The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-23
Reunion OF Co. "F."
at YarbOrOuehs Mill.

On Aug. 18th, by invitation, ] at
tended the reunion of Go. F., =. G. Reg.
at Iarborourh's mill on the Enorec. 1t
was very unfavorable day, the rain
poured down and many thought there
would be no one there. | and my friend
J. l.. BotSill reached the place about 10
O'Clock and quite Il crowd had gathered,
but by II O'Clock an immense cuncOurse
of people came through the rain and
mud. That grand soldier and citizen.
Daniel Marlborough, seeing the size of
the Enoree and Knowing that the road
along the river would not be passable or
fOrdable, cut new road around and
through the hills from his residence
with his own force of hands for the ac-
comodation of all those who wished to
attend from this side of the river. At
| O'Clock the sun shone out and the
meeting was called to order by one Of
the company, Mr.. J. =. billiard, soldier
whose record is known and needs no
comment here. After appropriate
services he called the roll and fifteen
answered to their names. One answered
from Texas by letter that should be
published for the information of that
grand old Co. +. 14th :. &. Reg. b. p
Temp'etOn. Bostrop county, Texas.
They called 142 and the survivors. as
you see, are few. They have Il complete
record which tells where each comrade
fell. After this impressive service was
over the choir sang, "Whcn the roll is
called up yonder." Then the most
beautiful poem was delivered by fair
daughter of one who LourenS county
delights to honor, Mr.. James Slone.
One could not help but think and know
thai this Southland is far superior to any
land under the sun.
Then we had an address bv Mr.. Frank
McGowan, of LaurenS, on the cause of
the great war between the states 1t
was a mastery effort, one that ! don't
think our northern friends could answer.
Then dinner was announced. Picnic
dinner that surpaSscs anything the
writer has ever Witnessed. The best
order prevailed, all had plenty, no
drinking or profanc language was heard
on the ground.
After dinner was over Senator O. p.
Goodwin gave us fine speech, then
the meeting or remnant of the company
was called to order by their chairman
and our host, Mr.. ID. Marlborough, was
unanimously elected member among
them for his untiring zeal and liberalitv
towards them and his mill was chosen
as their next place of meeting one year
hence. We noticed among the survivors
Miss Jane Starns who has charge Of the
-, 4
has been in charge of the poor Of that
county several years, who had five t5)
rs noble brothers as any laly ever had,
and lost all of them in that cruel and
unnatural war, and she is the only one
left, and the people of Lsurens county
elected her their superintendent of the
poor referred to above, and / suppose
she is the only lady in the State of South
Carolina that is under an official bond.
Doesn't that speak well for the daugh-
ters of the Confcderacy?
The writer of this had quite a reunion
on that day of old school mates from
the old SANDY Spring" We talked of
how we played and how we used the
old blue back spelling book, and how
glad we were when we got over to
''horse-back" when we bid "Bakcr'
farewell, and how the firing of the can
non at old LaurcnS disturbed our play
ground, and how sadly things have
changed since (40) forty years ago. Mem
DRY is Il strange faculty and often steals
in tritles. When bad boy of that
school violated the rules and would not
submit, the big boys were ordered to
catch him, "Jim" billiard and "Bill"
McCray were good catchers, they were
what we would now call policemen, and
while thinking over the ups and downs
we had and how pleasant it is to recall
them, we can family imagine what a
pleasure il is for old soldiers to meet
May their memory never cease, but
ever be fresh in the hearts of those thcv
volunteered to defend and did defend,
until they were ovcnpowcrcd bya heart
less and sinful world.
THOMAS III GORE