The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-12

Mrs. J. r Moorhead took her am
ateur performers to Dunnellon yester-
day afternoon to give the pretty play,
Cupid at College," which they gave
here at the Temple a short time since.
The play was given under the auspices
OF and for the benefit OF the Fannie r.
Gary Chapter, Children of the Con-
federaey.
Mrs White, who assisted the young
folks so ably. with three of the older
girls. went down on the afternoon
train, the others going in automobiles
Mrs. Moorhead had private cars prom
ised, enough to carry all, but most OF
them could not get away, and she was
compelled to hire two big cars. Messrs. |
Reynolds and Geiger with their two
Hudsons. Fred Meffert and Mr. Carroll
with their cars made up the party and
thirty people were taken down.
The road to Dunnellon. after passing
the Stokes ferry fork, is something to
talk about. 1t Is terribly rough and
broken up for the next few miles and
from there on there are several big
ponds with mud and quicksand bot
toms. There are some turn outs al
most as bad unless one is familiar
with them and none of the party were.
Some of the ponds are deep enough for
the water to come up to the running
boards on the cars and a hundred yards
across.
The Maxwell stuck In a deep hole
for a few minutes and had to have a
lift out OF IL, one OF the Hudsons went
down to the axles and could not be
budged in a pond and a big Buick in
attempting to pull 1t out went down
to the axles and stuck. Mr.. Geiger
Mellon. three miles and a half and
brought in most OF the crowd, and
four mules and a dozen OF Sam Petite
ways hands were secured and the two
stalled cars pulled out. and they came
into Dunnellon just In time to get the
last OF the boys to the show, so that
IL was only delayed a few minutes.
Coming back Mr.. Harry Peter sent
his big Buick with his colored driver
and the car was loaded with those who
had gone down on the train. This man
knew a sandy road which leaves the
main road and wanders through the
woods for five miles. 1t was not so
bad, only rough, and had one lake in it,
This lake looked very formidable in
the night and 1t certainly took much
faith to start a car across 1t but all
made IL In fine shape. The great trou-
comes stalled by the water short cir
cutting the electric system, or for any
other reason, 1t soon settles down to
the axles in the soft mud or sand and
then there Is trouble.
In starting out from Dunnellon, Mr..
Reynolds stripped a gear on his Hud-
son by backing into deep culvert and
had to stay with hts carload. Mr..
Geiger turned back after reaching
Ocala and brought In Mr.. Reynolds and
his passengers, getting in on his last
trip at O'Clock, having travelled over
125 miles altogether. He lost a suit
case on the last trip, belonging to one
OF the girls, and has been back again
today, looking for 1t. He was going
through still another cut off or ego
around" routes, not on one of the much
travelled roads.
One OF the cars blew out a front tire,
going thirty miles an hour when on
the good road at the six-mile' post.
and changed 1t, only to have the sec
ond one blow out before the car start
ed, tried 1t again and rammed the tire
tool through the last tube in the tool
box In getting 1t. The casing was
yanked of and the car came in on the
rim.
The show was a success, the house
was packed and the audience well
pleased. The young folks did splendid
~ and Mrs Moorhead and Mrs. White
are very much pleased with them and
very proud OF their good work.
They want to especially thank Mr..
Harry Peter for his kindness In send
ing his man to ocala with his car
loaded with the young people.
1t was an exciting trip but they all
enjoyed the excitement.