The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-11-08
LOCKHART JUNCTION

snort L see In some places 1t is
about all picked out, but the corn,
peas, cane, potatoes and all vegeta-
bic crops are sure fine.
| | have never seen as much inter-
est manifested by the farmers in rails
ing food stuff. 1t is asserted that
there has been third more food
stuff raised this year than has ever
been raised before. The hogs for
killing are fattening fast Every
one seems to have pen hog.
| | was at Mr. J. T. Harris home to-
day and he showed me around He
has four as fine killing hogs as l have
seen anywhere. He showed me fine
young mule three years old, also a
fine young mare four years old, and
Mr.. Harris showed me one of the old
est of the horse kinda gray that
was 32 years old, and he showed me
something peculiar, looking in the
mouth of this animal, her lips CAD
gone in on each side of her mouth, so
that she couldn'teat good, or couldn't
| chew her food ona ccount of chew
ing down on her lips, but this horse
was in very good shape-wasn't poor
by any means.
Mr.. Harris is one of Union county's
progressive farmers. Makes every
thing he needs at home to eat. He
has a good orchard and showed me
an everbearing blackberry. l hope l
can call around about the time he
kills those fine hogs and get some
spare ribs and sausage meat, for
there is no one to help eat these
good things but he and his wife, only
as his friends visit him
I was at Lockhart Saturday. Spent
the night with Mr.. Louis Hames,
where we are always treated with
kind hospitality. Lockhart Mill peo-
pie have taken care of their vegeta-
bles and have canned their part of
fruits and vegetables. Mrs. Allgood
and sister, Miss Carrie Bailey, have
canned 36S quarts of fruits and veg
etables, and only lost one days work
out of the mill while they were can
ming. They did this between mill
hours and at night.
The Community Fair held at Gault
school house was good, with many
fine exhibits from the farm products
and the ladies' pantries, and fancy
work were also fine. Many Union
people were visitors at the fair. Hon.
Macbeth Young was present and
made fine talk that suited the occa-
sion.
l attended the Oakland Community
fair. They had many fine exhibits.
Mr.. w. A. E. Black had the best, Ghd
simplest churn, one of his own patceel
with frame and wheel to turn; and he
put the churn underneath the frame.
Turning the wheel, which is an iron
cog wheel turning on another smaller
wheel, and the dasher or churn-stick
is fastened to the frame, which goes
up and down the same old way as
| if used by the hand. This is the
most simple of any churn that I have
ever seen. He had this on exhibit.
Talked like he would carry it to the
county fair. He says he has had it
three years, using it at home for his
own use.
We found the lady folks at Oak
land largely in the majority, only a
very few men taking part in the fair.
We found Messrs. j. II. Black and
B. f. Black, chairman and secretary
of the fair. Mr.. C. G.. Ivey and Mr.
John Smith had some fine farm pro-
ducts on exhibit. Mr.. Ivey had the
finest 6-months old mule colt. He said
he was going to show it at the county
fair
The two young men, Messrs. Black,
also conducted the athletic sports,
such as foot racing and other things.
Mrs. j. w. Adams showed the old
est relic. This was an old steak or
turkey dish $50 years old, belonging
to her great grandmother.
Mr.. Winfield Fowler, who was a
graduate of the high school at Jones'
vile, has gone to Clemson this year.
He is the only young man from that
school that has entered the college
and we hope he will make good.
forgot to mention in my last
weeks letter Mrs. John Spencer of
Union. She had been visiting at
Lockhart. Says she takes the Un-
ion Times and likes to read the cor
respondents letters.
Mr.. Ollie Carter from Lockbart
was a visitor in this section last week.
will say before closing my letter,
while at Uockhart, l visited dying
man, Mr.. Ira McCluney. | knew this
good man well. He was good man
for he died telling his friends he was
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