The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1920-11-19
Il WESTERN TOUR
Encountered Snow On Their Return
Well Pleased With the Scenery

Encountered Snow On Their Return
Well Pleased with the scenery
We left home on the morning Of
October II. by way Of Gettysburg in
TO Chambers5urg. but owing to the
road being unler construction had to
detour by way of Fl. Loudon. We
passed through number Of small
towns. one of which was McC0nnells-
burg, and the scenery was very beau
tiful; another was I4gonier both
abound in wonderful mountain seen-
cry. After we passed through Lig-
cIier we rounded a sharp cuaEe and
when partly around the curve were
held up for probably twenty minutes
or more by force of workmen who
were trying to rescue Ford car from
the bottom of the mountain, having
taken a plunge of about 100 feet Al
though 1t was pretty well demolished.
yet not as badly as you would suppose
considering the plunge.
AS night was fast approaching. we
stopped at the next town for the night
which was Youngstown. Pa. We did
not do any travelling after night, es-
pecially in that vicinity. Asssoon as
darkness approached It would get SO
foggy you could not see to travel ard
travelling before eight or nine o'clock
the next morning was also irnpossible;z
so we left Youngstown the next MORN
ing about $3.50 for Greensburg. which
was the next lagest city in line. We
were met at Turtle Greek by Harold
Shaner and mother. and escorted by
them to their home in Tarentum. Pa,
about 40 miles away, where we were
delightfully."- entertained by the Shaner
family until Thursday morning. In
the meantime we took motor trip to
Freeport, several miles away, to see
Mrs Robinsons a trip to the smoky
city of Pittsburg. had some canoe
rides, and d motorboat ride on the riV-
err attended the movies and on Thurs
day morning we left Pittsburg enroute
to Dayton, Ohio. by way of WHEELING,
Viva. As 4s W
We travelled as far as Hendry sburg.
Ohio, where we stopped for the night.
Left Hendrysburg ON Friday morning,
passed through Cambridge, GAINESVILLE.
Columbus, and as eve passed Gram
vile, Ohio. we noticed a College there
After we passed the college two stu
dents hailed us; we stopped and they
asked If we We're going to Springfield.
We said we were going to Dayton,
and they asked to be taken along
which we did We next passed through
Springfield, reaching Dayton at 5:15
central time, meaning 6: Is by our time
making about 200 mile run on Fri
day. AS a reward for our kindness
in giving the young men a lift, one
OF the men acted as guide through
the city, and conducted us to the home
of James H. Reindollar and family
lboth well known to our home folks
where we were made to feel very
much at home. We remained there UNI
til Monday morning. On Saturday we
went sightseeing visited the first
house built in Dayton which is a lit-
tie old log cabin, and contains lots of
curiosities: next visited the First
English Lutheran Church; next the
Y. W. G. A. building. and number
of other places of interest, and were
delightfuly entertained at dinner,
Saturday evening. at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Freebooter
Sunday morning we attended Sum
day School and Church at the First
English Lutheran Church, and had a
talk with our former pastor, Rev, D.
Frank Garland. which we both enjoyed
very much The DR.. looks fine, and
does not seem q day older than he did
nearly 81 years ago. In the afternoon
we visited the Soldiers Home, which
is a. very beautiful place; next the
Park close by the Soldiers Home
the cemetery, and by that time il
was time to go home We left Monday
morning, Oct. Is, for st. Joe. Indiana
to visit my cousin, Mrs. Fred. Thorn
ton, whom had not seen since We
were a couple of kids. We left Day
ton via West Milton. passed through
Greenville, Van Vert, Paulding
HicksvilIe. and st, Joe. where we ar,
rived at $3.50 central time just a few
minutes ahead of a thunder gust
where another welcome awaited US
We spent one week there, in the mean
time going some place every day, ant
seeing all we could. We made twt