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CURB REPORTER their interest in the development of this section. Dr. Preston, Charlie Lynch, Mayor Bacon, Car ter Brown, The Bank and Carroll Rogers probably joined because they believe it is a good thing for the education and entertainment of everybody in this section. Each $20 membership entitles holder to two lifetime season tickets. That’s something to be proud of. Tryonites are glad to know that H. B. Kelly is manager of the Western North Carolina Fair at Hendersonville which will be held in October—7th to 11th. A feature of the Fair will be a square dance festival with teams from 22 coun ties participating '. . .Coach Wil bur O. Stephens of the Tryon football team states that he doesn’t have enough football shoes and can’t buy any. Anyone having such shoes to donate may notify Mr. Stephens or The Bulletin office. POLK COUNTY HISTORY Continued from Page Two—_ Part of the prisoner-workers were kept at a camp,—often spoken of as the “Old Stockade”, south of the Horse Shoe Curve,—across the railroad tracks from what later became the Country Club, on land owned by a Mr. Hilton. There was another camp east of Big Fall Creek/ further up the road, where the state prison ers were located while engaged in work on the heavy mountain grades. .Casualties ran iso high among ^the nrisoners used in this con struction work that a special in vestigation, under legislative sup ervision, was made. It has been said by old citizens that the State furnished the pris oners and provided clothing, while the railroad authorities were to give them food and shelter; and that when the work was completed, it was necessary for the prison officials to send for the men, since the company was without funds to pay their expenses back to prison. Accounts of the building of this road say that after funds had been exhausted, the contractors were paid for their work with county bonds at 66 2-3 per cent value.—(To be continued). CRAIN—PHILLIPS Miss Helen Phillips, daughter of M(r. Lucia Phillips and the late Mrs. Phillips of Landrum, was married on Friday morning at 11 o’clock in Spartanburg to Mr. Wil son Crain of Greer, S. C. Immediately following the cere mony the couple left for a wedding trip in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The bride was with the Tryon A&P Store for over a, year. The newly formed Tryon Choral Club held its first meeting Mon day night at .Oak Hall and laid plans for an extensive program this fall. Opportunities will given local music lovers to pa^Hte pate in a big program, to spoi^ sor concerts and to enjoy the fel lowship of all interested in music. Dr. and Mrs.' Erik Hemingson are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Thatcher. Dr. Hemingson, form erly of the University of Pennsyl vania, is now in the mathematics department of the University of Georgia. » A daughter was born this morn ing at St. Luke’s hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Broadus Shehan of Mill Spring Route 1. Mrs. G. D. Cooksey, Sr., and son, Tom. have returned from a three week’s stay with Mr. Cooksey at Hotel Canton. Tom has entered Spartanburg High School for his senior year. Recent guests at Melrose Lodj^r Mir. and Mrs. A. G. Greenley, Mrs. J. C. Slater, Savannah, Ga.; Mrs. J. W. Scott and daughter, Miss Mary B. Scott, Orlando, Fla.; Miss Alice Barry Womble, Miss Edith Randolph Horrv, Baltimore, Md.; ■ Mrs. J. K Williams and son, Rowan Williams, Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. Jane Pace of Saluda is a Patient at St. Luke’s hospital. ISN’T IT SO? If you talk about your troubles And tell them o’er and o’er, The world will think you like ’em And proceed to give you more. —Exchange.
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