The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1916-12-08
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Lockhart Junction, Dec. 4.-The
weather up to this time has been fine.
Sowing of small grain continues and
this is the idea. We should not let the
20 cent cotton keep us from trying to
make other things. You see how the
wheat and small grain has advanced
In price. We all see how the prices
of flour is advancing. don't chinll
the high price cotton has helped much
when everything else has gone so high.
Hadn't we better prepare for these
prices and the best way is to make
everything we can at home.
| was in Cherokee county last week
and | was at prominent farmers
home for while, Mr.. J. ID. Jeffries.
He had just finished new barn for
his cattle. This was for his COWS. He
told me he was going to raise more
cattle and make fruit. He has a very
fine orchard. / see he is taking care
of his orchard; has raked the dirt
from around his peach trees at the
root to keep the worms from raising.
This is good preventive The boring
worm that does great deal of dam
age will freeze out and have no place
to live during the winter when this is
done. He tells me he is going to
spray his trees and that is the thing,
for / have tried both these myself.
l know one man who is making
some money by hog raising. There
are great many other ways to make
money besides making it out of cotton.
Now, let everyone try and not plant
too much cotton another year. You
see now how it is that you got so much
for your cotton this year. 1t was
because there was not so much made
Well, don't plant every thing in cotton
next year and you will get good prices
again.
Experience teaches us a whole lot.
The boil weevil may reach us before
great while and we had better get
ready for the evils that might come.
While in Cherokee county I spent
the night with two more Of Cherokee's
progressive farmers, Mr.. Both Hughes
and Mr.. w. G.. Fowler. Mr.. Fowler
moved from near Kelton, known as
the Pea Ridge section of Union county,
about 20odd years ago. He takes
the Union Times, reads of the happen
ings of his old county He and his
family are always glad to have their
friends visit them and made many
inquiries about their old friends in
this county.
| found there were a few fine hogs
to die from what was thought to be
cholera. Mr.. Jonas Fowler and Mr.
Munroe Kirby of the Rehoboth sec
hal all
that | was told Of
| was also in the Adamsburg sec
tion, stopping at the home of Mr.. Ash
more Vanderford, where we enjoyed
his kind hospitality.
Well, we are always glad to meet
the good people wherever we go and
we find the good people largely in the
majority.
One of the Boy Scouts of Jonesville
said he read my letters and he wanted
me to say something about them, but
I never asked him any question to get
any information, but guess he want
ed me to say something in my way.
| don't know what to say about these
boys, only these boys are to make the
men of the future, and now, boys, |
will say just now is the time to begin
to make your life what it should be
in the future. Boy Scouts, you should
try and learn to think great deal
of your Boy Scouts, as you call them
He should feel like your brother. You
must stand by him, help him if he
should get in distress. Everyone
should try and make the Scouts sue
cess. You should feel proud of your
selves, but don't be naughty or
bigoted becauI you are Boy Scout
but show to the world that you want
to have and keep Boy Scouts good
name. Well, I VII say when | see
you in your uniform you look gentle
manly and you must act that way as
well as look that way.
Well, boys, have said this to you
and / hope it won't be said amiss.
may think of something to tell you
next time.
There will be an oyster supper at
the Gault school y luse next Saturday
night, the 9th. Everyone come and
enjoy the occasion.
Now, I will tell you the next time
we are going to have box supper
and many other things of interest to
you. The time is not set yet but it