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Vol. 9, Est, 1-31-28 TRYON, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JULY, 29, 1936
ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AUGUST 20, 1928, AT THE POST OFFICE
AT TRYON, N. C., UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3,1879
Ben Boone Passes
• Ben Boone, 61, died this morn
ing at St. Luke’s hospital at 3:15
after an illness of several days.
^He was brought to- the hospital on
^Tuesday for an appendix opera
tion.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 4:30 at the
First Baptist church of Landrum
with Dr. E. E. Bomar, Rev. C. B.
Prince and Dr. J. S. Lyons offi
ciating. The pallbearers will be
J. G. Landrum, W. M. Lambright,
A. B. Turner, Dr. R. H. Wilds,
B. F. Thompson, John F. Cantrell.
Mr. Boone was a native of Mill
Spring, Polk county, and was a
member of one of this section’s
most promnient families and a
descendant of Daniel Boone, the
pioneer. He moved to St. Peters
burg many years ago and built up
large real estate holdings and was
prominent in the business affairs of
that city. For the past few years
fcde had been spending some time
Bre had been spending some time
~ with his sister, the late Mrs. T. F.
Thorne, at Landrum, S. C., who
died a few months ago. His
closest relative is one sister, Mrs.
’bate, of Portland, Oregon, mother
cf Henry Shankle of Tryon. He
was never married.
Methodist Picnic
All the classes of the Tryon
Methodist Sunday school will hold
■: picnic at Hermon Field on
Thursday afternoon at 5 o’clock.
Andrews - Christopher
A wedding of interest to friends
in the two Carolinas was solemn
ized Tuesday afternoon, July 28th,
at 4:30 at the home of the bride’s
parents when Miss Mary Jane An
drews became the bride of Mr.
Perry Earle Christopher.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. L. R. Akers in the living
room before an improvised altar of
mountain laurel, Queen Anne’s
Lace and lighted tapers in the
presence of the two immediate
families. The wedding music was
rendered by little Miss Evelyn
Brown, cousin of the bride. The
bridal couple entered together un
attended.
Mrs. Christopher, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Andrews, of
Saluda, and Bryson City, N. C.,
is a graduate of Greensboro col
lege and has taught in the county
schools, being a member of Tryon
faculty for the past two years.
Mr. Christopher, son, of Dr. and
Mrs. R. G. Christopher, Landrum,
S. C., received his education at
Furman University and is employ
ed at Shamrock Damask Mill in
Landrum.
After a short wedding tiTp
through tbs mountains the vour.g
cci-ple will be at home in Land turn.
Reunion Postponed
The annual Jackson Family Re
union held every summer in Polk
county has been postponed until
further notice. .