The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-11-15

We visited was headquarters where
We were presented to Mr.. Thos. w.
Holloway. Secretary, and Mr.. W.D.
Evans, President, and they gave us
most hearty welcome and honored
us still higher by tagging us all with
The winners colors. From there We
went through oil the departments Of
tho various buildings. Tho flowers
were certainly grand, also the fine
needle work. l wish every one could
see some of this work but everything
saw was too numerous to mention.
One Of the greatest curiosities 1 saw
was an engine made by little negro
boy of Columbia. He certainly had
head on him to undertake such
job.
Flom there We went to the poultry
department where we saw some of
the finest chickens I have ever seen
anywhere, all sorts, sizes and kinds.
From there we went out on the
yeranda Of the main building to see
the noted horses driven around in
ringI here We rested awhile.
We next took in some of the shows,
among them the death bed scene
showing the last laAorsd breathipg of
the Presidcnt before life departed.
1t was just awful to see him die,
struggling for breath. There sat the
nurse BY his bedside and all his med
icine on table nearby. His wounds
looked very real. One on his chest,
the one they took the bullet from, ap.
peared t9bs.a bad one, bat the one
that proved fatal was in bis stomach
and the gan green caused bis death.
From there ne went 70 sec the
'topk PeRs ana saw semc Of the finest
cows You ever laid eyes on. l saw
one COW MIXED and she gave five
gallons and her calf eight months old.
Now don't you all think that was
fne-beats anything We hsvs IN this
county. I saw ode Of the largest
snskes I ever saw, it was feet and
7 inches long and almost as large Is
my b'dy, riding in the dseau breeze
npd in tho ferris Wheel, twininy
around the body Of it, keeper,
Our next ilAee was 10 see and en-
Joy the famous horse racing which
was 6ne, and the way the money did
.ay. Some horses were especially
fine and they were tho ones that
gained the victory. Everything
called for money and dom you forget
it our next place was TO 4 stpeet Gar
and We tank a bRe ride, and when
We stopped We struck q bee line for
the Peniteenttiiasry: We vent all
through It ana viewed .sery place.
i ia . sao sight to see 769 in the
stripes, and among them so many
good locking white boys aud white
women. We Iaw Mrs. Carson the
one that killed her husband, but they
are we'll cared for, have a fine place
to sleep now. as they hsxs done lots
Of Verk in that Gne, having recently
built new prison which has pipes to
heat it Up which adds mueh 10 the
pEisener'a comfort Some of the
prisoners are In for life. One young
man that is in for life keeps his cell
very tidy, las pictures In it and the
floor sarpeted. The pictures of his
father and mother are on the wall,
and you don't know how sad it is to
sec them. II must make him faal
awful TheR Aa ioaks iHtAeif faces,
thssis fFhe has the heart that boy
ought to have. After seeing this
plaoe ws quietly passed out the gate.
Our next place was to the State
Honse where we passed Through ali
:ba balls, looked ip che Senate, HoYse
Of Representatives BILL reola, ets.
10 the okcs af ascrttary of State
va saw relics two centuries old and
Mr.. CAN'T gave us q Ane lecture on
them,
From there / went to Eison'
green house and saw some Of the
finest flowers I think that ever grew
He had them. You can judge for
yourself, one dozen rssea sald fol
S(5, opr aos q cefonatiofs for $40
fhd'one dozen short stem roses 70,
slo. Novwon'ty9u agree with me
II saw HanF people j knew ant
Nas glad TO seq. One ! will max,
mention of was Rev. n. W. Spigne
and son, and he said give all the oil
Bogansville people his love.
When we reached Union Va wer
tired and eleanv too. but faalino tha