The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-02-23
LOCKHART JUNCTION

| bochudrI, rep. 1S.-lne weather is
much warmer at this writing. There
was some rain Saturday and part of
Sunday, clearing off Sunday afternoon
warm and pretty, feeling like a sprinp
evening, but we see how quickly things
can change: it is raining again TODAY.
Flowing will be stopped for awhile
again.
Some say the oat crop is all killed
and some say it is partially killed
so | think it is hard to tell lust vet
there hasn't been enough warm wealth
er to bring them out, if any still live.
Some are talking of buying and sow
ing over. Well, if you think YOU have
a half of stand you had better leave
them. But it is hard for the farmer
TO know what to do. This is a hard
mt again, when bread and all feed
stuff is so high. But allow me to adj
wise, please. If you don't sow your
oats over again, don't plant that land
in cotton. You had better let it Law
out than to put it in cotton. for 7 do
oelleve 1T will be against your interest
TO plant too much cotton. If you do
you VIII surely make cheap cotton
again. AS an old saying goes, "All's
well that ends we'll" So we are in
hopes everything will work out for the
good of all people.
Not long ago / met three or four
good men on the streets at JonesvilIe
discussing many things, and I Joined
IN with them, as l like to be with GOOD
people and learn and get somethino
new Two of these gentlemen were
old Confederate soldiers. They talked
of the war and of the Ku Kluy times
and how men told things when thew
should not when they were being tried
before the courts. Well. I told them
one about what fellow told when he
was witness against another one in
court IN the Ku KluX times. and if
was this: AS he was asked bv the
lawyer if he ever saw this man wear
ing false face, and the witness said
Yes, sir; he has it on now" 7 guess
you see the point This was a man
with long nose long face and lonr
beard and was very ugly. so that was
the false face he wore. The Judge dis
missed the case and told the man to
go home, that he was not guilty. So
you see the fellow who was witness
against him was his friend and q very
witty man. I WY not old enough to
be Ku Klux nor to enlist as q SOL
dler, but my father told me these
things and there is one thing 7 regret
that / did not make record of what
heard my father and mother and old
people say when was bow. I might
be able to write some things that
would interest you.
Messrs. George and Will Wood of
Jonesville, Mrs. Addie Hames, Mr.
Walter Hames and Miss Anna Hames
attended the funeral and burial SER
vices of Mrs. Bessie Wood last week at
Gaffney.
Mr. Ed. Jeter was in Cherokee coun-
ty last week, stopping at the home of
Mr.. Frank McCluney. He says Mr..
McCluney has fine farm on Broad
river and plenty of fine stock.
Mrs. George c. Wood, Mrs. Sue
Crawford of Jonesville and Mrs. Mary
Sadler of Hendersonville have gone to
New Orleans for a pleasure trip.
Mr.. M. Petty has moved Mr.. TIo
Mize, the blacksmith back to Jones'
vile.
Mr.. B. F. Miller has moved from
Jonesville to Mr.. B. w. Whitlock's
where he can be found if you want
him to attend and doctor your COW
or horse or any other cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Edmonds, who
has moved to Jonesville, was a visitor
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
/. Is. Kelly of this community.
Mr.. Edgar Kelly, who has been with
the Western Union as lineman for sew
eral years, has quit and has returned
to his home. He says he will farm.
Miss Ella Ergle of Graniteville. who
is teaching in Chester county, spent
the weekend with Miss Myrtle Reeves
and Mrs. w. II. Page in Jonesvilje
township.
Miss Bell Hames of Jonesville. who
is taking business course in the Cecil
Business College at Spartanbure, was
at home last week. She says her course
is stenography, and that she will finish
the course in few months.
This writer, while travelling in the
northern part of Jonesville township
last week, stopped at the hospitable
home of Mr. j. J. Garner, where he
took dinner. He enjoyed the good
dinner which was prepared by Mrs.
Garner. "Uncle joe" as most people
call him, is a good citizen and well
known. He is IT years old and his
wife is nearly as old as he is-only a
feW months difference. | wish for
these good people many more years
to live.
The election held at the Fairforest
or page school house for a levy of a
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