The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1921-03-24
House Party ut Murrcl's Inlet.

Mr.. w. MurchiSon was host during
the week end TO number of friends
at the Blackwell cottage at MurreIs
inlet, iii honor OF Mr.. r. V. Gram. OF
New York. Mr.. Crane is connected
with the well known soda firm of
W. X. Grace & Co, of New York. and
Is spending few weeks in the south
Oh business and pleasure combined.
Those composing the party on this
delightful week end event were: DR..
Wade StackhouSe, Jas. NJ. Sprunt, L.
f. Britt, Max Fass, j. H. McLaurin
and a. b. Jordan of Dillon; Robert
Ricaud and VIM. Grassland Of Ben
nettsville, and Frank Blackwell of
Marion. The party remained at the
seashore from Friday till Monday and
Host Murchison left nothing undone
to make their stay pleasant and de
liehtful.
Murrel's Inlet, one of the most
coast, is four hours from Dillon by
way of Marion, Gaiiivant's Ferry and
Conway. The roads at this season are
Ill fairly good condition, but when
the government completes the high
way 1t is building with county aid
II ON the coast 10 Dillon and on to
Bennettsville where it will connect
with the Observation-Disclosures high
way, the trip can be made from Dill
lon in less than three hours. There
is beautiful stretch of sand and
clay road from Marion to Gallivant's S
Ferry, and after crossing the river
the road to the Inlet by way of Ay-
nor is above the average.
a great deal of money has been
spent on the Gallivant's Ferry bridge
and the mile of causeway leading up
to the bridge. The. wooden brid 5
Rave been torn away and nearly a
mile OF roadway has been built of
sand. II is the intention of the engin-
GERS to surface the roadway through
the swamp with clay At present the
sand is very deep and even high
powered car negotiates it with diff
Guilty. The government road from the
beach will be about so feet wide -
much wider than is necessary for
the present limited amount of trav-
el. The idea of the government, how
ever, so ii is claimed, is to build roads
vide enough for the easy handling of
heavy artillery and other fighting
equipment i'll the event of war.
There are many pretty and attrac-
tive cottages at the Inlet owned by
Marion folk who keep them open al
most the entire year. There are shell
walks in front of the cottages and
shrubbery has been used freely and TO
great advantage in adding 10 the nat
ural beauty of the point OF land on
which many of the cottages are built
1t will be interesting to many of The
Herald's readers TO know that most
OF the land on the water front was
purchased some years ago by a for
mer DillonIte-W. Gilmore Smith -
who divided it up into building lots
Mr.. Smith shortly after leaving Dill
lon purchased the old Gov. Aston
place containing 200 acres and a
beautiful old colonial hosne. He
spends most of his time at Conway
where he fills the position Of chief
OF police and his family resides at
tho Inlet.
The creeks and inlets which part
ly surround the cottages abound in
fish, clans and oysters, while hun
dreds of wild duck were seen flying
in droves and pairs.
Murrels Inlet is a delightful place
TO spend a week end. One can fill
up every minute of ones time, and
at the same time be so completely
shut off from the world and it's af-
fairs. that every day troubles are for
gotten.