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VOL. XVI.
COLUMBUS, POLKi COUNT Y N. G , THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 191k
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mile of Post-office, good Schools, Churches and
Court House. On main road through County, and with
in one and one-half miles of fine macadam roads. Well
watered and well timbered. This property has been off
the market tor 50 years. Will cut' into tracts to suit I
customer and give reasonable terms. Price very low.
This land is well adapted to all farm products.
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Corriondene. of Th Newi.
Messrs. J. T. Edwards, A. A.
Edwards, G. B. Womack and Tom
Womack made business trips to
Ruthrf ordton Friday. .
Quite a few of the people of
this section enjoyed a singing at
Rev. W. W. Womack's Sunday
night.
Mrs. Nancy Gibbs will cele
brate her 95th birthday Tuesday
the 24th. Her children, grand
children and a number of friends
have been invited to her home to
honor th$ occasion.
Mr. William White, father of
Mrs. Ancy Womack, visited his
daughter Sunday.
Messrs. Quincy Powell and
Frank Womack finished repairing
Mr. J. C. Powell's mill last week.
Three 6f Mr. C. Gibbs children
of Mill Spring visited at Mr. Tom
Womack's Saturday night.
Success to the News.
? - "Rag Doll'
Road and Other mprovomonto Contemplated
jh this Section 3
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And inspect the best brand of shoes ever made to
fit feet The MORRIS SHOE. We have them in
all sizes for Ladies, Gentlemen, Boys, Girli and
Infants. Also special Farmer's shoe. Prices right.
New Line of DRY GOODS and NOTIONS
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Dealer in
Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Groceries &c
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At the NWS office is where
you can obtain chattel mort
gage blanks, mortgage deeds
etc., also full line of souven
ir postxards of Polk county.
LEBANON NOTES.
Our clubbing offer, The News
and Progressive Farmer, two
papers for the price of one, 104
big iss.uea for only $1.00, still
continues. ; We want the Pio-
gressiye Farmer to go into the
homes of all our subscribers.
Renew your subscription for one
year to the News and get this
healthy little farm papt;r with it.
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COLUMBUS COLUMN
Personal and General
TRYON
BUR
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Open a Safe of the Ordinary
Kind with Ridiculous" Ease.
They very seldom care to tackle
burglar-proof vaults like those in
The Bank of Tryon. The wise
man will, therefore, open up an
account there and thus put his
money where it is beyond the
reach of burglars. The less you
have the less you can afford to
lose it. -, 9
THE BANK OF TRYO N
JOHN ORE & COMPANY
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Groceries, i Pry Goods, Notions,
Shoes, Crockery, Glassware . -'
'"'.''--sA' Enamel anq Tfri Ware-. ""
Blue Flame" Oil Stoves, Etc., Etc.;
Log Cabin Inn
STEARNS, N. C.
OPEN ALL THE YEAR.
Mrs, D. . Cunningham, Prop.
100 Acre Farm Fsr Sail.
40 acres under cultivation, 14
acres good bottom land. Good
6-room house, also 2 barns and
outbuildings, 'kll in first-class
rnnriifinn: Sltllflfpri 14 milftS from
railroad, ! mile from church, 2f
miles ;from Rchoolhouse. rnce
and terms reasonable. Apply to
D. ELLIOTTE.
' Columbus, N. C.
IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED
FARMS FOR SALE
ln Tracts of 40 to 200 Acres
Ca$b or Easy Payments.
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Real Estate Columbus, N. C.
The Polk County Sundy School Asso
ciation to be held with ihe. Green s Creek
Church, Jinuaty 28th and 2911911.
SATURDAY " ;
Devotional exercises conducted by
Rev. Elert Jackson. ?
Enrollment of messenger and or
ganization. Intrductory sermon by Rev. T. W
Arledge.
Noon recess. '
Sone aervice by Green's CreekvS.S.
How should the Letaon Helps b
used? Openad by J. tu Otbba. -
Essentials to a gitod Sunday School.
Opened by J. E. Shipraan.
How should missionary interests be
aroused in Sunday School? Of cried
by Rev. B. P. Jacksau.
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Sunday School Lesson taught by N.
T. Mills.
Missionary Sermon by Rev. J. ll
Walker.
Noon recess. ,
Should not this Association under
take some missionary work? By A.T.
Hart. . t
Miscellaneous business.
All the Sunday School's are requested to
send delegates.
Lt the brethren prepare to make these
discussions interesting aud profitable.
BY COMMITTER.
Have your office -stationery
printed by the Polk County
News Job Printing Depart
ment if you want- neat,
classy work at low prices.
NOTICE OF RE-SALE.
J. T,
JEWELER
BOOTH
-? LANDRUM, S. C.
Fine Watch and Clock
Repairing a Specialty
Prices reasonable
Work guaranteed
Shop In Ward's Store a tar Depot
BY VIRTUE OF THE POWER VEST,
ed in me by a decree of the court in a special
proceeding entitled, "Lindsey Thorn e al,
ex parte," by which it was ordered that the
estate of the late James A. Thorn be sold
for partition among his heirs, as tenants in
cotamon, .and by an order of. resale, the bid
at a former sale having been raised ten per
cent, within twenty days after data of sale,
I will on Monday, the 13th day ofVFebruary,
itl.at I p.m., at courthouse door in Coluni
bus, re-sell at public auction to the highest,
bidder land lying and being in the State of
North Carolina and County of Polk and de
scribed as follows:
Tract No. 3. Beginning at a pine on
side of road; thence S. 75 eg- w ,Q5 P,cs
to a post oak; thence N. 80 poles to a post
oak; thence N. 45 deg. E. 14 poles to a pine
(dead); thence N. 80 deg. V. 20 poles to a
black oak, Prince's old comer, and across
Columbus road; thence N. 20 deg. E. 30
poles to a black oak, Prince's corner; thence
S.-85 deg. E. 18 poles to a pine stump,
Hamilton's line; thence with said line S.
25 deg. E. 150 poles to'a pine, Hamilton's
corner: thence N. 65 deg. E- 54 poles to a
stake and pointers in Spaitanburg road;
thence with said road S. 31 deg. E.iio p
to (he beginning, containing 114 acres more,
or less. . !i - - , -
Terms ofv,sale one-third cah dndate of
sale, one-third in six months and the balance
in twelve months from said date, being op
tional with purchaser as to payment of the
entire purchase price within the twelve
months.
This the 14th day of January, 1911.
J. M: LEWIS, Commissioner.
E. B. CLOUDr Atty. " c
Mr. 0. L. Wilson of Pearidge
ras in town Monday.
Have you renewed your sub
scription to the News?
Mrs. F. M. Burgess visited rel
atives in Tryon Sunday.
Writing paper and envelopes
for sale at the News office.
The towns with roads "good
enough" are found in the woods.
Dr. M. C. Palmer of Tryon was
in town Sunday visiting the sick.
Deputy R. F. McFarland went
to Tryon Saturday on official busi
ness.
Note change of The Ballenger
Company's advertisement in this
issue.
Register F. M. Burgess was a
business visitor irr Tryon last Sat
urday.
Atty. James E. Shipinan went
to Henderson ville Friday on legal
business.
Mrs. J. A. Cantrell of Spar
tanburg visited relatives here
this week.
Mr. W. H. McFarland of Tryon
was in town on business - several
days this week. v r
Go tdj F. F. Alfred's Jewelry
Store in Rutherfordton when your
watch needs fixing.
Mr: and Mrs. John Arledge of
Mill Spring Visited relatives here
Sunday and Monday. ; '
Capt. CT W- learsoTi KoTsbns
F. S. &nd J. K were business
visitors here yesterday.
Mes8rs. W. B. Arledge and Jas.
Ormand retarred the roof of Mrs.
Carnegie's house Monday. -
k; Messrs. C. C. Hampton and E.
Waldrop or Lanarum jno. i were
business visitors in Columbus
Tuesday.
Mr; B. A. TtfatnSti of the U. S.
Revenue Service, of Asheville,
was iif town yesterday on official
business.
Bring your watches and clocks
to Booth the jeweler, Landrum,
S. C. All work guaranteed and
prices right.
Take advantage of the season
sale in men's suits at Tryon Ho
siery Co's spot cash sfore at
Lynn and other bargains.
Mr. Dock and Miss Myrtle
Hampton of Landrum No. 1 spent
the week-end visiting relatives
and friends in Columbus and Mill
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PshL Come closer! We may
have a smithy here before long
if the birds whisper true. Cogi
tate and consider what this means
for our hamlet. Here's hoping!
Special attraction in Tryon last
Saturday judging bythe general
exodus from Columbus in that
direction. Most everybody went,
and some of us left our corn at
Screven's mill, which is now run
ning daily, to be ground.
Talk good roads with everyone
you meet; think of good roads by
day and dream of them when you
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aon c tmnK; out ireeze to your
pocketbook when about to be
touched and we'll continue trav
Corret pondance of Tha Nawi V ,J
Mr. 1: and Mrs. "Rankin, who
have been spending several days
in Asheville, returned Saturday.
Mr. J. L. Hart, of Saluda, vis
ited in Tryon Sunday.
Mr. T. C. Mills was in town
Sunday and Monday. ; .
Miss Pinkie Gash of Etawah,
N. C, spent Sunday with her
brother, Mr. G. A. Gash. .
Messrs. J. C; Fisher and J. B,
Livingston returned from Raleigh
Friday and stayed here till Mon
day. Mr. A. H. Williams of Saluda
was in town over Sunday. -
Mr. Holden's house caught on
fire Tuesday morning. Not much
damage done, but it gave him
quite a little shock.
Sherhf A. L. Hill was in Ashe
ville Tuesday.
Misses Clara and Frances Bell
gave a dante at Oak Hair on
Wednesday night.
What is Tryon And vicinity com
ing to when it is unsafe for one
to travel after nightfall up and
do wn, the rai Iroad ? Last Satur-.
day night three of ouryoung men
were coming up the tracks and c
were shot at rom ambush just -outside
the, corporation. How
long is this to last?
Dr. Dodson preached in the
Methodist Church Sunday morn
ing. Miss Bryant, of New York, a
cousin of W illiam Cullen Bryant
lecturei In the Melodist Church;
Sunday afternoon
' Mrs. W. J. Gaines was a guest
at the, wedding of Miss Hattie
Hamrriett to Mr. James B- Walk
er at Spartanburg last Friday
night.
MELVIN HILL NOTES.
Correspqnlnc of Tba STewa,
Mr. Will Cole is building a new
house near the site of his former
home, which was burned recent
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Work hai been resumed on the
new church and w progressing
nicely.
Mr- Lin Cochran visited hi
cousin, Miss Stacy, Sunday after
noon.
Miss Addie Kimbrell is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Romeo Stead-
man.
Mr. Tom Covington, Jr., is
making some alterations in bis
house.
The farmers are now turning
their land in earnest.
Mr, James Morris is making
an addition to his house.
Mr. .Beaureftrd Roach's bro
ther from Tryon spent Thuisday
night with him.
Mr. G . - A. Branscom made a
bnsiness trip to Spartanburg
Thursday. ' v T
News Advertisements Pay.
eling in the same old way.
Mrs. E. B.,Hill suffered a sev
ere relapse last Thursday morn
ing, which developed into pneu
monia of both lungs. For a few
days her life was despaired of,
but she is rallying now, wt hope,
to complete recovery under the
skilful, care and direction of Miss
Parker, a young trained nurse of
the Good Samaritan Hospital of
Spartanburg, who came Friday
in answer to Rev. T.JH. Posey's
message.
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REPAIRING r,
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Best Workmen, Best Tools
Wo have all these - Give us a trial.
Watches, Clocks, Jewejry,
Stationery, Etc.,
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FRED F. ALLREO'S
Jewelry, Stationer. and Art Store,
RUTHERFORDTON, M. C.
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