J. Galloway. a of Or.wt.ri, spent
tuaday wMk Mis. ft. T. Jqw
Mi*. S . P. CMattaa wtimhil
the VnKM MMfem and other to
The f»i ni« are not to each a tar
ry to g«t their totaeco to market m
ttay «m Wat jraar and lat wtaat
sowing tiraa pan.
Mn. Andrew TUlay and Mia. Jeff
Payne spent Saturday in Winston
Prof. Carroll's IJttla daughter epant
last weak with tar grandmother, Mrs.
ft. V. Mara hail.
Of Rnolutm Arm Killed
Mexico City. Oet 17.—Genera)
Banjamin Mendex, a former federal
officer, and Margarita Gomes, form,
or congressman and state legislator,
two Radars of a ratal hand, am
killed Friday, together with M of
their followers. Ita rata la came Into
conflict with fadaral forces near
Zacualpan state of Mexico. Die
pa tctaa telling of the tattle report
also that the remaining SO members
of the rebel force were rowted.
The Gomec-Mendes hand first at
tached and looted the town of Salte
pec, and then made a dasaant upon
Zacualpan, where a small federal gar
rison is stationed. Although outnum
bered, the federals fought valiantly
and drove the rebels oat of the town,
end then gave battle and completely
defeated them.
•N otter or Ho ad Sale
Sealed bid* will be received by the
board of commissionen of the Town
of Mount Airy, North Carolina at
Mount Airy, North Carolina until 12
o'clock noon, October 25, 1927 for the
purchase of $195,000.00 five <5 per
cent) per cent Water bonds of said
town in 11,000 denomination dated
October 1, 1927 payable:
|6,000 8 yean from date of issue.
$6,000 4 years from date of iasue.
$6,000 6 years from date of issue.
$6,000 6 years from date of issue.
$6,000 7 years from date of issue.
$6,000 8 years from date of issue.
(6,000 it years from date of issue.
$:'i,000 10 years from date of issue
$6,000 11 years from date of issue
$6,000 12 years from date of issue.
$6,000 13 years from date of issue.
$6,000 14 years from date of issue.
$6,00*' 16 years from date of issue.
$6,000 16 years from date of issue.
$6,000 17 years from date of issue.
$:,.00o 18 years from date of issue.
$6,000 19 years from date of issue.
$10,600 20 years from date of t*«ue.
$10,000 21 yean from date of issue.
$10,000 22 yean from date of issue.
$10,000 28 years from date of issue.
$10,000 $4 yean from date of issue.
$10,000 26 yean from date of issue.
$10,000 20 yean from date of issue
tlO.oio 27 yean from date of iasue.
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>10,000 28 yean from date of
$10,000 29 years from date of
$ 10,000 80 years from date of Sseoe.
Both principal and interest payable
at the Chase National Rank, New
York N. Y.
Bidden must prese it with their bids
a certified cheek npon an incorporat
ed brnk or trust company payable to
the order of the town or a sum of
monev for or in an amount
equal to 2 per centum of the
face amount of bonds bid for to se
cure the town against any loss re
sulting from the failure of the bidder
to comply with the terms of his bid.
Bids should be addressed to F. M.
Poerr. Town Clerk. Mount Airy.
North Carolina, and marked "Bid For
Water Hond. " N<> >>id for laps than
par nod acciued interest can he ac
cepted. Right Is reserved to reject all
F M. POORS Town Clerk
Notice Trustee's Hale of Land
By virtue of authority vested ta the
undersigned trustee in a certain deed
of trust on the 17th day of May, 1914,
and lecerded in the office of ihs Re
gister of Deeds office of Surry Coun
ty. C., in book M page 1M. de
fault having been mads in ths pay
nMMit of the indebtedness thtPHB
sscerrd, I will sell for cash la the
highe»t bidder at public auction, in
front of the Bank of Mount Airy.
Mourt Airy, N. C. on
Saturday. Ne». 5th. 1917,
at 1 o'clock. P. M.
the following described land:
Lots S4. .V »7, » end 89 of the
Joe Cowman farm as surveyed by T.
B McCargn, and sold by the I..a
rilW Hall Hodge Land Company May
17th, 1924, said plat being niaedat
in the office of the Register of
ef Berry Csurrty. N. C.. PWit
itt .•urasrts-^,
fy s ha fines of $6XS.«1
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N. C.. a»d Columbia. a. C,
; ft 4) K ■ f: * 1
bjr (ha Soatbaro hi Um
rt to MMr darieaa (or tha pro
of (rate*. Tha apparatus known
aa Um "lalarmlttaat laductlva Train
•top," la iHlpri (b anforca «MI
aaaa to afemal MktUoaa aad to atop
a train to oaaa tha Hiwia la laca
a alcaal. It la
poaalUa up to tha praaaat
Tha praaaaaa oI another irala. aa
opaa awltch. a brokan rail or aar
othar obatn—lloa within taro allaa
ahaad at tha alcaal towar. pata tha
alcaal to «M atop poaltlon with rad
ahowlac Aar thaaa tmpadl
la tha aaeoad block, from two
to (oar milaa dtataot. pau tha alc
aal to tha caution poaltlon with yal
low llKbt abowlac Whan all la daar
(or (oar rail** ahaad. tha atcaal ataoda
la tha pracaad poaltlon. urKb crwan
llcht showing . j
Color Light CMetric «lgris. UM ea
Mm IwtMra Railway.
and Jacksonville, *41 allat At the
udu time tkla Use wae equipped with
electric aaiomatlr block signala of the
color light type. simitar to thoee la
•" and blr
otkei II aee
NOTICE
By virtue at the authority iw
tainad in an order made by the
rierk of the Superior Court in the
special proceeding, entitled. Boa* N. j
J oh neon va. Dewey Norman, et al..1
therein appointing the undersigned ,
comm issioner, I will on
lOrti day of November, WIT,
at two o'clock P. N„
on the premier, offer for sale the ,■
following; described tract of land, j
Beginning in the road on the waat |
side about 75 IMu. and runa North
40 de«. East lO.SM) eha.; thence N.
22 deg. East with aaid rand 4 aha.:
North fl dag. East with aaid road I
rhs.: South M deg. Rant with road
11.21 eha. to black gum on left aide
of the road; thence, Waat S eha. to >
a (alien Spanish oak: ;thence South i
6 deg West 4 dm,; South^ M deg.1
West" MS eha. to a
Arthur's earner; thence, Vith —- j
Arthurs to the Beginning, cap
taining 18 acres, more or teaa. Said
land hclng la Surry County, adjoin-,
ing the lands of J. H. Hail, and nth
"tWb the 4th day of Oct, IWT.
E. C. BIVKN8.
invitations to fire to vMt
eliminate* Human Fallibility
White the el*ctrlc at* nala greatly
expedite the movement of traffic .nd
provide a large maaaare of eafety.
there haa remained the poaalblUty that
the eutaeman might become Inca
pacitated while at the throttle ar
might overlook a algnal la the nop
or cautloa poeltlon The function oft
the tri-.tn control apparatua la to elim
inate the poaafhfllljr <4 accident aa the
raaali of hnmaa fallibility, preventing
auch a. rldcnta aa are cauaed by failure
of aa englneman to aa* a alsnal aa
j the reault of tea. a now. amoku. Inat
tention. alctMH or other caaae or by
iniareadlng a aljcueJ Indication
The device la aim pie la coaatrue
tloa and operation It oonalata of I WW
electro mat' net*: one called the "r*
celvar," attached U' the trucha of the
locomotive tender an aa to paaa di
rectly ovar the other, known aa the
'lad actor.™ which la I natal led oa the
track at aach Waal lower I
NOTICE
ty virtue of tb* power contained
in » (lead of Truat executed to me
• < trustee for G. J. Key, on the Mth
ilny of March. 19M. by C. E. Doby
I and wife Mary E. Doby to secure an
I indebted!)*** of $3074.14 and duly
i recorded in the office of Raffialer of
' Ueeda for Surry County on the ilith
> day of March, 1926, la book 108 paaa
| IMS, default ha vine been made in
I the payment of tame, upon the re
<{ueat of the holder, I *11 aell to the
| higheat bidder for auk In front of1
| 0. J. Key'* (tore la Ararat, N. C., oa
Satarday. November ISth. 1M7,
at owe o'clock, P. M..
the following deaeribed real eatoto
I fine In Dobaon townahip adjoining
the land* of H. 1. Edmonda. R. 8.
fellow*: SS*U*hN™rth*by'
monda, P. I. Mawiila and 9. T, Ed
-nonda, on the Eaat by the Mount
' Airy Mid Roekford road and the lande
of E. R. Badrrtt. R. S. Bad get' and
K. M. Wolfe, on the Sooth by the
'land, of F. T. Edmonds and an the
Wot by the land* of H. V. fttmpeon
i aad P I. Edmonda. thla being the
, »me landa deaeribed in a Deed of'
, Treat to the Federal Land Bank and
urtirJad In hook tl page 14 In the
office of Register of Demi* far Ratty
County, rantaininir One Huadred atwl
Klever acre* more ar laaa. Sal* be
in* made to aatlafy balance da* oa
MM with Intorwt aad Ml.
I TV I* Ort. 11.1K7.
nub U KIT. Traatoe
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LIABILITIES
to mm
m» thto Get. SO, 1M7.
W. L. DUNHAM,
A A. T,
Miiffur' A- G* Bowman, T. J. Smithwick, W. O. Sydnor, F. M. Poore, W. J. By
WltUiil. eriy, A. V. Wert, J. D. Sargent. H. L. Stone, I. W. Barber, Dr. Moir S.
Martin, W. H. Sides, C. H. Haynes, F. P. Sparger.
COURTESY EFFICIENCY
It is oar ate to cooperate and render h courteous and efficient service
We an aot too small for big business aor too big for tonal!
Coma in often and ask for any service yon may and. Wo noad your
bntonsss—yon need oar service.
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SERVICE CO-OPERATION
We Lead in Low Prices
I
Smokeless powder shells,
per box,
Single barrel shot guns, priced as $6.50
low as
73c
low as
L. C. Smith or Fox double barrel guns, hammerless,
priced
Full stock, all sizes, rifles and shot guns.
$33 25
Furniture Values
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i ' A shipment of Kitchen Cabi
nets, Dining Room Furniture and
1 Bed Room Suites will arrive for
| Saturday and be placed on sale at
I prices that will astound you.
HEATERS STOVES RANGES
ANY PRICE —ANY SIZE
Boys!
Bring your daddy here and let him see the
er wagons we have for you. They're now on dis
play in our window.
Holcomb & Midkif
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"We don't meet prices—We make them"
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