The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1913-08-22
HAPPENINGS
OVER THE COUNTY
SANTUC

MISS T1aCIle MOSS, WHO mas DccH
teaching music in Tennessee( is
spending part of her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Moss.
Miss Mary Cornwell, and her
brother, John, of Chester, are in San
tue visiting relatives. This used to
be her home.
Mr.. John Stewart, of Union, spent
the weekend at Mr.. ]. H. Gregory's
last week.
Mr.. 10 Rodger, of Newberry, is
visiting relatives in Santuc.
Mrs. Malcolm McFall, of Anderson,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. B. FAINT.
Miss Kathleen Smith, of Union,
has just completed a two weeks Wis
it to her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. M. Whitlock.
Mr.. Frank H. Jeter, now with the
German Kali Works, Atlanta, Ca,
is in Santuc visiting his parents, and
lookingafter the fertilizer tests that
he is having demonstrated.
Mr.. ]. w. Gregory, deputy clerk Of
court, had vacation this week and
took a trip to Washington. He says
that he had the finest kind of time
and that it was the most valuable
trip that he ever had.
Miss Minnie Stevens, Of Monks
Corner, is visiting her cousins, Misses
May Lily and Lizzie Stevens. Miss
Stevens is the daughter of the late
Mr.. Joseph Stevens, formerly of this
county whom a good many people re-
member.
Miss Annie Boulware, of Leeds, and
Miss May Stevenson, of Shelton, who
have been visiting at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charner Stevens, returned
to their respective homes this week.
Miss Beatrice Mcdaniel, who had
been on visit to Prof. and Mrs. j.
R. Deaver, at Chapel Hill, N. c., re-
turned home last week. Prof. .Deaver
was principle of the school here for
two years.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Thomas and
Miss Julia Thomas spent two weeks
at Shivar Springs, and are just home
again.
Mr.. d. J. FAINT, an engineer on the
Southern main line, spent a short
while ct his brothers, Mr.. J. McJ.
FAINT, last week.
Mr.. M. R. Jeter, of Columbia, has
bought a small farm here and will
build and move his family here soon.
Mr.. Jeter was reared here and was
for fourteen years a railway mail
clerk, and the past two years has
been operating dairy in Columbia.
We are glad that he is coming home.
A series of meetings is being held
at the Baptist church, Rev. Frank
Pittman is assisting Rev. A. McA
Pittman.
Mr.. j. NJ. Jeter, Sr., raises the big
watermelon this year. This melon
weighed SO pounds, and another from
the same field weighed 45 pounds. 1
am told that these were of variety
the seed of which Mr.. Jeter obtained
from Mr.. Hughes Worthy, of Chester
county, but | am astray on the name.
IL,
makes big melon and would take
almost big family to eat it. I saw
one once over fifty pounds, but it
was coarse and not good to eat.
l notice that some Of the men in
terested in the Union county fair are
urging the people to take interest in
it, also by making exhibits of various
things. I think this is as it should
be. Even if you do not gain prem
ium worth your trouble, it would be
a real comfort to know that you had
beat the other fellow fairly, and the
defeated one would be provoked to do
better. Then there is an exchange of
ideas. We are not living to ourselves
only. And this is not for making
money for that association alone, but
the good done will reach along down