Local Personal
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Price and chil
dren, Darrell, Jesse, jr., and Kathleen,
spent the week end at Morehead City.
- Mrs. Tom Timberlake and little
daughter, Susan, arrived Sunday from
LaGrange to make their home here.
: They joined Mr. Timberlake, who has
been here for some time preparing for
the opening of his warehouse, and
will make their home with Mr. and
Mrs. K. B. Crawford on Smithwick
Street.
Mr. R. G. Harrison, of Raleigh,
spent the week end with his family.
Misses Isabel and Mary Meekins, of
Elizabeth City, and Charles Sawyer,
of Windsor, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Wheeler Martin Sunday.
Messrs. R. S. and B. A. Critcher
spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs.
Percy V. Critcher at Lexington. They
returned yestreday, accompanied by
Mrs. Critcher and Mrs. Warren Biggs
and little daughter, Mildred Sfallwood
who have been spending some time in
Lexington. , •
Ice cream, cool drinks, and the bes
of barbecue at Pope's Service Shop,
next" door tjo Farmers Supply Co. It
Mr. Jule Elliott, of Eden ton, spent
the week end with friends in the city.
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" Mr. S. R. Biggs spent the week end
at Ocean View. He accompanied Mrs.
Biggs and children, Nancy and Billy,
heme. They had been visiting her sis
ters, Mrs. Paxie Badham and Mrs.
John Phillips.
Mr. James Gleen, who has been
traveling for the past three months'in
several Southern States, has returned
home. ' . s
Messrs. Carlton Taylor and Allen
White, of Scotland Neck, spent the
week end with Mr. Joe Everett. '
Mrs. Julius Purvis has returned
from Belhaven, where she spent last
week visiting he* parents.
.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Hassell and Mr. J.
L. Hassell motored to Kinston Sunday
to carry Lon, jr., who will work dur
ing the tobacco season with his uncle,-
Mr. Clarence Jeffries, In the Imperial
Tobacco Co.'s plant.
LOST: A PAIR OF NOSE GLASSES.
Return to Dr. John D. Biggs, ltpd
Messrs. G. C. Britton and "Sleepy"
Newsome, of Ahoskie, spent Sunday
with friends h*re.
Ice cream, cool drinks, and the best
of barbecue at Pope's Service Shop,
next door to Farmers Supply Co. It
Misses Margaret Everett and Lyda
Cook, Mrs. Z. H. Rose, and J. G. Pur
cell spent the week end at Pamlico
Beach.
Miss Eva Peel returned Saturday
from Chapel Hill, where she attended
two sessions of the summer school.
Miss Mae Peel, of New Bern, spent
the week end with Miss Louise Harri
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EXECUTRIX NOTICE
Having qualified as executrix of the
estate of Augustus Johnson, deceased,
late of Martin County, North Caro
lina, this is to notify all persors hav
ing claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the un
tie rsigned or her attorney on or before
the 21st day of July, 1926, or this no
tire will be pleaded in bar of their
i-'covery. All persons indebted to the
said estate will please make immedi
ate payment.
This the 20th day of July, 10126.
MRS. AUGUSTUS JOHNSON,
Executrix of the estate of Augustus
Johnson, deceased.
NOTICE
Of a Special Tax Election on 22nd ot
September, 1925, in Hamilton School
District, Martin County, North Car
olina.
In compliance with the wishes of a
petition signed by a necessary num
ber of qualified Voters of Hamilton
School Disrtict, which was duly ap
proved by the board of education of
-MONUMENTS-
It pays to advertise and push material and work of the high
est class, rather than get a larger or longer profit by selling a
cheap production. It means much to us to put out a piece of work
which will give you satisfaction; it is a monument to our credit as
well as yours.
Por over 20 years we have met the "needs "Of those wha desired
the best material and workmanship.
Call and see our stock and designs.
Monuments bought of us will be delivered and erected free.
DEES MONUMENT WORKS
GREENVILLE, N. C.
W. B. Cox, of Plymouth, was in
town yesterday.
Misses Louise Harrison and Ethel
Griffin have returned from Chapel Hill
where they attended two sessions of
the University summer school.
Miss Virginia Roberson is visiting
her mother, Mrs. Sammy Ann Wynne.
Mrs. P. H. Brown and daughter,
Miss Thelma, and Mrs. J. E. Smith
wick and son, James, of Jamesville,
arrived home Sunday evening from
Virginia Beach.
Mr. Vance Perkins, of Greenville,
was in town Monday.
Judge N. A. Sinclair, of Fayetteville,
passed through here yesterday en
route to Windsor, where he will hold
court for the next three weeks.
Ice cream, cool drinks, and the best
of barbecue at Pope's Service Shop,
next door to Farmers Supply Co. It
Mr. Milton Norman visited his
father, who is ill in Halifax, during
the week end.
Mrs. Anna Harrison has returned
from Blacksburg, S. C., where she
spent several weeks with her mother,
Mrs. Sherer. While away she visit
ed several northern markets, where
she purchased the fall stock for the
millinery department of Harrison
Brothers & Co.
Mrs. Zellie Hardjson and son, liu
bert, were visitors here yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Braswell, of Battle
boro ,arrived yesterday to visit Miss
Velfa Harrison.
Martin County, and in accordance with
the provisions of Article 17 of the new
School Code of 1923,
Notice is hereby given that the elec
tion will be held in Hamilton court
house on the 29th of September, 1926
in said Hamilton school district, which
is described hereinafter, for the pur
pose of ascertaining the will of the
qualified voters of said district as to
whether a majority of such voters of
said district favor the levying and
of such voters favor the levying and
collecting annually of a special tax
with which to supplement the funds
for the six-montlis public BChool ap
propriated by the board of education,
the rate of special tax not to exceed
a maximum of thirty (30) cents on the
cue hundred dollars ($100) valuation
of all property, real and personal,
within the bounds of said district de
scribed as follows:
"Beginning at Roanoke River in
Taylor's Gut; thence up and along
Goose Nest Township Line to Rocky
Swamp; thence down said swamp to
Conoho Creek; thence down said creek
to the Purvis farm, owned by J. P.
Boyle; thence along said Purvis land
line leading down to the creek to the
Cox farm to Roanoke River; thence
up said river to the beginning."
At said election, those who are in
favor of the levy and collection an
nually of a special tax ol not more
than thirty (30 cents on the one hun
dred dollars ($100) valuation of all
property in said district aa aforesaid,
shall vote a ticket on which shall be
written or printed the words, "For
loca! tax"; and those opposed to the
levy and collecton annually of a spec
ial tax of not more than thirty (30)
ce; ts on the one hundred dollars
($100) valuation of all property in the
said district as aforesaid, shall vote a
ticket on which shall be written or
printed the words, "Against a local
tax."
That I'. I'. Peel be and is hereby ap
pointed registrar, and J. S. Ayers and
J. B. Purvis are hereby appointed poll-
SPECIAL PROPOSITION
TO FIRST 50 STUDENTS ENROLLING IN SEPTEMBER
Wilson Business College
W. W. MERRIMAN, President
Dailey-Watson Bldg. " Spring Street
WILSON, N. C.
DAY and NIGHT CLASSES
' boilers for said election.
That a new registration is hereby
ordered and that the registration
books will be open for such purposes
beginning with the 18th of August,
1925, and will continue open until 19th
of September, 1926. The registrar will
bo. at Hamilton during the above dates
for the purpose of registering jdl those
qualified to vote in said district.
Done this the 3d day of August,
1926, by order of the Board of Com
missioners of Martin County.
By HENRY C. GREEN,
Chairman.
Attest:
J. SAM GETSINGER,
Register of deeds and ex-offlcio clerk
to the-board of county commissioners.
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SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of the authori
ty conferred upon us in a deed of
trust executed by J. Lass Wynn and
wife, Maggie Wynn, on the Ist day o
February, 1923, and recorded, in book
of mortgages K-2, page 627, we will
on Saturday the 26th day of Septem
ber 1925, at 12 o'clock noon at- the
courthouse door in Williamston, Mar
tin County, sell at public auction for
I cash to the highest bidder, the follow
ing land, to wit:
lieing ull v thal certain tract, parcel,
oi piece of land containing 344 48-100
acres, more or less, situate, lying, and
being oil the liallard road, which lead
into the Williams and Hamilton road,
about 4 miles northeast of tho town
of Everetts, North Carolina, Martin
County, and adjoining the lands of 11.
A. Critcher and the Bo wen land on
the nortlf, the. Stalls land and tho
lands ol R. E. Adams on the east, the
"lands of W. E. White on the south
and Conoho Creek on the west, and
more particularly described as follows:
lieginning at the intersection of a
mill and the liallard road, corner of
W. E, White and R. E. Adams; thence
with said road north 37 3-4' east 480
feet, north 25' east' 1226 feet, north
20 1-4' east 640 feet, north 16 1-4' east
965 feet, north 87' west 400 feet to
Conoho Creek; thence with Conoho
west 412 feet, south 36' west 476 feet,
i t uth 70' east 226 feet, south 66' west
190 feet, south 89' west 350 fee't,
i".rth 46' west 160 feet, south 89' west
300 feet, south 34' west 300 feet, north
80' west 150 feet, south 76' west 626,
north 41' west 300, south 61' west 126,
north 78' west 140, south 60' west 311,
south 22' west 300, north 85 west 168,
south 60 ! west 225j north 34' west 300,
north 23' west 160, north 62' west 225,
south 46' west 226, south 64' west 150,
south 66' west 150, soain 84' west 337,
couth 26' west 36, south 61' west 300,
t'outh 230' west 225, south 14' east 376,
south 37' east 45(), north 18* west 61C
feet to the line of W. E. White; thence
feet to a branch; thence with said
with White's line south 58' east 1626
branch N. 66 1-2' east 167, north 84'
east 300, south 84' east 326, south 66*
east 4HO feet to a land; thence with
said land S. 60' east 1320 feet to the
beginning, and being the same land
conveyed to the said J. L. Wynn by
A. R. Dunning, trustee, by deed dated
March 10th, 1921, and of record in the
Martin County registry in book F-2,
page 467.
This sale is made by reason of the
failure of J. Lass and wife,
Maggie Wynn,, to pay off and dis
charge the indebtedness secured by the
said deed of trust to the North Caro
lina Joint Stock Land Bank of Dur
ham.
This the 18th day of August, 1925.
THE FIRST NATIONAL
TRUST CO., Trustee.
Durham, N ( C. a2l 4tw
SALE OF VALUABLE FARM
PROPERTY
Under and by virtue of authority
conferred upon us in a deed of trust
by P.. T. Anthony and wife, JWa B.
A nthony, ani! "ff.Tßomas and Wtf4,
Helen G. Thomas, on the Ist day of
February, 1823, and recorded in book
THE ENTERPRISE WILLIAMSTON. N. C.
K-2, page 667, in Martin County, we
will on Saturday the 26th day of Sep
tember, 1925, at 12 o'clock noon at
the courthouse door in Williamston,
sell at public auction for cash to the
highest bidder the following land, to
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A—Adjoining the lands of Dr. D.
W. Lewis, Kitchin Taylor, et als., and j
bounded as follows: Beginning at Car
mell's corner at a stump in a small
field near the river pocossin and run
ning south 70 west along said Car
mell's line to three maples on the
branch; thence up the meanders of the
said branch to the road; thence along
the road to a small red oak in said
Carmell's line; thence north 70 de
grees west along said line Ist) poles
to a pine stump near Samuel Wil
liams' field; thence north 52 east nine
poles to a small branch; thence north
10 cast 80 poles to a fork of the
branch of Jumping Run; thence north
7 east 32 poles along the run of said
branch; thence south 70 east 14 poles
along the said run; thence north 50
east 30 poles along the said run;
thence north 30 west 20 poles along
said run,- thence north 15 west 30
poles along said run, four east 100
poles along said run of the said
branch to the back line in the river
pocosin; thence down the river poco
.sin to the first station, containing -by
estimation four hundred and fifty
seven acres, more or less, it being
known as the Carmell land and for
merly owned by Louis A. Thompson
and which was sold under execution
against said Thompson and conveyed
by the sheriff of said county- to H.
Henry Brown and subsequently con
veyed by H. Brown and wife, S. A E
Brown to Henry B. Moore and for
particular description reference is
made to said deed of record. Found
in book J J, page 15&, Henry 1!. Moore
and wife, Susan A. Moore, to Nancy
A. Crisp.
B—A certain parcel ot land lying
and being in Martin County, North
Carolina, and in Goose Nest Town
ship and known as (he "Jeff House
WE HAVE THE SOLE AGENCY FOR
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Culpepper Hardware Co.
WILUAMSTON, N. C.
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OUR County tobacco markets will open for business
September 2nd. They guarantee the' highest niarkel
pr»ce and every aecommodation possible.
OUR COUNTY and TOWNS are no better than we
are AND MAKE THEM. . 7
SELL YOUR TOBACCO IN MARTIN COUNTY . -
AND BE A BOOSTER.
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We are prepared and ready to handle your cheeks
with CASH or CREDIT drawn by any warehouse on any
Bank. *
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COME TO SEE US WHEN YOU HAVE PLEASURE
OR TROUBLES. ■ -7" •
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Everetts, N. C.
Farm,"" said tract of land lying on
both sides of the public road leading
from Oak City to Speed and adjoining
the lands of Dr. S. Harrell, Frank Ed
mondson, Leon Cheery, Tom Harrell,
Hardy Council and others, and being
the same lands which were conveyed
by W. C. Manning and wife, S. M.
Manning by deed dated July 5, 1911,
and of record in the register of deed's
office of Martin County, N. C., in book
C-l, page 2, and which was conveyed
by S. R. Harrell to M. VV. House by
deed recorded in.book G-G, page 168,
Martin County Register of Deed's of
fice, for particular description of the
lands herein conveyed reference is
hereby made to the above two con
veyances, said tract of land contains
500 acres more or less. Found in
book J-2, page 112, John W. Smith and
wife, et al., to F. T. Anthpny and E.
B. Thomas.
This sale is made by reason' of fail
ure of i\ T. Anthony and E. B. Thom
as to pay off and discharge the indebt
edness secured by said deed of trust
to the North Carolina Joint Stock
I.and Bank of Durham.
This the 17th day of August, 1925.
THE FIRST NATIONAL
TRUST CO, Trustee.
Durham, N. C. a2l 4tw
NORTH CAROLINA
MARTIN COUNTY.
In Superior Court.
J. W. and A. Anderson and VV. H.
Crawford, trading as Anderson
Crawford and Company
Vs.
Henry Moore
By virtue of an execution to the
undersigned froiu the Superior Court
of Martin County in the above en
titled action, this land having been
sold before by me under execution and
the purchaser refusing to take the
deod and pay the purchase money, I
will on Monday, September, 7th, 1925,
at 12 o'clock M. in front of the Court
House Door of Martin County in the
Town of Williamston, N. C. re-sell to
the highest bidder for cash to satisfy
said execution the following describ
ed real estate, to-wit:
Beginning at a light wood stob on
the road, thence running 73 yards S.
to a lightwood stob; thence E. to a
stob, a corner, thence N. to the old
road, thence across the said road at
the end of a ditch, thence along said
ditch nearly N. to a tagged pine, a
corner; thence along the line of chop
ped trees, nearly E. to two large
short tagged pines, a corner, thence
along the line of chopped trees near-*
iy N. to a sweet gum in a small drain,
thence nearly N. W. with a line of
chopped trees to a maple on the main
run of Keeper's Branch, thence down
the various courses ot said branch to
the mouth of flag pond branch, thence
up said branch to the Noah Godard
line, thence . with said Godard's line
COMING!!
To Williamston
FOR ONE SOLID WEEK
COMMENCING MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th
THE HAMILTON
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BIG TENT SHOW
PRESENTING A KEI'EKTOIUK OK
HIGH-CLASS PLA YS
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TRICES
Adults, 30c Children under .12 years, 15c
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LOOK KOU .THE BIG TENT ON NORTH MAIN STREET
of old copped trees to the aforesaid
old road, thence along said old road
to the beginning said to contain 51
acres more or less, being the same
land deeded to the Bank of James
ville by Henry Moore and wife Sadie
Moore by-deed dated Feb. 27th, 1922
and recorded in Book E.-2 page 655.
This the Ist day of August, 1925.
H. T. ROBERSON, Sheriff of
Martin County. 8-7-2
BRAND NEW 3-BURNER FLOR
ence oil stove for sale. SIB.OO. W.
H. Gurkin. ni
LOST: ON ROAD FROM J. A. EVER
* ett farm to Williamston Saturday
night: Man's coat, white, brown, and
green checked. . Return to Enterprise
for reward. a 25 2tpd