The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-03-12
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, March 9.-The
past week has been fair and beau
tiful; looking like spring has come,
but today is cold and March has
come in like a lamb and as the old
saying goes; may go out like a lion.
Farmers have just started their
plows, but the rain Friday will stop
them for several days. There is no
time lost planting corn and we do
not hear cotton mentioned. | see
the price has reached 8 IA again,
with all the odds against it. No one
can tell what the future will bring,
but l do believe if the farmers will
plant less as l think they will, the
price may go higher; of course it
looks gloomy at this time, but if all
the cotton states would plant less by
one-half, by gathering time we would
realize a good price, for the Ameri-
can mills would consume what was
made. l am more interested in the
price of cotton than anything else.
Of course l would like to see the
price of food stuff go down, for
everything is high but cotton. 1t is
because there is demand for it.
If the farmer can get cotton where
it will be needed like the bread stuff,
we will get good prices. l imagine
the speculator is little bit nervous
for he does not know yet what the
farmer is going to do. If the United
States don't get in the war, l am not
so afraid of the prices going any
lower but now farmers, let us get
in the swim. Don't plant much cot
ton and those people across the
waters will be wanting it. There will
be no kick coming.
l have been asked to write more
about the bonds for good roads
but there is no use for me to write
more than 1 have already. People
know how l stand.
| heard two sermons preached
Sunday; one on the subject of prayer
and the other on giving. They were
by different preachers, one Baptist
and the other a Methodist. Both good
subjects and l wish there could have
been more folks to hear these ex-
cellent sermons. When a person is
well, what keeps him away from
! church? Is it too hot or too cold?
Or is it that they just do not want
to go. Who keeps up the church
Who is giving anyway, do you know?
DO you know your new preacher?
Will he stay in this community ~
months before you get to know him?
If every fellow was just like you,
what kind of church would we
have? l am afraid the preacher
would preach to empty benches. /
am not trying to criticize, but if you
will come regular to church this
year and learn the financial, as we'll
as the spiritual side of the church.
you will have to acknowledge that
you have been benefited.
Miss Mildred Page and sister,
Miss Ora and little Ruby wera visi-
tors at the writer's home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. l.. Kelley
gave the young folks party ut
their home last week.
Mrs. 7. B. Kelly is on the sick list
this. week.
= I'm sorry to learn that Miss
Klleen Bishop Of the New Hope COM
munity, who has been sick so long,
does not improve. She has many
friends in this section who hope for
her early recovery.
I have learned that Mr.. David
Farr of the Pea Ridge section has
recently married. Uncle Dave is
mighty good man and is, I have
been told, about ~ years old and
his wife between 45 or so, SO you
see Hey Denver and Neb, l am not
out of heart, are you?
The Hee Haw minstrel returns to
Jonesville again Saturday night, the
18th and everybody come out see the
show again.