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VOL. XVII.
COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY, N. C; THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1911.
NO. ?9.
Three Coals the .Copy.
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THE
".'1 Open a Safe of the OH inarv
Kind with Ridiculous Ease.
They very seldom cart to tackle
burgtar-proof vaults like thoselr
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.
THE BANK 0 F TRYON
ADVERTISE
IF YOU WANT TO BUY
OR SELL anything, keep
your mouth shut and you
will keep on wanting. Tell
your wants to tha public by
an advertisement in our col
umnsthen look for results.
ADVERTISE
Always to be Successful.
COLUMBUS
at et-t . uth
JOHN ORE, & COMPANY
TRYON, ft. C.
Dress Goods
GENTLEMEN'S NECKWEAR
Groceries Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes, Crockery,
Glass, Enamel and Tin Ware.
BLUE FLAME OIL STOVES, ETC., ETC.
BEAOTYy IN S9I0ES
Combined with great wearing quality is
what we are of'ering for winter wear It is
net necessary that shoes must be clumsy to
he warm and water proof.
LADIES' SHOES
.s veil as Men's, are offered in variety of
styles, but all up-to-late, and at prices no
jjrnaier than is asked for shop worn goods.
F S. RE A RSON
TRYGN N. C.
TO
BALLENGER
COMPANY
Tryon, N. C.
For
EVERYTHING
Special prices wade
on Flour, Cotton Seed
Meal, Hulls, and All
Feedstuff s in quantity
Cash paid for Cross
Ties.
The Ballenger Company
TRYON, N. C.
The Carolina State Bank
S ALU DA, N. C.
per mi
Paid on Savings
Every Banking
STRONG
COURTEOUS
PROGRESSIVE
Facility
It lias been the constant endeavor of the management of
this bank to furnish every possible facility for the conven
ience of its depositors, together with absolute safety for
their money. "
An account wjth this bank will prove a valuable asset to
any corporation, firm,, or individual requiring the best
banking facilities. " "
We solicit your account.
D. C. BARROW, Q. C. SOlNER W. C. ROBERTSON,
President. Vice-President. - . Vice-President.
H. B. LANE, Cashier.
Register and Mrs. F. M. Bur
gess were in Try on Saturday.
"Polk County school teachers
meet tomorrow at Courthouse.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Smith . were
shoppers in Landrum last Satur
day.' s - '
Messrs. J. N. Mitchell and W.
C. Hague passed through town
Sunday.' '
Mr. A. D. Quinn of Millspring
was in one day last week to sub
scribe to the News.
Mr. Cilreath, a school teacher
in Saluda township, was in Col
umbus last Friday.
Mr. H- R. Harris of Melvin Hill
was, a business visitor at the reg
ister's office Monday. -
For stoves, heaters and ranges
call at Tryon Supply Company's
complete hardware store. ft
Rev. Z. V. Thompson and Mr.
H. E. Case of Cooper Gap were
in town Saturday on business.
Miss Anna Landis is now ih
charge of the primary depart
ment of the Columbus High
School.
Mr. 1. A. bizemore, the ener
getic lineman of Polk County
Telephone Company, was in town
Monday.
Messrs. J.H. Norville of Sandy
Plains and Pink Williams of Lan
drum, route 1made the News a
pleasant visit Monday.
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r or sale or rent: o room dwells
ing, good outbuildings; also store
house. Apply to C. C. Hampton,
Landrum, Rt. 1, S. C.
Rev. D. J. Hunt of Round Hill
will preach at Baptist- Church in
Columbus on 6econd Sunday in
December if nothing prevents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Scadin and
son of Massachusetts have moved
into the Westlake cottate and
will spend the winter with us.
Mrs. John L. Jackson and her
daughter Mattie Lee were visit
ors to the dental parlors of Dr
Smathers at Landrum Monday.
For flour, sugar, lard, meat,
tc, or anything in dry goods
and notions, at rock boltom prices
0 to Tryon Hosiery Company's
general merchandise store at
Lynn.
It is proposed by the manage-
ment of the ColumDus High
School to give an entertainment
some time during the holidays
for which a small admission will
be charged to defray the expense
of erecting stage. No definite
arrangements for the entertain
ment have as yet been made.
Mr. J. G. Hughes received the
sad intelligence Tuesday of the
death of Miss Jeva Frye on the
18th inst., at San Jon, New Mex
ico. MiSs Frye came to Colum
bus from Iowa in search of health
a number of years ago and lived
here quite a long time and made
many friends, who will learn of
her death in deep sorrow.
Something might still be done
with those hills on the main road
enthusiasm beats high in-the
breasts of a few of our citizens
and one of these fine morning
we who talk and don't do will see
sonie few things accomplished by
our energetic brothers. Don't
you want to lend a hand or team
r in some other way help to im
prove our road? When you are
called -upon to help your town
come across; and waste no fur
ther energy in advice
; Two Hew Boarders ia Csunty Jail.
The County. Jail, cleared of
prisoners for several weeksi re
ceived two new boarders the past
week as follows:
Harrison Mills, colored, was
arrested one day last week for
stealing money from the store of
Mr. J. H. Norville of Sandy
Plains and was brought to the
county jail by three young men
of that settlement. Mills took a
small basket, containing $3.07
and a three-dram weight, the
latter piece being found 'in his
possession and ; convicting "him.
He was tried before Magistrate
Bridges and bound over to super
ior court. The darkey' returned
to Mr Norville all but 65 ' cents
of the stolen money.
Claude Lipscomb, a colored bey
w as arrested ana lir led beior e
Magistrate J.P, Wortman at Mill
Spring Monday for breaking into
the store jf . Mr. El iasiiEd wards
and stealing money and merchan
dise. He was bound over to su
perior court.
County
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I lk County real estate is selling lively now.
Pox ; County has the most healthful of climates and
pure drinking water, and its natural resources are not
surpassed anywhere. . . '"
If you want to engage in farming in a small way, or
extensively; you can buy no better land .than offered in
this county. I have some excellent opportunities for
home or farm seekers, in Columbus, White Oak, Greens
Creek and Tryon townships, in tracts of 4 to 300 acres,
close to churches and schools, at very reasonable prices,
and will cheerfully answer all inquiries.
BMEFS FE9M ffiLV J BILL.
Correspondencej-ofjThe News.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kilpatrick
of Spartanburgvisited relatives
here last week end.
The little three year old child
of Mr.lWill Edwardsjis very sick
of diphtheria.
Mr. James Shields had a second
stroke of paralysis one day last
week and is very poorly.
Mrs. Tom Covington, Sr., is
very feeble from continued bron
chial and Jlung trouble.
Mr. Walter Reid made a . busi
ness trip to Chesnee Monday. . ;
""The postoffice and mail route
inspector was here. Friday and
took the night with Mr. and Mrs.
Stacy.
The high winds Friday did
some slight damage to buildings
hereabouts. A small new house
belonging to Mr. Seth Davis was
somewhat dislocated; and shing
les were blown from the moves
of several. Cotton in the fields,
and haystacks, fared but mid
dling! Miss Dr. MoIIie E. Foster, of
Cherokee, S. C, who graduated
from the Atlanta Medical School
a while back, arrived at Mr. K.
C. Gilbert's Sunday, where she
expects to stay for come time in
the" hopes of being able to do
something for Mrs. Gilbert, who
has been sick so long.
"Booze" was not quite so much
in evidence here Sunday as com
mon. Why, the writer actually
heard one young man say that he
did not see a single drunken fel
low Sunday K . Gretchen.
DIED. At his home near Mel
vin Hill on the evening of the
25th inst., of consumption, Mr.
JakeBranon passed to the Be
yond. He had been in declining
health for several months before
his death.
Mr. Branon was a strict mem
ber of the Wesleyan Methodist
Church, and was known to be an
honest man, a respectable citizen
and a kind husband and father.
He leaves a wife and some seven
or eight children, who deeply
mourn their. loss.
Funeral service was held at the
Eden Church Sunday, which was
attended by a very larp-e congre
gation of relatives,; friends and
neighbors, who extend sympathy
to the bereaved family. C.S.
- NOTICE
Having qualified as administrators of W.
M. thompsop, deceased, all persons hav
ing claims against said estate are hereby re
quired to present them to the undersigned
administrators within twelve months from
the date' of this notice if not presented
duly proven this notice will be plead in ba'r
of their recovery; and all persons owing
said estate are requested to niake immediate
settlement with the administrators.
This 25th day of November, ion. . .-
?. V. THOMPSON,
H. A. CASE, ; .
... Administrators'. v
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CLOUD
COLUfUBUS, . c.
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.How many acres of your land is paying1
you interest on the money invested?
That which does not pay dividends, do
you want to keep? If not, , let us sell it
for you.
We have sold $22,500.00 worth of land
in the last month, and can sell your place
or a part of it.
Write to us.
ME
HOKE-HILL
Real Estate&InvestmeritCo
TRYON, N. G.
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