Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-09-21
SUMMER VACATION TRIP OF
MIR. AN DMRS. T. c. DARBY

Mrs. T. C. Darby left Crescent City
July 6, 1922, for trip north. First,
by rail to Jacksonville, thence by
Clyde Line steamer to New York,
then Pennsylvania railroad to Allan
tic City, spending their first month
there. This city is called the play
ground of the U. S. A" because thou
sands come and go every day from
all parts of the world during the
warm season. The board walk is
twelve miles long and is thronged
with people who ride in wheeled car
riages driven by man power" and
in the afternoons on the broadest
part of the walk (about one hundred
feet wide) for about mile, ten thou
sand persons will be riding or walk
ing. So dense is this part of the
walk that one can scarcely find foot
room at times. Under this board
walk in the beach covered with bath
ers, booths and playhouses. Last
but not least, here is located the one
million-dollar pier (truly magnific-
ent structure), and many other piers
including Heinz 81 Varieties, where
all the public finds rich welcome.
Unfortunately both Mr.. and Mrs.
Darby were sick for two weeks while
there. One day they made trip
over to Pitman, N. j., to spend the
day with the Springers and saw 9TH
err friends while there. The Spring
ers took them on a 75-mile auto trip
which they greatly enjoyed.
Mr.. Darby then went on via Phila-
delphai to Cotasville, Pa, to spend
the day as the guest of Mr.: Chas. L,
Huston, the steel magnate, who has
visited Crescent City on several oc-
casions. His is one of the largest
steel plants in the world, employ
ing about three thousand five hun
bred persons. 1t is reported that Mr.
Huston walked Mr.. Darby's legs off
showing the works, and then did not
cover the entire plant, even though
they spent several hours walking
about the various buildings. In the
afternoon Mr.. Huston brought out
his Mormon car and hustled Mr.. Oar
by to Philadelphia to catch his train
and Mrs. Darby's hair (what there is
left of it, almost stood on end few
times, as the speed limit was not al
ways observed. Some different from
riding in a Ford in Florida sand.
On August Is the Darbys went tC
New York and took an apartment
After several days of sightseeing
ETC., Mr.. Darby decided to accept tht
invitation Of his friends, Mr., ant
Mrs. J. E. Davenport, to visit then
in .Colrain City, Mass. Mrs. DARBY
and her sister, Mrs. B. D. Fudge, Of
St. Louis, Mo, decided to remain il
the Big City," as Broadway ar;
Fifth avenue looked more attractive
to them than the Berkshire hills o.
western Massachusetts. Mr.. Darby
planned to be gone only two days
but soon after his arrival, he was ST
taken lAth the beauties Of nature
and the open-hearted hospitality o
the people that he might be there
yet, only that a week later ne had ;
chance to get free ride back to New
York, so cut his visit short CoIrair
and vicinity has about a score o.
families that annually visit Crescen
City for a part of the winter, anC
they vie with EACH other to give
southern friends a good time. DARBY
says that he chad the time of hi:
life" while there.
On August % Mr.. Darby left New
York on the White Mountain Expires.
and arrived at Shelburne Falls in th'
middle of the same afternoon. There
he took the trolley out to Colrain, ant
Mr.. Davenport met him with horst
and buggy and they drove about Ont
mile out to the Davenport farm. Here
at Riverside farm he was SURPRISED
to find a large 11-room house viii
all modern conveniences, a big three
story barn, a fine herd of registered
Jerseys, several horses, and abou
six hundred pens Of chickens, etc, 81
his first evening he was pretty busy
looking things over.
One of his first calls, the goth o,
August, was upon another Crescen
City friends of two years ago, Mr.
Jesse burlington, and wife, and Vol
would have known Crescent City Wa!
on the Nap if you could have heart
the three-hours' conversation. 8acl
"home" again to dinner, then Of
agani. This time with Mr. Marcy
who has fine Willis-knight coupe
and had invited Darby and Mrs. Day
export TO motor over to Ashfield t
call upon Mir. and Mrs. Albert Dav
export and family, also Mr.. Marcy,
brother. 1t was a beautiful day ant
the fifteen miles was soon covered
over picturesque hills and valleys, u