The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-06-18

halt the population OF the town
Swarmed about the cars. shaking
hands with the scouts, and Just be-
fore they took the road again two
large American flags were Brought
out and presented one to each car.
On the White Steamer the flag was
effectively adjusted over the great
hood of the radiator, while the boys
from Atlanta rugged their flag jauni-
lily above the toneau of Mr.. Lamar'*
big Oldsmobile, so that it futtered
and whipped out saucily in the breeze
as the cars, amid parting cheer:
dashed away for the Savannah river,
and the South Carolina line.
Elbert's Thoughtful Work. ..
No sooner were the tourists ont of
town than they realized that the gooe!
folk Of Elbert county, instead Of
strewing their path with flowers, had
done what was far better in tue in
terest Of good roads. They hal sent
out the farmers Of the county to patch
with fresh earth all the trea;herous
holes and washed out hollows which
beset the scouts on the path they had
selected This did much to smooth
the roads, otherwise rough and diff
cult down to fuckers Ferry, where
the Savannah. river is crossed On
primitive float, operated by a trolley
slung from a cable spanning the
stream, while the swift flowing cal-
rent Of the Savannah striking the foat
at an angle, supplies natural motive
power. The ferry was reached ut ten
minutes before II o'clock. The ap-
proaches, though recently oyerfoWel
and badly washed out, had been ad-
mirably repaired by large force of
men especially for the scouts.
An Old Time Ferry.
The Oldsmobile moved quietly down
the slope to the river brink and
safely into the float, not without mis-
givings, as the fragile craft had never
before carried so heavy a car. AS
the Atlanta boys moved out into the
muddy current with their machine,
their New York comrades on the
Georgia bank joined them in a cheer,
and for the last time on Georgia
soil raised their voices in their favor
ite song, "In Dear Old Georgia." I" It
required fifteen minutes for the ferry
to make one round trip.
The Herald's White Steamer
promptly followed the colds" with
out mishap, and on the South Carolina
shore again, piloted by numerous
escort, they climbed the steep bank
at ten minutes before noon and start
ed for Lowndesville, S. c., over roads
that were drying up from the recent
rains. but were rough and lumpy IN
many places.
Lunch at Abbeville.
Abbeville, S. c., was reached at
half past one O'Clock. There the cars
ran into the public square, amid the
cheers Of hundreds Of the townfolk,
men and women, who overwhelmed
them with eourtisies and hospitality.
In the town hall a generous luncheon
was served, and during the hour. which
was as much time as the good roads
champions could spare in Abbeville,
the deep interest Of its people IN the
subject of good roads and the prospec-
i've national highway from New York
to Atlanta was evidenced by the
hundreds of questions they asked, ard
which the scouts tried to answer.
As the party entered Abbevll'e
members of the escorting delegation
pointed out with pride the fine Old
colonial mansion, known as the Burt
house. 1t was in one Of its spacious
rooms that jefferson Davis and his
associates held the last meeting of
the cabinet Of the Confederate Statei
government. Mr.. Davis had been
forced to leave Richmond, and was
in flight southwark attempting to
reach Georgia. His capture by de-
tail of Federal cavalry occurred only
a few days later.
Abbeville citizens also showed es-
pecial pride in explaining to their
friends from the north that their
town WAS the real cradle Of the seces-
sion movement in the south.
Reception at Greenwood.
Bound for Greenwood and attended
bv one Of the largest cavalcadeS OF
ascorting automobiles seen since leav-