The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-01
LISBON NEWS.

Lisbon, Dec. 2l.--rhe rains have
come and stopped our preparations for
sowing small grain and doing many
other things that should be done be-
fore the holidays set in, however, we
must NC satisfied with the things as
they now stand, as there will be plcn-
~ to 90 after we have departed this
life, so let's look upon the bright side
and hope for a brighter future. The
farmers have butchered some Of their
line hogs and we trust that this little
warm spell will not cause them to lose
their meat We feel satisfied after
two or three nights Of cold weather,
with plenty Of salt 1T will be safe.
We arc glad to see the boys coming
home to be with their loved ones once
more. We have so much to be thank
full for and we are satisfied that after
Woodrow Wilson returns from Europe,
the United States, with other nations,
Will enjoy an everlasting peace by his
having gone @brOad, SO God jbless
Woodrow Wilson, the grandcst man
that ever lived or will ever live. We
pray that he may soon accomplish his
work in Europe and return to his ma
tive heath
Mrs. Eliza Fuller has been very
sick but we arc glad to say that she is
on the road TO recovery
Mr.. and Mrs. Rivers Milan and son,
of Durham, n. c., will spend the hol-
idays with his mother and brother.
J. II. A. Ballcw is spending few
days in Union with relatives.
We were sorry to hear Of Mrs John
Browns illness and hope that she will
soon be her usual self again.
We are also sorry to hear OF Mr.
Yates Browns accident in his auto
wrecked on his way to Laurens from
his fathers home Saturday.
Mr.. Norwood Martin has bought the
Wright place and the price paid was
a good one. but the place is worth the
price any day. We think that Mr.. Mar
tin intends to raise hogs and few
COWS as a side line. He sold his best
pigs for $1,000 each at six weeks old
The government has done a great
thing when they got the people OF the
state interested in the hog business.
Joe Holmes sold his Duroc pigs for
$500 each. Everywhere you go you
can sec pigs for sale.
Your correspondent visited Union
last week, and we want to mention one
thing that was worth our special no
ticc A friend Of ours said to us, "T
want to carry you all around to the
hotel that is run by Mr.. Mitchell and
show YOU some hogs that you never
have seen on your state fair grounds" !"
Our reply was that we doubted that
but We went and we want to say we
never in all our lives saw such hogs.
Pigs at six weeks old were much larg-
or than we ever had the pleasure OF
looking at. Old Union county soil don't
look like it did 30 years ago. After
ALL il is the man and not so much
the land. some Of their farms arc
sown down in rye. clover and oats, for
winter covering crops TO put in the
land what 1t needs most. We met up
with Laurcns county man who lives
now in Spartanburg. but owns a big
farm in Union county, and he says
Union county is the garden spot of
the world. He also said, II get my
rents without any trouble on the part
Of myself. SO it Is a pleasure to own
a farm in old Union.
a happy Christmas and a prosper
GUS New Year to the editor and those
in the work
Miss frankie Cole, who teaches the
Oakland school in Union county, has
been visiting friends in this county
Mr. and Mrs. Rubt. Milan and chill
drcn, Of Grccnvillc, returned after
visiting his mother and brothers.
Mr. James Holmes has returned
home from camp in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hogan Walker and
children and Miss Martin visited Mr..
and Mre. Martin Yesterday.