Entered as second-class 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., WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1935
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Pioneer Resident
Died On Tuesday
M. W. Page, 94, died Tuesday,
May 7, at 3:05 p. m., following a
short illness at the home of his
son, J. J. Page, in Green Creek.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock at
the First Baptist church of Land
rum with the Rev. C. B. Plrince
land the Rev. N. A. Merton officiat
ing. His grandsons will act as
pallbearers and the granddaugh
ters as flower beiairers.
The deceased was born on Sep
tember 15, 1841. He was a Con
federate Veteran, member of Co.,
B. Heavy Artillery, 13th regiment.
He operated a meat market in
Tryo*n years ago before retiring
e<nd later made his home in Tryon
with his daughter, Mrs. George A.
Gash.
Mr. Page is survived by two
sons, J. B. Page of Arden, N. C.,
land J. J. Page of Campobello, S.
C. route 4; and one daughter,
Mm Gash of Asheville. Also 21
grandchildren and "29 great grand
children.
Tennis Results
The seventh, eighth aind ninth
matches in the first rounds of the
Tryon Tennis Association tourna
ment were played Tuesday with
W. M. Hester defeating F. P. Bowes
2-6; 6-2; 6-1; Fred McLaughlin
defeated M. B. Caldwell 6-2; 7-5;
C. P. Regers, Sr., defeated Nel
son Jackson, 111., 6-0; 6-0. In
terest is increasing this week as
the players in their best condition
aire meeting one another in keen
competition.
Election Results
Seventy-three people voted in
Tryon’s Municipal and school elec
tion Tuesday and elected E. E.
Missildine for mayor; F. P. Bacon,
W. M. Ballew and R. S. Jackson
fo>r commissioners; R. H. Brady,
Mrs. C. W. Morgan and Seth M.
Vniing for cemetery commission.
For the School Board Nelson Jack
son, Jr., James Lankford and
Douglas S. Blais.
Columbus Election
J. R. Burgess, a Democrat, was
elected mayor of Columbus, county
seat of Polk county in the non
partisan election held Tuesday.
Mr. Burgess, who was unopposed,
received 72 votes. Three commis
sioners were elected from five
candidates in the field. Those
elected and their votes were: A. L.
McMurray. 57 votes; Robert
Walker, 55; and J. F. Ormand, 53.
They defeated D. J. Burnett, who
received 51 votes and G. C. Ded
mondt, who received 25 votes.
David Clark Coming
The Rev. David Cartwright
Clark, rector of Trinity Episco
pal church, Washington, D. C.,
will arrive this week for a visit
with his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
John Brittan Clark. Mr. Clark
will fill the pulpit for his father
at the Erskine Memorial church
on Sunday. Dr. Clark, who has
been regaining his health nicely,
expects to assist in the services.
Est. 1-31-28
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