Thursday, May 13, 2021

News From Lynn in Polk County Newspaper, May 13, 1921

Lynn

We still have cool weather.

Larger attendance at Sunday school last Sunday.

The Tryon hosiery mill is still silent as the tomb.

Rev. Langley and wife, of Little Rock, S.C., stayed over at Mrs. Langley’s father’s, J.L. Jackson, as they passed through to the Baptist convention in Chattanooga this week.

The many friends of Mrs. J.L. Jackson will be glad to hear of her so fast recovering from her serious sickness.

Mother’s Day was observed per the Governor’s proclamation, flag displayed over the school building all day. A nice program had been on short notice gotten up by Miss Parker, assisted by some good mothers. Many songs, recitations, appropriate to Mother’s Day were rendered by the babies, youths and grownups. Dr. Pratt gave a nice talk his subject mother, and we add what’s a home without a mother. Eighteen dollars and six cents was donated by the Lynn Sunday school for the Chinese sufferers last Sunday, Mother’s Day.

Prof. Corbin, of the Greens Creek consolidated school rendered very valuable service to Miss Parker while handling Mother’s Day program. W.H. Westall and family, of West Asheville, were the guests of W.F. Swann and family last Sunday.

P.N. Hood’s father and sister of Flat Rock were his guests last week-end.

Prof. Kreider, principal of Melvin Hill school, was in Lynn a few days ago prospecting.

W.F. Swann spent last week in Asheville.

John T. Panther has recently purchased a second hand Overland. He has not as yet been indicted for exceeding the speed limit.

Fred E. Swann has purchased for his wife and boys a nice pony and buggy.

Miss Kate Martin of Grover, N.C., is on an extended visit to her sister, Mrs. N.W. Randall.

W. Clyde Hooker of Wiliamsbury, Ky., arrived on the Carolina Special last Monday responding to a telegram regarding his father’s sickness. R.E. Hooker died at his home in Lynn last Sunday night. He was taken sick just one week before his death with a severe cold which developed into pneumonia with complicated conditions. A wife, four sons and one daughter survive him. He was 60 years old, a member of the Baptist church, also a member of the Local Lodge of I.O.O.F., a good husband and father. The community has lost a good citizen. His remains were laid to rest in the Tryon cemetery, Dr. Pratt, his pastor, conducting the funeral, the Local Lodge I.O.O.F., assisting.

Last Sunday evening as the people were passing numerously from the church, lots of small children, some passed through in some kind of stripped down or open auto at a very high rate of speed endangering their own lives as well as the lives of others. Haven’t we no protection in this particular dangerous every day practice? We need some of the Saluda officers down this way. It’s a shame that a fine is not put on such ugly and dangerous conduct.

You had just as well be a pessimist as a disappointed optimist.

From the Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., May 13, 1921

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