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eaaaaeaeaaae * "I CANT DO WITHOUT IT", '? THEY ARE SAYING ' * Whan our oldest subscribers * * wslk up to the Editor's desk and * * say "Howdy", and then follow * * it up wltb a dig into their peck- * * ets, and an expression like this * * ?"1 can't do without it"?there * * comes to every single person * * producing a paper for Hertford * * County a feeling of genuine * * pride. With -that feeling there * * also springs up the sentiment of * * appreciation to such persons who * * have helped to give Hertford * * County the third newsiest * * weekly papgy in North Carolina. * * Within the past few months, * * the "l-csm*t-de-wifhout-it" sub- * * scribers hare increased apprec- * * iably, visibly, and consistently. * * During An course of one day last * * week, two of our most valued * * subscribers, both of whom are * * substantial citiseas aad each of * * whom has read the HERALD for ? * years, tsns into'the office and * * greeted us with .that same ex- * * pression. That was only a start- * * or, for they continued to cause * * our "ears to burn" by reciting * * the visible accomplishments of * * the paper, and expressing the * * belief that Hertford County was * * the home of one of the very * * best weekly papers in the State. * * "Don't stop the HERALD as ? * long as I am living", one of these * * subscribers told the editor. And, * * the editor is certainly not going * ' to stop it. * * Others have given us only * f words of encouragement aad * * added heaps of commendation * * for the HERALD. Notices of * * subscription expirations mailed * * out less than a week ago have * * met with a more ready response * * then at any time within the his- * * tory of the paper. All of which * * but cements the belief within us * * that our subscribers are "stick- * * otp." ? m :.v=- ? ?$ * One of the reasons for the *? * support given this paper, #e he- * * iieve, is its policy to publish the * * lag out the true mission of- the ? * country weekly. The HERALD ? * is a local paper, and carries the ? * local news. Its locality is Hart- \ * fAd county, and a soctfofl V| a a sr a a a a a a a e a IN MEM0UAIT In loving rembrence of our dear husband and fa?ber, Charles W. Car ter who died January 31, 1922. We mourn for you dW father, No, net with an outward show; For the heart that mounts sincerely, Mourns silently and low. The mointh of January again it here, Tons the saddest of theyear. f For n a January day ! That you, dear father, passed away. Wlflg AND CHILDRKW, NOTICEOFSALE Bjr virtue of the powers con tained in a certain <Jeed of tru^texecuted on the 9th day of Sept., 1920, by S. W. Mc Keel and .wife, Zenobia Mc Keel, to W. L. Curtis, trustee , which deed of trust is record ed in the Register of Daeds office for Hertford County in book 68 on page 124. The condition contained in said deed of trust having not been complied with and at request of the holder, thereof, the undersigned trustee will there , , k ,to. ,w hest bigdeJ for cash m front of the V- S. pos toff ice, Ahos lae.N. C.. Hertford, County, r the following tracts of, land; 1. lt^|t tract of land in Ah oskie township, known as thej M in ton. Farm purchased from E. J, Gerock by said S. W. 2.THfct certain lot and the buildings thereon, known as the Plant era Warehouse Com ?\ T e ^rrSte: March 3. 1923 between hours of 12 m. ' and 1 o'clock p. m. Place of sale, in front of U. S- poetoffice. - : * - Terms of sale, Cash. This Feb. 1, 1923. W. L, Curtis, Trustee. ? FOR SALE?THREE HORSES ? wilt sell very cheep, end term will k be uiede right W. B. OUTLAW, \ Celerlin, M. C., R.F.D. No.2. St. MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ROAD COMMISSIONERS 40 ________________ - The Board of Road Commissioners of Hertford County mot on January 8th, 1928. Present J. A. Powell, Chairman, J. B. Worrell, John D. Bridger, Dr. W. B. Pollard, H. G. Snipes and J. R. Garrett. Proceedings of last meeting road and approved. W ' Pursuant to instructions from the Board the Secretary prepared a report of receipts and disbursements from April, 1921 to January 1, 1928 and tapon being presented to the Board same was accepted and ordered published in the Hertford County Herald. Mr. J. R. Garrett withdrew his complaint against certain employees of the road force in Ahoskie township, and the Board unanimously voted to rescind its former action requesting Superintendent Hines to make a change; said employees to remain at Ahoskie. On motion and carried the Board orders the Secretary to write to Mr. J. E. Matthews requesting that he appear before the Board and make his complaint known when the Board will take the matter up and endeavor to adjust the same. The Board realising tthat there is a shortage of labor with increased wages, and the Board desiring of securing as much work as possible from the convict force; it was upon motion and carried, ordered that the Superin tendent divide up the force among the several townships in the County, together with the teams and equipment This arrangement to be in force for the present or until further action by the Board. With the above order carried, the Board proceeded to rescind its former action declining to receive any more prisoners, and instructed the Superintendent to accept other prisiohers when offered until a sufficient number can be obtained for the arrangement of placing in each township. The jury appointed to asses damages claimed by T. N. Charles reports that he be paid 815.00 for crossing his land at Liverman Mill, and that 826.00 be paid for damage to crop op land near Frasiers Cross Roads. The latter was declined by the Board for the reason that claim was not filed within the time allowed by law. The following Mils and pay roll was examined, approved and ordered paid, to-wit: Pay roll dated January 6, 1928. General bills. R. C, Coley, 90 hours at 45c _--8 45.50 James Bass, 90 hours at 16c, (helper) 13.60 B. Scull, Sheriff, summoning jurors :? 2.26 H. J. Brown, services as juror !?; 2.00 L. T. Holloman, services as juror - T 2.00 L. T. Holloman, services as juror 2.00 J. L. Dardon, services as juror i ? 2.00 Hertford County Herald, publishing proceedings ? 11.40 John H. Lassiter A Bro., lumber 302.18 Hill and Sumner, shop account 18.25 J. E- Hall, oil , 10.15 T. N. Charles, privilege crossing at Liverman Mill 15.00 Cleric Court, Chowan County, cost of prisoners ... 41.74 Watson A Co., oils, etc 202.01 Standard Oil Co., oils etc 4 - 42.53 Holland and Beamon Co., oils - 66.44 J. N. Venn A Bro., cement and other items 1 507.63 Union Milling Co., (F.G.H.) horse feed 730.00 Moneys Meek Township: Labor and foreman 164.00 Joe Pruden, shoeing mules 4.50 Murfreesboro Township Labor and foreman . 152.00 Payne Brothers, shop bill 35.00 E. N. Nicholson, drug account 4.10 Winton Township - J. J. Piland, nails .60 Vf. P. Shaw, Jr., A Bro., horse collar, etc ?^ 4.80 A. %. Liverman, shop account - 10.80 E. L. Jenkins A Son, h. strings 1 .40 Labor and foreman J 137.00 St. Johns Township: J. W. Lee, shop bill ... 7.8ff Labor and foreman 198.04 Harrellsville Township: J-. H. Sessoms, shop bill ?, 8.00 Askew Brothers, rope, etc. 11.68 E. V. Grissom, lumber etc 9.93 Labor and foreman ... 80.50 Ahoskie Township: Labor and foreman 116.88 Bridge Work : Foreman and labor 60.30 Convict Camp: Barnes-Sawyer Grocery Co., groceries ? 303.85 R. D. Nickens, shop bill , 1.50 J. H. Lee, potatoes 2.80 HarreBs garage, shop bill 3.00 J. H. Pearsall, potatoes 17.60 Foreman, guards and labor - 280.50 J. C. Benthall, oils etc 2.60 TOTAL 38,720.11 No further business the Board adjourned to meet again on January 15th, 1928. J. A. POWELL, Chairman. J. A. NOBTHCOTT, Clerk. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES AND RECEIPTS OF ROAD COMMISSION OF HERTFORD COUNTY From April lit, 1921 (When Board Was First Organized) To January 1st, 1923 RECEIPTS Proceeds from bonds to January 1, 1923...* 3183,659.26 Amount borrowed to complete Boone-Harrell bridge 17,600.00 Paid from 1920 and 1921 taxes 27,706.69 : $228,863.84 DISBURSEMENTS Mapey* Nedf township ?__$ 11,498.00 Murfreesboro township 6,684.29 Winton township 8,169.00 St Johns township 16,091.07 pafeellsvUle township - 7,896,89 Ahoskie township 14,570.76 Superintendent of Roads .i- 4,056.10 Administration ? 1,812.46 Materials, supplies, equipment, etc 111,428.71 Convict camp ? 2,932.60 Bridge work .! ? 616.68 St. Johns township (old bills) ? 179.26 Winton township (old bills) 583.01 Murfreesboro township surplus? ? 2,694,82 Murfreesboro indebtedness - 8,106.29 County Commissioners (amount advanced) 6,281.79 Paid account of Ahoskie surplus 6,671.60 Paid Harrellsville surplus ? 4,926.74 Paid Boone-Harrell steel bridge 16,368.39 TOTAL - 1 $228363,84 An examination of this report will show that the sum of $38,428.10 was paid eat on account of old township surplus and Indebtedness and the bdflding of steel bridges, leaving actual amount expended for all road work and equipment $190,485.74 and that the turn of $183,668.26 has bean collected on the $500,000 bond issue. J. A. NORTH COTT, Clerk Read Board Commissioners. Winton, N. C., January 6, 192$. mauaaamibiwsuseoaiUBSBUmsaaaa^aammmunnma^^^^Mii^a^^^^MMasmia IT PAYS TO DEAL WJTH HERALD ADVERTISERS I NOTICE OF RE-SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Pursuant to the provisions of a deed of tnut executed by Mattie L. Sewell and huaband T. W. SeweH to the undersigned. Trustee, executed on the first day of January 1919, and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds of Hertford County, in book 64, at page 481, default having been made in the payment of the bond secured thereby, and being re quested by the holder thereof so to do, and having offered said land for sale under the deed of trttst afore said, and the same "having been sold and upon report of said sale into the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and within ten days as pro vided by law, an up set bid of five per cent having been deposited with the Clerk of said Court, and having been ordered by said Clerk to re-sell the same, I will on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9th, 1928 Between the hours of 11 o'clock and 1 o'clock in front of the Post Office in the town of Murfreesboro, North Carolina, again offer for sale the following real estate:. That tract of land In Murfreesboro Township, Hertford County, North Carolina, and known as the Leonidas Parker, or T. W. Sewell Home Place, which is bounded on the North by the lands of G. M. Blow, on the East by the W. R. Barrett land, being the Allison Parker land, on the South by the Winton and Woodland road and on the West by the lands of T. E. Browne ? containing Eighty Acres, more or less. This sale will start at the up set bid of 84,200.00 and terms of sale will be cash. This the 23rd day of January, 1923. D. C. BARNES, Trustee l-26-23-2t NOTICE Look out for Big Auction Sale at Winton, Monday, February 5, 1923. All kinds of Dress Goods, Woolens & Silks, Imported and Domestic Ladies' Dresses and Men's Suits to be sold to the highest bidder by W. W. Myers, Hertford County auctioneer. As fine goods as ever sold through the south. Don't fail to at tend the big sale. ? , J-LLI?L! THE BEST WAY To acquire money is to earn it; to have money is to save it; to save money is to bank it Money hoarded or hidden is never safe? neither is it profitable to anybody. Money saved and banked here is not only safe but constantly productive. We can render the farmers of this com munity profitable service during your dull season. LET US SERVE YOU Farmers-Atlantic Bank AHOSKIE, N. C. t ????* l . ^ WHYYOUSHOULDDEPOSHYOUR MONEY INTHE BANK OF AHOSKIE . . ... When you deposit your money in this bank, you not only deposit it in one of the strongest banks in this section, hut it is financially able to take care; of you during the dull season of the year. We loan money to our patrons, and when you deposit your money here you become one of the large number that we are glad to accommodate in every way possible. If you sua a farmer you buy merchandise, and* if you buy on time you pay more than you would have to pay if you were finsincially able to pay cash . ?The way to do this and get ahead, is to deposit your money here during the harvest; and we accom modate you during the spring and summer. Every accommodation extended our customers that sound banking will permit. BANK OF AHOSKIE The Bank That Has Never Charged Any Person More Than 6 Per Cent Interest Ahoskie, N. C. 1 'J SUBSCRIBE TO THE HERALD?$1.50 PER YEAR Attention Tobacco Growers the old reliable Basnight Warehouse ahoskie, n. c. * Will be operated by JOHN W. EMERSON & CO., this coming season. From all indication* and the short crop of 1922 we believe it advisable to pot out a large tobacco crop this season. Do your best to make it good and we are sure if you have a good crop yon will receive very satisfactory prices for it. ? Lets make Ahoskie a larger and better mar ket by planting a big crop and make it good. Sell Yonr Tobacco On Ahoskie Market JOHN W. EMERSON & CO.
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