The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-24
country one Of pleasure and content

country one OF pleasure and content
ment. He has telephone connec-
ton with Union, Spartanburg and
other points. We accepted his kind
invitation to dine with him. and once
more had the pleasure of meeting
his wife, who is an excellent house,
keeper, charming hostess and
can supsrintend the preparation of a
most appetising repast. Mr.. Linder
is . good talker, is as sociable as the
days arc long. 1t is quite pleas
ure to visit his home.
.Leaving Linder's store at 9 o'clock
our next point was Wilburn's store.
On the way wo had to pass the fam
QUO Lewson pasture in the Meadow
woods, in which our readers will re-
member we lost our way upon a
former occasion. The Auditor re-
marked that he did not think we
would got lost this trip, as we would
take the new road around and he had
travelled it last year. He did get
lost, however, after rounding the pas
ture BY taking the right-hand instead
of tho left.hand road, and We drove
about half . milo out of our way
before discovering our error, but this
did not amount to much. Mr..
Chambers said he had got lost so
often that he was getting used to it.
Arriving at Wilburn's store we
found only few in waiting for US.
We were soon through at this point.
Upon our arrival We were panied to
learn of the death of our old friend.
Mr.. Y. s. Bobo, at whose home it
had been our great pleasure to stop
for the night on our former trip with
the Auditor. MIR. Y. S. Bobo's
death had occurred that morning and
the funeral would take place the next
day at Padgett's Greek church. We
determined if possible to get through
at Cross Keys in time to attend the
funeral but We failed to do so.
d. ID. GRAHAM 5.
Leaving Wilburn's store We drove
to Mr.. j. D. Graham's to spend
the night. We found his charming
ana Errs-.aplished daughrer, Miss
Matte, and his two handsome, manly
and robust sons, John and Clarence,
at home. Mrs. Graham was visiting
at tho home of her son Charley in
Cross Keys. We spent a very pleasant
evening at the home of this model
farmer, who has everything heart
could wish and best of all happy
family of healthy and robust children,
who are joy and a pleasure to their
parents. Mr.. Graham is one of the
leading farmers of Union county. He
is successful because he manages his
farm in business-like manner and
takes good care Of his lands. He
has six or eight hundred acres of the
best farming land in that section.
He raises everything he needs and
that in abundance. He improves
every opportunity. He, to a great
extent, makes his own fertilizers, he
raises COWS and beef cattle, corn, oats,
wheat, clover, cane, potatoes; his
barns are full, his stock and cattle
are sleek and fat, the hay racks are
always full, his corn cribs are never
empty, there is plenty of home raised
meat in his smoke house year in and
year out. 1t is nothing unusual for
him to make bale of cotton to the
acre on his best cotton land. In the
lane near his house is pile of hickory
and ash fire wood large enough to
last an ordinary family three years in
town. He says he believes in having
plenty Of wood. We believe it, and,
judging from his surroundings, he
believes in having plenty of every
thing else that himself and family
needs. His comfortable homo is sit.
uated upon one of the highest emf
nences in Union county, and a
splendid view for miles and miles can
be had in almost every direction. 1t
isa very healthy place and such q
thing as malaria is unknown there.
He says he rarely ever needs ply
sician. Mr.. Graham is one of Union
county's most solid and highly ss-
teemed citizens and a good man.
Would that Union county was full
of such men as j. D. Graham. Upon
leaving the next morning for Cross
Keys Mr.. Grrham urged us to return
and spend the night with him again,
and we half way promised to do 50.
On the way to tRc Keys we met
Mira Gro ham and hns aox Gh