The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-08-04
LOCKHART JUNCTION

are having a few days fair weather
at this time and the farmers have gone
to work again and it seems the hard
est work has just begun as the crops
are very grassy and it will take hard
work to clean them. 1t does seem
the farmers have had a tough old
time of it this year. Once so dry and
then again so wet, but it seems that
they have been so patient in looking
to the greatest powers of the world
to make chance, so as the old say
ing goes, "The darkest hour is just
before day" and every cloud has it's
silver lining. There have been many
happenings and calamities this year;
tells us that we will be beaten with
many stripes, SO some of us have been
beaten already, don't you think? So
rs a father chastises his children God
may be chastising us. Life is school,
Events are teachers. Are we not
learning?
AS this writer sits in the lonely
cottage today, that stands by the road
his thoughts go back to bygone days.
And it does seem to me there is an
| inspiration comes to me as l write
! and my thoughts are many and too
numerous to write, but this makes us
think of life and how we have lived
that life and how we should live the
life in the future. Have you thought
of neglected opportunities Have
you ever thought about the good deeds
| you have done and those we have neg
lected to do. We go along in a sort
of haphazard way, not stopping to
think about this old self of ours. We
are sometimes so selfish that we never
care or think of the other fellows
troubles until it comes to our own
door.
| think sometime how weak and
foolish we poor mortals are. We
should all live to be "a better people.
Rev. J. II. Steen of Columbia,
Tenn, is preaching at Jonesville, help
ing Rev. Porter in protracted meet
ing held in the Presbyterian church,
preaching about three sermons day,
two at the church and one on the pub
to his sermon at the depot today. This
preacher means something. Those
who don't go to hear him at the
church will hear him on the street.
He is going after them. I heard a
man say he knew a fellow that hadn't
been to church in a good long time,
was going down on the street to lis
ten to him, and he believed the preach
ing had made some good impression
on him.
l met Miss Carrie Going of Kelton
and Miss Willie Levister of Carlisle
at the Junction today. Miss Levister
spent the weekend with Miss Going
and now Miss Going goes home with
her to teach school near Carlisle.
Mr.. B. F. Miller, who is veterinary
surgeon, says he has a great
sickness among tho cows, hor4o 3[l!9
mules. He says he goes far and scar
and has been up in York county. Mr..
Miller is a veterinary surgeon by
practice and experience; says he has
his medical books, reads some, but he
has had many years experience for
his father was a cattle man when he
was boy and has learned more by
experience. Says if anyone has sick
cattle he can treat them; has medicine
to apply internally and externally.
The Gault school opens the summer
session this morning with Mr.. c. A.
Erwin of Cleveland, N. c., as princi-
pal, Miss Lois Altman of Jonesville,
teacher of the intermediate grade and
Miss Irene Kirby of Cherokee, pri-
mary teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Vinson Of the
New Hone section were visitors in this
section Sunday and attended Sunday
school.
Miss Bennie Garner of Cherokee
county is visiting her sister, Mrs R.
l.. White, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Fowler and fam
lily have our sympathy in the death |
Of their son.
Mr.. Leaster, the superintendent of
the cotton mill at Jonesville, with his |
family and his wife's father came
down in his car to visit the writer last |
week. We were glad to have them
visit US. Come again any time.
MOXv