The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-08-02
SUNDAY ON THE
CAMP GROUND.
"Etam Day" Exercises Attended by rany
Tenters and Outsiders.
CAMP COMMENCES THURSDAY
Yesterdays Pleasant Weather Brings
Out rlany Visitors. Exercises OF the
Day Repeated Briefly.
Ey a Stat Correspondent.

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BRANDYwINE SUMMIT, August 1.-Thil
Is "Elam Day and the exercises which
have marked it have been Of such religion:
interest as has not boon seen during recent
years 1t was therefore most auspiciou.
preliminary meeting to the meetings whic!
will begin Thursday night and continue
for twelve days The bright weather
brought out many Wilmingtonians AMI
people from the surrounding country prin
cipally Elan Methodists, who with the
tenters attended the services largely. The
nrsJ service was at 10 80 a. III. The Elan
Church choir augmented by tho young
people on the ground, furnished excellent
music.
Rev George Allcorn, formerly Of West
Chester, but nova travelling evangelist,
was the preacher, taking his text from
John Il, o; "And |, it. be lifted up will
draw all men unto me" The talk was an
earnest one, full Of hope to tho uncon'
vertcd, and so stirring that everyone wish.
ed he would return while the camp Was
in progress.
In tGu afternoon Rev NJ. Ewing of tho
Elan Church preached. Previously he
MIR. Allcorn and S. II. Baynard addressed
meeting Of children which was interest
ing. Mr.. Alcorn is also popular among
tho young psople who would like to
hoar him again In the evening Mr.. EW-
ing again preached
There were about one hundred visitors
at the camp today who came out on their
wheels. About fifty teams drove in dur.
ing the day.
The sanitary condition OF the wood Is
not what 1t might bo and tenters are com
planning of q stencil which has Its origin In
the rear OF the grove They think the
Association should either change tho To-
cation of the source or SO construct 1T as
to prevent rise OF tho smell.
There being no hacks yet between the
station and the grove every sort OF vehlcle
is pressed into service by the farmers, who
are anxious to carry the people. Saturday
night two we'll known Wilmington men
rot into about the most uncomfortable
and broken down rig that ever came Into
the ground. Tho horse was bony tho
harness in pieces and the vehicle one moro
uncomfortable than cart. Tho gentle.
men will stay away from the grove until
moro comfortable vehicles are run between
tho grove and station.
Clarence Vernon gave delightful
monograph CONCERT last night at tho tent
Of Mrs. j. Harry Showalter on Summit
avenue. Mr.. Vernon bas the only phono.
graph on the ground and as its music 10
superior to that OF similar machines tho
concerts are listened to by large numbers
or the LcnterS.
People who came out to the camp to stay
over night invariably have to walk to the
station in tho morning. One Of these un.
fortunates had thirty nine minutes IN
which to catch train, He covered tho
distance In thirty.six minutes and thinks
he has established record.
w. w. Wilson, the Wilmington COM
mission merchant whose family Is hero
was caught in the hail and rain storm Sat.
urday afternoon and his horse on frighten.
ing ran tho wagon into gully along side
the road nearly upsetting the vehicle. The
horse fell and upon regaining Its feet
turned toward Wilmington running ao
breakneck speed to Washington street
bridge before MIR. Wilson could get control
Of the animal.
Tho storm was as severe here as Is re.
ported from Wilmington hut no damage
was dono excepting to the crops IN tho
near by fields. This however will not
amount to much.
During tho day Robert Vermont Fred
Sheward. Charles Wood, Mitchell Stout,
Harvey Taylor, William Remington and
Edward Hare came out from Wilmington
On their wheels and from hero rode to
Chester Heights.
The roads leading to the ground; are in
better shape than ever. Particularly i5
this so of the pike which is nov hard anu
solid to tho Talley bridge. usors OF tho
road think there should be improvements
between the ground and the bridge