman you
| can see some Of the grandeet building
| sights to be seen anywhere. From off OF
the bluif you can see the North East and
| Elk rivers and Elk Neck. a narrow strip
| OF land for Is miles can be sesn very
there is light house to guide the mari.
| ners as they come into them. On this
came property there is a large carp dam,
with thousands OF these fish OF all sizes.
Mr. Benjamin threw handful or two Of
| crackers on the surface OF the water. and
In u little while you could see them by
the hundreds after the crackers. o sight
we won't soon forget. He has q fortune
| In that dam alone, ami II he wanted to he
could have one of the grandest Ice dams
TO 0e found anywhere. as 1t could be made
without much bother and not so much
cost.
The water flows from no less than four
springs, close together, and is very cold
and uourishlng 70 drink IL IL within one
mile OF the Is. d o. X. Il. Joseph Benja-
min is the oldest man that lives there.
lie ls the alderman and has been for years.
| lie ls Sc years of sse and has been O
skeptio nli hln life up 10 within a couple
OF weeks ago. Not being SICK OF any ac.
count during his life he was suddenly
stricken down. and becoming anxious
about his futare welfare no thought to
make preparation to change his mode Of
| living. and while was at the camp he
F, was converted on his bed.
Near the campmsetina woods lives
| Thomas Benjamin, who is well-to.do and
large amount Of money at interest We
had quite long talk with him and we
| found him very soclable gentleman. He
is Protestant Methodist. On Sunday
the water supply failed In the woods.
This gentleman gave the privilege OF get
ting water from his pump which was
done. This shows good Christian
spirit
While we wer, in the etore we wsre
nude acquainted with an old man. who.
when he found out that we were posted
In the Bible commenced to shower on US
| lot OF questions that were nonsenslcal,
| and we told him that to study the Bible
| In the Hight that he should he should have
the spirit of God to guide him. otherwise
II was no usp TO study 1t and Tor man
| to talk about what he didn't know, showed
the want Of common sense. To tell the
Truth, never waste much breath on q
man who Is ignorant OF what he Is talk.
| ing about.
In the woods there is within the circle q
black oak tree. that is solid at the bottom.
then forms a bow and grows together
again. Il is considered to be q natural
curiosity. The tents aIe all canvas,
IN naHa - h.
| point. About twenty persons were con.
| yerted. and the believers were made
| strong In faith.
The experience meetings were seasons OF
great rejoicing. and Rev. VIM Hammond
| III one OF them sald he thought he had as
much religion to the square lnch five
feet ten inches high, as any other man,
| within i've miles OF the camp ground.
Those who know him speak very highly
| OF Billy.
The singing was under the leadership
OF Prof. NJ. S, SeEtmon. with Prof. ROB.
| inson OF Baltimore city at the organ.
There was good singing.
Among those tenting on the ground
| were Delaware WorrlloW and family, Of
| Trainer. Pa,
| On Sunday afternoon your humble ser.
/ vent addressed the children. On Monday
afternoon We gave one OF our Bible leot.
/ ure5. which was listened 20 with great at
tentlon and for Monday we had good au.
| dience. We feel very much obliged to tho
/ managers for their kind treatment and
| Rev. Charles Foster, we owe to him our
| heertfelt thanks. who took deop inter.
est In US. anu seen that we had all the ac-
cummodatlons needed while there, for
which We will not soon forget.
We left the grounds on Monday evening
arriving home safe and sound, aud OF
course we Will not forget that we like the
rest, had chicken to eat; and. by the way.
VIC will tell little story of couple Of
preachers who went to place and stayed
two weeks, and while there the chickens
were all killed of but two roostsrs. On
the inornlng that they loft, when going
out OF the yard. one Of the roosters crowed
and SAID TO the other rooster. "the preach.
ers are all gone" The other one said II
am glad of it." You can take this IL you
wish, but great deal of sport is made
over the pruachers and chickens. down In
| Maryland. my Maryland. the land of
| corn n.apkara