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NOTES AND COMMENTS
The Trvon Bee crave consider-
able space in last weeks issue, toj
a .business directory 01 lryun,
which is brim full of valuable in
formation along business lines.
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We have on file, a newsy and
interesting letter from an old
resident of Polk, and, by the
way, an old war veteran, which
1 we hope to find space for in next
, weeks issue. The letter is from
B. T. Morris, of Fletchers, N. C.
The Thaw trial of New York
continues to become more sensa
tional as it progresses. It seems
from her testimony, that "Eve
lyn Nesbit," made an attempt in
;her girlish days, to establish the
primeval fashion a fashion that
existed before the "Fall of man;"
But Dist. Atty. Jerome seems to
assume the privilege of tearing
away from her even the "fig
leaf" apron, leaving her nude
proportions exposed to the blush
ing gaze of the whole race ! Take
the last three letters from her
nrst name lyn and you ,-wifl
have the full name of the mother
of us all Eve. The story record
ed in the 3rd. chap, of Gen. is
scarcely more sensational than
the history of this modern Eve.
Of course electricity "is in its
infancy" in the Thermal belt and
we only have its infantile whisp
ers over the telephone, but wait
until Pacolet is harnessed up and
"God said,Let there be Light, "
then wait again, and maybe
the dream of the past century
will be a reality! When two
threads of steel shall tie Tryon,
the metropolis of Polk, to Colum
bus the capitol, and the rumbling
wheels of electric cars shall come
bounding over the intervening
hills and dales, and then of
course brother Page will be out
of his present job, but he'll have
a better one, and Mollie aud the
buggy will both be "back num
bers" but who cares? Mollie
will be navigating the same ele
ment that Santos Durnont's air
ship navigated and, she won't
care.
It seems that the legislatures
of the two Carolinas have done
their part in legislating against
the liquor traffic and endeavoring
to promote the temperance inter
ests of these two states. It
now behooves the people, and
the executive powers of these
states, to see that such noble leg islation
is put in force. It is true
that a certain class of people can
fee controlled by moral suasion,
while another class have to be
restrained from evil doing, by
legislation. Prohibtion was the
first law that God gave to man.
"Thou sheJt not eat of the tree
in the midst of the garden neith
er shall you tpueh it. "
This was a kind of prohibition
by moral suasion, and it proved
inefectual; Then legislation, as
a prohitory measure, was resor
tei to, and man was driven out,
and placed under prohibitory re
strictions, and, of course, he did-
ent like his job, ' but he needed
the strong arm of law to hold
him from further ruin. 'Peace
ably if we can,' but forcibly if we
must," Good men will not, and
bad men mtist not. Moral sua
sion for the one, legislation for
the other. Obedience is one end
of law and punishment is the
other.
A Letter From Mr. Gray.
1 Feb, 4th, 1907.
Dear Ero. Croker:
Please find inclose payment of
subscription.
I am very glad that you have
charge o f the Polk County
News again. Mr. Carnegie's
death made us feel very sad. I
havealwavs intended to write a
letter for publication in your
paper, discriptive of this section
of the country, but have not as
yet found the time to spare, as I
have 'always been just as busy
here as I was in North Carolina.
The longer we stay here and the
more we see of splendid climate,
the wonderful natural resources
and rapid developments, the bet
ter we are pleased. For the past
several months I have had charge
of the construction and finish
ing of a large addition to the
Mitchell Hotel, this being a
$20,000 contract. I get, $4.00 per
day of eight hours and Clarence
gets $3.00 per day, during school
vacations, laborers get $2.00 to
$2.50 per day. Cost of -living
here is perhaps ten to twenty
per cent higher than in the east,
provisions however aro no higher
here than than there. E. C.
Townsend has a good situation
at $100 per month, James Mc
Dowell, TsaibTr yrospcrous, hav
ing 'organized the O 1 y m p i a
Building and Loan Association,
which is meeting with success.
W. A. Collins and R.T. Lindsey,
who came here in debt about
three years ago, now own their
own homes and are out of debt,
I think A. J. Ward has a good
situation at $3.00 per day. I
think we will plways have pleas
ant recollections of our ten years
sojourn in the mountains of the
"Old North Strte" and our many
friends in Polk county and shall
never cease to wish for the
greatest possible good for that
section of the state and the en
tire "South land," as well. Of
course we expect the Polk
County News to succeed and to
be largely instrumental in devel
opments there.
Having written more than I
intended you may publish this if
desirable.
Hastily Yours,
Howard E. Gray.
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MILL SPRING HAPPENINGS
The public school term closed
here last Friday. We wish to
thank Prof. B. F. Williams for
the interest he took in us, also
thank him for the beautiful treat
ha gave us.
Otho Lewis one of Mill Springs
most hustling boys made a busi
ness trip to Rutherfordton last
Monday.
Little Mollie Dalton has been
qutite sick for the last few days.
Misses, Minnie and Ollie Wal
ker visited Misses Lizzie Lee and
Nellie Ross last Sunday, ftthers
who were in town were Crawford
Walker, Albert Waldrop, Ralph
McFarland, John Arledge, John
Hutcherson and Thos. Phillips.
"Uncle" Decatur Garrett died
Sunday evening. The remains
were laid to rest in the Silver
creek cemetery Monday evening'.
Elijah Philips is reported quite
sick. We hope for him a speedy
recovery.
A. C. Boone is busy this week
opening his new lot of spring aiM
summer goods.
Miss Lizzie Lee Ross is suffering
with an attack of grippe. We
hope to see her out again soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wommack of Pop
lar Grove visited ?the latters
sister Mrs. L. C. Gibbs Sunday.
Mrs. J. T- Waldrop and daugh
ter Miss
vara visited Mrs. T.
M. Ross Monday.
Nellie Ross.
Faster and faster the pace is set,
Uy people of action, vim and get,
So if at the finish you would be,
Take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea. For sale by A. L. Mc
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Missildine, Tryon.
FINGERVILLE R. F. D. NO. 1. NEWS.
Mrs. John Cantrell visited her
sister, Mrs. E. L. Turner; Sun
day, who is very ill.
Misses Qla anil Whitney Miller,
spent Saturday night with Miss
Ethel Arledge. ,
Albert Turner and wife of this
section visited the laters parents
of Melvin Hill, Sunday.
D. H. Miller made a business
trip to Landrum, S. C, Monday.
Philip Henderson who has been
very ill is improving.
Miss Emma Miller visited her
cousin Mrs. Perry Ca nt r e 1 1
Thursday night, reported a nice
time.
Perry Cantrell on Fingerville,
R. F. D. 1. gave the young peo
ple a cotton picking Thursday
night. All reported a fine time.
Miss Ettie McBrayer teacher
at New Hope school ppent Satur
day night with her parents near
Shiloh.
Clyde Davidson a handsome
young man of Aboline, is having
lumber sawed to build him a
garden. ' .
C. B. Arnold, of the firm of Ar
nold & Cannon at Lynn, will sell,
for cash at auction, on Tuesday,
March 12th, all of the remainder
of his interest in their stock of
goods See his Hand bills which,
indicate the numerous articles
for sale, and remember the date
March 12th.
Mary Dark circles under the
eyes indicate a sluggish circula
tion, torpid liver and kicmeys.
Exercise and Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea will make you well
md beautiful. 35 cents, Tea or
i ablets. A. L. McMurray, Col
umbus and E. E. Missildine,
Tryon.
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TRYON NEWS.
Tryon, Mar. 6. A trouble
some freight wreck occurred just
a mile above town Sunday morn
ing about five o'clock Two steel
coal Cars were derailed and more
or less demolished and the con
tents spilled. A box car was
completely demolished a 1 1 h o '
some of the freight in it was
saved. The track was torn up
some distance and it was after
noon ere the damage Was repair
ed so that trains could pass.
Henry Holbert (col.) of Mill
Soring was fined $20.00 Monday
by the town authorities for ped
dling meat without a licence,
Elias Garrett of the Mill Spring
section, who has been "scorer"
at the Tryon Paper Box Factory
left last week for Atlanta, Tex.,
to visit relatives. He may re
main in Texas.
J. O. Wilson, of Cleveland, O.,
a former resident of Tryon, is a
guest at Oak Hall Hotel. Mr.
Wilson is well-known throughout
the county, having engaged in
the mercantile business here as
the Ballenger & Wilson Co. His
many friends are extending the
glad hand.
Alex, and Whitwell Beatson,
who were called home recently
from Chicago and Florida, re
spectively by the death of their
father, will remain several weeks
to complete the new residence
which Mr. Beatson had started
near the Doubleday place.
Mrs. S. B. Tally left Sunday
for a visit of a month or more to
her former home in Laurens,
South Carolnia.
It is reported that the Congre
gatio.ialists are to have a new
church, thanks to C. E. Erskine,
whose liberality has assured the
erection of a new edifice. Mr.
Erskine also gave the lot next to
the Lanier Library upon which
the handsome new parsonage
now stands. W. F. Smith has
the contract. v
Contractor W. J. Gaines is
placing rock on the ground for
the foundations for the new post
office building, which will begin
to go up shortly.
Are you tired, fagged out, ner
vous, sleepless, feel mean? Hol
lister's Rocky Mountain Tea
strengthens the nerves, aids di
gestion, brings refreshing sleep.
35 cents, Tea or Tablets. A. L.
McMurray, Columbus and E. E.
Missildine, Tryon.
Legal Notices.
Notice of Land Sale.
Under and by virtue of a mortgage execut
ed to W, A. Smith by William Blackwell and
wife, Nancy Ann Blackwell, dated the 19th
day of October, 1906, recorded in Book 23,
page 280 of the record of mortgages for Polk
county, North Carolina, the undersigned will
Offer .'or sale at the Court House door in Polk
county,
on Monday April 1st. 1907.
within the legal hours of sale, to satisfy said
mortgage, all that land described therein as
follows, to-wit:
Bounded by the old Columbus road or
Howaid Gnp road, J. B. Cleveland's land,
known as the Keller land, and the Thomas
Fisher land, it being the land bought by Wm.
Hlackwell from L. F. Thompson. Terms of
sale cash. W. A. Smith, -
Mortgagee.
Smith St Schenck, Attorneys.
This, the 21 day of February, A. D. 1907.
Land Entered.
Esquire Gilbert enters 100 acres of land
xnnre or less in Cooper Gap township on
waters ( f Green River in Polk county, N. C.
adjoining the lands of Egertons, M. W. Page
A. Dolphus Whiteside and the G'lbert land.
F. M. Burgess, Entry taker.
Entered the nth, day of day of Feb. 1907.
E. B. CLOUD
Attorney At Law,
COLUMBUS, N. C
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BARGAINS
NEW YEAR.
Remnants of last Years Stock must Go.
Quality good 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.
REAL ESTATE AND IASUPaACE
I have some good BARGAINS in REAL
ESTATE to offer prospective PURCHASERS.
If you have any real estate to sell LIST it
with me. I represent several good Insur
ance Companies and would like to INSURE
YOUR PROPERTY. ,
J. F. WILLIAMS,
Columbus, N. C.
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FOR
Ono mule, One two horse wag-on,
one two Horse Oliver Gnilleci plow,
also
STOCK
milch cows pigs of improved
stock.. Will sell for cash or on time.
J. Terrell Green,
MILL SPRING, N. C.
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TO TAX
All persons owing taxes for the year 1906, are earnestly
requested to meet me and pay in full if they desire to save cost
of levy upon property, and advertising same for sale, which will
be done before the first day of April next, if settlement is not
made. So save the cost and trouble, and meet me At:
Shields Precinct, Kerch 19th, 1907.
Mill Spring, Wed. " 20th, "
Lynch Whiteside Thurs. March 21st, 1907,
Tryon, Mayor's Office, Sat. Mar. 23rd, 1907.
Taxes received at Saluda any
Columbus every first Monday.
VV. Kj. KUtfEKTSON,
February, 26th, 1907.
T. T. BALLENGER
E. C. If. COX,
W. C. ROBERTSON,
Is Solicited.
For THE
ICE
PAYERS,
day except Sunday. And at
Sheriff.
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