Sharp diary 1918 page 227. Monday 12 August 1918 - Rockymount
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Monday 12th of August 1918
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Got Mr Simms to telephone for me to arrange for a conveyance to take us to St. Peters. The roads were too bad for a motor so we got a man, Mr Pursell, to drive us up in a Surry — a two-seated buggy — with a pair of rather dilapidated horses. The roads were very bad indeed and would have been quite impassable for a motor — in many cases so washed out that the surface was entirely gone leaving the native rock-bed entirely exposed. It was only 15 miles but it took us 4 hours. Miss Davis with her two assistants, Miss Montgomery and Miss McDonnell gave us a very hearty reception.1 The Mission consists of a new and substantial School Building, a new and as yet unfinished Church and a comfortable dwelling house in which Maud and I are given extremely nice adjoining rooms. Weather very hot but slightly cooler than in Rockymount. We have lunch on arrival soon after 2, then rest and in the late afternoon Mr & Mrs Bridges turn up and stay to supper, singing to us afterwards. I got one or two rather nice tunes. Prospect is hopeful.Location
USA : Viginia : Rockymount [0,0]
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