The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-07-09
JONESVILLE

Jonesville, July 5.-Good rains
fell here last night and this morning,
which came in good time for the
| growing crops and for putting in
peas. l have travelled over the coun-
try some during the last few days
and l find much corn planted and it
is looking good, the cotton don't COM
pare with the corn in acreage. 1t is
very evident that many fields of cot
ton did not have any guano put under
't; the decrease in acreage and the
cutting off the fertilizer is certainly
going to reduce the production.
Mrs. D. N. Bourne of Columbia,
made an address on Foreign Missions
here Sunday night. Mrs. Bourne is
a good talker and understands we'll
| the cause she represents.
Something new under the sun in
Jonesville-Mr. Julian w. Lipscomb
has made an automobile; he of
| course, got the engine and springs
from an old automobile and he made
body and put these parts to it and
made a nice little runabout auto
without any top.
am afraid Jonesville is going to
spoil this weather, for their not
sack of salt in the place, every mer-
chant out at the same time.
The fourth falling on Sunday, the
people did not intend to be cheated
out of the holiday the fourth brings
them, so they took Monday for it.
Mrs. l.. ]. Fowler returned from a
trip of two weeks to Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Childersburg, Ala Mrs.
Fowler visited several of her rel.-
tives and friends who went out to
those places from Jonesville, and she
found them doing we'll and prospecting
in the world.
Miss Wilma Hart of Charleston, is
expected to arrive in Jonesville the
Sth to visit her friend, Mrs. Maude
Hedgpcth.
Mr.. c. M. McWhirter left today for
big trip to the Northwest. He goes
to Seattle to attend a national meet
ing of the Shriners; he will then go
to Yellowstone park and to San
Francisco to attend the Panama ex-
position and to many other places on
his way homeward.
Mr.. Garfield Scott, son of Mr..
Sam Scott, of the Duck Pond neigh
borhood has just returned from a
trip to Europe. Mr.. Scott is young
man of much promise, possessed of
much grit and nerve. | have not
seen Mr.. Scott, but l get the infor-
nation | give from his father, and Of
course it is not as complete as it
would be direct from young Mr..
Scott. The young man left Charles
ton on March 31st on q cotton vessel
for Rotterdam, Holland; they were
1S days on the water, passed right
over the place where the Lusitania
went down only few days after
wards. The vessel was interned at
Deal, England IL days; released and
sent back to South Wales where the
cargo was unloaded, consisting of
i4,7OO bales of cotton. 1t was an
English vessel owned by the Southern
Steamship Company. The freight
and insurance on the cotton was ST.
so per bale. The return trip was on
the same vessel in % days, and land
ed at Pensacola, Fla. the 23rd day of
June. Mr. Scott then came home by
way of Atlanta. The captain was a
Scotchman, named Jeffries. The ship
was halted and cargo examined sew
eral times but every time was per-
mitted to go ahead. The vessel pass
W ehiouSh Vic EHSllSH oidDnel,
which is % by 90 miles. The English
sweep the channel every morning for
mines Had one bad storm on the
way which continued SO hours, this
was on the return trip. The speed of
the vessel was 9 knots per hour. He
says he got scared one time on the
voyage; it was when a German sub
marine ran up near them, sighted
them then went under the water and
they saw no more of it, Mr.. Scott
says at Wales there are about $50, 900
people, and there is drinking coun-
ter in nearly every house but very
little drunkenness. Mr.. Scott never
attended a high school or college, but
he learned more on this trip of three
months than he could have in twelve
months in a college.
Rev. w. S. Porter and family will
go in short time to their summer
home at Montreal, N. c., to spend the
hot season.
Mr.. A. G.. Whitner of Birmingham.
Ala, and Miss Margaret Coleman
were married Sunday, the ceremony
was performed by Rev. w. S. Porter
at the home of Mr.. Reuben Coleman.
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