The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-12-19
Nov. 80, 1913
Dear Aunt Lydia:-

besides with Franks friends-the
same people he had boarding with
when in Pittsburg. They though lots
of Frank and seemed very much
| pleased to see us all. That put us
back and the Steeles got ahead again,
but we overlook and passed them at
Murfreesboro, Tenn, and that is the
last we saw of them as we went right
along and they had more to take care
of than we. After that we struck the
mountains and it was raining and
had been for days, but for three days
we drove through rain and mud. 1t
was very slippery at times but we
kept going; it was warmn but wet and
nasty. We passed many large cars
that were waiting for it to stop rain
ing and dry off as they dare not
drive the mountain roads. In the
three days we drove about 400 mileb
to Macon, Ca, and then it was dry
and nice all the rest of the way. We
drove 1900 miles in IL Y days and we
found everything O. K. at our house.
We stayed here just one week and
got everything started and last Mon
day drove to Ft. Myers and stayed
with Harry's until Friday. 1t is 235
miles south of here. We drove it each
; way in one day or 91a hours. Not SC
bad for Lizzy on Florida roads was
!, it? Harry had been out hunting ano
got a fine deer also plenty of quail
, and we had one or the other or both
at every meal and brought venisor
home with US.
: On Thanksgiving day we drove oui
, about 20 miles to picnic ground anc
took our dinner. Had a fine time
5 with six varieties of meat, ice cream
cake, salads and many other things
! While there about 100 feet from
7 where we ate dinner one of the fel.
lows killed six-foot diamond rat
, tier and skinned it. Oh, yes, wher
| Harry was hunting he shot and got
/ 7-foot alligator and three wild tur'
: keys.
: Well, Auntie, how are all at Sc.
5 vile? Tell Uncle Theo will write
him. What has the weather been? It's
fine here. Doors and windows oper
day and night, no fire except gas tc
cook. Our fruit trees are loaded anc
they are just beautiful Oranges, tan.
= gerines and grape fruit. good market
for all except the latter and on ac.
i, count of sugar and price, it is nov
and will be slow sale this year.
;, We just returned from seeing Lee
= Fretz and his wife. They are botl
) we'll and looking fine. When we were
over at Harry's we went among th'
truckers all over that country. W.
: were up to Moore Haven, 65 miles
t also out on Sanible Island and ar
: ranged for our tomatoes, cucumbers
] egg plants, peppers, cabbage, peas
g beans, squash, and in fact, we hav'
d all kinds of vegetables on the way
s Some came in today and from now OF
II | Frank and I will sure be busy. Wis
d you could be here and see our Poin
1. settas and roses.
= | see by the paper that Abel an
a, Lloyd Bostwick, of Cleveland, o
Is start with an excursion party to Cub
today. I saw Abel few minute
a when we first came down and frol
his tell guess they had quite a tim
getting here. Think I told you befol
q that the Ford is the only car to tax
long trip with. We had no troub
at all and have the same air in a
four tires, having added none sint
we left Seville. Don't seem possib
does it?
III l thought you would be pleased
/ know just how we got through. A
of us felt fine every minute OF tt
way. Now give me in detail all Il
news about Seville and especial
/ yourself and if this has not made yc
sick, I may write again.
III Your nephew,
I'll INERT.