Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-24
Hinckley Woman
Writes of South

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Hinckley, Me-. Nov. 2S-Mrs. Liz
zie M. Kicker of Hinckley. who is
wintering in Florida, writes of her
trip in an interesting manner:
Since starting from our home in
Hinckley, Maine, Oct. 6 we have
travelled by auto twenty three hun
dred miles, and are located at Clear
water, Fla, about IS miles from st.
Petersburg, and the young lady of
our party is attending school in
this place. We came over hard
surface road the greater part of the
way. struck few miles of dirt road
In Georgia where they were making
state road, with the state convicts
doing the work.. We had good
camping place all the way. Quite
often shower baths connected with
the camp. prices ranging from TWEEN
ty-five cents per night, to a dollar
a week. In Tampa Tourist Camp
where we stayed one week with all
the accommodations only fifty cents
per week. There you'll find all the
necessaries tourist would want, and
parties there FROM Maine to Cali
fornia. 1t was very enjoyable to go
around the grounds looking for
parties one had met at other camps
1t was just one big family, and all
very sociable. In Tampa Camp there
was one car from Augusta, another
from Auburn, another from Belfast.
! am quite sure every car was
pound for Florida that we met after
leaving washington. The largest
number being from Ohio. No one
seemed to be particular about get
ting work. just come to get rid of
cold weather at home. In our party
are the five Rickers also Mr.. and
MRS. George Leavitt of Belfast,
Maine, and Mr.. and Mrs. George
OMAN of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
VINO have fine radio set, which is
put In working order as soon as the
car Is stopped for the night, we
nave had our camp fires, with toasted
marshmallow and all the songs ever
written, cards, etc. We had a most
enjoyable two days visit with friends
IN MASSACHUSETTS,, also with friends
special pains to go with us to all the
important places. After leaving there
we visited Mt. Vernon the home of
george washington, saw the tomb
and caskets which contain the re-
mains OF Mr.. and Mrs. George WASH
lngton, also the home with all its
surroundings and equipment on the
DAY OF their death, etc.
We rode past large fields of cot
ton, corn and tobacco in North
carolina, after crossing the Roanoke
river, 1t was mostly corn and cotton.
we nave seen the cotton in the
Ginnery, cleaned of the seed, made
INTO paies TO be shipped, since then
Mandatory. Sunday Oct. %. we
crossed the st. Mary bridge into
Florida, where we found orange
orchards and grape fruit trees loaded
10 the ground. We came by wav of
Jacksonville, st. Augustine. where
we visited Fort Marion also, the old
est house in the U. S., then on To
Daytona, visited the beach and went
IN pathing. then on to Deland. and
orlando, Sarasota, Sarasota Beach.
Where we stayed all night. Then we
came on to- Tampa Tourist Camp
set up our tents for week and
visited several different places,
among them Sulphur Springs, St
Petersburg and Clearwater. which 10
thriving little place of four or Ave
thousand people situated on the
nignest elevation of the Florida
Coast, overlooking, the Gulf ar
mexico. Every form of out door
recreation is available. =
a. we are located within 4 mile or
tue scnool, churches, etc. There arc
ten hotels. which range in nrice
from ten dollars a week to seventy
tourist can start from Boston bv
traln and not leave his car until
reaching this place, which is the
snire town of Pinellas Co. Mail
searted from our Maine home FRIDAY
r; M. reaches here Monday A NJ
we are wearing our light weight
under wear, and keep in the shade In
lne middle Of the day, and ren,ire q
Ioat or sweater in the evening. We
nave mad no rain to speak of since
leaving Maine. The living is far
cneaper than at home. Have nice
nome potatoes, nice meat and tish
can PICK up oysters on tbe;,
ground for the trouble of going
AFTER them and fish is too chaaS
70 buy the NECESSARY en';n
ment for catching them. We arc a.,
WEI wen ana contented. get good drink
ing water. although a little warm
na.en seen any spiders, snakes
Elnosquitoes, or many flies so far
1,.ncereIy nope all the readers of this
tet.er VIII have the pleasure some
future, DAY of taking a trin south
ana among the different cities ~
sure and visit Clearwater EIor,d.
my present address. iu"'
MRS. PERCY KICKER.
washington. Nov. o3-Former