The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1902-01-24

cEoPS "ae ulscouraSinS especially 'ne
corn crop, there were exceptions in
this section as well rs in others.
MIR. Stanford made good crops, as q
result of his experiment in intensive
farming. He made on a seven
eighth acre patch, near his house, q
full 500 pound bale of cotton, on an
other acre he raised sixty odd bush
els of oats. He is very careful to
save his lot and stable manure, and
purchases all he can get hold of from
surrounding aeighbors, by this means
he has continued to build up mis-
land until it is now worth 100 per
cent. more than it was when he
bought it. He looks upon farming
as business, and gives it the atten-
tion necessary to bring success in any
business. Another evidence of the
goodresults of intelligent farming is
the yield obtained by Mr.. Walter j.
Bessill. of four heavy bales of cotton
on FIVE acres of his farm, with yields
of other crops in proportion. While
it has been short crop year gen
orally speaking, such men as these
find little room to complain. Farm
ing, like everything else, requires a
mans undivided attention and a close
watching after minor details, that no
opportunity for Improvement be al
lowed to pass unheeded.
Having returned from our visit to
the mines, we found the Auditor had
finished his work and was awaiting
our return. Bidding our friends
adieu we started towards Gibbes'; !;
having gone two hundred yards or
more, we heard some one calling and
We saw that the Auditor had left his
grip containing the returns and
blanks. MIR. j. B. Lancaster kind
ly brought the grip down to US and
saved US drive back. Night over>
taking US We stopped for the night
at the hospitable home of
MIR. MARION SUMNER
where We met with hearty welcome
and a warm fire. We found Mr..
host SsT fn to i Rs liz. iGHia sIIl5,s sSod nstu,sd
interesting fsmily~of three charming
daughters, all Of whom are grown,
intelligent, interesting and entertain
ing young ladies, and a young son
now of school boy age. All of them
are rosy-cheeked, robust, healthy
and happy, and must be a source Of
great pleasure to the father, who has
been deprived of the companion Of
his bosom, by the cruel hand of
death. The younger of the three
daughters, performs we'll on the
organ and has sweet, clear voice.
She kindly consented to play and
sing for US, and gave US number of
the late popular songs, while she
played the accompaniment on the
organ. She was ably assisted by
her sisters, who joined i'll with their
voices in many of the selections.
They sing well together, and we are
under many obligations to the young
ladies for the very pleasant evening
spent at their fathers home.
The next morning alter breakfast
We expressed desire to mount the
high hill, few hundred yards from
the house, to take look around the
country. 1t was finally decided that
the entire party 90 to the top of the
hill and thither We went. After look
ing around the country with our
glasses, We decided it was toe foggy
for q good view of Union and other
points. We put up target on a tree
nearby to let the young ladies try
their skill with the rifle. Suffice it
to say that the tree was not badly
damaged, while the target remained
unharmed, notwithstanding the fact
that the male members of the party
each tried q shot at it. So the ladies
had no occasion to feel bad.
1t was hard to tear ourselves away
from such pleasant company, but It
was getting late and we had to 20.
We soon arrived at
LINDER's STORE,
where the returns for that section
are taken. Arriving somewhat late
We we're greeted by the jovial, good
harted proprietor of the store, Mr..
Lee Linder, who is as full of life as
ever, and most entertaining host.
We had hearty hsnd-shaks with .
number of our old friends who had
already arrived. while they good
naturedly chided ns fer our tardinsss