Daily Republican., 1881-06-27
THIRD EDITION.
RAMBLES.
Beaver Vail ey-LebanOn church
Smiths Bridge Sunday School.

Smiths Bridge SUNDAY SGuOohs
One of the editorial staff of the RE
PUBLICAN desirous of a shady, roman
tic nook in which he could spend Sat
urday evening and Sunday took passage
from Third and King streets about five
o'clock in the evening on Berry's fast
ice cream line for BrandywineHundred,
and ere the sun had hid its face behind
a western cloud Talleyville was passed
and Perry's tavern reached. "Guess
the ice cream will have to suffer, " said
a curious friend. Hello Berry, got
plenty on hand" said another. ""Wish
l was in your place" said third, all
having ice cream in view, when, in
fact we had no ice cream in view at all,
though we never throw il over our
shoulders when offered to US. Speaking
of Talleyville reminds us of the fami-
lies of the name of Talley in Brandy
wine Hundred.
1t is said that if a person is met in
that Hundred whose name is not known
it will be safe in nine cases out of ten
to call him Talley. We hardly believe
this TO be true, though they are GER
lainly very numerous III that Hundred.
Leaving Berry's fast line at Perry's
tavern a short walk of less than three
quarters of u mile bought us to the
summit of q hill which opened up a
magnificent view of Christiana Hun
dred bordering on the Brandywine.
Point Lookout lOomed paS the highest
pinnacle along the stream and in the
far off distance the spires OF West CheS-
ter and Downingtown pointed above
the intervening forests and hill tops.
Down this hill we 60. 1t is strange
that ever a pubic road was laid out
over such steep hill when it could
have been so easily avoided by going
around it.
Every step down, down this hill
shuts out tie beautiful surrounding
view and brings us down into a hollow
Scooped out of the hills by
some great convlllsion Of nature in the
year when Noah rested upon Arrarat.
Beaver Valley takes its name from the
number of beavers that in years gone
by fingered along the streams as If they
were more secure here than i'll more eX.
posed places.
Beaver Valley is a village of about II
houses, including store kept by A. ii.
Chandler, a blacksmith shop, wheel
wright shop without wheewright, a
stone mason, n paper maker, a post
Office and Garfield and Arthur pole
100 feet i inches high above the ground
and as straight as an arrow, Part of
the little village lies in Delaware cOun-
ty and it is about mile and quarter
from the Brandywine summit Camp
meeting grounds, Mr., john Chandler
now in the IS year OF his age,iS the old
est man in the village. He points with
pride TO the StonehOuSe in which he was
born, which the Chandler family owned
before MIN, and in which until few
years past he has always resided. The
Did gentleman moves around like Il ven
,rab!e patriarch amongst the younger
generations and there is not a
lead that does not bow with respect
Is he passes This is Beaver Valley
md here the EEpI BLICAN S rambler is
lomiciled fortEe ght under the friend
y tiles Of the house Of friend Amor
H. Chandler, known by all the Brandy
wine Summit Camp Meeting folks. Mr..
Franklin Tempest is the principal man
ltacturer i'll the "holl0w." He makes
paper and though a large
amount OF machinery driven by both
water and steam is employed he is the
only owner, manager, superintendent,
and workman in his mill. II straight
wires were stretched across to the differ
ent hill tops which surround this clump
Of houses, the village with its 100 feet
Garfield pile would be left far below
the wires
Sunday, sweet day of rest, with fog
Ind clouds came on this basin amongst
,he hills. A span Of sleek horses hitch
1d to a family carriage after a drive OF
our miles lande', us AT the steps of Mt.
Lebanon NJ. +. Church at Rockland,
where Notwithstanding the clouds and
nuttering thunder quite large number
If people from the country around and
rom R0ckland village had gathered
o listen to parsou Vaughn Smith and
lrar what he had to say about the right
md the wrong way to live in this wicked
world.
Mr.. Smith is one Of the ablest divines
n the Wilmington Conference, and oc-
;upies his present position by an eX-
,hange with the Rev. Mr.. Avery, the
former pastor; Mr.. Avery taking the
Elktcn charge and Mr.. Smith the Mt.
Lebanon charge. The church was dark
md the rain fell in torrents, while the
thunder rolled and the lightnings
flashed. Mr.. Smith adapted his sermon
to the circumstances and made a deep
upon the minds Of his hear
arS,
Kockland is IL busy busting place of
some 80 population, all engaged i'll the
Rockland paucr mills Of Jessup 4
Moore From this village we We're driven
I delightful drive up tue Brandywine,
The rain having ceased. A young lady
IN the carriage and representative of
he REruBLICAN got laughed at round
y for miStaking the reflection of a ripe
ield Of wheat in the clear, placid
Bfandywine for muddy water. by the
;ime the villagein the hollow was reach
ID by the back way, the sun was shining
brightly, scarcely enough rain having
tound its way into the valley to lay the
lust. The afternoon was spent in visit
ng d houriSling little Sunday
Ill d SNlIOOl ll'lllHt Iltttl pilIllll
ridge The report that Rev. j. Wesley
pastor of Brandywine Bap-
list Church at Chadd's Ford would be
present 10 address the Sunday School
brought ont large number Of children
md adults and the little house was
,rowded. Mr. j. Walker Perkins is
aud Amor II. Chandler
assistant superintendent of the school.
The closest attention was paid to Mr..
sullivan as he reviewed the last quar-
er,s lesson and addressed the school on
he Importance Of working while it was
yet day.
Mr.. Sullivan is well-kuown in Will
and is forcibe and eloquenC
speaker. We enjoyed delightful
lrive home to Wilmington in the even
ng, fording the Braudywine and COM
ny down the western side. We have
Dnly to say that Beaver Valley with
pleasant friends il a nlpaS.nt ,,laca