The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-04-29
FLYING TRIP
TO FLORIDA
COAST RESORTS
F. B. Jacques Called on st.
JOhnsbury Folks In ST.
Petersburg

+. B. Jacques has just returned
from his trip to Florida and has
given a brief story Of the trip anc
of what the party saw and die
while away.
Mr. Jacques left here April 18th
and reached New York Thursday
morning the 18th where he was
joined by Daniel Dahl, formerly OF
the Academy. They left new York
Thursday 3.35 and arrived in st
Petersburg Saturday the 18th at
/ 500 A. M. The early part of the
trip was of course interesting as il
took them through the most inter
esting section of the coast country
but they retired shortly after leav-
ing Richmond. The first town OF
importance to pass through the
next day was Fayetteville in North
Carolina. From there to Jackson
vile and even on to st. Petersburg
the country is described as being
very uninteresting. The level sandy
land the scattering pines as the
principal vegetation does not com
pare very favorably with the beau
tiful hills of Vermont. Farming had
begun but not on a very large
scale. The only live stock seen were
a few poor mules used by the color
ed farmers and a few small nerds
of very poor cattle. 1t was really
a relief to take the sleeper again
at Jacksonville Friday night and
wake up in St. Petersburg Satur-
day morning.
St. Petersburg was considered
the most beautiful and restful of
the cities visited and instead of
continuing down the coast to Key
West as originally intended, ,he
party decided to remain in ST.
Petersburg where for five days
they rested and enjoyed the seen
cry about st. Petersburg from
which center they took several side
trips including Bradentown and
Manatee where they visited Clar-
ence Witty and then to Tampa. MI.
Jacques called on Dennison Bean,
c. H. Stevens and Norris Blake of
the high school in St. Petersburg
Mr.. Stevens made one afternoon
very pleasant for Mr. Jacques and
Mr.. Dahl by taking them in his
car through the most interesting
sections of the city.
Easter Sunday was spent in st.
Petersburg where the party at
tended church both morning and
evening. st. Petersburg is one city
where people have not forgotten
how to attend church and where
the sabbath is respected as a day of
rest and worship by all denomina-
tions. One really had to be at
church thirty minutes before ser
vice time in order to get a seat.
This was true of all churches both
morning and evening.
The party left ST. Petersburg
HOO A. NJ. Thursday the 10th
taking the Pinellas Special which
is supposed to reach Jacksonville
at 100 p. M. This is one of the
fastest trains in the section of the
country as the distance covered in
that short time is about $50 miles.
On this trip, thew had an unusual
experience. When within about 30
miles of Jacksonville one of the
wheels on the engine broke Just as
the train was slowing down to meet
another train. The trouble was
noticed in time to avert a serious
accident but had this happened ten
minutes sooner when the train was
running about 60 miles per hour, it
would have been very serious. As
1T was, the train was delayed about
four hours as it took long while
to get word to jacksonville or any
other city as the accident happened
in a wilderness many miles from
any settlement The passengers
made the sitution very pleasant as
everybody got out of the train, ar
ranged an emmenSe bonfire of old
pines and for nearly four hours en-
joyed themselves while waiting for
the relief engine. Here in the
glare, of this bonfire many new ac-
quaintances were made and Mr..
Jacques met an old friend whom he
had not seen for fifteen years and
did not even know was on the train.
The party arrived in Jacksonville
at HOO p. M, bout four hours
late.
The next day, autos were secured
for trip to St. Augustine where
several places of interest were Wis
tied. The party returned to jackson
vile Friday in time TO take the
Federal Express for Washington, |
which city they reached Saturday
$50 P. NJ. Sunday morning, Mr.
Dahl and Mr.. JACQUES went to Cal |
vary Baptist church hoping to see
the president but were disappoint-
ed as the president was at the dcd- /
ication of the new Rogers Williams
church. They then decided they
would go to the First Congrepa- /
tional and if possible see the vice
president. Here they were doubly
rewarded as the vice president was
not only at church but sat in the