The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-18
UNION COUNTY NEWS.
Items of Interest Gathered from
Various Sections by our
Correspondents.
AN1vYLEAF EKOM CHEs TER
An IL terestin9 account of Trip to
Chester During the Reunion.

: sc,sal weeks ago received SehGtI 4 prssffss, sfs,
hleGt ,'irg -, INV veteran" with mo. We
anu i"Had nd we would go if we cou.o see
co,lI'" cad wy and il it did not ram oe,o,o
nAe'i M rs,l It did not rnin. Acc"rolhS,y
tlle.~ a,,an;nu of the 2jth We Degal, W
on ',to IT,, ,;roins on' for our trip, VIM,
SeC .,,,Je ua came up. "My NeIerah
10. .nrf.ct aversion to Il craFaI ''.'u
Hau p worn one III "lo, these miny
IIaS ';'' A friend had kindly proViueu
"a Cor the trip and finally ,c.o,nd it.
.mn.t afrectionate manne', tas.o; tr;no,v
r,,,nd hi, neck; he looked H'ha"'Ii '." s.Iir
,';ca with it, no we bade tile ;n,s an.
n.nd i've and started run VI WIN lUUih we
ficiuations, for this plac. s,,;ne lint
s, t.o,ne we left dust and suns'!!hs' "S uuS
!els no reached Whitmire we i-ul,i,
petoio Ids wet and all along the iou,S m,s
me tnen.,,tfml showers had fallen. .u 0.w
n.Iar carth's vegetation !aoKeo VIZ ,,;s
moIn n ,sSreshed. The crops III tn''
lnuT l,'tv lave suffered more than IN Cm,os.. n s,
coG"'y nav" cnru and cane looked 81
Inc I'D cool and seemed 10 ih' nt
Gtetn % c,Is in thanksgiving for lhe iiao
theil ,,;no , showers am sure my l'eal
ieneT Fni, Of thar ksgiving for the ia'r, az, n
w"a aarmnt hut hope that the crops a,o ~. .G
Sna 10 we feared and thaI ''Iy W.,
I'LL mmc than We eXpecIeo. o.,
yie es en- haImy after tho rain 'llaI t;,a,, "" Z,
;"vcd the railroad rlde art.at Nv;
SVhen we reached Ch's,er e.,,n, q
,anrhc of folks poured lolen Vatnr,n
train. Veterans, SOUS w. suonsr;
Dauchter's of the Coh'eos'%%' %y in,ns,,;tal
maids of honor, were iiie0 n' nmns y,
Deop!e and carried 10 I.,e" nnt bv O
p,S'syv and sweet little nice anu otaI
nep; inme. where "the iit'lo oilo
az w. no a warm greeting ana an I'VE
S',,,,ar awaited us. Wtspe'ie VIC
:'.p deliuhttully with uErln, an. AZ =,
snv we almost forgot ',e "et
!owaited us on The morrow f,i,i
IN "Wednesday IL ram Ma' -,
W ,,c,tly intrrferrnd WIN I'le g
"nS ',f ,hc day, but what ~a' '"'i SUI
ci>es VI o',o,.d 10 the rains anu SHOW
IAN, i .', Virginia through wi''c'
Veterans lad passed. ,.o,, , NEE
The sons of Veterans helu " ", a
NO CONT house ANA IL ioV,'1I "I,'
''s ,ne,cnmc WAS ,cad 10y MISS ii""' '''
W os :, ,inc production anu M", 81,
,nler The same Officers S''r ,,.
.,nd COLUMBIA was ch"~,'i ,',n,;;,
,,,ace of meeting. ~ ..'J II g.
was announced t'iaI n;tv and the
Ter had arrived in the cav cl'y ys with pa
mention of his a name j, "nrK ,,l.u up p p'.pixe,
lam. Tie band sliucA VT yaa proa
for = while the e,ir:Sva,ched rSelaerIf for him v
caiim ca,; Cor a speech. but lePiS
relueso t;,ed and would SPEAK IL
was ~" ,mrral, sweled loud anu
md the crowd disHrse"' o,t,,n
" That night there was i iecepc,n'r ,cr''n
.." house, given to the 'e..r"I Wr
nlass lpas,s.s gee made by Kew ,"ha,i m,,
err.a,ueJ veteran, IN ,o "Ii;", Wn,
"'.oummcnt to ie raised TO lne or "U, w
INC Conf,deracy. Also j sp"So," =
tIdson and talk by prnp, p'H%%, /
rHey we're all fine, ana w = "' nriyi
.,Sorsra ,irse words OF u p,T m'iy
sorved through the var aS a -, r.,
'. '.u all could for t"c de"' '''