FARMERS and MERCHANTS BANK
WILLIAMBTON, NORTH OAKOLINft
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JOHN D. BIOQS, *■• I A _ A I State
President • ~ , /m fanf JOHND. BIGGS.
RWA VVML CHAS.D.CARSTARPHEN.
C. P. CARSTARPHEN. .. , -. - ■ ™ . _ O J-J £1 I W. H. CRAWFORt).
. Vice President piirw AM ■ SESTET
FRANK F. FAGAN. 'i|MF COUtltV
-Cashier . ' ■ ■ * JOHN D. SIMPSON.
JOHN L. RODdERSON, D CpOSTtS
Assistant Cashier ■HMMMBaMa R. w salsbury.
r state/ientofconoition ... ' .. Deposits Compared
December Thirty-First, Nineteen Hundred Thirteen 1)^9111^6(1
Resources, Liabititie* Jun6 1905 n , ~ *15127001
Loans and Discount. $272,817.19 - ... December 31, 1910 > $' 53.270.01
Overdrafts ./ •• 60.17 ' Capital Slock " $ 25,000.00 December 31. 1911 * . >' 205.727.88
Bonds 10,000.00 , Surplus 15.000.00 p«id » Dividend, $14,150.00 IN i oi .qi ; ' 23018911
BVg house ami S«tur« ■ 9.500.00 Net p ro6 ta 1913 7,557.43 Stxplm and Profit, 22.557.4) CV«mbe, 31. 1912 ZWIW.II
nmi Deposits 307.846.32 Toui e™« p $36,707.43 December 31, 1913 • 307,846.32
$355,403.75 * \" $355,403.75 , (
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We take this method of publicly thanking our friends for their valuable patronage during the past year, which has been the mo&
successful! in our history, and at the same time we extend New Year Greetings, wishing each one increased prosperity during 1914.
We beg to call especial attention to our statement published above and invite a careful Study of the comparisons with preceding years.
It will be noted that our resources have increased to more than $355,000.00 and our deposits and net earnings show re
markable gains over last year. Our largely increased resources enable us to be in a position to extend greater accom
modation to our customers and we hope to add many new names to our books during this New Year.
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FRANK F. FAGAN, Cashier
JOB PRINTING
"The Kind That Pays"
When in need of toy kind of
Job Printing call at the Enterprise
Office, or telephone No. 46 and
we will call for it.
We make a ipecialty of print
ing die following:
Letter Heads,
Note Heads,
Bill Heads,
Statements,
Envelopes,
Wedding
Invitations,
Etc.
THE
ENTERPRISE
Notice
By virtue of an order of the Superior
Court of Martin County, made in the
special proceeding! entitled Bennett
Gray. Adm. of Whitley Griffin, vs Joe
ii***' ci TLv Couhl^S
sioner will on Monday the and day of
February 1914** 12 o'clock M. at the
Court House door in Williamson, N. C.
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
the following dtecribed land to-wit
Beginning at a Red Oak at the corner
of James Williams fence on the road, run
ning West 43 poles, thence South 44 de
grees Bast 16 poles, thence N. 21 degrees
'East 104 poles to V steak, thence North
• 65 West 38 poles iov pine stump thence
South 69 West 60 poles, thence South 19
West to the corner maple in James
Williams line lo the first rtatiou.
Containing 80 acres more or ld», „
This Ist. day of January 1914. /
B. A. CRITCHER CommFi loner.
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PERSONAL
Hon. R. H. Salsbury, of, Has
sell, was here on business Tues
day.
J. W. Watts, Jr., has returned
to the A. &M. College.
Misses Fannie Biggs Martin,
Carrie DeN Blount and Mary
Louise Carstarphen left Tuesday
for St. Mary's Sceool, Raleigh.
Misses Hilda Crawford and
and Vada Wynne returned to the
B. C. Crawford, of Lexington,
has returned home after spend
ing the holidays here with his
sister, Miss Anna Crawford.
Normal at Greensboro Tuesday.
Arthur White is visiting rela
tives in to)vn.
Bud Price, who has been clerk
at the post office, has resigned
and has entered school at Buie's
Creek,
James Johnson, of Hassell, was
in town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Henry Hatton, of Wind
sor, is visiting Mrs. G. N. Gurga
nus this week. . t *
National Characteristic*
An Irish man fights before ha reft
■ons; a Scotchman reasons before hi
fights; an Englishman la not particu
lar ss to the order of precedence, bat
will do either to accommodate hla
customers. The Duke of Wellington,
called the Iron Duke, once aaid that
the beat troops would be as follows:
An Irishman only half sober, a Scotch
man half btewed, and an Engllaliman
with hia stomach fall.
FOR SALE
One bay horse 8 years
old, sound and solid works
any where, one open bug
-gy, harness new, one good
cart, and one lot 50 by 195
Ft. on Academy St. Rob
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ersonvillp, N. C.
Mail inquiries to
L. H. Scotland
Neck, N. C.
TBS ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMBTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
Notice Of Sale
Under and by virtue of an order pf the
Superior Court of Martin County in the
Special Proceeding* entitled A. XL Dun
ning, Administrator of Susan A. Sahs
bury, vs J. G. Salinbury and Other*, it
being a proceeding to well real estate
for assets, the undersigned, will on Sat
urday the 31st day of January 1914 at
12 o'clock M. at tIA Court House door
of Martin Countv at Williamston, N. C
offer at pnblic sale, to the highest bidder
for cash, a one-half undivided interest in
and to that certain tract or parcel of land
situate in said county ami described as
following, to-wit:
Adjoining the lauds of Mrs. P. Salis
bury, J. L. Ewell, the Bsllatd Tract
others, and containing One Hundred
and Twenty-Six acres more or les* and
befng the came premises, that were con
veyed toSut-an A. Salisbury by John O
[Salisbury by deed of record in Jiojk I.L
at Page 427 Martin County Regwtry.
which said deed is hereby raferrvd to
for'a more particular description, said
premises as, The Huga
ton Tract. •
This 30th. day of Decmber, 1914.
A. R, DUNNINC Commissioner.
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Trustee's Sale
By virtue at a power of Mile contained
in a certain deed of trust executed to the
undersigned trustee by N. C. Parllnes
and bearing date Dec., 16th, 191 a, of re
cord in Book Di-Page 5 a Martin County
public registry, to secure the payment of
certain bond of even date and tenor there
with and the stipulations in same not
having been complied with, I shall on
Tuesday, Feb., 3rd, i9Uat ia o'clock M
at the Conrt House door of Martin Connty
at Williamston. N. C. offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash the following de
scribed property, to wit;
Bounded on the North and Bast by the
lands of T. S. Hadley, on the North by
the lands of J, G. Staton. on the South
by the WiUiamaton and Bear Grass Road,
on the West by Walter Ilassell land, con
taining 60 acres more or less and being 1
the same land conveyed to said Farlinesl
by the Martin County Realty Co.
This 3d day of Jan., -1914.
WHEELER MARTIN Jr, Truitee.
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' Cheap Filter.
The moat impure water may be
purified by filtering through charcoal.
Take a large flower pot, pnt a piece of
Bponge or clean moss over the hole in
the bottom, and fill three-quarterß full
of equal parte of clean sand and char
coal. Over this lay a linen cloth large
enough to hang over the sides of the
pot. Pour.'the into the cloth
and it will come out pure.
Notice
By virtue of an order of the Superior
Court of Martin County insde in the
special proceedings entitled, J. R. Wynn,
el*:* vs Mattie Roberson, etals, the un
dersign el will on Monday the and day
of Feb., 1914 at i 2 o'clock M. at the
Court House Door in Williamston, N. C.
offer lor sale to the highest bidder for
ct»h the following described land to-wit
Bounded by the Frank Everett land
on the South, on the North by the Billy
Chllifer land, on the West by Ashley
Cromwells land and on the East by
Whit Moore land and being the same
land heired from Mrs. Louisa Ward.
C ntaining 5o acres more or less.
Thia Ist day of Jsn., 1914.
B. A. CRITCHER Commissioner.
Notice Of sale!
ttv virtue of the power and authority
«tv«rn by a certain Deed of Trust execut
ed by Frank Watson and wife Sarah
Watson to J. H. Matthews, Trustee which
is recorded in the office of the Register
of Deeds for the County of Martin, in
Book XXX Page 435, the following prop
erty will be. sold at public auDtion, viz.,
The following parcel or lot of land in
Williamston, Martin Comnty, N. C.,
to wit: That certain lot ia Williamston
on which B. S. Spruill lived and died and
on which Adaline Spruill lived Jirlv 30th
191 a, and which is known as the B. S
Spruill Home Place which he conveyed
to his daughter Sarah Watson by deed ot
recorded in Book C.C.C. Page 384. Place
of Sale Court House door in Williams
ton, N. C. Time of Sale xa o'clock m.
Thursday January 29th. 1914. Terms of
sale caah. " ,
Thia December ißth. 1913.
J. H. MATTHEWS, Trustee.'-"'
WINSTON & MATTHEWS, dttoraeys.
- Executor's Notice.
Having qunlfied as executor by auth
ority conferred by the last will and testa
ment of Lacy Warren, deceased, late of
Martia County, North Carolina, this is to
notify all persous having claim# against
the estate of the said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned at his residence
in Roberaonville, N. C., 011 or before the
first day of January, 1915, or this Notice
will be pleaded In bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This 18th. d«y of Dec 1913, k .
J. A. MIZELL, Executor.
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Nest 100 Yeara Old.
Sparrow's nest over 100 yeara old
has been found fn the Irunk of an old
ach tree In Cumberland, England.
Fine Horses
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And Mules
Just arrived. You will
findus at the old New
berry Stables on Main
street with a nice lot of
very fine stock.
Prices >
Are
Right
Come to see us
Yours to serve
Will James
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Eli Gurganus
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