The Union daily times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1918-current, 1922-10-04
Lockhart

A very prominent man In MIL Cir
-.es remarked to Homo that he never
understood the word in common uSS,
"ear marks" until a recent trip to-
Florida, where he found that the
,armers cut the ears of their hogs
i various ways so as to distinguish
ler own hogs from their neighbo:s.
the olden times when the grass
4s free" in this country every farm.
had his own mark by clipping the
,ars of his hogs in various ways, gen.
rLlly descending from father to som
They had it down fine, a peculiar cut
Of the right and left ear and for fear
hat his cut might be infringed upon
Or that some one might have the same
mark, some cut the hogs tail to a GER
tain length measured by a stick kept
placed away for that purpose.
In that day when a hog trespassed
on the fields the dogs were called IN
requisition. The dogs generally seiz.
ed hog by the ear and would not let
oose without being beaten or choked
If until they had chewed off the car
and if there were two dogs very often
both ears were chewed off close to the
mead and then if-there was any doubt
IN regard to the identity of the hog
in question the tail measurement was
brought in requisition.
DR.. Going, speaking about the i'm
provement of the roads, says that he
saw wagon loaded with eight bales
# cotton thereon with two mules .as
The motive power, said something like
this: Some years ago it was two
bales and sometimes four mules and
hard pulling at that" Homo rose to
remark that one person remained III
the rear of the wagon to scotch" the
wagon when ascending hill q mean
the wagon) to push when he was not
'scotchlng" to make the ascent. Most
OF the wagons were supplied with a
feed box swing on the hind gate and
in the said feed box was chuck
fashioned somewhat like mallet with
which answered as a cruck Some
times it was good healthy sized rock
scar as a gentle reminder of getting
my finger caught between the rock
and tire which happened some 70
years ago.
The driver who rode the left-hand
mule next to the wagon would crack
his whip and use it freely if the
trace chains slackened a bit and use
words not fit for polite ears to hear
and Perhaps he would succeed in get
ting up to the top of the hill provided
he had a good "scotcher" and pusher
combined. If it was some IL or Ia
miles to town the caravan would camp
out at night. If the weather required
it a huge log fire was, built and
bed was made by spreading down
quilts and blankets with bundles of
fodder for pillows.
Now for few items that have hap
pened since "Miss Dots" has written.
BY way of parenthesis, am not a
GOOD hard to get up. local dots: MISS
Dots" can beat me two in the game
and not half try.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Estes of Iowryviiie
were guests of Mrs. Homo for the
weekend.
make a brief extract from the
Southern Railway Bulletin for Sep
tember: Conductor o. J. Myer Of
the Spartanburg division is the man.
He is assigned to the Lockhart branch
which extends from Lockhart Junction
to Lockhart, S. G. Recently he was
called on after his regular hours 20
take his engine to Lockhart junction
to pick up three cars of soldiers who
live at Lockhart, who had been off on
their annual camping trip for two
weeks. There were number Of rela-
tives and friends of the soldiers at
Lockhart who wanted to meet ther,
and accompany them home. Con.
ductor Meyer was under instructions
to take only his engine. He had no
way to communicate with headquar-
ters quickly. He had regular coach
at Lockhart and to accommodate the
mothers, sisters, sweethearts and
friends Of the returning soldiers ne
took the responsibility on himself to
attach the coach to the engine and
permitted the local citizens to make
the round trip collecting from them
the usual cash fares"
This action of Captain Meyers was
commended by the Southern Railway
management.
Miss Lucille neason, who is attend
ing the high school at Spartanburg
was weekend visitor at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Dea-
son. Homo.