Local News
Fishtop
Fine weather now. Seems to have come to stay.
But next week is court, and that will set old Polk county
back many thousands of dollars.
Misses Pearl and Bertha Laughter visited C. Arledge’s saying
over night Saturday last.
It was quite a treat to see so many wagons at once last week
moving the surveying squad, tents and utensils, down to Mill Spring.
Well, Brother Lynn, I have to report the killing of three
large rattlers last week, here.
T.W. and J.B. Bradley attending the singing at Mount Lebanon
last Sunday.
Isaac Walker was in this section one day last week.
We learn Dewey Hill has gone to Hendersonville with a wagon
load of snap beans.
With snap beans, cabbage, peaches, cherries, strawberries
and dewberries for pies, we are beginning to enjoy life once more.
Tryon, Route 1
I wish to correct a mistake in last week’s paper. It was
lambs not lumber that Mrs. R.G. Hamilton had for sale.
Misses Pearl and Essie Edwards have returned home from
Brevard school for the summer vacation.
Messrs. Floys Toney and Frank Edwards spent Saturday night
with Miss Sallie and Mr. John Carpenter.
Messrs. Corbin and Lunton were callers on the route Monday
last.
Saluda
The Heriots of Charleston, S.C., are up for the summer and
are having a family reunion at their newly painted home in Saluda, the Melrose
Inn.
Mr. R.A. Parler has returned from Johns Hopkins hospital in
Baltimore very much improved in health.
The “Little Nieces of Uncle Sam” cleared over eight dollars
at their second sale of ice cream and cake, thus making sure of another month’s
support for the orphan in France recently adopted by them.
Dr. and Mrs. Smith are getting their baby hospital ready for
the business of the season in their line.
Miss Rosa Box is attending the commencement exercises at Piedmont
college, Demorest, Ga., but will return this week.
Mrs. Zeigler and sister are occupying the cottage of Mr.
Bolich for the summer.
Miss Louise Lane is visiting friends in Savannah, Ga.
Miss Hattie Howe of Charleston, S.C., is visiting her old
friend, Mrs. Wm. Staton for a few weeks before opening her own cottage.
Miss Annie Waring has returned to Saluda for the summer, and
is to be found at her home, “Hillrise.”
Mrs. Jenkins of Miami, Fla., is busy getting her hotel ready
for summer tourists.
Dr. and Mrs. Moorer of St. George, S.C., has been at their
cottage for several weeks, but have returned to their home in St. George, till
later, when they will come up for the season.
The commencement exercises of Saluda Seminary were held last
week, and the school is now closed till October 1st. The new
buildings are nearing completion and will be ready for use when school reopens.
Mrs. Edmund Credle and Mrs. Smith of Beauford and Hyde
counties came to Saluda for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jones. They
have been attending the meeting of the confederation of Women’s Clubs in
Asheville and Hendersonville.
The Rev. W.B. Allen, M.A. and Mrs. J.O. Darby spent several
days in Asheville attending the Diocesan convention of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Darby was a delegate of the Woman’s Auxiliary.
Columbus
Mr. J.R. Cantrell of Spartanburg is spending a few days with
relatives in Columbus.
Miss Marie Burgess and Vada McMurray of Elon College,
returned home last week.
Mr. John Burgess of Davidson college, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Lindsey Smith and daughter, Coy, spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. Laughter, of Lynn.
Mr. E.W.S. Cobb and Mrs. J.W. Jack spent a few days in
Marion last week on business.
Misses Corinne and Jeannette Feagan were the guests of Miss
Grace Holbert of Lynn Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Dedmond is visiting relatives at Cliffside this
week.
Messrs. Arthur Pitman and Claude Edwards spent Sunday in
Columbus.
Mr. Wilbur McGinnis of Abolene visited friends in Columbus
Sunday.
Mr. Harrison Gibbs of Asheville spent Sunday in Columbus.
Mrs. Lindsey Smith and daughter, Coy, and Inez Hughes spent
a day last week with Mrs. J.R. Smith, near Columbus.
Mill Spring
The farmers are taking advantage of this beautiful weather,
and are very busy.
The Baptist Sunday school at this place is planning to go to
Chimney Rock Sunday, June 22. We will carry our quarterlies and song books and
have school same as we do each Sunday. All members will carry well filled
baskets.
Railroad surveyors have pitched their tents on Mr. J.H.
Gibbs’ farm and are “traveling on” with the survey.
Mrs. J.H. Steele is boarding at the home of J.H. Gibbs.
Hubert Gibbs spent last Sunday in Columbus.
Mrs. J.M. Lewis visited Mrs. W.G. Egerton Sunday afternoon.
A number of the little folks attended a birthday party at
the home of Miss Mabel Pack last Wednesday night.
Mrs. J.H. Cocheran was the guest at Sunny Brook farm last
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Ben Ross, who has been attending school at Raleigh, has
come home to spend his vacation.
Melvin Hill
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Tilden Higgins last Monday, a baby boy.
Mrs. Norris has arrived home from a month’s visit with her
daughter at Clifton.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Edwards, who was so
low, is thought to be a little better.
Mr. Major Willis, who went to the hospital with a broken leg
some time ago, is home now, and can get around on crutches.
Wheat is about ready to harvest in this vicinity. Farmers
are getting caught up with their work pretty well now, since they have had some
dry weather.
Silver Creek
Mrs. Zach Swain of Spartanburg has been spending the past
week with relatives in this section.
Miss Mary Ann Bradley was the guest of her brother, Mr.
Harrison Bradley, Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Splawn and baby Jesse Jr. were guests at
Mountain View farm Sunday.
Mrs. John Wilson and son Paul motored up from Rutherfordton
and spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Wilson’s father, Mr. Clement Arledge.
Little Glenn Arledge Jr. is very sick.
Lynn
The Odd Fellows showed signs of having some fresh meat on
hand at last week’s meeting. It’s to be hoped they took good care of it.
Clarence Newman and Wilkey Capps have returned home from
overseas and are at home.
T.C. Westall and family of East Flat Roc were guests of R.T.
Fowler, Mrs. Westall’s father, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Crowdus Ross are the happy recipients of two
bouncing baby boys. At this writing mother and babes are doing well. Suppose
Crowdus thinks we may have another war.
W.W. Lancaster, an up-to-date hosiery mill man, of Spartanburg,
was looking us over one day last week.
Old Aunt Rebeca Davis, colored, died very suddenly one day
last week. She was the wife of Taylor Revis.
Lewis T. Blackwell and family of Spartanburg were in Lynn
last week-end, visiting relatives and friends.
As the long expected material for the purpose of making
windows and door frames for the new church has been delivered, it is thought
the committee will soon have the work of making the frames under way.
Miss A.R. Uniack of Fair Plains, Tenn., stopped off and called
to see quite a number of her old friends in Lynn, one day last week, on her way
to her old home in Wallingfort, Conn. Miss Uniack was here a few years ago
under the employment of the A.M.A.
The local lodge of the Jr. O.U.A.M. will have on sale at the
Fourth of July celebration all kinds of cold drinks and refreshments. Proceeds
will go to the soldiers’ monument fund.
Some of our Fords and automobiles have some very hideous
squeaks and squawks as signals. But one passed through our village a few days ago
playing a very good tune, leaving music out of the question, on the exhaust
pipe. Why not have a calliope automobile or a Ford calliope?
Mill Spring, Route 2
Mr. T.N. Wilson has been very sick for the past week.
Mr. J.W. Pitts and little son Fred made a business trip to
Tryon last Monday.
Mrs. Bill Bradley visited relatives in this section,
Saturday and Sunday.
Little Carrie Bradley spent last week with her grandmother,
Mrs. George Bradley.
Mrs. Coggin from Spartanburg, S.C., is spending a few weeks
with her son, F.R. Coggin.
Miss Minnie Ruppe spent Sunday night with her sister, Mrs.
J.W. Price.
What about those rattlers, Bro Fishtop? You must keep us
posted.
Mrs. Lambert and baby departed one day last week to join her
husband, who left a few days ago for Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Lambert
occupied the Brown cottage at the Mission grounds.
Cross Keys
The young cotton is dying to a large extent in this
neighborhood. The cause, we think, is from the cold weather of last week.
We are glad to say the cotton gin, which the farmers are
going to build at Sandy Plains, is well on its way. The erection of the
building will begin soon. The plant will cost $10,000. We have a few shares on
hand we will be glad to sell to any one wishing to buy, as we want cash to pay for
the machinery.
Misses Bertha and Margaret Cantrell of Landrum were seen in
this vicinity Sunday afternoon.
Miss Gladys Flynn spent Saturday night at Misses Miley and
Docia McKinney’s.
Miss Violet Toney spent Saturday night with Miss Nora
Welborn.
Hillcrest
Quite a number of our young people enjoyed a welcoming party
given Mr. Broadus B. Flynn by his parents Saturday night. Mr. Flynn is one of
our soldier boys recently home from France.
Miss Ruth Rogers went to the Rutherfordton hospital Monday
for treatment for stomach trouble.
Miss Ellen M. Click of Saluda Seminary spent several days
with Mrs. J.H. Norville and Miss Margaret Brian.
Mrs. W.B. Valentine has returned from her visit to Anderson
and Spartanburg.
Sunny View
A large crowd form her attended the W.O.W. celebration at
Hendersonville Sunday and report a splendid time (except when they were having
blowouts and punctures).
Mr. Dewitt Helton has been released from the army and is now
home. We welcome the boys home again.
Misses Myrtle and Ura Whiteside, Grace and Oma Gibbs were
pleasant callers at Mrs. S.J. Helton’s Sunday last.
Mr. Ralph Edwards and Mr. Tolbert Odell were in this section
last Sunday.
Prof. E.W.S. Cobb and Mr. J.R. Sams were at Sunny View
Saturday and made splendid speeches on school affairs. Come again.
Mr. T.N. Wilson who has been ill, is now improving.
Messrs. Hobart Whiteside, Bill Jackson and Tench Edwards
report they will be home from overseas by July first.
Messrs. Willie Mills and Tolbert Odell were callers at Mr.
U.S. Gibbs’ Sunday last.
Mrs. W.W. Gibbs visited Mrs. G.S. Whiteside last week.
Mill Spring, Route 1
Hello to all. We have woke up at last.
Miss Bessie Thompson and sister Exie were guests at A.A.
Edwards’ Sunday.
Several girls and boys from Cleveland motored over and spent
Sunday with relatives.
Walter Dyer has returned from overseas.
Ralph Edwards robbed some bees Tuesday and to his surprise
was made sick by eating the honey.
A party of girls and boys were fishing Saturday, just for
fun, and had all the fun they wanted together with two strings of fish with
about 25 on each string.
Misses Bessie Thompson, Mossie and Dorcas Edwards went to
Rock Springs Sunday and enjoyed some fine singing. You all remember Rock
Springs choir, do you not?
Red Mountain
Mr. Jack Lawter is very ill at present.
Private Major Jackson has returned from overseas. Friends
and relatives are glad to welcome him home again.
Mr. Posey Brown of Spartanburg was a visitor at his uncle’s,
Mr. J.P. Dimsdale’s, Sunday.
Mr. Pritchard Dimsdale has returned home from Spartanburg.
Tryon
The first units of the 81st or “Wild Cat”
division to return from France are due to arrive at Newport News June 7th,
another on June 9th, and the last contingent of this division now
homeward bound will arrive a few days later. Among the North Carolina troops in
this division are Corporal Joe Mills and Sgt. Ralph Jackson of Tryon, and
probably others from Polk county. The Wild Cats established an enviable record
during their short period of service in France, and was actively engaged on the
“firing line” at the time the armistice was signed.
Oliver Andrews arrived in Tryon Tuesday night from overseas
service with the America forces.
Mrs. G. LeCount left for Connecticut Tuesday, where she
expects to remain until next September.
Mrs. J.H. Griffith and daughters have returned home from
Kinston, where they have been visiting friends.
Mrs. C.S. Wilson, who is spending the summer in Flat Rock,
came down to attend the funeral of Mr. Geo. Farmer.
Mrs. E.N. Walker of Terre Haute, Indiana, arrived in Tryon
last week for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. Jackson.
Mr. Broadus Ballenger left Tuesday for New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Atlantic City before returning home.
Mrs. Peety of Chicago arrived in Tryon a few days ago and
will occupy Barbara Villa for some time. She is a sister of Mrs. W.B. Stone.
Dr. and Mrs. R.G. Sherrill of Raleigh have arrived in Tryon
for the summer months and are occupying the cottage of Mrs. C.S. Wilson.
Mr. E.J. Bradley of Fishtop paid us a visit on Tuesday. He
reports only about half a fruit crop in his section, the cool weather of early
spring having blighted much of it.
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