time XXIX No. 31
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Is family One Of j
first In Pplk Cowty
v Early Setters JWur-j
cd C i ling Indian Aar# j
By J. B. Cleveland I
ulk County was taken r
DurfnJ
'Indian wl L 1755 to 1761.
Indian the indians
2 nv of the settlers/.
der1l? Sii were p?
ne Haniion family ,part of
Hampton family, who lived
partanUu* bounty, then
5n?v to 1* part -of North,
if / Hesides others, the
wife -of Colonel Ambrose
u.|]0 was Mourning Stone,
he had one son, Wil-I
\vas also a victim... Col- j
3/ilis's second - wife was1
iie Crown- By this second,'
?riage Colonel Mills had .
roe daughters. He was born!
'England in 1722, was taken]
Maryland by his parents but
terwards settled on Green
in what is now Polk
tinty. I always supposed
place was Mills Spring but
nay have been further down
river. .
|90,000 Acres Land Grant
Jolonel Mills had a grant of
)00 acres of land from the
rlish Crown. He was a
character, highly regarded
his associates, honorable
upright. His descendants
among the first and best
>ple of 'North and South
Irolina. ? '
>y a treaty made . between
whites and the Indians, a
running ? from the Block
nise not far from Tryon, a
jjrse 2 deg. South was made
boundary between f
kites and the Indians- v ?
incfiary, 1 however, seemfi
Ive been little regarded ,l>yj
(her. ' -v'i
According to a story written
Dr. MaurrisMooreforaYark
lle paper, a family by the
(me of Heigh, living at Block
)use, were murdered by the
dians, notwithstanding the
tempt to save them by a
[lighter of William Paris (or
iaris), a noted Indian trader,
10 had married an Indian and
redat Big Cane Break, -the
fee of the . present City of
?eenville. . This man Paris
tve his name to Parish Moun
lin and had a . remarkable
treer. - ? *
'he Story of Captain Howard^
om the dark corner of $reen
lle County and the Battle of
)und Mountain is too well
iown to be- repeated here. It
> first suggested that Tryon
named Schuyuka to honor
ie o)d Indian Chief who was
such valuable service to
iptain Howard.
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First White Settlers
| The Mills family were about
first white settlers in Polk
Hinty. Among others were
Garrisions, Fosters, ? Wil
ims and Prince. Among these
n-w personally was Dr. Cd
11 Mills, a fine lookingman
six feet tall, well pro
rticned, with white hair and
1(' t- -rnplexion. He married
Susan Thomson of Spar
nburg [{e had no children
at the place where
Xrniosa Hotel stood.- In ac
Fuana- with the custom . of
timey, he kept open house
seldom was without com
"}y\ owned many slaves
?d followed the hounds. My
?r- Robert E. Cleve
told me that when- a
!!!?8 m^n' he hacl been there
Mitt' often and so the days
lip r; m peace and Plenty.
k; * War came. Dr Mills
as raided; everything porta
, taken- Henry Mills,
j- 'aithful old slave, has often
u t he story. He. grabbed
i . by the arm and
V Vl out of the back door
nver where he laid out
;>rt time. The . cloth
rom the loom was the
, It was divided and
? - f'f it were found in one
. houses.- Dr. Mills, a
{ -ourage and determiila
; wade a request for a com*
01 soldiers. They came
r the command of Captain
Id
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i ho
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iktri
ew.
FORESTERS SOCIETY ,i
WILL MEET SATURDAY
Public Interested In limber
Land Invited to Asheville
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Program of the third annual
meeting of the Southern Ap
palachian Section of the society j
of American Forester^, which
convenes in Asheville next
Saturday, February 2, was
completed yesterday by C. F.
Korstaii, secretary.
Saturday morning at 10
o'clock, the section meets atthe
Y. M- C. A/, and all business
needing attention will be taken
up for disposition at. the morn
ing session. This' will include a
report from the Forest Type
Classification committee which
is expected to be discussjed by
delegates attending. -
The afternoon session begin
ning at 2 o'clock will be devoted
to a discussion of the chestnut
blight which is now beginning
an invasion of the Appalachian
area. A number of interesting
papers will, be read on the sub
ject.
All forest fire wardens,, for
est rangers;* timberland owners
and others interested in fores
try in this region are cordially
invited to attend this meeting,
and to participate in the dis
cussions.
Lane. The offenders were
closely guarded in the Court I
House at Columbus for a short
time. Then live or six of them
were tied to bushes and shot
Dr. Mills sold his plantation to
Dr. McAboy and moved to Ca
barrus County, N. C.> where he
was a successful farmer andfor
many years was the President
of State Agricultural Society. ?
TT|Miied much, rfapected by . afi.
Sa Wife rtotvma* Mm
[many years and went to live
with a neice, Mrs. Cureton, a
daughter of Govan Mills, who
was living in Atlanta and who
died there
Adjoining Dr. Mills' place
lived his brother, William, a
very large and likeable man,
who just before the Civil War,
moved to Kansas, lost all of his
property and moved back to Co
lumbus, where he died. For a
time he lived in Spartanburg,
where he had many friends and
acquaintances.
Just below him on the river
lived Govan Mills, who married
Nancy, daughter of Richard
Thompson of Spartanburg. He
had a large tract or land on
part ofAwhat is now located the
Town of Tryon/ He also had a
town., house, in Spartanburg
where he spent much of his
time. He, like his brother, Dr.
Columbus Mills, kept open
house and. the large three-story
house, now burnt, was nearly
alhvays full of company). The
wives of Dr. Columbus Mills
and Govan Mills were sisters,
daughters of Richard Thomson
of Spartanburg, at that time
the largest land-owner in Spar
tanburg and one . of the largest
in the State of South Carolina.
"creven House Old Laid Mark
I am not certain, but from
what '5 have < heard, I believe I
that , the father of Columbus
and Govan Mills was named
John, and built the house
where W. J. Screven now livesi
This house is supposed to be
one hundred years old or over.
In addition to the two sons
above referred to there were
two daughters, x one of whom
married Dr. Mooney of Go wans
ville, ^aTfd the other a Mr. Camp,
the father of John Crowell
Camp, j ^
Mr. John . Garrison, the
father-in-law of Mr. T. T. Bal
lenger, was one of the ^best
known and respected citizens of
Polk Couhty- He owned and
lived at the pliace where Mr.
Ballehger lived so long and
which he sold to Mrs. Ersklne.
Mr. Garrison came to ?toartan*
> burg often and was much in-,
terested [ in building the rail- '
road to Asheville. x I think he
had a contract for building part I
of that road. Mr. Garrison
was a man of fine presence and
was, very popular both in Spar
tanburg and Polk County*
J. B. Cleveland
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Prizes Offered For
Farm Essay Contest i
To find out what communities'
in the State have received the
greatest benefit from teaching
of vocational agriculture in'
the high school and from the
teacher of agriculture, a state
wide contest with suitable
prizes has been announced by
Roj( H- Thomas, State Super
ior of Agricultural Educa
tion.
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Contest No 1. My Home Project
The purpose of this prize is
to reward the boys who have
done the best home project
work in connection with their
agricultural course for the year
1922-23. The following score
card will be used by the State
office in selecting the best pro
ject stories: practical work 50
points ? and the story of the
project 50 points. The story of
the project should state the
kind of project, how he man
aged it, the profit or loss, what
he learped from the project.
Following are the prizes for
the "My Home Project Con
test" :
First Prize: Duroc Jersey pig
valued at thirty dollars given
by H. H Bradham, Rocky
Mount, N. C.
Second Prize: 50 White Wyan
dotte eggs for setting given
by Messrs. J. S. Howard and
J. M Henley, Salemburg N.
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Third Prize: Five bushels of
Cleveland Big Boll Cotton
Seed given by Salemburg
Cotton Seed Breeders As
sociation.
Contest No. 2. How The Study
. Of Vocational Agriculture
Has Helped Me
Jfyr iht best story, not over
fiye hundred words in length,
written by anyone who has
been a member of any of the
agricultural classes of the high
schools of the State, the follow
ing prizes yn\ be awarded:
First Pri?e: One Hampshire
pig given by W* W. Bullock,
Rocky Mount, N .C. <
Second Prize: Five settings of
White Leghorn eggs given
by W. D. Barbee, Seaboard,
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Third Prize : three settings
;of Barred Rock eggs.
Contest No. 3 How The Teach
ing of Agriculture Has Help
ed Our Communiy
For the best story, not over
six hundred words in length,
written by anyone in the com*
munity in which the school is
located, the following prize will
be awarded*
First' Prize: Duroc Jersey Boar
pig given by J* S. Howard,
Salemburg, N. C. . ;
All contest stories or articles
must bex mailed to Roy - H.
Thomas, Supervisor of Agricul
tural Education, State College
Station, Raleigh by February
20. The awards in the contest
will be announced March 1.
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Suggestions for a Farmers
Program For 1924
. Crops to Supply the Home
a ? corn, (which is fundamen
tal) I
b? small grains (suitable to
each farm) # *
c? ^hay crops (sufficient to feed
farm animate)
d ? garden and truck (for home
consumption.)
Cash Crops.
a ? cotton (the county's major
cash crop)r
b ? head lettuce (should be
tried out on small scale)
c? Irish potatoes (seed now in
warehouse)
d? -Sweet potatoes (should be
studied and put to the test.
By curing house)
Fruit
a ? apples (Inproving what we
haye and planting more)
b -peaches- By planting more,
*and better care) ' ,>?:
c ? grapes j&nd 'strawberries,
(more and better care)
Live Stock
a? The dairy cow. more and
better treatment.)
b ? Poultry (more and better
treatment) i
Greens Creelf (
Is Growing dly
With one hundred And six
teen pupils in the grade school
and sixty one in high school de
partment, Greens Creek School
boasts the largest attendance
in its history. ^
Two ye^rs ago thei-e were
thirteen /pupils in tie high
school which included >nly up
to the tenth grade. This year
with the installation of eleventh
and last jgrade of high , school
instruction there a; e two
students ; who will jjaduate,
Edwin HJnes and Ruben Hins
dale. % /' ? \l
Two school busses are used
co transport pupils from the
large area served by tie school.
These buses haul about 150 of i
the 177 pupils. The b is serv
ing the tower route ia driven
oy Boyce Feagan a; id that
transporting children I rom the
upper route is driven |by Otis
Henderson
Mrs. 0. J. Zeigler [returned
.iome last week fron an ex
tended ^risit with , friends and
lelativeg in Virginia and West
Virginia.
Miss Esther Gibfcs, Miss
?Stella Williams and AichieFea
gan were the dinner guests of
Mr. Henry Cantrell la|st Sun
day.
Mr. Ellis Bines of the Hines
Motor Company made * j busi
ness trip v to Charlotte, stopping
for a i&y&yrs in Tryon last
Tuesday.
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FARM CLASSES WILL
HELD AT GREENS
A series of twelve ifessons in
improving various farm" opera
tions ^fll be conduct? i during
the 'toipAth of February, March
and "April under the
sion of O. J- Zeigler,
of Greens Creek schlool: Mr.
Zeigler will be assisted from
time to time by men from the
State ExtensioiKDivisi<|>n.
' Last year over two
farmers in sixty com/ri
this State stopped thiir work
long enough to attend thfse
short courses given
agricultural high sc|
order to learn better
,of growing crops.
courses were well width while
is shown by the increased in
come of this group oi farmers
as compared with ^wiiat the
farmers of the State 4* a whole
did.
?BE ?
GREEK
thousand
kmites of
in their
fiools In
methods
That the
SUNNY VIEW
Sunny
fnoon.
was
<Vinetta
Mrs. Clyde Wilson Wsited at
the home of Mr. A. H- jLynch on
Sunday. ?
Mrs. U. S. Gibbs visited her
sister Mrs. ? G. L: Taylor last
Sunday afternoon
The Missed Bessie and jEmma
Helton were the guesti* of Miss
Arkansas. Jackson on
afternoon
Mrs George Price dpent last
Monday with her mother Mrs.
S. J. Helton.
Mr. and Mrs. Floydu Tonnle
visited the teachers o:u ~
View last Sunday afte
Miss Arkansas Jackson
the guest of Miss
JHyder of Mill Spring N Route
One last Monday night;.
Gives Radio Programme.
The radio music and address
es that were given through the
courtesy of Mf- D. E. Staton
last Saturday evening *at the;
home of Mr. A. H. Lynch were
enjoyed by all who hejird them.
Young Couple Married J
On Friday, January 18, Mr.1
Hobart Whiteside claimed fell
his bride, Miss Hoyt Stepp,
the charming daughter of" Mr.!
and Mrs. W. W. St< pp. fhe
young couple were married ' tri]
Spartanburg, S. C. ]
They have many friends who
extend to than their heartiest
congratulation*
Infant Daughter of Air. and
Mrs. Spicer Buried Last Week
Little Esther Spicer, aged
two years, daughter o f Mr. and
Jfrs. Sampson Spicer was laid
to reft in Cooper Gap Cemetery
last Wednesday afternoon. |
CHARLES LOGINDICE
RELEASED ON BOND
Charles Logindice, who has
been confined in the county jail
for the past two months await
ing trail on a charge of stealing
the automobile of H.W< White,
was released this morning on
a cash bond of $200.
The bond was made by friends '
rf l>is family in Newark, N. J.
The boy will return for trail at
the Spring term of court.
Word was received Wednes
day from M. G- Rockhifl,
Director, Division of Parole and
Domestic Relations of New Jer
sey, that Logindice would be
returned to the v Jamesburg
Instiution for Delinquents up
on his return to that State.
He was cn parole at the time of
his arrest in company with
Andrew Hann, a minor, who
was paroled in December by
the county juvenile officer.
BOY SCOUTS TO HEAR
TALK ON FIRST AID
t)r. A. J. Jervey will give the
second of the series of practical
talks to the local troop of Boy
Scouts at the meeting to be
held Friday night at 8 o'clock
at the Parish House. The talk
will include demonstrating of
various methods of administer
ing first aid in emergencies.
The third-address will be next
week by W. F. Little who wifl
talk to the troop on the subject
of "Thrift." ;
Through the courtesy of R
W. Early of the Strand Thea
tre, a portion of the proceeds of
the famous Jack London story :
"The Call of the Wild" in|
motion pictures will be turned
over for the use of the troop in
carrying on its work in the!
community. This picture will
be atr the. Strand on. Jtfonday
and Tuesday, February 11 ana
12.
NEW CHORAL SOCIETY
HAS FIRST REHEARSAL
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The newly organized choral 1
society under the direction of
Mrs. Carolina B. Fry, held its
first rehearsal . last Monday
evening - at 8 o'clock at the
Parish House with about thirty
five members present.
Following a brief talk on the
purposes of the society by Mrs. '
Fry the active work of the
group was started
Membership in the organiza
tion is open to any persons in
terested in group singing. Re
hearsals will be held each Mon
day evening in the Parish :
House at 8 o'clock- It is ex- '
pected that definite steps will
oe taken in the. near future to
draw up by-laws and complete
the organization.
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TO ASSSIST IN FILLING
INCOME TAX RETURNS
Representatives of the U. S.
Internal Revenue Department
will be in Tryon on Feburary
5 to give assistance to taxpay
ers in filling /their Federal In
come Tax Returns.
.FISHTOP
Bad weather seems to prvail
now. A j
. Bad oolds more prevalent. I
Miss Lilia Arledge went 'to
Saluda last week on a visit for
a few days and was almost sud
denly taken very ill. She is
much better now- . |
We have another teacher,,
Miss Birch of Hendersonville,
to finish out the school year.
Miss Margeret Bryant was
forced to resign on account of
ilness. |'
^ We are informed that revenue
officers 4 made a raid on the
North side of Tryon Mountain
last Saturday and got a fine
copper still. f
Norry Hill of Hendefsonville
is in this community visiting. <
J. W. Bradley and N. Case
still haye a quantity of corn in,
the field not gathered.
One man here has done a
half days work toward another
crop. - ; '
-Some building and recover
ing of houses has been done
this winter* [
W. L Sawyer WW Head
Saluda Grade School
i^oi* nomstor Rtii?ni to
Open Private School
jpwr Addition.
W. E. Sawyer, former mem
berof the Brevard Grade School
faculty, who has been secured
by the Saluda school board to
fill the place made vacant by
the resignation of Professor P.
M. Hollister, will take up his
duties with the Saluda school
next Monday. The new prin
cipal has had a number of
years experience as a teacher
and cofiies to Saluda / highly
recommended for the capacity
in which he wiH serve.
Professor Hollister, who- re
cently resigned as principal on
account of ill health, will head
the new Drivate school, known
as "The Home School of Happy
Children" which began its first
term last Monday.
The new addition to tbe Sal
uda Grade school is nearly com
pleted, equipment for which la
expected to arrive soon* It la
a two story structure m keep
ing with the architecture of the
older part of the building and
fireproof throughout.
NEW PRIVATE SCHOOL
OPENED LAST MONDAY
A new private school, "The
Home School of Happy Chil
dren", under the supervision of
former school principal, Pnr
feasor F. M. Hollister, A. B.,
opened its first term last Mon
day in Saluda.
This school is designed for
children from seven to four
teen years of age. The capac
ity of the school is limited In
order thgt the spirit and free
tamed ana tncf children have in
dividual attention
Classes are being held in the
boy '8 dormitory of the former
Saluda Seminary, the pupils be
ing housed in the residence of
Professor Hollister where they
may be under his personal care
and supervision.
W., S. FOREST BUILDING
NEW BRICK QUARTERS
W. S. Forest is building a new
one story brick structure on
the corner of Main and Hart
streets in Saluda to be occupied
by his barber shop and press
ing club. The building will ad
join the Green River Garage
and will soon be completed.
Dr. E. M- Salley, who is re
cuperating from a severe at
tack of pneumonia, is leaving
next week for a sojourn of sev
eral weeks in Miami, Fla.
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MILL SPRING R 1
The beautiful sunny days we
are having now are quite dif
ferent from those of fat week. *
Pastor Freeman preached an
interesting sermon at Lebanon
last Sunday. The congrega
tion was small on account of so
much illness. *
Mr. Bob Lynch of Ruther
fordton was at Lebanon last
Sunday
Master Melville Powell broke
his collar bone last Saturday.
Mr Powell took him to Dr. Bell
at Mill Spring to have it set.
This is the second time the lit
tle boy has had this same mil
fortune.
Mrs- A. A. Edwards spent
last Monday at Pea Ridge
Mr. Fletcher Edwards who
has been very sick with meas
les is mueh better according to
report. |
Mr. A. A. Edwards spent
Sunday with his brother, Mr.
George Edwards at Mill Spring
Mr. Charles Flyim of Chim
ney Bock catted to see Miss
Gilreath Edwards last Sunday
afternoon. ,
Mr. J. T. Edwards we?t to
Rutherfordton last Sunday.
Roscoe Whitesides, who for
the past two months has been
away from the route, Is now
driving a^ school bus on the
Hickory Nut Gap road to^tha
Chimrfqr Seek High ScfessL
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