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KINE MEMORIAL GHIIRCN OF TRYON NAME CHOSEN BYJONGREGATIONAUSTS [ant Simplified .and Members of Any Faith Invited to affiliate I with New Organization in Building a Community Church. Thursday, Jan. 1, 1925 annual business meeting e members of the Congre |nal Church was held in hurch where after the le business for the year been disposed of, initia1 were taken for the dment to the ritual of the rch, under which the name Id be changed from the regational Church, of it, Trycn, to the Erskine lorial Church. This in .ory of Chas. R- Erskine ?ugh whose generosity the building was restored tc present handsome edifice the pipe organ installed I his amendment, provision made to broaden the ac ies of the church by mak it a community Church, at same time lifting certain ktion ')?? creed aoLJ&ifc observances and opening Joors wide to those who ?e all wish to accept Christ heir guide. a the Saturday following . 3, a meeting was held at ch the motion to adopt this: order of things was car-' ! and on Spnday, Jan. 4, the ouncement was made pub from the pulpit- by Rev 11 B. O'Neill. t the close of the impres ; services, with a beautiful spiritually uplifting ser n by the pastor, ten promi lt business men of Tryon ?ee ladies and one youth re t'ed a warm welcome intc >kine Memorial Church, he past year has been the atest in the Church history m a financial standpoint -,ich showed double the iiount in the treasury of any ?Bvious year, and since Rev |Ne ill's pastorate,, there have ien twenty-seven accessions t including those of last nday. .s'ever has the future looked itfhter for thi$ splendid or -inization than at this present pe, and with the growth of yon its activities will be come unlimited in scope and magnified to the lasting- glory of the community. Following is a condensed his- i tory of the Church, giving names of its successive pas- j tors : In August 1891, a meeting j was held in the. M. E. Chulch | in Tryon for the purpose of consiuenng establishing a Con gregational Church in Tryon j Dr 0. S. Missildine was ma^e moderator of this meeting and j after discussion it was unani- ' mously decided to take! the necessary pteps to organize said Church, and committee was appointed to draft n Constitution . Ten days later another meeting w*s held and the committee ' appointed tc draft a Constitution gave its report, and this report was en dorsed and adopted. On Sept. 6, 1891, a meeting -was held with Dr. Missildine as moderator, and at this jjigetins Rev. A- H. Missildine oiWinter Park, F!a. was pres ent and helped in organizing the new church. The M. E. Church offered the use of its building to the newly organiz ed church until the conference | should have further use for, the building which offer was : accepted- The. present build ing and organ wei*e the gift of Mr. Chas. R- Erskine, were completed in 1908, and dedi- 1 cated on April 12, 1908. Since the organization of the I Church the following pastors have occupied the pulpit: G j Stanley Pope, Oct- 1891-June ,1893; Alpheus Winter, March, 1894-Dec. 1899; Lemuel Jones June 1900-Sept. 1901; S. O Bryant, Dec. 1901-June 1902; Sept- 1'02-April 1904; Johr Metcalf, Summer Supply; R P. Hibbard, Dec. 1904-June 1906; E. A- Lathrop, June 1906 April 1909; J. L. Daniels, Oct : 1909-Sept- 1913; Perciyal Mor-i gan, Oct. *913-Oct. 1914; Sam-, eul M. Johnson, Oct. 1914-Jaji. ! 1916; Geo- E. Paddock, Feb ; 1916-Jan. 1917; Theo. T. Hol 'way May 1917.0ct. 1917; Sum mer Supply- W. A. Black, Nov, , 1919-Dec. 1923; Will B. O'Neill Dec. 1923, present pastor. OINTY I PersonaJograplts blrs. R. S. Loughridge, of festonia, N. C. spent the week pd in Tryon a guest of- her er-in-law, Mrs J. F. Eudy. Clarence Bush, of The Polk >unty News Company has jen confined to his home with rippe during- the past week. Harry C. Bradshaw, adver ting manager of the News las called to Tryon to act asj res.^man during the illness of r. Bush. Brad's past exper tnce as a skilled pressman Eood him in good stead Hn the nergency and through his ef >rts the News appeared this sek. On next Thursday, the 15th st. the Lanier Club will meet L 3:30 the usual hour. Mr Id ward Frost will deliver an pdress having for his subject he Wqrld Court." Those o have heard Mr. Frost wil? k forward to this meeting ere pe will discus this most resting, subject. Mr and Mrs. Jack Jordan, of j Hendersonville are expected in j Tryon Saturday to spend the week with Mr. and Mrs. H Brock Mrs. Will B. O'Neill has bee? confined to her bed the lattei part of this week with grippe. ? ~ Among the new arrivals ir Tryon are Mrs. E. L Clarke and daughter, Miss Edith, of Oberlin, Ohio and. Mrs. A. M Nickerson of Findley, Ohio They have rented apartment? at Mrs. L. M. Norman's or Godshaw Hill for the winter. Mrs. L. G. McElheney and little son HarolcJ, of Spartan burg are visiting her father, J C Fisher. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Brock and brother Edward, spent the week end in Hendersonville. Little Fred Hutchinson, the pon of Mr- anp Mrs. Major Hutchinson, is quite sick with pneumonia. Famous Country Place of Noted American Actor to be Developed as Restricted and Exclusive Residence Section Vf *>'? ??< "'?*<$ 'i ' - V'J* > ' * * ? * fc ~ v? **+ V* ; . ; /2_?_ > -?? *s GILLETTE ESTATE PASSES ? ? ? TO LOCAL PURCHASERS Andrew M. Law, Francis P. Bacon, and Broadus L. Ballenger Buy Gillette Property William Gillette, the famous American tragedian while tour the country woke up in a Pullman one morning, peeped out the window and saw the Blue Ridge looming high in the offing. The landscape appealed to the tired actor, and he gathered his bags and baggage and piled them on the platform at Tryon, then a straggling mountain town of the crudest type. After roaming the hills for weeks, Mr. Gillette purchased a tract of land lying west of the town and there he later erected a handsome bungalow and built improved roads through the tract. From time to time he made Tryon his home and many njen and women famous in the annals of the theater joined the merry part ies at Gillette Lodge. Mr. Gillette made friends with the mountain people and his yacht was named for Polly Carruth an elderly inhabitant of the section whose sterling worth and quaint character particularly at tracted the tragedian. ? Now thirty years since the -founding of Gillette Lodg? the property has passed into other hands. A Tryon company composed of Andrew M. Law, Francis P. Bacon and Broadus Ballenger re cently completed the purchase of the 655 acres embraced in the property including Gillette Lodge and Hatch House both commo dious structures buried in the heart of the primitive hills. this property will be opened up and placed on sale as a restric ted and exclusive residential section of Tryon. Tne roads will be improved and many changes made although the new owners have been rather reticent regarding definite plans for its future devel opment. It is understood however that Gillette Lodge will be used as a ^lub house or tourist hotel after being overhauled and refinished. Mr. B. L. Ballenger when interviewed, stated that the building would be left in its original shape as far as possible including the interior. The principals in the deal which involved a rather large sum are well known Trvon business men. Francis P. Bacon is State Senator from this district and President of the Southern Merceriz ing Company; B. L. Ballenger is the head of The Ballenger Com pany, Inc., dealers in general merchandise and President of the Tryon Chamber of Commerce; Andrew M. Law is a well known ?investment broker of Spartanburg and Tryon. The standing of the three men at the head of the proposed de velopment assures its being a successful venture and demonstrates the fact that others than outside capitalists are able to see and are quick to realize on the possibilities of Tryon as the coming year round resort city of the south. RAY ARLEDGE OF COLUMBUS MARRIES . MISS ESTHERJORDAN OF ASHEVILLE Ceremony Attended by Many Polk County Friends of the Happy Young Couple. Mr. Arledge City Clerk of HendersonvHIe Miss Minnie Arledge attend ! ed the marriage of her brother, Mr. Ray Arledge to Miss Es jther Jordon, in Asheville Sat I urday. The following account of the weeding is taken from ; Sunday's Asheville Citizen A pretty marriage taking place at Bethel Methodist ^Church yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock was that of Miss Esiher Mae Jordon, daughter of tne pastor of the church and Mi*. Robert MacRae Ar ledge, of Hendersonv i 1 1 e. Southern smilax, ferns and white roses were effectively banked around the alter and under the soft glow of many white candles gave a charming setting for the taking of the vows. .... Mrs. John O- Wood presided at the piano and accompanied Miss Vivian Smith who render ed Joscelyn's "Berceuse" on the violin, and also played the : accompaniment of" Mrs. V. R. i Patterson, who sang sweetly, ("Because" < and "0, Promise ; Me." During the* ceremony. MacDowell's "To A Wild Rose" 1 was softly rendered by Mrs. | W o o d. Wagner's wedding march from Lohengrin was t^e processional and departure from the church was made , to Mendel8sohn's wedding marc^. Miss Maxine Brawley, of Statesv^lle was the maid of honor and wore a Colonial bouffant gown in peach crepe I satin with hand painting and ! ostrich for trimmings and with blue velvet streamer8. Her arm [bouquet was of pink roses and delphinium. MJss Mary Moyle of Salisbury was the only |bride8maid and her gown was of poudre blue georgette made also in bouffant style and with ostrich trimmings. Her poke bonnet was trimmed with peach and orchid ' flowers and also had streamers. Her boquet was pihk roses and delphinium also. ? - Little Misses Fredrika Clod felter and Mildred Enloe were the flower girls and wore white; wreaths of pink and blue for get-me-nots- They carried small white baskets of rose i petals, which they scattered in the pathway of the bride. ' The bride entered upon the arm of her brother Mr. Thom as Carlyle Jordan Jr. who gave her in marriage. The bride's father officiated using the im pressive ring ceremony of the Methodist church. She was at tired in a traveling suit of brown duvetyn with brown fur trimmings, and wore at small hat of gold cloth- Her acces sories were of a lighter shade of brown and her corsage was of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. She was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, who was Dr. Sample, of Hen dersonville. Dr. Albert Cliie of Canton, was the grooms man and the ushers were Mr. C- C. Humphries, Jr. and Mr. Nat Reid. Immediately following the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Ar ledge left on the afternoon train for Chicago and other Northern parts for a honey moon. They will be at home to their many friend* in Hen dersonville after January 15. Among the ? out of town guests here for the wedding were: Mr. J- P. Arledge. father, of the groom Mr. and Mrs A. G. Arledge, Mrs L C Arledge, Mrs. J. E. Shipman, Miss Min-! nie Arledge, Mrs. I. C. Arledge Miss ?race Roberts, Miss Cor- 1 don and Mrs. W. B. Arledge all of Hendersonville, Miss Maxine j Brawley, of Statesvifle, and Miss Mary Moyle of Salisbury.; The bride is * highly- accom-1 ? vSBifoft >*/ . *ALa\ i i j f *??> inl.ilf' -arefcSffi&ni iifTn plished young lady, having re ceived her education at several of the large universities and having been a successful teacher in several cities of the State and elsewhere. Mr. Arledge is city clerk of Hendersonviile and is also con nected with other Business. o After spending the holidays at home, the following stu dents have returned to their respective, colleges: Misses Le ona Feagan and Laura Jack to N. C. C. W. at Greensboro, Miss Dorothy McChesney, to Due West Woman's College, Pearl Mills to Mars Hill ' Col lege, Miss Jeanette Feagan to Cullowhee Normal, Mr- John McFarl*nd to N. C. State at Raleigh and Mr- Archie Fea gan to the University at Chap el Hill. Quite a number of parties were given by the younger set during the holidays. Mis9 Laura Jack delightfully enter tained at a New Years party last Wednesday evening.- The time was pa8sed in watching for the New Year by th* play ing of games and the serving of refreshments. Misses Kathrine and Doro thy McChe8ney were hostesses at another delightful party given on Thursday evening to the younger set of Columbus. Games were played among which were several interesting contests. The winners each re ceiving*. a box of candy. Delic ious punch and doughnuts were served during the ev^ ing to the following gues Misses Leona Feagan, Va^ah McMurry, Eleanor Bird, L^ura Jack and Marie Lynch, Messrs Ed Newman, ArcMie Feagan, Jacob Cobb, Earnest McMurry, Hugh Jack, A. D Huffine and Claude Ditmore, of St:. Paul, Minn. On last Monday night Misse8 Hildah and Marie Burgess En tertained quite a number of 1 friends at a card party. Those | enjoying this hospitality were Anna Lynch, Oma and Mildred Reynolds, Gertrude West and Messrs Ed Newman, Archie cey Barnett and Robert Jones, of Greens Creek. After sever al interesting games refresh ments were served. Mr. R. C. Prince happened tc a narrow accident Saturday night about eight o'clock as he was crossing the street in front of McDowell's store. He was knocked down and it was only luck that kept him from being run over, by a car driven by Mr. Curtis Newman- The accident was wholly unavoid able. A car was coming from toward Tryon, Mr. Prince was looking at it and did not see Mr. Newman's which was com ing from the other direction. The lights from the other car 7 prevented Newman from see ing Mr. Prince- Mr. Prince, who wajs knocked unconscious was immediately taken to the Tryon Infirmary where his bruises were attended to and examination showed that they were not serious so he was able to return home. Messrs Croker Thompson and Marion Smith left Friday morning for Detroit. It seems that Polk County maintains a colony of its own in Detroit. The coloijy at present however t is smaller than it was a few months ago due to the fact that many of the memhers have a me 4T>ack home." Among them being Mr. and Mrs- Wiley Bridges, LeRoy McFarland, DeWitt Smith, and John McFarland. -? - - * i. .W . -- ~ >
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