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AT TRYON, N. C. UNDER THE ACT OF CONGRESS, MARCH 3, 1879
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Vol. 13. Est. 1-31-28
CURB REPORTER
Col. Dan Boone of Winston-
Salem who bought the Costa place
arrived in town during the week
end . \ . The Western N. C. Com
munities Associated met in Hen
dersonville Saturday. Norman
Grieg, manager of Chimney Rock,
was elected vice-president for our
district. Plans are underway to
advertise this section in Ohio and
the middle west . . . Attended the
Boy Scout Executive Board meet
ing at the Piedmont Camp at Lake
Lanier Sunday. It is remarkable
how fast this camp is growing and
yet is not fast enough to keep up
with the needs. There are 23
cabins and still some tents had
to be used last week to take care
the overflow. Nearly 3000
\wr s h ave th e priviledge of at
teWing this camp. The public is
invited each Thursday to attend
the Indian Pageant held at the
new Kistler Memorial amphithe
atre . . .
GOLF RESULTS
In the team match play against
par won by J. Rowe and E. Sayre
at the Tryon Country club during
the weekend they had a score of
7 up on par and a handicap of 11.
Second place was tied between F.
S. Wilcox and Marion Palmer with
a score of 5 up and a handicap
of 11 and Dick Taylor and C. H.
Helms, 5 up and handicap of 14.
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TRYON, N. C.,
MONDAY, JULY 22. 1940
WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE
WITH SHOTGUN CHARGE
Funeral rites for Mrs. Ira Prit
chard, 23, of the Pea Ridge section
of this county were held at 2:30
Sunday afternoon. Interment was
in the Byars family cemetery near
by-
Mrs. Pritchard, according to
officers, used a single barrel shot
gun to end her life in the front
yard of their home late Saturday
afternoon in the presence of sever
al relatives. The charge from the
gun entered just below the heart
and caused almost instant death.
No cause for the act was known.
At the inquest held at Columbus
later in the afternoon, the coroner’s
jury returned a verdict of fl ‘death
by self-inflicted wounds.”
An adopted daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Boney Connor of Mill Spring
she is also survived by her hus
band and several foster brothers
and sisters.
AT KIWANIS TUESDAY
C. M. Howes will be in charge
of the Tryon Kiwanis club program
on Tuesday at 1 p. m. Dwight
Smith will be the guest reader.
Presbyterian Society
The women’s Auxiliary of the
Tryon Presbyterian church will
meet on Tuesday at 4 p. m. with
Mrs. D. M. McGeachy. The pro
gram will be in charge of Mrs
J. S. Kell.
MASONS MEET TONIGHT
The regular meeting of the Jeff
L. Nelson Masonic lodge will be
held tonight at 8 o’clock.
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