fifr-fOLK COUNTY HEWS.
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THURSDAY. JAN, 31. 1907,
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tion prior to Jan ; 1st 1907, are
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and advertising prior to Jan. 1st
1907 are payable to Mrs. Marie
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NOTES AND COMMENTS.
We learn that Ferguson and
Russell of New York, have se
cured a franchise to install the
water works and electric light
plant for Tryon,
Correspondents are requested
to sign their fl$me to all articles
sent in for publication. The
News is not responsible for any
pnes views or items, appearing
under a real or assumed name.
Mr. Hughes is getting out a list
which will contain the name and
number of each subscriber using
phones on the. system of which
he is General Manager. This
arrangement will simplify mat
ters for the exchange operators,
as the numbers will be called for
instead of the names.
Recently, though we did not
learn the exact date, but its true
that Eteh&rd, better known as
''Dick" Covington of Melvin
Hill, took unto him a "help
mete;" The bride is a daughter
ofW.R. Prince, the groom a son of
ex-commissioner T. P. Coving
ton. The News wishes them
every species of happiness, in
their new relations.
Many realestate deals have
been made in the county this
winter; this branch of interest
in business circles is evidently
on the increase. The comparason
with this and Ave winters past
would be a3tonihing. The ad
vance in the prices of realestate
is also a matter of interest, 1st.
because it indicates a prosperous
condition and 2nd. because the
revenues from taxable property
must necessarily enhance the
county treasury.
The size of a town is not al
ways determined by the number
of its inhabitants, but oftsn by
the character and fl n a n c i a 1
strength pf its population; This
is true of Tryon ; The population
tjbough comparatively small, yet
the type of people that make up
its permanent residents, are. such
that uptodate and mcclern facil
ities are jn demand and are rap
idjy being installed, The latest
of these for Tryon, is, the water
sewerage and electric system.
The town is soon to be lighted by
electricity,
Buijds up waste tissue, pro
motes appetite, improves diges
tion, induces refreshing sleep,
gives renewed strength and
health. That's, what Hqllister's
Rocky Tea does. 35 cents, Tea
or Tablets. For sale by A. L.
McMurray.
If a cross mark appears on
your paper, it means that you
are behind on subscription and
if your paper doesent come to
you after the cross mark appears,
it is because you have not renew-
;ed. The price ol the JNEWS, is
one dollar a year; The conditions
are: IN ADVANCE.
The South in 1906.
In commerce, industry and
productivity the South surpassed
its expectations last year, and
furnished the rest of us with
figures that make us scratch our
heads and think. From its able
exponent, the Baltimore Manu
facturers' Record, we learn that
the South built 3055 -miles of rail
road, produced $2,000,000,000 on
its forms, dug 84,000,000 tons
of coal from its mines cut more
than 13,000,000,000 feet of lum
ber from its forests, exported
merchandise worth $700,000,000,
manufactured iron, steel, wood,
leather, cotton and wool products
worth $2,000,000,000 and added
$2,650,000,000 to the value of its
real wealth. This moves our
contemporary to inquire: "The
South will do what in 1907."
Manufacturers' Record, Jan. 24.
South Outstrips England.
England's wealth, according to
the London Express, is increas
ing at the rate of $7,000,000 a
week. This is less than one-seventh
of the rate of the increase
of wealth in the South. The In
crease in the true value of South
ern wealth in the past 12 months
was $2 690,000,000, or about $7,
300,000 for every day in the year,
inoluding Sundays and holidays.
Not only is the speed of increase
in the South so much greater
than that in England, but the
South possesses resources, agri
cultural and mineral, that make
certain in the future even a much
greater 'of increase than Eng
land. No wonder the London
Express bemoans the fact that
England cannot keep the pace
we have set .Manufactures'
Record, Jan, 24th,
TOWN MEETING.
Rutherfordton to "Enlarge the Place of her
Tent."
The citizens of Rutherfordton.
according to announcement, con
vened in Rutherford Court house
Thursday night. Mayor M. L.
Edwards presided over the meet
ing and W. H. Miller acted as
secretary. The mayor stated
that the object of the meeting
was to discuss the proposed ex
tension of the present incorpora
tion of Rutherfordton so as to ac
quire more territory and to in
clude the two depoi s and railway
tracts, also to appoint committee
to work for the proposed enlarge
ment. The State Railway Com
mission, after the two depots are
inside the incorporation, may be
invoked to compel the two rail
roads to have a union depot and
force the Seaboard to unite with
the Southern depot and the town
to build a gopd macadam road to
this new union depot. The town
can issue bonds to build this pro.
posed macadam and to make
other improvements,
Under the enlarged charter alJ
children of school age within the
new territory can have the bener
fit of the Rutherfordton Graded
School,
Upon a motion a committee of
three, J, R. Washburn, O, T.
Waldrop and Ex-sheriff Ed. Beam
were selected to name a campaign
committee of ix and they named
the, following committee to can
vass the town and to work until
election day in behalf of the en
larged boundary; W, J, McDan
iel, W. A, Harrill. C. D, Geer,
John C, Mills, H. L. Carpenter
and H. A. Bell. Qn motion Dr,
W. Z. Moore's name was added
to this committee. Then the
meeting on motion adjourned.
Rutherfordton Sun. Jan. 24th.
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A SUGGESTION TO SAVE EXPENSE.
To the News from a citizen
Editor News:
The criminal law should be
changed as regards the drawing
ol junors; Change the criminal
law so as to save expense over
one half. Require the county
Commissioners, when they draw
jurors for the year, to purge the
j ury box well ; Then, with closed
doors, draw fifty or sixty men to
serve as criminal jurors; make
it a heavy fine on uiem if they
give the names until wanted,
then only to the sheriff. Add to
them the twelve regular jurors.
If they sun through and have not
the twelve jurors, have the clerk
to throw'all the names back that
were refused and draw out again;
make them act unless thay are
related to the parties concerned;
It will save time and expense to
the county and also secure good
juries. A Citizen.
Read and Ponder.
I know of parties who have
not returned anything like the
full amount of their lands or at
least I have certain parties in
mind that I have been informed
that did not make reliable re
turns. Therefore I suggest the
following proposition relative to
this imyortant matter:
1st. No one shall enter lands
in this county without furnishing
the Register of Deeds with ample
bond to defray expenses of law
suit.
2nd. All parties or Companies
having lands in Folk county shall
return the full number of acres
and all failing to do so the land
shall be forfeited to the county.
A Tax Payer.
Please Everybody.
Sniggle Fritz. "What do you
mean by publishing in the paper
that the commissioners will meet
next Monday? Why everybody
knows that."
Critty Cissum. I don't like a
paper that don't give a fellow
any information about the meet
ings of the county commission
ers s$c. I forget when First
Mondays come and thats what
the paper is for to keep people
posted on such matters." Ahem.
That's the house the Doctor built,
The biggest house you see;
Thank goodness he don't get our
money,
For we take Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea. For sale by
A. L. McMrray.
MILL SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD DOTS.
Prof. B F. Williams returned
to his school Monday, after a
weeks absgnse.
Miss Daisy Rucker is visiting
relatives in Landrum, S. C.
0. T. Baynard was in town
several days last week.
Misses Nell and Laura Wal
drop were visiting friends in
town Sunday.
Misses Vinie jftfd Anna Will
iams also Hiiia iHdwards spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
Misses Lizzjie, L,ee and Nellie
Ross.
Levi Bishop has been quite
sick for the last few days but we
are glad to report he is better.
Best wishes to the News and
its readers.
. Sandy Springs News,
A wedding of much interest to
Polk county people occured Sun
day Jan. 27, at Brooklyn, S, C.
Howell Cantrell of Sandy Springs
and Jessie Hardin 'of Gaffney
were married by Rev, St P.
Jones, a large and unexpected
crowd were present, we wish
them long life and life and
happiness,
Austin Turner and family of
Gaffney have moveJ near New
Hope,
The school at New Hope is
progressing nicely with Miss
Etta McBrayer teacher.
Albert Turner and wife uisited
her father oi Melvin Hill.
Luther Horton died at his home
on Saturday night. He had been
ill for several months suffering
with dropsy of which disease he
died at the time above mentioned.
He was an honest, inoffensive
and hard working man. He was
buried beside his children that
preceeded him, in a family grave
yard on White Oak last Sunday.
Legal Notices.
Notice of Land Sale.
By virtue of a mortgage executed by John
Erwin and wife Katie Erwjn on the 6th day
of Dec, 1904 on the hereinafter described
land to secure a note for Four hundred and
ninety eight 86 100 dollars to Mcp. Ray
and duly assigned to D. Q. Wetmur default
having beed made in the payment of said
note. I will sell at the Court house door at
Columbus Polk county, N. C,, during the
legal hours of sale on
the 18th, day cf Feb. 1907.
All that land described in said mortgage
reporded in Rook 2 page 266 of fie records
ot Mortgages for Polk county, N. C. to. which
reference is hereby made it being the land
the said Erwin now hois on and includes all
the said Erwin owns in town of Saluda, N.
Ci to satisfy said debt interest cost and
commission. McD. Ray, Mortgagee,
P. G. Wetmur, Assingee.
Per Henry Tyyyford,
This the l6lh day of Jan. 1907.
Land For Sole,
The Bivings, or old "Poor House," tract
of land, lying between Mill Spring and Pea
ri lge is for sale and wi'l be sold eitl er ps a
whole or intracts to suit purchases at a eiy
early date. This is a good and well situated
tract of land and very desirable: Correspond
ence is solicited with intending purch sers,
uho are requested to write me within thenxt
three weeks at the address given below.
SOLOMON GALLERT, Care'of Yarboiough
Ilqtel, Raleigh, N, C.
Executor's tfotice.
Having qualified as executor of the will of
Mrs. Eliza Giles, deceased, late of Green's
Creek township, Polk county, N. C. . this is
to notify all persons having claims against
said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before Dec. 8 1907 or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will please make
immediate payment.
I). H. Holder, Executor.
This Dec. 8 1906; S
Land Entered
J. B. Turner enters 25 acres f land moie
less in White Oak I rtwr chin lIL
or
county, on waters of Green River adjoining
the lands of James Thorne, T, P. Ga-rett and
others. F. M. Burgess, Entry taker.
Entered Jan. 24th, 1907.
Land Entered.
N. Searcy an.' . Vf, Hollinsworth.
T
enters 200 acres of land, more or less in ireens
Creek Township in lk count) ; comensing
on Mart Cornwells land then to Weaver land
then with Abrams land to J. M. Putnams
land thence with same to the beginning.
F. M- Burgess, Entry Taker
hntered Jan. 1st 1907.
Land Entered,
T. G. Egerton, enters 10c acres o land,
more or less in Cooper (lap township, Polk
county, N. C. on waters of Walnut cree,
joining the lands of T. P. and T. G Ererton.
P. D. Williams, Emily Whjtesides land and
others.
F. M. Burgess.Entry Taker.
Entered Jan. st 1907.
Land Entered.
J, N, Searcy and E. W. Hollinsworth
enters 200 acres of land more or less on the
waters of the red spring branch in Polk
county in Columbus township joining the
Stearns land aud. the Long land now John
Cudds and the O. C. Bridges and Brown
Nance land,
F. M. Burgess, Entry taker.
Entered Jan, 1st 1907,
Land Entered.
A. G. Burton and Z. B. Rodgers enters 75
ocres of land more or less in Greens Creek
township on waters of Creek adjoining a home
i 1 1 .1.1 f ...
iana ana fne Ueo, LoIIins land and cth
beginning at A. G. Burtons a.nd Z. B- Hod
gers beginning corner,
F M, Byrges, Entry take.
Entered tht 9U1 day f January 1907,
in mini 1
J. C. PoweU, enter j ftreg Qf m$t moFe
or less in Cooper Gap township, polk eounty,
N. C, on waters of Green River, adjoining
lands of Allen Pyar, R.ev. yv. W. Womack,
the Speculation Co's. land and others.
F. M. Burgess, Entry Taker.
Entered Jan. 17th 907.
FOR SALE.
A vry fine Kentucky mare,
excellent buggy nag and the f ast
ast harness horse in Polk county.
Also a fiirst class saddle mare,
work anywhere, Both are sound,
of approved age and fine looking,
E. McQueen Salle y,
Tryon, N. C
B a n k 0
Capital $10,606
Surplus and Unciivlcieci Profits $3.000
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JOSEPH NORWOOD, Pres. T. T. BALLFWr, ,
JOSEPH NORWOOD,
IX E. CONNER,
J. G, HUGHES,
F. P. BACON,
J. B.
J. O.
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Your Business Is Solicited.
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Remnants of last Years Stock must Go.
Quality gooq-but quantity must be reduced to
make room for new stock.
The Bargain is yours. The sacrifice is ours
Your for trade in the New Year.
A. L. McMURRAY,
Columbus, N. C.
OUR JANUARY OPENING
WILL BE ATTRACTIVE. MA AY AEW
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