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Weddiags Ktc. M Mrs. Mark Kuffln, Mrs. Roy Bell, and Mrs. W. L. Pave, of * Tarboro, spent Thursday with Mrs. J. H. Britt. Dr. William E. Warren and Harry A. Biggs left yesterday for Washing ton, D. C., to attend the sessions of the American Medical Association, which meets there this week. Dr. Warren is a representative from the North Carolina Medical Society. Mix Annie Kin law, chief operator of the Carolina Telephone Co., of Tarboro, is spending several days in the local office of the company. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Brown and daughter, Thelma, and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Dunning will attend the spring Shrine Ceremonial in Goldflboro this week. ■iaa Carrie Dell White spent the week end in Greenville with her sis ter, Mrs. Charles Pruitt Mrs. K. B. Crawford will leave on Thursday for Detroit, Mich., where she will visit her sister for a month. Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Green and Ifr. and Mrs. Oscar Anderson will attend the Shrinn meeting in Goldsboro Thursday. Mrs. Ehling and little daughter, Katharine, of Norfolk, are visiting Mrs. Ehling's sister, Mm. J. D. Wool aid and Mr. Woolard. Benjamin Courtney, of Wake For est College, spent the week end with Ilia parents. He had as his guest his friend, Van Buren Martin, jr., of Plymouth. Mr. Courtney carried the boys to Spring Hope Sunday after noon. Mias Emma Bell Harris, of North Carolina College for Women, Greens boro, spent Sunday with her grand mother, Mrs. Jennie Yarrell. Misses Velma Griffin and Bettie Peele returi.ed Wednesday afternoon fiom Suffolk, Va., where they have boen spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Robertson.. J. G. Staton returned to Baltimore yesterday after spending the week end at home. ,i Phil Robbins, of Rocky Mount, via ited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Margolis and Irving Margolis Sunday. W. H. Heine, of Tarboro, waa a viiitor here Sunday and Monday. R. W. Everett, of Rocky Mount, spent the week end with his sister, Mrs. P. H. Brown, and Mr. Brown. C. A. Askew, of Jameßville, was in > town yesterday. SALE OF LAND FOB TAXES I, Luther Peel, Tax Collector for the WilliamaUn graded school, have this day levied on the following tracts or parcelsof land and will sell same at public auction, for cash, in front of the CAurt ifouse door of Martin Oounty on June 6th, 1927 at 12 o'clock M. due and unpaid for the year 1924, unless the taxes and coat are paid on or before that date. This the 3rd day of Majr, 1927. Mrs. Annie Biggs, 1 res. 1 3.50 SI.BO $ 6.80 Mrs. Nancy Cherry, 1 lot 2.40 1.80 4.20 Mrs. B. D. Critcher, 1 res. 11.90 1.80 13.70 Mrs. B. A. Critcher, 1 res. 15.92 1.80 Critcher & Critcher, 1 res. : ? 1-80 14-40 J. G. Godard, 1 res. and store :—_— 91.14 1.80 92.94 Mrs. E. L. Godwin, 1 res. ; 56.14 1.80 67.94 jK: C. H. Godwin, 1 res I#-81 1.80 21.61 A. J. Manning, 126 acres Watts —»- 26.83 1.80 2^-63- Williamston Land Imp. Co., 640 acres Biggs Land 98.00 1.80 ®9.80 Mrs. L. Williams, 1 res. Main St. 12.26 1.80 14.06 Colored Elijah Baker, 1 res. 1 - 3.16 1.80 4.96 Elijah Brown, 1 lot - 2.30 1.80 4.10 Burdffers Heirs, 1 lot 2.86 1.80 4.16 Sarah Clemmons, 1 res. . 2.45 1.80 4.26 Henry Gurganus, 1 lot l-86 1.80 3.66 Gertrude liasself, 1 res 2.89 1.80 4.69 Elijah Moore, 1 res. 6.26 1.80 7.06 Caaaar Purvii, 1 res. 2.10 1.80 8.90 To bo Purvis, 1 lot 1-06 1.80 2.85 Whit Ruffin, 1 lot 1.26 1.80 8.06 J. K. Ruffin, 1 re*. 8.84 1.80 10.64 Joe Wilson. 1 res. , 2.63 1.80 4.43 Carolina Williams, 1 res. 2.10 1.80 3.90 IWE BELIEVE IN WILLIAMSTON . We believe we have the best chance of any tobacco market in the State to grow. If our tobacco market - grows our town and county grows with it. We believe we have a splendid opportunity to sell 10 million pounds^ ■| ' y' ■ , ,v I \ »*• of tobaccd. We are ready, willing and anxious to &o our full part in accomplishing this end. How about YOU? Yours for a bigger tobacco market for WILLIAMS TON. ...... i i „ - FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK . 1 11 ■ 11 . i Society & Personals Mrs. ELBERT & PEEL, Editor R. A. Coburn, of Bethel, has ac cepted a position with Harrison Bros. & Co. Mr. Coburn is originally from Robersonville, where he worked with J. H. Roberson & Co., before going to Bethel. Mrs. Frank Fagan and Mr. and Mrs. Williams, of Rocky Mount, visit ed Mrs. Rome Biggs for a few hours yesterday while they were en route to Edenton to visit relatives. Mrs. Rome Biggs and Mrs. J. H. Saunders visited Mrs. Collin Barnes in Murfreesboro yesterday. Messrs. Harper Holliday, Maurice D. Watts, and Rome Biggs returned Friday from Durham, where they at tended the annual meeting of the North Carolina Funeral Directors' Association. Mr. and Mrs. R H. Lassiter, of near Smithfleld, N. C., announce the birth of a daughter, Ruth Muriel, on Friday, May 6, 1927. FURTHER DONATIONS TO FLOOD RELIEF FUND A $56.15 donation from Hamilton the latter part of last week brought the flood relief fund to $254.90 for the two town*, Hamilton and Williamston. The amount previously acknowledged by the Red Cross chapter here was $176.60. The Hamilton donation, a long with the following local ones bring the total amount to $254.90: Mrs. fc'rah Cobb $5.00 Mrs. Lina Martin 5.00 Mrs. David Keel .50 Christian Federation 1.50 Junior Epworth League, Metho dist Church 5.25 Mrs. Octavia Cone 5.00 * HAMILTON LOCAL NEWS AND PERSONALS Sunday being Mother's Day, Rev. T. W. Lee preached a very impres sive sermon on that occasion at the Methodist Church. , Miss Effle Waldo and Mrs. Boyle attended the convention in Elisabeth City last week. Miss Mildred Everett, from here, was one of the 1927 class of the Oak City school, to graduate last week. Dr. E. M. Long spent a few days in Richmond last week. Mr. Calvin Stokes, of Bethel, spent Sunday in town. , Miss Mary Johnson, of Scotland Neck, is visiting Mist; MaKK>e Beach this week. Mrs. Joe Pender is spending this week in Williamston. Mr. Steve Ewell, of Norfolk, was in town last week. Rev. West, the Baptist minister, will preach in the school auditorium next Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Edmondson, of Hassell, was in town Sunday. PHONE Aaytkiag for Thia- Depart meat To 46 Misses Dixon, Ayers, Phillips, and Davidson attended graduating exer cises at Oak CJity Friday night. Mr. Gordon Hines, of Ahoskie, spent last week in town. Mrs. G. H. Harrison returned today from Rkhlands, where she visited her mother, Mrs. Murrill, for several days. FARM LIFE LOCAL AND PERSONAL NKWS Mr. J. G. Godard and Joseph., jr., and Mr. Julius Roebuck visiated Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Peele and family Sun day afternoon. Vester Coltrain had the misfortune of breaking his arm Saturday after noon. Many people enjoyed the sermon by Mr. Crisp at Piney Grove Church Sunday. Cut worms are doing considerable damage to crops in this vicinity. Quite a number from here attend ed the commencement exercises at Jamesville last week. Mother's Day was generally ob served by the people of this com munity. Daniel Hardison, of W. C. 1., spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Hardison. GOOD BARBECUE AT ROANOKE- Dixie Warehouse Friday evening and all day Saturday each week. O. T. Newton. ltpd NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL~ES TATE North Carolina, Martin County. In the superior court, before the clerk. Eliza Spruill and husband. Willie Spruill, Cordelia Reddick and hus band, Mack Reddick, Carrie Brown and husband, Haywood Brown, C. B. Reddick, and Lelia Reddick, by (heir next friend, J. S. Getsinger, versus William Sheppard, Lewie AUTOMOBILE REPAIRING * We have secured the services of a good mechanic and we are equipped to do any class of automobile work, especially Chevrolet repairing. A COMPLETE STOCK OF PARTS ANI) CHEVROLET CARS Our prices are most reasonable and we please with our work. Peel Motor Co. WILLIAMSTON, N. C. THE ENTERPRISE -- N. C. Sheppard, and 14a Rogers. Pursuant to an order of the superior court made by R. J. Peel, clerk of the superior court of Martin County, in the above entitled proceedings on the 13th day of April, 1927, and approved by R. A. Nunn, judge holding tho courts of the second Judicial district, the underisgned commissioners will on Monday the 16th day of May, 1927, > at 12 o'clock m., in front of the court house door in the town of Williamston North Carolina, offer for sale to the highest bidder at public auction the following described real estate, to wit: Being known and designated at Lot No. S, allotted to James Sheppard in the land division book No. 1, at page 288, beginning at a pine, second cor ner of lot No. 2, thence S. 53 1-2 E. 8 poles to a lightwood post, thence S. about 68 1-2 £. about b'Z poles to the run of Great Branch, thence up tha run of said branch to its fork, thence N. 13 1-2 E. 51 and 1-5 poles to a post in E. Peel's line, thence N. about 45 1-4 W. to the third corner of lot No. 2, thence S. 13 1-4 W. 168 and 2-5 poles to the beginning, containing 50 acres, more or less, and which was deeded to Mary M. Sheppard by James Sheppard by deed recorded in book YYY, at page 553. This the 14th day of April, 1927. E. S. PEEL, H. G. HORTON, al9 4tw Commissioners. NOTICE Having this day qualified as Ad ministratrix of the estate of Theodore Roberson, late of Martin County, all persons holding claims against said estate are hereby notified to present same for payment to me on or before the 7th day of April, 1928 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indeb ted to said estate will please make immediate settlement. LOUDIE ROBERSON, my-10-6t Admrx. Theo. Roberson Est. This 7th day of April, 1927. NOTICE OF TAX DEED To Hattie Nichols: You will take notice that I pur-: chased, at a sheriff's sale for taxes, 1 residence listed by you in Roberson ville Township, at a tax sale at the courthouse in Martin County on the 7th day of June, 1926, for the taxes due and unpaid for the year 1926. And you and all other persons in-! terested in said property will take no tice that unless redemption is made as is provided by law on or before the 7th day of June, 1927, I shall de mand a deed for the same from the sheriff of Martin County. This the Ist of April, 1927. ROOSEVELT JOYNER. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator of the estate of Mrs. Lucy E. Bur nette, deceased, late of Martin Coun ty, this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the un dersigned at Williamston, N. C., on or before the 26th day of April, 1928, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persens indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 25th day of April, 1927. J. W. BAILEY, a 29 6tw Administrator. Mrs. Lucy E. Rurnette Estate. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having this day qualified as admin-1 iVtrator of the. eM-ate of Wm. E. Ba- j ker (son of James and Ida Baker, of I Hamilton, N. C.), all persons holering claims against said estate are here-! by notified to present same for pay- i ment on or before the 27th day of April, 1928, or this notice will be plead in bar of the payment of same. ' All persons indebted to said estate are requested to come forward and make mmediato payment of same. I This 27th day of April, 1927. T. B. SLADE, Jr., a 29 6tw Administrator, i NOTICE Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain Deed c f -Trust executed by J. H. Davenport and wife, Carrie A. Davenport, to the undersigned Trustee, on the Ist 666 Is a Prescription for MALARIA, CHILLS AND FEVER, DENGUE OR BILIOUS FEVER It Killa the Germs day of May, 1926, and of record in Martin County Registry in Book Q-S page 668, securing certain bonds of even date therewith, and the stipula tions not having been complied with and at the request of the holder of said bond, the undersigned Trustee, will, on the 6th day of June, 1927, at 12 o'clock, Noon, at the courthouse door of Martin County, offer at pub lic auction to the highest bidder, for cash,-the following described tract of land: A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Jamesville Town ship, Martin County, adjoining the lands of J. H. Davenport, C. L. Simp son, the Jamesville and Plymouth! Road and about one mile from Dar-; dens, N. C. towards Plymouth, and bounded as follows: Beginning at an iron axle ' on the Jamesville and SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LISTING TAXES Notice is hereby given to all persons in Martin County required to list property or poll for taxation, must list their taxes dur ing- the month of May. . After May 31st the tax list for this coun ty will be closed. Attention is also called to the fact that __ - -- . > -v-•' : Failing to list Will Result in Your Being DOUBLE TAXED You are required by law to meet the list takers of the townships below and list all real and personal property. All farmers must come prepared to list the number of acres of each kind of crops, including fruit trees and truck, as required by an act of the last (ieneral Assembly. This is for sta tistical purposes and not for taxation. Please do not fail to see the list takers before May 31st. Positively no extension of time will be given. You are urged to see the tax lister in your township as early as possible, as it will save time and prevent a last-minute rush. 0. W. Hamilton Jamesville Joshua L. Coltrain Williams Ephraim Peel Griflins B. S. Cowin Bear Grass Roy T. Griffin Williamston C. B. Roebuck Cross Roads J. Haywood Everett Robersonville . Leroy Taylor Poplar Point W. S. Rhodes Hamilton J. F. Crisp Goose Nest Plymouth Road to a telephone post, J. H. Davenport's comer; thence in a N direction along J. H. Davenport's line to an iron post in Beasley Branch J. H. Davenport's SE corner; thence along the run of Beasley Branch to s stake and cyprus, C. L. Simpson's Wne at an iron axle, the beginning of the Jamesville and Plymouth Road. Containing 117 acres, more or less. This 6th of May, 1927. B. A. CRITCHER, my-10-41 ■> Trustee. S. R. BIGGS UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER
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