News is scarce as it is too wet even for news. The rain has about finished the early peach crop here. Hurry up boys with your work. Court is coming right in heart of crop time, and no telling how many of you will have to attend before it is over. J. Henderson is in attendance at court at Hendersonville.
Pink Case was in this part a day or two last week.
Sheriff Jackson was in this section one day last week serving papers.
Posey Henderson killed a large rattler last week (10 rattles).
We have been informed that Deputy Owens and some others discovered a still in operation last week and went for other officers and when they returned the still had moved, but they found a five gallon barrel of whiskey hid near. The still was on a small branch, the waters of Gods creek up near the head.
T.W. Bradley sang for the Mount Grove people Sunday.
Ewert Levi went to Saluda Saturday.
Five of the Foster boys with two Metcalfs were here fishing one day and night last week. John Metcalf of Madison County is 82 years and is sprightly as a boy.
All are not done planting yet and may not get done.
Harrison Arledge visited and attended preaching at the Bishop school house. Rev. Wm. Morris preached at Bishop school house Sunday.
Posey Henderson went to Saluda Saturday.
Bees have held up swarming and are gathering some honey.
Moses Jackson took a fine beef to Saluda one day last week.
Clayton Pace has been hauling garden peas and cabbage for some time back.
Tomatoes will soon be ripe on the early set vines, which are full.
The Levi boys started to meeting Sunday and met a large rattler on the way and returned home. Ewert Levi says that there are two things he don’t know. How many rattlesnakes there are in the cove, nor whether Rome Hill was named after Rome Freeman, or named after his grandfather.
Saluda
East Special Truck No. 62 has changed conductors. Bob Forrest is the new man, Hugh Thompson is still the engineer. Louisiana Special No. 61 has the same old crew, Fate Thompson, conductor, and Charley Owens, engineer.
Mrs. G.R. Little and Bobbie have returned from Spartanburg.
The Mountain House was thrown open to guests this week. On the day of the opening Mrs. Newton served tea and cakes to all her friends who visited her. Everybody had a good time.
Russel Locke’s friends are glad to see him home again.
Sue Smith of Hendersonville spent Sunday with Lessie May Pace.
Kathaleen Garren is visiting in Summerville, S.C., this week.
Susie Trout of Spartanburg was the guest of Evelyn Nabers this week.
Mesdames Ed Guice and W.H. Pace went to Piedmont to commencement.
John T. Coates Senior is visiting his family in Saluda.
Elyses Pace and wife of Greenville visited in Saluda Sunday.
Dr. D.L. Smith has been in Saluda for several days. He has gotten things in order for the comfort and well being of his patients at the Infants and Childrens Sanatorium. A few babies have arrived and are being well cared for. Dr. Smith is wiring some additional cottages at the sanatorium this week, (which) necessitated the town putting in a new transformer near the sanatorium. Rule Cannon has taken a position for the summer at the infants and children’s sanitorium.
Mrs. St. Julian Ravenel and children have arrived and will spend the summer in Saluda.
Albert Salley has returned to Kenilworth for a couple of weeks.
Mills Nabers returned to Oteen after spending the week-end in Saluda.
James Heatherly, much improved, has returned from the hospital in Asheville.
The Epworth League will meet at 7:30 at the Methodist church Sunday night. R.V. Miller will preach at 8:30 at the same place. Everybody (is) invited.
Rev. Miller will deliver a series of sermons from June 5 to June 12 in the Methodist church. Rev. Miller has preached in Saluda before and his old friends and all those who have never heard him are invited to attend these services.
Hugh Aiken of Washington is visiting relatives in Saluda.
The young girls of Saluda enjoyed a party of their own at the Boys Club Monday afternoon. The boys kindly sent in the blind musician to furnish music.
Miss Mary Coates, who has been studying music in New York, has returned home.
Rev. Frank Estes went to Columbia Monday.
Miss Jeannette Richardson has gone to New York for the summer.
Rev. Frederic Hollister and wife will occupy the boys’ dormitory this summer. The girls’ dormitory will be used as an up-to-date boarding house. T.P. Harris and family of Spartanburg have arrived and are at their home on Seminary Street.
On Saturday morning four friends of Louise Dunn visited Saluda, where she is now living, and joined in a most enjoyable picnic of a “Dutch character,” with Louise as hostess. Those comprising the party were Miriam Strong, Margaret Sherill, and Ruth and Alice Andrews.
Mrs. Shelby and Miss Mary Singleton of Willmette, Ill., Mrs. Schneider of Cleveland, Ohio, Miss M. Sulver of Miami, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Crandall of Detroit, Mich., are guests at Mrs. Lockes.
A large number of people attended the singing at Mountain Page from 10 to 4 o’clock Sunday. The good old time songs were much enjoyed. The Old Christian Harmony singing book was used. Everyone seemed glad to see everybody else and a good social hour was especially enjoyed when the good ladies served fried chicken, pies, cakes, and a bountiful supply of other good things for dinner on the grounds.
From the front page of The Polk County News, Tryon, N.C., June 3, 1921
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