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WiProdiga^M ■H| , * -y.jj Bachdle^^H COPVWISwTI 9aO tuUfIHATIOMfI BV IB WIN MVKillf. ffjmL', fflll IKVINS BACHEILtO / " WW 1W BYNOPSIB. CHATTBH I.—ln the villfcfco or Pin*- ▼ill* thirteen-year-old Robert Emmet Mo nui, orlppled soil of a poor wl.low, t» known mm the Bhspherd of the Birds. Hlx world la his mother and friend*. hi* little room, the flower garden of Judge Crooker and every ttyliin thing he «e>»« from hlf) window. The painting of pic ture* la hie enjoyment, and lltiu Pauline Baker, email ilaughtor of a nolghhor, tlie | object of hie boyish nrtectlon To him, J. Patterson Bin* th« first citizen of j ilbigvllle. le the Ideal of a really 'great j mar CHAPTER ll.—The village become* ! money mad, reflecting the great world In j 'ta state of unreel. The Ring family is a leader It) the change To them tlm village j haa become "provincial." i'aullne Baker, j victim of her surroundings, elopoa with a atranger, and her parents are unable to j trace her I Meunwhlle, Blngvilie wnu In wore trouble. The ancient roof of lift W- j spectabillty had begun tn leak. The beams and rafters tu the house of Jts ! spirit ware rotting a way Many of the Inhabitants of the latter regardful the great .1. Patterson- Blhr with n kind of awe—like that of Hie Shep herd of the Birds. He wits the leading dtlsen. He had done things. y'hen J. Patterson King decided that rest or fresh air WIIH better for lilm than bad : music and dull prayers untl sermons, and that God was really not much eon-, cerned as to whether a fiiin nut In a pew or a rocking chair or a" ninionyir ' on Sunday. «he was, jtrobubly, - ipiHe right. Iteally, It was a matter -mui4i more Important to Mr. l'.lng and bis neighbor* than to Ood. Indeed It Ih not at all likely that the ruler of the universe was worrying much about them. 1 tut when .1. Patterson Blng de cided In favor of fun and fresh n!r, K Purdy—druggist—tnnde a like 'l'lOCl slon. and ll.'Purdy Was n man of com mending Influence In hit own home His daughters, Mabel and Gladys, and his son,' Richard. Jr., would not hnvty| been surprised to see him President of the United buitu»,i^Bß>e loinoriiv of i o ' 1111 gi: 111 a" time but, by and }>y, grew weary of i the effort. She was converted b>' «erv-'j otts exhaustion to the ph-nlc 'Sunday. Her conscience worried her. She real ly felt sorry for Ood nnd iiuulc sundry remarks calculated to appease and' comfort Him, How, ali 'flits"tt'otll(l m-i'in -i-n been In ltaelf a niatter of sllghj I m-" portatiee. HutOrvllle (Jules, Hie su- I perllitendent. of the mill, nnd Heaver. attoruey at law, ami 11.11 Bravviu the gro' er. and I'cuiHi ■ i, Allies, who kept the hoolr iTiTd m s-1 ioti erj stoic, and Will-bun I i«■ •• e ■ th.» clothier, ami Har« , lu»Si.li, tin (.>!.•-h. • , and Snodgrasg, the mr|«m. ers had Joined the J.'l.-M. I r., I. !.-IL" bj the iiitlllininlre. Tl• -. .... i . p'e \> mild, hot lime a.tic tin truth la ,1. J 'at i«■> -. n I i II 'in all in il.e hoHnv. i" !>j»s i ■ml - Nobody outside his own I .HH!; I.■ I anv affection for hltn. On. ■■■. »».i > 1 was as hard us pnlb But. he o i,'. I the bank and controlled .• t1 i - . was all extravagant buyei It.- : id] given freely for the |nt|!i-.■>omenl i.i i flit' village and the neighboring i-iu_.ii Ho-elme- d UN (till.il\ *w :i« tin enitri ' . of p.:ui'Vllle SI-IOIHI, ~r >. flit In -.1 people- p II il.-.' ' uoge I 'cooker »ll.\ One day, >ha cussrhg v» - lth a friend t lie social >- - "hdt- 1 tyons of Blngvlllc. In it > ard |.,«-ul« Sundays he made tli's remark' "(ieorge Mci fdltli once «rote to him ( •on thai he .would ne d the help, el religion to gel safely beyond the j ■tormy passion* of youth. Il Is very : truel" Tlm> hlstorliui t'oniiiidi'd of tlris j ■aylng by the undertnw of tt'c lire ] currents In Hlngvllle. The dances Hi the Normal s'hool and In the home* ol tl).- welltoih. j were Imitations of the givai puny ut ( J. Patterson Ring's The .osltiiics ..d certain ot the jutitijf I die- *v. re. to a clsuse -frutn th_e j.i.viei - of tlie Messrs. "Btt'rnuin and Hiii'n-'.v sidt ct|i l( ; Ing to the bt) I hoard: "the nn'-i darlo* and atua/lng baiel.si-k ' pci fm i..hi.c. s in the history of He c:rcu> ring" -• rhTlttl nillg, the UlVrlMil'-d Inetrnpolh I tafi performer, set the p«ce.' n~wir«~! tfUtlDctly too rapid fur l»ei folhjwers. J If one may say II kltidiy. she was as j. cold and heartless'and beautiful In her j act as a piece of bianr.e or Italian marble. Sire was not ashainiMj of tier- j aeif. Sbe did It so jenSlly utnl grsce- j fully and unconsciously _i.nd "billing- ; \f, ao to apeak, us.tf her license had never been questioned. It wis not so j with Vivian Mead and Prances Smith | and Pauline Raker. They limped and struggled in tlieir efforts to keep up, j To begin with, the art: ul'l their modiste had been fussy, Imitative and timid. It lacked the master toll eh. Their aplrlts were alao ltiipro|>ei'ly- pre pared for aucb pobli«'lt\. They biuetied and looked apologies and were visibly uncomfortable when ihey entered the dance hall. Oo tbla point. Judge Crooker dell*- j CMF T «I(II'OII I: W:I>: "J FEFI j •wn *«F tteot? gu b.! .uotuera •Mkt to to wank. • , Ttxrt to e that'tlds entente at m+U carried out In dtje tiMjano* ia • Boat effectual mao' et . Bui the worka of art wblch these mother* hud put on tßbtfeHton at the Normal schiril •prang (oto overwhelming popularity irttk tbe young men and their cards were quickly filled. In half an boor, ttajr bad ceased ta blusb. Their «r« Bit longer spoke apologies. They >■«» , v w** «• complete. They hu.il become, fn fife language of Judge Crooker,' "perfect I'hyltigtinev!" The dancing tried to be an naughty as that remarkable I'liylllatlnlan pas time ut the mansion of the Kings and succeeded well, if tn>t hßiidsotnely. The modern dances und dress were j now delinliely established in Bing vllle. Just, oet'ore the Jioliduys, the exten sion of the ample home of the nilllioti | aire was decorated, furnished' and I ready to be shown. Mrs. Blag and i Phyllis, who had been having a fling ' In New York, came home for the boll- i days. John arrived the next day from | tlie great I'adelford school to he with j the family through the winter receus. I Mrs. Ring gave a tea to the ladies of 1 BingvMie, She wanted them to, aee the Improvements and become aware i rt' her good will She had' thought of | an evening party, but there, were,many ! men in the village whom she didn't care to have In her house. So It t»e --i cuiuc a tea. - The w omen talked of leaking hM»f» 4 and water pipes and useless bathrooms and outiageoua costs. Phyllis sat In tlie palm room with the vliltiKe girls, it happened' that they talked mainly I shout tlieir fathers. Some had coin plalned of paternal strictness. . ",Mon are terrible! They make so | much irouble," said Frances tfuilth. "It | seem,, as if tbey hated to see anybody j have a good time." ''Mn!lTeFlind I do as we please and say uoiiilng," suld l'hyllls. "We never •Wo N.-ver Tell Father Anythlno— j Men Don't Understand." ten. laiiiei nnytUldg—roen don't un- I il» l .1 Mill." . . ». i ' J, Some of the girls suilled and looked Into- me another's eyes. 11..1e ha.l been a curiouili itndercur lent'iii the party. It did not break the ' lll 1 . .i■ hi' the stream until Mrs. Blng I . ! Mr- Pendleton Ames, "Where j I'yolii.e Raker?" \ siletu.e fell upou the group arouud [ he I Mi- A me- leaned toward Mrs. Blag Htul w.bKpt'ied, "Haven't you heard tin news?" . 11 "JS'c ' f Imd to scold Susan Orowder anil Mni iSiu Keatherstraw as soon as I ; got .here tot neglecting tlieir work and tin yre I t liy spoken to nie since. \\ hni is it y" -• ""Pauline RaV».r lihm i-Uu av\ay .Witti 1—a ——; • -yotiog man." Mrs. Aiues , , whbpct'cd. J'rs, ring threw up both bauds, opened her mouth and looked toward tlje telling. ! "V• iti umi'l Jnu.itl it !" she gasped, "It li -tact. .Susan told me. Mr Baker i4"e'-:i't know (he truth >el and she - !i.i. -n't dare t.. lellhitu. She'* Mat i■ I ;T. Binilitie went omt to 11: , clim-a l la-t week to visit Kuitua Slucj .i| tui.si liis v, .-lies, vSI/c in t the j. joiiiui ii'iiii at a dance. Susan got a .-kiiili , 't-Mii IT.ii'in..- last night making j j a clean n asi of the matter. They : ■ arc niaij ieil and stopping at a hotel In ' New ui k." "M> lord! 1 should iliink she would | l>e scared stiff " said Mrs. Ring. "1 think there l* u rood reason- for j ; the stl'TnesS of S.ii>an, said Mrs Sin- ; j gleton, the wife pt the Oongregalional [ tuinister. "We all I.now that Mr. Ba-j : ker oh'Ji-. ud' to these, iwodern ' Ind the win lirrt I'.niJ ,e dress. I He | j used to suy that it ,w* f walking on the I Ledge of a prjecl-|»lci ." * . t * ■ ■pt ■ "Mi ft ailtint ta j which .-tic eo-iV I, 'only a faint rus- | tie like the stir of mine Invisible | spirit. ) Mrs. liiuu sighed "lie may he aIH I right." *h« s-tiii in a- lof.. ealip \oii-e. "But. tin- liidleatiotis jif« not I'uvor i a!.* Mis. .Sutglet-.a i narked The gossip" cea I abruptly, for the - jvere e»mia ,■ n.yn the palm room. * Th«. it. *t Blntt went to see Uu'uii 10 ftffer syiii. uthy ; »mt a helping hf"d BUo was, ' after an a yw>t) hearts I woman. By this time, MY\; Salter had been told. ]~He TiaJ rhofg to the long look- Ing-glass In I auline'e bedroom and flung a pot v rouge through the win dow and uneturad talcum powtler all , over tb Ldacs and ton* a new silk i mm on* sat buruad u U> the P. r " t- *'' T" >ri "" 'V*--, •. R|JM||Rrin^ rinwßrt' kh« Twuk smw tulng the door behind him. Susati had gone to bad and be bad pfdbabl? to the club or someirheffe. Perhaps he would commit suicide. Of all this. It is enough to say that for some hours there was abundant occupation for the tender sympathies of Mrs. J. Patteraon Blng. Before she left Mr. Baker had returned for luncheon and seemed | to be quite calm and self-possessed j when fee greeted her In the hall below | stairs. On entering her home, about one o'clock, Mrs. Blng received a letter from the band of Martha. "Phyllis told me to give you this as aoon aa you returned," aald the girl. | "What does this mean?" Mr#. Blng whispered to herself ss she tore open I the envelope. Her face grew pale and her hand* | trembled as she read the letter. "Dearest Mamma," it began, "I am going to Haxelmead for luncheon with Gordon King. I couldn't ask you be cause I didn't know where you were. We have waited an hour. I am sure yon wouldn't want ma to miss having • lovely tints. I shall be home before live. Don't tell father 1 He hates Gordon so. - ' , "Phyllis." "The boy who Insulted her I My God I" Mrs. Blng exclaimed In a whis per. She hurried to the door of the j butler's pantry. Indignation &as In the sound of her footsteps. "Martha!" she called. Martlia came. "Tell James to bring the big car at once. I'm going to Hareluieud." "Without luncheon?" the girl asked. "Just give me a sandwich and I'll vat It in my hand." "1 want you to hurry." she said to James as she entered the glowlug limousine with tlie sandwich half con- I MipiSdr- j They drove at top speed over the smooth, state road to the mill city. At hnlf past two, Mrs. Blng alighted m the fashionable Gray Goose Inn where the best people had their luncheon I parties. She found Phyllis uud Gor- I tlon In a cozy alcove, sipping cognac | and auioking cigarettes, with an Ice tub and a champagne bottle beside them. To tell the whole troth. It was a timely arrival. Phyllis, with no no tion of the peril of It, was Indeed hav ing "a lovely time" —the time of her young life, In fact. For half an hour, she had been banging on the edge of the ghldy MP*** was admtrnhtv fTier manner there was little to Indl ! cafe that she had seen the unusual | and highly festive accessories. She ! sat down beside them and said: "My | dear, I was very lonely and thought 1 [ would come aud look you up. Is your I luncheon finishedT" ! "Yes," said Phyllis. "Then let us go and >:et Into the I car. We'll drop Mr. Klnr »t his home," When at last they wei»- seated In | the limousine, the angry lady lifted | the brakes In a way of speaking "I am astonished that >mi would go I to luncheon with this young man who j lias Insulted you," she said. | Phyllis began to cry. j Turning to young 'Gordon King, the [ Imltgmtnt- lady added: "P-thlnk. }titu ! are a disreputable boy. You must i never come to my house again—' j never I" " • . • He made no answer and left the' car i without a word at the door of the f"lOrnfcTPstdeneer^ ■—-»—— There were miles and mliee of weeping on the way home. Phyllis had recovered her composure hut be gan Bfcitin when her mother remarked I "I wonder where you learned to diink | champagne and cognac and smoke clgnreltea," as It her own home hud not booa a perfect academy of dlssl 1 patlon. The girl sat In a corner, her eyes covered with her handkerchief ! and the only words she uttered on the way home were these: "Don't tell father I" While this was happening, Mr, Be ker coutided lilg troubles to Judge Crooker ip the letter's office. The ; Judge heard him through und then I delivered another notable opinion, to wit: "There are many subjects on which the Judgment of the average man Is of little value, but la the mat ter of bringing up a daughter It Is apt to be sound. Also there are many , subjects on which the Judgment of the ! average woman may be trusted, but In the matter of brlngiug up a daugh ter It Is apt to be unsound, I sey i_tl*l-S, after some forty years of observa tion." "What Is the reasonT" Mr linker ssked. "Well, a daughter bus to be pre pared to deal with men," the Jtnlge weut on. "The masculine tem perk uient Is Involved In sll the critical problems of her life. Naturally the average man Is pretty well Informed on the subject of men. Yon have prospered these Iste years. Yon have been so busy getting rich thnt yon have Just used your home to cat and sleep In. 7ou can't do a home any j good by eating and auorliig and read Ing a paper In It." "My wife would have her own way there," said Baker. 'That doesn't alter the fact that you have neglected your home. Y»u have let things slide. You wore yourself out in this mstter of money-getting J You were tired when you got home | at 'falght—all In, as tbey say. Tlie j bank was the main thing with you j I repeat that you let things slide at. home and the longer they slide the : faster they slide when they're going | down hill. You can always count on that In a case sf sliding. "The young have a taste for velocity snd often It comes so unaccountable fast that they don't know what to do with It, so they're apt to get their seeks broken unless there's some one to put on the brakes." Mr. Emmanuel Baker arose and be gan to stride up and down the room. "Upon my word. Judge I I don't know what to do," he exclaimed. "There's only one thing to do. Go •nd find the young people and give them your blessing. If you can dis cover a spark of manhood In ths fel low, mak« the most of It I%e chances are against that, but let us hops for the best. Above all, I want you to be gentle with Pauline. Tan are mm to bl.me than she l%" ".t«f,M.. * 1 detrt swim t ?*M taw lime, btJt ril hate fh," s«ii§ B.ifecr. . "Time! Fiddle*!cks!" the judge ei Maimed. "What a dam fool money rtnnbe* ef a man t Ton hare lpst your sense of proportion, your appreciation of values. Bill Prltehard used to talk that way to me. He has been lying twenty year* In hie grave. He hadn't a minute to (pare until ow day he fell dead—then leisure and lota of leisure. It would seem—and the business has doubled since be quit worrying about It My friend, you can sot take a cent Into Paradise, but the soul of Pauline Is a different bind of property. It might be a help to you there. Give plenty of time to this Job, and good luck to you." "* > The spirit of the old, dtyul days spoke In the voice of thft Jutfgf;-spok* with a kindly dignity. It had e'yer been the votes of Justice, tempered with Mercy—the most feared and re spected voice In the upper counties. His grave, smooth-shaven face, bis kindly gray eyes, his noble brow with Its crown of white hair were fitting accessories of the throne of Justice and Mercy. "I'll go this afternoon. Thauk you, judge!" said Baker, as be left the o®ce. f • • • • • • Pauline had announced In her letter that her husband's name was Herbert Mlddleton. Mr. Baker sent a telegram "to Pauline to apprise her of hi* arrival ,tn the morning. It was a fatherly message of love and good-will. At the hotel In New York, Mr. Baker learned that Mr. and Mrs. Mlddleton had checked out the day before. No tion y could tell blin where they had gone. One of the men "at the porter's desk told of putting them in a taxlcab with their grips and a steamer trunk soon after lunch : eon. Ho didn't know where they went. Mr. Baker's telerram was there un opened. He called at every hotel desk tti the city, but he could get no trace of them. He telephoned to Mr*. Kjiker She hud heard nothing from Pauline In despair, he went to the police de partment and told his story to the chief. * • * "It looks as if there was something crooked about It," said the chief. "There are many cases like this. Just read that." The officer picked up a newspaper clipping, which lay desk, and USft&tiftMllllk 31 T^Brmatjon: „• '•"The New Tork police report that approximately 8,000 girls have run away or disappeared from thei# home* In the past eleven months, and the bureau of missing persons estimates that the number who have disappeared throughout the country approximates* 08,on(i' "It's rather astonishing.'' the chief went on "The ftomes seem to have gone ,cragy these days. Maylie It's the new dancing and the movies that are breaking down the morals of the little suburban towns -or maybe It'* the excitement of the war. Anyhow, the.v keep the city supplied with run- I a ways and vamps. You are not the r 1 first anxious father I have seen to- I day. Yt a can go home. I'll put a' man "on _thv case and let you know what happens." CHAPTfc* "THK£t Which Tells of the Complaining Cain ' ■» and the Man Who Lost His Self. «■ • -Jlwua- At.**, little bureau drawer lu Blngvllie which begun to form u habit of t'oiiiplalulog to its mallei "How l ull) lam It tseiueil to «sy to the bo>. ''l was cold when J'ou put, me In heiv utid 1 have lie. n told e>er Slnee. Hr ir! I'iu free ling." P.oh Moran took out the little draw er and gave it a shaking as be looked down ttt the gold piece. "DoifT get I'Mttied," sald the re doubtable Mr. [Hoggs who had s great contempt for cowards. It was Just after the Shepherd of the Birds had heard ot a poor widow who was the mother of two small HII "I Am Oelo, Th," Said the Shepherd. children and who had fallen sick of the influensa with no fuel In her bouse. » . "I atn cold, too!*' said the Shepherd. "Why, of courae you are," the coin answered. "That's the -reason I'm cold. A coin la" never any .. warmer than the heart of Its owner. Why don't you take me out of here aod give me a chance to move aroundV Things that would not say a word to other boya often spoke to the Shop herd. "Let him ge." said Mr. Bloggs. Indeed it waa the tin soldier, who stood on bis little shelf looking out of the window, who first reminded Bob of the loneliness and discomfort af the coin. A* * rule whenever the conscience eff the boy was touched Mr. BtoffS hat something to say. It wts late to February and every toaiMfiUMUtoing af tte ctld. Kven 3 i iil 11 m sfo*st t* tiyrite cstiM fint «e#i! 9c vt+ertf a mtitfer. ; Many families were short of fail The homes of the ffrtttff MJt wm tto inlficleotly bested. MomjHb die bant bad given them a tense of security. They could not -believe that its magic power would fall to brlnf them what they needed, to they had been care less of their allowance of wood aod coal. There were days when they bad none and could get none at the yard. Some men with hundreds of dollara in the beak went out into the country at Bight and stale rails off the farmers' fences. The homee of these unfortunate people were rav aged by Influence and many died. Price* et the storee mounted higher. Most of the gardens bad been lying idle, lite farmers had found it hard to get help, tomesrf the latter, In -deed, had decided that they could make move by teaming at Mfllerton than by tailing in the flelda, and with lees effort They left the boys and the women to do what they could with the crops. Naturally the latter wars •man. to the local sources of supply had little to offer and the demand up oa the storee stegdlly Increased Cer tain of the merchants bad been. In a way. spoiled by prosperity They were rather Indifferent to complaints and demands. Many of the storekeepers, irritated, doubtless, by overwork, had loet their former politeness There were days whea supplies fsiled to ar rive. The railroad service bad been bsd enough to tfmeo of peace Now, It waa worse thaa ever. Those wbo had plenty of money found It difficult te get s sufficient quantity of innl tosfrUElul i'llli be ing rather caC*ffm»—»lher centers of life by distance end a poor rullroed. Seme drove sixty mtlee to Hazelmead to do marketing for themselves and thdr neighbors (i/OiituuMMJ in our next issue) Cotton Seed Hulls and Meal also car of hay at Carstarphea's, cheap BEFOKK SPRING COMES, TUNG CP YOl'R BLOOD 1 our Blood Needs the Help of Gude's Pepto-Mangan in Springtime to Over come Urowfty, Listless Keeling* Called "Spring Fever Lfl|yfcFACEß CACHED BY BAD ger SlgnaT^W^VHH^^^Hp* Thin Splendid SprfffTWßr The blood that courses through your bodyy in the arteries and vein« is of the most vital importance to the heal thy life of the body. Tile little red corpuscles are what carry life to the millions of cells that make up your body. The blood is also the vehicle tha carries away most, if not all, of the wast products.** Springtime is the season when the body adjusts itself from t|ic of winter to the heat of summer. You notice how much sickness there is in the spring? Perhaps there are weeks when you feel drowsy and listless, and you call it "Spring Fever." It is really your blood that has become weak and thin, and it needs help. Take that good blooh tonic—Guile's n U- *j v ? th£ red copuscles in your blood new power' to carry fresh oxygen to tho cells all over the body. You"ll notice a change for the better in a few daysj* It brings the color back to pule faces and lifts you out of tired, all-gone feelings so that you enjoy full vigor. Spring is the time for a Rood blood tonic. Take (judo's Pepto Mangan so that you can enjoyy the mostbeautifuL season of the year. (Jet it -at your druggist's but be sure it is the gen uine, with Pepto-Mangan" printed on the package. It is sold in both tablet and liqu.J form.They have exactly the same medical value. Advertisement. Keport of the condition of the BANK OF HAMILTON at Hamilton, in tke State of North Carolina, at the close of business, Feb. 21, 1921. RESOURCES Loans and discounts $ 71,901.93 United States bonds and Liberty bonds 3,600.00 All other stocks, bonds and mortgages 6,000.00 Banking houses, $4,200.00; Furniture and fixtures, »1,700.00 6,900.00 AU other real estate owned 522.26 Cashfui vault and net a mcfunts due from banks, bankers and trust com panies 11,403.71 Checks for clearing: 166.67 " ' "ssssmmmm Total | 98.584.46 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in $ 10,000.00 Surplus fund tyi^.iiri '' Undivided profits, less cur reat expenses and taxes * paid 266.4$ Bills payable 18,000.00 Deposits subject to check.. 37,212.26 Time certificates of deposit 26,671.16' Cashier's checks outstand ing 246.61 ToUl I 98.384.46 State of North Carolina—County of Martin, 1921. I, F. L. Haislip, Cashier of the a bove named bunk, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the bast of my knowledge and belief. F. L. HAISLIP, Cashier. Correct--Attest: T. B. SLADE, - P. L. SALSBURY, % J* LONG, Directors. Subscribed and swam to before me, I this 2nd day of March, 1921. W. a RHODES. Netary Public. | My commission expires 2-23-2*. Service . Qyality are the fundamentals of this SERVICE is the motto of this the same service is extended to all of ou r custo mers regardelss of how small or Hi# pur chase may be— QUALITY — No article is accepted by r from any manufacturer unless it Was as sured to us of giving good service, regarcK , less of its price. PRICE!—In figuring the profit on each item we not only make it the lowest pos sible, but we buy everything for cash SP it will enable us to sell for less— Pay Cash—Cash Pays— . * Yours for better service MARGOUS BROS. AND BROOKS "Jiut a Little Better—Just • Little Different" > o * ' Report of the condition ol' the PEOPLES BANK at Williamson, in tht> State of North Caorlina, at the close oi busiues.s, February 21, 1921. KKSOc^HQEH Loans and discount* $907,990,04 Demand loans 9,91if.U0 Uverrtmim, wuwuix'd 11,639.98 United States bonds and Liberty bonds ... North Carolina state bonds 3,000.00 Alt other stocks, bonds and mortgage* 6,000.K» Banking nouses, $62,130.01 furniture and lixhires, $k,170.40 60,;500.9i Cash in vault and net a niount* due from banks, bankers ami trust com i panies 41,292.94 Cash j tenia held over 24 hours .... 14,747176 Checks for clearing 0,816.9* Total _...J $1,378,613.60 LIABILITIES i Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund .... a.... 43,007.68 " N(Kc?"UTtd bills rediscount - ed * .. 12,260.0i liills payable .......J. 426,026.00 . liills payable, secured by Liberty lionds ... 226,000.00 Deposits subject to clieek.. 317,024.02 Time certilicates of deposit 93,322.04 I Cisnier's checks outstand ing 10,612.01 _ Bonds bony wed 147,760.00 Due to National banks 790775 Due to State banks, bank ers and trust companies 3,232.0'. Total $1,378,513.6" State of North Carolina—County of Martin, Feb. 21, 15*21. 1, John L. Itodgerson, Asst. Caahiei of tne above named bank, do solemn ly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge , and belief. * JOHN L, RODGLKSON, Asst. Cashier. Correct—Attest: J. G. STATON, I ' J. L. HASSLLI,, A. H. DLNNiNG, Directors. I ' Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3rd day of March, 1921. J. E. TOPE, Notary l*ublic i > Trustee's Sale of Land I nder the power of sai« cootMned in a ieed of trust executed to me by i. A. Powell and wile, recorded in book V-l, pane- 236, Martin County '.tegistry, 1 will sell at the court house door in Willianiston, N. C., at public i auct'on to the highest bidder for cash, on Tuesday, April 6th, 1921, at 12 Lai clock, noon, the following described " iW, estate, to wit: First tract: Adjoining the lands of Moses Harrell, deceased, Joseph I Harrell and others, containing 60 • acres, more or less, being the tract 1 of l&nd conveyed t* T. H. Combs by > Alex H. Smith and Wheeler Martin, Commissioners, by deed recorded in bopk f FF, page 300. ■ sHecond trfcet: Adjoining the lands > of T. H. Combs, Margaret Htaton and ' others, containing 60 acres, more or less, being the identical tract of land • conveyed to T. H. Combs by B. B. r Howell and others, by deed recorded > in Book MMM, page 198. Said two tracts of land being the identical land* this dny, (January 1, 1918), by T. H. Combs and Annie Combs, his wife to the said J. A- Powell, and reference is hereby made to all said deeds for a further and ■, mbre particular description of said lands. ~ February. 28th, 1921. W. A. HAJtT.'lrostee. . v - JA i Report of the condition of the i FLAN l ICRS & MKKCHAM S BANK at Eterelts, in ttic State of North Carolina, at the close oi business, Feb. 21, 1921. HUSOLUCKS Loan* und discounts tl 26,476.63 Demand loans . 8,000.00 Overdrafts, unsecured 64.17 Suited Stales bonds and liberty bouds 8,300.00 Loss off sale oi bonds 1,109.10 Cash in vault and net a iiioUiits due Irom banks, bunkers ami trust com panies 20,866.79 Casu Items held oVftr 24 hours ..., 1S&60 W. ». S. Acct . 210JX) i •'Total $171,688.64 LIABILITIES Capital stock paid in f 14,200.0 c Bui plus fund ..... ..... 6,124.28 Cntiivttleti profits, less cur- .. . rent expenses and taxes paid 666.98 Dividends unpaid 862.00 Notes and bills rediscount ""etf ... u . - Hills payable 38.MW.00 iieposiU subject to ciieck. 74,687.69 Time certificates of deposit 33,623.32 Cashier's checks outstand ing 234.37 'total _ *171,688.64 I State ol North Carolina—County of Martin, Feb. 28, 1921. T, V; 6. Tuylor, Gasliief of the a?, bove na./ed bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief, V. (.. TAYLOR, Cashier. Correct- - Attest: J. T. BAKNIULL, J. E. GLKGANUB, J. B. AYEItS, Directors. Subscribed and sworn te before me, this 28th day of February, 1921. C. B. KIDDICK, Notary Public. NOTICE OF SALE "j Under and by virtue of the power j of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust from C. F. l'age and C. H. Godwin to the undersigned traatee, liearlng dale of the Oct. 80th, 1019 and of record in the public registry of Martin County, in Book B2 at page. 374, said Deed of Trust having bean given to secure certain bonds jtf even date. therewith, and the therein contained not complied with, and default inpM been made, and at the request of 'ikt holder of said bonds, the underaignet trustee wiil on Monday, the 7th daj of Mareh, 1921, at IS o'clock, nooi at the Courthouse Door in William ston, North Carolina, offer for sgl at public auctflta Wo the highest bid der for cash th% following deserifcp tract of land, tHfit: j All those ceitain tracts af Hkd iy ' ing and situate and being in the coun ty of Martin and state of North Can linu, near' the town of Williamstoi and beings tracts E»ur (4) and fiv (6) on plot of land fonyyl£ by J, P. Simpson and knoMPjtf th. Plenny Peel Farm as suifejwi en plotted by A. Corey, Engla«y, ate of which is on record ia Martiji Coun ty Register Of Office fai 800 l One (1) at pagv 498, to wUeh sab plat reference if hereby mad* f* i more perfect description. . Tract No. 4 contain* If, %Cf*s. Tract No. 6 contains VJ3 MTes. Total ai res, 60.3 acree. k ■ • , This the Ist day of fefc. 1921. I GILBERT PEEL I Tmatee. . J - " 111 A. - i ■■ -ILL.. .■' ■ ■ !■ * ' Still time to plan a sane flan tic program tor 1921 on your farm.
The Enterprise (Williamston, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 11, 1921, edition 1
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