The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-03-13
Company mI" nnd tho Exposition:

. Hill City Guards left Easlr,y in
g special car, for tho Charlcstn,
\ Exposition. Thorun to Grernvill,
was quickly done, and the boy
| thore took BREAKFAST. At ?:lO on
D train No ~ thcy started for Char
& lesion over tho G.. e. G. Ry.
T. Train II makes good time, whn,
D she is not hnulirg Militia, but
t carrying militia unly fairly goo,
| time is mado, the reason il appar,
f cnt they are heavy However
r C uWllIinmSton, where tho waite, l.
0 good was soon reached, and here
= not fow ri tho bo> s. psHnycd t.,
mako Goo Goo "ys wit h tn" coIIc.,,
girls; their success was hardly fiat
= te:ing tho hour was too early or the
r weather was loo cloudy, amy way
Y only fow OF the "Worlhs Fair"
| smiled on them az thoy passed.
, B"lton was rcnch"d about Eleven
o'clock, and having Il few minute.
to wait on tho Anderson train,
! tho boys got down to stretch them.
selves, and buy som" "smokin
haccnr.' The EcIton crowd was
large and good humor,d, and
" hen the Anderson train rrllcd in
It was hauiins Co. "I' IF Andar~
son Two cas- OF militia! We'll,
things livcncd UP. and cos. "E
and al" begin to visit each othr'rs
ears and swap the seasons compli
! monte.
It is a well known fact that
things arc on tho uplifl when
Pickcns and Anderson counties he
gin to exchange compliments. TN 9
cases were us usual on this trip an
the boys Of the two companies got
a long famously'
At Greenwood another car Of
militia was added to tho train, and
the boys made more new acruain-
tanccs' Lunches were procurcl
and the boys cnioycl them selves
for tho few minutes that the
train waited, "ll' company was
joined hero Ivy w. NJ. Curcton who
is at present located with tho Sac
board at Greenwood.
At Nowbcry color Sergeant Lark
crcat"d a good deal Of amusement
by enliating n"grocs to 60 to the
PHILIPPINES. He mnln q good
MANY Of them, those that he could
catch, bcli"vo thrt it was the real
thing, and hcro lay the amusement.
At Columbia tho three military
coaches were detached from 40. II
and run as a special train, and s
and ? o'clock tho thousand lights
sparkling on domos flashing along
corniccs, and glittcrinT in archway
burst into Wow; and soon the boys
wore in company formation on Ex-
position landing.
Mr.. Il. B. Lathcm who was Wis.
iting tho Exposition met The boys
and pilorod them through the
grounds to tho barracks which had
been provided for The uccommoda~
tion of the Militia
BY olevon tho hoys had all turn
ed in, and barring few noisy
follows the companies all settled
down to rest. Tho big electric
globos shed an abunbanco Of LIGHT
all through the building, and the
fellows who were noisy were so0D
forced to keep Quit. Thrn all was
still save for the measured tread
of the sontinnlS ~ they went 20
and fro along the upper hall.
Saturday Morning. tn" clouds came
up from the sva and a chilling
breeze mado things very uncom-
Portable. Blu! for all this there
was the rattle IF drums, tn"
call of burr'"1 and the hundreds of
men III blu" and ray uniforms.
About Sunrlso five or SiNconchcs
of Georgia's hHst militia rolled into
the Exposition grounds, and mill
tary day was on.
Near about ton O'clock the
trumpet calls, and rattle Of d!ums
became more frequent, ana com
pany after company of MON moved
into position. The clouds broke
away, and three thous;nd mcn ,r
thorcabout wore of on parade, iog
hours they marched, to inspiring
music, through all tho principal
thoroughfares Of tie rItv. About
three o'clock tho para lc was finish
cd, and the boys rested up for the
night
Saturday night tAr Exposition
grounds were throngcd with thou,
eands and this soldior boys ami
thoir ladies' had gay CAV time.
Will" the exposition was in full
blast things were OF the move in
tho staid old city itself: for every
armory was open to the reception
of tho city visiting soidlcry.
Sunday was somo what quiet
day. The church brlIs chlmcd
thicr sweetest, and men and wu-
men went quietly to church, pass
ing en- their way groups OF soldiers
who wcro at sightseeing. "ll'
company visited the island in Il
body on tho two excursions OF the
day.
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