The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-03-03
SANTUC

Santuck, Feb. 28.-Mrs. Caroline
Bentley, an aged woman, died at Un-
ion last week and was buried at the
Baptist church here Thursday after
noon. Mrs. Bentley had been living
in this near community for a number
of years, having moved from Pinck-
ney township, with her son, Mr.. John
Bentley. Mrs. Bentley was mem
ber of Salem Baptist church, at this
place, for number of years.
Rev. A. McA. Pittman filled his
appointment at the Baptist church
Sunday. His text was from Matt.
28:1S-2O.
Why,-ask Mr.. j. E. Adams
What?
The "ground hog" one hears so
much about certainly did not get a
chance to get scared at his own
shadow on Feb. End, but we have had
some very cold weather since that
date, as one day the temperature was
down to II degrees, and look what
Sunday morning was-cold and windy.
did not feel the earthquake shocks
last week, as I was on the road in
"quaking' wagon, but about everybody
who were in -buildings-felt
it. AS it was, no damage done, and
nobody really scared, l wish l had
felt it.
Some people speak of so much bet
ter roads this wiafAr than for many
winters, but we have had less rain by
n
10, then we had an excess of rain.
There's big difference.
There have been only a few days
plowing done yet-last week-bu.
there is time. Some spring oats were
sown. l sowed some, but as the sea.
son is late for them, sowed on bot
toms, trusting the creek will not get
up big. In case it does, l guess
will be "in it" or "out of it,, as you
please, as to oats. Fall sown grain is
looking very well, only that it has
taken on reddish hue, since the big
rain of the 1st and End of the month.
l guess candidates will be plentiful
this year, and-most all want the sal
airy, l guess, and say what you please,
that salary comes in just fine-judg-
ing when one is able to win the place
to "lasso" it but one has almost to
buy the position. l am sorry that
Blease is going in the State cam
paign again. l was in hopes we would
have quiet time. Election years are
fussy, but l do not think I like too
many four-year terms.
| notice there are some nice herds
of pigs and young hogs around, though
there has been sickness and dying
among some herds, and while that is
around there are too many dogs run
ming at large. We did not have a
hog to kill this winter. After all OF
our hogs, breeding stock, left from
killing, over twelve months ago, died
we waited some time and bought sew
eral pigs, soon some got sick, but
did not die, and you ought to see some
of those that were sick. One never
has grown much, only its head and
ears, and that is about as heavy as
the other part, neither pig nor shoat.
One has grown only in ugliness. We
have one that has not gained much,
only in length of hind legs so it is
about to turn over on its head, and |
thing they must have had slight case
of cholera, and do not believe many
will ever do anything after having
cholera, even il they get we'll.
The 1st of March is right upon us,
and this date is hailed with as much
great satisfaction to many negroes as
is blackberry time, or watermelon
time. Liens, or what you call it, op-
ems and | believe this date is awaited
by some to begin work, as getting
square meals. Some loaf, even "crop-
pers", until this date, seeming to
think that if they do any work on the
farm, it is for the "white man." and
they must needs have pay for it. But
we must confess that this state, or
way of doing is not near so bad as it
used to be. And let us hope that the
time is coming, and speedily, when
the negroes will see that when they
farm on shares that they and the
white man are in a cooperative bus
mess, and that if they do any extra
work towards improving the condition
of their farm, they are working for
his own interest, as we'll as for the
white man." There are negroes who
have grown gray in the business of
cropping, as they call it, moving
from year to year to better (?) his
condition, always behind in finances,
/ IL. Al 4