Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-06-10

Enjoying Life in the Woods at
Huffman'S Mill.


expect to come home. next Tuesday.
Il is composed of Albert Brownell.
Albert Kelly, Charles Jarrett, W. 7.
Radford. Prof. H. A. Long and
Latham Davis. Every day the camp
Is visited by. from four to eighteen
persons. who come from all over the
southern end Of the county, and
Hopkinsvile. The camp Is located
opposite Huffman's Mill, on the
other bank, about twenty feet above
the river, amongst the trees. There
are two springs within ten yards of
the camp. Butter. eggs, milk and
other farm products are obtained
from Mr.. Bellamy. owner of the
mill and grounds upon which the
camp is situated. The only incon-
venience is no telephone-the near
est one to the camp being a mile
away. Rural Route carrier No. z
passes by the camp every day at
two o'clock.
Cyrus Rsdford, son of the local
circuit clerk, makes a visit from
town. daily. and takes with him any
necessities, which the campers may
need. Mr.. Lucian Davis spent last
Sunday at the camp. with Wesley
Dalton. The visitors are too many
to enumerate.
The campers arise at five o'clock,
and the "f1unkies" Cooks and dish
washers) for the day get breakfast
The six original members of the
camp are divided into three squaa':
each cooking every third day. The
others pass the time as they see fit
After breakfast, some go canoeing
others hunting, while the rest read
work, or rest. About ten o'clock
all but one, who stays at camp, &c
swimming. After this time is agair
spent. as may be wished, and al
1890 din ner is served. Swimming
rowing, padding, fishing. etc.. fill
the afternoon. At the swimming
hole tree rises. from the south
shore, at a forty-five degree angle
over the river. The high dives, OF
the tree, range from twenty-four.t t
forty-two feet, above the surface o.
the water. Also there is springinl
board to perform on. and a place il
the bank, which can be dived from
after run. The water ranges from
ten to twenty feet in depth, in tn,
swimming hole. In fact, a person
may swim, at any point in the river
Cyrus Radford and Albert Brown
ell padded from the dam to the fork!
of the river, a distance of -four
miles, last Saturday afternoon. W
T. Radford is the best fisherman ir
camp, having caught more fish thar
any other person. W, o. Soyars,
visitor at the camp, is chief cook, a:
he is the best. Charles Jarrett wins
more games of forty-two-a popular
pastime for the campers-than any
of the others. Albert Kelly is the
champion high diver, as he dives
from the higher dives more than any
other person. Albert Brownell il
chief Ga snan and the best swimmer
in camp. Hershel Long is good a
all the various stunts performed, il
camp, and is always a willing work
err. He is the leading spirit of tn,
camp. The last member of the camp
and one of the most important i
Latham Davis. On account of
threatened fever, he came hom
Monday night, but returned Tues
day, as well as ever.
| Monday morning w. T. Radfor'
treated the campers with fome deli
cious French fried toast. The pig
Igot the greater part of this delicacy
and four of the campers wer
"Knocked out" for two hours.
Tuesday several of the girls of tn
ounger set chaperoned by Mrs
Fritz visited the camp, and brough
lunch with them. Visitors are Away
welcomed at the camp. il they brini
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