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COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY. N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1910.
NO. 21.
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THE BANK
JOHN ORR & COMPANY
TRYON, N. C.
Groceries, Dry Goods, Notions
Shoes, Crockery, Glassware
Enamel and Tin Ware
Blue Flame Oil Stoves, Etc. , Etc.
THE
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LANDRUM, S. O.
THE only safe place for your dollar is in the bank
hence, the problem of today is to find a good,
sound institution for your savings; such an institution
you will find in THE BANK - OF LANDRUM, conduct
ed according to recognized ruvjs of legitimate commer
cial banking. Courteous attention to all depositors.
H. B. CARLISLE, President
P. V, CUNNINGHAM, lankier
.The -CaroHna;cState Bank.
S A ll U D A , N. C, '
PER CENT
Paid on Savings
Every Banking Facility
It has been the constant endeavor of the management of
this hank to furnish every possible facility for the conven
ience of its depositors, together with absolute safety for
their mouey.
An account with this bank will prove a valuable asset to
any corporation, firm, or individual requiring the best
banking facilities.
We solicit your account.
D. a barrow, q;c. sooner,
President. Vice-President.
H. B. LANE,
WE ARE HANDLING THE CELEBRATED
HAMILTON-BROWN SHOES
In order to introduce them and make you a
regular customer, we give you A WATCH
with every $5.00 CASH SALE Try them.
TH E BALLENGER COMFY
For Everything TRYON, N. C. For Everything
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BRUSH RUNABOUT"
AUTOMOBILES
(BEST BY TEST) .
TWO YEARS OLD, THREE THOUSAND CARS SOLD
The roads are good enough for the Brush
The Brush is good enough for every man
BETTER KNOWN AS "EVERYMAN'S" CAR
FF. ALLRED. Aerent,
COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL
Non-Sectarian Male and Female
Located in the Mountains of Western North Carolina
EVERY BOY AND GIRL IN POLK COUNTY WHO
CAN ENTER THE HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
MAY ATTEND FREE OF. TUITION
Expenses vtry moderate Students may enter at any time
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, ADDRESS
E. W. S. COBB, Prin., Columbus, Polk County, N. C.
Handing the
Dealer a Check
IS THE MOST SATISFACTORY WAY
of settling your accounts. Even if he for
gets to record your payment, the check it
self is a receipt for the money there is no
going back on. If you would avoid all
disputes and misunderstandings open an
account uith the BANK OF TRYON. It
is ever so much mor dignified to pay hy
check, any way. - - ' '
OF TRYON
JOSEPH LEE, Vice-President
STRONG
COURTEOUS'
PROGRESSIVE
W.G'ROBERTSOy,
Vice-President.
Cashier.
Rutherfordton, N.C.V
LANDRUm
FOR SALE!
OF FINE FARMING LAND
Lying within one -half to one
mile of Post-office, Good
Schools, Churches and Court
House. On Main Road
through County, "and within
4 v.
one and one-half miles of
fine macadam roads. Well
watered and well timbered.
This has been off the market
for 50 years. Will cut Jinto
tracts to suit customer and
give reasonable terms. Price
very low.
'This land is well adapted
to all farm products.
Address: .
B. L. BjLLeqe!
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I. L EjiU
Try on, N.C.
SPECIAL
Seven Jewels, Elgin, or
Waltham Screw Back and
Beyyel Solid Nickel Case,
Guaranteed.
By Mail, Cash with Order.
F. F. ALLRED
! Jeweler
RUTHERFORDTON, N. C.
SEED OATS
L. L. TALLANT
COLUMBUS, N. C.
APPLER OATS FOR SALE
$1.00 a Bushel
E. F. WILLIS
J. G. BLANTON
Willis & Blanton
fvjl Estate
SKIPIA1TH, fjl
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF
fine FARMS FOR SALE, suited
for Fine Tobacco, Cotton and Grain
containing from
37 1-2 to 300 ACRES
conveniently rituated to Churches
Schools, and Railroads, price
From S0 to $20 Per Acre
Write or call on ut (of particulars
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Acres
$4i99
COLUMBUS, COLUMN
Personal and General
New subscriptions are always
acceptable renewals too.
Atty. B. P.j Williams went to
Tryon Monday on business.
Mr. T. R. Constant of Lyiln is
now on the subscription list.
Mr. James Carey of Pickens,
S. C, was a'visitor here Sunday.
Mr, G. A. Fainter of Melvin
Hill is now on our subscription
list. .
Atty. J. E. Shipman is attend
ing court in Hendersonville this
week.
Mr. F. E. Hellen of Tryon was
in town on business several days
last week.
Let's have a few more conven
ions and then what do you say
to a fair? P .
Come in andsee our illustrated
post cards of Columbus and sur
roundings, i . '
Misses Brtha Cannon aud
Myrtle Hampton were in Lan-
drum Saturday.
Mrs. Leon Feacock, of Jack
sonville, Fla., is registered .at the
Columbus Hotel.
Born to Mr- and Mrs. N. B.
Jackson on Thursday, September
29th, a daughter.;
Sheriff A:. L. Hill always spares
a few moments on first Mdndays
o visit the News office.
Ransome Moss and Frank El
iotte are two new names on the
ol of Columbus High School.
. Mr. T. Ellis Walker, the well
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Known still raider, attended
the democratic special convention
Monday. i
The Revs. B. P. Jackson, of
Mill Spring, and J. B. Arledge,
of Saluda made the News editor
a long pleasant visit Monday.
Messrs. B. L. Ballenger and
A. L. Hill of Tryon are offering
in our columns this week a rare
bargain in real estate look it up.
Mr. K. C. Gilbert of M-lvin
Hill makes sure his subscription
to the News never gives out. He
is also taking the Progressive
Farmer. .
Messrs. J. P. Arledge, James
E. Shipman and B. F. Williams
attended the organization of the
Tryon-Lynn Democratic Club at
Lynn Saturday night.
Rev. T. H. Posey and Messrs.
L. H. Cloud and Larney Hutch-
erson, who' have been attending
the Baptist Association at Marion
N. C., several days last week,
returned Sunday.
Mr. A7J. Lemort, of Tryon No.
1, one of the best known fruit
growers in this section of the
country, was a business visitor
here Monday and renewed his
subscription to the News.
Mrs. Scruggs and the Misses
Bessie Gay and Gladys Reid, of
Jacksonville, Fla. , after spending
many pleasant weeks in thisfirar-
den spot of the world, returned
to their homes last Friday.
We had a long and interesting
chat Monday with the republican
candidate for sheriff, Mr. C. l.
Howes of Tryon, who has just
returned from an extended trip
through the New England states.
We consider ourselves good
guessers when it comes to guess
ing who 'Guess" tff the Green's
Creek correspondence -is. With
out mentioning names, Guess's
pater is an ardent supporter of
the News. Give us something
difficult next time.
COLUMBUS, HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Now that the newness attend
ing the opening of schools has
worn off the scholars have settled
down to routine.
The enrollment this year is
larger than ever before, and the
dormitories are well filled.
The new one bell system of call
ing scholars to school is an im
provement over the old one of
two bells as it keeps them on the
qui vive to reach the school house
on time.
The students display a lively
interest in their studies and are
advancing rapidly under the
guidance of their skilful and at
tentive teachers.
Stationery has-been prjrited for
the students which will :be sold
at a low price.
Democratic Convention.
The democratic special call con
vention was held in the court
house Monday to nominate other
candidates for vacancies on the
ticKei maoe oy Messrs. i. ivi.
Ruppe, Q, C. Sonner and G. W.
Pearson, who were unable to ac
cept their nominations.
Messrs- J. W. Kennedy of Try-
on and Barrett Wamack of Coop
er Gap were nominated. for com
missioners and Mr. James Early
of Lynn for surveyor.
A GOOD P0S1T10M
uan oe nad oy amoitious young
t i i t i .
men and ladies in the field of
Wireless" or Railway telegra
phy. Since the 8-hour law became
effective, and since the Wireless
companies are establishing sta
tions throughout the country
there is a great shortage of tel
egraphers. Positions pay be
. Jfe tk sv
ginners irom $YU to per
month, with good chance of ad
vancement. The National Tele
grapn institute operates six
official institutes in America,
under supervision of R. R. and
Wireless Officials and places all
graduates into positions. It will
pay you to write them for full
details at Mempnis. Tenn., or
Columbia, S. C.
GREEN'S CREEK NOTES.
Special to Th News
Miss Bessie Jackson is visiting
at Spartanburg.
Mr. JudsonTay lor visited Miss
Nora Prince Sunday.
The sunday school at this place
is progressing nicely.
The people are fixing to build a
new church at Green River.
Mr. John Miller visited Miss
Mary Clement Sunday afternoon.
Mr . Clarence Ridings visited at
Mr. Perry Can trell's last Sunday.
The Gilbert Bros, and Dr. Lan
caster have their telephone up to
Chesnee.
Little Mabel Lancaster, who
has been very ill, is rapidly re
covering. Mr. Judson McDowell visited
at the home of Miss Carle Shields
Sunday evening.
The boys are having real good
prayer meetings at Sandy Springs
and Green River.
Miss Nora Prince has returned
to her home from Mill Spring,
where she has been teaching sev
eral weeks.
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The farmers of this country
have been working faithfully
with their fodder and are about
through now.
Rev. R. J. Tate filled his regu
lar appointment at Sandy Spring
first Sunday land delivered a
forceful sermon.
i "Guess."
FEDERAL PRISONERS TRIED.
3 Years at Hard Labor for
Halyard Peak-Ridgelor
Spencer goes Free.
The two negros, Hilyard Peak
and Ridgelow Spencer, who have
been residing in our county jail
for many months awaiting trial,
accused of burglarizing the Co
lumbus post! office on the night
of May 10 last, were taken to
Charlotte Sunday morning in the
custody of U. S, Marshal Samuel
Waldrop and Deputy R. F. Mc
Farland, and tried yesterday in
the Federal court before Judge
James E: Boyd ; Halyard Peak
was sentenced', to three years
hard labor in the United States
Penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., and
Ridgelow Spenter was. "turned
loose.-
Among the witnesses were
Messrs. C. C. West, Luther Case,
A. L. McMurray, Leroy McFar-
land and E. Brownlee.
TRY0NJ0TES.
Correspondence f The Newt
Mr. C. P. Rodgers visited in .
Tryon Sunday. .
Mr. A. H. Williams was in'
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Tryon Monday.
Mr. W. J. Gaines spent Sunday
in Old Fort, N. C.
Mrs. Grady was in Asheville
Sunday and Monday. w. ' .
Mr. Pearson Boleman of Ihman
is in Tryon this week. " -
. Mr. T. T. Ballenger is in Char
lotte, N. C, this week.
Dri Roy Engel of Aberdeen, '
N. C;; was in tqwri Tuesday.
Dr. M. C. Palmer .spent several
days of last week in Spa rtanburg. ? '
Mr. J . G. Hughes of Columbus'
was in Tryon Monday 'oh busi- .
ness. ,
Mrs. Li tte Durham is visiting. '
her parents in Rutherfordton tnis
week. '
r Messrs. L: H.Butler and F. C.
Weaver left Monday for Cali-.
fornia. ,
Miss Bessie Forde, who has
been visiting in Forest City, re-
turned last week . ;
Joseph Livingston, of Weaver
ville School, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Miss Katie Thompson of the
Fruitland Institute visited at Mrs.
Sizemore's Sunday.
Miss Maggie Gaines, who has
been visiting relatives and friends
in Inman, returned Monday .
Mrs. R. C. Moosley. of Colum
bia, S, C, is with her mother,
Mrs. T. T. Ballenger this week.
v, Mrs. John Cagle, who has been
visiting in Tryon for;three weeks, .
returned xto Forest City Sunday.
Misses Iris Jackson and i"edde
Cannon and Messrs. B.Jackson
and W. Hevener spent Sunday in
Landrum.
. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wilson
went to Hendersonville Saturday
night to attend the wedding ban
quet of their grandson, Amos
Bennett, who married Miss May
Boyd in Spartanburg on Tuesday,
Sept. 27th.
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16 acres of land in high state of
cultivation, with two dwellings,
water supply, baths, outbuildings
etc. Beautiful location: One
half mile from Lynn Knitting.
Mill and two miles from railroad
station (macadam road). WilLt
make fine truck farm and rent f
for $200. a year. ' Prices and '
terms right. " Call or address.
L. H. CLOUD, Columtos, N.C.
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