News From Across Polk
County
Columbus
Mr. J. Austin Newman and sister, Mrs. John Lewis Smith,
spent Sunday with their sister at Landrum.
Messrs. Willie and Jasper Guffey, Rutherfordton, spent the
week-end in Columbus.
Mr. H.F. Elliott left Monday for Greenville, S.C., where he
has accepted work.
Mr. R.M. Hill is spending a few days in Rutherfordton.
Mr. John T. Smith of Stearns, visited here Sunday.
Mrs. J.A. Bailey and daughter, Rosa Bailey, left last week
for their home in Woodleaf, N.C.
Mr. John Cobb and Mrs. Jacob Capps are at the home of their
brother, Prof. E.W.S. Cobb.
Mr. J.D. Cobb is very ill at the home of his son, Prof.
E.W.S. Cobb.
Miss Oma Reynolds is spending the week-end at Spartanburg.
Messrs. J.P. and A.Y. Arledge visited at Hendersonville
Sunday.
Mrs. J.W. Jack and daughter, Laura, spent Monday in
Hendersonville.
Mr. Underwood of Lynn spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs.
Chas. Davenport.
Mill Spring
Born to Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Walker on last Wednesday a girl.
Miss Gladys Gibbs has returned from her visit to Gaffney.
Mr. J.M. Lewis is having some repair work done on his house.
Messrs. Bill and Jack Guffey of Rutherford attended church
here Sunday.
The Christian Endeavor, let by Miss Clara Edwards at the
Methodist church Sunday afternoon, proved a great success. Leader for next
Sunday is Miss Sue Gibbs. Topic: “The School of God.” This meeting will be held
at the Baptist church at 4:30. Every one who can, attend.
We are glad to report that Mr. Clarence Gibbs is able to be
out again after a week’s illness.
The choir practice at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon
was well attended by the Sunday school.
Little Johnie Cocheran is quite ill.
Miss Mabel Pack and Sallie Brisco were pleasant callers at
Sunny Brook farm Monday afternoon.
Mr. George Barber made a trip to Chimney Rock Sunday.
Miss Arkansas Arledge has gone to Asheville where she has
accepted a position.
Mrs. W.G. Egerton was the guest of Mrs. J.M. Lewis Saturday
afternoon.
It is hoped that there will be a large crowd at the Baptist
church Saturday, with the necessary implements to work on the cemetery. Sunday
is the regular decoration and memorial day. In connection with the memorial
service there will be a special service in honor of Jesse T. Lewis, who was
slain in battle in France. Everybody has a cordial invitation to attend.
Since Mr. Sams was on the sick list he could not attend the
meeting at Mill Spring Saturday night. Nevertheless there were some very
interesting discussions, and it was decided that we would have a community
fair, and the various committees were appointed. The soliciting committee
secured $7 as a premium fund. Let everybody in the township get busy and help
to make it a lively fair.
Sunny View
Miss Maggie Jackson was the guest of her sister, Miss Sallie
Jackson, last Sunday.
Mr. Claude Wilson called on Mr. U.S. Gibbs Sunday.
Mr. Moses Jackson went to Rutherford hospital Sunday
afternoon, after his wife, who has been there for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilson visiting the former’s mother, Mrs.
T.N. Wilson, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Wilson visited at Mr. Jason Vesse’s last
Sunday.
Mr. C.C. Wilson and son, Roland, accompanied by Mr. Cecil
Ruppe, visited the former’s mother, Mrs. S.J. Helton Sunday. The two latter
have just returned from camp.
Miss Myrtle Whiteside is visiting relative in Tennessee.
Mrs. Twitty Jackson is very ill.
Miss Alma Corn is home after spending the winter in
Hendersonville.
Sunny View school has ordered another election for special
school taxes on June 10th. We hope each man will decide to vote for
the taxes for we want this settled. The people here are somewhat different from
those in Tryon. There the wealthiest people voted for the tax, while the
opposite was done here. The trouble here is two schools are wanted instead of
one. Can’t see why they want one teacher instead of two.
Mr. Sampson Spicer was recently returned home from
Tennessee.
Mr. Frank Mills spent Monday and Tuesday with Mr. Aden
Green.
Mr. Enoch Ruff, who has been home on furlough, has returned
to duty.
Fishtop
Rain, rain, rain, and then some more rain.
With two or three weeks of court in June and the 17 year
locusts expected, what can a farmer do but starve.
Harrison Bradley visited T.C. Laughter’s family Sunday.
Earnest Laughter visited Dewey Hill Saturday and Sunday.
E.J. Bradley has been on the sick lest for a few days, and
there are others complaining.
No preaching, no Sunday school, no singing. Seems as if they
had all gone fishing.
Well, brother Lynn, the snakes have not bothered me yet this
season, but we learn T. Newman went into his barn one day last week to get away
from the flies, and to take a snooze (a nap) and discovered the largest rattler
he had ever seen, and he has seen quite a few having lived in the mountains for
about 70 years. He immediately decided it was safest to dispose of his
snakeship before he took his nap. So you need not fear that rattler now.
T.C. Laughter has bought a nice mrae of Isaac Walker. Walker
is moving to Spartanburg, S.C. (I usually correct obvious typos, but I’m not
sure what “mrae” is supposed to be.)
The man who kills rattlers or Germans is entitled to a
monument. Let’s see that he gets it. Hurrah for the monument.
Maple Grove
Misses Maggie and Kansas Jackson visited Misses Grace and
Oma Gibbs Sunday afternoon.
We are glad to note that Mrs. Florence Gibbs is improving
fast from her sickness.
We are having lots of rain, and farmers are getting awfully
behind with their work.
Mr. Will corn and family and Mr. G.L. Taylor and family were
visitors at Mr. U.S. Gibbs’ Sunday.
‘Tis a good time to set sweet potato slips if you have the
ground ready.
The revenuers seem to be doing great work in our community.
Ella and Teddy Gibbs visited Mrs. Allen Sunday.
Mr. Earnest Thomas’ parents have been visiting him the last
week, as he has just returned from France.
Mr. Tolbert Odel was a caller at Mr. M.N. Burnett’s Sunday.
Silver Creek
Messrs. Ray Edwards and Floyd Toney were guests of Reece and
Teddy Arledge Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Foiy attended services at Silver Creek
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones and baby, Martha Lee, were visitors
at William Green’s last week-end.
Miss Charity Williams was a pleasant caller at Mountain View
farm Saturday night.
Hillcrest
Hillcrest Institute held its commencement exercises
Wednesday. The musical and dramatic features of the program were varied and
proclaimed Miss Love a past master of the art of training young people. But the
occasion was somewhat marred by the noisy conduct of a group of boys and girls,
not, we are glad to say, of our community. Miss Love and Miss Falls left next
morning for their homes, leaving Mr. Hunter and Mrs. Hickman in charge. Miss
Love has been here for nearly three years, and has won the love and admiration
of the whole community. Under her care Hillcrest has grown to be a dominating
force in this neighborhood and under the efficient management of Mr. Hunter we
confidently expect it to grow and develop in every way.
Among those who have returned to their homes from Hillcrest
Institute are Misses Myrtle Shields, Corell Cooley, Nellie Brian, Pauline
Wilkins, Ruth Brian, etc.
Mrs. J.P. Abrams is visiting her son, R.M. Abrams.
Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Rogers lost their baby, Sunday, a fine six
months old boy. They have the sympathy of the whole community.
Mrs. N.E. Constant and daughter, Velma, were visitors at
H.P. Arledge’s Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Prince are spending some time with
the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Williams.
Mr. Clement Arledge Sr., aged 95 years, is confined to his
room most of the time, on account of illness.
Mr. and Mrs. John Early spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
E.W. Bradley.
Mr. Dave Thompson has gone to Spartanburg hospital for
treatment.
Warrior Mountain
Miss Lelia Arledge Bishop of Horseshoe spent the past week
with relatives.
Mr. Claude Gilbert of Ft. Lotten, N.Y., is home on furlough.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arledge spent the week-end with relatives
in Silver Creek.
Mrs. Fowler of Lynn was the pleasant guest of her sister,
Mrs. J.B. Arledge Sunday.
Messrs. Elton and Alden Foster spent Saturday night in
Tryon.
The hawks have been having a feast in the various poultry
yards of this section.
Several dwellings are being constructed in Howard’s Gap.
Mr. W.B. Arledge is remodeling his house.
Tryon
Miss L.B. Jayne made a business trip to Spartanburg Tuesday.
Mr. J.W. Walker of Mill Spring visited relatives in Tryon
Saturday.
Mrs. R.L. Kirchner and son, Dickie, left for their home in
Detroit Wednesday.
Mr. J.M. Hearon of Saluda was attending to business matters
in Tryon Monday.
Mr. J.D. Sawyer returned home Tuesday from a business trip
to Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. C.F. Earnhart left Tuesday for Greensboro and Charlotte
on a visit to relatives.
Mr. Bobo Wilkins of Cowpens, S.C., was attending to business
matters in Tryon Wednesday.
Mrs. J.L. Washburn and Miss Mildred Washburn have returned
to their home in Duluth, Minn.
Major Thrall and family, after spending the winter in Tryon,
left for their home in Detroit Wednesday.
Mrs. R. Carpenter left Wednesday for Port Chester, N.Y.,
where she will spend the summer months.
Mr. Clarence Lightner came down from Detroit Monday and will
accompany his family back there Saturday.
Miss Mabel McFee left for Atlanta, Ga., Monday, where she
goes as a delegate to the Baptist convention to be held there.
Miss Mary Le Duc of Sierra Madre, Calif., formerly of Tryon,
is at present the guest of Mrs. John Orr. She will visit her many friends here
during her stay.
The marriage of Louise Van Rennselear, daughter of Mrs.
Kenwoirthy, to Captain Hewett Gillette Callendar of Pasadena, Calif., will take
place early in June.
Miss Converse left Monday for Cleveland, Ohio, where she
will spend the summer. Mrs. Strong accompanied her to Spartanburg and will
later follow her to Cleveland.
Mr Lynn Waldrop of Mill Spring, Route 1, has just had some
stationery printed announcing that he is in the pure bred hog business, and has
started on the work of building up a herd of O.I.C. hogs.
Donations to the soldiers’ monument are coming in very slowly.
This is a matter that should be finished up on a short while. Get busy and send
in your subscription to Mr. W.A. Cannon, treasurer, at Lynn.
Mr. Joe Linvingston was married Wednesday morning to Miss
Lora Ward at her home in New Bern, N.C. Joe is the son of Mr. J.B. Livingston
and has many friends in Tryon. The couple will arrive in Tryon the latter part
of the week.
It is announced that U.S. army officers had those formerly
occupied farm residences in the “Dark Corners” to meet with them at the old
rifle range, yesterday, for the purpose of turning back the property on which
the Government has held leases for some time.
The civic committee is cleaning off the corner lot next to
Wilkins & Co., and will proceed to beautify it first. Grass and flowers
will be planted, and benches placed under the trees, making it a very inviting
and restful place on hot days. The committee has other places in view which
will be similarly treated.
A judge of the U.S. Court in the Spartanburg, S.C., district
died a few days ago. If President Wilson has any trouble in finding a suitable
successor, we would remind him that he can easily secure one in Tryon. We have
numbers here who give decisions almost daily upon questions of law from the
constitutionality of the League of Nations to the legality of the town
ordinances. But new towns possess so much legal talent at Tryon.
The report of Mr. W.T. Lindsey, as chairman of the Liberty
Loan campaign, is very interesting in one respect. The total amount of bonds
sold was taken by Tryon and Saluda townships, excepting about $400. If the
other townships in the county had done one fourth as well as these two, Polk
county would again have oversubscribed her quota. As it is, we are classed with
the counties who have failed to take their quota. Taken as a whole the showing
made by Mr. Lindsey is very satisfying.
Elsewhere read the communication from the citizens of
Columbus stating that they very much desire the Fourth of July celebration at
that place. All well and good. Now let’s everybody roll up our sleeves and go
to work to make it a grand success. As the article states there are but few of
us in Polk county anyway, and it will require united effort to secure a good
attendance that day. Almost every other town in the state has given their
returned soldiers a welcome, and Polk county should not lag behind. Let’s give
the boys a rousing welcome that day. And let’s wind up the monument question on
that day and have the unveiling ceremonies during the county fair in October.
Everybody be at Columbus July Fourth.
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