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COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY; N..C. THURSDAY, J.UNE 22, 1911.
.NO. 6.
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If You Are in the Rflarket tb Buy Land
Buy it Near a 'Market
Five hundred Acres of Fine
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YING close to market and within one-half to one
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 for 50 years. Will cut into tracts to suit
customer and give reasonable terftis. Price very low.
This land is well adapted to all farm products.
G O LUMBUSfGO I'D
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TRYON,- NORTH CAROLINA
Road and Other Improvements Oontcmplated
In this Section
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TRYON NOTES.
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. June 21st, 1911.
had a fine rain Mo n da v
fining and the eard ens are
"Pting much better alreadv. Do
$ sive un bo vs. w win o-f r vaf
cf beans" yet. , r
Tfcere is a new livery stable in
piMve should be able to get a
. itlJUUU urging ior
D. M. Wilkins and wife "of
FaX -Mrs. Will,; .
Mineral- vt! f... ,
"auu&e ior tne weeK.
W-C Yoiint's Sfnro of Ml
Ps robbed Sunday, niirht; it. i
4C1J:ht that.
iej0rundforadayr tw.did
I Apt. Wiley Haney,' section
K?laf ork aain
' io entirely
Mv. "1UC rnce is back in
JLindsey Weaver is back on
SWrv. y 1Sh0t dWn
k&f t yesterday
watcr ' S-C"t0 taajob
Lvei,by a2d we hope he will
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'TISE IN
Correspondence of the News.
Dr. Matt McBrayer, Jr., of
Rutherford ton will be in Lynn,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of each week to practice dentistry
located at post office. .
Ice cream and other refreshments-were
served at Chapel last
Saturday proceeds going tonev
Baptist church.
Handyour subscriptions to the
Postmaster for the News,
Mr. M.H. Covil joins the News
for three months. Who's next?
Don't all speak at once.
.- Rev. T. H.. Posey oWagener,
S.C., passed through Lynn this
week on his way to Culumbus.
Rev. Mr. Bassett wili lecture
at Chapel Wednesday evening,
21st at 8 o'clock. Subject: "The
sighs of the time arid, closing but
of the Gentile age. "
We are now haying some nice
gentle showers. -
. The young folks had a . regular
jollification at 1. 0.0. F. hall Tues-
day evening-:- ice-cream', cakes.
etc. were served as refreshments.
With the new bridge across
Horse creek and the new auto
mobile road from Spartanburg to
Tryo'n it is possible for the Spar
tanburgers to take Columbus in
on their evening spin.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Matt Early of
Union, S-C;, are visiting relatives
in Lynn this week.
Mr. Bowen Constant and Miss
Myarm Early were married Sun
day evening at. the residence of
Mr. A. P. Ellis. Esquire W. p:
THE NEWS, i Feagans of Columbus officiated.
NOTES FROM LANDRUM NO. 1.
TheRev. Mr T, ' .
Special to The News
Rev. J. M. Williams passed
away Sunday at one o'clock. His
body will be laid to rest at Green
River Tuesdayvat one o'clock. He
was a noble Christian man. He
leaves a wife and seven children
and a host of friends to mourn
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Golightly were
called to the bedside of the lat
ter 's mother, Mrs. Bennett, at
Spartanburg Saturday.
Mr. Dock Jackson and charm
ing daughter, Miss Minnie, were
shopping in Rutherf ordton Sat
urday. Misses Bessie and Violet Tony
spent Saturday night at Mr. J. P.
Horn's. "
Mr. Willie Barnett and sister
Lela entertained a number of
young people Friday night. .
Mr. W..F. Bryant called on his
old friend, Mr. Charlie Blackwell,
Sunday. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde, Hicks of
Henrietta visited at Mr. William
Barnett's Saturday.
" A number of wagons went to
Rr.trierfordton Monday after the
seats for he new church at Green
Creek. - . . ;
The young people of this vicin
ity gathered at-the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J; P, Horn for a singipg
Saturday nipht. -,
Miss, Lena Shope, a trained
nurse, who has been waiting on
Rev. J. M.Williams, will return,
toAsheville Wednesday. -
BLUEYES.
Does your neighbor read The
New?
Rains of Monday and Tuesday
were very welcome.
Writing paper and envelopes
for sale at the News office.
Miss" Lizzie Page accompanied
her father to Tryon Tuesday.
- Weare sorry to report Attorney
E. B.Cloud on the sick list this
week.
Messrs. W. H. McFarland and
W.. J. Gaines of Tryon were here
Monday. ' -
Expert watch and clock repa'r
er F.- F. Allred, jeweler, Ruth
erf ordton .
Land deeds for sale at The
News office also blanks fbr jus
tices of the peace.
Rev. T. H. Posey of Wagener,
S. C, was here Tuesday shaking
hands with old friends.
Clerk of Court J.P.Arledge and
Atty. B. F. Williams went to L g
Cabin Inn last Thursday.
W. C. McRorie, a prominent
attorney of Rutheriordton vas
here Monday and Tuesday on
legal business.
Read Booth's advertisements in
this paper and when your watcii
is out of order bring it along.
Good work is cheapest."
Mrs. R. F. McFarland and Mrs.
F.M. Burgess anoTchildren, Marie
andHilda, were in Spartaiiburg
iast Thursday.shopping'i v ; -
Now is the time to be looking
to your fruit jari and jelly glass
es a fine and complete line at
Cannon & Keeter's at Lynn.
Mr- N. B. Jackson; returned
from Spartanburg Saturdey and.
will assist his father, Mr. John L,
Jackson, in his store through the
summer months.
Mr. W. T. Hill, son Harvey,
and daughters Ola and Maud,
of Greer, S. C, visited relatives
here last week and enjoyed a tip
on 'the mountain.
Do you take the Progressive
Farmer? If not, look up our
clubbing offer and get acquainted
with the best farm paper for
North Carolinians.
There will be an ice-cream sup
per at Beulah, July 1, from four
until seven o'clock p.m., for the
benefit of the Church. Every
body cordially invited.
.Messrs. W. B. Arledge and
Major Hutcherson, who have been
working at Highland Lake as car
penters are now in the employ of
W. J. Gaines at Tryon.
Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Burgess and
daughters, Marie and Hilda,' en
joyed a delightful mountain trip
Sunday, visiting Log Cabin Inn,
Skyuka and other places of in
terest. . : .
The Board of County Commis
sioners met Monday and let con
tracts for two bridges-for Tryon
township. Contract for iron
bridge was let to Austin Bros, of
. Atlanta, Ga. , for the sum of
$471. L.W. Morgan 'of Landrum
Route 1 was; awarded contract
for wooden bridge for sum of $55.
.' The North Carolina College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
announces, in another column its
epeuing for another 'year on September 7.'
This College continues to" grow in numbers
arid in usefulness. Last year it enrolled 630
students. Its graduates are taking a leading
part in the industrial life of our State, and
are in steady' demand at good salaries.1
Young men who desire to fit themselves for
success in iiidustriaroccupalion will do well
to consider such a form of education. '
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COMPANY
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For - '
EVERYTHING
' Special prices made
on Flour, Cotton Seed
Meal, Hulls, and Ail
Feedstuff s in quan tity
Cash paid for; Cross
Ties
The Ballenger Company
, ; ' .'TRYON, N. C. -
BURGLARS
Open a Safe of the Ordinary
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They very seldom care to tackier
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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
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