SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
Under and by virtue of the powers
contained in a certain Deid of Truat
r.'ad?? and executaa lo the undersigned
trustee, by A. B. Currin and Lonie L.
Currin his wife, to secure s?n indebt
edness to Mrs. Margaret Harivard
Bagley, which said Deed of Trust 13
recorded in Book 109, Page 144 in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Harnett County and Book 1 No. IS,
Page 149, etc., in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Johnston
County, default having been made in
the payment of said indebtedness
therein secured and application hav
ing been made by the said Mrs. Mar
garet Harward Bagley to the under
signed to make sale of the property
hereinafter described according to
the power of sale contained in the
said Deed of Trust, tl.e undersigned
will at 12 o'clock noon on the 28th
day of December, 1917, at the Court
House door at Lillington in Harnett
County offer for sale at public outcry
to the highest bidder or bidders for
cash the following described tracts
of land and interests in land lying and
being in said Harnett and Johnston
Counties:
FIRST TRACT: The one-half un
divided interest of A. B. Currin in, of
and to the following described tract
or parcel of land lying and being in
Black River Township, Harnett Coun
ty, North Carolina, bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at a corner with Z. D.
Overby in the center of the Angier
road in the run of Hugh's Creek and
runs with said Z. D. Overby's line
down the run of said Creek, passing
said Overby's corner and with J. L.
Johnson's line and past his corner in
the said Creek and with M. D. Den
ning's line about 58.80 chains to said
Denning's corner in the W. H. Flow
ers' old line; thence as his line North
89 1-2 degrees West 5.75 chains to
M. F. Barbour's corner, thence with
said Barbour's line North 68 deirrees
West 7 chains to the old corner with
J. L. Talley, thence with his line
North 1 1-2 degrees East about 10
chains to a stake and pointers, cor
ner of the H. II. Carroll old tract,
thence with another of the said Talley
* * * * old marked lines, North 87 1-4
West 40.50 chains to a stake and
pointers, corner in the R. S. Mat
thews' old line, thence as the said
Matthews' line North 2 East G.85
chains to a stake, corner with Arson
Pate, thence with his line North 27
East 9.25 chains to a corner of the
H. W. Pate tract, thence with another
of Arson Pate's lines North 76 de
grees West 17.50 chains to his corner,
thenc? with another of his lines North
7 West 5.50 chains to his corner,
thence West with his line 5 chains to
his comer, thence North 55 degrees
West 5 chains to his corner, thence
South 87 degrees West 4.20 chains to
his corner in the old Whittenton line,
thence as the said old Whittenton line
North 24 degrees East 23.20 chains
to the said Whittenton corner, (now
J. L. Johnson's corner), thence as
said J. L. Johnson's line and past his
corner South 73 1-2 East 34.50 chains
to a stake corner in the H. H. Caroll
old line, thence with said old line
North 47 degrees East passing H.
W. Pate's corner 12.75 chains to a high
Lightwood stump North West corner
of the Carroll tract, thence North 2
East with H. W. Pate's line 3 chains
to his corner, thence with said Pate's
line North 75 degrees West 23 chains
to a stake, corner in J. L. Johnson's
line, thence with his line North 27 de
grees East 7.20 chains to stake and
pointers corner with the Birch or
Ella Page tract, thence with a line of
said tract South 80 degrees East 19.75
chains to a large pine stump corner in
the A. B. Currin line, thence as the
said old line North 2 degrees East 2.70
chains to a stake corner in line of
right of way of the Durham and
Southern Kailway "Company, tnence
as a curve of said line in an Eastern
direction 19.50 chains to a stake cor
ner in W. H. Folwers' line, thence as
his line South 8 3-4 degfpes West 6
chains to a stake corner in the center
of the Holly Springs and Angier road,
thence as the said Angier road 29.70
chains to the beginning, containing
399 1-10 acres, as per plat made by
A. W. Gregory, May 23. 1914.
This tract contains the Carroll tract
of land, conveyed to A. B. Currin by
deed recorded in book 184, page 8; the
tract conveyed to said Currin and
Mabry by The Dixie Land Company
by deed recorded in book 180, page
102; the tract conveyed to A. B.
Currin by W. E. Baggett recorded in
book 180, page 142 and that con
veyed to said Currin by B. F. Wil
liams by deed recorded in said
Register of Deeds office for Harnett
County; and is subject to a certain
Deed in Trust by A. B. Currin and
wife to J. W. Bunn in the sum of
$1,750.00 on the Carroll tract recorded
in book 106, page 580; and a certain
mortgage deed by said Currin and
Mabry to The Dixie Land Company
tract in the amount of $2,460.00 re
corded in book 109, page 6 in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Harnett County.
There is to be deducted from this
tract 150 acres of the Carroll tract
which has heretofore been sold by J.
W. Bunn, Trustee, and 228 acres of
The Dixie Land Company tract, which
has heretofore been sold under a prior
mortgage, leaving the one-half inter
est of A. B. Currin in 21 1-10 acres
included in the above description to be
sold at the sale.
SECOND TRACT: A one-half un
divided interest (E. R. Madry owning
the other half) in the following de
scribed tract or parcel of land lying
and being in Black River Township,
Harnett County, North Carolina;
This boundary includes 5 tracts as
follows viz: 4 tracts 61 acrcs purchas
ed from William Searcy, Sr., and 13
3-4 acrcs purchased of William Searcy
Jr., and is a portion of the South West
corner of the Ransom Pate dec. old
tract, making in all 74 3-4 acres,
bounded as follows, viz: Beginning at
a stake corner on the Bank of Mid
Prong of Buies' Creek with Williams'
Bro. Corner and runs as their line
South 87 degrees East 27.75 chain?
to a stake comer in an old field, thence
North 5 degrees East 3.17 chains to a
corner, thence North 2 degrees East 10
chains to a stake corner, thence South
80 East passing the South West cor
ner of the Pate old tract 11.50 chains
to an old corner, thence South 4
degrees West 13.20 chains to a Rock
corner, thence North 27 degrees East
10.50 churns to a Black Gum corner
now down just below an, old ford,
thence up the various courses of the
run of said Branch about South 88
10.50 chains to a Black Gum corner
ner, thence North 19 degrees East
5 chains to a stake and pointers cor
ner, thence North 69 degrees West
10.15 chains as a marked line to a
stake corner in a path at' the edge of
an old Ditch Bridge, thence as another
of Arson Pate's lines North 11 East
4.25 chains to a stake corner near the
edge of a branch, thence north 75 de
grees West as his other line 4.25
chains to a stake corner in the Wil
liam Searcy, Sr., old line, thence as
that old line North 25 East 3.10 chains
to stake corner with J. L. Johnson,
thence with his line North 85 degrees
West 17.33 chains to a corner, thence
North 87 degrees West 9.50 chains to
a stake corner at the run of M. Prong
of Buies' Creek, thence tfown the vari
ous courses of the run of said Creek
to the beginning and is 74 3-4 acres
more or less.
This tract or parcel of land is com
posed of that tract or parcel of land
conveyed to A. B. Currin and E. It.
Mabry by William Searcy and wife by
deed recorded in book 179, page 550
and by William Searcy, Jr., and wife
to A. B. Currin by deed recorded in
book 183, page 92, Register of Deeds
office in Harnett County and is sub
ject to a certain Mortgage by said
Currin and Mabry to Wrilliam Searcy
for $800.00 recorded in book 110, page
386 said Register of Deeds office.
There is to be deducted 65 3-4 acres
heretofore sold under mortgage by
William Searcy, included in these
boundaries leaving 13 acres of land of
this tract to be sold at this sale.
THIRD TRACT: That certain tract
or parcel of land lying and being in
Grove Township, Harnett County,
Pleasant Grove Township, Johnston
County, bounded" and described as
follows:
beginning at a stake in the boutn
East corner of the Harper tract and
runs North 3 degrees East 23 chains
to a stake corner, thence with the I).
S. Stephenson old line North 87 de
grees West 15 chains to a stake cor
ner with Debro Jones', thence with
his line South 4 degrees West 12.50
chains to a stake corner with said
Jones', thence with his line about
North 87 degrees West about 10.60
chains to his other corner, thence with
his other line North 16 3-4 East 10
chains to stake corner with A. J.
Gregory, thence with his line North
77 degrees West 25.70 chains to a
stake corner at an old Ditch, thence
as another of his lines North 10 de
grees West 2 chains to S. R. Wilson's
old corner, thence North 84 1-2 de
grees West 17.20 chains to a corner
with Benton Pleasant's old corner,
thence with his old line South 12 1-2
East 40.30 chains crossing the New
Road to a stake corner in a branch
with J. M. Gregory's, thence with his
line South 58 1-2 degrees East 6.50
chains to a stake, corner in a branch,
thence with said J. M. Gregory's line
South 50 East 18.28 chains to a pine
corner in the head of a Branch, thence
down the Branch 4 chains to the old
corner, thence as the old line North
36 degrees East 7.35 chains to a cor
ner with the Church Lot, thence with
the Pool old line North 36 degrees
East 27.50 chains to the old Post
Oak corner, thence about South 87 de
grees East about 14 chains to the be
ginning and includes 6 tracts and the
remaining portion of the Pool old
tract and makes in all 200 3-4 acres,
more or less.
This tract or parcel of land is com
posed of those certain tracts or par
cels of land conveyed to A. B. Currin
and A. H. Gordon by The Dixie
Land Company, deed recorded in
book 180, page 106, in the office
of the Register of Deeds for
Harnett County and book 12, page
447, in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Johnston County,
the interest of A. H. Gordon in
the same being thereafter conveyed
to A. B. Currin by deed recorded
in said Registers of Deeds offices; and
the first, fourth and fifth tracts of
land conveyed to A. B. Currin by
J. G. Currin by deed recarded in book
, page , in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Harnett County
and book , page , in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Johnston
County.
FOURTH TRACT: That certain
tract or parcel of land lying and being
in Anderson Creek Township, Harnett
County, adjoining the lands of Wil
liam Dorman, Jaeob West, M. L. Wil
liams and others and bounded as fol
lows:
Beginning at a stake and ^pinters
in Jacob West's line, running thence
with said West's line West 31.03
chains to a stake and pointers in
West's old line, thence with said line
North 3 degrees East 19 chains to a
stake and pointers, William Dorman's
corner, thence with his line East 31.63
chains to said Dorman's corner, thence
South 3 degrees West 19 chains to the
beginning containing 60 acres, more
or less and being conveyed to A. B.
Currin and W. H. Parrish by L. C.
Smith and wife, the interest of W. H.
Parrish being conveyed to A. B. Cur
rin by Heed dated June 4th, both deeds
being filed for registration.
FIFTH TRACT: That certain tract
or parcel of land lying and being in
Black River Township, Harnett Coun
ty, adjoining the lands of Sam Byrd,
Henry Elliot, Evander Williams and
others and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake, the Southwest
corner of the Nat Elliot 75 acre tract
and runs thence as Henry Elliot's line
North 88 degrees East 38.25 chains to
a corner of the 25 acres belonging to
Rena McClean,, thence as his line of
the Rena McClean tract North 6 de
grees West 16.75 chains to a stake,
her. other corner, thence South 74 de
grees West 7.50 chains to a corner,
thence North 87 1-2 degrees West
19.25 chains to a stake and pointers,
thence South 4 degrees West, 16.87
chains to the beginning, containing
50 acres, more or less being conveyed
to A. B. Currin by W. M. McDougald
and others by' deed recorded in book
183, page 42 in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Harnett County.
SIXTH TRACT: That certain tract
or parcel of land lying and being in
Black River Township, Harnett Coun
ty, North Carolina, adjoining the lands
of William K. McClean. A. B. Turrin
and others, bounded and described as
follows :
Beginning at the corner of the 0 1-2
aere tract in line of tract No. 9 herein
conveyed and runs South ij7 1-2 de
grees East 10.50 chains to a corner,
on the East side of a branch, thence
down the branch, North 10 degrees
Wesf 10 chains to the corner, thence
North 87 1-2 degrees West 18.25
mains to a corner, in the line of lot
No. 5 also corner of lot No. 3, thence
South 3G 1-2 degrees East 12 chains
to the beginning, containing 13 acres,
more or less and being lot No. 4 in the
division of the lands of Sam tycDou
gald, deceased, and being conveyed to
A. B. Currin by William McDougald
and others by deed recorded in book
183, page 41 in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Harnett County.
Apex, N. C., Nov. 16, 1917.
PERCY J. OLIVE,
Trustee.
NOTICE.
By virtue of the powers contained
in a certain mortgage deed executed
and delivered to the undersign jd by
Calvin Richardson and wif'i Stcr.chie
Richardson on tho 26th day of Novem
ber, 1910, which mortgage is duly
recorded in the Registry of Johnston
County in Book I 11, page 273, the
terms and conditions therein having
been broken, the undersign d will of
fer for sale at the Court House door
in the town of Smithficld, N. C., on
December 22, 1917, at 12 o'clock M.,
to the highest bidder for cash .he fol
lowing described property:
Situate in Block "B" in the plrm of
the town of Selma, N. C., adjoining
Noble Street on the north; on tne east
by Pollock Street; on the south by
Hester Adams' lot; on the west by
Argal property, and known as lot
No. 5, in said plan, containing % i f an
acre.
This 19th November, 1917.
W. B. ROBERTS,
Mortgagee.
A. M. Noble, Attorney.
MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND.
North Carolina, Johnston County.
Under and by virtue of authority
contained in a mortgage deed exe
cuted by John N. Godwin and wife,
Addie Godwin, to Wiley Narron &
Sons Company on March 20, 1916, and
recorded in Book No. 18, page 217,
Registry of Johnston County, the con
ditions of said mortgage having been
broken, the undersigned will offer for
sale at public auction at the Court
House door in the town of Smithfield,
N. C., on Saturday, the 22nd day of
December, 1917, at 12 o'clock M., for
cash, all the undivided right, title and
interest of the said John N. Godwin
and wife, Addie Godwin, in and to that
tract of land in O'Neal's Township,
Johnston County, State of North
Carolina, described and bounded as
follows, to-wit: On the North by the
land of Robert Scarboro; on the East
by the land of Needham Stancil; on
the South by the land of Troy Narron
and on the West by the binds of Troy
Narron, containing forty-seven acres
(47) more or less, and being the land
of Condary Stancil, colored, deceased,
and the interest herein conveyed is a
one-third undivided interest in the
land of the said Condary Stancil, de
ceased.
This 22nd day of November, 1917.
WILEY NARRON & SONS CO.,
Mortgagees.
F. H. Brooks,
Attorney.
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
LAND.
Under and by virtue of an order of
the Superior Court of Johnston Coun
ty, made in the special proceeding
entitled Mrs. Bettie Barbour, Admin
istratrix of Alonzo Barbour, deceased,
vs. Mark E. Barbour, Mabel A. Jcrni
gan, Rbert H. Barbour, Leland C. Bar
bour, Lucile Barbour, Clara G. Bar
bour, Earl G. Barbour, Malcum A.
Barbour, Ruby Q. Barbour, Evaleigh
Barbour, the same being No.
upon the special proceeding docket of
said court, the undersigned Commis
sioner will, on Monday, the 31 day of
December, 1917, at 12 o'clock, M., at
the Court House door in Smithfield,
N. C., offer for sale to the highest bid
der that certain tract of land lying
and being in Banner Township, John
ston County, North Carolina, adjoin
ing the lands of R. A. Barbour, Bettie
C. Wood, A. T. Johnson and others,
and more particularly described as
follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a stake in A. T. John
son's line and runs East 59 poles to a
stake, thence South 119 poles to a
stake in R. A. Barbour's line; thcnce
West with his line to a stake, his cor
ner; thence South with his line to a
stake, Bettie C. Wood's corner; thence
West 78 poles to a Black Gum at the
mouth of the Muddy branch; thence
up said branch to a stake at the
head of said branch; thence North 80
poles to the beginning containing 68
acres more or less.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash; one
third one year; one-third two years.
This 28th day of November, 1917.
CLARENCE J. SMITH,
Commissioner.
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.
Undor and by virtue of the powers
contained in a certain Deed of Trust
made and executed to the undersign
ed trustee, by A. B. Currin nnd wife,
Lonie L. Currin to secure an indebted
ness to Mrs. Margaret Ha r ward Bag
ley, which said Deed of Trust is re
corded in book 109, page 144 in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
Harnett County and book L No.
13, page 149, etc., in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Johnston
Countjt, default having been made in
the payment of said indebtedness
therein secured and application hav
ing been made by the said Mrs. Mar
garet Harward Bagky to the under
signed to make sale of the property
hereinafter described according to the
power of sale contained in the said
Deed of Trust, the undersigned will
at 12 o'clock noon on the 4th day of
January, 1918, at the Court House
door at Smithfield in Johnston County,
offer for sale at public outcry to the
highest bidder or bidders for cash the
following described tracts of land and
interests in land lying and being in
said Johnston County:
FIRST TRACT: That certain tract
or parcel of land lying and being in
Johnston County, Pleasant Grove
Township, adjoining the lands of A.
B. Currin, L. E. Byrd and others, more
particularly bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a stake in W. A.
McGee's line and runs North 36 1-2
degrees East 24.50 chains to a stake
in Frank McClowd's line, thence as
his line North 8 degrees West 22
chains to a post oak, Raoni Pool's
line and corner, thence as his line
South 34 degrees West to a post oak
stump, thence to the beginning, and
containing 35 acres, more or less, and
being the second tract conveyed to A.
B. Currin by J. G. Currin by deed re
corded in book . page in the
office of the Register of Deeds for j
Johnston County. |
SECOND TRACT: Lying an^ being
in Pleasant Grcve Township, Johnston
County, adjoining the lands of A. B.
Currin, L. E. Byrd and others and
bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a stake in Fredrick
Pool's line and runs South 41 degrees
East, 18.10 chains to a stake Hille's
corner, thence North 45 degrees
East 11.70 chains to a stake in W. D.
Stewart's line, thence North 41 de
grees West 19.84 chains to a stake
in Pool's line, thence North 41 de
grees West 19.84 chains to a stake in
Pool's line, thence South 35 degrees
West to the beginning, containing 27
acres, more or less, and being the
third tract from J. G. Currin to A. B.
Currin by deed recorded in book ,
page in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Johnston County.
THIRD TRACT: Lying and being
in Pleasant Grove Township, Johnston
County, adjoining the lands^of W. B.
Johnson and A. B. Currin, Lonie Par
rish and others and bounded and de
scribed as follows:
Beginning at a stake in McCuller's
Branch, W. B. Johnson's and A. B.
Currin's corner, running thence down
the corner of said branch in a south
erly direction 10.75 chains to a stake
in ?aid branch, thencp South 30 de
grees West 18.15 chains to two red
oaks, a corner, thence South 62 de
grees East 5.90 chains to a pin, thence
South 60 degrees East 13.30 chains to
- Al XT ? L. A J
u siukl' corner, mence ixurtn <? uugic^a
East 28.35 chains to a stake, the be
ginning, containing 31.40 acres, more
or less, being the first and second
tracts of land conveyed to A. B. Cur
rin by James E. Langston and wife by
deed recorded in book , page
in the office of the Register of Deeds
for Johnston County.
FOURTH TRACT: A certain tract
or parcel of land lying and being in
Pleasant Grove Township, Johnston
County, North Carolina, adjoining the
lands of A. B. Currin, W. B. Johnson
and others and bounded and described
as follows:
Beginning at a maple in McCuller's
Branch, running thence South 58 1-2
degrees East 5.20 chains to a pine,
thence with L. E. Byrd's line, an
agreed line, to a stake in the old line;
thence South 61 degrees East 13.30
chains to a stake, thence North 4 de
grees 28.35 chains to the Branch,
up said Branch to the beginning, con
taining 20 acres, more or less, and
being the third tract conveyed to A. B.
Currin, by James E. Langston and
wife by deed recorded in book ,
page in the office of the Register
of Deeds for Johnston oCunty.
Apex, N. C., Nov. 16, 1917.
, PERCY J. OLIVE,
Trustee.
SEE
S. T. HONEYCUTT,
H. G. GRAY,
J. H. ABELL,
of the Johnston County Realty and
Auction Company, Smithfield, N. C.,
if you have farm lands or town lots
to sell for the High Dollar.
MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND.
North Carolina, Johnston County.
Under and by virtue of authority
contained in a certain deed of trust
executed by J. E. Wiggs to F. Hunter
Creech, trustee for George Ross Pou
on the ninth day of April, 1917, and
recorded in the registry of Johnston
County in Book 30, page 535, the con
ditions of said deed of trust having
been broken, and application having
been made to the undersigned by Geo.
Ross Pou, and the mortgagor request
ing that foreclosure be had;
Therefore the undersigned will offer
for sale at public auction at the Court
House Door in the town of Smithtield,
N. C., on Saturday, Dec. 22, 1917, at
12 o'clock M, the following described
house and lot lying and being in the
town of Selma, N. C., and bounded and
described as follows, to-wit:
Being lot No. 68 and 69 in the J. H.
Parker plot of the town of Selma, be
ginning at a corner of lot No. 67 on
Massey St., and runs 50 ft. to a corner
of lot No. 70; thence with lino of lot
No. 70 westwardly 150 ft. to a stake;
thence parallel with Massey St. 50 ft.
to line of lot No. 67; thence with line
of lot No. 67 150 ft. to Massey St., the
point of the beginning, containing a
fractional part of an acre.
The above described lots of land are
the same identical lots bought by J.
E. 'Wiggs from George Ross Pou and
said instrument was given to secure
the purchase price of the property.
This 22nd day of November, 1917.
F. liUNTER CREECH,
Trustee.
F. H. BROOKS,
Attorney.
SALE (TP GOOD SMALL FARM.
North Carolina, Johnston County.
In the Superior Court, beore the
clerk. C. T. Eason, Admr. of J. T.
Starling vs. W. A. Starling, Winnie
Starling, Lester Starling, Ida Starling,
Harvey Starling, Heirs at law J. T.
Starling.
Under the powers of a judgment en
tered in a special proceeding in the
Superior Court in the above entitled
matter, the undersigned Commissioner
will on Thursday, the 27th of Dec.,
1917, at 12 o'clock M., at the Court
House door in Smithfield, offer for
sale to the highest bidder for cash the
following described tract of land in
Selma Township.
Beginning at a stake in S. B. Kirby's
line and runs with said line N. 1-2 E.
22 poles to a stake, Winnie A. Star
ling's corner, thence with said line N.
83 E. 109 1-2 poles to a pine on the
canal in Little Creek, thence down said
creek to a small bay tree, thence S. 83
W. 110 1-2 poles to the beginning, con
taining 14 7-lf> acres more or less.
This the 2Gth dav of Nov., 1917.
'C. T. EASON,
Administrator.
W. W. Cole, Atty.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified
as Administratrix on the estate of J.
Ruffin Bailey, deceased, hereby notifies
all persons having claims against said
estate to present the same to me duly
verified on or before the 4th day of
December, 1918, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery; and
all persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment.
This 1st day of December, 1917.
MRS. MARY J. BAILEY,
Administratrix.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Under and by virtue of an order and
judgement of the Superior Court of
Johnston County made on the 14th
day of November, 1917, in the special
Proceedings entitled, "J. V .Pittman,
et als, vs. Winnie Starling, et als," the
same being a petition for sale of lands
for partition, the undersigned Com
missioners will, on Thursday, the 27th
day of December, 1917, at twelve
o'clock M., at the Court House Door
in the town of Smithfield, Johnston
County, State of North Carolina, offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
that certain tract of land situate in the
ded as follows to-wit: on the West by
County and State aforesaid, and boun
by the lands of Tommie Starling on
the East by the lands of Wm. H. Jones,
and on the South by the lands of Aby
Starling, and containg about Fifteen
Acres, more or less, and more partic
ularly described by deed recorded in
the Registry of Johnston County, in
Book "P" No. 12, page 2G1, also, in
book "W" No. 8, page 176.
This Nov. 26, 1917.
W. W. COLE,
ED. F. WADE,
Commissioners.
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homes at th;s season every year.
Every member of the family must
be dressed, and how to produce
the clothes easily, quickly, inex
pensively, is the every-day problem
of every housewife. Bargain for
a Machine now in time for de-.
livery Christmas morning. ""
For Sale by
J. M. BEATY,
SmithSeld, N. C.
NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE
FARM.
Under and by virtue tf power con
ferred upen me by an order of the Su
perior Court in the proceeding en
titled: "Mrs. C. M. Holliman, adrnims
tratix of C. M. Holliman, deceased, \s.
Joseph Holliman, Robert Holliman,
Minnie Norris et al," I will, on Sat
urday, the 17th day of Janu: ry, 1918,
at 12 o'clock M., at the Court House
door in Smithfield, sell, at public auc
tion, to the highest bidder, the follow
ing land situated in the county of
Johnston, in O'Neals township, adjoin
ing the lands of W. G. Narron and
others, and described r.s follows:
Beginning at a stake in the center
of Earpsboro road, and running tlience
across said road South 26 decrees
East 62 poles and 10 links to a s'ake;
thence South 7 1-2 degrees West 20
poles to a swectgum, Creech's corner;
thenco with Creech's line North 621/.>
degrees 37 poles to a stake; thence
North about 6 poles; thence West
13 poles and 5 links to a stake; tl.encc
South 6 polos to a stake in Creech's
line; thence North 621/, degrees 33
poles to a pine in Creech's line; thence
with Creech's line South 52 degrees
West 80 poles to a whiteoak; thence
North 40 degrets West 8 poles to an
old clay root near the branch; thence
up the various meanders of the branch
to little River; thence up the various
courses of the river to a s'~ake near
a nsli trap; thencc South 75 decrees
East 126 poles and 15 links to the
Karpsboro road, the point cf begin
niing, ;.nd containing 1081/> acres,
more or lees, according1 tc the plat and
survey made by B. Baker, surveyor,
on the 19th day of Novembur^ 1917,
and being -part of the land conveyed
by VVyatt Earp r.nd wife to C. M. Holl
iman by deed, dated 20t'i d iy of Feb
ruary, 1873, and recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds for Johrstcn
County, in Book S. No. 4, on page
210 et. seq.
Sale made subject to confirmation
by the court.
Terms: One third cash, one third
in one year, balance in two years,
with interest on deferred paymerts.
This the eighth day of Dec., 1917.
W. J. BROGDEN,
Commissioner.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator on the estate of Joe
S. Murphy, deceased, hereby notifies
all persons having claims against said
estate to present the same to me duly
verified on or before the 14th day of
November, 1918, or this notice will be
placed in bar of their recovery; and all
persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment.
This 12th day of November, 1917.
J. I. MURPHY,
Administrator.
Ray and Cockerham,
Attorneys.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator on the estate of W. H.
Wells, deceased, hereby notifies all
persons having claims against said
estate to present the same to me duly
verified on of before the 20th day of
November, 1918, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery; and
all persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment.
This 19th day of Nov., 1917.
MRS. H. P. WELI,S,
Administrator.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as Administratrix
of the estate of Claude W. Smith, de
ceased, late of Johnston County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all perosns
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersgned at Smithfield, N. C., on
or before the 8th day of December,
1918, or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovry. All persons in
debted to said estate will please made
immediate payment.
INA F. SMITH,
Administratrix of
Claude W. Smith, Deceased.
James D. Parker, Attorney.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator on the estate of J. R.
Barnes and Bettie Barnes, deceased,
hereby notifies all persons having
claims against said estate to present
the same to me duly verified on or be
fore the 14th day of November, 1918,
or this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery; and all persons in
debted to said estate will make imme
diate payment.
This 12th day of November, 1917.
J. W. BARNES,
Administrator.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator on the estate of G. H.
Garner, deceased, hereby notifies all
persons having claims against said
estate to present the same to mo duly
verified on or before the 20th dry of
Nov., 1918, or this notide will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery; and
all persons indebted to said estate
will make immediate payment.
This 16th dav of Nov., 1917.
J. G. riTTMAN,
Administrator.
Kenly, N. C., No. 2.