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S33:OiTE No. 2.
THURSDAY. SEPT. 30 1909.
AURORA BOREAUS.
All of the cats at the North
Pole are net necessarily pole
cats-
Coek has evidently cooked
Peary's goose.
Neither Cook nor Peary want
to admit that they were frosted
at the North Pole, though both
admit they had a cool reception.
It all depends on Harry Whit
ney as to who is the true dis
coverer of the Pole. These
Harrys like the limelight even
if they are thawed out at times.
It is not yet knewn whether
Mrs. Peary will wear the Cook
hat this winter or not.
Pearr is said to be looking
daggers at Cook when will
these daggers be converted into
ploughshares?
If some of the hot air now
wasted about the North Pole
were transplanted to that region,
it would be an ideal winter re
sort. We wonder whether Cook saw
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea
advertisement nailed on the
Pole
Court Square Being Cleaned Dp.
The court square is now being
cleaned up by Mr. James T.
Hutcherson. All the undergrowth
and stumps are being taken out
and the ground broken up.
Grass will be planted and when
this is done Polk county will
have a beautiful park around the
court house, which will add much
to the beauty of the countyseat.
We commend the commission
ers most heartily on this step.
SOCIETIES ORGANIZE.
The Columbus High School
has organized two literary so
cieties, one for the young ladies
r-. A j.1 '
uu uue lor tne young men,
The young ladies' society meets
every .Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock, and the youg
men's every Friday night at
eight o'clock, and engage in
debates, reading essays, etc. .
The members of the societies
are greatly enthused and are
taking much interest in them,
which will assure their success.
BOND CARRIED IK TRYON.
The election for the issuance
of bonds for the graded school,
Tryon, carried by a majority of
35 vetes. This is the second
election held in Tryon for this
purpose, the other one being
ignored on account of some ir
regularities in the advertisement
of same as required by lav.
The man who could run a news
paper to suit everybody, went to
heaven long ago.
Man, like the fire, is ajst to
torment women by going out at
tUtfht.
Church Directory.
COLUMBUS, N. C.
Baptist Rev. T. H. Posey pastor.
Preaching 2nt.and 41b. Sundays at 11 a.m
and on Saturday Vefore 2nd. at 3 p. m
Sabbath Scnool every Sunday 10 a. m
N. T. Mills, Supt.
Prefcbyterian T. C. Croker, pastor.
Preaching Jrd Sundays at 3 p.m.
Sunday School Every Suuday 10 a. m.
C C. Hampton, Supt.
TRYOM TOPICS.
Special To The News.
Mr. Simmons, of Graham, N.C.
has purchased a lot from Judge
Godshaw, and, it is thought, will
soon build.
Mrs. Brown has rented a floor
from Miss Mary LaDuke, intend
ing to spend the winter with
us.
Judge Godshaw has left Tryon,
en route to his winter home in
Florida.
Mrs. C. E. Lyons and her two
daughters are now residing in
the new house rented from Mrs.
Erskine.
Mr. E- Brownlee left Sunday
to attend the Postmaster's Con
vention at Raleigh, N. C. Then
from there he went to Greenville,
N. C, on a week's visit. Miss
Virginia Butler is assisting in
the post-office during his ab
sence. Mrs. B. B. Pyles and children,
who have occupied "Brookside
Cottage" this summer, left Sat
urday for their winter home in
Fort Pierce, Fla.
Mrs. Charles Godshaw and
daughier, Miss Adeline, visited
Mrs. Landrum in Greenville, S.C.
from Saturday until Monday.
Mr. Lewis Royellhas returned
from Bolsom, N. C, where he
has spent the last few weeks.
Mr. W. H. Stearns expects to
close the Mimosa on October the
first.
Mrs. J. B Hester spent a part
of last week visiting in Wellford
and Greers, S- C.
Mrs. E. N. Joyner visited her
daughter, Miss Mary, in Saluda,
on Tuesday.
Miss Mary Sue Hill arrived Sat
urday and will remain with her
brother, A. L. Hill, this winter.
She will attend school at Mis.
Missildine's.
Mr. Ipock, the telegraph oper
ator, has been aay for the past
week, attending court. Carol
Fane, of Campobella, S. C,
worked in his place.
Mrs. Mereness, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Smith, has returned to Brooklyn.
Mr Mereness will remain a while
longer.
Miss Brinnie Belue is helping
the Misses McFee sew this week.
The Methodist Sunday Schools
of Tryon and Saluda met and had
a picnic, at Melrose last Saturday.
Reported a "real good time-"
Notes tram Tryon, Route 1.
Special to the News.
A slight frost visited our com
munity recently.
H. P. Arledge, our genial
County Treasurer passed through
our community this week enroute
to Spartanburg.
W. B. Champion and wife
visited the home of Rev. B- P.
Jackson Sunday.
Miss Penola McMurray, of Coop
er Gap, has been employed to
teach the school at the Owens
School House. The Committee
are to be congratulated on having
sectired the services of such a
competent teacher.
The rust is being taken off V
mowing machines and their
click can be heard everwhere.
Revenge is the only
which it is wrong to pay.
debt
Amount 0!
Property lor Ptii Coimty
For m m m
Columbus Township $201,801
White Oak
Greens Creek
Tryon
Saluda
Cooper Gap
Bank Stock
193,953
510,465
455M81
185.147
108.429
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13,035.70
Railroad, Telegraph &c 69,350.92
Corporations 22,800
Total,
$1,879,162.62
LYNN LINERS.
Special to The News.
No services in Chapel last
Sunday except Sunday School.
The school will open Monday,
October 4th.
After a long, long wait, the
macadam work is at last under
way. It is hoped the work will
be completed without much
delay.
The bridge crossing the Sky
uka does not seem to materialize
or be finished. Why not build
one of concrete? The material
and labor are right at hand
The Hotel Mimosa will close
for the season October 1st.
B- F. Capps has been at home
several days nursing a bruised
or lame ankle, received from a
fall of the scaffold while at work
on a building in Marion, N. C,
Messrs. Ed. and Chas. Foster
are doing some contract work in
Saluda.
The little tea kettle road pack
er will be thoroughly tested this
week and if it proves satisfactory
the many wise predictions that
it would not do the work will
have to come across.
The Tryon Hosiery Mills big
steam whistle had a business
like sound to it after being silent
for a long time. The mill is
running by water. It seems to
us that this plant has many ad
vantages over numerous other
small mills m the county, and
ought to be one of the largest
plants of the kind in the country.
They have fine water power and
can use steam also. A good
healthful location within a stones
throw of the railroad, and a 3
percent grade macadam road are
other items in their long list of
advantages.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Westall, of
Flat Rock, were visiting in Lynn
last Sunday.
Mrs. J. C. Rhodes, with her
baby Broadus, returned last
Monday evening, after a several
weeks visit to her parents at
Whittier, N. C.
We think the Tryon Highway
Commission should send one of
their board to the Good Roads
convention at Asheville next
week.
Concerning the Good Roads Movement.
Special to the News.
The question of good roads is
now being discussed in every
section of the country, both
North and South, and North
Carolina is making fine progress.
It is hoped that the people of
Polk will not be blind to their
own interest, but wake up to the
Good Roads movement.
We do not always mean a mac
adam road when we speak of a
good road sand-clay and gravel
roads are as good and sometimes
better than macadam but better
location, better drainage, better
grades, timber cut back to admit
the sun, etc, these things are
absolutely essential to obtain a
good road.
We wonde who will attend
the Good Roads convention at
Asheville, October 5th to 7th.
Every township in the county
i nouid send a representative.
It is nice to be handsome- but
it is a good deal homdsomer to be
nice.
KILL SPRING BU56ET.
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Special to the News.
Were you ever surprised? Ask
Otho Lewis.
Miss Lizzie Le Ross is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Baynard, in Lan
drum. Mr. Cantrell. of Spartanburg
County, is visiting Miss Ahce
Connor.
Mr. John Henry Green spent
several days in Rutherfordton
this week.
Last Thursday nfcht the Mite
Inn folks entertained' a number
of friends.
Mr. Judson Taylor of this town
spent several days in Asheville
last week.
Mrs. Blocker, of St. Petersburg
FJa., is visiting Mrs. Lewis and
Mrs. Boone.
Mr. John Thome, of St. Peters
burg, Fla., is visiting his sister,
Mrs. Lewis.
Miss Lillie Cowart, of St.
Petersburg, Fla., is visiting Miss
Daisy Ruciter.
Mrs. Thome and her little son,
Frank, of Saluda, are visiting
Mrs. A. C. Boone.
Mrs. Kelleher is expecting her
son, George Kelleher, from New
Orleans, this week7
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hampton
entertained quite a number of
friends Monday night.
Mr. Otis Baynard of Landrum,
spent Sunday in this town with
his cousins, the Misses Ross.
Mrs. Clements, of Henderson
ville, and Mrs. McClain and Mrs.
Hamilton, of Rutherfordton,
spent a few days last week with
Mrs. Foster.
Mrs. Dowe, of Tryon, spent
Sunday with Mrs. J. R Foster,
who has been very sick, but we
are pleased to state she is much
better at this writing.
A large crowd of Mite Inn and
other town folks went on a hay I
ride to see the Baptising at big
Level Church Sunday. They
were chaperoned by Mrs. Allen.
Mr, Granger, who has been
spending the summer at Mite
Inn, has gone to Hendersonville
to spend several days. From
there he will go to his home in
Mullins, S. C.
SURPRISE PARTY AT MILL SPRF.
Given by Mrs. Lewis, Id Honor ol Her
Sod, Otho,
Shut in from the outside world
as we are, by the mountains, does
not prevent our little community
from enjoymg themselves in the
least. Almost every week some
form of innocent entertainment
is made up to amuse the people,
both old and young, which gives
a swing and zest to life seldom
iound elsewhere.
Last Saturday night nearly all
the people of the town wended
their way to the. home of Mrs.
Lewis, who was giving a sur
prise party in honor of her son,
Otho. They all brought packages
with them, each containing a4
vegetable and a piece of poetry,
which, when the proper oppor
tunity offered, were showered
from an umbrella upon the head of
the most surprised young man in
the county ask him I Peal after
peal of laughter, which threat
ened the safety of the house,
went up from the crowd as they
gazed upon the astonished' coun
tenance of the young man, who
quickly seeing the point joined
in the merrymaking himself,
f When the fun partly subsided,
light refreshment was served by
the hostess, which was partaken
vjith a relish.
Long live King Fun!
A. L. McMurray is offer
ing some rare bargains in
iadies and gents sweater
coats. Come and see them.
N Wi
Mr.
Wage-Earner,
Are you a man of family?
Are you laying aside some of ycfor earnirgs for
that day when sickness and death cross the thr es
hold of the home, or when panicky conditions
cost you your job?
In justice to yourself answer the questions and
REMEMB&R
"A Safe Place For YoufY Dollar"
THE BANK OF TRYON
We Pay Four Per Cent Interest
SObTHERh RAILWAY SCHEDLLE.
Schedules published as information only, not guaranteed.
EAST-BOUND TRAINS
No. 14 Leave Asheville 7:00 a.m- Lve. Tryon 9:15 a. m. ar. Spartanburg iC: 25 a
No. 10 Leave Asheville 4:10 p.m. Lve. Tryon 6:30 p. m. ar. Spartanburg 8:00 p mi
No 42 Leave .Asheville 8:50 p m. Lve. Tryon 10:5 p. m. ar. Spartanburg 12:15 a tnl
WEST-BOUND TRAINS
No. 41 Leave Spartanburg 3:50 a, m. Lve. Tryon 4.50 p. m ar. Asheville 7:00 a. mi
No. 9 Leave Spartanburg 10:30 a. m. Lve. Tryon 11:50 a.m ar. Asheville 2,10 p
No. 13 Leave Spartanburg 5525 p.m. Lve- Tryon 7:00 p.m ar. Asheville 9:15 p. J
Subject to change without notice.
J. H. WOOD, District Pass. Agt. , j; H. RION, Local At
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COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
NON-SECTARIAN
Departments: Literary and Music
Four Teachers Tqoifouqi Ifisjucjiofi
Located in the Mountains of Western North Carolina
Every boy and girl in Polk County who can enter the
Nigh School Department may attend
free of tuition I
Expenses vary moderate
For further information write...
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Session begins Sept. 6, 1909
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