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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Vol. 10, Est. 1-31-28 TRYON, H C., WED., JULY, 21, 1937
Bound To Court
On Assault Charge
Rufus Gosnell was tried in
magistrate’s court Tuesday on
charges growing l out of an affray
in Which Henry Shankle, Sr., was
painfully injured recently, and was
ordered held for the next term of
Superior Court.
“Mystery” Solved
The Tattling mystery of the fall
ing .stones inside a surburban resi
dence Monday night, was appar
ently solved when the stones gave
way to shoe horns, etc.,
at a later hour.* Members of the
sheriff’s force and of the town
police were called to investigate
the shower of .stones inside the
house, and working from the fact
that, sones, to fall, must first go
up, and to go up, stones usually
must have some assistance. This
assistance was soon found to be
coming from sources other than
supernatural, as was first suspect
ed, and the case is marked closed.
“Fresh” Corn
J. B. MjcKaig, of Lynn, present
ed us with an unusually odd ear
of corn. This ear of corn was
growing in the tassel of the stalk;
and the sprouts or tassel itself,
has grains of corn scattered about.
The ear has no shuck, and appears
ready for cooking. It was raised
by Mr. McKaig.
Two negroes taken from cell in
Florida and lynched.
Another court bill compromise,
acceptable to foes, predicted.
‘Curb’ Reporter
The curb reported is taking a
holiday today as the guest of Mrs.
Parsons at M'ontreat, N. C. Never
been there. Here ’N’ Yonder
Johnson and As I See It Dedman
of The Polk County News will have
to pinch hit . . .. There is so
much to do that it is hard to get
away even for a day . . . Eliza
beth Kerhulas has some guests.
Hope they get their names in time
for today’s paper . . . Somebody
said that there is a visitor at Mrs.
Morgan’s . . . Mrs. Patterson and
Mrs. Anderson returned to Ballen
gers this week from their vacation
. . . Barbara Lincoln is expected
home Saturday from Baltimore . . .
The Misses Pitkin are expected
home toda'y from Brevard . .
Jimmy Little was supposed to
bring in an article Tuesday about
the club . . . One of the most
interesting jobs is that of Agnes
McLeod, Polk county home demon
stration agent, who spoke at the
Kiwanis club in Columbus Tuesday
and told of the wonderful work the
women and young people of the
county are doing in self develop
ment. 900 women in the county
belong to the women’s clubs which
are enriching farm home life in
many ways. It is fascinating to
h~ar of the progress made . . .
45,000 women in the state belong
to these dbbs. Ruth Current, the
state director, who succeeded Dr.
Jane MjcKimmon, was a classmate
of the writer’s wife at Meredith
. . . Sally Cathey wanted an ad in
today for the Blue Ridge Weavers
telling about their new greeting
card display . . . A1 Bowen is giv
ing away interesting books with
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