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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
AbSenteeiSm.

The country pays Congress a pretty
round sum for the attendance of its
servants, very largely over a million
dollars annually in the way of per
diem alone, not to speak Of extras aud
contingencies. Enough is paid to JUS
tify the neglect for the time of private
business in fact, from the avidity
with which Congressional honors are
sought, the inference is strong that
private business is very little in tsle
way. Why, then, does it happen, as
it has happened several times this
session, that on important occasions
like the one under consideration, Dem
ocratic members of the House are
scattered broadcast over the land, IN
stead of being in their places as if an
election to Congress was a holiday &C
c~asion, and the position assumed a
mere sinecure with no responsibility
beyond systematic and faithful draw
ing of pay ?-RecOrder.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
"Tapping' a Telephone.

The New York Times. under the
head of Scientific Notes, says that if
a string telephone with a parchment
membrane be united at any point of a
Bell telephone, n may hear through
it a person using the Bell telephone.
Several string telephones may thus te
employed with good effect. 1t Is wo--
thy of note that the voices of women
and children a be heard best with
telephones having plates of three to
five centimetres in diameter. and h
voices of men with those having plates
of six to eight centimetres. When the
gamut is sung into a telephone with a
large vibrating plate, the lowest notes
are easily heard while the higher be-
comes less distinct. With a small plate
the results are reversed.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

Heller. tn" prince of pr--sp. 7ta-
icurS. has made New losA ~ Ahs4nx
place. and having taken the t.ttI. fh.-
atre N 2fth street near the Flfth Ave
nue. hotel, htiei II up after rs oSn
heart Tor has uw ~E-,4a8 purposes and
called II Hvllsrs 1neatT~. a. >ems 10
have settled himself permanently.
HIS feats ~ mage are most mar Il
lousy well done, 3s a Cou1uTuT he has
40 living equal anu hi~ nucer~ are ~
dexferOus on the piano - hos s. :auy
public performer ~ the present dar
Indeed, | haye heard that h. nr.i
made his debut ~ "a pianist. and ms
programmes are always sraced with .
musical fnteTiude. hale MANY Of his
stories arr accompanied by musical
Illustrations OF course he - master
OF all the old ~conJuTing tricks as weli
as Of many new ones Of his own in
venUlon. but the most wonderful part
OF the entertainment IS the Mind
Reading, or Second sight TINS u
performed as follows His sister.
Miss Heller. q tall. tine looking blonde.
comes upon the stage and seats herself
upon a sofa with her back 10 the and
nee Her brother then blIndfulds
her, then stepping down among the
ftolEf- 1AstN ~ ~ t4AEte 4 4 - a
fan. opeVaglass, wrap, &c. from some
one of the audience. hal y tins
he asks, holding up the article III his
hand. ~ japanese fan. with gold
sticks, answers ms b~lindfolded sister.
almost before the question has left his
lips. And this a pearl opera
glass Soon he approached our par
~. What have | in my hand now
he asked. taking a wrap from the back
Of my friends chair. A small shawl.
with blue and yellow stripes" was
the answer, which we were astonlshed
to hear, as the yellow color looked like
white by gaslight. What is this?
A cane, gold-headed. with initials.
Nv hat are the initials = j. NJ was
the correct reply" \ gentleman sit
ting back of Us handed Mr.. Heller his
watch and chain. What have |
now he inquired "A gold watch
and chain" We'll. we'll, hat else :"
There is a charm on the cham.
"Nhat kind of a charm Z" Il don't
know, -hesitatingly-"it looks like
something kgyPtian-yes, 1t Is a
Scdrdbei." With a triumphant smile
Mr.. Heller handed back the watch to
Its owner. who sank back III his seat
with a murmured well, declared
and a perfectly dumb-founded as the
saying Isl expression upon his face.
Evidently he had brought that scara-
bel with the express purpose Of puz-
Zling her. And SO il continued, Miss
Heller never failing once 70 name and
describe every article. even TeadIng
oil long numbers engraved upon sets
of keys. This wonderful trick has So
far baffied the efforts of All who have
49, - 81 - 1Al~-1 - SAn,a
insist that she receives information az
to the article by the question which
Heller asks but his questions are SC
much alike that that theory seems al
most impossible others say ii is ven
triloquism and that Heller answers hls
own questions others again firmly
believe ii is c~lairvoyapce. Meantime,
the solution of the riddle seems farther
off than ever.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
The Lecture Of Mr.. Battle.

We were unable last week to speak
Of the lecture of the Hon. Kemp t.
Battle, President of the State Unlver-
sity, delivered in the court house IN
this place to a large and attentive
audience. Col David Coleman intro
duced the speaker, himself making a
strong appeal in behalf of the advan-
tages offered to the people of North
Carolina in her University and the
system of education now practlced at
that institution. Mr.. Battle gave a
short sketch of the history of the Uni
versity, showing that our ancestors
incorporated a provision into the con-
stitution of 1916 commanding the Leg
islature to establish it. He explained
the present mode of instruction at the
University, taking up in detail the
branches of science relating to aSrl-
culture. He argued earnestly to show
the great Importance of Jul armer
being trained In chemistry, botany,
zoology, geology, mechanics, &c. The
advantages of agricultural chemistry,
of the analysis of fertilizers, and OF the
experiment station at the University
was explained at length. He also ex-
planned the mode of instruction at the
Normal School to begin OF the 18th of
June. The audience, composed OF
gentlemen from this and the adJoIn-
ing counties, showed much interest IN
the subjects discussed, and we hope
Mr.. Battles visit to Our section may
be productive of good to the UNIVERSE
ty and our people.-Asheville Citizen.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

The Southern Farmer thus advocates
n necessity for more sheep IN Ten
nessee, land he might have aided
North Carolina
tennessee has %. 10000 acres Of
land oyer which tn. plough has never
passed nor sheep trud. which produces
nothing a. an annual harvest save a
lar crop OF county and State tax for
the owners of the land To paw. The
cultivated land that paws these annual
taxes IL not over 100000 acres. all
told, IN Tennessee. Beyond all qu-s-
tlon, 10 support something hkaa mil
hon people and pay all taxes must
draw severely on the natural fertility
OF the 300. 600 acres under cultivation.
Now, give Tennessee 100000 other
acres IN the best grasses. stocked with
sheep mainly. and our agricultural IN
come will be- more than double. while
no man. woman or child viii need an
ounce more food in a year than i o
needed. In plain words. we are, as a
State, too poor To hold y, coo. 900 acres
OF uncultivated land; and we put the
price of this wild land too high BY half
to immigrants from Europe and the
Northern States. This Is a mistake.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

haust a naturally good soil of its phos-
pilates, and if you find your soil Is not
exhausted, you need not apply them.
The only circumstances absorbed from
the air by vegetation are carbon and
nitrogen. The carbon goes to make
the woody fibre, and is the bulk of all
wood and coal The nitrogen is alb
sorbed by leguminous plants-clover,
peas, &c.,-but not much BY the
grains hence the value Of clover III
rotation with grain. When this sub
Ject is fully understood by farmers, |
believe they will find it far cheaper to
supply themselves with nitrogen BY
blowing under clover. and only buy
fertilizers to supply the deficiency Of
potash and phosphoric acid.
W. ID. P~HILBRICK.
Massachusetts.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Manufacturing Items.

The Lehman Manufacturing Compa-
nv, situated one mile above PrattvIlle,
Ala, on Autauga creek, runs 100
looms and $3.50 spindles, requiring
10 operatives to keep the machinery
going.
There is 81, 600, 900 capital invested
in cotton manufacturers In and around
Augusta. Ga. These factories run
Z 1000 spindles, and consume annually
"a, 600 bales of cotton. They give en-
ployment to 1900 persons. whose
annual wages amount to $3.50, 600.
Four firms in Salisbury, y. c., ship
ped during the year 1877, 81, POP pounds
OF sassafras, and 1850 pounds Of pen
nyroyal oil. Averaging the s~assafras
at 80 cents per pound, we have all
$40. 10 the pennyroyal at S5 cents,
we have $1,147.5 50 making a total OF
$l2, AS. 20.
The city of Lowell, Mass, was
founded in 1892, and now operates
cotton mills that cost S13, 600, 90, Civ
ing employment to i3, 800 operatives,
mostly women, boys and girls, run-
ming AS, $50 spindles, and converting,
annually. 80, 600 bales Of cotton, worth
$4,000. 900, into textile fabrics, worth
nearly SIS, 900, 900.
On Friday next the congregations OF
the Methodist, Presbyterian and Epis-
copal Churches in this town, Will have
a Joint picnic at Dortch's farm. This
union of churches is exceeding graft
fving. and will doubtless be attended
with the public favor which 1t deserves
so well.-Goldsboro Messenger.
THE FRUIT CROP-The fruit crop Of
the United States for the year 1917,
amounted in value TO $40, O0O, 900.
This was about one-half of the out
come from cereals. Fruit of all kinds
and from all climates are now raised
in the United States. the vim prosper
ing finely everywhere, and the oranges
of Florida, louisiana and California,
surprising those Of Italy and Spain
The prospects now are that the fruit
crop of the present year Will nuch
surpas5 that of the past.
The Randleman Manufacturing
Company at Union, Randolph county.
y. c.. are now turning out daily c,Up
Yards of plaids. They are running lee
plaid looms, and anticipate swelling
the number TO 200. This Is n Of the
most enterprising manufacturing com
panies in our State. We have four
other factories in the county. Three
manufacture sheetIng, warPs, &c,
and one manufactures seamless bags.
All these factories are being managed
well, and are doing a good business.
We do not know how many and are
working. nor do we know n number
of spindles used. Were informed by
the agent of the bag mills that they
are now making about 80 bags PEI
day, which is good work. As a manu-
featuring county, we can compete
favorably with any other.-Reguidtor
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Chemical Fertilizers.

Editors Country Gentleman:-In an
Swer to your correspondent, ). Nj. T.,
page 293, allow me to say
/. Sulphuric acid is used III COM
pounding fertilizers, for two purposes
first, to render ammonia fixed, or
not volatile, and thus to prevent its
loss by evaporation, and second, to
render soluble, and thus useful as
plant food, the insoluble phosphOric
acid contained in bones, guano, and in
phosphate minerals. Applied to the
soil separately, sulphuric acid
times eXerts a useful action on the
mineral elements but is not generally
used IN this way, and could not be re-
lied upon to act upon bones. &C., IT
applied in connection with them sepa-
rateiy, as its strength would be eX-
pended upon the lime, alumina, &c,
always to be found in our soils in
large quantities. Common rock and
seashore sand would not be improved
or made more valuable by adding sui
phuric acid. though a phosphate rock
like the Carolina phosphate would be.
:. Bones in the arts are usually sub
Jected to two sorts of treatment, one
Tor the extraction of grease and glue.
the other for making animal charcoal
for refining sugar, &c. When steam
Ell for glue all the grease and much of
the glue are extracted the residue is
richer in phosphoric acid than the
fresh bones, is easily ground and treat
Ell with sulphurlc acid for a phosphate
iertlllZer, but the glue which would
have made them valuable also as a nj
trogenous fertilizer is mostly gone.
Raw bones are SO very hard to grind
line. and treat with acid, and are
moreover SO much in demand in the
arts that they are not very largely
USED Tor fertilizers in the raw state.
Inc refuse of the sugar %refineries is
spent bone charcoal-a rich phosphate
MANURE, containing no or
nitrogen, but much used from its
SheapneSs and fine state of division,
pelng a fine powder. When treated
win sulphuric acid and enriched by
the addition of ammonia and potash,
II IS a most excellent fertilizer.
D. 1he heat necessary to dry blood
uoes not mIure it for a fertilizer. If
potash Is added, as is usual, in the
- oili OF murlate or sulphate of potash,
- Il harmless. If, however, the cauS-
so potash OF commerce were used it
you'd be Objectionable by wasting the
Inlihohla. This is not, however, like
W oe done. as caustic potash is much
tho expensive than the sulphate or
me murlate.
nbnnou are wrong in supposing that
acid can be obtained from
ar. 1t takes a good while to eX-
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

Grand Canon, in Colorado. has per-
pendicular walls 1900 feet in height.
The ACE of the rock has narrow
shelves, one Of which has been en-
larged, SO as to make a path, by labor
ers on the railroad that runs through
the anon. A party was going along
this dizzy path, when the horse ridden
by a woman fell. She chung TO the
rock. but the horse went out of sight.
to be surely killed, as was supposed.
On looking down. however, the beast
was seen standing on a shelf twenty
inches wide, and hugging the wall
with all its might. A rescue was
effected with ropes.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
MAY 80, 1873. ]
Vbe 6ranoe.
NoTE.-COmmnnicotioTs for Hls De
partment solicited from Patrons IN
all sections of the State.
Officers Of the National Grange

officers of the National Grange
Master.-S. f. Adams, Monticello,
Mimi.
Orerseer.-J. j. WoOdman. Paw Paw,
Mich.
Lecturer-Mortimer Whitehead, Gin
%cinnati.
!Steward.-A. j. Vaughan, Mem
phis.
assistant Stewdrd.-Wm. Sims. of
Kansas.
Trpasurer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell, Wayne,
y. y.
.Secretdry.-O. H.. Kelley, Louisville,
Ky.
Gatekeeper.-O. Dinwiddie, Orchard
Grove. Ind.
CpreS.-Mrs. Adams.
POmOGu.-Mrs. Woodman.
F7Ord.-Mrs. Moore.
L0dy Asst. SteUdrd.-MisS c. A. Hall.
Louisville, KY.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
ID. WYATT Aiken. Cokesbury, S. G.
Henley James, Marion, Ind.
5. II. Ellis, Springsboro, Ohio.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
Officers Of North Carolina State
Grange, p. of H.


Master.-S. b. Alexander, Charlotte,
Mecklenburg county.
Orerseer.-N. b. Whitfield, La
Grange. Lenoir county.
Lecturer.-T. H.. Robinson, Concord,
Cabarrus county.
SteUard.-D. H.. Armstrong, Ashton,
Pender county.
Asst. Steuord.-Hm f. King, Stump
Sound Onslow county.
ChupIdin.-Rev. VIM. Grant, Jack
son Northampton county.
Tredsurer.-D. w. G. Benbow,
Greensboro. Guilford county.
!Secretdry.-Josepn T.. Porter, Tar
boro', ~Edgecombe county.
cate keeper.-W. ID. Wharton,
Greensboro, Guilford county.
CeTes.-Mrs. SD. Alexander, Char
lotte, Mecklenburg county
P0mond.-Mrs. Y. b. Whitfield, La
Grange, Lemon county.
FYOra.-Miss Eugenia Robinson,
Concord, Cabarrus county.
LddY Asst. Stetrdrd.-Mrs. III. +.
King. Stump Sound, Onslow county.
Stute Business Agent.-Dr. D.. w. &.
Benbow. Greensboro.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
S. B. Alexander, E.c-ODicio Chair
Il
q. Z. French, Wilmington.
l.. l.. Polk, Raleigh.
w. III. Cheek, Warrenton.
j. L. Porter, Er-ODiciO Secretary.
LIST OF DEPUTIES.
1st Deputy District.-Wm. b. Shaw,
Indian Town. Currituck county.
Ind Deputy District.-John a. Davis
Tarboro'. Edgecombe county.
Bird Deputy District.-B. r. Hooks
Goldsboro', Wayne county.
4th Deputy District.-Hill f. King
Stump Sound, Onslow county.
9Th Deputy District.-L. l.. Polk
Raleigh. Wake county.
9th Deputy District.-Frank NJ. Pitt
Oakville. Warren county.
18th Deputy District.-Dr. ID. A
Montgomery, Company Shops, Ala
nance county.
Sth Deputy District. w. b. Clement
Jerusalem, Davie county.
9th Deputy District.-T. H.. Rob-
son, Concord, Cabarrus county.
10th Deputy District.-W. r. Rein
hardt. Hickory, Catawba county.
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
18th Deputy District.-To be sup
piled.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

The National Bank Acts only permit
the allotment of 1885,. 600, 600 capital
stock and in the apportionment of
this stock, only s42, 600, 900 is allowed
to the whole South. Rhode Island,
about as big as Orange county, has
$50. 600, 900. and Massachusetts $62,-
600, 600, North Carolina has fifteen
banks with a capital of little more than
two millions, and under existing laws
we can neither get more banks nor
more Observation-Disclosures.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

The last new remedy for hydropho
bia is a Chinese plant called Daturd
StrdmOnium, q violent poison. 1t Is
asserted that a Chinaman who drank
some of the water in which a few
leaves of this plant had been stepped
completely recovered.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

An aerolite weighing twenty pounds
fell in a mans yard in Surry county,
one day last week.
The grave of Stonewall Jackson, at
Lexington. was handsomely decorated
on the 10th Of Nav.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30
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nar~g 49, - -
ma,w -, -. go
st,,~k -, 80.
Ntff hen NcSogk6e, be- uatrt rs gro
apostle ~ the whipping pat a. ~
calls himself. rites Rs the Rale,el.
News that b" wtIl ran for ;t- Is "a.
TURF ~ Aclpw~u ooantv. ASST thAs
TRENDS II fhs cAa@e = s = run sn
Nearly svrTy raaofN sa tAs Ssats
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crimes INCH n t~-cuuaspk @ conrAan
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intern Year. "Ed. coIuh4ltfct raf~ en
mite Sc -. Janats lAausAa
,nA va ontt At7'ui thrt" Fsass "st
= j 84"''t4 t.A% i~~n AFrx~ls*t Aust
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ONsor Fr.e Lame, TE. E--.
Of Deeds issued 4, m.rr,r r
for the month II Anut af.I III tr.n.
tn. Isl ~ Arril ,~- :. 49,. -
AurI 49, +. th,r. an.fb.r .,.,n,,
Ia the state that can h..t gnnxtII.
If s.. step IL me fr.sut term.
hail storm visited S,~afraA E.,rA ia
SUNDAY lA,; Only lama.- trH.t-I
wAs 10 the wheai cr.u And v.-.,alI..
gardens Their = IA, gscA cam
coior.-l man. In this raunt, ~. +. -
- wears old and !. aa~ cutting Hn-
thlrd set 81 teeth The rout. ,ur
veyed i 10 length -, m,l.~ slth All
average grade III it#} feet a. th. tn4i,-
an NonJ. Ia, So -
I ~. any nn.tix. ..,,a.t. 80 a..
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Charlotte Observer Nt~.rs l.
Carlton. II Statr>NisIr. AMI Charles X.
Jones. 81 Charlotte. -, r-.pt,a.nt.nu
the Grand Lodge 81 North tur.Itna.
Knights ot Honor. Ia th, ~upfrm,
Grand LodE. 81 til, u.tc,i states. ~
tins order. uou il session At nashville.
Tcnn..-.Stuatur John - Gu~prieu. 81
Georgia. arrived III the citt yesterday
at noon from Washington and s~tarIasi
AT the (eatral Hotel. IN the after
noon the NAyor and a number OF other
citizens paid their respects to the lis
tinguished Georgian -. MIR. Edgar III.
Walker. of sharon tnwn,lap brought
INTO n ciIy Yesterday "a hu~" iAt'i"-
$50 .ap'"'ed "' ~ P''il'''.'''
" ""e' ''
= "''ii,toh' many '"''''Ne " '"'
me- Ai'N" - "A'' =
- ,oui'', = Hh"', 800 =
/" a'ou. i"ui t,S' i'i,7' - ~
aiouli, Tue i"1idi'' anu id7 7'A i"''"
an" q button
THr Corro< NuIs-A m.ctiuv
Of the new proprietar. .t IN. ~
nilnetoh '3''"h Mn, a ~r""Lfah'"'
ZION was ''tc''e"s WIN 'l" l"'''N i'N
oin.'l9 -,
h't"'e
nc ftSiden'm Nm. y. I,'h,h'
iot"iN an" ii'asui'i ""t''' -.
hIi.a''
kerchner, James II tnadbourn Col.
'oIlh !" Athii,Soh ''lle',
j. $40. 900, the par value If eharas
being 500 each. Those who were
stockholders IN the original company
VIII be allowed ana are invited !"
80 ! sa,n -, !.
purchasers Of the prop.rty ana Al II.
exact coat.-Recic,r.
TOBACCO II WAYxE.-Onr esteemed
49, 'iSae"'' -
or dax L., - IL rIar,.t -
&c ocr.snf ~ - -, IN go,
plants-on his farm IN ,bia cnnnt,
nth.rs - 80 -. -
month"; =, far.n - !,
49, IL. -.
- conntr - - ", gt 49,"
-
FUR TRApE-Thc following +. y
statement 81 III" SKINS bought ~
houston " bfo. curing thf past sea
son 10, RABBIT. $50 o%I'~@uin.
z,f'l i~nuskrat' '@' mink, "a coon. l@I
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-05-30

A proposed new army bill reduces
General Sheridan's salary from S1l 600
to $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-12-13
Condensed Locals.

The partridge season closes on tomorrow.
The Canal 10 to be kept open until the first
Of January.
There are several slight cases of scarlet fever
in town.
The revival at the Methodist church is still in
progress.
The railing on the bridge over Rock Greek
on the Baltimore road is 10 bad condition.
The negro stabbed at Sandy Spring is not
dead as rumored, but is recovering.
On Friday of last week 30, 900 salmon we're
distributed in the waters Of the county.
The Rev. Bishop Pinkney will dedicate the
new Episcopal church at GAINESVILLE on next
Thursday at IL o'clock, A. NJ.
Jacob Miller, Esq, residing several miles
from this place, had fifty chickens stolen from
him one night recently.
The attention Of our readers is called to
the valuable prizes offered by the Maryland
Farmer for subscribers to that valuable peri
odical. See advertisement.
Wecongratulate brother Brewer on his new
born representative, and welcome him into The
fraternity. We are also glad to be able 10
state that Mrs. Brewer and the child are doing
we'll.
May, the bright little Daughter Of Mr..
Samuel English of the Advocate, died at the
residence Of her grandmother, in Washington,
on Sunday morning last.
Mr. Magruder Muncaster, formerly Of this
town and now Of Washington, has been
elected Secretary Of the Students Association
Of the National College Of Pharmacy.
The prospectus Of the American Turner,
which will be found 10 our columns, to-day,
should attract the attention Of all wishing to
get first-class agricultural journal.
Sunday night, about O'Clock, an unoccu-
pied house, between the Rockville pike and
Ridge road, 10 this county, owned by Mr..
Geo. Kengla, was set on FIRE by some incen-
diary, aud damaged to the extent Of $500, no
insurance.
We are Informed by a correspondent that
the stabbing affair noticed ia last weeks SEN
TSEL as taking place at Mount Zion did not
take place there, but did occur at Sharp Street
D. =. church, situated within a few rods Of
Sandy Spring"