The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-05-15
TOWNSVILLE

dry, windy weather has put the gar
dens and farms in bad condition. We
may plant, fertilize and cultivate but
the kind hand of Providence must fur
nish the rain if we succeed "Paul
may plant and Appolos may water
but God must give the increase" A
good shower in the near future would
put the crop conditions in very good
shape.
"Mothers Day" was observed by
our church and Sunday school at the
school house Sunday. Rev. J. A. Cook
made a short address, appropriate to
the occasion. In the afternoon me-
mortal services were held at the cem-
etery and beautiful and impressive
address was delivered by Rev. Lewis
M. Rice, after which the soldiers
graves were decorated.
The daily papers have published
the late reunion of the U. G. v. at
Jacksonville, Fla, therefore I would
write but little of my trip on that oc-
casion but l have been requested by
several people to write of the re-
union and must do so to comply with
my promise. I left home on Mon
day morning, the 4th, and spent the
evening and night in our own capital
city which, by the way, is no mean
city. Columbia has more skyscrapers
than any other city in the country
of it's size as we'll as its many mon
uments, railroad terminals, churches
and colleges, hospitals and an almost
empty penitentiary. / took in our
neighbor city just across the Savan-
nah from which it took it's name. I
had not seen the beautiful city of Sa-
vannah before since the late war, our
n,,f fIo -.
the city and at the isle of Hope for
short while in the summer of 1868.
went down to the place where we
camped Isle of Hopes eight miles
below the city and the old messy oaks
were about all that looked natural
AS to the Phoenix-like city Jackson.
vile. which has sprung up like a
mushroom I could say much. It's
streets are beautiful; the buildings
are handsome. the parks are lovely,
the union station is all modern. There
is much water front and shipping ia.
cilities are great. Many other things
might be said about the metropolis
of the peninsular State of Florida,
but I will turn to the reunion and
pay my respects to lit. The arrange
ments were good but not quite up to
some of the other reunions. The
"Boy Scout system" was not used and
it is one of the modern and up-to-
date systems that is of much help
to the veterans when they arrive af-
ter a long travel, tired and hungry,
they want to get to resting place
right off and the "Boy Scout system
is quick and complete. Two COM
rades were my travelling and room
companions. Arriving in Jackson
vile about 8 p. m. Tuesday we soon
made our way away up Main street
where we found nice lodging place
where the good lady said two dollars
each for bed but we told here no,
we couldn't trade. She came down to
ing doing and we walked out, but she
followed us into the hall and said
$1.OO and we traded. The next day
we got another place at fifty cents
the night and we didn't change any
more. The first morning we got
breakfast at a cafe on Main street
for 45 cents and after that we took
our meals at the big mess hall free
and do you know that the fare was
good enough for anybody. There was
plenty of fresh water trout, beef,
ham, eggs, potatoes, bread, both bis
cult and loaf, pickles, canned fruit,
cake of different kinds, good coffee
and ice water and everything clean
and neat. AS to sleeping quarters
there should be no complaint, there
were plenty of army tents filled with
cots and one blanket to each cot,
drinkink cups and many other con-
veniences were furnished at the quar-
termaster's tent and three meals
day furnished at the big mess tent.
I finished up my weeks outing at
Union Saturday at the banquet given
the county veterans by the ladies of
Union. This occasion capped the cli-
max as one of the most enjoyable
occasions of my long life. Such
fine spread for the veterans makes
them feel so much honored and re-
spected that they will never want to
die
Mrs. M. C. Wise of Greenwood is
the guest for several days of her aunt,
Mrs. DR.. w. o. Southard
Mrs. j. II. Herring and two chill
dren of Columbia spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs Herring's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Bates.
Messrs. E. F. McWhirter, Arthur
turned from trip over about
Moorestown and Knoxville, Tenn,
where they purchased some fine
horses and a bull.
The teachers of the graded school
have been elected for the next term.
All the present teachers were reflect
d.
Mr.. Dick Foster has been admitted
to the widowers' club of Jonesvilie
with all the honors that can be con-
ferred by the club and is recommend
ed to all knights and ladies of this
jurisdiction, more especially the la
dies.