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'XIX* CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, .FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1928. NUMBER 4?
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'NTS CONTINUE POPULAR
ed Voice* of Hound* Furnish
Amusement of Visitor*:
Kirch first murks the apex of
Hden's resort season, and social
. charitable affairs are crowding
Hmlendar -before the tide of travel
Northward.
He bi-weekly hunts continue ex
ugly popular, and each one
out new riders, and the length
. , Hie line of cars following attests
interest among the cottage and
Hi contingent. Warm sunny days
ozone laden air lured an unusualHue
field for the Tuesday Meet
started from the second polo
H^ and Friday will doubtless be
^Klly well attended. Mr. and Mrs,
Hh Waldo Chase are to be the
H at the breakfast following the
^Hay Drag, and have chartered the
; Hwood Grill for the occasion.
if holds its own among winter
; Hirners, mid all courses are crowd
At the Kirkwood a merry party
iHwenty four prominent residents
Hrenton and vicinity representing
liaig-Lar Club are enjoying ten
of golf at the Kirkwood. Among
H are: State Comptroller Newton
K. Bugbee, A. Edgerton Oliphant,
Hi rt F. Magguire, F. B. Moore,
. Walsh, R. Rhea Craig, Jr.,
Hi. Blakeley, Harold Harvey, H.
Bradley- J. Mitchell, R. C. Max
R. S. Taylor, and T. T, James,
many others.
He Sarsfield course is well filled,
beginning March first there will
Hhe annual competition for the
net score made during the month
^^Hviiincr to have his name inscrib n
the handsome silver cup pre^ d
by Colonel Frank Presbrey,
lew York. Colonel and Mrs.
H>rey have been at the Court Inn
Hi week, and left on Monday for
^^ Augustine.
Be of the largest and moat sucHul
affairs ever staged in the
wood Grill was the supper and
^^ e on Thursday evening of last
with Mr. and Mrs. John S.
Hney, of Grosse Point Faims, DeH
as hosts to more than one hunI
guests. The entire Grill and the
^ wood Orchestra were chartered,
la delicious chafing dish supper
served, and all present were enHastic
in praise of the delightHiffair.
Before the party many
Hers were given in private homes,
^pts coming later for dancing.
Hi Tuesday evening at their atHtive
cottage on lower Fair Street
Misses Doris uud Marion MoMila
card pary for Mrs. James
^Charles, Miss Ernestine Bateman,
Blakeney Zemp, Mrs. Atnbler,
D. H. Miller, Mrs. Leslie McH
Mrs. J. M. Heath, Mrs. Vernon
Hbwtll, Mrs. W. S. Burnet and the
Hs Lillian and Ethel Yates.
s. F. G. Hoyne entertained with
at the Woman's Exchange on
day, and on Tuesday afternoon
A. C. Crombie was hostess for a
number of Hobkirk Inn sojour
and Mrs. Charles J. Seabrook
I two months at Hobkirk left
fur Pinehurst.
^ day afternoon Mrs. C. M. Tain^btertained
with a largely attendH8
at ^er home, and Mrs. John
> who is visiting Mrs. B. D.
or at the Court Inn was hostess
^brsfieid at an informal tea on
ay afternoon.
s. Hoyne Anderson gave a card
at Sarsfield on Wednesday
loon for four tables of players.
and Mrs. Harry Claussen, of
a ork are spending several weeks
Mrs. G. H. Lenoir on Fair streeit,
Mrs. Aaron Davis, of Great
L. I., has joined her father Mr.
Bradford Merrill for a weeks
with Mrs. Edward C. DuBose.
ny accessions have been made
tly to the large number of Buf citizens
wintering in Camden.
^ are about forty families frort*
city making Camden their wintH>me,
and entering largely intoj
Horting life.
R and Mrs. Frederick Wheeler,
^kffalo stopped while motoring
gh for luncheon with Mr. and
H. D. Kirkover on Monday. *
and Mrs. Harry V. Colt,, of
esseeo, N. J., are spending ten
I with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L.
ward at Holly Hedge.
Htertaining for them on Tuesday
ng at her home, and on Wednes evening
Mr. and Mrs. H. D.
ver had a dinner for Mr. and
E. L. Woodward, Mr. and Mrs.
H v. Colt, Mr. and Mrs. F. F.
H> and Mr. and Mrs. Carroll P.
Hb. Daniel Streeter, whose hus
is the famous African explorer
author of Denatured Africa is
Bs Mrs. A. B. Wright, of Buf
who is occupying the MA-eod
^ gc.
H- and Mrs. John McGrau are
H of his parents Mr. and Mrs.
I McGrau, and Mrs. T. J. Macabe
fone to Toronto where Mr. Ma recently
underwent an operation
ppendicitis. He will come to
H" t0 recuperate. . Vi
H- Baker, of - Augusta is the
I of Mrs. Edward Butler this
Mrs. Roderick Potter, Mrs.
: E. Forman and Mrs. Hoyt,
ave been at the Kirkwood have
Hed North.
Charles Ranlet is passing the
end with her brother Harry
?ter Smith in his Aiken cotHoe
Mitchell has joined Mrs.
H Kirkwood.
and Mrs. Ray Stannard Baker
who are at the Court Inn ue daily on
the Sarsfleld course.
One of the most unique and delightful
gatherings of the winter was
held on Wednesday evening at the
charging home of Mrs. Allen Fletcher,'"
widow of the late Governor Fletcher,
of Vermont and her daughters
Mrs. M. F. Charlton and Bjliss
Fletcher. The guest of honor was
Dr. E. C. L. Adams, of Columbia, who
delighted the large number present
by readings from his interesting
book '"Congaree Sketches." He gave
in inimitable style several selections
depicting as only one who knows his
subject can the peculiar dialect and
characteristics of the negro of that
region, and then at the unanimous
request of the audience read a most
amusing selection entitled "The Old
Sister In Hell," which simply enamored
the enthusiastic . listeners.
One gets the atmosphere of v the
swamps of South Carolina, and the
plaintive minor note of the near by
inhabitants from Dr. Adams as from
very few writers familiar with them.
Dr. Adams was presented to his
hearers in graceful words by Mr.
Laurens T. Mills, of Camden, and
after the literary treat a delicious
buffet supper brought the audience together
delightfully. Many Camden
residents as well as members of the
cottage and hotel colony enjoyed this
very interesting evening. It is hoped
that Dr. Adams will soon come again
to Camden, and all present feel greatly
indebted to the hostesses of Wednesday
evening for inducing him to
make his initial effort here during
our winter season. < -U
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BETHINK NEWS NOTES
Happenings of Interest um Told B>
Our Regular Correspondent.
Bethune, Feb. 29. -Mis. flattie
lioustiss and Mrs. K. K. Tompkins
wqre joint hostesses to the Fobruarv
meeting of the Bethune chapter of
the U. I). C., which was held last
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
the latter. Potted plants, ferns, and
carnations decorated the rooms attractively.
The meeting was opened
by Mrs. Tompkips, president, who
presided over the business session.
Miss Stella Bethune, historian, followed
with a very interesting program
consisting of old Southern
songs which were sung by the chapter;
an interesting talk on Current
Events Pertaining to Southern Interests
by Miss Eddie Bradham; a readling
from Sidney Lanier, Trees and
the Master, by Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell;
a vocal solo by Mrs. J. C. Foster.
At the conclusion of this program
the guests were invited into the dining
room where tall red candles shed
a warm glow and red carnations and
winter berries were effectively used
ill decorating the room. From a
prettily appointed table in keeping
with this date, February 22, punch
and sandwiches were served. Nancy
Tompkins and Marguerite Foster
served the guests with dainty mints.
The favors wore miniature red
hatchets. Those of the school faculty
not members of the U. D. C. and the
wives of the ministers in town were
guests of honor.
Mrs. C. L. Mays' Sunday school
class and the members of the Epworth
League gave a joint social at
the home of Mrs. A. B. McLaurin
last Friday evening. This proved a
delightful social occasion. During
the evening hot chocolate and wafers
were served.
The Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Hillhouse
and little daughter, Esther Love,
spent last Friday in Monroe, N. C.
The ladies of the Methodist church
closed a very helpful study course
last Friday evening under the leadership
of Mrs. A. B. McLaurin. The
book used was "New Tasks for New
Times." Much * inspiration was
gained from these meetings by a
large number of ladies who were invited
to be present and take part in
the servicesy1
Supt. C. Foster spent Saturday
and Sunday in Spartanburg.
Miss Eloise Miller, a member of
the high school faculty, spent last
week-end at her home in Pauline. ..
Miss Helen Pope Ward, of the
Bamberg high school, was the weekend
guest of her patents.
Misses Mary Louise McLaurin and
Lizzie Kate Davis of 'Chicora were
at home the past week-end.
Misses Beulah Pennington and Alberta
Stuckey of the Bethune school
visited in Hartsville last week-end.
Misses Katherine and Margaret
Truesdell were guests last week-end
of Misses Mary and Ruth Norwood
of McBee.
Misses Lucile Hilton and Katherine
iWard of Coker spent the week-end
with their parents.
Mr. Homer Josey is critically ill
with pneumonia. His son, Fred
Josey, of Clemson has been called
home on account of the serious illness
of his father.
Mrs. E. Z. Truesdell and Miss
Stella Bethune were visitors in
Columbia Saturday.
IU at Hospital.
Mrs. J. Sumter Rhame has been
confined to the Camden Hospital for
several days due to illness. At last
accounts she h#d greatly improved.
. Visitors in Columbia
Mrs. A. H. Clarke of Camden and
her son, Harvey Clarke, spent Sunday
with Governor and Mrs. John G.
Richards at the executive mansion.?
Columbia Record.
BILL CAUSES DEBATE
House KcIuhcm Kixlit of CommiHNiiMi
To Relocate lliKhwayii,
(Saturday's State)
A delegation fight among members
from Kershaw county in the house
yesterday as to proposed relocatlou
of certain highways in that county
precipitated a lengthy debate in the
lower house, many members participating,
road building by engineers,
road building by politics, government
by departments and commissions,
local self-government and simi*"
matters coining in for consideration.
In the end, the house refused
to pass, the bill to third reading so
it died, i
The bill gave the state highway
commission authority to make such
relocation of state highways in Kei*
shaw county as in its judgment "may
seem wise and proper"?provided the
mileage were not increased. The
measure further gave the highway
commission authority to "abandon
any section of the state highway in
Kershaw' county in lieu of which a
relocated section of the state highway
has been constructed and opened to
traffic."
Representative Loring Davis, Kershaw,
said the bill applied only to
Kershaw county and that it was in*,
tended to make travel safer in the
county by cutting out curves arid
underpasses, the roads involved being
commonly known as United States
highway No. 1 and state highway NoJ
26, which goes by Hagood and
Horatio. The change in location
would reduce the mileage and the
highway commission favored it, Mr.'
Davis said.
Representative Newton Kelly, also
of Kershaw, objected strenuously to
having "my county saddled with
such a bill." The bill, he said, "takes
everything out of the hands of Kershaw
people and leaves it all to the
highway department. The people of
Kershaw will have nothing more to do
(with locating the roads than a negro
boy in Georgia. "He said he thought
90 per cent, of the people wanted 'the
bill killed. "This proposed new location
runs through a mill pond. The
old road runs around it," he said.
Asked by some member if the fishing
uas good, Mr. Kelly said he knew
nothing about it.
"It would be a mistake to relocate
these roads," Representative A. K.
Sanders, Richland, said. The people
of Boykin's mill, Hagood and Horatio
would be inconvenienced should the
change be made, he held.
"This matter before us is of more
than loaal importance," Representative
J. L. Love, Greenville, said. I
believe the state highway department
has the right to relocate roads in a
county. When the highway engineers
find curves, dangerous crossings and
underpasses, shall we leave the location
of the road to those engi-'
neers or shall we leave it to local
politics. If we are not going to take
the recommendations of an engineer,
why employ him. Roads serve not
only people in the immediate community
but through traffic as well,
Shall we build roads %/ecording to
engineers or according to politics?"
"Do you represent the highway department?"
Mr. Kelly asked. >
"I do not," Mr.rLove responded.
Mr. Kelly intimated that he had
heard so.
"May I ask who made the statement?"
Mr. Love asked.
"I can't tell you," Mr. Kelly replied.
Representative D. L. McLaurin,
Marlboro, was opposed to the bilL
If you give the highway commission
authority to go in Kershaw and
relocate roads, it could relocate
them and spend money, while other
roads have already been Irnilt. Let
us stand by the state system of
roads We have already maped out.
I hope the house will stand by Mr.
Kelly and kill this bill," he nid. ?
Representative L. E. Dreher, Lexington,
expressing himself as opposed
to "centralisation of power,"
made a speech championing local
self-government. He spoke of tha
power of various .commissions and
boards and said ha dbjected to giving
"the highway department at?j
thority and control."
"I cars nothing about Kershaw's
politics, petty politics, but the govexs?.U
ii getting in the hands of
I commissions and departments; they
(.together and when you attack
one-you tan expect the others to
rally to its defense."
Representative L. A. Moore, La*
wanted to know if the people of Kershaw
would have voted bonds had
they known the highway department
was going to relocate its roads. 'Too
much authority," he said, "is vested
in the tax commission and the highway
commission."
"We don't have to surrender our
rights to commissions," Representative
W. W. Sinoak, Colleton, held.
/'For the government to continue it
is necessary to operate certain boards
and commissions. This bill does not
represent a surrender to the highway
commission, but if it, because of
its superior knowledge, says that it
is better to relocate these roads, I
am willing to take its word for it."
Representative Kenneth K r e p s,
Richland, held that the question involved
was now before the supreme
court for decision and that to pass
the bifrwould be usurping the powers
of the supreme court.
After some further defoate the vote
to pass the bill was taken and the
bill failed of passage by a vote of
58 to 84.
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< 1*1/YH CAK A I ( If BAP PRICK
I w <> Men l)iM|>4M?f ol I'l-ertenH ut Small
Price of Fill> Dollar*.
Iht' story of u four-door seven passenger
Peerless sedan changing
hands in Camden for the sum of
fifty dollars is being told by Muxie
Brunnoit, Camden tire truck driver,
who is said to have purchased tin*
automobile from two stranded youths
from Now .York City.
The two men applied to Officer
Frank Jones for lodging at the city
prison last Tuesday night claiming,
it is said, that they were walking
from New York to Florida and were
without funds.
Following their release the next
manning however they were seen
w'.th the automobile and according
to Mr. Jones' statement he arrested
the men und held them for two
days under suspicion of having
stolen the car.
Unable to obtain evidence warranting
longer confinement the men
who gave the names of B. Dexter
Barber and J. Franko, both of the
Bronx, N. Y., were again released
and it is -then that they are said to
have disposed of their cur for the
Rrice of two railroad tickets back to
'e\v York.
The car which contained surgical
equipment and a card bearing the
name of "Raoul de Chartes, M.D."
carried motor number 62-216, car
.number 601,686, and is said to have
once displayed a New York state tag
numbered 6N-261 of the 1027 series.
Special Music at Methodist Church
'A special feature of the morning
service at the Camden Methodist
Church next Sunday morning will be
instrumental music by the Kirkwood
Hotel orchestra. They have been
heard in this church before and delighted
the congregation. The program
as announced will be The Rosary,
by Nevin, which will be rendered
as a special number and Gounod's,
Ave Marie, as an offertory. Those
taking part in the music from the
Kirkwood will be Andrew Bardocz,
first violinist; Murray Mittlemau,
second violinist; Juilus Sterl, 4cellst,
accompanied by Leo Dustin, pianist
and director of the orchestra and
Lewis L. Moore organist. A cordial
.nvitation is extended at this service.
Presbyterian Church Notes
Within a few days every member
ofv this church will receive a letter
containing a copy of the budget of
the church for the coming year.
1 his budget has been prepared by
the deacons of the church and represents
the total sum of the money
we want to raise for the expenses
of Besthesda church and for the
benevolent causes of our church for
the year beginning March 1. Please
study this budget carefully and inform
yourself as to what this budget
represents. To raise this budget a
canvass will be made of every member
of the church on Sunday afternoon
March 11. This canvass will be
made by 18 officers and men of the
church, who will call at the home of
every member. By this plan every
i member will be given an opportunity
to contribute to the work of the
church. We hope when they call up-;
on you that you will remember our
church believes in every member giving,
systematically, weekly, proportionately
to the work of God. The
officers and pastor ask your earnest
cooperation.
The offering for sunday school
equipment last Sunday morning
amounted to approximately $36. This
will help a great deal and we 1 appreciate
the gift.
One hundred and fifteen attended
Sunday School Sunday. Our goal for
the year is 200 and with the proper
effort of our people we can easily
reach it.
The Sunday School Workers monthly
meeting will be Tuesday evening
March 6 at eight o'clock. All Sunday
School officers, -teachers and
workers are urged to be present.^
Sunday school 10 a. m. Morning
worship 11.15 a. m. Midweek service
Wednesday, 8 p. m. Junior Christian
Endeavor 3 p.44m. Senior Christian
Endeavor 8 p. m.
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REVIVAL I.A8TS LONG TIME
" I rut- Lights" of High Hill Breaching
Sixtj-Four Days
I ho True Light revival meeting,
which leaders of the cult declare is a
vjrtuul declaration <> f war against
sin and wickedness and which they
say will continue indefinitely, en-1
tered its sixty-fourth day at High
Hill church near here today before
an euger hut orderly throng of hundreds
gathered from points throughout
South Carolina, North Carolina
and Georgia.
Humors that J. Dalton Reynolds,
leader of the movement, would
make a living sacrifice of his young
son were unfounded, according to the
church officials, and neither this feature
nor the story that certain believers
would walk on wuter and perform
other extraordinary feats were
witnessed by any of the congregation
duiing the day's service. The
congregation which has been described
as one of dense ignorance and of
religious customs bordering on the
barbaric gave every impression of
matching in intelligence the membership
of any other church likewise
situated in a very remote section except
for the presence in the main auditorium
of its negro members.
When ask;?d about the negro communicants
Reynolds explained that
the services and benefits were free
to all the world. "We do not believe
in social equality but ,wc accept
the negro into our church, baptize
him, commune with him and permit
him to observe the rites of the
church. Moses of the Bible married
a negro woman and, continued Reynolds,
"we cannot deny the fact that
we are all children of the same God."
"ihis meeting is beginning of the
evening," it was declared from the
pulpit. "It is the beginning of the
last great reformation the world will
know and before this thing stops the
True Light will be given unto the
ends of the earth and the devil and
all hell cannot stop its march. This
movement will cover the world, it will
grow stronger and wider each day,
and finally usher in the milennium
which is surely soon to come.
"The True Light Church of Christ
is the only means from earth to
heaven and there is not another
Christian outside the Trqe Light
Church," declared the preacher, "and
while we hold no spirit of revenge we
simply speak it as a fact that henceforth
no member of the Roman Catholic
church, Baptist church or any
other church outside this faith can or
will be saved."
When questioned as to how the
representative of The Columbia Record
might avert his very apparent
damnation in the light of his peculiar
doctrine Elder Reynolds gave
assurance that it was only necessary
to "form an undivided resolution to
quit everything you know and believe
to be wrong, doing everything you
know and believe to be right, even
if it costs you your life,"
The thought of whiskey-drinking
waa abominated and the use of tobacco
was deJ^Fibed as equally sinful.
"The only reward for a smoker,"
declared the minister "is bad
health, a ibad breath and a frlthy body."
In defense of his flock which ho
says the world looks upon as a
handful of ignorant and unlearned
men at isolated Lucknow, where
there is neither telegraph nor postal
connection, the preacher stated
that his organization is typical
of the life of Christ. "Jesus was
not born in a high-brow hotel "or
hospital, but was born in a manger
among the cattle as a demonstration
of his meekness and humility.
"We do not believe in war," and
as he deplored the suffering and loss
of life incident to the World War
the speaker laid all blame for the
recent conflict upon the heads of socalled
Christians and not upon the
agents of Confucius'or of Buddha.
The' world's greatest hero also
came in for a mild rebuke when the
speaker declared that "Mr. Lindbergh
sailed across the ocean for
the glory of man and not for the glorv
of God."
present system of education
was denounced as a burden unto the
world. "I'm not an educated man
or rather what the world calls educated."
he stated, "and I thank God
that I have been kept out of high society
and its drunken revelry and
banqueting...
? "We believe in a practical edu cation
but this ia impossible ibvobtain
under the present public Mhool
MKT WITH MR. SANDKHS
R% cry Other Month Chamber Meeting
VN ill 0|M'ii To The Public.
At u lit ire 11 MK "f the Camden <tiul
Kershaw County chamber of commerce
held Saiurduy night ut the
home off44. G, Sanders, secretary of
the 01 gUnizat ioji, it was announced
that bertha Her evttry other month the
rcgulai ^fiu^ting th?* chamber of
commeicr will be yhrowu open to the
public. It is hoped by the organisation
tliut through this program the
citizens of Camden and this county
will become more familiar with the
work it is doing and through this
knowledge give an increased support.
H. G. Garrison, Jr., chairman of
the county board of directors and a
former president of the organization,
addressed the meeting and declared
that the splendid spirit of co-operation
which now exists between citizens'
of this city and throughout the
county, accomplished through the
chamber of commerce, alone is
sufficient to make the organization
deserving of the whole-hearted support
of every citizen in this county.
L. I. Guion, vice president of the
Columbia Federal Lund vbank, in
speaking of the cheap labor being
dvertised throughout this section, d.f
clured that the present trouble is that
labor is too cheap. He suggested
thut this community try to make our
labor, which, he said, is our greatest
asset, frie of any move toward making
it cheaper.
Traffic Routed Up Mill Street.
Work has commenced on the paving
of the eastern end of DeKalb
stieet on the Canuic n-Bishopvillo
highway and a detour s.gn has been
placed at the intersection Nof DeKalb
and Mill streets directing traffic
going east up Mil! street and then
tuin to light at llaile street extension.
The road then leads on to the
Wateree Mill village whore it turns
to r jfht again and then goes by way
of the Mill school on into the highway
at the Hermitage Mill village. The
detours and every turn is plainly
marked by the highway department.
system with its teachings of monkeyism,
fairy tales and all such improper
stuff. Yes, indeed, many of
che children of this faith have been
taken out of school and they have
no intention of returning.
"The world talks about education
but what do you think of it when I
tell you that durifig a recent test of
college graduates only two per cent,
competing could make a passing
mark from this little book," thundered
the speaker as he waved a copy
of the old-time blue-back speller before
his congregation.
The True "Light church frowns
down upon predestination as taught
in the Presbyterian church. Primitive
Baptist and others, and claims
instead that every man is a free
agent. Members of the faith do not
believe in the old doctrine of an eye
for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
but, according to thei? leaders, love
their enemies even as themselves.
As to the cult's professed belief
in infant damnation it was extremely
difficult for the writer to obtain a
clear understanding. Reynolds claims
there is no infant soul in heaven or
hell. "But," he was asked,. "What
becomes of the soul within an infant
following the death of ttebody?"
And while Reynold's reply still '
passeth this writer's understanding,
the * exact words of the True Light
learder were:
"There is no such thing as an in- *
fant soul with God. All souls are
the same Age and died in Adam a '
spiritual death approximately six
thousand years ago." ?
The morning sermon was deliver^
ed by R. O. Johnson, Southern Railway
ticket and . telegraph agent,
whose home is in Leesville, S.C.
Johnson said he realized that he
would* likely be persecuted, for his
message, he felt quite sure, would
not be welcomed by the world at
large. .. * .V'T?
Other visitors included Mrs. T.
W. Boyle of Greeleyvill^ S. C.7 and
her husbartd who is a\ prosperous
and prominent merchant and farm-/V
er of his community. .Mrs. Boyle, %
a daughter of Ounningham Boyle
who founded the True- Light church,
is a Arm believer in her father's ?
church but Mr. Boyle good-naturedly
expressed the belief that be could
be saved just ae well through hie? \
profession of faith ia the Methodist
church. a f
Tfce True Light Church at High
Hill is of sound frame construction,
ventilated and well-heated, and its
latest-style pews, which is some
manner "remained comfortable even
through the three-and-ona-half-hour
morning service, were today called
upoli to Accommodate the passengers
of^ sixty-five automobiles, seven boggiei
end two wagons ia addition to'
tho^g^^ the journey on foot