The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-07-17
Veterans Reunion.

Camp Rivers Bridge has fought another
battle. l was there and saw it all. Not
man was killed. None were wounded,
unless some were hit by Cupid's arrows.
As far as could observe all was quiet
along the Saltkehatchie.
WASN'T there long before I found out
that the old soldiers were taking day off,
as far as work and worry were concerned.
Captain. Wyman Jenny was in command,
which position he filled with becoming
grace and dignity. UncleCalvin Rentz was
there He left his gun at home, and brought
the finest watermelon that I've seen this
season. Mr.. Peg-leg Copeland, Uncle
George Williams, and Mr.. Obed Kinard,
were there and unarmed. This didn't
look much like war. Farther on up
the hill l saw Captain Sease and Mr.:
John Copeland. All lwere busy tellingit,
each to the other. Mr. Francis Kinard
and Uncle Alfred Chassereau, the Camps
best fishermen, were there. The moon
wasn't banging just exactly right, or
they would have had plenty of fish there.
Mr. J. A. Peters, Uncle jeff Kearse, Uncle
Christian Mcmillan, Mr.. John Breeland,
Uncle Grimes Kirkland, Mr.. Perry Warn,
and Uncle Dock Kearse were all there to
answer to both roll calls. Mr. Wash
Halford, visiting soldier, was there, also.
There was a big fat man there, whose
initials are IT. ". w." unless he had on
a borrowed shirt Isaw him at the dinner
table, and | liked him because he was
jolly. Someone told me that he was Mr.
Tom Williams, from Brunson. There
was a drummer there, too. He was from
Charleston, but can't think of his name
/ always call him MIR. Poppin ghind, but
that isn't exactly right. heard Mr. Tom
Dannelly tell Capt. Jenny to please fix a
plate for this drummer. as he didn't like
to eat in the presence of ladies.
1t isn't necessary to say one word about
dinner 1t was a typical down-the-
country dinner. All ate plenty and some
more than they wanted, and then there
were more than seven baskets of frag-
ments taken up. Arter kearse made the
coffee. The lemonade stand was run by
the ChaSSereau boys.
That drummer got me side-tracked and
made me tell you about the dinner before
said anything about the address, which
came before dinner The speech of the
day was made by Col. Geo. w. Croft, of
Aiken. His speech was good and timely,
forcibly delivered, and well received by
the people | won't do him the injustice
of an attempted synopsis, nor will | en-
phasize his oratorical ability, as | know
it's against the rule of the Herald to in
sert complimentary notices of candidates.
Please let me say this much, however
He didn't say word about politics in his
speech, nor even intimated that he was a
candidate
Music was furnished by the Ehrhardt
string band, led by Willie Sease, of fiddle
fame, and followed by the only original
Ben Brown, who sawed the bass violin to
everybody's satisfaction. Buck Ehrhardt
thumped the banjo, Otis Ritter picked the
mandolin, and Willie Jenny performed
on the guitar The boys made good
music and everybody enjoyed it.
After dinner Il business meeting Of the
Camp was held, at which meeting Captain
Jenny was again unanimously elected
Commander. The other serving officers
were, also reelected. The meeting was
then adjourned, taps We're sounded, the
camp fire Smothered and we all began to
60 to our respective homes and places of
staying. BILL SHOCKS.
Ehrhardt, July II, 1902