Entered as second-class mail matter August 20, 1928, at the Post Office at Tryon, N. C.,
under the Act of Congress. March 3. 1879.
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TRYON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1929.
Vol. 2.
Eleven Lots Sold
W. S. Green bought 11 lots this afternoon from J. B. Livings
ton. They are located on the undeveloped street that starts from the
city hall and runs up the valley joining Trade street near the Peoples
Service Station. The deal was made through C. R. Blanton.
Mr. Webb at Rotary Friday
Mr. A. J. Webb of Clarendon, Va. an expert in land
scape architecture, city planning and zoning, will speak at
Rotary luncheon, Friday at Mimosa hotel.
The Rarest N. C. Gold Coins
Thomas L. Elder, an expert on the Bechtler coinage
states the two rarest North Carolina Gold Coins are the
$2 1-2 coin of “Rutherford County” bearing the word “Assayer” and
the Five dollar piece bearing the words “Rutherford County" and 165
G" or Grains. These are the two coins which have sold for the highest
prices and are the ones most sought after by coin collectors. They were
struck sometime between 1831 and 1834 at Rutherfodton. Mr. Elder
offers two hundred dollars for the $2 1-2 piece and S3OO for the $5.
The rarest gold dollar struck by the Bechtlers was the one issued by C.
Bechtler bearing the mark of “30 G” or Grains. This was the first gold
dollar ever issued in the United States.
To Extend City Water
Mr. Herbert Beck will soon lay all-4 inch water line from the Pacolet
river bridge to his place in the Valley.
Many Inquiries
Secretary A. A. Merrick of the Tryon Chamber of Commerce states
that inquiries are coming in for accommodations during April and even
for the summer.
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