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COLUMBUS N. 0., THURSDAY, , JANUARY 12, . 19C
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LUSK SUES SETTLE
A Matter of Fees in the Moody
Contest.
Asheville, N. C, Jan. 7 Special.
Col. V. s. Lusk has instituted suit in I
t)u nuDCombe county superior court
aain-t Hon. Thomas Settle lor the re-
i-in-erv of $250. Col. Lusk was associat
ed with Mr. Settle in the contested elec
tion case of Moody against Gudger, and
the cause of action has grown out of
t.hla fact. Col.
Lusk claims that $250
ts the balance due him as his fee in the word ,noted' means different things to
election case. He says that Maj: Moody different people. "Some ladies ami gen
had agreed to pay him $500 for his tlemen who have been hero-1 never
services, and did pay him $2o0 before , - -
his death; that after Maj. Moody's knew were noted until it was duly ex
death and when the contest had been plained to me and in some instances fall
ended and Mr. Settle had secured from ed, then, to comprehend the reasons for
Mrs. Moody $2,000, as alleged, in it. So as I only am responsible for this
another complaint' Col. Lusk asked for Uttle dissertation I shall speak about
the remaining S2o0 and was 8 told if he . .- " , -..,.,
c? .int fnn :2sno some of Tryon's guests who appear- to
given Mrs. Moody, Mr. Settel would pay
Col. Lusk $250 from the amount receiv
ed from the widow. It is this amount
that Col. Lusk is now suing for. Mrs.
Moody recently began suit in the
superior
court of - Haywood county
against Mr. Settle for the recover of
. . - I
- o w
the $2,000 paid the attorneys, - which
she claims to have paid Mr. .vettle after
her husband's death and through a
mis understanding. "'
Temperance Convention at Raleigh
lviitor Lailey, of Kaleigh N.". C. is send
ing out the following letter and call. The I
friends of temperance in llendersonriHe
ought to send a representative to this Con
vention: Kaleigh N. C. Dec 20, 1904.
Dear Sir and Bro.. As a friend of tein
ferance and a factor in our progress, you
are inviied to attend the great terojerance
( ouvenliiMi at lialeiglr, January 19, 1903,
foil for which "I enclose herein. bee to it
lb? t some one represents your section
county, town or township. : . V ;
This mteting will either-carry our cause
forward or set it back; will ejther ton firm
the prestige gair ed by. our - victories these
two years, or create the impression that we
are careless and over confident jRrill either
follow our victories with a sweeping triumph
or with reaction and loss. My desire is
that we shall have a meeting so great and
enthusiastic that our cause trill sweep
everything before it. -' " . '
Make a sacrifice to be present. If ever
the cause needed you it will need you at
Raleigh, January 1 $th. - - v
Will you not 'talk up" this Convention?
' Urge your friends to come and ccnie your
heif. See that your local paper speaks of it.
Write to the editor and ask him to adver
tise the occasion.
It is true that a mighty effort now will ac
complish great thing and bring us by a
great leap nearer the point of total victory.
Come and lend your weght to this mighty
effort. Yonrs in the cause, ; "
J. W. BAILEY,
" Chairman.-
The Nebraska-Missouri bound-
ary line question is still tne com-
lauion of the query as to: who
struck Billv Patteison. The
United States Supreme court de-
.
cided the other day that it is not
where the Missouri is but where
it use lo be, not taking into con
sideration that th only thing
more difficult than to know where
it use to be. is to find out where I
4
it is going to be.
Mr. Chadwick is rather hesitat
ing in his expressions of ;belief! in
his wifVs honesty. Is this 'cau
tion, or more passion for the nak
od truth? If the former, it might
be well to remind him that the
world never goes back ou a man
f o r 8 ta i i d i nghy his wi fa. W itness
the sales of Etrerton Castle's last
novel in which a neglected hus-.
band pays his wifes ; gambling
debts. '1 - -
Firemen have found a way at
last of keeping woman from press -
ing to close to the lines at a fire.
A New York Turkish bath estab
lishment cau ght on . fire and six
men escaped in their! skins. The
woman pressing ou the 'f fire lilies
without further inducement fled
Not all the horrors of sudden
and bloody "death are associated
with war. During -the twelve
months ending June 30th last-:?),-787
persons were killed and 51,848
injured as a result of railroad ac
cidents in the .United States.
Some . of Tryon's noted Gnests.
Written For.the Lanier Club
, - by . - ;
Mrs. George L Morton.' '
. " From The Try on Bee)
I was asked by our honored president
to furnish a paper for this club on tome
of Tryoa's noted guests, but I fintl'-tne
me as worthy of note and altho' I have
tried J learn all the names of the noted
guests, 1 know many have escaped me.
I was not given any prescribed time
to deal with so there again I use my
a
-WD judgment
In trying to determine a date to start
from I kept going back and still farther
back until I got to prehistoric times,
thaUs prehistoric in so far as this place
is coucerneu, uuu vuere i uegm.
certainly some ot tne most notea peo-
pie who have lived in this territory 1
now called Tryon.by that I mean Tryon
township, if we can judge of what they
nave oequeatnea to us were tne oia
Cherotcee Indians, in numerous places I
one I have in mind in particular the
place where I II ve;. have been
thousands of arrow! heads - and
found i
spear
points also a few: battle axes which at
tests the fact that many a brave- battle
had been fought in this 1 region - in
which some warrior made himself so
conspicuous that one of the mountains in
the yicinity was named for him and un
to this day is known as Warrior Moun
tain.!"' ; ;!:-:, !!;.:,v -.f !!-,-.;::
The Indians .were noted people here
abouts long after the dawn" of history.
A battle between the Indians and Revo
lutionary soldiers took place In Howard
Gap in which Capt. . Howard who with
his soldiers had been stationed at the
Block House on the southern border, of
Tryon.f ought and defeated the Indians
and killed their, chief "Sky uka,' who
with the rest of his slain were buried on
Warrior Mt. and their craves can now
- - - - -r
easily be found.
Tt must have taken great courage to
go into these mountain gorges and dis
lodge the red men Vho held them, j so
"valiantly did Capt. Howard fight that
the gap was named for him and was up
to the time of the railroad the only
turnpike from Tennessee through this
range to South Carolina.
The man who bequeathed his name to
Tryon mountain was an. old Colonial
Governor, tradition says that he was a
D0.""!!!Se
r refugee, hidinsr on the mountain now
Droudjy bearing his name and . bis din
tng table, a huge rock is still pointed
outBut I am told it is an traoition.
. . a. . a jj
in revolutionary timeb we uuu
other
noted people here: Mr. William Mills,
great-grandfather, of Mr. T. C. Mills
rnirhr. n.4 n officer in the battle of
'
Kind's Mountain. "Who shall dispute
hie fnm on comlnsr back to his health
and home!- "" !: " '!'.
And here let me pay tribute to the
brave ones who stayed at home and pre
aprvpn themselves from the Indians and
wild animals, perhaps the greatest be-
r.-ic could be written upon their deeds
had not been buried in ob-
jlvon . . - ,
The Indians were so plentiful and . so
savage that the women kept a watch at
.V. .X A..,t, onrl ahon , hPV, MW HHV
vue wiuuw"
i... " . .hito flrr n t.hA men
who were at work in the field. : One wo-
a Mrs. Hannon. who lived where
the large barn of Messrs.. Conner and
rt - .r.t.n. t Valhnlla. cow the
Indians come an carrjoff her twp young,
est "children and scalp
i i i - ttt k,
weuii uu
ahull nnv her risrbt to fame to 'behold
that and still preserve her senses!
For nearly 100 years Tryon t lived
alone almost unknown and un visited by
1 the outside world
Not until the Civil
.un r.n Sherman of the union force
fnr.m Tennessee to At-
S lounde onlj, available f ute
:i-!:'w-i- AWnt.i.
???ur " "X ZlL . . !n
oldAsnevll e ano-spartauDurg mrupiiio
?L-v. h ,fcmrt with UU soldiers for-
CtUU Vi w - - ----- ---
aging on all sides and leaving destitu
t.ion behind him! Also a name more no-
9lnce
ted anu uoiunuMu.u
Ik 4 a- a oa a -ocnrt
. From 1.81
IvUU XITUU JOiuo vuw..i
becran to spread and many are
the ro
ted people . who have come here for
healths but alas not 'always to find it.
The," great poet,' Sidney Lanelr, for
whom our library " and this club have
been named came to Tryon and Lyon in
1881. He was brought here a very stck
man and only lived six.-week, his wife
and two youngest children were beside
him constantly. , He was carried to the
noted 4 'McAboy House' ; which is :now
the VMimosa',' and under the care bfDr
McAboy and his daughter Mrs. Wilcox,
his last days were pleasantly spent,; So
well did. he like the place he advised
his wife to remain here ; as her home.
Two years later she cime back and -resided
here until about 1897, sorting and
editing her husband's letters for a blog
raphyof tbedeceased poet and also pre
paring lectures which she delivered' in
many parts of the country, v Our Lanier
Library got its start from, some of Mr
Lanier's many volumes which his wife
gave as a nucleus. - . t
( This McAboy House was a flourishing
hostlery long before Tryon was in exist
ence and under that name, later as the
Lynn Hotel and how as the Mimosa has
sheltered many noted people. !.!-
Mr. Solon Robinson; agricultural Ed,-
itor of the New Y ork Tribune ' 1 1 ved
here before Mr. Lanier came. He had
made his name well - known in helping,
to clear out that dentin New York cal
led M5 points;" also he wrote a book : as
larce as a dicUonary it is said giving
hints to farmers and his name was a
household word in the,, rural districts'
Also Mr. W. H. Carmen for many years
editor of the Rural New Yorker and
fop whom the celebrated Carman pota-
toes and Carmen Peach were named
was at tbis house. : Quite a number of
naval officers have been, guests here.
Commodore Batcheller and Lt.' Corn
Perkins and Capt. Thomas. The for
mer however, died at Oak Hall and Lt.
Commander Perkins spent some time
there and always said when he left the
navv Trrnn ri t.n Ha hla hnmo. ' O.ant
Thomas did settle hef e in the Pacolet
Valley, to him" the most beautiful spot
on earth and he built a handsome resi
dence every! room so arranged it com
mands a magnificent view. He and his
wife lived here many years, he took an
active interest in horticulture,., being
President of the Polk county Horticul
tural Society at the time of his death in
In 1893 a new kind of a human being
struck thelOwn," or at least; so it' seem
ed to the natives. !!'!"!
Mr. William Gillette, playright. ac
ton, and all round developed man! . He
arrived here broken down in health
and spirits and was bound for most any
where! "'.'.
As the "train halted at Tryon he
got out, looked around, -was impressed
by the scenery and general conditions
and concluded he would stop over. ;He
liked so well he bought a large tract of
land, put him up a big shack filled It
with all sorts of quaint devices and liv
ed here until bis health was regained.
While here he wrote VToo Much John-
son' wnicn Drougnt nim nanasorae re
turns. Many are the yarns told about
him while he was here. His shack has
been added to an enlarged until now" It
Is an ideal home in the woods and is
fitl v trimmed "Thousand Pines. ' Mr.
Gillette runs dwn here We la while
for a short visl ; and we understand in
tends in the indefinite "sometime"-to
live here, mean while some of our other
noted people!' go there on some pre
text or other to see the place and get
inside if posible, . oftentimes the intrud
er is a newspaper woman who wants to
write up a column article on the place
for her home paper. ? !
Every winter the house is occupied
by Mf. Gillette's bister and her hus
band ,-. Mr. and ,r M rs. George Warner.
Mr. Warner being the noted critic and
also co-worker with his brother Charles
Dudly Warner, in the Warner Library
of Literature. And his delightful per-
sonality brings to mind- the genial
Character ol the Editor oi tne asy
I . ... Tl
Chair in Harper's monthly.
Aootner aowroi DUM w
: 1 ul ft .w""'"" "
. u-.-c. r rr Wmimo
at uas rxnu wuou i " --
7
bTOUgnt nim jamuuw uo
4u
and tnaL was.uis vuuviiat
brio expostulated on hU excess W.
nr nK uir. uh cm u ho uau uuo. wuvvb
i - , - , . ... .. . .
whiskey, to float - the great Eastern
Which.' if true, was certainly a famous
achievement. " . - .
Five or six years ago the: celebrated
Clssy.Lof tus was a guest at the Mimosa
from, the
effects of a broken or sprained ankle or
heart or something
hid her light undea, bushel an
hereven.ber Vwink"
Thr.eAiftter affo Mr!Klaw ofthe firm
a . i
of Elanger and Klaw of New York rent
ed Mr. Godsbaw's house and . dwelt
there for about six months Mr. George
I . , 4 - ; a xmwa - foar months
ago and while there" wrote the play
-" .. . vrr r-r " -
- I in aiuonwu , iwi .ii.,ui.v.-v -
will star in It. - . " - - -
with Trvnn'a beautiful scenery, it . is
strange that no. more celebrated artists
have been here. For every step a new
picture presents itself aod:the sunrises
and sunsets are to be found nowhere
more beautiful even Jn Italy. - In the
spring when the soft shades of the bud-
ding foliage are on every hand and the
brilliant red roadways lead to spots the
imagination loves to linger on then it is
tnat the artistic sense is completely sat-
isfied and more beautiful pictures are
waiting to be perpetuated on canvas
than bare ever yet been 1 painted. . The
only artist of note who has been ( here
I nnd,ns MIs3 Amelia M.'. Watson of
Boston; a friend ;of Mr. Warner and
family an&oftentimes their guest. We
have many local artists who - may be
worthy of fame but as I am Tno : j udge
will leave others to recognize their tal-
" Tryon - has always been a musical
place several of its towns - people being J
accomplished performers on different
instruments, many of these have been
educated in Germany and might have I
been famous if they had so desired: We J
have had so many guests who have also J
been fine musicians that a -concert of
the highest order can be rendered on I
only a day s notice. Mr, Joseph Denck I
or "Joe Denck" as he was familiarly j
called was often a guest here and would I
entertain his friends . by the hour first I
with the most brilliant classical music I
and the latest vaudeville. Miss Lonie
WJ ti flit .1L1jaBi:T.miiaA 'OnniAH aI XTAn. i
Tork two vounsr violinists of note have I
been here,the latter many times. : Mai-
le, Cicile Talma visited her parents Dr. J
aod Mrs. Garrighes this fall after re-1
turning from a brilliant tour- in Eng-
!and and Ireland as primadonna of. the J
Koyal Care Rosa Opera Co., where she I
received great praise in "The Marriage 1
of Tigaro' ."Maritana" 4lCormen" and
other Italian operas, both on account of I
her exquisite voice and her dramatic j
ability;! Since her return to New Y6rk J
shja has made her American debut ati
Carnegie ' Hall appearing with Joseph
Hoffman and Maud Powell. - " '
Miss Grlmstone, a pretty singer," but
more famous as the daughter of the
English actors Mr.; and Mrs. George
Kendall, was in Tryon a few times, kind-
ly assisting at a concert for! the benefit 1
of this Library. Minoe Gallup the bov
jrvusician was also a guest here. One of I
our noted home musicians is also noted
for being the son of a famous war gener
al.! Mr. Harold Doubleday," his father.
Gen. Ulysses Doubleday came to Tryon
from Ashevilfe and invested heavily in
real estate and if he had lived would
doubtless have built up that portion of
Tryon as he had already done that part
of Ashe ville called Doubleday now west
Asbeville!-"Another! general, but -one
whose title was civil rather than' mili
tary was Gen. Tyner' Post Master Gen
eral in Grant's cabinet and since attor
ney Gerieral for the Post Office Depart-!
ment. : He and hls wlfe have been fre
quent guests here, a tall erect man,
showing in his bearing the effect of for
ty year's continuous service, among
statesman, .- -
Gov. Plaisted, Ex. Governor Maine
spent a winter here and his wile - was 1
active in trvinc. according' to her con
victions to uplift the '"down trodden
i5n nri hnilt the lnred Tninl
church here. rr
Gov. Ay cock of North Carolina! has
been in Tryon on shore visits and i Ex.
Gov. John Gary Evans of South Caro
lina has spent many-a yacation ' here.
inrl hare han nnt.eri' Tjiwveps and
.:v;. - : r iLjji
years of the Supreme court of Pennsyl-
vaina spent three months here last win
ter. 'The U. S. Government has fre-
quently sent ;; specialists here whose
names : would be familiar to a certain
clientee. Mr. S. B. Hedges at one time
commissioner of Horticulture " paid a
visit to Tryon and: even in those days
was impressed 'with. the delicious -fruit
raised here - - - -
We have had no American presidents
with us, altho' I believe Mr. McKinley
passed through Tryon and if he realiz
ed what a favor he would . be doiog the
present writer of this paper by stopping
over . he doubtless would nave have
done so."- - - -
. But if our own presidents have not
seen fit to come here Gen. Gomez and
daughter of the CubahRepublic thought
themselves fortunate in discoveri nl- a
place where" no Spanish bullets were
liable to reach them. They started out,
evidently to the end "of the world and
when they arrived at Sky uka they stop
ped for th ey knew ! that Sunset Eock
was surely the jumping' off place. Jx!
"In addition to Solon Robinson and W.
H Carman we nave had still more no
ted newspaper men. , Editor Pulitzer of
the "New York World discovered! us
somehow and spent many pleasant days
at Lynn and Skyuka. . '-'. : :
jwr. tvicnaru-jo... jmiiuuuus, euiwrw
that great weekly periodical, the. man -
ufacturers' Record and also the , bouth-
em Farm Magazine, a monthly, thinks
Tryon is the most restful place he was
everi in -and whenever, his - numerous
usiness , trips take him within : fifty
miles of us he runs up: being- the" guest
of Hon. T. T. Ballenger and family
whose dear friend he ist He has also
boarded here at times and says Tryon
has more cranks and noted people with-
in her borders than any - other small
town he every heard of, and W6 are in-
caned to think he is right; but
as a general rule, the two geniuses are
not allied, our noted - people for the
most part being sin gularly free from
idiosyncrasies while the others are too
small cranks to fit 'ahvthiBer but the
wheels in their Own heads. - -
Mr. Edmonds is from Baltimore and
13 considered "authority on the south,
commercial or-educationiaL Philadel
phia sends Mr. Talcott Williams and his
wife here as good representatives ' of
that conservative and .well balanced
town Year after year they came down
for a month or so. He. is connected
with the Lodge there and one frequent-
ly sees his name at the 'foot of weighty
magazine articles. Many other noted
newspaper men and women: have made
brief sojourns here also teachers and
professors who were noted in their own
vicinity. " Dr. Charles Wesley Emerson
founder and president for many years
of the great Emerson College ofOratory
inBoston has a reputation all over the
United States and Canada at least, also
England. ; He -v Isited M r. and Mrs.
fiidnav T.onio. v- f mrt ' . war m i . If.
Lanier beinff the son of the ooet and was
spending the winter here. That" great
and venerable educator Rev. J. II. Car-
lisle, ex-president of Wofford College
spent a vacation here at Mrs. Missilf
dine's and to use her words "His very
presence was a benediction. '
Mr. Aarion French who did so much
for Lynn - and who was broad-minded
enough to see the possibilities; of this
section and it he had lived would have
carried out extensive plans of improve-
ment is known the world over among
rail road, men; h e manuf actui ed - car
springs at Pittsburg, Pa. the company
being known as the "A. French Spring
Co.'' and where ever you may; travel
some of his well-built springs are prob
ably making the Journey more comfort
able for you. His untimely death from
heart disease two years ago was a sad
loss to Tryon
If you know anything about .printing
you know that good results are due in
great measure to the rollers used in
hiking the type: these rollers have - to
be very nicely . adjusted to warm
weather and to cold weather, and Sam
uel Binghams' Sons in Chicago have
nearly perfected the jq. ! Anyone engag
ed or in any way allied to the printing
art know of this firm as it is the largest
one in the1 world making printer's Tol
lers. Mr: Millard F. Binghams is the
president of this company and has spent
many pleasant montns in Tryon. and
Lynn accompanied by some of his family
and he always shows a living interest in
the little town and her people. -r . .
Mr. Woolson, the head of the Woolson
Spice Co., of Toledo, O.. was in Tryon
last winter visiting ihis sister, Mrs.
Pomeroy.!. This company is ! the one
who sells the famous Lion Coffeet. And
wa? s J1?" -. -
"Fels Naptha
ago, lorig before Naptha Soap was on
the market and it would'nt surprise us
a bit if he was inspired to make that
soap after gazing - upon the beautiful
spots the red clay made on his clothes at
the end of a day 's tramp. -
Mr. W H. Westingbouse of theWest-
inffhouse Electric, vjo,. also iound
this
place among his other great discover
ies and was at The Mimosa for a short
while. ! " "
Mr. W.H. Baldwin atone time Vice
Pres. of the Southern Railway now
president of the Long island Railroad
and with his father connected with " the
Baldwin Locomotive. Works at - Patter
son N. J.,: thought Tryon the prettiest
spot in North Carolina and was present
at the dedication of our little depot in
1897 and had faith enough in our future.
to invest $5,00 in school bonds. , -
W.- H. Hardwickl V. ' President of
that great system the Southern Rail
way has often been here for pleasure aa
well as business! Other officials of the
Southern Rail way have been here and
officials of other works, private Pull
man cars being the cause of very . little
remarks.. Pr :- ; -
Mr. Wagner one of the! V. Presidents
of the New; York Central spent all one
winter at Oak Hall with his wife. s
Pr! Price of Philadelphia was a vis".
tor to Tryon once but as it took, $100 to
fetch him he has not been - invited ! to
come back, most of us being 'content
with the skill of our own local physl
cians, Gafrignes who was before men
tiohed as the father - of Malle Cecil e
Talma, a noted physician came here a
year ago to enjoy the delightful climate
accompained by his wife and ia stil
i here- i-r. Aiarrigues is a noted ;spe
1 cialist for the diseases of women, he is
connectpd with, the New York Mater
nity Hospital and.: St, Marks Hospiulv
he is also tho author of many medica
j works which are used in the colleges in
all English speaking countries.
- Another well ..known physician but ,.
hailing from Chicago came to us a year -ago
and still r emains we hope ; perm-;
antly, this is Dr. Bedell, a lady, but as
one well known medical man in Chicaero
said 'the peer of any physician in this
city' - She has also written some weir.
known books for the "profession, and Is "
at work now on her master piece. "Sex ' !
and Evolution. ! Not only was she a
successful doctor but was a club woman "
as well being president of the " Chicago
Woman's Club for the year 85 and 86. -If
you think there have been quite a
number of note wothy: people in Tryon
at one time or another, these few names
are as nothing v compared" with " the "
literary-lights wjio" have been here.
None possibly with fame as lasting as
Sidney Lanier's nor as scholarly as Mr.
George Warner but some of these more
widely-read. - .
Mrs. Elia W. Peattie and Mrs; Grace
Duffy Boy lan of Chicago - have spent
many months in Tryon and have left "
many f riends. Mrs, Peattie's name la
seen in the current magazines and in
the' - Youth's Companion ; " she wrote a
neat little - publication, Mrs.- Boylan -spent
about nine months here at Mrs. -Missildines
four years ago. and every
week sent off a short story and poem to"
a Chicago syndicate the plat ; of which ,
was laid in or around Tryon. She : has
also done heavier work having brought
out several novels, j. While here she
gave two or three authors readings and -proved
herself a well-traiiied elocution
ist also. Lite Mrs Peattie she added;
much to the social and intellectual life
of the place. . . ' ' - - ,
"- Another story writer of prominence
who has been here and who is also ex-
pected this winter Is Mrs. Mary Stewart
Cutti ng; sister of : M r.l Doubleday and
mother "of Mr.K Charles Cutting. .Her ;
stories are of a high moral tone , and
her specialty is the romantic side oL
every day married life; and she pictures
to a nicety the little happenings that
seem so little yet mean so much. ; And
"Pansy'', the woman who wrote Sunday .
school books as sensational ; as any
yellow.backed story of the wooly west
lived all ol one summer at- Log Cabin - :
Inn and her husband Rev.! Mr. Aldcn
preached once or twice at - the congre
gational church. r ' ; '
jviiss . Margaret -' w arner Money a
botanist and naturalist, always makes a
spring : pilgrimmage to Tryon, going "'
over and over these mountains . and
never tiring of . them. Several of her -
books on botany and on bees adorn the
shelves of - our Library. Like" many
others she has given, most instructive
talks before this club which have been
much appreciated. ,. - . "
Another naturalist whose. knowledge
is recognized by the scientific world - is
Prof. Loomis. His father and mother!;;
resided on Godshaw Hill for : many -
years. 'He is authority on aqnatic fowl
and : as ; such . was ' . employed bv
the United States Government.!- He is
at present curator of the Acadamy of
sciences in San Francisco: 5
Rey. Oosiah Strong author of "The
New Era" and a student of , sociological
roblems has visited rhere being the
guest of his brother Major. Strong. .
While here he lectured before the, club -
and its friends. - .-t? -
Pres Snyder of Wofford .College
entertained and instructed us one even
ing with a lecture on shakespaare,; the
mam Last winter through -the efforts"
of Prof. Gamewell of ;Wofford College .
Mr. Jenkin Lloyd J ones of Chicago de-
livered two lectures free ; before the!
club and town people and was entertain
ed by some of the members. ' Dr. Jones
spoke inflowing terms of Tryon and i,ts
residents and - wanted' to come here
again. As it was very stormy the two ;
days he was here ha only met a 'few of :
the good people; what would he have
said if. he had seen us all? :
In thinking over . the names of the
people whohave been here we find that
the majority of them are before the
public eye in some way or other, some
of them only known locally" but held in
high esteem where they are known our
own Mrs. Charles Erskine is known to
the public at large as VPayne Erskine" -both
is a graceful nultCr of . prose and
poetry and also as an artist and she -brings
around her at her.' winter home
in Tryon many- gifted friends!:;!; had
almost completed my paper -when Mr.
Parks Rector of Calvary church in New
York come to visit" his wife who is
spending the , winter! a
that recalls to me : other! divines iwho .
have been ;her'e.! " -
:!Mr.!Wardditorof,the Independent'
was in Tryon for a time 'and preached
at the congregational (church, and of
course we, have Bishops'- here -called
hither of official business! connected
with the "Episcopal society7: If you
notice airthe names I have, mentioned '
are the names of people who have made
the world the better for their; being In
it, some we have had whose names have
been before the public but too much in'
the line of notoriety and as they came
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