The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1905-09-14
SCREAM MERVlLLE CAMP
Letter From a Maylandsr Who Enjoyed Visit
There and To This City,

To The Free Lance.
With my family ! lrit my Maryland
home on the morning oi august 20 To
attend "a camp-mceting at ScieamerNillr,
"a few miles west OF your beautiful city.
When we arrived IN Washington, at
9Th street depot We were Joined 10y the
following named persons. Capt. ). >.
Mewshaw and family, Mr. Mi-tcad and
family. Mrs. Rcbccca Smith, the lady
evangelist Reys. Bates and Giles, ol
New York. aud Rev. Edgeley, OF Massa-
chusctt~ Our crowd, which numbered
twenty. did NOT have long Ia wait and
We were soon Speeding along toward
our Virginia destination.
Robert T.. Lees old colonial home at
Arlington doomed uPa~ We were crossing
fine Potomac We soon arrived at Alex
audrin tine quaint old city oi more than
n ,,nturv's growth Journrying on We
.av to the East of us that vast sheet of
luuid silver. the Potomac. ltr trauspar-
cut waves ripping and dancing IN the
morning sun. To the West and North
,y, i,astrd our eyes ON the undulAting
nuIScll~-. We nnr would have tarlird
aud ruloNcd the ilrrting beauties. the
Trees and the hills all mNuriant in sum
mrr ,criup. but we were bound Tor
Scr-amcryiIIr camp Finally We saw IN
the distance Fredericksburg in all it,
beauty. the pride and idol city OF the
loyul citizens oi Spotsylvania county. \
special train overt the Narrow Gauge was
i'm waiting lor U.s. which gave H. trims
poftatuu tO Screameryllle. Arriving
there We were cordially received and all
the comforts of "a home were ours. Tree
a- tl. mir and the beautiful sunshine.
This WIS meeting AT which all who
wished to be- Wcn' preachers. and grand
spiritual feast ~ was.
Rev Bates. Giles. Edgrlry aud Evan
gci~f R,ncca Smith and Capt. MrwshaW
Wen. among the most prominent sl~aA
,r~. Tie m,rting continued ten days.
uu ~.yru of which % was my pleasure To
br present. and they wcrr. ] believe, thr
most enjoyable of ny l!ie.
When wc Uny -,li and family started
t,r our Mar,laud home the rntirr com
pam, broke camp temporarily and 80
,.ort-d u- to tine station. singing. ~ the
train carried u- onward. tod b. with
vou tIl We meet again. Joururylug on
from thence our first stop WAS in Fr"der-
ich~hur.. where We were kindly enter
tanned by Mr. John f. Brauer.
Frd,r.ch-hurg. situated on the west
bauk oi the Rappahannock river. l. iull
of war history. but lack Of space iorhids
that attempt % write ON that subject.
To Those. oi u- who revere GeOrgr Wash
inptou. l,t me say that in this city lived
The mother of this -Oliier,statesinan ana
eventually the chief magistrate oi tins
GRAND old republic of ours. Not only did
his mother reside here. but there lived III
this quaint old city. nearly "A century
au, a half ago. "a lady. who by her calm.
lndvikc department. 80 pleased the gal
aut youth that he. after persistent, hut
prudent wooiug, proposed marriage
and She in due time became the bride ol
the Plow-hoy President. The National
Cemetery i- located at this place. ana
historical data tells us that lG,OOO arr
calmly sleeping their last sleep beneath
th. -0dded mounds. - 600 Of whom are
unknown
But must hasten ON. So pleasantly
did the time pass that before We were
avian. of IL our train was on hand again
and we were soon leaving Spotsylvania
and it, pleasant memories behind H.,
speeding toward the national capital
Where We cast anchor for "A three days
soiourn with my friend and klnsman.
". Warren Biggs All things have an
ending. no matter how pleasant they
NAV be-. so ON Sunday morning, Sep
tpmber 3rd weagain were at the station
i'm the busy hustling bustling metropolis
awaiting the arrival Of the train to take
us 10 our home in My Maryland, where
we arrived in due time, much benefited
and well paid for our pleasant vislt
amongst the hospitable people OF Spot
~ylyanIa.
George 4. Phelps.
Savage. Nd, Sept. II. 1903.