The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-10-09
SANTUC NEWS

Santuc, Oct. 7.-I feel sorter like I
am sneaking back, having been away
off duty, or hiding my books under
the culvert and PLAYING truant. /
heard recently that some one wanted
to know what had become of Hey
Denver. Well, he has been submerg-
ed. All along through the summer,
work, thot weather and laziness, or
lasSltyde had him, and every off hour,
or Zen minute was turned over un-
cohS YenA6iy to that much rest and
sincf then, what? War in Europe.
the perpetual motion discovered and
in operation in Mexico, and political
war fought and a great victory won
in our state, and another war on now,
becoming hard on both the producer
and consumer; that I am about to be-
lleVe l have moved out of the State
of South Carolina to the State of I'M
certainty. No, but if things don't
improve soon my state will be certain
and MT like what is coming at all.
| had rather fight yellow jackets any
minute.
We have not taken much to do with
making the enormous crop of cotton
reported, but will have to pay the
penalty of the other fellows sin; ours
being short crop and a low price.
But as the old backswoodsman said,
81 aint dead yit" But during this
long spell of inactivity, news seems
to have fun in slipping away from
me, and | guess had better get net
like "The Farce" if | can escape
catching skunk instead of "Slim
jim
Now | have told what became of
tina, fellow and the harness NAV be-
come adjusted all right, for this is
getting time for me to fatten up
some, like a possum, but do not think
it is by eating muscadines, grapes,
maynops. persimmonS and haws, in
stead of fall vegetables, beans, green
pea roasting ears, etc. and steering
away around "fat backs" and that
price and we have whole lot of
pumpkins that we do not eat. so we
havc a way of turning them into
home raised meat.
How far can one hear a wedding
bell? Some say that one will stop
RINGING before this is in print
The school here is in full blast un-
der the new teacher, Mr.. Hayne or
Pacolet and the scholars all like him
fine, now. Miss Mary Gregory is as
sistant. She has already served two
or three years in this capacity.
Rev. Roland Pittman of Kansas
CITY, Mo-, preached for the congrc-
cation of the Baptist church on the
fourth Sunday, and Prof. Lawton fill
ed his appointment at the Methodist
church on the first Sunday. Both of
these preachers gave us fine sermons
Last Sunday prayer was offered up at
the Methodist church for peace for
the warning nations abroad, not for
victory for any special country over
the other, nor for selfish financial
reason, but peace to the whole world.
Rev Mr.. Pittman in his sermon
touched on the war; what he thought
was the cause and what he thought
would be the ultimate result-that
democratic church government would
result in religion and consequently
the death of all empires.
Cotton ginning is much behind of
what has been for several years.
There has been more crimson Glow
er seed bought around here this fall,
than has ever been before. Mr.. F. w.
Carnell, farm demonstration agent,
worked up the sale of several hun
dred pounds around here alone.
cannot help where | 90 the pesks
flies are there but the cold weather is
coming and | reckon they will be
swatted. | have to eat my dinner in
the field and when lot of flies jump