The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-06-22
KELTON

Kelton, June 1--we have had an
other cold spell which is another set
back to our little cotton. All kinds of
crops are very late and small all the
way to Washington. Wheat promises
fair yields around Salisbury, N. c..
If there was any tobacco planted it
was so small 1 couldn't see it from
the passing train. l saw some pas
lures in Virginia with some fine cattle
in them; very few Irish potato
patches. l saw a Veteran from Ten
nessee who said there were three
times as many Irish potatoes planted
in his country than usually was. l
was also talking with man from
South Florida who said the truck
farmers there had gotten rich this
year. He said good farmers had made
on Irish potatoes alone from one thou
sand to fourteen hundred dollars per
acre. While / was in Washington I
got peep at our president. Some one
while the South Carolina division was
passing the grand stand made rush
to shake hands with president but only
fairly got started before a secret SER
vice man had his arms around him.
He should have known better. Nc
klnley was assassinated just in that
way. While / do not think the man
was intent to shake hands with the
president but guard couldn't take any
chances. l did not go up on the
Washington monument. I went there
twice but failed to get in on account
of the crowd being so large. At Arl-
lngton at the camp 1 saw our young
soldiers drilling, or l would call it
training. In our Civil war we hao
no such training as they have now.
We got our exercise running around
from one place to another looking af-
ter the Yankees.
The printers in my last little write
up got it little mixed up, but am
not complaining with them for on one
occasion l commenced to write and by
some had to stop until next day to
finish and 1 thought I would read
what had already written and could
not read all had written, so I can
give those boys who set the type
all the credit for doing so we'll I
just think they think what I want to
say and put it in.
Children's Day came off at Foster
Chapel last Sunday evening. The chill
dren all did their part we'll and showed
that they had been we'll trained and
much credit is due to all who took a
part. The church, which seats about
SIX hunred persons, was filled to over
fowlng and don't know that all got in.
About sun down they began to pour
In from all directions. This service
was Methodist one but all denomi-
nations took a part in the evercise.
How beautiful it is to see all Christ
ians working together for the ad-
vancement of the lords kingdom here
below.
The colored Methodists held their
Children's Day also Sunday and I
learn there was large gathering of
people present and their exercises
were well carried out. I don't how to
put children's day of night. In 1886
when the great earthquake shook
South Carolina at negro meeting
one brother cried out it was Judgment
day. An old sister said no, whoever
heard of judgment day coming at
night.
All the young ladies from the
Ridge who have been teaching and the
girls and boys who have been off to
schools are home for the summer va
cation.
Miss Matte Garner of Kelton left
today for Rock Hill to attend the
summer school for teachers.
A very old and respected negro wo-
man died last week, Jane Gault. She
had been living with Mrs. Nancy Ann
Fowler for many years. She was an
eX-slave and belonged to Joseph
Gault. G.. T. G..