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ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879 ffiu' Erunu Vol. 8 TRYON. N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1935 Est. 1-31-28 , Mrs. Peattie Passes Word of the sudden death this morning' of Mrs. Elia W. Peattie, 73, at the home of her son, Dr. George Roderick Peattie, in Wall ingford, Vermont, brought sorrow every one in Tryon, where the aged journalist, novelist and poet was greatly beloved by young and old. Mrs. Peattie, apparently in good health, left only about a week ago for a visit with relatives in New England. The telegram stated that Mrs. Peattie passed out with only a; little sigh and no suffering. The previous evening had been spent happily telling stories and anecdotes in the family circle. Relatives here were unable to make any statement as to funeral plans, pending word from Mrs. Peattie’s sons in New England. A native of Kalamazoo, Mich,, Elia Wilkinson was reared from a small child in Chicago. She be gan writing when little more than a child, and her first published works appeared in the Chicago . Times when she was 16. In 1883 §Ahe married Robert Burns Peattie, JL young journalist with the Times, with which paper both Mir. and Mrs. Peattie were associated for several years. Later they accepted the position of joint editors of the Omaha, World-Herald. While in Omaha Mrs. Peattie was sent to Alaska and to the West Indies on writing commissions. She served for 18 years as literary and dram atic critic for the Chicago Tribune. The Pea.tties came to Tryon after the close of the World War. Mr. Peattie died here in 1930. They took an active interest in community life, and organized the Drama Fortnightly. Mlrs. Peattie served several terms as president of the Lanier club and of the Garden club. She was president of the Garden club when that organi zation purchased its 375 acre con servation project, Pearson’s Falls. Mrs. Peattie is survived by three sons, Dr. Roderick Peattie of the faculty of Ohio State University, Donald Culross Peattie, widely known botanist and author, of Glenview, 111.; and Edward Peattie, business man of Waterbury, Conn. Four sisters, M<rs. W. B. Stone, of Tryon; Mrs. G. K. Trask of Sauga tuclc, Mich.; Mrs. EBwin Pratt, of Long Beach, Cal.; and Mrs. H. G. liorlock of Waterbury, Conn. Sev eral grandchildren also survive. Durham Exonerated Spencer “Snake” Berry, colored, who was shot last Saturday while being arrested by Policeman Frail Durham, died Thursday afternoon at the hospital. A coroner’s jury met soon after Berry’s death and exonerated Policeman Durham. Minister Dead The Rev. S. E. Radway, colored Episcopal minister and principal of the School of the Good Shepherd in Tryon, passed away this morn ing at his home here. Funeral plans have not been arranged pending information from Bishop Gribbin in Asheville. The colored minister was a native of Jamaica. He had made Tryon his home for the past 13 years. MAYONNAISE JAR FREE McNeely’s is giving a mayon naise JAR free with the purchase of Wesson Oil, and is not giving alway MAYONNAISE as the ad. states in today’s Bulletin.
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