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u - Es t. 1-31-28 TRYON, N C. t MONDAY, JAN. 1, 1940
E. W. Dedmond
fi. W. Dedmond, 81-year-old
/pioneer resident of Polk county,
jjyfoowg to thousands of friends as
Dedmond, died at approximate
... ly 5 *o*clQck fhis morning as his
home in Columbus, He had been
. in declining hgplth fqp some time,
. his condition jbteeaming serious over
♦ theweekentt/ *£s
The deceased is survived by two
sons, George C., of Try<m» and
Esby Von T>edtnondt of Newbeipw,
S. C.; three Mrs. A/D.
flTaaperity, S.*C,; Mrs.
J. L.Fu*r of Clinton, S. C.,~ and
M!rs. W. A. t)rmand of Columbus.
Seventeen grandchildren and sev
eral great-grandchildrdn alsp sur
vive. .
, \ Funeral services will be held on
* Tuesday at / the'*. First Baptist
* church at 2 p. m., with interment
in the cemetery of the
'»Higbus Presbyterian church.
.'WpWne *Rev. D. M. gMicGeacby will
officiate, assisted by* Dr. G. V.
Tilley. 4 • ,*
Mr; Dedmond and A late Mrs.
Dedmond celebrated f|eir 60th
> weeding anniversary on
10, 1j)39, and Mrs. Dedmond, ill
at tm&fr time failed ro recuperate
and died December 21. She was
77 £«ftrs of age.
Dr. .Dedmond moved with his
fatnly tp Ptdk county from Clm ;
ton, S. C., and had engaged in the
manufacture of a mineral medicine
from ore on his farm near
and continued actively
in this business until his-death.
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A London Letter
To liarkness Smith
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The following culled from a let
ter dated December* 15, from my
British cou&'ft, Mrs; W„,Foss Hark
ness, in London somewhere:
Excerpt:—
“ ... .We |j |» living at Latymer
Court, Hammersmith Road, not far
along from the High Street shops
at Kensington, and the fiat is a
joy,—just like an American flat,
with i central (steam) heating,
BOILING water, hard wood floors
and an American ;refrigapator. So
at the mojnent wfr feel vlfy happy
altho we have none too mueh fnoney
to spare. , / . JF
“Everyone from the States was
so kind we were landed over what
with letters beggigg ns to come
over and offering all sorts of in
ducements.
“It was very fuyiy how the
American were most
anxious to get ns all out.
“The poor Navy as usual gets
all the brunts of war, and" the way
that-the Germans have sunk neu
tral shipping is scandalous. I do
not suppose we ever can do as thev
do—as for instance the non-sink
ing of the ‘Bremen.’
“I wonder (vhat Lindbergh thinks
of our ‘poor little air-force’ • now ?
We ourselves are amazed at how
much they are doing with so little
loss. The thing is. it is fo
upsdt them (Ed. the German peo
ple)* when so few of their fliers re
turn,—and VERY few of the : r
vaunted submarines. / ! /' /
“1 Suppose that after taking /
Continued on Rttrh *»/,.. '•**/$