POLK, COUNTY NEWS; TRYOII, WORTH CAEOLIHA
TRYON
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Miss Alva Jackson spent Wednes
day in Spartanburg.
TT.rst frost of. the season made
appearance yesterday morning.
The prospects "for a big winter bus
iness in Tryon were never better.
Trvon Only another name for the
st little town in the mountain's.
jjr E. E. 'Missildine transacted
business in Sparanuburg. Monday. ;
Tryon was well represented in
Spartanburg Wednesday. Show day
Mr. and Mrs: C. Bush are now -occupying
the Jones cottage on God?
ghaw Hill. t, ! , f ., ,;. '
jlr. and Mrs. J. N; Jackson re turi
ed home Sunday from a tert days visit
to New York.
jlr. W. T. Lindsey returned, from
Xew York, Where he had been on
business, Sunday. ; ' ;
Miss Jeannette Jackson, of Ashe
ville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and
jIis. James Jackson.
Chas. Ccbb, of Hendersonville
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
.. .o, in inis city. ' v
Mrs. Lorena Fairington of Ber
mingham Alabama, is visiting her
father, W. H. McFarland.
There is a movement started . for
the establishment of. a cooperative
store in Cooper Gap township.
Patronize your home merchants and
thereby make it possible for them to
give you better service and prices. ' "
Mrs. Locke, Miss -Box and Miss
Emma Holmes from Saluda were
guests of Mrs. Holden, on Tuesday.
Mr and Mrs. W. B. Stone" moved
this week from , the Jones property
to the Godshaw property.- on Godshaw
Hill. ' ;. . "
Services, at the M. E. Church Sun
evening by the pastor at 7 :30. The
subject will be "The Home of the
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FOR SALE Few pure bred buff
Orpington pullets and coikerels, six
months old. See Mrs. Henry Acker,
phone 42. , . .
Mrs. G. E. Bell and mother, Mrs.
Powell, leave today for New York to
vikit their sister. and daughter, Mrs.
Boehringer., .
Go to Columbus tomorrow and help,
by your presence and suggestions to
make Educational Rally a" big. suc
cess. You surely are interested in
our Schools enough to do this. '
Tryon Lodge wiir open Yor the sea
son, on November 15. v Good table
board, , clean comfortable rttoms,
steam heat, baths, etc., French cook
ing. Rates" in keeping with service.
A favorite Tryon walking stunt in
this fine summer weather is to. take
the morning train to Melrose and
walk back. A party from one of our
boarding houses did it Wednesday
morning.
Don't forget that there will, be a
meeting atColumbus. tomorrow (Sat-
;uv) tor the purpose" of devising
ways and means of bettering school
conditions of Polk County. If you.
are interested in our schools, be ; sure
and be there.
Mr. and Mrs. McNeil hav rented
Dwight Smith's bun gale w f jr tht
.ii. fur. McNeil is superiiiten
' nt - f construction.: on the Spartar.-
burg-Asheville highway and is look
ing after the rebuildix!' of that road
between Irycn and Saluda. ' ;
Mrs. Henry B. Conrad, of Wash
ington, D. C, who has been spending
several days in Tryon with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. - Hester,
leaves today 'for . Winston-Salem,
where she will spend some time be
fore returning to her. home. . 1
Mr. 'p"d Mrs. Shankliii, of Cleve
land, Ohio, are "occupying the log
imngalow of Mr. Dwight Smith at
Valhalla. They have been camping
in the Adiroridacsk cu'rir.g he sum
mer and report tKaithey saw ice an
u. a.cre during October.
Mr. James A Kelly nd family
wi ll soon be occupants of 'the -big
Bell cottage on East Hill. Last win
ter they " occupied Mostly Hall. They
are from Xenia, Ohio, not far from
Cincinnati, a ciry recently made fa
mous as winning the world's series
pennant. .' ", '
Mr. J. A. Curtis, of - McBee,S. C,
.'" sday. looking over
some property with a view of locat
ing here.. He says he, is very favor
ably impressed .with Tryon and think
ing seriously of locating here. ve
vcmld be glad to , welcome him as one
f our citizens. r
The Missildine Pharmacy has in
augurated new closing hours, " begin-
ni"g on Nov. .1 The, store will close
OAcry evening at 9 'o'clock,' 'except
Saturday, when thev will stay open
untiLlO o'clock. The, Sunday - hours
'iU be 9:30 to 10:30 a. m.; 12:30 to 1
P- m.; and 5 to 7, p. m.
Town Taxes for, year 1919 are now
due. A New. State law governing
taes is as follows:, ' Taxes aid in
November will receive 1 per cent dis
count, will be nar in December and
after December 1 rer cent v will be
added for each month until May.
, M. G. BLAKE Mgr.
We believe that a large majority ef
our people, favor better schools and
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My; News' Letter mp!es
.Polk
Comity
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attest: Bank
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CAUSE
It has the resources, experience and facilities to take care of the
needs of the largest enterprises in Polk county. The needs of
JJJtomcr with smaller requirements are just as faithfully
The cllay may cofsnic -yifhehyou' may; need
thtSs foarDk. Be io DBirne (by dpninig
; busiiniess witOi '-it mow.
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An account here indicates your association 'with Polk County's most
successful business people. 1"
es Bank & Trust Co.
TRYON, N, C.
G. H. Holmes, Pres J. T. Waldrop, Vice Pres.
Walter Jones, Vice Pres. -W.
F. Utile, Cashier V. A. Bland, Asst- Cash
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Tryoflu
N. C.
Columbus.
schools by
are willing to do what they can to get
them. If you are one of that num
W vou should attend the meeting to
be held, tomorrow at
siinw vour intrest in our
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attending and faking part in mis
meeting. '.;v "--. ... v
" The annual meeting of Polk County
Chapter of the American -Red Cross
will be ' held at the Lanier Library, on
Tuesday afternoon November 11,( Ar
mistice day) at 1 3:30. Interesting
speakers will be present and every
member and interested parties are re
quested to be , present. Election oi
offiicers will be held ana new uy-iaws
adopteu.
Mr. H.-N. feowne and Mrs. Bowne
returned from White Plains, N. Y.
the last of last week, where Mr,
Bowne was called to V testify, to the.
competency of the late Mrs. Ferris to
make a will, which some of her rela
tives were contesting. As the con
testants withdrew the suit the Tryon
witnesses did'not testify and so were
not long delayed.
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r TRYON SCHOOL NOTES.
Miss Wheelock, .the music teacher
in our school has organized two class
es of Public School . Music, each to
f s iOCCnT,s a? week. She also
nave -V,;rT; nTls in both instru
m ATif.fl.1 and vocal.
we have needed in
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SCxt Tuesday - being the anniversary
? fhV sidling of the armistice, the
MIIMOSA HOlSE PARTY.
Postmaster, W. H.- vStearns has
been having a house party over at
Mimosa for a few, weeks. Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Graham, of New York,
Mr. Graham leaving last week. Col.
D." C. Stearns and daughter, of Cleve
land, Ohio were guests for a couple
of weeks but have ..returned home.
W H. Stearns, Mrs. Grartam and D.
C. Sttarns are the only living child
ren of David E. Stearns and wife who
were - the first pople . to come in and
develop property about Tryon. Mrs.
Graham expects ot remain a few
weeks longer to arrange for the build
ing of a ' home in the vicinity of Mi
mosa. , v v' - ' . .c . ' . "
ANNUAL MEETING.
, . .;roffl lASsons m
gives iix-c.-- .j.
our 1 shcool for
At the joint Annual meeting, of the
Women's Auxiliary to the Board of
Missions and Womens' Guild of Holy
Cross Episcopal Church, held at the
Rectory on Monday, the f ollowig of
ficers were' elected or the year of
1920. .
The Womans' Auxiliary; President,
Mrs. F. P. Bacon; Vice Pres. Mrs. H
N. Bowne; Sec't, Mrs. W. T. Lind
sey; TreastTrer, Mr. G. ; H. Holmes.
AH the officers arenew, with, the ex
ception of the President.5 Mrs. A. D.
Beatson,-who, has been the Treasurer
for many years," asked to be releived,
and was given a rising vote of thanks
for her faithful and efficient' service.
The' 'Womens, Guild ; President,
Mrs. FxP,''BacQixj Yice Pres. Mrs, H.
N. Bowne; Sect'yMrs. Earle Grady;
nd Treasurer, Miss Rachel1 Oliver.
Mrs. Bacon gave a very interest
account of the great -Triennial Meet
ing of the Womens'-Auxilary, which
was held in , Detroit last month. '
A Rat That Didn't Smell Aftei Be
ing Dead For 3 Months:
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"I swear it was dead at,' least 3
months," said James Sykes, Butcher,
Wfestfield, N. J, "We saw -this rat
every day. Put a cake of RAT-SNAP
behind a-barrell. Months later . my
wife asked about the rat. Remem
bered the barrell . looked behind it.
There was the rat dead, not the
slitest odor." Three sizes, 25c, 50c,
$1.00. Sold and guaranteed . by The
Balenger. Co and . Carolina Hardware
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IT'S UP TO YOU: .
Are you a red blooded American?
In the Red Cross museum, at Na
tional headquarters is a soiled, worn
purse. It contains a few - Hundred
f ranees, less than fortv dollars. The
chaplian who sent it to the Red Cross
wrote: y : . .::,';;.;';.,
"Orders had gone out, for our men
to go oyer the top at the zero hour.
Just before dawn one of the boys put
into my hands'a purse and' said, 'Sir,
it's all I got; if -1 don't come back,
give it to the Red Cross : He never
came back." ( S - - T' - -..; '; '
f If it were possible to engrave one
picture on the hearts of the men and
women of "the Southern ' Division as
they go into the Third Rolf CalL for
membership Campaign, it would lh a
:New ,Liinies
Add
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Owing to the delay in getting a start to
rebuild our store, we have decided to4 put in
at our present location a complete line of .
Dry Goods y
Notions
Furnishing Goods
Shoes arid -Ladies
Ready to Wear
These goods are arriving almost daily
and we invite your inspection. Bought
right, and sold right.
ilkjms & A
Tryon9 N. C.
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What Good is Opportunity
To the average man if he is, not saving? It will enable you to
grasp the opportunity if you will take our advice Open a av
ings account with US Today. Motto; Save that's what counts
CAROLINA STATE BANK. -:
DAVID C. BARROW W C ROBERTSON, Q. C. SONMIR H.B.LANE
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We can live, a little while without sugar and
o while we are waiting let's eat more good ham and
r eggs and brains: Thisls Ham Week arid it will' pa
n to getrone or two.
Armours Star, any size per lb. ......... .30.
S Rex Cooked Brains per can . . . r .25
g 24 lbs. Flavo Flour r. ....... . .$1.60
g ids. rure maae riour . . ; ijjq
S 24 lbs. Town Talk Flour . . 1 00
100 lb. Bags C. S. Hulls ................... ; .90.
g 100 lb Bags C. S. Meal Tper cent, $4.00 and 4.25
- Get your coffee Compound etc. from,
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picture of that boy giving his last dol
lar all he had to the Red Cross be
fore he went over the top, never to
come back." That would be enough.
That and the words of. President Wil
son when he said; ,"I tell- you, my
fellow citizens, that the symbol of the
Red Cross has come to mean more to
the world than it ever meant , before.
Every time I look at it I feel like tak
ing off my bat as if I had seen a sym
bil of the world's heart. '
So, if i you ; are a v real '" American
"have a heart'" and give, your dollar
for 1920. j It. will do more to ielp you
and your neighbors than-1 any. other
Idollar you ever gave or spent. t
" ' ' B!. N, BOWNE. '
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' Story of the Mirror.
From the twelfth to the fifteenth
century small mirrors, carried In the
pocket or attached to the girdle, were
regarded as Indispensable adjuncts to.
e pocket mirror was'
a circular plaque of polished metal fix
ed In a shallow box and covered with
a licL t ' - v.
Roosevelt's Long Rfde
' In February.; 1909, the late former
President Hooseveltrode 98 miles on
horseback In the seventeen; hours be
tween daylight and dark. The trip ttj
from Washington to Warrentoa exS.
return, 'Three houses were