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Chapel Hill News, Marion, Rt. 1. Lonnie Martin and the Misses Mary and Vera Wacaser were shopping in town last week. Minnie Tnrner was shopping in Ashe ville last week. John Campbell of Union, S. C, was a week-end visitor at Mies Mamie Bow man's home. J. F. Poteat is real sick at his home Miss Agatha Poteat of Marion is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs J. F. Po teat of this place. - W. C Rabnrn of Vein Mountain vis ited Noah Tnrner last week LorringA Martin of Waynesboro. Ga, is visiting at C. D Wasacer's for a few days. Fred Craig made a business trip to Greenwood lat week. Mamie Bowman and Minnie Turner spent Saturday wth Mrs L O LawiDg in Marion. John Poteat visited his sister in Ma- -rTaon during the week. " "VThe school has closed on accoant of . ithe influenza epidemic. State News. The United States Senate has continued the nomination of R. R. Clark to be postmaster at States- ville. The next annual summer conven tion of the North Carolina Press association will be held at Wayoes ville some time between July 5 and 15, according to tentative decision reached at a special meeting of the executive committe of the organ ization held in Charlotte Saturday. Mistaken for a revenue officer. Nelson Ferguson, a sixteen year old boy had his chin blown almost en tirlev off when he approached a shack two miles north of Cranberry Sundav, and was fird od by a ma named Will Hurt, according to a reptrt from "Johnson Cny Hurt was arrested two hours later at h s - dhome in Cranberry by Sheriff Gar 'jajaDd taken totheNewland jail HP;.- In the RFst half century the pro duction of farm-made cheese in the United States has pr cticalfy ceased Factory cheese, which has taken its place, now exceeds 300 000,000 pounds annually, about three times the highest figure ever reached by cheese made on the farms. Notice of Sale of A. W. Gilliam Old Home Place Under and by virtne of an order of the Superior Court of McDowell county, j made in a special proceeding entitled, in ! the matter of f. F. Gilliam, et al ex parte, the undersigned commissioner will on March 24. 1920. at 12:00 o'clock, M., at the old A W. Gilliam Home Place, in Broad River township, in Mc Dowell county, North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder, for one half cash, and the bal nee of the pur chase money to be due and payable one year from the date of the execution aDd delivery of the deed to the purchaser, said indebtedness to be secured by a first real estate - mortgage upon all of said land, that certain tract or tracts of land lyipg and being iu Broad Riyer township, McDowell county, North Carolina, known as the A W Gilliam Old Home Place, and more particularly described as follows: First Tract: Beginning at a whit oak corner of the Miller tract on the Gilliam old line and run.-? with the line of Miller tract north 30 "eest 172 poles to two j chestnuts from one stump; then south 20 west 80 poles to two small white oaks; then south 40 east 124 pole to a chest nut. the beginning corner of the old Gilliam tract, then with said line to the beginning, containing fifty-one aud ont half acres Second tract: On both sides of main Broad River, beginning on a white oak now down, the beginning corner of the old cape bottom tract, thence north six ty east sixty-eight poles to a black oak now down, thence south forty east six poles to a white Oak. thence south eighty one east sixty poles to a hickorv on the old line on the bank of the river the conditional line up the river with the water north twenty east thirty-two poles to a maple ana laurel above the month of the mnddy branch; thence north sixty one wet eighty-four poles to a double chestnut on the top of the sheep knob; thence "north nineteen west fifty eight poles to a sourwood and chestnut oak on the old lin; thence with it north eight) -one west ninety two pole to a maple and white oak cor ner, thence south ten west sixty poles to a stake, tbeoce to the beginning, con taining ninety--iht acre Third tract: Beginning on a black oak now down, running south forty east eighty four p 'lea to a white oak in the head of a l.o low, tbenc- north sixty west thirty-six pnle to two sa-all hickory- from one root ou the top of a ridge 8uth eighty west with the top of the riue seventy poles to the river, cross ing rh- i-ivr: then the same course to a stake on the line of the old tract, thence noirh sixty eat ixty is:ht poles to the beginning, containing thirty acres more or less Expting from the above decrib-d tracts that tract of landcmveyed by A W Gilliam and wife to John Gilliam, October 80th. 1897. as of record in the ffice of the Regi-tar of Deeds of Mc Dowell county in Ded Book 34. page 362. begi nini at a 6take and pointers in A W. Gilliam's old line and in a small branch and runs down the branch as it meanders 40 p ilea to the mouth of same, then down the big branch as it meanders 10 poles to a stake at the mouth of another branch (small, ) then up with branch as it meanders 38 poles to a maple and chestnut standing on the bank of said branch, then up said branch as it meandors to the head of the same, then north S3 east to a stake in A. W. Gilliam outside line, then with said outside Hue to the beginning, contain ing thirty acres, more or leas. This 24th day of Feb. 1920. J. B Marlow, Commissioner. NOTICE! G. A Bradley enters 150 acres of land in Crooked Creek Township, McDowell County, N C, on waters of Crooked ("reek, adjoining the landsof J. T Davis, T R Burgin and others. Beginning at J. T. Davis' line and runs various cour se" and distances for compliments so as to include all vacant land between the above named parties. Entered Feb 7. 1920. Entry No. 14.15-$. T L Epley, Entry Taker. Notice of Seizure Notice is hereby given that the follow ing describe property wag seired for violation of the internal revenue laws, on February 9th, 1920. to-wit: One mule and but?gv one mile south of Old Fort. N Mule and boey will be advertised 10 days for saleand sold as provided in section 3560. R. S . unless persons claiming same file claim and bnd within 20 days from date of this notice JOHK Lail. Revenue Agent. This Feb 20. 1920. Notice To Subscribers The price of newspaper stock has advanced to the extent that there is little profit in subscrip tions at the preent rat. It is therefore necessary that all sub scriptions be paid in advance. Several subscriptions to The Pro gress have expired recently. Don't delay sending in your renewal, as we will hereafter be forced to dis continue all subscriptions not paid in advance. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE Weather Report. Thomas McGuire, Sergeant U. S. Army, reports the temperature and rainfall at Marion station for the week as follows: Maximum - 59 degTees Miniuxim, - 25 degree Rain, - - 1.27 inches Sunshine per cent - 39 Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, retired, Hescoverer of the North Pole, died at his home in Washing ton Friday, after a two years' ill ness of pernicious anemia, during which 35 blood transfusions had been of no avail.
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