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WflCIAL JOURNAL OF POLOUNTf.
rW.'C.'tJOKCORAN,
Editors and
Publishers.
JOHN U&BHEUUS,
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Three months
PSOITB 35T. 2.
THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1903.
v COLERANK COXE DEAD.
Rutherford ton, N. C., June 2nd.
Col. Frank Coxe, of Asheville
and one of the state's wealthiest
and best known citizens, was found
. drad -in his room on Green River,
eightiles from here, at nine
o'clock this morning
He was in excellent health yes
terday and last night
He was here Saturday and was
complimented by his friends on his
good health and talked to the
writer freely regarding the adop
tion of good roads in this county
and his intention to help them
.financially.
; ' Lastiiight he was very cheerful
; and talkative, more so than usual,
and was in the best of humor.
He spent a pleasant evening with
his family and a number of friends
and for an hour or more he enter
tained them to some of the sweetest
.music that they have ever heard
' him play on his violin.
At eleven o'clock he retired and
at fcur o'clock this morning he
was .awakened by his colored
'servant who asked him if he should
; make a fire.
V He replied he would sleep a
while longer.
Later the old servant called and
made the fire.
This was at seven o'clock.
The Colonel told the servant he
was feeling fine and told the old
negro jokes before he left the
room. When he returned to the
room at nine o'clock Colonel Coxe
was dead.
Dr. R. T. Thurston, Col. Coxe's
brother-in-law, was called from
another room but all medical
services were useless.
Dr. Thurston said death was
caused from heart trouble and that
the Colonel was seized with the
attack and died about eight o'clock.
Hi death has cast a gloom over
the entire country near the home
of his birth.
No death could have surprised
the people more nor could any
death have been more regretted
than his.
. Col. Coxe was a man of fine
sense of honor and he was on
several occasions offered the nom
ination for congress in this district
but in each instance refused.
With his money he was always
liberal and has in many instances
helped the poor to a great extent.
Col. Coxe was born and raised in
Rutherfordton.
A wife and five children, Tench
C, Frank, Otis, Miss Maud and
Mrs. W. T. Wright, survive.
Mrs. Coxe, Tench, .Frank and
Miss Maud are at Green River.
Col. Coxe s estate is estimated
at seven millions.
Ihe funeral will be held here
tomorrow afternoon at the Epis
copal church of which GbL Coxe
.
was a member and the interment
v will take place in ihe city cemetery.
Bishop Horner of Asheville will
conduct the services.
The pall-bearers will be six Con
federate veterans: Judge M. H
Justice, Capt. J. Y. McEntyre, Capt
Bell, Dr. Twitty, Capt Camp and
CP. Tanner.
LYN&
E. C. Wilcox 48 wav on an ex
tended business trip, to the horth
v ana west.
MlSS Shilletto returned in W
hone near Pittsburg, Tuesday to
spena xne nouaayg.
A aocial was eriven.at the chane
'last Saturday . afternoon for the
xnill children by Mrs. i?and and
' Miss Shilletto. The little folks
enjoyed it hugely, . .
C. M, Carmpbell. manasrer of the
. Company store, was sick for a few
days ncUy.'HiB'Boxi Fred., who
.la aooiDicuiii, tiuujv vuuge uuxing
The kindergarten closed a "very
successful session last' Fridfcy.
Miss Clara Shilletto, the teacher,
will have charge again next fall.
She is very popular with the
children.
LAND RUM.
0. P. Smalley has moved his saw
mill -to his plantation. .-
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S. B. Weaver and family returned
a few days ago from a visit to,
Spartanburg.
The Morgan mill pond was
drained a few days ago and a
number of fish were caught.
The rural carrier, W. I. Ran
dolph, lost his keys on May 21st
and will reward liberally anyone
returning them.
The recent rains have put the
roads in bad condition and the
R. F. D. boy finds it " pretty
tough," especially on rainy days.
Mrs. Grayson Lovelace went to
Gastonia last Sunday to visit her
sister who has been quite sick.
She returned home Wednesday.
: Jim A brum, a negro boy who
was bound to L. L. Davis, left a
few days ago. Mr. Davis lorbids
anyone hiring or. harboring him.
NQTICE OF LAND SALE
. FOR TAXES.
By virtue of the Tax List for the
year 1902 in my hands for collec
tion I have this day made levies on
aud will, on Monday, the Gtli day of
July 1903, at the court house door
in Columbus, Polk County, N. C,
during the legal sale hours, sell to
satisfy the state aud county taxes
and costs due, the following real
estate.
TRYON TOWNSHIP.
Amt. due.
F J Baumgartner
Jack C Foster
Mrs H G Livingston
Mrs Horace Pitkin
V G Rhodes
10 acres $
33
2 town lots
3 1-3 acres
110 acres bal
60 bal
122 bal
1 town lot
"2 40
3 GO
8 87
1 87
3 73
3 11
8 44
2 00
J B Turner
M M Weaver estate
Mrs H M Parris bal on
COLUMBUS.
M E Britlgeman
123 acres
100 "
$3 34
2 83
1 54
2 00
6 03
2 l0
1 76
4 20
1 87
G Biggarstan
John M Jones
142
10
200
55
49
3
bal
D Johnson
W H McFarland
E Page
I F Turner
lenme Mills
etty heirs
GREENS
it
28
CREEK,
117 aDres bal $ 1 70
1-8 acre 3 81
159 acres bal 1 79
Margaret Blackwell
B l hristner
G A Davidson
Mrs E M Donhue
20
1 24
371
15 6
6 82
W Greeuway
1
276
25
235
248
22
40
4
la
Mrs Eliia Greenwav
W G Greenwuy
JH Hines
" road taxi 77
" bal I 81
1 31
1 98
" 2 40
Mrs. Ann Liles
Martin heirs
Mrs JD Wilkerson
Guy Feagans
50
WHITEOAK.
H E Gray l town lot
KBJcMillin 50 acres
$ 1 77
177
JL Smith 50 hnl
2 59
3 46
4 04
3 08
5 87
3 55
WD Thompson h6
COOPER GAP.
WC Bailey
CC Collins
MO Hill ,
J A Laughter
J W Laughter
E T McGwinn
26 acres
132
100
45
bal
bal
27
17
66
132
2 07
5 59
10 88
4 48
10 61
3 25
4 71
3 32
James Miller
D D Patty
W A Ruff
WK Turner
D H Thompson
54
25
26 " bal
46
50
150 "
Grant WaUxer
TV Alley
SALUDA
200 acres bal $ 3 55
4 1-2 acres bal 7 02
75 acres " 6 23
300 " 4 35
Eli Bradley
Ed JCampbell
B V Newman
D M Rollins
W. C. ROBERTSON,
Shekiff and Tax Collector.
NOTICE.
List of Insolvent Taxes f nr
the
year 1902.
COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP.
WW Foster
3 20
3 33
3 46
3 23
3 20
3 20
3 58
3 20
3 20
3 20
J L Roddy
JFShehan
J R Splnwn
King Brown . '
John Gage
EliagGray col ,
U C Petty
Charles Patterson col
Dan Williams
TRYON.
Lewis Rowell
$3 50
3 50
3 50
3 50
Wm McClure
B T Pace
Jim Crawford
SILUDX
Emery Pettit
S M Stepp
$ 3 50
3 50
$ 2 75
2 75
2 75
2 80
2 75
$ 2 82
2 98
3 07
2 82
2 75
2 75
GJ2EENS CJ2EEK.
R M Harris
SV Wilkerson
E A Page
A L Hines . col
Dave Jackson
WHITE OAK.
Thomas Blackwell
Abb Free
.Romas Gossnell
James Horton
Thomas Jackson
John Sentell
J W Mills col
Wash ifobinson
COOPEJJ GAP.
PD Helton '
NB Taylot - :
John Whitesides
J W Tucker ;
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
2 75
Columbus, N. C, , Shkmff.
Jane lfct; 1903. 5 'v....
I'here has Wen'no work done on
the road from O. P. Smalley's place
to the State line. We think this
important matter should have
attention. R. F. 1). No. 1.
LOCAL
PRODUCE MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY
The Ballenger Company.
Corn, per bushel
White beans, per bushel',
Colored " "
fountain Irish Potatoes
.75
2.50
2.00
.75
.75
2.00
.80
.11
.15
.20
.15
,30
Sweet
Baldwin apples
Corn meal -Com
pond lard, per lb.
Kettle rendered, " " f
Country butter ".' !
E:gs doz. ' .
Hens each
Broilers " 15 to
Clear side meat, per lb.
20
12 1-2
Central
Industrial
ins ti t ute.
A well equipped School for both
sexes.
Primary,
Intermediate,
College Preparatory.
A temperance community with good
moral and social surroundings.
Special attention given to
students who have
been deprived of
early ediica- j
tional ad- ;
vantages. Good;
Literary Societies. A
good library and readiug
room open to all students
without ertra charge. : : : : .
AVrite for information to
F M. Stearns,
COLUMBUS, N. C.
Capital S10.000. Surplus $3,000-
ESTABLISHED 1892.
The Bank of Rutherfordton
J
NORTH CAROLINA.
Invites all your business. Loans on
good security. Pays interest on time
deposits. Is the depository for state funds
by order of the state tit usurer. Bring or
send us all your business'.
D. F. MORROW,
1. W. DORSE Y, Peesident.
Acting Cashier.
hot ice to Contractors.
FOR SALE CHEAP. One good
Derrick. H. E. Gray.
PLYMOUTH ROCKS.
A good winter laying
strain. Eggs for hatch
ing and stock for sale.
SCOTCH COLLIE SHEPHERD
puppies. ;(
Thoroughbred stock at
moderate terms. Address
GEORGE E. WHITESEL,
HARRISONBURG,
Rural Route 6. VIRGINIA.
FOR SALE!
One 110-120 egg Incuba
tor and one 100 chick
outdoor Brooder. These
machines are in fine con
dition and the latest make
of the Prairie State In
cubator Co. They are
recognized as the best
-machines in existence to-
day. For other informa
tion apply to :: :: ;:
JOHN CARNEGIE,
COLUMBUS, N. C.:
Notice to Farmers!
Now that you are all late with
your planting because of the
weather you should buy a Supe- -riorOne
Horse Corn Planter
which will do the work of four
hands and two horses. Fur
nished with or without fertilizer '
attachment. ., t
Sold By H. E. GRAY.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
,Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All drucrsnata rnfrinrl thk
( to xmre. E. W. Grove's signature i on
Now, Open For Summer Guests.
The Inn is three thousand
feet above sea level, nest
ling among the mountains,
surrounded by a level
serpentine drive two miles
jn length, with mountain
peaks five hundred feet
above, which, in turn,
have winding paths to
summits. The many
springs which, flow from
these peaks form the head
waters of the famous
Shunkawakari Falls. : :
A fine place to spend the
Summer. lit al thy climate,
plenty of fruit and good
spring water. For other
information call or address
Mrs. M. E.
JAS. P. MORRIS
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Located in Office Formerly Occu
pied by Geo. G. Justice, t
Opposite Court House. :
COLUMBUS,
N. C
TELEPHONES :
Office : No. 7. Residence : No. 14.
Refreshing
Drink
In the way of bottled
Ginger Ale and Soda
"Water, can - be had at
The' News office. The
quality is excellent. Try
it once and you will try
it again. :; :: ::
M0TJ BE T
CUSTOmfiS
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Our Mill, known as the
old Weaver Mill, has just
been repaired and we are
now ready for all milling
business. . . ... .
W. J. Screven Jr.
A
Better
Investment
than an Ad in The News
cannot be made by any
merchant. 4 ; It goes into
all parts of Polk County.
The rates are low and
the returns are good.
Try it :: :: :: :: ::
Picture Framing,
Have just received a large assort
inent of picture monlding and
j am prepared to frame y our
v "pictures at reasonable rates. .
L, ti. CLOLD, columbus,
Nm C. .
CLUBBING RATES
We have made arrangements
whereby we can offer the following
clubbing rates:
The Atlanta Constitution,'' (The great
Southern weekly) and The News . . . $1.50
The Sunny South and The News. . . ..$1.50
The Polk County News,
Columbus, N. C.
- Envelopes and writing paper for
sale at The News office '.
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Wl- ARE ON THE WAY TO LOG CABIN InN . - 4
j IN SPPINQ MOUNTAIN PARK.
STEVENSON,' Proprietress,
Columbus, N.
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YES, WE HAVE IT.
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Screen AViie, Fly Traps,
Jais, Hammocks, Summer
GOOD FOR
Our
eautiful pearl handle
Buggies and "Wagons
ware,
TTt- jy in uci;uo paiuuuy, ue pau SUpply your
bedain this line at as low prices as the market will afford.
Ve are local agents for the Deering farm machinerJ which has
no superior. In fact for anything in Hardware let us quote
you prices whether we sell you anything or not Pnone InV 9.
Tryon
TRYON JT. C.
First National Bank of Spartanburg
I Gross Assets,
lv ....
I Individual Deposits, j
13ank Deposits, -
Total Deposits,
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Cash on Hand and Reserve Agents, - 118 06
The FIRST NATIONAL BANK and its savings depart dCfJ Sf
ment. the Fidelity Loan and Trust company, have - SaV-I fill
today assets iamountlng to . .1 . . V vJJS tJ KJ J J J
AS STRONG AS THE GRANITE FOUNDATION UPON WHICH WE ARE BUILT.
W. E. BURNKTT. President.
J. SV. SIMPSON, Cashier.
JEWELRY-
For the next 30 days I will sell all my Jewelry
at twenty five per cent less than it is marked.
Now is your time to get any piece of Jewelry
you want at wholesale price. Come early and get
first choice. Remember the date May 1st to June 1st.
CHAS
U-oods
AT THE
Shoes, s Hats, Clothing,
Notions,! Etc., Etc. T. W.
Wood's Seeds. Northern
Seed Potatoes. . . .
- A. SMITH &
THYON, N. C.
Bargain
Store
COMPANY
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We have just received a large shipment of
STRAW. HATS. Let us fit you out in r
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oeacj gear. All styles
MlLii SPUING!- SXJPPLY GO
Ice Cream Freezers, Mason's Fruit
Lap Itobes. :
ALL SEASONS:
Knives, complete line! of Agate
for' cash or installments. Don't
Co,,
$648,127
- $336,198
- 33t52
369,740
JOHN B. CLEVELAND. Vick-Puksidknt.
A. M. CHREITZUEIIG, Ass't Cashikb.
Mountain Cottages
A few cozy cottages for
rent, situated inj Spring
Mountain Park on the top
of the mountain. A de-
lighttul place to spend the
Summer. The 'cottages
are located 'in picturesque
spots and are near "Log
Cabin Inn" and "Ben
Cragen." For other in-
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formation apply
to the
POLK COUNTY NEWS
HATS.
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and prices.
Supply-
BMGMIftlS
A. C. BOONE Manager.
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