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J L-v II LOCAL NEWS I I OF AHOSKIE Mr. Graham Newsome was a shop ? pine visitor in Norfolk Tuesday. Mrs. S. E. Vaughan spent last Fri day in Norfolk on a shopping tour. Attorney John E. Vann of Winton was in Ahoskie Tuesday on legal busi ness. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Eley spent Tues day in Ahoelde with friends and rela . Uvea. Among last Saturday's visitors in Ahoskie was Miss Janie Parker of Menola. Mr. K. T. Raynor and mother spent Sunday in Colerain with relatives and friends. Mrs. Harvey Holloman of Woodrow School was a visitor in Ahoskie Wed nesday. Rev. It'B. Lineberry of Colerain was among the visitors in town last Friday. Dr. and Mrs. L. K. Walker and children were in Colerain on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brown and son were the guests of relatives in Union last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Coley of Winton were visitors in Ahoskie last Saturday and Sunday. Messrs. Linwood White and G. C. Britton spent Monday in Norfolk on a business mission . Mr. Joe Carroll of Aulander was a business visitor in Ahoskie last Friday and Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Mitchell spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Norfolk on a shopping expedition. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Beaaley of Cole ruin were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. W. Greene last Sunday. Messrs. W. M. Eley, and A. T. Newsome of Winton were in Ahoelde last Saturday on business. Mr. Lee Parker spent the pact week in Ahoskie and Menola. He returned to Norfolk Monday morning. Messrs. Troy Jenkins and Thornton Northcott of Winton were visitors in Ahpekie Wednesday night. Messrs. Talmage Baker and Eric Garrett left Monday night for Wilson on a business trip of a few days. Messrs. M. R. Montague and Hu bert Askew of Colerain made a busi ness trip to Ahoskie last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Strickland and little son spent Sunday in Rich Square with Mrs. Strickland's mother. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Greene and children and Mrs. Ruth Powell motor ed to Williamston last Sundfy after noon. ,<?>? ^ - Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gerock m>ent Monday with their daughter, Mrs. C. G. Conger who is in a Norfolk hos pital. Messrs. J. M. Eley, O. P. and J. L. Snipes of Menola were among the business visitors in Ahoskie last Sat urday. Mr. and Mrs. Ayler Holland of Holland, Va., spent last Sunday with the latter's mother, Mrs. W. A. Miller in Union. Miss Annie Laurie Sesaoms, ryho teaches at Harrellaville, spent the past week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Sessoms.' , Mr. Claud Dukes, who traVels for the American Tobacco Company, spent the past week-end in Ahoskie and Union witn relatives. ~ -Mr. and Mrs. Y.T). Strickland and young ton will leave Friday for Zebu lon, where they will spend the Easter holidays with the former's parents. Miss Hilda Bailey of the high school facility will leave here Friday for Wakefield, Va., where she will spend the Easter holidays with her parents. A first class Hawaiin vaudeville show, featuring some high class musi cal numbers, .will be given at the Richard Theater here next Monday night Miss Louise Basnight, a student at Greensboro College, will arrive tn Ahoskie today, Thursday, to spend the Easter holdiays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Basnight Reports from the bedside of Ifn. Charles G. Conger, who is under treatment at a Norfolk hospital, indi cate a slow improvement. She is ex pected home within a week or ten days. Mrs. R. H. Jernigan attended the Eastern Carolina Exposition at Wil son last week. She was there during the Queen's Contest which was the . big feature of the week's entertain * ment Attroneys W. R. Johnson, W. W. Rogers and L. C. Williams were in Winton Monday, at the meeting of the eounty bar to arrange the court calendar for the April term of super ior court Misses Earle Lawrence and Iola Wooten, who are students in Peace Institute, Raleigh, arrived in Ahos kie Monday night, to spend the Easter holidays with their parents, Mr. and kMrs. W. W. Lawrence, and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Wooten, respectfully ? ROAD OFFICIALS WILL ? * WORK FOR STATE ROAD * ? ? * While tl?y Un no official ? * powtr in connection with the * * routing of tho Stnto highway, tho * * Hertford County road Board has * * given its approval and unquali- * * fiod endorsement to tho agitation * * for a direct route from Wiaton * * to Suffolk, via Somerton. * * A motion was passed at the * * board's last meeting directing * * the secretary, J. A. Northcott, to * * write to highway authorities of * * North Carolina and Virginia * * asking them to construct that * * road. On April 11, the citisens of * * Suffolk will meet fo settle upon * * the route to be approved, from * * that city to the Carolina line. * * Word haa come to this office * * from authorities of the Nanse- * * mend County road board that the * * Somerton route is practically * * assured so far as Virginia is * * concerned. The matter, accord- * * ing to those advices, now rests * * with the North Carolina authori- * * ties. * * Members of the Bertie county * * road board have also interested * * themselves in the project, and * * unofficially have pledged them- * * selves to urge upon the State * * Highway Commission the rout- * * ing of the highway via Somerton. * * Other county road boards in the * * section beyond the Roanoke river * * and who will be served by this * * short route are also expected to * * take action soon. * eeteeeeeeeee EASTER EGG HUNTS ' Plans have already been made for several egg hunts on next Monday, the day following Easter. ATTENDING CONVENTION Mrs. C. C. Hoggard and Miss Bessie Tayloe left Monday for Durham, where they are attending the annual convention of the W. M. U. of this State. TURNS COLDER A strong north wind late Wednes day night brought with it a sudden change of temperature. The ther mometers took a sudden slump, and Ahoskfeana shivered from the wintry weather. ? PAINTING STORE FRONT J. N. Vann A Brother, harware dealers, are entering folly into the spirit of clean-up and paint-op week, by not noly cleaning op the robbish about their place of business, bat also adding a newjeoat of paint to the front of their store on Main street. Another coat of paint is also being added to the HERALD building. REVIVAL CONTINUES Revival services at the Ahoskie Methodist church which began last week have been prolonged and will probably continue throughout this week. Rev. Mr. Barber, pastor, is conducting the services, which have been well attended during the ten days. A special service for young children was held Monday afternoon. CLEAN-UP MOVEMENT HAS BEEN POPULAR Due to unfavorable weather con ditions, Clean-Up Day for- Ahoskie was postponed, by direction of the Mayor, from March 19 to Tuesday, the 27th. Announcements of the al tered plans were made from the pulpits of Ahoskie churches last Sun day; and all those who had not taken advantge of the good days of last week have joined heartily into the program to make the town attractive as possible, by the removal of trash and rubbish. The most noticeable improvements in conditions has been made on the vacant lots about the business section. Practically every home in the town was already in fair shape, although the women have scraped what little there was, for the town man to cart away. FERTILIZER MAN IS HOST TO FARMERS Sam Vaughan, of Ahoskie, who tries to sell everybody in Hertford County "Red Steer" fertilisers, and who does not miss his ambition very far gave ten dirt farmers of this sec tion a real set up last week. At no expense to themselves, he gave them a trip to Norfolk, and provided enter tainment over night, the party re turning here on Saturday. . While in Norfolk they were shown over the large fertiliser plant of the Swift Company, and later made a vis it to the Swift packing plant Members of the party included, be sides Mr. Vaughan: A. Saunders, A. R. Benthall, Troy Newseme, Edd Riddick, J. B., J. M., and Joe Chamb lee, George 0. Holloman, Charlie Slaughter, and Troy Dilday. NOTICE OF SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST Pursuant to and by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me by a certain deed of trust execut ed by B. W. Holloman, Dessie Early, J. M. Earley, Esther Holloman, Fan nie E. Holloman, R. L. Holloman and Ulyses Holloman on the 20th day of FebruaiTv. 1928 end registered in the Register of Deeds office of Hertford County in book 70 at page 127, de fault having been made in the pay ment of certain indebtedness therein mentioned and secured, and having been requested by the legal holder of said indebtedness to advertise and sell the land as therein provided, I shall on MONDAY, APRIL 16, 1028 At the Courthouse door in Winton, N. C., sell at public auction, to the highest bider, for cash, the following descrihad land tn ?ri? A certain tract of tend in St. Johns township, being lot number 1 in the division of the Wilson Askew land; containing eighteen acres and ad joining the lands of J. T. Askew, J. O. Holloman and the Wright Hollo man land. Time of sale?Between the hours of 12 o'clock m. and 2 o'clock, p.m. This the 12th day of March, 1928. C. W. JONES, Trustee. 8-10-28-41. NOTICE OF RE-SALE UNDER DEED OF TRUST By virtue of the powers contained in a certain deed of trust executed on the 8th day of January, 1919, by W. A. Chavis and wife Mary H. C ha via, to Jno. R. Jordan, Trustee, which is duly recorded in the Register of deeds office for Hertford County, in Book 64 on page 434. The lands describ ed in the aforesaid deed of trust, were sold on the 7th day of March, 1923, and within ten days as the law provides, an up-set bid of 6% having been deposited with the clerk of the Superior Court of this County, and having been ordered by said Clerk to re-sell said lands. The undersigned Trustee, will on APRIL 2nd, 1928 offer for sale, at the court house door of Hertford County, to the highest bidder for cash, the following de scribed real estate to-wit: 1. Tract bounded on the east by the lands of J. H. Knight, on the North and West by the lands of the latS J. P. Freeman and on the South by the Union and St Johns road, con taining 34 acres more or less. 2. Tract known as the Hayes tract Bounded on the East by the old Bev erly farm, on the North by the Union and St. Johns road, on the West by the lands of J- W. Stion and on the South by the old Wynns land and C. C. Hoggard, containing 200 acres more or leas. 3. Tract kpown as Knight's Poco sin. Bounded on the North by the lands of C. C. 'Hoggard, on the East by the lands of Mrs. J. H. Darden, on the South by the lands of P. E. Jen kins and on the West by the old Wynns land. Containing 65 acres, more or less. All of the above de scribed lands are situate in St. Johns township, Hertford County, N. C. This the 16th day of March, 1923. JNO. R. JORDAN, Trustee. 3-23-28-2t. FOR SALE?BARRED ROCK EGGS ?16 for $1.00; 100 for $6.00. B. N. SYKES, Harrellsville, N. C. $-16-4 tx FARM FOR RENT?1 OR 2 HORSE Crop, good buildings, etc. Apply to R. E. HODGES, 2 miles east of Menola. 3-16-4t. BARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK EGGS, from best strains including Thompson's and Park's; $1.60 pel 15, postpaid. RICHARD McGLO HON, Winton, N. C. 3-16-28-4t NOTICE OF RE-SALE UNDER ' DEED OF TRUST ?' ' ' Pursuant to and by virtue of the power and authority conferred upon me by a certain deed of trust exe cuted by M..C. Matthews and wife Helen R. Matthews on the 27th day of June, 1921, and duly of record in book 72 at page 10B, register of deeds office of Hertford County, de fault having been made in the pay ment of certain indebtedness therein set out and secured, and having been requested by the legal holder of said indebtedness to advertise and sell the land as therein provded, I shall on _ MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1923 Between the hours of 12 o'clock m. and 2 o'clock p. m. At the Courthouse door in Winton, N. C., sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash, the follow ing described land, to-wit: A certain tract of land in Winton township, adjoining the lands of C. W. Jones, the Run of Deep Creek, W. L. Matthews and Mrs. Evelyn New some, and the County Road leading from Winton to Ahoslde, N. C? con taining two hundred and four acres. This being the home place of M. C. Matthews and known as Oak Villa. This is a re-sale of this land the bid at the former sale having been raised 6% as provided by law. The bid on this land now stands $8400.00. This the 14th day of March, 1923. C. W. JONES, Trustee. 8-l?-2S-2t A man said, "Well I do de clare, My Shoes are beginning to wear," So he brought them to us And without any fuss We put them in perfect re pair! . S. P. BURGESS Ahoekie, N. C. V A Tyrolean Warbler Canary Bird With Cage to be Given Away Easter Monday to the customer holding the lucky number. With every' twenty-five cent purchase of Resell or Puretest Remedies, Klenxo, Jonteel or Csura , Nome Toilet Preparations. Lord Baltimore, Cascade or Symphony Lawn Stationery, Monogram Foun- . tain Pens and Pencils, Good form Hair Nets or Liggett* r v? ?? ? will be entitled to one coupon abso lutely free Bird on display in window COPELAND DRUG CO. Xb? 19??aSJL Sian The Prompt and Efficient Pharmacy ? We have the only Registered Druggist in Ahoskie or rierirora uouniy ?? ? We Sell It For Less Your Spring Tonic natdi turn boon anticipated by thi* Store, and whatever you may want lor wj System Builder, call lor it here. And, when it passes over the counter to you, it will be at the lowest cost of any store in town. Rock bottom prices always. Select Your Toilet Necessities Here We carry a well selected assortment Sanitary Fountain Service ? Nice lane of Smokes MITCHELL'S DRUG STORE THE OLD RELIABLE" Manhattan Hotel Building AHOSK1E, N. C. SESSOMS BROS. GARGE AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING Battery Charging, Valcanizing, Anto Sap plies, Accessories and Oils. Free Air and Water. AHOSK1E, N. C Fancy DressGoods We here on display lor Easter, the most complete line of Dry Goods that'can he found any where. Most anything yon can mention by the yard?we ha Ye it on hand noar FOR EASTER A new shipment of Dresses, Copes, Coots end Suits for your approval. We ore almost sure that you can find what you hove been, looking for in this collection. There is a drees for you in this assortment. But come early?see them to fully appreciate their loveliness. New shipments of Spring Millinery arriving daily. Hundreds off stylish and well made Hats developed in all the season's leading mater ials. Trimmed with flowers, feathers, cherries, and ornaments. We carry everything a woman wears. ["HE FASHION STORE "AHOSKIFS FASHION CENTER" MRS. E. C. BRITTON. Owner Your Easter Shoes Please don't forft to ooo oar Show * Window display of Spring Shoos. I Wo haTO the best assortment of V Spring Shoes that can be found in Hertford or Bertie County. We specialise in ladies shoes. - AHOSKIE, N.X.
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