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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 (Ertmu Jatltt Bulletin • v_ L (The Smallest Daily Newspaper In The World) Vol. 10. Est. 1-31-28 Remembers Tryon After 50 Years ■A Sen of Tryon’s first mayor sees 'name of Ballenger-Jackson Co., in a national magazine, and imme diately gets homesick for child hood days of fishing in Vaughn’s Creek. This eofuntry affects people that way. The let ter is as follows: San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 10th, 1937. The Ballenger-Jackson Co. Tryon, "North Carolina. Dear Sirs: Seeing your film’s name listed in Goodhousekeeping Magazine (Chatham Blanket advertisement), reminds me of my boyhood days fioent in your city, until I was 14 years of age. M*y father, now deceased, was a minister there, also school teacher, county sur veyor, and Tryon’s first mayor. Two of mv schoolmates were and Edgar Ballenger, also their sister, Mamie. I feel that one or both of these boys are connected with ycur firm, if so, and you remefnber me. please write to me when you have the time. I am 63i years of age (last Oc. tober 19th). Here are some of the names of families I remember: Garrison, Smith, Jones, Fisher, Goodell, Weaver, M'cAboy, Whitney, Beat son. Simms, Hampton. When I was there Smith and Ballenger had a general store, which was burned down. Miy father rebuilt their store. I recall the Pacolet River and; Vons Creek Coni invert on Page Two —— TRYON, N. C., MONDAY, NOV. 15, 1937 “CURB” REPORTER Sunday was a beautiful day. Miss J. E. Parsons of Fairfield, lowa, who is spending the winter in Tryon with her cousin, Mrs. Willis Parsons, is a member of the F/airfield Congregational church of which the Rev. C. P. Burnett’s father was a pastor in 1872, soon after he came to America from England. Preacher Percy, himself, was born in Eng land .... The widow’s mite: The Rock House Art Gallery across from the depot is being made more attractive .all the time. Mrs. Couper has planted Italian Rye, built rock walls, set out shrubbery, etc. Sometime ago Agent T. G. Mjiller won a prize 1 rom the Southern Railway for having the neatest depot and grounds in this division. On the other side of the park between the Baptist church and the Wash burn building is room for more improvement. The Washburn building has been undergoing con stant remodeling and repainting and now houses four concerns: the Book & Paper Shop, Helen Harwood—dresses, Mrs. Averill— dress-making, and the Fanners Federation gift shop. The Bap tists have been making improve ments for their new pastor who arrives this week from Kannanolis, the big towel town .... Here is a Strange As It Seems con- C on* invert on Hack Page
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