Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-08-23
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
MOUNT JOY NEWS.
Our Regular Correspondence.

A few minutes drive from Mount joy,
on the Marietta turnpike. takes one to
Dctwcilcrs Grove, where the African
Methodist Episcopal congregation of
Springvillc are holding their can,pmecting.
For 4 number of years longer back than
our memory reaches, this woods, which
was then the property of Henry Ebcrly,
Accommodated the worslipcrs. The pres
cnt owner some time since decided not to
cut tree, and il is now expected that
these meetings will bc held annually.
Among the necessary improvements is u
we'll OF clear cool wafer that was contir-
ually bcsct by thirsty beings yesterday.
The weather was very warm, but never
theless there was Il large attendance. The
dust, stirred by the many vehicles AMI
constant prOmenatling, caused much annoy
ancc and yet it seemed to be mitigatcd by
the deep interest taken in the services. We
rcfcrmorc especially to the singing which
seemed to lack 10 force. The cOlOrcd
folks, although there were many less than
y hundred present, had representatives
from all parts Of the county A half dozen
of ministers occupied the pulpit during the
afternoon = scat attached to the pulpit
seated \ dozen laymcn who took IN active
part in she singing. When they sing not
foot is still, and ut times they become so
Interested that "they vcvel in the noise y
After the preaching. by Rev. Robinson, OF
Lancaster, the singing was pre- lrHgc'l
for long time. While this part of tho
services is taking place 4 half dozen plates
money. For = long time no more than
istcrs announced that 81 was what they
wanted. 1t was uphill work to get it. \
cOuntryman who stool near the pulpit
bought y slip-a son. entitled "Dcath
and the Sinner,'' which they consider
their best piece, and had it sung after
agreeing to pay twenty five cents. This
was big lift, but more was wanted and
the collectors again took the plates. They
arc sending their arrows into the ranks Of
Satan, but many who were present arc
not deeply impressed with the belief that
much good is accomplished by these meet
ings.
There was much reckless driving OH the
roads leading to the grove rs we'll rs in it,
and the wonder is not that acci-
dents occur, but that SO many cscaI o
them. There were only two yesterday.
A collision occurred Oh the pike between
two teams belonging to }. L. Webb, Of
Mount Joy, and Young l1inklc, near Col
umbia. The horse OF the lattcrs team
commenced to kick and became detached
from the buggy. Wcbb's was upset, but
he escaped injury 1t is reported that the
lady who was with !iinkic is badly i'll
jurcd.
While young Kelsey, of West Donegal
was driving toward Mount Joy Oh the
Donegal road the horse became unmanage-
able and ran off. Hciscy was thrown from
his vehicle and had IN arm broken.
A horse hitched to a buggy in the rear
OF the woods became rampant and lay
down. Nothing more than an excitement
which drew heavily on tho attendants 1T
the circle, was the result.
Rev. ID. Hazel, of Philadelphia, occll-
pied the Presbyterian pulpit yesterday
morning AMI evening. The c;mpmectins
did not affect tho attendance of this con-
grcgation in the least.
Rev. James Shorter, cOlored, author of
"JOnall,' which takes SO we'll when hc
sings it, has recently taken unto himself 4
wife.
Daniel Webstcr,a colorcd preacher or cx-
horter, ofSprinsvilIc,w was buried yesterday
morning in the cemetery for colorcd folks,
north OF town. He was it's founder.
The camp will not end until next Sun
day night.
4 half foot of mud which, had settled in
the reservoir the past two on three years,
was taken out OH Sunday.
Miss Rachel Porter, past the middle
age OH Saturday, while go.ns into the gar
den fell and broke her nu.c.
No rain yet! If the drcuth lasts much
longer the late tobacco can't come to per-
fection the other, which, is farther all