The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-09-03

A PLEASANT TRIP FRINGED WITH
SORROW.
The editor with his family, con-
sisting of wife and four children
and Mrs. Harry Hoffman. a sister,
left High Point, Thursday morning
Aug 10th, for a trip to relatives in
Catawba, Lincoln and Cleveland
countries, in an automobile.
The trip was made via way of
Salisbury, Hickory, and Jugtown,
returning via Fallston.; Shelby;
Waco, Cherryvilie, Bessemer City,
Gastonia. Charlotte, Salisbury and
on to High Point. The run going
was very pleasant one, nothing
happening to mar the pleasure Of
the trip at all, and returning every
thing went well until near Charlotte
where an extra inflated tire was put
on to replace punctured one. But
there was to be trouble and when
Spencer was reached two horse
shoe nails found lodgment in the
two rear wheels and for the second
time two tubes were vulcaniZed.
Thinking surely eur troubles were a
plenty and at an end we started
again in good spirits, only to find
our machine crippled again eight
miles this side of Lexington, just af-
ter passing a bridge. Two hours
were spent in patching and repatch-
ing tires during a thunderstorm and
at last, then nine o'clock we pulled
off for Lexington, and our sixth
down" occurred within the city linn
its of that town. Pulling into a
garage two hours more were spent
in trying to remedy the trouble but
it seems fate was against the -edi-
tor for another down" occurred just
one mile out. Being thoroughly
worn out we decided to try and pull
into Thomasv;lle al spend the
night. This we ID about two
O'Clock, after having Travelled six
miles out of the way and running
all told fourteen miles on fiat rub
Der and being jolted like riding in
a wagon. Our tire, tube and iron
rim to tire was gone. Borrowing a
complete inflated tire from MIR. Ben
Morris, who did us a great favor we
made High Point at $40 Sunday
/ morning after having been in con-
ltiauous sservice 20 houFs driving a
Emachine and fixing tires,
Somewhere along the highway
between Lexington and Thomas
willie is automobile property valued
] at S35. 90 which the editor would
| like to get hold of.
This sums up a trip of varied ex'
psrience, perhaps not interesting to
some of our readers but told &c
point a. moral; Always have some
male person with you in a car on q
LONG trip to help you out OF the hole
/ This was the first puncture OR any
trouble we have had this year but
it all came together.
1t is funny how people will tel
YOU to take the wrong road espec
!. ialIy in the dark. We have fount
/ to our sorrow that the National
| Highway now does not 60 by Ihom-
4 asvilie, but from Lexington heads
? toward Winston. Had we known
this much trouble would have beer
averted, and two country homes
would not have been disturbed il
the wee sma hours by inquirine thu
way.
But we forgot our text and hav'
preached a sermon on automoDll'
} troubles. We intended to speak o
the fine country through which WI
passed and the very pleasant tim'
we had, Notwithstanding all our re
serve energy and avoirdupois mel
ted away that memorable Saturda!
: hight, on the 180 mile run home.
! Thursday evening we arrived a
the home of Mrs. Sarah johnson. a
1 aunt, Friday at MIR. Tom Wyont'
Saturday at Mr.. Nash Wyont's, am
{ MIR. S. l. Letevers, Saturday nigh
4 at Mr.. Pink Wyont's, Sunday an
e Monday morning at Mr.. John Leor
ards, Tuesday and Wednesday 9
$, Mr.. John G. Stameys at Lawndai
s Thursday and Friday at M
$ Tom A. Stamey's at Failstol
It leaving Saturday morning for HON
q thus taking in the old Jugtown an
i Henry community and LaWdal
e section, visiting in three countit
e and traversing eight going and con
: ing.
= The farmers in these sections Al
- - very prosperous, fine cotton, col
= y other crops are raised and there is
y : world of fruit. We saw hundre'
- of h,,shels ef peaches and appl