The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-07-30
ECORD SCOUT CARS
N VISITED NEWBERRY
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bmbia on Monday night in DR.. Wha-
Egey's Chalmers-Dertoit "30.' They
made excellent time on the return
trip, going from Newberry to Colum-
Rbis in three and half hours over
Ethe heavy roads.
N On Tuesday morning the Record s
kveteran Buick also returned to Colum-
bia for overhauling, being driven to
Columbia by Mr.. A. J. Kind, accom-
Ianied by Nh. F. Pelzer Youngblood,
rculation manager Of the Record.
n The Darlington cars left on Tues
by morning for Asheyille, via Lau-
kns.
This left in Newberry Of the scout
ag party only Mr.. McDavid Horton,
ews editor of the Record, who has
cen in charge Of the party, and Mr..
INV. R. Fishburne, who has been drlv-
6ng the little Brush runabout.
" Start For Greenwood.
The start for Greenwood vas made
at 1888 O'Clock on Tuesday morn-
ing, with Capt. Langford Ford road
ster, acting as pilot, in the lead. Capt.
-~Langford being accompanied by Mr.
Horton and Mr.. Jno. K. Auil. Follow
ing was the Brush runabout, with
Mr.. Fishburne and Mr.. E. II. Aull.
A good pace was set, and the cars
were soon we'll under way. The route
by the Neel place to Bush river was
4 taken, and then on by Zion church,
4 the Long bridge over Little river,
# #Williams' Store, the Geo. I. Reld
%slace, the railroad bridge over Sa-
(uda river, Aull's mill at Dyson,
RRiee's gin, Ninety Six and Green
wood. The road traversed is by far
he best road between here and
greenwood. The rains had made 1t
IN eavy, 2.24 inches having fallen IN
ewberry since three o'clock the ev-
|aing before, and there are some bad
laces. With little work the road
ould be put in excellent shape. This
E8 also the shortest road from New
berry to Greenwood.
% The Greenwood Journal cars, which
had been left at Silver Street the
night before, the Greenwood party
coming to Newberry on the Southern
train, Joined the party above Silver
aStreet.
~ It raay be interesting to give the
exact distances of some Of the points
along the road from Newberry, as
shown by the speedometer on Capt.
Langford's machine.
Some Distances.
To the railroad crossing just this
side Of O'Neall bridge over Bush rlv-
er it is 2.6 miles from Newberry; and
it is 20 miles to the Bush river bridge.
The Lewie branch is 3.3 miles; and
th,. forks of the road just above,
where the Zion road turns off from the
Longshore road is 3.4 miles. This
turn-off was reached at 1l.47.
The cross roads at the Waldrop
place are exactly five miles from
Newherry, and were reached at ll.o4'
At J. R. Spearman the speedometer
registered 50, and at the bridge over
the branch beyond the Spearman
place g.. The point where the Trln-
itv road turns off from the Zion road
is 6.6 miles. and was reached at l2.04.
The branch just this side OF Zion
church is rs miles from Newberry'
and Zion church is 7.9 miles. Zion
was reached at 1916 after a stop to
wafer the machines. The point where
the road turns off to 60 down to S1l-
v.r Street is So miles from Newberry.
At this point a stop of some minutes
was made by Capt. Langford s car
while the Brush runabout went down
and naid a visit to Silver Street.
Starring at 1888 Wards store, exact
" nine miles from Newberry, was
HBS1ached at 1886. At 12.44 the long
hr;dce across Little river was cross
lSd and in the centre Of tie bridge
n.>Lome;cr registered 1o.4 miles.
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