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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Helper Engineer
Suddenly
F. C. “Pap” Underwood, age
about 60, engineer on the big
Helper engine that helps to push
trains up the mountain from Mel
rose to Saluda, died suddenly about
1:30 this afternoon while his en
gine was pushing a freight train
up the grade. Saluda City Clerk
Baty Hall stated this afternoon
that an inquest had been called
and that Coroner Dr. John Z.
Preston of Tryon and Dr. E. M.
Salley of Hendersonville would be
present. My. Underwood’s head
quarters were in Asheville where
he is survived by two children.
He had been on the Asheville
for many years and came
here originally from Florida. The
Saluda giade is the steepest east
of the Rocky mountains.
\ A BIT OF NORWAY AT
ROTARY FRIDAY
Samuel A. Bingham, who visited
Norway and other Scandinavian
countries several years ago, made
motion pictures of the places of
interest. That country now is at
war, and Mr. Bingham will show
the pictures at the meeting of
the Rotary club on Friday at 1
p. m. The program will be in
charge of B. L. Ballenger.
GARDEN CLUB NOTICE
The Garden Club issues this in
vitation to all its members to come
to Pearson’s. Falls on Wednesday,
May Bth, bringing along their own
picnic lunches and their frien4s
There will be no admission charge
to the on'that day.— MH
CURB REPORTER
.... Remember to Register on
Saturday if you want to vote . . .
The Democrats will hold their pre
cinct meetings all over the state
on Saturday. In Polk County the
time will be 3 p. m., at each vot
ing place .... If the census man
has not seen you notify Nelson
Leonard, Tryon . . . . H. W. Cran
dall advertised for a position for
his second cook. It got results so
quickly that the ad had to be tak
en out the next day . . . Jimmy
Miassenburg states J. M,. Broughton
candidate for governor, who visit
ed Tryon Horse Show day, was
amazed at the bigness of the thing.
It really is colossal, and the
Hound Show was the biggest in
the United States . . . An Illinois,
reader of the Bulletin advertised
for an apartment. Answers came
from Charleston. Rock Hill, St C.,
and Svraouse, N. Y. . . . The
king of Denmark submitted to
Germany, and the king of Norwav
from his capitol: the whole
democratic thinking world was
shocked, but it will be a differ
ent storv on Fridav when The
King Rides By in the limb
school nlay presented at the school
auditorium at 8 p. m. . . . Miss
Isabel Christie, who has been
taking the Tryon Daily Bulletin
for many years and has it sent
to her each summer at Toronto,
Canada, stated before she left that
it was remarkable that she has
Continued on Back Pape ..