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in one and one-half miles of fine raacadam roads. Well
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TRYON. NOTES:
tel.on.-li-i.fe cf The News
June 13, 1911.
The town commissioners met
Monday night and eltcted Mr.
Ross as marshal. We hope he
will keep it.
Ihe commissioners ordered
sand hauled for the macadam on
fade street; they also ordered
ten barrels of oil to be sprinkled
n the sand. We will watch re
SuIts with much interest and hope
it will be a success. '
Work on the hotel is progress
s nicely, but that seems about
au were is going on.
An . ordinance presented 4o
council by Mr. Hellen to put all
5f,out of town in. .thirty days,
ed to pass. Hogs in some
thin? uare anuisance, . but we
, K council acted wisely in
the bill, as they have al
, wed everybody int)vvnto tret a
b and at this season it would
ue ..Practical I v in,a.i- J;..-
Pose of ""a"e to ui&-
6 of the to advantage.
anr!VVe are fixing streets
on TV COuldn,t the sidewalk
street be fixed up?
worf d f ueaUh iS din
sunnoH and should have the
Port of all good citizens.
sand aUVe ?et busy aild have
from tv 011 Put on the road
likeno"yn Lynn? It looks
road 1S the time before the
-Cs too bad.
KILL SPRING HOIESr
Conespondence of the News.
. The farmers are very busy
just now in their wheat harvest.
The wheat is very pood this
year, but it was no doubt cut off
a little by the drought.
The farmers are well up with
their work, the continued dry
weather has enabled them to
work out their crops well.
Mrs. Hubert Powel), one of our
missionaries to Cuba, has come
home on a vacation for the sum
mer, one is now at her tatner-in-law's,
Mr. J. C. Powell's, "and
her husband, Rev. Hubert Pow
ell, is expected to come'home to
rest awhile this fall.
The first service in the new
Methodist church here was held
MELVIN HILL NOTES.
CorrcRpoudencc of The News.
last: Sunday, conducted by the fbusy seeing the girls home from
Y. X.
SE IN THE NEWS.
pastor, Rev. W. S. Cherry.
The day was fine, the congre
gation large, and the service en
joyed by all present.
The Methodists have bought a
new Epworth organ for s their
church. - '
George Waldrop of Rutherfdrd-
ton is visiting his uncle, J.T.WaK
drop. " -4
Mr. Hampton of Rutherfordton
is visiting Mr. Geo. Briscoe this
week. -
Mrs. J. M. Lewis visited v her
sister at Landrum Sunday even
ing and returned Monday. " v
There was -quite ;.a numBer of
visitors in Mill Spring- last Sun
day. ' - . - ; - C. ¬
Mr. Geo. A. Branscom arrived
home from St. Joseph. Mo., Sat
urday. Sunday was a hot one ther
mometer registered 100 degrees
on the shady side.
Mr. George Branscom, Jr., and
his sister, Miss Lizzie, attended
Church and Sunday School here
Sunday.
Mrs. K. C. Gilbert, - who has
been quite sick for some time,
Ueems to be a little better at
present. . "
The farm ?rs are making good
use of the dry weather in killingj
out the grass. Crops are in good
shape' and growing fast. Cotton
is already forming squares.
Several gallant young men got
Sunday-school Sunday. It's furmy
how they can come out to church
and Sunday-school by themselves
alright, but can't find . the way
back home alone! '
r Shoo Fly!
Why go elsewhere when , you
can do better at Randolph's up-to-date
store at" Melvin Hill?
Saccharin is 100 times as sweet
as sugar but no; as sweet as
some of our pretty girls .around
here. '
, Do you take , the - Progressive
Farmer? If not, look up our
clubbing offer and get 'acquainted
with the - best : farm paper for-f N.C.V Monday.
North Carolinians. ' '
; Does your neighbor read The
News?
Writing paper, and envelopes
for sale at the News office. . -
';Mr.;Ed Watson of Melvin Hill
visited frienas here Sunday.
Mr. W. B. Arledge, working at
Flat Rock, spent Sunday at home.
Mrs. W. B. and Miss Minnie
Arledgg were in Landrum Tues
day. ' - ,
All eyes still squinting sky
ward in hopes of seeing a dark
cloud.
Expert watch an & clock repair
er- F. F. Allred, jeweler, Ruth
erfordton.
Misses Bessie, Ethel and Mattv
Lee Jackson spent the week-end
at Mill Spring.
Land deeds fon sale at The
News office also blanks for jus
tices of the j)eace.
Services were held at the Bap
tist church by Rev. J. M. Walker
Saturday and Sunday.
"t Miss Cora Fisher and Gaitheri
Panther of Lynn called on Miss
Blanche Newman Sunday.
Rev. W S.Cherry of 11 Spring
conducted services in the High
School building Sunday . after
noon. - . -' : . -.: " ":
Mr. Yates Arledge; spent the-week-end
at the home of Atty.
anlrsJE Shipman; HctMjer-
sonviue. w
Mr. James Ormand left 1 for
Tryon Monday to enter the . em
ploy of Wright J. Gaines as a
carpenter." V;
Atty. E. B. Cloud went to
Asheville Tuesday to attend the
Grand Lodge meeting of Knights
of Pythias:
Miss Minnie Arledge, who has
been teaching in Youngsville
graded school, returned home
last Wednesday,
Hot and getting hotter! A fine
line of ladies' and , gentlemen's
summer underwear at Cannon' &
Keeter's, Lynn.
The ladies of Mill: Spring will
serve ice cream Saturday evening
the 17th, from four until nine
o'clock. Let's go!"
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Read Booth's advertisements in
this paper and when your watch
is out of order bring it along.
Good work is cheapest.
Messrs. F.M- Burgess and Rob
ert F. McFarland went to Ashe
ville yesterday to attend the K.
of P's grand lodge meeting.
Register and Mrs. F. M. Bur
gess and children, Marie and
Hilda, attended services in the
new Bethlehem church at Mill
Spring Sunday.
Mr. Mark ey. of Florida, who is
spending his vacation in Colum-J
bus, a guest at Columbus Hotel,
enjoyed a mountain trip to Log
Cabin Inn Friday. -. . .
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Mills, Mr.
and Mrs. John L. Jackson, . and
Mrs. Davis Elliotte were guests
at dinner at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Hughes Sunday.'
There will be a picnic for the
Sundaj'-schbol at ' Columbus on
the Fourth of July on the moun
tain near Log Cabin Inn. A cor
dial invitation 13 extended ,to all
to attend. ; . .
Atty. Pat McBrayer, who has
been the guest of his old friend
and college chum, Atty. Buford
F. Williams, for several .days, re
turned to his home at Marion,
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Special prices made
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Meal, Hulls, and All
Feedstuff sin quantity
Cash paid for Cross
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