KF.IJC OK FAMOUS Dl'KL
iima of IVI.hhI David ( rwlrt Which
Fired the Fatal Mu4 in Duel IU
twecn Two t'Migtwmt-a, Mill Ite
Mrved. Among the relics of the National
Must-urn at Washington there are
few article more replete with histori
cal inters.: than the Deriuger ritle
used by Col. David Crocket of Alm
fame. This same weapon was ucd
by Congressman Wiiliuui J. Urates,
of Kentucky, in the duel which he
fought over 7s years ago. with
Jonathan Gilley, Congressman from
New Hampshire, resulting in the tat
ter's death.
The old gun Is a 4 1 -calibre muzz'e-
loading vporting ritle. The octagon 1 officer could not both be in.iiiil.uin. I
ride barrel is 43 Inches long and mid that a hole la the road was
fitted with a full stock of curly rui-1 sadder spectacle than aa infant iu it.;
pie, plain open sight, a percussion ' grave.
lock and a " set" trigger. The "won't a ford it" argument
Joliu C. Rivers, who was one of the imtstueradcd uud.-r the "can t adord
editors of the Congressional Globe, j u" luery and carried the day.
now the Congressional Record, knew n as divided furthermore tlr.it
many congressmen, several of w lioiu : Orange is a poor county. Orange is
he was accustomed to take out for 'poor. Poor in that the per-acre yield
ritle practice to a field. Among his ' of corn and vats is not what it should
friends was David Crocket, pioneer, ' be. Poor in that her grade of su.vk
hunter, soldier and congressman, who i is too low. Poor iu that tin re is n
later lost his life at the Alamo in the ; one preaching the diversification oi
Texas struggle for freedom. "Davy" j crops to the tobacco and co; Ion farm
Crocket was proud of his ritle, and I era. Poor In that those who u.ld
often joined the shooting parlies to ' see the country go forvaid have tut n
keep himself in practice. led a deaf ear in her public count -tills.
Early in February. 182S. Henry A. I'oor in that the sceptre is held L;
Wise, of Virginia, presented to the! men of small vision ai d narrow :-ym-
House of Representatives a copy otipathy
the New York Courier and Enquirer,
charging a member of Congress v.
corruption, and asked for an Investi
gation. He mated that the author
of the article was vouched for by the
editor, and that the House was call
ed upon to defend its honor.
Jonathan Gilley. member from
New Hampshire, opposed the resolu
tion and in debate said he thought it
was the same editor who once made
charges against a certain institution
and later received facilities amount
ing to $52,000 from the same Insti
tution, w hieh he then gave bis hearty
support. A few days later. Col. J.
Watson Webb, the editor of the pa
per, addressed a note to Mr. Oilley.
asking if he were the editor referred
to, and, if so, demanding an expla
nation. This note was directly responsible
for the duel between Mr. Oilley and
Hon. Williams J. Graves of Kentucky,
who undertook its delivery on the
eij mi me
floor of the House for his friend i
Webb Mr Gilley refused to receive '
rtonolan&to"h j
be drawn into no controversy wili,
Col. Webb, stating that by so doln, I
he meant no disrespect to the bearer.
He refused to affirm or deny un)-;
thing In regard to Mr. Webb's char
acter.
Kir flr:iveit u-nn twit Hntisftiwl linw
ever. 'anil several notes between them I
were exiv.-msed, with the result that
Mr. Graves finally challenged Mr.
Gilley because lie would not say
whether he refused the note on the
grounds of any personal exception to
Pol V..l.h un u gentleman of honor. '
Mr. Gilley denied Mr. Graves the,
,i. i ,,. .... i.oM,,, .., i
... .. ,.n, ....ii ii...
challenge, it was to be a combat
under the duello or code, upon a
,nr nnlnl nf linnnr. there twins no
real difficulty between Graves and
Gilley at any time.
Their seconds, George J. Jones,
for Gilley, and Henry A. Wise of
Virginia, for Mr. Graves, arranged
the details of the duel, which was
fought with rilles at a distance of
ubout 90 yards, near the road to
Marlborough, in Maryland. Mr. Wise
experienced some difficulty in secur
ing a rlile, but finally succeeded in
borrowing Mr. Hivers' Deringer rIKf
which is now In the section of gun
nery of the National Museum.
The duel was schedule for 3 .
m., Feb. 2 !. 1838, and the two parties
met near the boundary line of the
District of Columbia. A party of
friends accompanied each of the prin
cipals, alio their seconds. The ground
was paced olT and the contestant!
took their places with rilles cocked
and triggers set.
Mr. Jtines, of Wisconsin, gave tho
word, Gilley fired first and Graves a
second or two after him, but bot.'i
missed. Despite the efforts of their I
rriends to adjust the matter nfto-
each had been exposed to the lire of
the other, no satisfactory nrrang -
ment could be made, and the partieu .
resumed thi-ir positions and exenang- r1)ie he was ten months old he learn
ed shots again, also without effect. ,,(i to call the Presidents of the United
Still being unable to agree after fur-
ther entreaties, they went to their progress In reading was Just as re
positions for the third time. This markable. At the age of a year and
time they fired nearly together. Mr i
Gilley was shot through the body and
expired a few minutes later.
The Congressional Committee then i -The boy Is well developed physi
found Mr. Graves guilty of a breach ,.aiiy; strong, athletic aud keenly
of privilege in the House, but held alive t0 his finger tips. He has a
that Mr. Gilley had remained within natural talent for music and dra
ma rights. They recommended trie
expulsion of Mr. Graves from the
House, and that the seconds and the
friends be censured. Such Is the ,
Btory or me ueringer riue now 10
De seen in tne isiuionai museum.
Wood's Productive
Seed Corns.
Our Virginia-grown Seed
Corns have an established
reputation for superiority in
productiveness and germina
ting qualities.
Wood's Descriptive Catalog
tells about the best of priic-win-ning
and profit-making varieties in
both White and Yellow Corns.
Cotton Seed.
We offer the best and most im
proved varieties, prown in sections
absolutely free from boll weevil.
Our Catalog gives prices and infor
mation, and tells about the best of
Southern Seeds,
100-DAY VELVET BEANS. Soa
Bean. SUDAN CRASS. Dtllis Grtil
and all Sorghums and Milleti.
Catalog mailed free on request.
T.W.WOOD O SONS,
SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, V.
.lin't II Hell to lie FoorT
Orange County Observer.
The public health qucstioa has hail
ltj day iu court. It came un to be
heard Tuesday. January 11. The ver
dict was in the unlive.
It was decided by tbe Hoard :
Cuiuiiiissioiuni that fifty people Cl
Oiange county would have to die tbii
year from prtveutable causes, be
cause, forsooth! out of tlu eighty-five
thousand dollars of public mouey they
coulilu't feel justified in apprepiial
ing twelve huudred to protect t.K
lives of the people who pay ii. It ao
decided that one mile of road was
v.ortb as much as the lives -f t..o
hundred people; one steel bridt:o a -cue
liunditd and fifty people. It wi
decided thai the rocds and a luaith
The situation calls to mind the
story of the miller. The proprietor,
the story goes, coming in, said to the
miller. "Whose grist is this?" Tie
miller replied that it belonged to the
rich man across the river.
"Have you tolled It?" the proprie
tor asked.
'Yes." replied the miller.
"We'll toll It again." said the pro
prietor. "He's rich. He can afford
it."
Seeing another small grist the pro
prietor asked: "And whose is this?"
"That belongs to the poor man over
the way," the miller answered.
"Have you tolled it?"
"Yes, once," said the miller.
"Well, said the proprietor, "toll it
again. He's poor, and, d n him,
let's keep him poor."
Colored Commencement.
The annual colored county school
, ......... ill
commencement oi i .. .... .
convene in ine eoin.eu kuui. u
building March 25th for the purpose
of releb.at n.; this august ., as Inn
. 1 o .
' -
Uonal day. by yonr presence at..l good
behavior.
Orator of the day, Rev. S. A. Peel
er, D. I)., ex-president of llc:i:iett Col
h'- Oreensboro
The exhibits will he placed on ;ir
rival.
At 11:15 o'clock the children will
leave the building and march alon:;
the same route, as they went last
'r. me leacner u. eacn m ....... ...
, i. .. i i i j..
line. ' , ... , , ,
Recess 12:1a to 1: la o dock.
At 1:20 o'clock Dr. Peeler will
speak; alter which, speaking by the
cniinren.
There W ill be Oil exhibition writill
arithmetic, grammar, drawing, needle
work, plow-stocks, baskets, hoe and
ax handles, loaf bread, biscuits,
cakes, etc. Also a spelling "bee" and
a race and giving prizes, to the day.
Music by the band.
R. N. NISBET, Co. Supt.
RKV. II. O. FUKDKRICK,
General Manager.
The Most Learned Hoy in II. World
In the March Anicr'-un M inazine
is an account of Raymond i ay ol
Los Ai geles, C'al., the Loii-yc. r-old
marvel who at his present pace will
had I.I:. Ph. L. at the nge of 16. i .it
t ri i ii i. rr in rctual learning the Ger
man wilder of the last century, Ka;'
Witte. While his cotiteiupoiv. ios n.e
locating the Atlantic Ocean lie
engrossed in advanced SpanL.i anil
i-U'iiiisiiy.
"As roon a.! Raymond began to
tj';o no. Ice of the world about h m
hi. i mot er taught him l.) tlistinsrui '
lt .ors, k, m0Bt striking oiu
lil.
white, b.uck. led aud blue takta first,
Sie always i ilked to him as she
would to ar. adult, scorning . "baby
talk' as degrading to his Intelligence
lectures were used a great deal, lie-
states bv their right names. His
hflif he knew his aluhabet. at three
ie COuld read and write, and at five
j,e read 'Hiawatha' in public.
llin.iP .,, and has reneatedly ao
I)eare( in public. His mother claims
(ht he u not n nrodlev and that any
normal boy could accomplish us
mut.n wth proper training.
Aimer Was lnndcd
Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
leader, remarked a few days ago that
when the fair girl casts her net the
poor fish might as well yield, ana
told this story as an Illustration, re
lates The New York Press
Recently a man returned to his
home town after an absence oi many
years, and rambled down to the coi
ner Erocerv to get wise.
"I suppose," remarked the oldest
Inhabitant In handing him iniorma
Hon, "that you remember Sim Simp
kino?"
"Oh, yes; I knew Sim very well."
answered the former resident,
also knew his daughter Mary. Went
to school with her. They say that
after waiting nearly 15 years sin
married a struggling young man."
"Ain't ro doubt about that str.iir
lln part of it." was the grinning
retolniler of the oldest Inhabitant
"He done his derndest to git away.
but Mary landed him all right
T rtolv flnt Malaria
And Build Up The System
Take the Old Standard GROVE'S
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula it
printed on every label, showing it it
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form.
The Quinine drives out malaria, tbt
Iron builds up the iratem. 90 cer.u
LAWYER JEROME WAS SUFI)
: Ilucu) Un ther a Kiryrlo Th:
WirtHlers of the l.uik-lieiM' and
(lie llimgalow llnibliTN.
St;tt:ville Landmark.
folks say and do a lot of things
purely "fur the big ef the thing."
Kir instance you'll bear many of t!it
lii:: la oners calling Hi. mid-day iual
"luncheon" because to them it sound
bi tti r than to say dinner. Now there
ire mid-day meals that are properly
di:ct:ated as liim-lu-ops and evening
metis that are naily dinner. liut
witb us practically all the folks fol
low the old custom of the rural dis
tricts. Thi w have a full mid-day
i-ual. which is rcully dinner, thc
chief meal of the day, and not a
liiM-ti. and tin ewnlr.g meals id light
er and really a snpot v the ni'-al at
t!ic cl-t.-e of the day. lint the folk
who do and iy tiling--, "lor I'm hut
of ll;- ;!iin;;" g-i tn calling dinner
Iui.c'h ::i and Mippcr tlu-iicr because
it viiis stjlish.
To li-ar one of those his.h-t-.mers
who takes a full mid-day meal of
!i;.en" a ml 1,,-alis ami c"bbige r.nd the
like. t.iSkii'.u about luncheon, gives
me a pi'.tn.
Ilaxe you noticed, too. that a'l the
oiu-story halites bu.lt now are bun
galows?" Sounds important. With us
tli.-re are few real bmwlows. I'n-ba-
by the residences in Statesville that
could with some reason be plaee in
tnat class could be naiikd on the
lingers of one hand. lul all the one-
stoiy ImilililKT. that l.i.ve been built
or rei.iodebd in recent years are
"bungalows": and we "see be the pa
pers," as Mr. Dooley would say, that
;i cotton mill at Albemarle has let
the contract for "2n new bungalows."
r three or four room house built for
mill operatives is now a bungalow.
The old time log eabins of one room
have almost disappeared except in the
remote rural districts, but one of
these with a shed all around it could
he more properly classed a bungalow
than many of the buildings to which
the name Is applied. Hut if the folks
who say luncheon and bungalow fed
any better by the use of these high-
sounding terms, perhaps nobody
should object.
The late Major James V. Wilson
of Morganton, being somewhat peev
ed nt the legal fraternity on one oc
casion, remarked that he would not
die content until he could hear of a
lawyer being hung. And when they
hanged Cluverius. the Richmond law
yer, lor the murder of his cousin.
Lillian Madison, the major said his
heart's desire had been granted. The
Landmark confesses that it has for
years had a desire to hear of rome
lawyer getting hit with a damage
: uit, the desire being prompted by the
hope that if the legal fratiriiity had
to t;:!;e a few doses of their own med
icine, they i.iicht not be ho zealous in
prosecuting, and sometimes instigat
ing, damage suits in which the hope
of reward- the greed for gain- was
stronger than the desire to see justice
done. And the lawyer-damage suit
iias conic to pass. In liowan Supe
rior tourt this week a Jury gave a
layman J'.MI! damages against. Law
yer Jerome of Greensboro, formerly
of Salisbury, because the lawyer's
gasoline wagon had smashed into the
layman's bicycle. The Landmark is
not rejoicing because Mr. Jerome lost,
He may feel that the verdict was un
just; that the jury soaked him be
cause he was a lawyer and owned an
automobile. Hut if he feels that way
he can console himself with the
thought that the defendants he has
prosecuted for damages In times past
felt just that way; and hereafter he
may think real hard when a damage
suit is presented to him, for he will
have that fellow feeling that make
us wondrous kind.
Hut there Is a mystery about this
lawyer-automobile damn go Miit. In
times past il has been dil'lioult to get
a lawyer to take a case against a
lawyer. "Possum dog won't eat pos
sum," is the way Mr. Cornelius of
Iredell put It. when he couldn't find a
lawyer who would take a case against
a legal brother. Docs the Jerome
ci'..:e moan that possum dogs will now
eat possum? That lawyers are so
keen for damage suits that thev will
taki! " (:"" of that kind against one
of their own?
RECIPE TOR GRAY HAIR.
To balf pint nf water adj 1 or.. Pay
Rum, a Bii.all box of Karbo Compound,
nnd oz. of glycerine. Apply to the linir
twice a wirck unlil it becomes the dwslrti!
shade. Any druggist can put tliln up or
you can mix it nt home nt very little com.
Full dlrectioni fur making and ue come
In each box of Harbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked, faded gn'y
hair, and removes dandrulT. It Is excel
lent for fulling hair and will make harsh
hair soft and glossy. It will not rolor the
Malp, la not sticky or greasy, and does not
nib oft.
the
Spick - Span
Pressing Club.
PHONE 58.
Ix-t ns get you ready for Sunday
School nnd preaching.
We can innke your last year's unit
save you the expense of buying a new
one.
The well-dressed ninn or woman
instantly attracts attention.
Cleanliness, Neatness and Self-
Pride will recommend you, if yon are
seeking a Job. They are an evidence
of good breeding and refinement.
J. II. Cunningham,
PROPRIETOR OF THE
SPICK AXD SPA.
WHAT KKUTIMZKU Jl"KSTIOX?
.Moves ll'ituii Minus Wily Me Ti'HUs
I Jiau-i- V.l.iiI 1 ( u( t J'v.i 'i'iiL.
Year.
ConvtpoL.il1. !nc of Th Journal.
The ieit.,;tr tua.-t.en and the c-.it-lon
piobi.oi ate b .inning to emu
rifciu u;i Ij i lie Iroin. 'i'i.inkii't; Uru
crs are iKtiuusly i-i:ting t!? wind
to try to Kaib a suit, comlu i"ii uu
.he luhji-t t aud iroi.t what the wii: r
.au battier uele a'ld there the r..u
ruuda ire nut gciii.; to be wotki.i r
time this sk...ni iu dciiern,g tie
"sacked lutid" as they have bee., heie
lotoie. Kvid'Mitly a deci. leu on the part ef
fan.nrs gthually to use no coni.uci
cial plaU !ucd ui all this e;-.r Wouid
be a i..e m e. Tue pi ice is u; about
lift) per cent ubuw former rau.i tnd
to say i be leu.-t !ie uc -iued b -nelits
frcm the u.-e of the muu" have never
bein suiiieieiit to jas.i.y it. ue ul
these tiva:ly advanced rute.:.
We Lave iu-eu waM.it g the ep rl
meiils by t-xpirls iu ca.uge j. sl.itv'
cxpi i iim utal work lor s;ii-h ear.
now and I think that a t .vent. -t.v.-per
cent proi't Irom the use oi com
mercial fertilizers is the maximum
claii i of these men vvlio are will tinai
ilied to use it to the best ad.a:.t.i,c
in the proper proportion and to ri-p
the ii-a:xiiiium result of its beniflts.
We couimon fanners who have no
rpet-ial seientilic knowledge of the
soils on which we aip!y it ar.d are
content to use it as "Guano" just be
cause it "smells loud" cannot Lope to
reap any more than the minimum re
sults far its use. Hence we need not
count our profits from Its use on an
experimental basis. We do not know
where to use it; we do not know in
what proportion to combine it; we
are not able to say whether we have
ever reaped benefits from it and un
der these circumstances we are not
justified in risking the consequen
ces of the high figure at which we
would have to use it on this year's
crop.
Let's see if we are. Just to cut
out argument as to past experiences,
etc., we will say that the common cot
ton grower of the South has been
reaping the full twenty-five per cent
profit that the experimental farmers
have been claiming. This would give
the farmer a profit of five dollars on
each ton of fertilizer that has cost
him twenty dollars. In other words,
he would get twenty-five dollars (net)
from a twenty dollar fertilizer invest
ment at old fertilizer prices. Now the
present prices are about fifty per cent
above old prices, or a ton of fertilizer
formerly costing twenty dollars will
now cost thirty dollars. If the ton
produces from actual teFt only twenty-live
dollars worth of commodities,
how can farmers afford to pay thirty
dollars for it? Won't it be a suicidal
policy?
Then there Is another mde to the
quest i-:i fully as forcible If not more
so th.n the side we are looking at,
and that Is the question of produc
tion. If fertilizer has been making
one out of each five bales of the cot
ton produced In the fertilizer using
i tates, then its non use would curtail
production about one fifth, or the
non use of fertilizer would make a
twelve million bale crop out of what
would have been a fiften million bale
crop. Isn't it unquestionably true
that the smaller crop would bring
the producers considerably more
money than (ho larger one nnd at
the same time would have cost them
Hie fertilizer bill less to produce the
smaller one?
When a business concern finds It
self loosing money it pomet lines
changes the managing force and the
first thing the new manager looks for
is a leak in the problem of cost. If
ho can llnd a way to cut the prodnc
ing cost on the concerns output he
can change the balance from the
debit to the credit Fide by saving the
difference ho gets by stopping said
leak.
Then if farmers haven't gotten
rich using fertilizers when there was
a profit of twenty-five per cent on
their use, how are they going lo
make ends meet nnd use it a loss of
twenty-five per cent? Put right nt
this point comes commissioner Smith
of South Carolina and tells us that
(tie farmers of his state cut tholr
fertilizer bill In half last year And
"made more cotton per pcre than
they had made before." If that be
the ense. then the non use of fertl
lire would not cut production, but
v.h- n,ys it would not materially cut
cost of production?
I'.lght in line with Mr. SmI'Ii's
statement comes one of the 1 "u'tntt
farmers of this county and te'.U the
writer a few days ago that one of his
tenants was so badly disgusted with
the result of his 1914 crop, and high
priced "guano", that he refused to
use any guano in 1915. He had got
In debt and nearly all of his cotton
money of the 1914 crop went to pay
for guano and he decided he would
quit usinsr it until ho cot out of debt.
The landlord finally persuaded the
tenant to use one sack of com
plete (?) fertilizer and one sack of
16 percent ncid. He said he thought
the tenant was standing In his own
light nnd would como out mighty
bad as a result of his stupidity in
cutiing out fertilizer. But when fall
came the tenant's crop was as good
ts his or any one elses in the neigh
borhood nnd from the proceeds of
'ts yields he cleaned up his back debt
finished pc.ylng for a mule, cleared
nn his present years expenses and
had nonrlv C00 left. Of courre the
tenant believes that had he used
"ti no the manufacturers of it would
have rotten tht S200. What do
vcu think of thl3 ni""Hnn nrvwiy?
NOVl'S HOMO.
Mottles nnd lines
Homer Itodchcaver. the miisicnl di
rector of nn evangelist, relates The
Pltfrburg Post, raid In a temperance
address at San Francisco:
"Once, on a visit to England, I no
ticed that the ragmen. Instead of
shouting 'rags, bones, old Iron! as
we all do, shout 'rags and bottles!
rags and bottles!'
"I asked an English ragman one
dav:
" 'Why do you yell for rags and
bottles especially? What'a the point
of It?
"Well, air. he answered, 'the
point of It ia that my experience has
shown me that wherever mere s Dot
tles, there's bound to be raga.' "
Legal Advertisements.
SALK OK Hot SK Al I.OT IX TS1K
CITY OKMOMUHC
Under and by virtue of authority
coLfcrrvd upon me. in a c-rta?u d---d
of tru-d dated tbe loth day cf Au
gust. 1311. by J. A. iMiugla.s. and ul
the it .iiiei-t of the holder of tin note.-,
secured Ly sjid deed of tru -t, I will
on
Sutu'i!::), Hill day of Mart Ii. 1 I it,
at tivclvf o'clock, at the court house
door iu bo ti;y of Monroe, county ol
L'nioa a..d Siut-' of Xortii t'aroiirr.i.
U'er 'i-r s ule at public aucioa t.) 1 1--highlit)
b'dder for car h all of thai
lot oi luml lying and being in the it;,
ef .ii;i.-oe. coui.ty of I 'is i;n and st.it.
of North Caro'.iua. a;;d described aud
defined as follows:
Lccinning at an iron (J:ik i i th
ea t edge cf pavement of Morris Si.,
coriii r of lot No. u and ab o corner j
Vann Sikes' resident bit. and ni".
tliene with Morris t't. p.iv mi nt N.
1 W. 77 f t to an iron s:ake. a n- v
corr.e: , tb. me L. I'l it. to an iron
stake, a new comer; ilu-nec S. 71 l-
K. J.1- levt V a le.ul, ;i pipe i:i tin
line i f the property conveyed by Mat
tin w McCauley to M. J. Sik'?s and
child:.-:.; then S. 25 3- K. 42 1-2 It.
lit being the old line i-.' tjo Matthew
MeCauby deed registtn 1 i l l:ool; A.
page 2S6 to the line of the l-t con
veyed to M. J. Sikes ar.d children b;.
t.nglish & lllair and Known m bit
No. 4; thence with the t Id C. M. T.
McCatiley original line v.V.Mi is also
the northern line cf Lot No. 4. S. 64
1-4 E feet to an iro.i stake, cor
ner of lot No. 3 In said Met'auley es
tate land Hue; thence the division line
between lot No. 3 (now owned bv
Vann Sikes) and lot N;. 4 N. 89 186
1-2 feet to the beginning. It being
the lot conveyed to J. A. 1'ouglass by
E. W. Sikes and John C. Sikes and
this deed of trust was executed to se
cure the purchase money.
Terms of sale cash.
This February 6th. 1916.
It. D. KEDWINE, Trustee.
NOTICE OK SALE OK I.AM).
By virtue of the power of sale con
tained in a certain mortgage deed ex
ecuted to the undersigned by Jas. I.
Helms and wife, Maggie Helms, said
mortgage deed being dated the 15th
day of February, 1913, and registered
In the office of the Register of Deeds
of Union county, in Book AH, page
580, etc., we will, on
Saturday, the lXth day of March,
1916. at 12 o'clock M.. at the court
house door in Monroe, N. C. offer
for sale for cash lo the highest bid
der the following described tract of
land lying and being In Buford town
ship, I'nion county, North Carolina,
adjoining the lands of H. E. Helms,
F. L. Doster and others and more
particularly described as follows:
Beginning at a large black oak,
corner of J. M. Blair's Belk tract,
and runs with the north line of said
tract S. 84 W. 2C7 poles crossing
two branches and passing Blair
corner at 221 poles to a pine knot
and a pile of stones by 3 post oaks,
hiekorys nnd 3 pines at an old
hedge row; thence N, 03 U W. S0V4
poles to a tall pine; thence N. 82 ;
E. 112 poles to a pile of stones,
corner of lot No. 2 In the partition
of the estate lands of E. W. Richard
son: thence with the lines of the
said lot N. 85 E. 38.86 poles to 2
stones, corner of lot No. 3 In said
partition; thence with two lines of
lot No. 3 S. 5 vi E. 65 poles to a
stake by 4 pines in an old field;
thence iignln with the line of said
lot N 84 E. 114. CO poles crossing a
branch to a pile of stones In an old
line; thenoe with the old line S. 6-Ti
K. 20 polo to the beginning, being
lot No. 4 in said partition containing
ninety-two acres (92 acres) more or
less excepting 14 'i sold off leaving
77i more or less and being the
tract of land conveyed to Jas. I.
Helms and Maggie Helms by Jno. T.
Weir nnd wife by deed dated the 6th
day of January, 1913 and registered
In the olhee ol the Register of Deeds
of Union county In Book 48 on
page 451.
This the 12th day of Feb. 1916.
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK
of Monroe, Mortgagee.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrator
of John A. Higgers, deceased, this Is
to notify all persons having claims
against the estate of the said John
A. Diggers to present them to the un
dersigned on or before the 23rd day
of February. 1917. duly proven, or
this notice will be plead in bar or the
recovery of same. All persons In
debted to the estate will please make
prompt settlement and rave cost and
trouble.
This February 22, 1916.
J. F. THOMPSON. Administrator
of the estate of John A. Blggers.
Stack & Parker. Attys.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as the
administrator of the estate of J. L.
King, deceased, notice Is hereby giv
en all persons having claims against
the said estate to present them to tne
on or before the 2 1th day of January.
1917, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All persons
owing the estate will make settle
ment at once.
IL B. KING. Administrator of J. L.
King.
Stack & Parker. Attorneys.
SALE OK LAND
UNDER EXECUTION'
I will sell, nt public .viution, to
the highest bidder for cash, nt the
Court House door In Monroe, N. C.L
on the
20th dny of .March. I )1
at 12 o'clock M. to satisfy executions
Issued to me by the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Union county, N.
C, one in favor of J. D. Mcllae, nnd
one in favor of Harrcll Bros. Co.
all the right, title, interest and cbtate
of Chas. P. Garland, in and to 114
acres of land in Union county, N. C,
of which reference is hereby made to
Bonks 35 and 46 on pages 189 and
513 In the office of Register of Deeds
of Union county, for description of
said land. The interest of Chas. F.
Garland, In the above land was levied
upon by W. L. Earnhardt, Constable,
under attachment proceedings issued
by M. L.. Flow, J. P. one In favor of
J. D. McRae, and one In favor of
Harrel! Bros, k Co.
This 16th Feb. 1811.
i. T. ORirnTH, ShariS.
AOTICE.
By virtue of a Mortgage Deed es
rcuted by Geo. W. 1'undcrburk oa the
2th of 1'ebrui.ry. lilJ, to secure
ct-rtcin notes given for the purchase
nicin-j- i,f the lands hereinaiter de
scribed, and default having been
made by the sid Geo. W. Funder
butk in the payment of said notes, I
a.ll m-II at publ.c auction- for cash to
tbe highest bidder at the court house
loor in Monroe. N. C. on
Monday, liil; I.iy of March, 1UIO,
it 12 o'clock M., the following de
scribed l.uui lyn'g ci.d beii.g in Ru
'iti! tow u-l.;i. I nion county. North
Carolina, on the waters of little Kich
ndsuii rm !;, Mljomiug the lands of
J. M. YarWero. J. U. Yarboro ar.d oth
jrs it nd hounded and described as
follows: llcuirning at a post oak. J.
l. Yarberu';. con: - r. r.nd running W.
"6.50 i:. is thai::-; to a stake in an
.Id roaj; thence S. 3 L". 2"i chains
!o a p. O. (dead i ; thence S. 86 W.
27.5U chains t a poit oak; thence
N. 4) K. 12. In chains to a pincknot;
thence N. 12 W. 13. Si) chai:;s to the
beginning, containing l.lty (SO)
teres more or less and known ns the
lands conveyed by i.illii' linker and
ier livish.-nd A. ". linker by deed to
;'i. W. Fur,. let bdl k on the 11th Of
February. II' 12.
Said iibove described land is sold
for the purpose of paying the notes
seemed bv said Mortgage Deed.
This 4th dav of I!cbruar. 1916.
MKS. LILLIE 1SAKEU. Mortgagee.
SAI.i: OK l.ANI
INDKU LXKCITIOX
Under and by virtue or a VEN.EX.
Issued to me by the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Union County, N.
C. on the 12th day of February, 1916.
in favor of the Sikes Co. Inc. and
ag;:nst 7: "r Haigler. I will sell.
at public i i.. lion, to the highest bid
der for cash, at the Court House door
in Monroe, N. C. on the
liOth day of March, IfHfl,
at 12 o'clock M. all of the right, title,
interest and estate of Zimmer Haig
ler, in and to 40 acres of land in
Union County, N. C. adjoining tha
lands of Alice Penager, Hugh Austin,
Jack Crowell, deceased and others
and being the land conveyed by C.
N. Simpson and wife to Daniel Haig
ler and Mary A. Haigler by deed
dater 14th of Oct. 1905, and which
said deed M recorded in Book 38 of
deeds on page 168 office of Register
of Deeds oi Union County, N. C, and
for a more particular description of
said land reference is hereby made to
said Deed. The interest of Zimmer
Haigler In above land was levied up
on by W. L. Earnhardt. Constable,
under attachment proceedings issued
by M. L. Flow, J. P. in favor of the
Sikes Co. Inc. and against Zimmer
Haigler.
This K,t,i Feb. 1916.
J. V. ti'vIFFITII. Sheriff.
NOTICE OK ADMINISTRATION"
Having qualified as administrator
of Jack llivens. deceased, late of the
county of I'nion. N. C, this is to no
tify ail persons having claims against
the esti.te of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the 23rd day of February. 1917, or
this notice will be plead 111 bar of
their recovery.
This the 22nd dav nf Feb., 1916.
F. W. HAYES. Administrator.
W. O. Leinmond. Attorney.
TRUSTEE'S SALE
By virtue of the power contained
in a Deed of Trust executed to the
undersigned by D. H. Holmes and
wife, Georgia Holmes, on the 13th
day of December, 1913, and recorded
in the office of Register of Deeds for
Union county In Book A. R., on page
350. etc.. default having been made
in complying with the terms nnd per
forming the conditions therein. I will
sell at public miction, for cash, to
the highest bidder, at the court house
door in Monroe, Union county. North
Carolina, nt 12 o'clock noon, on
Saturday, March ISlh, 1M(I
the following described lots or parcels
of land lying in Monroe township,
Union county. North Carolina, nnd
more particularly described as fol
lows: Those two lots In the city of Mon
roe designated as lots 12 and 14,
Block 1, of Wilgor Heights, conveyed
by I'nion county to J). H. Holmes by
deed dated 9th Jany., 1913, register
ed 9th Jany.. 1913, In Hook 45, page
785 In Register's office for said coun
ty, desrribed as follows:
1st Lot. Beginning at a staks
In Griffith Btreet, a corner of lot No.
11, and running with a line of Lot No.
11. 150 feet to a stake In line of Lot
15; thence with a line of Lot No. 15,
50 feet to a stake, a corner of Lot No.
14; thence with a line of Lot No. 14,
150 feet to a stake in Griffith street,
a corner of Lot No. 14; thence with
Griffith street, 50 feet to the begin
ning, and being Lot No. 12 in Block
No. 1 of Wilgor Heights.
2nd Lot. Beginning at a stake
in Griffith street, a corner of Lot No.
12. 150 feet to a stake in line of
Lot No. 15; thence with a line of
Lot No. 15, 50 feet to a stake In
Charles Btreet, a corner of Lot No.
15; thence with Charles street 150
feet to a stake at the intersection of
Charles and Griffith street; thence
with Griffith street to the beginning,
and being Lot No. 14 of Wilgor
Heights.
Sold to satisfy provisions of said
Deed of Trust.
Thi:. the 13th dav of February. 1916.
W. S. BLAKENEY. Trustee.
EYES EXAMINED.
Glasses Filled.
DR. F. C. ROBERTS,
REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST,
WILL BE WITH
THE W. J. RUDGB COMPAXT
BVKBT FRIDAY.
SBaWnaHaawaawaHM i i i an iiiir r