The bee., 1911-07-07
NY First Vacation


pastor of the M. e. Church South
needed a rest. L had been preach
ing for thirty eight years and had
never taken q vacation. But / was
willing to take q few days of for i
felt that my people, after listening
to me for nearly three years needed
q rest. So IN company with Messrs
John Rule and Charlie Webb we
left on the 18th instant for Cumber-
land River. We took the Dixie
Flyer and landed Ia Hopkinsville
in about an hour and took an auto
there for Lafayette, KY. We were
an hour and fifteen minutes run
ming twenty miles. The next day
we left for our destination which
was on the river just above Dover,
which 10 the County seat of Stewart
County Tennessee.
AT Lafayette we added to our
company the Rev. b. l.. Yates, the
Rev. Mr.. Williams, the former pas
tor of the Methodist Church aud
the latter pastor of the Baptist
Church there. Also Mr. r. ID. Mos
ley, DIR. e. Q. Brandon and Carter
III. Brandon. We took from Lafay-
cite with us one of the sons of Ham
as q cook.
Our camp was one mile and q
half up the river from the historic
Fort Donaldson.
We had . good time In the camp
aud caught all the flsh we wanted
and killed all the squirrels we
wanted. I have q host OF friends
and kInfolks there, all OF whom
tried aud succeeded in adding to
our pleasure aud comfort. Our first
visitors were Mr.. George Brandon
aud wife, Mrs' LottIe Davidson,
two Miss Evans and Miss Glae-
cow. Last Sunday the whole camp
were invited TO take dinner with
Mr.. w. w. Brandon and his wife
IN Dover, and such dinner / tell
you they know how to get up din
ner. We ate there corn bread baked
in a skillet that was found in the
tent of General Forest, left there
when he cut his way out after Fort
Donaldson had surrendered.
After dinner, Mr.. Charlie Webb
and my brother N. g, Brandon
from Clarksville who was in the
camping party, Garter H. brandon
and myself walked over the old
part.
We picked up about dozen balls
and we cut some canes. i cut two,
one each for the Pres. and Vice
Pres. of the st. Bernard Coal and |
Coke Co.
The fort is on q high bill that
overlooks the Cumberland River,
and the old breast works are all
there, as they were IN 1852 except
for the timbers that have grown up
In the trenches. 1t is owned by ne
phew, Mr.. w. w. Brandon who is
trying to interest Congress into
national park Of IL. 1 am
In hopes he will succeed for it would
make beautiful park.
The National Cemetry is ON the
hill between the old fort and Do
YER and is = beautiful place and
we'll kept. The present Superinten-
dent Is named Rule and was very
kind to us and took us over the
and explained everything
to us. One grave was filled with the
arms and legs that had been lost in
the battle at Donaldson.
We saw the hotel where General
Buckner surrendered to General
Mr.. T. J. Brandon, Cashier of the
Dover Bank and Trust Co. furnish
ed us all the stationary free for
which he has our thankss'
We broke camp last Wednesday
but Tuesday afternoon be
ore we broke camp next morning
Mr.. w. w. Brandon and mis- wife
by their two SON Earl
md Russell and their daughters,
Miss Ethel. Misses Mary Scarb or
,ough, Ollie Weaks, Ruth Daven
,ort, Mr.. Garratt Wafiard and Rev.
J. p. Miller pastor of the Christian
Church, came up to take tea with
Is, but they were afraid to trust
'ur cooks, for we had two. SO they
brought everything good to eat.
80 we made coffee, and such a ]
pread as we had. ]
All in all we certainly had good ]
ime aud feel much refreshed from ]
he outing.
Respectfully.
w. G. BRANDON. 4