The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-07-29

| take notice, advanced his spark and
swirled around through the town
like a whirlwind. Coming back he
! ignored the railroad crossing and cut
cross lots for his starting place.
Here, lookout man." said his pas
senger, you can't get across there
for the railroad tracks" Fishburne
grinned. You wanted a rough ride
and rough ride you'll get. Grab a
hold, old man, for this Brush is 60
ing to walk about" Straight at the
railway he charged and the little
machine took the big ties and the
high rails like cat and beyond
picked up the high gear of its own
accord. Il surrender" said the pas
senger. she can go about any
where a goat can" At Bamberg
Fishburne did the same stunt, and
tonight owners of half dozen
makes are talking about the per-
formances done before their own
eyes.
After dinner at Fairfax the path
finders struck into the fine clayed
road toward the Bamberg county line
and between Fair ak and Ulmers cov-
cred six miles in IS minutes without
effort.
At Ulmers Policeman W. ]. Harter
and Messrs. F. E. Hightower and W.
L. Brant accepted invitations to &C
company the party to Olar, over in
Bamberg county. The line was pass
ed at Salkehatchie bridge, near the
great lumber plant of the Messrs.
Schofield and thence to Olar and
Bamberg the roads were as good as
Barnwell's best, which is saying
much. Midway between the line and
Olar the party stopped to greet Su-
pervisor J. B. Kearse, who was just
driving off from his cozy-looking
home toward the lower part of the
county. Mr.. Kearse gave the path
finders a warm welcome and was
much pleased and encouraged at
their comparison of his highways
with others traversed on the trip.
At Olar Mr.. C. F. Rizer and others
cordially received the visitors and
gave them very valuable data as to
various routes, the bridges, etc.
With the speedometer showing a
total run since Monday Of 206.4
miles, the pathfinders left Olar at 5
o'clock and after one of the pleasant
est drives of the week swept into
Bamberg at sos, to be received with
open arms by Editor A. w. Knight,
of The Bamberg Herald, and his hos
pitable, hustling fellow townsmen.
News of their coming had preceded
the visitors and within a few mo-
ments Mr.. knight found himself in
PRODUCING the pathfinders to several
hundred people. Friends Of the
cause which it is the mission of the
pathfinders to advance had planned
a meeting in the interest Of the
movement, but the pathfnders learn
ing that Ornan lodge of Masons was
to have big meeting in it's magnif1-
cent new quarters and afterward
serve a banquet in honor of visiting
Masons, suggested that all hands in
stead devote their whole attention to
the brethren of the apron and trowel.
This intimation was taken in the
spirit in which it was meant and the
Masons, appreciating the situation,
pressed upon the pathfinders hun
dred invitations to their banquet. To
do so they strained point, maybe,
for one of the pathfinders to his re-
gret is not yet Mason, but there
was no hesitation about this. The
pathfnders gladly accepted the invi-
tation and as special guests of honor
sat down, at table worthy of Ma
sonic noblemen, with the 10 men,
bers of Ornan lodge and almost that
many brother Masons from lodges in
Olar, Denmark, Blackville, Branch
vile, Barnwell, Ehrhardt, Hagood,
Williamson, Cheyenne, Wyoming;
Charleston, Langley, Lynchburg, Va;
North and Livingston.
Afterward the party scattered,
Fishburne to renew old acquaint-
ances on every hand, for this was his
boyhood home; Chauffeur Kind to
sleep of the effects of three days
work with lever and steering wheel,
and the writer to reel off this letter
for The Record.
A Love Letter.