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IFiske Carter Construction Compan;
Handling Big Job in Business
Like Manner
SITE COMMANDS GREAT VIEW!
The Fiske Carter Construction Co
contractors who are doing the worl
for the new Tryon Shelton Hote
located at Lake Lanier, have already
begun the work of excavating ant
the architect and builders huts hav<
been nut up.
I The work is beihg rushed to :
fast completion and is expected te
be finshi.-hed by January. The site
I for the new structure commands e
wonderful view taking in all of the
principal mountain peaks near here
and when the new holstery is finish
N it will <* t?pat;e favorably witl
|4e finer report lio to It of tins country
The plans call for a very unique
design and elaborate furnishings wil
be' installed in the interior of the
tew hotel. A very large force hae
be? engaged in the preliminerj
Turk and a quick job is expected
Much -peculation as to the exacl
dat- when the new hotel wil be
opened has le-en going the rounds
of gossip, but from the apearances
o! the preliminery plans on the site
It will br winked out to a speedj
tompl-tion.
Th- stock for this corporation it
fact a a xi portion of same was
s;Ls> r.le il i>y local people who were
quiik .. . :;i,. advantages in secur
f..r on a high class resort
Mri.
SOITHKU:. TO COMPLETE
BLOCK SIONAL SYSTEM
Ql KEN TO CRESCENT CITY
n\'iNx.Vi l, Ohio, July 22?In
stallai;.,n . lectric automatic sig
tals ha.- !) started by the South
era liaiiway System on seventy
two lniVs o; track between Mert
hiati at;il X>; i Orleans, which, whei
(' nii'l.\i ,]i give the Southeri
wtntiiiunus tomatic electric signa
n.:i ..a me line between oin
nat; \\.w Orleans, 836 miles
?'"! "ii ni. lin le t ween Washingtoi
ainl \. ... orYans, .via Atlanta anc
.(; >, l.lljt) miles.
b;|o in the* signal system be
Mi.;a|ian and New Orleam
whiih ?r- mitt in be filled are be
i'lian and Ellisville, sixty
and between Easta
.mil Hatliesburg. eight miles
ii: Hat ion will require 13!
otii.r: upper quardant sig
"ab. ia.. .in,,,, type now in use oi
,h" "bt portions of the Cincinnat
\' tt oi-ans line
I'uriag 1924 the Southern installet
Hi" llir -
jiuMHon signals on zii
nulls ,,f track between Clnclnnat
"'d N. ,v Orleans, releasing signal:
,jt older types.
kilfin motor company
takes agency for
great star aut(
The Kilpin Motor Company of thl
('ty li is taken on the famous lin
<lf ^'nr Automobiles. The firm wil
Hls'- hay.lle the Durant truck an
""'in:- to carry a full line of au
"niotiii,. accessories and doing EeI
''.ra- repair work for all makes c
The fidm will continue t
ha!l,|h- das. Oils, in fact everythin
usunlK found at an up to date se:
'ice.
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| FARM FILMS
TO BE SHOWI
Great Crowds Expected To S
Showing of Good
Work
i>u Aiiiwiaaiu^ tnARur<
Free moving pictures will be giv
in the various Townships throuf
" the County by the Farm and Hoi
i Agents. These are Agricultureal 1
, tures of the highest type and s
* | sent her by the United States I
partment of Agrtculture. To the
that will attend these exhibitions
1 rare treat is in store foy you, the
great pictures are most interesti
r as well as educational and ha
' These pictures have been p;
3 have been shown.
duced at a great cost and every o
that is interested in modern far
ing should not miss the opportune
to see this beneficial exhibition. T
i pictures that will be shown are
I follows:
Bees?How They Live and Worl
Poultry Pests and Their Control,
i Weighed in the Balance.
' A Tale of Two Bulls.
Great Dairy Sires and The
Daughters.
Making Poultry Pay.
The dates of exhibits and tl
place that they will lie shown a
as follows:
Pea Ridge Mission, Monday, Ju
26; Sunny view School Tuesday, Ju
' 27; Green River Scnool, weaitesua
' July 2S; Columbus School, Thursdi
5 July 20; Greens Creek School (Ne
' roes), Friday, July 30; Hicko
Grove School, Saturday, July 31.
1 A great crowd is expected to w
' iters th -so showings. and there w
' l;e no charge for admission. Con
and !>?*;njr vniir friends and see wh
Mis going on in this interestig In
lot work.
| These shows begin promptly
. i s;30 p. ni. and il is urgently requei
! til it everyone l e on time so as
, | get the entire benefit of the displa
J PRESBYTERIANS HAVE
J .NEW M1N1ST.UK run
J TRYON AND COLUMBl
. i
. i Vr. Wilkes Bendy, former seer
I j tr.ry of Your Peoples Christian E
. deavor Association of the south
,1 now in Tryon and Tryon is a ve
. I lucky town to have him. He was i
Istal'ed Sunday morning, July 11
j j minister of the Presbyterian Chur
I in Tryon and will preach also
jCo'umhus. In order that he may
. ! this he will preach every seco;
and fourth Sunday each month at
n. m. and first and third Sunda
at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. Bendy comes to this secti
very highly rocommended and e
pressed keen delight in having t
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opportunity to locate In such a lot
' iy place. Althiugh he has only be
j I here a short time he has made ma:
j friends.
I HOTEL ON HEIGHTS
' FINE IMPROVEMEN
Excavation Completed for Kltche
Laundry and Elevator Pit?
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^ C.riy i ricci o
READY FOR WINTER PATRON
s
e Work on the beautiful Tryon-Shi
11 ton Hotal, that will crown ?
d heights above the Lake Lanier da
_ and command a view of lake a:
i- mountain on all sides for a dlatan
,f of more than thirty miles, Is me
o ing rapidly.
g Since the contract was let a she
r. time ago the contractors, the Fill
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PUBLISHED EVER1
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Afternoon?By Susan Ertz. ^
Those who have read "Madame pi
ee Claire" will hail with delight a new c,
story by this author. A refreshing r
novel, alive with keen human values.
Th Cruise of the Cachelot?By ne
Frank T. Bullen.
A story hoys will enjoy, describing te
the dangers met by a South Sea J.
en whaler. of
J Doctor Dolittle's Zoo?By Hugh is
Lofting.
8C" Another one of these popular
stories which the small folks like.
)e" It describes the model Zoo which M
l8e the Doctor establishes tn the gar
a den of his house at Puddleby.
I8e The Doctor Looks at Gigography?
n& By Joseph Collins.
yp gg
Keen and appreciative criticism ,
ro- . , . . be
on recent biography.
Finding the Trail of Life?By a
ne Rufus M. Jones. ^
m An autobiographical book about e
ty . . .. , re
a boy s religion.
e Glories of the Carolina Coast?By .
as th
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THIS' WEEK K
sir I Si
FARM NEWS. ' j
COUNTY NEWS. | #f
tie SOCIETY NEWS. L.
re WEATHER REPORTS. fa
ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS BH
ly SPORTING COMMENTS
ly WEEKLY CARTOONS.
y, FEATURE STORIES.
ay WEEKLY COMICS.
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CAMPAIGN FOR BRYAN I
n* | MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY al
! OPENS IN WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA _! |(';
at ' i wl
3t. ASHEYILLE. N. C. July 22-With,(\
t0 Gallatin Roberts ex-mayor of Ashe.
iy ville, prominw^n attorney, and life- hi
long friend and admirer of William he
Jennings Bryan, as chairman, and a t.a
sponsoring committee of fifty promi-1
nent Asheville citizens, the Asheville
IS campaign for the establishment of U
| Bryan Memorial University at Day- J F
j ton, Tenn., was launched here to- !
,n" i day.
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In .accepting the chairmanship of '
^ the campaign, Mr. Roberts stated i
that he had been keenly Interested : M
clS I
, in the project to memorialize the ;
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life, character and teachings of the j
, great Commoner Hy the establish- i
do I
ment of a Christian college in our j
Southeastern mountains since its in- !
c'eption, and that he welcomes the op- i mi
yS portunity to have a part in presenting
the matter to the citizens here, te
Headquarters for the Western m(
North Carolina campaign, which is iot
to cover twenty-five counties in the re
western part of the state, have been |
en ?, i
opened at 90 Patton Avenue. The a
ny quota for Western North Carolina Is gj,
fifty thousand dollars, twenty-five 0D
| thousand dollars being expected of jn
Asheville. The objective of the na-1 pj,
tional campaign M $5,000,000, half p0
IT of which will be used for building ge
11 and half for endowment ot
F. E. Robinson, president of the ot
n8 Bryan Memorial University Assoda- ti<
tlon of Dayton, Tenn., stated recent- cl)
ly that although campaigns have it
been waged so far In parts of only
? two etates, Tenn., and Florida, sub- gr
scrlptlons in hand now total almost m
half a million dollars. A site ot ^
110 eighty-one beautifully wooded acres M
was recently accepted by the associaQd
tion for the building of the universL
co ty. This was one of five sites of
> fered the association ior mis vurpusc . aj
and was the one unanimously recom_
>rt mended by a committee of leading .
t?- Tennessee educators who made an
inspection of the site. I
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Coui
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C^THURSDAY flFTERNO
tructio
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found J rips i|
Help Try on.
T il
Great benefit will come to Tryon I
t
irough the efforts that have been i
it forth by the Tryon Chamber of j
ammerce in having the Southern V
ailway make a change in allowing
op over privileges on tickets routed
jar this section.
The following is a copy of th6 let.
r recently received by Mr. Chas. I
Lynch, President of the Chamber
Commerc in Tryon. The letter j
as follows: |w
Spartanburg, S. C. jj
July 17, 1926. I jy
File?212 j b
r. Charles J. Lynch, Pres., r,
Chamber of Commerce,, !f(
Tryon, N. C. V j n:
ear Sir: ; b
Rerferring to our various conver- b
tions regarding round trip tickets t[
ith summer and winter tourist and jr
1 year sold from Washington and
?ints North thereof to Tryon rout- 0
1 via Spartanburg being honored
turning via Ashevllle.
I now take pleasure In advising q,
-a -M IV. r.nl#l
ui any ui uiw auu?c uuaclo oum
Tryon via Spartanburg will be g
rnored retunrnlng via either Spar- x
nburg or Ajshevllle-Sallsbury, or if x
id via AsheviUe will be hanored fr
turning either via Asheville or pj
jartanburg and Salisbury. n
The above arrangement to become i,,
fectlve Monday July 26, 1926. I ni
ust that this will be entirely satisctory
and will be instrumental in
curing additional business. E
Yours very truly,
R. C COTNER.
District Passenger Agt. tc
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RYON MAN TRAINS ti
WITH REGULARS AT
CAMP IN ALABAMA
The many friends of Captain Seliil- ;>
Lor, well known military man of
is e.-mrnnnity and also head of thigh
School have beeri pleased
" n Ilia!, he is on duty this summer
:h the Twenty-Second Infantry,
imp McCIellan. Ala. ;u
Captain Schilletter has expressed ,,,
a keen appreciation of the training jn(
i is receiving. He will remain at
mp for fifteen days.
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/ORLD TRAVELER jjj
BmS VILLA SITE .1
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is* Jessie Atkermann, Writer and c(:
Lecturer, May Soon Become ' >>
Lake Dweller Pi
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It is not at all unlikely that Tryon
ay soon have as a permanent resit:C
nt a distinguished lady who Is in- ar
rnatlonally known as "the world's a
3St traveled woman," in the person w
Miss Jessie Ackcrman, now a in
sldent of Johnson City, Tenn.
Miss Ackernian recently purcnasen
villa site in one of the most dorable
sections of Lake Lanier, and
i the return of a sister who I* now Fi
China she hopes to carry out a 27
an to build on her property and, if Bi
esible, establish -a colony of connial
people at the lake composed F
travelers, artists, writers and
hers who *'U appreciate the beau's
of the region and the unexcelled
Imatic conditions which Tryon and
i environs offer. _ pi
Fellow o? the Royal Scottish Geoaphlcal
Society and a member of ^
any other organizations whose inests
center in the world's affairs, f1'
iss Ackermann for more than twen- in
-eight years has been traveling con
antly as a lecturer, writer ana siuint
of human affairs, and la pnb
>le the most thoroughly Informed pi
oman of the day upon the great pi
tel Usues of th? world situations, ai
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OUNTAIN PARADISE
ON, JULY 22, 1926
n Get:
SEX
GREAT MAN!
'ASSES AWAY
Vas Regular Visitor Here For
Number of Years
Here
-EGACY LEFT TO CHURCH!
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The Polk County News received
ord Monday of the death of Mr. i
ohn A. Estabrook, of Boston, Mass.
Ir, Estabrook will be remembered
y many of the residents here as a 1
rgular visitor to Tryon and also
>r the keen interest that he always '
lanifested in this section. Mr. Esterrooks
died the early part of May,
;t Monday was the first information I
lat the News office had of the pass. i
tg of this esteemed visitor.
i
wrted Tract Here Near Mimosa
Hotel, Now Popular* Sub-Division |
Many years ago Mr. Estabrooks ac- ;
aired a lovely tract of woodland i
ear the city now known as the i
sterbrook Section owned by the
hermal Belt Development Co. inc.
his land was bought years ago
om Hon. T. T. Ballenger one or I
ioneers of this section who now i
sides in Atlanta,' Ga. Mr. Esta- |
rooks spent much time and persoal
efforts in improving and clearig
this tract. i
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xecuior of Estate Writes Letter j
to News of His Death I
Below is a copy of the letter writ- ]
11 by Mr. Nathan B. Day, of Bos- j
in, Mass. who is the Executor of ;
le estate I of the late Mr. Esta- (
rooks; (
toston, Mass., t
July 17. 1926. f
oik Co-tnly News '
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I'l as:* i'iRv'nntimi.' nini'ing your t
?!? ?: i Mr. John A. Estabrooks, as ;
r v .- p,n-r address i nclosed; as j
iiad; es?rl> in .May at a sanitarium n
;;; ihii city, foil: wing a Ion,; ill. i
2SS. . . !
Estubrooks may be remember r
1 j> s. me of your older towns- 1
111 as a .'Oscalar visitor in Tryon :i
r m ny winter seasons, about 15- r
l years aeo. In the course of these t
sits he tacquired a tract of wood. 1
lilt ill Trvnn and D it in much Of "
.3 ti.ite and p ra n.il effort In clear-In
Z ru'i imp oving tills tract ac>r?liiiK
to liest forestry practive. He {
ild this tract in 1914, and I bene
it is still designated Estabrooks
irk.
He appears to have retained to the
st his interest in you/ city and its
irroundlngsj as evidenced by his '
ultimo d subscription to your paper,
id also by a small legacy to the n
lurch of the Holy Cross, which he ''
\
as wont to attend when staying
Tryon. u
Very Tru'y Yours,
NATHAN B. DAY,
Executor of the will of B
JOHN A. ESTABROOKS.
-om the office of
School St.,
1
oston, Mass.
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ORMER COLLEGE ]!
PRESIDENT TO PREACH
IN TRYON SNUNDAY
Rev. W. E. Parsons, D. D. will *
each at the Erskine Memorial
tiurch next Sunday morning, July
i. Dr. Parsons is a former preslint
of Parsons' College of Faireld,
Iowa and is making his home ti
i Tryon. b
li
CARD OF THANKS d
We wish to express o?r deep ap- 1
eciation for the kindness and sym- n
ithy shown us during the illness fi
id death of our daughter and wife.
Mrs. S. L. Rhoades and Clarence, v
'hiteside.
Wm
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Ford Taken i
Over By
Stackhouse
Beautiful Show Rooms And
Large Work Shops Is
Outstanding Point
New Models On h
Display
NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS
The Ford Agency for this terri- f
tory has recently been taken over
by Mr. 'J. H. ^ackhouae, who is
the owner of the Clio Motor Co.,
of Clio, S. C. He has been one or
the most successful Ford dealers In
the south and recently acuqired the
local agency that was formerly the
Kilpin Motor Co. p
Beautiful New Building And v
Elaborate Show Room t
The new firm is now located in t,
the new modern and up-to-date ga- f
rage architecture?elaborate display
rooms, commodious stock rooms, t
mendouBly large work shops. With h
?11 of those appointments and con- 0
veniences it makes this building t
starfi out nremienUv 1 among the c
finer garages of Western North Ca- j
olina. n
[iuick Service And Fair Prices il
Firms Motto e
The new firm will specialize in t(
cal, qnick, dependable service. The n
)fficc 's in charge of Miss Agnes a
Ooyle of Timmonsville, S. C., who
ins bceen associated with Mr. Stack, a
lo.ise with the Clio Agency for the p
mat five years. The Department of *
Stocks and Parts is in charge of Mr. .(
.law t'iray, who was forniery connect- a
>d with the Kilpin Motor Co. in p
his capacity. One of the special *r
eater: s and an announcement of
'Mlicu'ar interest is the fact that Cj
.he r>-v Put will hive the, most Ci
iv .Icn iruivRicnt in the Repair De- S.|
a-tin nt. that, that will enable ai
h< m to trie ?arc of any job in the ^
iros.cr manner. Another anouce- a)
cent sf i sual importance to the pa. tl
vis ( ;h : Ford Prduct is th?" fact w
ha 1. i reduction has recently been u
'ale o' S45 00 :':i the price of the ttl
Vr! cars. Several new mode's with r
. -tiHtit; paint jobs are now on <dis- t,
lay in the beautl'ul show rooms of
he new coeern on Trade Street. ^
"hf\ extend to the public in generad
very cTdi il invitation to visit the .
ow building. j
X3LITMBUS B. Y. P. u. Z
HOLDS MEETING AT , Di
HOME MISS TALLANT vi
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"The B. Y. P. U. of the Columns,
P.aptist Ch ireh met at the tu
oine of Miss Pearl Taliant's Wed.
esday evening and a very interest- 'a:
ig program was carried out. Miss
r3da McMurry made a very interest- m;
ig ta'k on putting more interest in m
o the B. Y. P. U. After the pro- di
ram the two group captains, namely
lis.".-: s Pearl Taliant and Jessie
Ireen served watermelon to the fol.
jwing members: Misses Vada Mc- e('
lurry, Qrletta Landis, Mable ar
'hompson, Harrie Delle Smith, Ruth fa
!obb. Rena Smith, Jeanette McFar- ^
uid, Gertrude West, Messrs Dean
:lo;i8, Broadus Mills Bennett Bur- v*
et and Lee Case." eE
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JOYS AND GIRLS CLUB in
TO MAKE TOUR / SPARTANBURG
AND VICINITY '
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August 2nd and 3rd, an educational
our of Spartanburg and vicinity will w
e made by the boys and girls beonging
to the agricultural and home
emontsration clubs of Polk County. ^
'his tour is a substitute for the anual
encampment, and is a reward
or club work during the past year. .
A great time is in store for those ^
,-ho will take advantage of this trip
which will be very interesting .
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CHURCH FREES
J&KEVILLE
PASTOR
fE Will be Reinstated as Pastor
of Big Fashionabe
Church
VERDICT LATE IN NIGHT
Joted Minister Overcome With Joy
When the Verdict was
Read
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THE PRESS NOT ADMITTED
The Rev. Ashley Chappell, D. D.
astor of Central Methodist Church
.as found not guilty by the Churcn
!ourt which tried him Tuesday on
he charges of immorality, untruthullness,
and attempted bribery.
The last two charges were not
nown until the verdict of not guilty
ad een returned. Dr. H. K. Boyer
t Shelby, N. C. who represented
he accused minister said that the
liarges of untruthfulness grew out
i Dr. Chappell's giving an assumed -JM
a me when he was arrested an that
ae attempted bribery charge result- so
J for an ittegatkm that- the minisa.
offered police of whatever was
ecessary to keep the news of his
rrest from piiblication.
Lr. Chappell was arrested last
lay in a disorderly house jn Memhis
Tenn., during the general Besion
of the Southern Methodist
hurch. The charge was disordely
onduct, by the po'ice who caught
im when they raided the house,
he defense of the noted minister
as that he suffered from a physi.
1 oilmoiu .t? vnrS/iiia (imou
*u:;cd him extreme pain. In his
.atom nt inimcuiately after the
rest in May, he said he was tak
l(,' ! walk in (tie i lly of Memphis
id was suddenly s, i/.ed w ith one, of . J
iese attacks and that he imediatdy
ent into the house to stay until
if- a hack was over. During the few
inut. s stay at th h ose the pollci
id d same and arr sted the minisir.
otcd Minister to be Reinstated
j
Tli? verdict was announced Tues.
ly night at 10.0U o'clock. The veret
means that the Church 'Court
the V.'eate.-a North Carolina Conrencc
will Immediately reinstate
r. Chappril as pastor of the AsheI'e
Chu.ch from which he was exiled
pending trial.
.The court was composed of minisrs
fiwn the Western North Caro
1a Conference, of which the popur
minister is a member.
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In aniioum ing verdict Dr. Prettyan
said: 'The investigating comittce
has faithfuly performed its
ities ? a very distatcf il one.
Dr. Pretty man la ifieu the work of
p. Pickens for the prosecution and
p. Poyer for the defense. He stat.
! they had presented their cases in
i able manner and as true and
ithful Christian mtn.
ferdict Receive ! With Great Joy
At least 70 members of Dr. Chapill's
Church at Ashevilie were presit
when the minister was found
it gailty. They signified their Joy
an overflow of cheering which enid
with the singing V "Praise God
-om Whom All Blessings Flow."
The crowd fortned around Dr.
lappell and expressed profound joy ' i 3
his exoneration. Dr. Chappell
as overjoyed and with a broad
nile upon his face said. ''I never
as so happy in my life." The wife
!. the accus d minister was alao
esent, but fo ind difficulty in ex essing
her feelings of the verdict,
it aaid, "I am so happy I don't
low what to do". The large dele(Continued
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