The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1918-04-11
LOCKHART JUNCTION.

Lockhart Junction, April 1.-THE
weather is cool and cloudy and some
rain and still threatening. This will
set the farmers back for few days
no time is lost in planting for there is
always cool spell in May that is
bad on cotton.
see there has been a great deal of
corn planting in some places, so ]
don't think the farmers will neglect
the greatest needs on the farm-that
is food stuff. Everyone l talk with
says that they are going to plant
plenty of corn.
| spent several days in Cherokee
county last week, canvassing in the
interest of The Union Times-going
to the homes of many good people and
was greeted with a warm welcome.
l wish | had space and time to men,
ton some of the good people in this
community. | met with much success;
the people are paying up and say that
they cannot do without The Union
Times and some say 81 ought to have
paid up long ago but just neglected
1T" and others say 81 have been TAX
ing it so long, it is like one of the fam
lily" You see the people from other
counties like to read The Times and
hear of our county. That is fine ad-
vertising and it is always nice to read
of other communities and see what
fn In hn b.
learn of the events taking place is
through the press. The papers are
educators and every person ought to
take his county newspaper or some
other good paper. l overlook a
man the other day and he said "give
us a good letter this week through
The Times" You know that was en-
couraging to me. | met another and
so on and some say "you have as
good time as any one l know of, al
ways enjoying yourself travelling
around" Well / sure do have a good
time and enjoy life travelling around
and seeing different people and it does
seem to me it is an inspiration to me
such as | cannot explain. Now, dear
people | am not dead-Deating as 90.
During these strenuous times one
must pay as they go but l go into
many homes that will not charge me
one cent for a nights lodging and
again it is almost an insult to some
to ask them how much / owe them: I
tell them the man l work for always
pays my bills gladly and it does not
cost me one thing but the people are
so big-hearted everywhere. Most of
the men say it does not cost them any
thing to have men and is such little
thing that they are glad to have me.
Don't think l am boasting, but when
l enter strangers home I am q
tranger no longer. We people do not
realize how we ought to live unil
t is too late to be of any service ID!
this life. l like to meet people that
are kind and social. l know a few
that | don't know. They are trying to
he somebody else or they don't appear
TO know or are in some other company
that they think is just little better
and htey don't think how little they
might look when they are seen by
other people. Give me a fellow that
'S the same every day.
After coming home the later part
of the week only to go back to Chero-
kee County again, j. f. Gault came
BY my home and took me back with
him on visit, so | went with him and
visited Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Mccullough
OF Cherokee; they are a fine big
hearted people in good home, well
fixed for life and surrounded with
plenty, have no children, enjoyed my
stay here and the kind hospitality ex-
tended. ! like to forgot to mention
the great quantity of feed stuff and
the English peas will soon be ready
to eat with other garden vegetables
all fine. Sunday morning leaving for
home and expecting to stop at Rhe-
noboth churchr I stopped at the home
If MIR. and Mrs. j. A. Hames for
awhile; he is another progressive
farmer of that county; here we also
found fine garden, Irish potatoes
nearly ready to eat, plenty of young
ones under the vines and the forward
est sweet potato slips on the bed and
hey had set out some. Mr.. Hames
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