The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-12-04
Notes by the Way by T. S.

Through heavy and almost inces
SAINT driving rains we pursued our
journey to the Cane Creek G. =.
Church, Lincoln county, Tenn,
where the Columbia Synod Con
vened October 18th, 1879. Now we
were struggling to keep the wind
from wrenching away or tearing TO
pieces our umbrella; and now the
floodgates seemed TO open and the
rain fell in Copious torrents upon
US. Now we were passing over pro-
jectlons of the highlands, and now
we're crossing narrow extensions Of
the Central Basin. Not being ac-
painted with the country we sup
posed that the elevations or high
lands over which we passed were
branches of Elk Ridge which sepa
rates the tributaries of Duck and
Elk rivers. Passing along the sum
mits of those ridges, the view of
the valleys, hills, houses and fields
stretching out in an almost endless
panorama before the delighted eye,
was sometimes very grand-emi
nently worthy of the pencil of the
artist. We passed over vast beds
of limestone and occasionally, if we
mistake not in our hurried drive,
we noticed outcroppings Of black
shale. An old citizen of Lincoln
told US that there was a difference
between the fertility of the soil
upon the south and north sides OF
the hills in his neighborhood-that
upon one side being more produc
tive than that upon the other.
We might suppose that when
these vast beds of limestone have |
crumbled away beneath the con
slant dashing of Times waves and
have been washed down into the |
valleys and plains, they will become |
exceedingly fertile. On Cane creek
we found rich lands and a hospita-
BILE people. We had a pleasant
boarding place at Mr.. Moore's.
where we were enlIvened by the
genial presence of Misses Mollie
Moore and Laura Bryan and other
cheerful companions. We learned
that we were only a few miles from
Petersburg and remembered that
while at Cumberland University
few years ago we saw a meteor that
fell near this place. 1t is said TO
have fallen at 80 O'Clock p. IN. Aug.
9th, 1855, during or just preceding
a severe rain storm. The fall was
preceded by a loud report resem-
bling that of a cannon, followed by
several less reports These were
heard by different persons in the
country. When fall
ing it appeared TO be surrounded
by a milky halo 2 feet in diameter.
1t buried itself about Is inches in
the soil and when first dug out was
too hot to be handled. 1t was COW
cred with n back shining crust.
This is supposed TO have been
formed by fusion of its outer sur
face in its rapid passage through
the air. When analysed it was
found to contain silica, alumina,
of iron, lime, magnesia,
manganese, iron, nickel, phOspho
rus, sulphur and soda. 1t weighed
about three pounds. You were
looking for the falling of meteors
on the night of the 18th of Nov'r.
How would you like TO be IN a
shower OF meteorites like that2
Rev. j. N. Mcdonald of the Ten
nessee Presby terry preached the
opening sermon at the meeting OF
The Synod, and Rev. J. L. Payne Of
the Elk Presbytery was elected
Moderator. Rev. DR. +. i. Crs
man of ST. Louis delivered a mis-
sionary address on Saturday at ii
a. IN At 2 p. m. "The Duties Of
The People TO the Pastor" was dis
;ussed in the Synodical Institute.
At 2 D. m. Monday Rev. G.. w.
delivered a very instruc
i've lecture on the preparation
and Delivery of Sermons. After
the transaction of the usual bust
ness Synod adjourned 70 meet at
Ala, on Friday next pre-
,eding the Sd Sabbath Of October,
1880, at III a. N.
Nothing has been said in the
CITIZEN about the supper given on
.he night Of Oct. 23d by the ladies
IF Mt. Moriah for the benefit Of the
Church. II Is said 10 have been
surpassingly superb, and surpris-
ngly successful. The net proceeds Z
we're about $65. with which 1t is
to buy handsome church
organ. The ladies Of MI Moriah
AN scarcely be surpassed in beauty,
N telligence and enterprise.
Bohemian, Nov. 20.