The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-10
OUR TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA.

1915, my sister Fannie and | boarded
the train at Guntown, Miss, to graft
fv a long felt desire to visit Ashe-
Vile. Hendersonville and TryOn North
Carolina, and Spartanburg and Union
counties. South Carolina. We were
soon carried through the towns of
Baldwin. Wheeler. Bonneville and
Rienza to the thriving city of Cor
NTH. Along this route we saw some
very fine corn.
In Corinth we boarded the Memphis
Special at 1923 and during the n!ghl
was quickly carried through the cities
of Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Decatur,
Huntsville and Stevenson. Just at day
break we were delighted with thG
Grand and beautiful scenery around
the hUStling city of Chattanooga. 10
look out at the windows and see the
great white balls of clouds rising in
the distance was indeed a beautiful
sight.
Between Chattanooga and Morris |
town we could look out and see the
good road so pleasing to a motorist. |
At MorriStown we changed trains for
ASheville and was delighted at the
beautiful and lovely scenery along the
route The beautiful river in one
side of the railroad and mountains on
the other side. The railroad follows
the river, winding around and around,
crossing and recroSsing it Several
times. The ride from Morriston to
Ashevile is one continuous scene OF
delight, surprise and Joy. At AShe
vile we were delighted with the good
roads, fine climate and beautiful
scenery.
We went from Asheville to Tryon
There are several towns along the
route. The first is Biltmore, beauti
full and lovely Biltmore, perfect
flower garden of loveliness. Other
stations are Flatrock, Henderson
vile and Saluda, noted sum ner re-
night at Tryon. There you can see
mountains in every direction. The
next morning we went on to the
beautiful and growing city of Spar
tanburg, from which place we motored
outthrough the country to West
Springs, the home place of so many
of my relatives.
We had a most delightful time in
ded at West Springs with the fam
lies of w. H. Lawson, J. l.. John
Ston, Mrs. Pack West and T. j.
West, close relatives of ours. I saw
great many people at the West
Springs where so many go to drink
the health restoring water.
Mr. Gault, cashier of the bank at
Jonesville, was camping there at the
time. | had the pleasure Of attend
picnic on Fair Forest, where we
had a very fine time. A young lady
from Atlanta was working in a gold
mine, securing specimens, and 1t was
my pleasure to visit her mine one
day While there we saw black
cloud and we hurried to the auto only
to find a fiat tire. We had no patches
and the rain began to fall, so there
we were. After much work we fixed
the tire and after the rain was all
over we managed to slip and slide
back to the West Springs hotel
In company with genial, joval and
knd-hearted j. l.. Johnson, | visited
the old home place where my mother
was born and spent her girlhod days.
Here we had the pleasure of meetin,
Mr.. McCreary and family, with whom
we had the pleasure of eating one of
the best watermelons | ever tasted.
also say the old 10 gschool where nv
father taught and where my mother
attended school during the Civil war.
we saw some very fine cotton in
South Carolina. We attended SER
vice at West Springs church on the
fourth Sunday, where we heard a
good sermon by the Rev. Smith
On Monday, bright and early, Mr..
Lawson, driver and | started to I'm
ION, intending to make the trip there
and back before noon. At Buffalo we
broke down and had to get man
to come from Union to put on a new
pinion wheel When we arrived j..
Union it was nearly sundown. We
saw part of the town, and then heard
very fine address on temperance.
Alter the lecture we saw other parts
OF the town. was very much pleased
with the new postoffice building and
the court house. / wanted to visit the
Union Times office but it was closed
before night. At II o'clock we had
most delightful midnight, moonlight
automobile ride from Union to West
Springs.
On Tuesday morning we babe pood-
bye to West Springs and, in com
pany with W. Fl. Lawson and wife
greatly enjoyed the ride through the
country IN an automobile to Spartan
. burg. There we had the pleasure OF
seeing the Cedar Cprings Blind ana
Deat Institute, Converse College, the
courthouse and library building. We
mad a most delightful time i'm Spar.
tanburg with the family of Mr.. Car,
Little and other relatives, whom we
were glad to sec
Having spent about a week in South
carolina, we boarded the train on
tuesday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock for
Tryon, where we spent the nioht
Here bought book titled The car
DINA mountains, written by Margaret
w. Morley and published by Hcugh-
ton Mlfln Co., Ne wYork. The book
IS very interesting and gives a most
graphic description of the grand and
beautiful Carolina mountains.
Early Wednesday morning we re-
Sumed our journey homeward and
about noon Thursday reached home