Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-01-09
HOME FROM EUROPE
Doctor George N Weighton And Family
Return From A Visit To Scotland

four children bade goodbye TO their
Audubon friends and left for trip TO
Europe to visit the old home in the
North OF Scotland. They sailed from
New York on the eighteenth and land
ed at Glasgow on the thirty first, The
voyage going over was on a slow going
vessel, but with the exception OF two
days they had pretty fair weather
They left there December twenty-one
and arrived at New York on the thir-
tleth, after very stormy voyage. For
each of the five days they lost seventy
miles day and onthe day after Christ
mas they lost one hundred and twenty.
five miles, having very rough weather
for six days. The whole family, but
the baby, were sick and SO were all the
other passengers except two out of one
hundred eighty. Incidentally we may
say that each full ticket over and back
from Audubon TO Glasgow cost them
Sl45. so.
Mr.. Weighton came over here first
in 1898 and two years later he went
back home marry and bring his wife,
so it has been twelve years since they
had last seen the folks at home His
mother, who is about seventy years of
age, is still quite vigorous in body
and mind. Her father and mother are
both living and Mr.. and Mrs. Weigh
ton remained over there month long
er in order TO attend their golden we'd
ding on December the Sixteenth when
all the children and grandchildren
we're together, except one daughter who
lives in Australia. When their visit
among the relatives and old friends
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to their American home. We enjoyed
long talk from Mr.. Weighton con-
corning their trip on the sea and the
customs and habits of the people Of
Scotland. They were unfortunate in
the kind OF weather they found this
season. There was three weeks OF good
weather in August, when IL commenced
raining and kept il up for thirty days
except about two hours. Part OF the
harvest was still ia the shock when they
left In December. Until they got used
to the damp weather they found II nee
essary To wear the heavy clothing used
here in the winter I'M order TO be com
Portable. Owing TO the short crop In
this country they are getting good pric-
es over there for what they could save
from the wet weather. Prices are gen.
orally higher than here. Eggs are five
cents apiece, and many other things
in proportion. Our financial furry
caused many manufacturers to short
en- the hours, but some have already
commenced TO work back toward the
regular day of ten hours.
The trip and the rest and the eating
agreed with the whole family. Mr..
Weighton gained twenty-eight pounds
and the others in the same ratio. Moth
ing TO do and FIVE meals day should
increase the weight more or less. They
have breakfast at seven, lunch at nine,
dinner at eleven-thirty, lunch at four
thirty and supper at ten O'Clock at
night. The breakfast, dinner and sup
per are the heavy meals, and they re-
tire soon after supper and enjoy their
rest, even il it is contrary TO all the
modern American rules of health We
we're especially Interested ia hearing
him tell about the Marconi telegraph
station on the ships on which they
travelled. The operator spoke" TO
other ships crossing the ocean at the
same time. A steel plate extends from
one mast to the other, high up over the
pipes out of the way. From the office
on the upper deck the wires are con-
nected TO the plate. At each end OF the
plate long metal point extends hori.
zontally out into space The operator
sends a message out on one point
While doing so one.half of the plate
is covered with blue fame from the
action of the battery. The return mes
sage is received on the other point and
the flame then becomes red on the hall
of plate nearest to that end. One OF the
ships that he "spoke" to was twenty
six miles away and the other more than
two hundred. One night coming over
on the good Ship Columbia they had
a benefit musical concert, made up OF
the talent on board, and they made
Mr.. Weighton chairman OF the meet
ing and his daughter, Rosie Weigbton,
gave the first number on the program,
an instrpmental piano solo Doctor
and Mrs. Weighton and the children
are given most cordial welcome TO
their spacious home on the Audubon
hills, where they will enjoy thinking
and talking of their trip for many
years TO come.