The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-12-12
I,Ockhart Not q SEJnr5.

LOCKHART, Dec. 9-Narried on Il G
7th inst. III Chester county on the rearly
sauds Cf the historic Broad by Rev. l..
7. Carroll, Mr.. Elijs Smith and Miss
Nett!e Sprouse, all oi Lockhart.
LOckbart is located in tie county and
unlike The location OF most cotton mills
is rot a s.IhuIb Of any town. In ,he
spgirg time we can hear the notes of The
w:ip-lOor-wi!l at hight and in the day
time The saucy notes OF tho Bob White
reSourds on the air. Sume two years
ago a musk rat walked into the cloth
room in tue evening twilight, and early
this fall Mr.. sam Gregory caught Il pos
sum setting on his window shade poe.
These are facts, but our location some
times leads some persons whose wits
work in that diiectior, making puHs on
cuff isolation. Some few weeks agn a
man very prominent in the mill and who
like Washington ''was never known to
tell lie'' made a trip to a city in a
n.ighbOring county. A drummer fell in
with hun at hotel and found out 'whe, e
he lived and when the said drummer
came to Lockhait made this report. 81
met man ID scriSing HIM who told
ne that one evening he. was walking
along "A path not very far from LOckbart
when he heard grOwl in front and
looked and saw familiar form OF "A
panther crcuched aud ready To spring
He heard another cry behind him and ne
saw another in the same position. He
was ,narmed and did not know what TO
do. LII an instant they both sprang at
him and he lodged out of the way. They
met each other like a clap of thunder
and up they went until out of Sight. He
never heard of them any more, but this
he could say, that panther fur fell plenti-
ful for several days after that"
OF cnurse we all understand such good
natured witliciSms and we erj W them
ard it whets up one's appetite as much as
bottle Of iron bitters aud makes friend
ship as much as riding the lodge goat SO
to speak, but real incident happened d
here last Saturday in broad daylight
with clear sky above, 1t was an in-
cdent enough to make fiction take a
| back seat and cover her face i'm shame
with black hordered pocket handker-
chief SO to speak One might live to
have their children to the fifth genera
tion on their kuee and not have such q
happening in Union county.
| Mrs. sent fast haste for her
husband to come quick as there was some
kind of wild animal In one OF the out
buildings. Mr.. responded to the
cal taking another mau whom he had
gathered on the way to help in the bat
tie. They arrived at the house in qnck
time and found the entire family sur
rounding little honsa with rods of iron
aud clubs that they had gathered IN their
haste. Nr. - went 10y the house and
secured his pistol. He under proteat
slightly opened the door and peeped in
aud saw full grown coon sitting on q
girder. A cord was procured and
fastened to stick aud by lassoing him
his coonship was soon brought down.
Now gentle rea ler don't be alarmed and
think we live in a wilderness for il
proved. to be pet coon that had wan
dered from the house Of Mr.. Smith
and was seeking new home soto speak
Mr.. w. Il. Garner, overseer of weav.
ing. lett here for Charleston yesterday
| 20 represent the Lockhart Lodge in tht
grand masonic ledge that meets ia tina,
city today. During his absence Mr.. W
j. Weathersbee has charge of the weav
: l1g, HOMO.