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nun rr -i J, M f i.'i ft ' . . -. . 2 J . 4 j m 5 . m : t 1 .' J - -T it PAGE TWELVE -i Rockingham PosUDpatch, I Richmond County, N C Thursday; May 13, 1C23 MEM 2) ; A HPiU J ii a n. iifj iftUTA-UOUAl Rockingham May. 20-25 12 ATTRACTIONS INCLUDING Great Comedy prama "APPLESAUCE" Solis' Marimba Band G. E. Solis and His Central American' Artists Ruthven McDonald andHisHighlanders Greenfield Orchestral Quartet ferrick Entertainers , Fun Makers DeLuxe COUNTY POLITICS (Continued f rom front mer Baldwin as to 'whether he in" tends running for Sheriff or not. far. there are but three avowed can" didates. , - 'The , County Commissioners1 eeems to be wanted by quite ant11 ber. So far there are ten candid The following, is a complete list of n didates as so far filed NEW CANDIDATES CAN ENTER AS LATE AS MAY 22ND. (Arranged alphabetically) Sheriff: J. S." Braswell R. L. McDonald J. B. Reynollds DEATHS (C ontinued from front page) : . . : Register of Deeds: C. B. Deane Carl Garrett R. ,L. Johnson Judge: R. B. Redwine A. M. Stack House: W. E. Harrison M. W. Nash Senate: ,vf,-?BachmaSjt IiJBU?Bachrn4 Fred, W: Bynfcx J. Chesley Sedberry Clerk of Courif W. S. Thomas Reno, Magic and Mystery pecial Programs for Children NOTABLE LECTURES BIG BAYS- 5 Re dp ath Chautauqua Season Tickets, $2.50 County Commissioners: W. T, Baldwin T: E. Battley -Dr. G. C. Caddell Arthur L. Capel L. D. Frutchey " Doc Hinson T. B. Matheson G. G. Terry A. T. White H. C. Wall FOR THE SENATE I hereby ' announce ray candidacy for the State Senate, subject to. the Democratic primary June 5th. J. Chesley Sedberry. In New York, a man on his way to be married was held up and.cholo reformed. Later on, he came to his senses. Humorist. Thr: laziest man we can imagine is the one who sits up all night to keep from washing his face in the morning. Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket. Every auto has two speeds when the cop is looking and, when he isn't. . Virginia Motorist. started to his Blewett Falls farm, but uc-xurc- getting tnere he was seized witha- pain in his chest and heart. ur. webtj happened by, and gave him assistance. ,He soon returned home and went to bed, though not feeling particularly, 11. About 9:30 that night he dropped off to sleep, and the family prepared to retire with no apprehension of impending death. He happened to sleep soundly, snor ing quite audibly; however, around 1:40 Mrs. Wattson noticed th a Wak ing had become quieter, but irregu lar, and called Mr. Chalk, her son-in-law, from upstairs. It was quickly seen' that he was in extremis, and he died withm a few moments, before a doctor could arrive. The funeral was held from the residence at 11 o'clock Saturday morning, conducted by Rev. E. H. Davis, of Franklinton, his former pastor, and Dr. C. M. Hawkins, the present pastor of the Rockingham Methodist church. A select choir sweetly sang the hymns he loved The flowers were unusually beautiful and profuse, especially the huge pall of Easter lilies, Calla lilies, Snapdrag 6ns and white roses. Interment was in Eastside cemetery, the pall-bear ers beine W. B. Cole, D. L. Wicker, Dr. T. B. Hunter, P. G. Webb, Locke Everett, Hassie Cole' ' Judson BrjtQW? Geo. P, Entwistle. . ' v Henrv C. Watson was born Dec. 4 1854. near Ledbetter's mill, ' a son of the late John and Mary Smith Watson. ; In early manhood he came to Rock- inp-ham. and for some years cierKea fV.o lato W. C. Thomas. Later h branched into business for him self, under the name of J. C. & H. C. Watson, merchants. This later changed into the H. C. Watson, and stiU later (Aug. 1, 1911) as Watson King Co., of which he was President. He operated extensive farming in terests, planting 1200 acres in cotton this year, and was a director in Han nah Pickett and Entwistle mills, and in the Richmond Ins.. & Realty Co. He three years ago made a big ad- litinn to what is known as the two stnrv Watson building, corner - Lee and Washington streets, and was in terested in other realty and business activities. He: is survived : by his wife, who ; v. as Miss Jennie Ellerbe, nd two daughters Mrs. J. D. Chalk, of Rockingham, and Mrs. W. Sinclair Stewart, - of Charlotte. A brother, A. M. Watson, survives in Thomas ville, Georgia, but was . "paralyzed some time ago and of course could not come" for the . funeral. Many friends and relatives from other towns came from Bennettsville, Monroe and elsewhere, to , show their regard for-the deceased. JOHN LEAK, CoiJ pieces,' parcels or tracts of land situate" lying and being in Mark's Creek Township, Richmond County, North Carolina, containing 400 acres, more or less, and being the same tract know as Shaw's Dismal, lying near Crawford's Branch and West of Gum Swamp, and bounded r by lands of Murdbck McDuffie, Jthe lands , - of George Wilkes, by lands of D. B. Brown, and others. "Excepting from sale, however, about 200 acres of the said 400 acres, the said T. F, Boyd has heretofore sold to divers persons; and being that tract of land convey ed to T. F. Boyd by Deed executed by John F. McNair .and wife, Decem ber 29, 1897, said Deed being regis tered in Book KKK, page 98, office Reeister of Deeds for Richmond County." - ' . ' ' . Second Tract: Being tract No. 1 of those certain lots of land soldto T. F. Boyd by S. O. Bauersfeld, Trustee, by Deed executed July 16, 1920, said Deed being registered in Book '125, page 352, office Register of Deeds for Richmond County, and described as follows, that is to say: Beginning at a stake in the East side of what is known as thte Spraui's Old J?ield xcoaa, near ivahias vi.t- Church, being a corner of Norman Campbell's and the Florida Carolina. Fruit"-- Company's land and runs N. 45.35 W. 2895 feet with the x ionaa Carolina Fruit Company's line to a. stako in the Right of Way of the North Bound Track of the S. A. L. Railway, leading from Hamlet to Raleigh; thence with tne saia xviuu of Way in a South westerly aireciion 1850 feet to a stake in the P. C- Clark's line ; thence with his line S. 9 E. 1180 feet to a stake where a large pine formerly stood; thence S. 76.45 E. 890 feet'to a concrete monu ment, the Hamlet Water Company s corner ; thence with the Hamlet Water Company's line S. 86 E. 104K feet to a stake, the Hamlet Water Prtmnjinv's ' corner, also Norman Campbell's corner, . thence N. 68.50 E. 2590 1-2 feet with Norman Camp bell's line to the beginning, containing 153 acres, more or less. -Bidding will start at$1025.00. This 13 day of May, 1926. H. D. Baldwin, . ' Sheriff. ANOTHER LOT OF Just received LARGE shipment of dresses from New York at mis (Itose Dresses jn Pure Linen, hand made, all sizes, special at $ 5.75 Dresses m AH Silk, worth double the price, special at. $10.75 Hand Made Voile Dresses, special at ..... $ 5 75 These Special Bargains, together with our One-Fourth iPft oi owiady : Spring Line, makeW )UFc Vear Uepartment Exceedingly ; Attractive. r 101 mm M M Before these have been picked over, come in and make your selection. Glad to show you. New r slippers received style and colors just what you will appreciate. Priced to SELL. , John Ueak, colored, died at Lura- berton Monday morning. 1 ne re mains were brought to Rockingham Tuesday, and' thevf uneral.. held from A M. E. Zion church Tuesday after- j noon. John- was a brother of Dewey j Leak here, and plied his trade as Ex pert barber for many years. He had lived in Lumberton for the past 20 years. Diabetes was the immediate cause of death. CAROLINE COVINGTON, Col. Caroline, wife of the late Noah j f Covington, colored, 'died May 7th, andU was buried Sunday at Holly Grove. y Notable -m L AT, THE REPPATH CMAUf AEPA y .' ' Rockingham, May 20-25 Inspiring and Informing W "The Inexcusable Lie" PRIVATE PETE "The Science Story" R. B. AMBROSE "Landscaping" EDWARD A. MARSHALL Five Big Days " Season Tickets Only $2.50 TN nearly a million Southern homes A i- . . t i meais are copicea qaiCKer,. oetter, more evenly, and with less fuel on th 3kLLErs?L Range y W. E. McNAIR CASH OR CREDIT "Don't you know who I am, sir?. 1 1 am a representatitve of the people I" I "Well, wot of it?" asked the other, : setting himself comfortably. "You I know wot we are? We ain't nothfrr second-hand. We're the people them selves." .; NOTICE OF EXECUTION RE-SALE J The Size of Your Acci By virtue of an Execution directed to ' the undersigned : from the Super- I lor Court of Mecklenburg County, in an' action therein pending wherein Southern Engineering Company . is Plaintiff and T. F. Boyd is Defen dant, I will, on Monday, the 24th j day of May, 1926at 12 o'clock, noon,j at the Courthouse Door of Richmond i County, North , Carolina, , sell to the highest bidder for cash 1 to satisfy i said ' Execution, all the rights title i and interest which the said T. F. Boyd, the Defendant, has in the fol lowing described ; real estate, or so much thereof as may be, necessary to satisfy said Judgment ind Cost, that is to say: - First Tract: All those certaan ' is not the measure of this bank's service to you. When you become a customer here, you command every service and every courtesy it is within our power to give you. . - - When you bank with the Farmers Bank & Trust . Co. you find that it is truly "yourw bank and that it wants to be so regarded -servjng you faithfully and helpfully, even as it strives to serve every individualnd every business house that favors us with its patronage. THE FMMIS BATE TUUST CO.
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