The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-26
LOCKHART JUNCTION

and down a little, varying both ways.
Well it is always the case. There is
a gain and then loss, but it has to
be, it seems to keep speculation up.
This is my weekly letter. and
am going to try and give all the news
daily, in the Daily Times paper. l
think everybody can and ought to take
the Daily Times. l believe in sup
porting our home enterprises and if
the people support this daily paper,
you will make it equal to any in the
State that is in circulation, SO LEI
us do all we can to help old Unicn
county in all its enterprises.
While I attended the Monarch Fair
l visited some homes in that town
and among them was an old friend of
mine, H. N. Johnson, who lives at
that place. He is always glad to see
his friends. His wife has been an in
valid for a number of years, unable
to walk, but seems to be in happy
state of mind. NJ. Johnson'S son and
his wife live with them. They had
very fine garden of cabbage that will
keep all winter and they are sure
fine. They looked fine growing and
will taste good this winter with Il
little bacon. These good people have
many canned vegetables and they
showed me their potato house, where
they intend to store potatoes for the
winter. / like to see things like
this and like to know that they are
going to live at home.
Great preparation has been made
by the people in making and taking
care of everything to eat. l will say
before quitting this subject that was
told the Monarch Mill paople had
one hundred hogs that would net
twenty thousand pounds Of meat and
one man told me that he knew one
fellow that had three hogs that would
make about 900 puounds of meat.
saw on exhibition down there l5 head
of fine milk cows. What these people
are doing others can do.
Mrs. M. A. Cunning of Liberty Hill
while on her way to see her daugh-
tec, Mrs. A. Lee Gault, had a stroke
Of paralysis on the train: She is now
as the home of her daugh-e, danger
oLsly i'll and is not expected to sur
viNe.
Miss Gertrude Orr Of Adamsburg
i'll Pinckney township, goes to teach
in North Carolina. She is principal
of the school.
l met Mrs. j. D. Murphy and son
CT Brown Summit, N. g, at Union on
Saturday. They had been visiting
her father, J. w. MCGOWAN.
Miss Tallula Spears, millirer for
Mrs. J. w. Lipscombe, spent SunGay
and Monday in Atlanta with her moth
er and attended the Atlanta Fair.
Mrs. l.. G. Southard spent two
weeks with her mother, Mrs Lou
Crawford at Jonesville.
Misses Clara Stehle, Ida james and
Mrs. Claudia Coleman went to Spar
tanburg Thursday to attend the Lib.
erty Bond parade.
Misses Myrtle and Annie Johnson
went to Gaffney last week to attend
the Cherokee county Fair. Miss John
son, who is a student at Limestone
college, returned with them for the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Johnson.
Miss Nina EZell of Limeston Col
lege is visiting her sister, Mrs. r. F..
Littlejohn.
The Jonesvile Drug Store has had
the interior Of the building redecora-
ted.
| attended the District Sunday
School convention held at New Hope
on Sunday. The convention was we'll
attended and several good speeches
made. Every one seemed to be bene-
fitted and resolved to do more work
for the Sunday School in the future.
Nashville Amusement Co., who had
show here several years ago, is here
again. His show is clean and we'll
liked.
Henry Tinsley, a progressive col
ored man of Jonesvile township, sub
scribed $1,000 to Liberty bonds.
MIR. and Mrs. B. F.. Gault and moth
er of Union motored to this section
Sunday and attended the convention.
| met E. w. Griffin from Charleston,
where he is with the Coast Artillery.
He reports that they are treated o.
X, get plenty to eat. The boys went
on rifle range Saturday.
j. G. Thornton, who has been away
from Jonesville for sometime, has re-
turned. Says he felt good when he
crossed the Mason and Dixon line.
There is no place like old Union coun-