The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-03-28
LOCKHART JUNCTION

Today is cool and will likely be cooler
until after Easter and then it will get
warmer, but we will have a cool spell
in May-we always do. That is my
prediction and we will see how far
we miss it. This is only guess work
but I am judging the future by the
past.
We read of the war and it seems
there has been great battle fought
and many lives lost and this battle
seems to keep on. Oh, yes, it is ter
rible thing to think about what the
nations of the world are doing. My
people i am not trying to scare you
but are we thinking about it serious
enough. The fighting is so far away
that some of us are not thinking about
it as seriously as we should. Let us
take it this way-what if this fighting
was going on in New York or let us
get it a little closer-in Charleston,
then what? 1t does seem to me this
war is the beginning of one of the
greatest wars in the history of the
world. This war would be a blessing
In disguise if it was not for the
precious lives of the people that will
be lost on the battle fields. For the
people are more economical than they
haye~ever been, and believe there is
more bread stuff being made than
ever before. am only judging by
what I see; the people are seeing the
need of it now. Because you made
plenty last year don't stop, for if we
don't keep on making it, it sure will
give out and I tell you, my friends,
if we don't make it at home we won't
have it from abroad. feel that way
about it. Don't plant too much cot
ton this year-plant everything in the
way of food stuffs. I know of one or
two farmers that are planting their
terraces in cane for feed stuff. I
know one that has been making
etough to feed his stock through the
winter on terraces. It is better to
grow cane there than to let the weeds
gfow up on it.
The gardens in some places are
l$oktng fne-English peas are good
and some folks have beans up, Irish
potatoes are up IN places and other
Vegetables are trying to grow. Every
4ody is trying to have a garden this
Year.
ate some dried English peas for
dinner yesterday and my, they ate
$ood-just like fresh ones from the
Vines. These peas were home raised
And let us raise all we can, save all
we can and help win the war.
A. B. Carwile, Miss Aisle Smith and
Miss Mamie Oetzel visited the Gault
school house this evening, and I had
the pleasure of coming from Union in
Miss Alsie's car. I sure was delight
ed with my trip and also attended
their meeting. Mr.. Carwile made a
talk to the boys, also Miss Smith and
Miss Oetzel. In the near future there
will be meeting at the Gault school
house for the boys and girls and all
who would like to attend through
demonstration workers. I will let you
know through the papers.
attended the Silver Tea at Bishop
school house last Saturday night and
enjoyed the occasion.
met Miss Elizabeth Little of Kel-
ton and Miss Essie Meares they spent
the weekend at Kelton, but were on
their way back to Greenville where
they attend G.. w. G.
] 1isited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Page last Saturday and
met Miss Sallie Cunningham, who is
teaching at Leeds, s. G..
I also met Miss Fanny Pardue who
is teaching at Shelton.
I stopped at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Arnolds the other day and
I saw the most young chickens Mrs.
Arnolds has 80 young ones, Just
hatched out.
Mrs. Lem Garner spent last week
at Anderson to see her son who is
sick.
Mrs. s. w. Vinson and Boyd Tweed
spent the weekend in the Cedar Hill
section to see her sister, Mrs. Ed
Johnson and Mrs. A. s. Vinson.
Mrs. Anna Gaut spent a few days
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