The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-08-31
JONESVILLE

herman. The Dockhart spur runs
right through my old neighborhood
and of course l know every farm and
every home along the way and was
delighted to look once more upon the
neighborhood of my young life. The
railroad passes over the place where
| used to muster before the late war.
1t was Kelly's old field, the graded
school house is upon the same spot. 1t
was at that place that l first en-
army. 1t was the Pea Ridge company
and was assigned to the 5th regiment.
w. j. L. Glenn was made captain and
Charles w. Scott first lieutenant
There were about 100 men in the com
pany and no truer, Drawer, better COM
pany ever went into the Confederate
service, but few of them were left
when the war ended, their widows and
orphans dotted the country and their
offsprings make up much of the good
folks that now inhabit the same old
country. love to pass around among
them and give them hearty hand
shake. don't know The Times CORE
spondent at Lockhart or | would have
called on him; might have seen him
but didn't know it. Lockhart is a
live place and it seems there is plenty
to eat in the surrounding country as
the streets are full of wagons ped
ding something to eat. One man
brought in ten bushels of beans.
Mr. w. E. Altman with his wife and
two small boys from Tampa. Fla, who
have been to Jonesville for two weeks
visiting relatives, left Thursday for
| their home in their car.
Mr.. Joe Free of New York. who has
been visiting his mother for ten days
left Saturday for his home Joe is
with John Wannamaker. Joe has been
with Mr.. Wannamaker in his big
store of 700 clerks, but he has never
seen Mr.. Wannamaker yet
Mr. and Mrs. w. w. Beason of Bir
mlngham are the guests of Mrs. Ida
E. Whitlock.
Capt. Hunter Harris of the u. S.
army, spent Sunday with his friend.
Sam Littlejohn, in Jonesvile.
Quite number of our young men
are working at Spartanburg on the
government buildings. One coored
man, Edmund Foster, is foreman of a
squad and gets $4.0O per day.
Mr.. G. M. Lane and two children of
Bussey, Ca, are visiting Capt. r. w.
Scott.
MIR. and l.. E. Marlborough of Cross
Anchor are the guests of Mrs. r. E..
Littlejohn.
Rev. and Mrs. H. K. Ezell of Cross
Anchor are the guests of Mrs. r. F.
Littlejohn.
Everybody is entitled to their opin-
ion and I will give mine in regard to
the negro troops. 1 think the negro
ought to be taken and quartered at
the cantonment to suit the best inter
est let it be North or South and don't
listen to the whims and prejudices of
any one. The negroes will make good
soldiers and good fighters. They
fought well in the Civil war; thew
made gallant charge upon us at the
battle of the craytor at Petersburg
and they will fight Germans. They
did good fighting in Cuba in the Span
lsh American war. I would never send
them from down South up to the
North to the cantonments up there to
please anybody.
While the great war is going on
over in Europe we have had little
scrlmmage here in Jonesville. The
belllgerents are the town council of
Jonesville on one side and Mrs. Ida
+. Whitlock and her sons on the other.
The dispute is about a street. and
roads and streets often cause bitter
controversies. The disputed street is
near the Southern depot. The town
is in possession of the street and has
been for many years, but the Whit
locks want to change it slightly and
the town objects. The Whitlocks put
up a fence the way they claim the
property is and the town cut it down.
1t was put again and cut down again.
The Whitlocks got an injunction from
Judge Sease at Spartanburg restrain
ing them from taking down the fence.
but the council acting on the advice
of their attorney, Mr.. Preston d. Bar
ron of the Union bar, had the fence
torn down again and the WhitIocks.
through their attorney, J. C. Otis, of
the Spartanburg bar, got an order
from Judge Sease and had the coun
Gil or part of them and two police
men arrested Friday night for con-
tempt of court and carried to Spartan
burg and they appeared before Judge
Sease Saturday morning at chambers
and upon the evidence of DIR. III. r.
Hames, mayor. Judge Sease dis
charged them and they returned home
Saturday to find the fence up again
and looking as innocent as a weeping
willow. | am sure the board of health
nor the civic league will let it stat d
very long.
Mr., Dave Coleman of Spartanburg
visited his fathnr,s fa nnilu horo Gun