News From Our Friends
Over the County
Saluda
Claude Gilbert, son of L.J. Gilbert, was taken to Asheville
Saturday on train 9 by R.L. Newman, Chief of Police, under a warrant issued by
the war department, charging him with desertion of the army.
The Saluda Seminary has been closed for a few days as a
precaution against the flu, there being several cases of a mild form among the
leading students. We hope it will soon pass over, as the school has been doing
fine work this year under the able management of Prof. Stevens and his corps of
splendid teachers. They have been occupying their new buildings since the
beginning of the fall therm, and have been going nicely until now.
Mrs. H.P. Corwith now has the pleasure of entertaining her
aunt, Mrs. A.P. Thomas, and cousin, Miss Gertrude Thomas, of Rockford, Ill.,
who arrived here last Friday for a short stay. Hope the weather will be good
while the ladies are here so they may enjoy their visit to the fullest extent.
Mr. O.B. Garren is hope for a few days from Newberry, S.C.,
where he has been for some time. He reports plenty of work there in the
building line.
Dr. G.R. Little is continually doing something in the way of
improvements to his already fine drug store. Just now he is putting in glass
doors to all his shelves, so all his goods will be protected from the dust,
thereby making the store more sanitary, as well as improving the beauty of the
interior.
Miss Elizabeth Burns, one of the teachers at the Saluda
Seminary, was suddenly called to the bedside of her sister in New York, who is
very ill.
Mr. L.R. Luten and family motored up from Greenville on
Monday last, coming through by Mountain Page church, report a good trip,
finding the roads better than was expected.
Mr. J.M. Delock, who recently moved to the Huggins place,
has returned home from a trip to Columbia, S.C., where he was attending court.
Mr. Fred Bailey is away for a few days with friends at
Columbia, S.C.
Rev. W.A. Creason was called away from an interesting
meeting in Alabama to be home with his family who are sick in influenza. We are
glad to say that they are some better now.
Mrs. D.W. Pace is quite ill with influenza.
Mr. W.F. Little of Tryon spent Sunday with his brother, Dr.
G.R. Little. Mr. W.F. is looking fine and seems to be doing all right in his
present location. But, we would be mighty glad if he would make his home in
Saluda, and be one of us as of yore. Anyway, come up as often as you can,
Brother Frank. We are always glad to see you.
Mr. Bush, the worthy editor of the Polk County News, was in town Saturday, hustling around in his
energetic way, attending to business for his own as well as other people’s
interest. His slogan is “Boost others and they will Boost you.” Not a bad idea.
Lynn
No services of any kind last Sunday in our village as
thought best not to congregate the people, thus avoid all chances of flu. But
quite a number of young people congregated Saturday night for a dance at the
home of Mr. C.B. Edwards Sr. Inconsistency hath no bounds.
Miss Ophelia Thompson has been quite indisposed for several
days.
Mr. Austin Hart of Flat Rock with his family have moved into
our city one day last week, and is employed by the Tryon Hosiery Co.
The incorporated community election last Saturday for Bonds
to build a better school building, etc., resulted in a majority in favor of the
bond.
It is rumored that some of same parties opposed the school
bond at Columbus that opposed the bond here last Saturday.
It is said that several voted against the School Bond last
Saturday in Lynn that could not read or write and who had large families to
school also owned no real estate to be taxed.
The Soldiers Memorial Association Directors met at Columbus
last Saturday, as per call of president, and a few of the faithful were on
hand. The directors discussed the plan of better organization, also style and
cost of a fitting memorial.
Mr. N.W. Randall ran down to Shelby on business last
Tuesday.
At this writing Mr. P.N. Hood is on the sick list being
confined to his room.
Mr. T.A. Rippy and family have had a little epidemic of
their own of the sore eyes.
It is reported that some were influenced to vote against the
School Bond last Saturday by the aid of a little Booze. How does that sound?
It is said that some who had large families of children and
no real estate voted against the Bond, while some others who did own real
estate and had no children voted for the Bond last Saturday. It’s real funny
how we all look at things, especially when a little tax figures in the
proposition.
Miss Nora Jones is confined to her room with a case of old-fashioned
sore eyes.
Mr. H.M. Covil ran down to Spartanburg last Tuesday.
Mr. Fred E. Swann left last Monday for High Point to buy
furniture for his firm, the Ballenger Company.
Mr. (Mrs.?) John
Rhodes left last Sunday for Atlanta to buy her spring stock of millinery.
Cedar Mountain News
Mr. Edward Anderson is having a new building erected on his
farm.
Miss Bessie Foster and brother Barnard Foster spent last
week-end visiting Miss Bettie Edwards at Landrum, S.C.
Miss Lucile Foster, one of the best Polk County teachers,
has returned to her home after closing her school. Every one is glad to have
Miss Foster home again.
Miss Beatrice Owens was the guest of Misses Lucile and
Bessie Foster Monday afternoon.
Mr. G.W. Foster is steadily improving his farm. He has been
busy for some time sowing grass and clover, and if his improvements continue,
he will soon have a splendid as well as a beautiful place.
Mr. L.E. Hipp, one of our most up-to-date farmers, is always
fixing things so he can do more work, by way of adding new machinery to his
outfit, and has also ordered a new truck, so he will be able to handle his wood
with speed and profit.
Fishtop
Two weeks of very disagreeable weather have passed and now
we hope at least for better.
Lagrippe or flu has visited us. Clement Arledge and Walt
Burgess’ entire families, we learn, have had it more or less seriously—better now.
Wm. C. Pace’s family have had the flu for the past week, but
not very seriously.
Manning Case of Upward has been building the chimneys for I.
Henderson’s new home the past week. I Henderson will move Tuesday into his new
home.
Dr. Hooper came into the cove last Friday to see the Pace’s
on professional business.
T.W. Bradley sang for the Mountain Grove choir Sunday last,
and will sing for the Mount Lebanon choir on next Sunday.
Wm. Morgan visited in this section last week. His cancer,
while not painful, is rapidly progressing and will soon end the career of a
hard-working stout man.
Now as for the elections, voting for or against taxes for
schools and the county home, which will be on, we will say that all or very
nearly all true men are willing to build schools, churches, county homes or anything
else that will elevate the county; but judging from the past, the way the
public money has been squandered on roads, county home and school funds, wise,
hardworking, honest men will be slow to vote another tax on themselves without
some guarantee that the money will be used for what it is paid.
We have just learned that Curtis Newman is confined with
grippe.
Melvin Hill
The flu has visited this little town again, but the patients
are all on the mend now.
Mrs. McIntire, an aged lady, passed away last Friday night
at the home of her son. She was somewhere in ninety, and had been ailing for
some time.
We are glad to note that those who had the flu last winter
are not having it this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Henderson has been staying with their son
Philips and family for the past two weeks, nursing them through the flu.
The Bible School closed here Friday and the teacher, Elder
C.B. Miller, went into Mitchell county and is teaching there.
Mr. Tom Waldrop and family have moved to Henrietta.
The Melvin Hill correspondent has been down with the flu for
the past two weeks.
It seems that the ground pig didn’t see his shadow although
he might have seen it if he came out in the nick of time, when the sun shown
for about five minutes on ground hog day.
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