The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-05-25
LOCKHART JUNCTION

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has been change in the weather since
my last letter. 1t is getting hot and
dry now and shower of rain would
be acceptable for the garden vegeta-
bles and other things
| The day is the 21st of May. I see
some farmers are planting over their
cotton and L see few thinning out.
This looks little strange, but it is
the case nevertheless. There are four
farmers in this community planting
over and / see most everywhere |
have been there is more or less cotton
being planted over. The prospect for
cotton at this time is the worst |
ever saw at this time of year. With
out great change cotton will bring
good price again if the other cotton
States are like we are.
| | see food stuff is little off in price.
| don't know whether it has affected
the market yet. We see the move
that President Wilson has taken in
this matter of high prices seems to
have done some good. Just as I said,
too much speculation. If man would
obey Gods laws better there wouldn't
be so much of this.
noticed in a show window some
where six Irish Potatoes 1 think it was
for an automobile. Now we are get
ting independent of that high price;
we are getting them from our own
vines. Isn't it nice to have something
at home and live and worship under
our own vine and fig tree?
I never told you how I catch or
Lol -
garden it looked as if there would be
nothing there but mole hills, so I got
a mole trap. I thought that would
get him, but he got so smart some
how he found out where the trap was
and he would make another road, so I
began to watch for him like a cat
would for rat or mouse. So I got
the hoe and I saw him pushing up
the ground, and I went for him with
the hoe, but I did not get him, and
then tried the axe and the next time
missed him, and then got the gun
and when I saw him pushing up the
ground again I took aim and fired and
killed him. You can kill them if
they get into your garden if you watch
for them like I did. They are early
| iioSlS, 1hSy DeSin W InONe ABOUT sun
up.
I attended the dedication of the
Jonesville church Sunday. There were
many people present, many from diff
ferent counties, but the only Metho-
dist preachers present were Rev. Mr..
Cook and Rev. Mr.. Justice. Rev. L.
M. Rice, our editor and Baptist
preacher, was also present
Bishop Denny preached a forcible
sermon and kept his hearers one hour
and twenty-five minutes. Everyone
listened attentively. I was told he
seating capacity was about five hun
dred and they were all full and many
stood around.
1 was in Spartanburg last week and
attended the Firemen's association.
They all made a good show; the rae
ing was at the fair grounds. The Un-
ion boys did well in racing and jump
ing and connecting the water through
the hose. We met Mr.. Wharton of
Union, who is the wide-awake mayor
of that city, with the Union boys,
looking after their interests.
| While in Spartanburg l stopped at
several homes of people who moved
from Union county. Some had been
gone as long as thirty years. Was at
the home of Mrs. Dave Orr and son,
who moved from this community; she
hasn't been back since she moved. Was
glad to see her friends and hear from
the old community where they used to
live. I met Mr.. Thomas Charles, Mr.
and Mrs. j. H. Kelly; also Mr. and
Mrs. j. H. Spillars and Mr.. w. H.
Fowler, all of Union county, but
seem to be enjoying their places of
business in Spartanburg. I enjoyed
their kind hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Kelly spent Sun
day in Jonesville with Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. Edmonds.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Young spent the
weekend with kin folks at Sulphur
Springs.
Mr.. J. C. OTIS of Spartanburg was
one of the visitors at Jonesville Sun
day. He attended the dedication. ]
met Mr.. Otis also in Spartanburg last
week. He is always glad to meet his
Union friends.
Miss Aisle Smith of Union will meet
with the Ladies' Demonstration club
next Monday evening, the 28th inst.
at a o'clock in the afternoon at the
Gault school house. All are invited to
be present. Moxy.