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WHY
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NORTH STATE HAPPENINGS.
Rev. E.C. Caldwell.a son of Rev. A
R. Caldwell, of Barium, was last
licensed to preach by Orange Presby-
x ry.
In both IJneolnton and Newton
elections have been carried In the
past few days for the establishment
of graded schools.
The entire estate of the late Bishop
Watson, of tne Episcopal Church,
who died at Wilmington recently,
was left to tbe dlopese of Eastern
North Carolina. Theejsfcate amounts
to about 20,000.
The State Department of Agricul
ture has Issued the crop repoi t.show
Ing the state of the average prospect
for crops to be as follows: Tobacco,
95 fi-35; peanuts, 112 a 10; wheat, 97;
apples, 77: peaches, 84.
The Sentinel says one of the jury
men who served at the last term of
Forsyth Superior Court drew his
pay $10.25 and turned the whole
amount over to the Jailo? to be used
to buy tobacco for the prisoners.
It Is reported from Norfolk that
tbe Standard Oil Company has pur
chased 100,000 acres of timber land lu
Rastern North Carolina." from which
oil barrels will be manufactured at a
point on the line of the projected b'r
g'lnla and Carolina Coast Railroad.
Wilkesboro Chronicle: Col. Harve
Ferguson, of Goshen, was In town
this week. He tells us that he has
not lost a meals victuals In eighty
years on account sickness, lie Is as
jovial and lively now as a boy of
sixteen. If you wa it to live happily
always. Just come and live on the
pure fresh air of Wilkes.
In Mt. Airy two houses occupied
by disreputable women were fired
and one burned to the ground. The
Inmates were absent at the time.
fhe Mt. Airy Leader says the con
duct of these places bad been unbear
able to those living near by, and as
tbe law failed to provide a remedy
Indignant eltlz-ns took the matter
Into their own hands.
Mrs. Wm. Guthrie, a widow living
near the (Jape Kear river, tried to
drown herself Tuesday afternoon on
account of grief over the arrest of
her son, Will Guthrie, charged with
h'ghway robbery. When the wo
man's purpose was learned, friends
pursued her and by force prevented
her from drowning herself.
Twelve out of negro jail birds
choked and overpowered JailerCapps
at midnight Sunday night and made
ood their escape. One of the ne
groes reigned nines' and wnen tne
aller opened the cage door to band
n medicine the negroes sprang upon
him, quickly overpowered him, and
escaped. Most of the men were re
captured. Wilmington Messenger.
An over zealous degree team in a
Woodman camp at Morganton after
the regular Initiation Indulged a side
degree with the candidate that pro
duced disastrous results. The side
degree was the hot metal chair test
and Ed Mabe, the candidate, was
badly burned and Is under a physi
cian's care. He will sue the boys who
nlttated him for criminal assault
and brlngclvllsult against the order.
On the 7th $50,000 in bonds, the
same to be used In maintaining the
present roads of the county and In
building new roads, was voted.
There was not a single vote cast
against the bond issue outside of the
city and In V Umlngton only 24 votes
were cast against It. The total reg
istration was 749 and 539 votes were
cast for the bonds and 24 against. It
required 375 votes to carry the elec
tion so the majority 164. "Wilming
ton Messenger.
A large congregation gathered at
the funeral of Air. John Fleppln ten
miles from Pilot Mountain. Sunday.
He cut his throat a few days ago
while, ploughing corn His boys
found him just as he was dying. The
mule was hitched and the man lay in
a puddle of blood uear by. This Is
the third member of the family that
died with, a cut throat, his sister
having committed suicide In this
manner, and bis mother was found
dead with her throat cut after being
missed for several days.
There was a small fire at Colonel
Hood's place on church street last
Saturday afternoon. The fire occur
red In the buggy house to the rear of
the residence, containing a new bug-
y and harness and a considerable
amount of feed. The building and
contents were totally destroyed, but
the prompt action of the fire oorJF
pany prevented any further spread
of the flames. The origin of the fire
Is a complete mystery.as no one was
known to have been near the build
ing Henderson Gold Ieaf.
At the graduating exercises at
Trinity gifts amounting to some
thing more than $30,000 were an
nounced. It was announced that
Mr. B. N. Duke had recently given
$25,000 with which to erect a new
dormitory for the Trinity Park
school and to make Improvements
In the main building at that school.
It was also announced that Mr. B.
N. Duke and brother, Mr. J. B. Duke,
had paid the college -the Interest on
$100,000 for one year, this being the
support of the law department.
North Wilkesboro Journal: H. M
Hamby tells us that Joseph Calo-
way, who lives on top of the Blue
Ridge above Parsonvllle, just across
the Ashe line, has 100 acres In corn
and that 65 acres of It are in one field.
Think of a field of 65 acres all In corn
on toD of the lofty Blue Ridge! The
rows are a mile and a half long. Mr.
Caloway Is one of the wealthiest
men In Ashe county and has made It
by farming on a mountain farm. He
has 85 bead ot cattle, seven horses
and mules and other stock in pro
portion.
The executive committee of the"
Soldi' l's' Home composed' of Julian
S. Caff, A. B Audi' WS, B. F. Dixon
an t A B Ktfjna.cn, met th iv and
opened bids for fittll g up the second
story of the new rioriiilt. r.y building
l'i r ler to accommodate 40 mor in-
mates. The contract vvjisawarled
to C. A P grim, of Raleigh, he be
li.gtue lowest bidder. Steam heat
etc , will be provided and the r omt,
will le v?r. c-oiuf r '.able Indeed. Tb
committee 1 f g ir ngv on 'n-talli g
elee rie lights lu plsee of the k r snie
lamps which have al-viya been In nee
as It was f It thai this was a much
needed Improvement.
Gastonla Gaz'tte: Snakes shed
their winter clothes In the woods
and old fields.hut It Is something un
Udual for folks to do so. Mr. J. W.
Parham.a few days age found a suit
Of . winter undercvear In the woods
about .650 yards from his hous
There was also a top shirt, a pair of
heavy buckskin gloves. They seem
fid to have been left there by some
one who simply wanted to change
from winter to summer clothing.
Mr. Parham has no clu to the own
er He found a dollar bill on the
ground near by. Who ever It was
seemed to have bad a fire to disrobe
by. There were also about a dozen
cigarette stubs scattered around.
A novel case was tried In Forsyth
Superior court at Winston Friday.
It was to decide whether Martin.
Peopl s or his stepson were entitled
to one thousand dollars for the re
building of the home of Mrs. Peoples,
destroyed by the jvservo.r disaster
last fall, The Issue presented to tht
jury was that If they founn that Mr.
Peoples was killed Instantly in her
home, then' they should find that th
son was entitled to tbe home, bin
that If tbe wife and mother lived af
ter the resef vole disaster, they should
decide that the husband wasentltler
to the place. After deliberating about
five minutes the Jury answered tht
Issue In favor of tbe sou. Lexington
Dispatch.
On Tuesday morning about elevei
o'clock the residence of Mr. Whli
Swain on Fairground street was to
tally destroyed by fire. A very larg
crowd gathered upon the alarm be
ing given and the hose company was
promptly on the ground, but bk
here was no water supply near
enough to be brought Into play,
nothing could be done to save the
building. Nearly all the furniture
and coutents of the bouse were
saved, however; the crowd working
hard and heroically until driven from
tbe building by the rapid spread of
the flames and tbe Intense beat. Ex
actly how the fire originated was
not made known, but It started b.
the kltchln and made rapid headway
through the building. Henderson
Gold Leaf.
The adoption of the plan to secur.
Immigration to North Carollnals de
clared to be In respouse to the Inter
est of Governor Glejin and Senator
Simmons. The board adopted a res
olution Inviting all who wished la
bor, tenants or share-settlers to re
cord their needs with the depart
ment, the secretary to perfect th
best arrangement possible for sup
plying the persons so applylrg wltl.
tbe class of immigrants desired; thai
a charge of $3 for each man, $2 for
each woman and $1 for each chlh!
under fifteen be made against the a p
plicant and the money so collected
paid to the agent supplying such per
son or persons. The secretary Is iv
quired to open a land registry and
publish lists of properties offered for
sale and send out the literature.
LEND A HAND.
Lend a hand to the tempted.
Lend a hand to souls in the shadow.
Lend a hand to tho3e who are often
misjudged.
Lend a hand to the soul crushed with
unspeakable loss.
Lend a hand to the poor fighting the
wolf from the door.
Lend a hand to those whose lives are
narrow and cramped.
Lend a hand to the boy struggling4
bravely to culture his mind.
Lend a hand to the young people
whose homes are cold and repelling.
Lend a hand to those whose sur
roundings are steadily pulling them
down.
Lend a hand to the prodigal sister.
.Her life Is as precious as that of the
prodigal brother.
Leud a hand to the girl who works,
works, works and knows nothing of
recreation and rest.
Lend a hand an open hand, a warm
hand, a strong hand, an uplifting hand,
a hand filled with mercy and help.
Silver Cross.
Won Each Time.
About thirty years ago a remarkable
bet was made between Captain M., a
racing celebrity, and another officer
who was noted for his activity. Cap
tain M. bet 50 that his fellow officer
would not hop up a certain flight of
stairs "two at a time." The offer was
taken; but, as there were forty -one
steps hi the flight, he found after tak
ing twenty hops that he was left only
one step to negotiate and had lost. He
accused Captain M. of sharp practice,
but the latter replied:
"Well, I'll wager you another 50 I
do It"
The officer, thinking to get back his
money, again accepted. Captain M.
then hopped up forty steps In twenty
hops and, hopping back one, finished
by going up the last two steps and
won, London Standard.
Ancestry.
NaDoleon never pointed to his ances
try as the source of his unparalleled
ambition and achievements, but said,
"I am my own ancestry." A patrician
once said to Cicero, "You are a plebe
ian." "I am," said Cicero. "The no
bility of my family begins with me;
that of yours ends with you." Better
be the foundation of a new pyramid
than the apex of an old one. Better
make your family proud of you than be
foolishly proud of your family, witn
nothing in you to enable them to re
turn the compliment.
Tbe Woodchuclc la Laay.
There is no animal that exerts less
energy in tbe course of a year than the
woodchuck. He feeds upon the best In
the meadow and occasionally In the gar
den, being very fond of the Juicy peas
and beans and tender lettuce. Then as
whiter comes on he forgets all care and
Worry, crawls Into his burrow and,
like the bear, falls asleep, not to
awaken till spring. St Nicholas.
Mr. Bowser's Tonic
An Old Friend Sends Him Some Elderberry
Wine IKs Wife is Skeptical and warns
Him Not to Drink it, But he is
Persistent.
Copyright, 1904, by T. C. McClure.J
N hour before Mr. Bowser came
up to dinner the other evening
the expressman brought a gal
lon jug with his name written
on the tag, and Mrs. Bowser took it in
Without even having the curiosity to
smell of the contents. When he arriv
ed he pulled a postai au-d from his
pocket and said:
"My old schoolmate, Tom Barium
living up the north part of the state,
writes me that he has sent me down
something for my annual rheumatism.
Has anything arrived today?"
V"A gallon jug," was the reply.
VThat Uipst bp the stuff."
"Does he say what it is?'-
"No, but I'm sure it's elderberry
wine. There's enough so that you can
have a glass or two."
"Thanks," she replied, "but I prefer
to know what I'm drinking. It doesn't
iay elderberry wipe on the tag, and if
I were you J'd gQ a little slow. Even
1 it's elderberry wine I don't want
any. It's the most sickisb stuff I ever
tasted,"
"I'm!" said Mr. Bowstr as he lifted
the jug to smell of the contents. "It's
surely elderberry wine, and if you
don't like it you can let it alone. It
doesn't say wine on the tag, but Tom
knew what I was hintivg at and has
seut it along. If he had marked it
wine the pxpressman wouldn't; have
left a pint of it. Hand me a glass
until I try it."
"I'd take it to the druggist or some
body and make sure."
"And I wouldn't. When I get to that
pass that I can't tell elderberry wine
from bard cider I'll call in the neigh
bors. Uiu, urn! Say, that's the veal old
quill. It carries me right back to my
boyhood days, I'll bet I have gathered
"TELL THE DOCTOR IT'S A
a hundred bushels of elderberries for
mother to make wine of. Yes, that
goes right to the spot."
Mrs. Bowser said no more, and din
ner was put on the table and eaten.
Mr. Bowser drank a second glass with
his dinner, and, though he screwed bia
mouth around as if the taste was not
exactly to his liking, he made no re
marks. When the meal had been fin
ished and the sitting room reached he
said:
'T must buy Tom a present of some
kind and send it up. It was mighty
good and thoughtful of him to re
member me, and, do you know, I've
got the greatest faith in it as a reme
dy." "A remedv for what?" absently que
ried Sirs. Bowser.
"For what? That's a queer question
to ask me. You know I've been a suf
ferer from rheumatism for the last
twenty years. I believe if I should
once get cured of it you would be mad
and jealous."
"Nonsense. In the first place, you
have only get neuralgia and very little
of that, and in the next you are too
ready to pick up with any sort of rem
edy. Our druggist will tell you tnat
timothy hay boiled in sweet water has
just as much virtue as elderberry
- wllie -
Then he's an infernal fool! if it
isn't the best thing out, how is it that I
feel better after taking only two glass-
s? Things have come to a pretty pass
when you get jealous and show it in
every word because my dear old friend
Tom sends me down a little present.
Mrs. Bowser, I wouldn't have your dis
position for all the money in town. It's
nag, nag, nag, and if you had some
husbands they wouldn't stand it as I
do."
"Well. I hope the wine will make you
feel better," she answered as she
turned to her book.
"Make me feel better. Of course it
will. Those two glasses have driven
out more'n forty different aches al
ready. By the time the gallon is gone
I shall feel like a four-year-old colt
again. I think I'll try another glass."
He went down in the dining room
and helped -himself, and when he re
turned he lighted a cigar and took up
the evening paper. At the end of ten
minutes Mrs. Bowser noticed that he
was hitching around as if he had some
thing on his mind, and after two or
three minutes he asked:
"You don't think Tom could have
made any mistake about that jug, do
you?"
"You said It was elderberry wine,"
she replied.
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For coughs, croup, whooping cough,
etc.. One Minute Cough Cure is the
childrens favorite. This is becarse it
contains no opiates, is perfectly barm
less, tastes good and cures. Sold by
J. Q. Hall
A FEW WORDS TO THE LADIES.
One of the most important ad
juncts to a household is a sewing
nns? f o aQ i TT rk Ball IT fill
a Standard, Domestic, White, New
Home or Wheeler & Wilson machine,
all of which are furnished with latest
attachments. Offer big bargains in
second-hand machines and it will pay
you to examlae them. Repairing a
specialty. You will find me at the
store of Mr. Len Pltchford on Col
lege street. Phone 87.
A. J. KTTTRELL.
HAS STOOD THE TEST 25 YEARS
The old original Groves Tasteless Chill
Tonic. You know what you are takine.
ft is iron and quinine in a tifteless form,
No cure no pay. 50c
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"I said so because I believe so, bnt
nevertueiess tne taste is a little queer.
Perhaps he put too much. sugar in it.
J've had a cramp or two. but they came
from the change of the weather, of
course. My face doesn't look very red.
floes it?"
"Not so very, but I should say yon
were in pain. I can see perspiration on
your forehead. I to'd you not to drink
any of that stuff until you were sur
what it was. It smelt more like horse
liniment to me than elderberry wine."
Mr. Bowser got up and got his hat,
and then descending into the basetneqt
)ie picked up the jug and started for
he drug store,. He was looking pale
pud perturbed when he entered the
store, and the druggist asked If any
thing was the matter down at the
bouse.
"?q. nQ.Uin8 the matter down there,"
he replied, "but I wish you wouHd tell
me Jf this is elderberry wine? It was
sent me by an old friend up tbe state,
and I have begun to take It for my
rheumatism." '
"Then you have begun to be a fool!"
was the blunt answer of the man of
drugs. "Elderberry wine would have
no more effect on such an ailment
than so much coffee. Indeed It Isn't
half so good as bi tterjnilk.. q you
iave beei trvigttl S it down, have
you?"
"Only thre glasses."
"Well, you have made an ass of your
self, as usual. This stuff is somi kind
of horse or cow llnimeut and not elder
berry wine at all. Why In $he dickens
did you begin on It bcope you were
guref
t I dnnno. la it poisonous?"
"I couldn't say without an analysis,
and you'd be dead bete" I had time
CASE OF LIFE OR DEATH."
to make It. There's sugar of .eaq
here for sure and perhaps laudanum
or opium, and your best plan is to get
back home as soon as you can and
send for"
He was interrupted by the arrival
of a telegraph boy who had called at
the house and been sent to the store.
Mr. Bowser trembled so that he could
not tear open the envelope, and the
druggist took the message and read it
and said:
"It's from some one who signs him
self Tom. He says he sent you the
wrong jug by mistake, and this prep
aration is for external use when one
has been poisoned by ivy. Get home,
old man, and send for your family
doctor and his stomach pump. I'll bet
dollars to cents Mrs. Bowser advised
you against drinking the stuff' without
being sure what it was. If your
death occurs tonight I'll call around
in the morning and offer my serv
ices. Have you got a lot up in Green
wood?" Mr. Bowser didn't wait to answer.
He flew home at a gait of twelve miles
an hour, and as he burst open the
front door and made his way down the
hall he called out:
"Get to that telephone and get our
doctor here without the loss of a min
ute or I'm a dead man!"
"Is it that elderberry wine?" asked
Mrs. Bowser.
"Never mind what it is, but tell the
doctor it's a case of life or death!"
The doctor found his patient In a
state of collapse. After tasting the
contents of the Jug he made up his
mind that no great harm had been
done, but it was an opportunity to
point a moral, and he made the most
of it. For two long hours Mr. Bow
ser was pumped and dosed and drug
ged, and when the doctor let up he
was so weak that he would huve to
remain in bed for a couple of days to
get his strength back. He was in
humble and contrite mood as long as
the danger lasted and he was being
dosed, but no sooner had the man of
medicine departed and Mrs. Bowser
asked if he was feeling a wee bit bet
ter than he sat up in bed and pointed
an accusing finger at her and exclaim
ed: . '
"The nlty-seventh attempt to as
sassinate me in the last fifteen years!
Woman, I see it all! In your rage and
Jealousy you put rough on rats or
some cockroach powder into the jug
to end my days! Tomorrow, woman
tomorrow we will telephone our re
spective lawyers and and"
And Mrs. Bowser held the camphor
bottle to his nose and smiled.
M. QUAD
Seaboard Railroad Excursions on St.
John's Day to Oxford.
Excursions trains from Raleigh,
Durham and Weldon to Oxford
will be run on account of Saint
John's Day and return by the Sea
board Saturday June 24th. Tickets
being good on Special train leaving
Raleigh Sam, Durham 8am, Wel
don &45 a m. Rate of $1 to apply
from Raleigh, Durham and Weldon
'graded down tne iinetorm cents irom
Henderson. For further Information
see posters, or address,
l, H. GATT1S,
Traveling Pass. Agt, Raleigh, N. C.
Paul Morton will retire as secretary
of the navy July land will be sue
ceeded by Charles J. Bonoparte, of
Baltimore, Md.
A GUARANTED CURE FOR PILES.
Itching, Mind, "blee ing 'or protruding
oiles. Drueeist refund money it rAU
OINTMENT tails to cure any case, no mat
ter of how long standing in 6 or 14 days.
First application gives ease and rest. 00c,
It vour drueeist hasn't it send ;0c in stamps
and it will be forwarded post paid by Paris
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A NOBLE LIE
Original.
During that period of the American
Revolution when Washington was at
Morristown, Captain Leon Slade fell
desperately In love with Alene Mac
Ardle, the comeliest maiden of that
New Jersey village. But the young
lady's heart was already given to The
odore Hutchinson, a Tory lieutenant in
the British army.
One evening Captain Slade went to
call upon Miss MacArdle to plead a
cause that he knew was hopeless. He
rapped several times with the brass
knocker before being admitted, and
then it was Alene who opened the door.
On seeing Slade she paled, but recov
ered herself at once and cordially In
vited him Into the living room. The
two seated themselves before the great
open fireplace, on which blazed a heap
? ,:8S.! aud Slade used every argument
at ills command to induce the girl to
give up her Tory lover and marry him.
She was an ardent American, but she
loved Theodore Hutchinson and de
clined firmly though kindly to give him
up. paring the Interview she was ill at
ease, constantly canting glances over
her shoulder, 39 if expecting to see
something she dreaded. To lose the girl,
without whom his life would not be
worth living, through a redcoat worked
the young man into a frenzy, and he
vowed that he would go into the Brit
ish lines, call his rival out and shoot
him.
He had scarcely uttered the words.
spoken In. the heat of passion, when
the closed door opened, and Theodore
Hutchinson, la citizen's dress, stepped
out, his eyes flashing and his face hot
with anger.
"You do not need Captain Slade," he
said, "to come into our lines to call me
out. I am here to give you all the sat
isfaction you require."
bile the two men stood regarding
each other defiantly, their choler ren
dering them oblivious of the danger of
the situation to Hutchinson. Alene was
bitterly cognizant of It. Stepping be
tween them, she held the palm of a
hand tQ each, meaning to forbid their
meeting, and said:
"Theodore, are you mad? Suppose
Captain Slade should consider It his
duty tq Inform, upon your presence
here. Being in civilian's dress, -you
will be arrested and hanged."
The remark brought Slade to his
senses. He was conscious that Miss
MacArdle had stated his duty exactly.
A change came over his face that be
spoke his thoughts.
"A man," said Hutchinson, with a
sneer, "who would attempt to force
himself on a lady who is betrothed to
another would not hesitate to take so
base a method of getting rid of his
rival,"
The imputation lashed Slade into a
fury. "There is but one solution," he
said, "to this matter. Let Miss Mac
Ardle withdraw, and we will settle
the matter right here with swords. If
die, I shall not need to turn you In
for what you are a spy. If you die.
you cannot carry back information of
our condition."
"Agreed," said Hutchinson, with
ever increasing wrath.
Alene stood aghast. At that moment
the front door opened, and the com
mander In chief walked into the house.
He was in frequent consultation with
Mr. MacArdle and came and went at
his pleasure. Entering the living room,
he bowed deferentially to Miss Mac
Ardle, returned Captain Slade's salute
with a nod, glanced at Hutchinson,
whom he had never seen, and asked
Miss MacArdle if he could see her fa
ther. She managed to gather suffi
cient voice to say that he was not at
home. The general was about to with
draw when the embarrassed appear
ance of every one of the party arrested
his attention.
"I have not been introduced to your
friend," he said to Miss MacArdle,
looking scrutinizingly at Lieutenant
Hutchinson.
There are times when a noble man
by nature will temporarily look above
his duty. Captain Slade's nobility came
out like a flash.
"My friend, rather, general," he said.
Mr. Parks is a friend of mine whom
I have brought to call upon Miss Mac
Ardle." The general looked from one to the
other. "These are c-Wtical times," he
said, "and it behooves us to be guard
ed. But since you vouch for tbe gen
tleman. Captain Slade, I am satisfied.
Only pledge him if be does not belong
here not to reveal our condition when
he leaves. He has the face of a gen
tleman and can be trusted."
With that the commander withdrew.
As soon as be had gone Miss MacArdle
said hurriedly:
"Splendid man! He suspected us,
but was content to leave the matter in
our hands. Promise me, Theodore, that
you will reveal nothing you have seen."
"I promise."
"Now go," said Alene.
"Not before I have expressed my
gratitude to the rival who held a terri
ble vengence in his hand and Instead
of casting it upon me told his com
mander the noblest lie ever uttered by
mortal lips."
"Since I have your promise," replied
Slade, "a promise which I have no
doubt you will keep, and the implied
permission of the general In chief to
permit you to return to your lines, I
will be happy to insure your safe exit
through our vedettes by escorting you
myself. You owe your life to the man
who knew by instinct that you had
come here through love 'or friendship."
The men left the house together, and
Hutchinson was passed through the
American lines. He lost his life soon
after at the battle of Monmouth, and
Slade afterward married Miss MacAr
dle. She had been won from the mo
ment he had told his splendid He!
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Sale of Valuable Land.
By virtue of a power of sale contained
n a deed in trust executed to me on
the 25th of January, 100, by J. M. M. Greg
ory, registered in Book 5S, paste 5, of Public
Register s ottice lor Oranville county, I willi
on
MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1905,
at the Court House door in Oxford expose
to sale and sell at public auction, for cah,
to the highest bidder, a certain tract of land
situated on the waters of Grassy Creek, in
Granville county, .containing 2,os6 acres
more or less, and known as '-Elmwood," it
being the same tract on which the late VV.
O Gregory lived, adjoining the lands of
Henry Bryan, John Chavis, John Currin,
the children of R. O. Gregory and the chil
dren of C. A. Gregory, The sale will be
made to pay the princi jal and interest due
on ihe notes mentioned in said deed in
rust no payment, neither of principal or
interest, having been made on either of said
notes. Time of sale 12 m.
This May 20, 1005.
R.'B. PEEBLES, Trustee.
Notice,
North Carolina, 1 In the Superior Court,
Granville County. J July Term, 1915.
Nannie Nora Riley, Plaintiff, I
vs. Notice.
A. M. Riley,. Defendant.
The defendant above named will take no
re that an action entitled as above has
been commenced in the Superior Court of
Granville county wherein the above plain
lift" seeks a divorce, and the defendant will
further lake notice that he is required to
appear at the next term of the Superior
Court of Granville counfy to be held on the
5th Monday before 1st Monday in Septem
ber, 1915, in tne l.ourt House ol said coun
ty in Oxford, N. C, and answer or demur
to the complaint in said action, or the plain-
it! will apply to the Court tor the relief de
manded in said complai.it.
This May 20, 1905.
J. T. BRITT,
Clerk Superior Court.
Wm. H. Harrison, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Administrator's Notice.
Having qualified as administrator of R.
T. Hrinkley, deceased, late o( Granville
county, N. C, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of said de
ceased to exhibit them to the undersigned
on or before the 27th day of March, 1906, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar ot their
recovery. Ail persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate payment.
This April 6th, 1905.
J. A. BKI N KLliY,
Administrator.
Administrator's Notice.
The undersigned having this dav dulv
qualified as administrator of G. M. Bragg,
deceased, of Granville county, N. C, no
tice .is hereby given to all persons hold
ing claims against said estate to present
them, duly authenticated for payment on or
before the 4th day of May, 19.16, or thii
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. Immediate settlement of all ac
counts due the estate is also desired.
W. A. BLACKLEY.
This May 4, 1905. Administrator.
is. Koyster Attorney.
Wm. H. HARRISON,
ATTORNEY COUNSELOR AT LAW.
OXFORD, N. C.
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Office In Hicks Building next doe r
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