The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-08

| -" ioh " huuuJ COuuIIy, anu Cne co..
looking frlzzley that can scratch all da
aid not get hot. Some with great hooC
on their heads looking like big bill
, goats chin turned upside town, the ban
tams, the 'domineckers," the .Jumb
and the Lilliputians. Ali seemed to tax
much interest in this department.
On going to the stock department
sldetracked from the party trying to ge
some information about srme farm i'm
plements, and did not rel Nm the party
until it had made about half the rounds
L saw the cattle and soma were very fine
A very fine yoke Of snow white oxen a5
tracted my attention. 1 would like tt
drive them
We went to Midway, or side show
town, and it was crowded with side
shows and big speaking trumpets or
some kind of tin things that hope the
Fair authorities will keep off the grounds
If ever go again. Why you can't hear
music or anything else scarcely for those
old trumpf1ets and beating on plows and
ringing COW bells and wfacking old tam
borines, and speaking of the ''statule
| coming TO life" if that can't bring it t.
| life or kill it eternally no other noise can.
Our party went in some Of the side shows
and 1 enjoyed Punch trying to ride a
horse more than anything in one of them
there. 1 can always laugh at Punch
Ihe girls were admitted free to the horse
races but they were too late for the foot
ball game. In fact they had free tickets
TO almost everything. They were prac-
tically in lead of everything there.
saw several, both ladies aud men, gazing
and reading the lettering on the badges
that each girl wore. and while passing a
side show tsnt the show ''crier" Caught
sight Of the badges and Instantly called
out: THE UNION TINES admitted
free here.''
Ahout four O'Clock we left the Fair
Grounds to visit other places of inn
portanee. l must not forget to state
that the party was joined by the Misses
Counts, of Union, aud Miss ava Jeter,
of Santuc. There We're some Of the male
family ccT."-r:f,!s of the gilis along.
ana on lea ing thu Fai: Grounds VI.
w. E. C'"k. former Eiitop ot TIE
TIMES, j'ined Nslna Hent with us,to the
pepltpAtisiy and State HOUSE. Was
glad to meet him. AT rhe pa .,iteutiary
Mr.. Jos. w. James, formally Of this
place, now on duty at the y nif.ntlaty.
assisted III shhwing us around anu did
mNoh batter than the other fellow VINO
started arou. ID with us. Al Ell jnpd the
scenes" there very much The girls
seemed 10 be carried away with jt and
noticed everything. Some wprs> ar,..tly
amused wh-n the kitchen wa vi<i at at
the manner OF pEeparin,s R,eals. the
sweat Yacks Of bread, the big ITS of
hominy cooked for the next mornings
meal, In the dining room they inspected
closely to see wnat the cOnvictS had to
eat and one said: ''Ihey are not doing
them right they art giving one piece IF
mat, we'll, guess he is a better fellow"
They noticed Lht great strings uf pepper,
the big piles of sweet potatoes- we'll
everything. They were perfectly de-
lighted at the fl)wer yards, and quickly
noticed the cleanliness of the ryioor Iome
where the convilts 9ieps nut shu ,Jerest
at view ,ns tas HaffoN cells. This was
bone of the interesting places visited.
From there wo went to the State House.
THIS was about the most interesting
place in the city that we visited
Chief Clerk CAN'T took the party in
charge here and showed US s,toind It
was getting late Gni most Of the Offices
we're closed We went into the Sror..
tary OF States office, and NJ, Gantt
showed many historical things. among
them a d0cuinonL older than the D.cla.
Iati i. vi Ind, pciiG,nco, showing "h-r-
81 LJh Carolina declared, throwing If
il,e b. iJish yoke before III. Dcclara,: II
was signel; treaty with the lnl,JnH,
d, cument written s)me,imc il the lTih
CENTURY; Gen. MARQUIS swnri; 'hs II
NOUS 4acka,n vas.'s the original Sec
si,m Aot. with tbs name, of the sign 5
OF ~alm hlm mace, In" original seal, etc
and ne held the attention Of all, eSprc
tally the ladies', who perhaps We're n0
u"ed To visiting that XIII d Of o publ,
flee. May things had i, b. left If
here, rs IT, YaS 'nte, but the fine interior
work Was In. pected and admired. al,
nu doubt ,hrrr was not member cf TN
party, male or female. bnr who left th
State House pr.,uder or old South Caro-
lima than before We had no chance t.
look around at the yards or the mOnu
ments, so we resumed, after bidding Nj
CAN'T gDOd-hYe, our march to Tn
rStaten p hitting office. Here our part
became separated for the first time duI
ing tue day, night hid fallen. Thos
' who went to that office W shown th
: lineotypes, the press room AMI the ed
} torial offices Two Of the girls wey
, left out, after leaving the State Houst
, unavoidably ! knew, and that cause
the separation. 0ne only left at Tn
State office. The party was to go t
! Hyatt's Park, few miles out of th
, city, 80 the editor "tOok the main co
umno and left, for me TO bring Que G