The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-22
Santuc SifinSs.

'Ms Y tss,,a feel s,fs Eias 1913 as,Ssfssl 'hs
But we s'sli aid \ charm in bis pleasss6s
While he leaves the remembrance Of all
that waS hest.
Love. friendship AID hope, and the
ptoni vt rest. D."
= Cai-hi,ds ne singing but it is no go,
winter is still here.
Some people say that when you hear
4 wiip p,n, will the winter has broke.
O!, | want To h-tr IL whip-p ,or-will.
March 18th the thermometer regis
tened uluimum OF 2l degrees. w"
have had several March temperatures of
Is dpgre.s, % degrees AMI OH below uha
FIRE. Zlng lpp,nL. hut II seems Ne wanted
TO run ahead If he sea .Oa this year, and
think wluter Is holding Oh too long this
year
Rev. Mr. Wythe filed his pu'pit at
the Presbyterian chnich yesterday. n
puuGly numbtr were out u hear hun.
| aln thankful for u speech of Hon.
Challes a. TowEe, u. >. Senator from
Minnesota, un the Philippine Amend
me, t, sent 10y Senator Tillman.
My thatks are also due Hon. A, G.
LILIES, member of the House OF Repre-
seltativeS, for a whole batch of docu-
| ments-the Governol's IS message, reports
of the various State institutions, Rail-
| road Commission, etc. l appreciate
| them.
We had a regular thunder storm Sun
day, 10Th The week preceding this,
we had the coolest weather of the winter,
aud the coldeSt Oh record for March.
The 7th the thermometer registered II
degrees. Oats we're badly bitten but not
killed 10 great extent, though some
were.
What is the prospects for fruit with
some trees blooming, both peaches and
plums, and the weather yet SO cold? l
believe the trees are premature.
The VAIN spell of weather in Febru-
ary fooled some, and hear they wanted
TO plant beans, corn for roasting-ears,
etc. Better wait till the proper time
t"l summer crops lt will come 1t the
world stands. We can't hurry it. 1t
is Lot always the early b:rd that catches
tie worm, nor the early planter that gets
| all Vie benefits Of the market.
There IS much complaint that hens
| are Lot laying, and it wont do io hurry
them in Spring time or they night lay Il
scrambled egg. Seems they wont lN
/
| housewives are losing couti lence in thsm
Turkeys are at business though, along
| that line.
| believe there has been more plowing
| done up to this date than | ever saw
| before. While some other work thai j.
| usually done is getting behind now. II
| is likely there will be some rain TO stop
| pluwS for - week or so before planting.
| then this work can be done, and farmers
| viii have the satisfaction of knowing
| hey are well up with their ploWing |
| believe. il farmers would take more lim-
| in Preparing land before seeding They
| could work the crop easier and be more
| successful too. | rOtice that lnuch land
| for cotton has been broken, some may
| he rebIoken befuIe planting, when
| usually it is the custom To run off. y
put out manure, then bed, ~ or simply
| hren Veryta9olatIp 10 farmers. - $3.50
| am exceedingly interested in 'hr
"Reminiscences of the War;" written
| by tie several correspondents for TIE
| TrMEs. To me. this is he most inter
| sung feature OF TIE TIMES of late
| Nothing affords rce more interest tha,
| to lear the old veterans relate their tx
| ueriences il. the war, their hardships.
| their ple"ant moments, their thrilling
| eyncII.Ices, some narrow escapes, aIu
| ali oIch things, and can sit and l>teI
- them for a long time and nev, r tire
In fact | never have tired hope they
will wIiteOn and wish more would write.
can just feelit filling me with loyalty, as
it. wele, ard love for all eX-Contederates
NV father was one and many were the
times lie told us of some of the close
places he had heen in, and all about how
he got 81 OF. Let it go on.
HEY DENCEp