The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-09-21
TOWNSVILLE

Jonesville, Sept. ia colored boy
named Ben Bird was killed at a cane
mile near Jonesville last Saturday
morning. The young fellow was feed
ing the mill and he raised himself up
and was looking over the mill to see
whether the tub at the spout was full
of juice and he raised himself too high
and was caught by the sweek over the
top of the mill and his head was
mashed and he died in few minutes.
No one was to blame for the sad oc-
currence and as several persons saw
it and his father not claiming any in
quest there was none held. He was
about 16 years of age and good boy.
Three of our soldier boys are at
home from Fort Moultrie on short
leave of absence. They are Lieut.. w.
w. Hames, Sergt. Albert McWhirter
and Millard Page. The boys are look
ing well and have. no complaint to
make against Uncle Sans govern
ment for their treatment.
We are having the September gale
little early this year. 1t has been
two weeks since we had any rain and
things are rather dry. We would be
glad to get good rain and then fol-
lowed by fine Indian summer for some
time.
l see Mr.. Gerard says Germany
had at the beginning Of the war 12,-
100000 men and now she has 9,OOO,-
600, having lost 100000 in the three
years the war has been on, but he
says they are coming in very fast and
replenishing their ranks and as to
food stuff they are cultivatng Bel
gium and France and there is no hope
of their food giving out and that we
might as well count on three years
more of war.
Mr.. j. c. Spears gathered about an
acre of corn, the early Dent kind and
shelled it out and it measured 28 BUSH
els and he has had it ground and is
selling the meal at $500 per bushel.
Our cotton gins have started up and
are ginning some of the fieecv stuff.
The market has opened here at 20
cents. Cotton seed are bringing 81
cents the bushel. The cotton crop with
us will be short but the corn crop will
be abundant if not destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hames of
Gaffney spent several days last week
with Mr.. Hames' mother on Hamcs
avenue.
Mr.. John S. Kendrick has moved
with his family to Spartanburg.
Mr.. Angus Littlejohn will return to-
day to the Presbyterian seminary in
Columbia to continue his studies in
the ministry.
Mrs. Annie Lawson of Columbia is
spending few days with her mother,
Mrs. r. E. Bates. on Main street.
Mrs. c. M. McWhirter has returned
from her mountain home and is with
Mrs. Hattie McWhirter for while.
The family of Rev. w. S. Porter has
returned from their mountain home,
where they have been for sometime.
Three years ago when the war
broke out in Europe our country was
much confused about labor. Many of |
the laboring class were thrown out of
work and it looked like starvation for |
many of them. Wages were very low
and but little employment for the la
boring class, but how different now.
The war has brought employment to
all classes of laborers and at high
wages. At the government camp any
man either white or black can get
ready work and from $3.50 to $500
per day. Cotton was about IL cents
and now it is 20 cents and has been
up to 25 cents so much for the world
over.
Lieut.. Gov. Bethea spent a day in
our town last week on business.
Solicitor Blackwood of Spartanburg
was in Jonesville awhile Saturday.
Telephone.