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THE SOUTHERNER, THURSDAY, DEC. 21. 1922
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CHRISTMAS
IS ALMOST HERE
; Take Advantage of Our
Special Offerings for
T H I SWEEK
Every; Garment Through
Our Entire Stock Has
Been Marked Down For
QUICK SELLING
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SOCIAL AND
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NEWS ITEMS
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fAr, Douglas Slowly Improving ,
Mr. W. C. Douglass, who Is now lit
the hospital is slowly improving. f
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Our Stock is Complete in
Every Department. New
Shipment of Ladies' Coats,
Dresses and Suits Have
Just Been Received
Motored to WiUon '
Messrs. Don Gilliam, Percy Lewis
and George Fountain went to Wilson
yesterday on business.
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Home (or the Holiday.
Miss Harriett Marrow from Peace
Institute and Mr. Thomas Marrow
from Davidson College, are home
for the holidays.
cold trouble use nightly
"V"VA po Rub
Oner 17 Million Jan UiedYcaitv
Mr. L. D. Longley has been con
lined to his bed for several days
with A ' 1 '
Left For Baltimore La.t Night
Mr. Henry C. Bourne left last
night for Baltimore where the re
mains of his sister, Miss Catherine
Bourne are expected to arrive from
San Juan, Porto Rico.
Home From Greensboro
Miss Margaret Taylor who ha:
been at the Greensboro College tV
Women, arrived here last night t(
spend the Christmas holidays witl
her purtnts.
Two Auto Collision. La.t Night
There were two automobile col
lisions last night. Nobody wai
hurt an 1 but little damage was done
to any f the cars that collided witl
each other.
Mr. Sentelle Greatly Improved
tMr. R. K. Sentelle. who lias beel
confined to his room for severa
weeks has greatly improved and hi
says that lie expects to be lit hi
office next week.
At Home This Week
Mr. F. M. Carlisle, who is in the
employment of the State Highwa
Commission arrived here yesterday
to be with his family for the holi
days.
: Home from Fort Defiance
Mr. Henry Staton, Mr. .Thurstoi
Holdermss and Mr. Dale Holder
ness, who have been attending schoo
at Fort Defiance are here for the hoi
idays. They were accompanied homi
by Mr. Francis Barnes of William
ston and Mr. Bullock of Belhaveri.
WARNING: LAND POSTED
All persons are forbidden to hunt
on my land with rod or gun, or cut
ting holly or evergreen from the
land. ,
,12 1 2t Jacksic Daniel Morrison.
Want Ads
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LOT:' 2 YELLOW MARE MULES
weight 120) lbs, about if years
old. E. C. Winslow. d21 7tc
WANTED:
;;;s, Mrs.
BOARDERS.
E. II. Lewis.
PHONE
d21 2t
FOR SALE: SIX-ROOM HOUSE
with nice bath, hot and cold ' wa
ter, large lot, good location. Box
207, City. ,121 5tpd
TAKEN' UP ON MY FARM LAST
Monday week, one pair of sorrel
horse mules. Owner can get them
eULL LINE DORIN'S ROU
ges, face powders, compacts,
ip sticks, cosmetics generally.
Ddgecombe Drug Co. (P.E.P.)
Distributors Dorin, Paris.
NOTICE OF SALE
Vorth C arolina,
Edgecombe County.
Public notice is hereby given that
iy virtue of a decree of sale signed
y Hon. F. A. Daniels in a certain
:ausc pending in the Superior Court
:i the above county entitled "W. H.
Iorne et al administrators etc., of
,V. P. Mercer vs. Mary S. Mercer
t al' the undersigned commissioners
v-i 1.1 oll'er for sale at public auction
o the I'.ighes tbidder the lands here
nafter described upon the terms
lerein stated, to wit:
The sr.le will be held on the prem
ses in No, 13 township above coun
y and state, on Thursday, Decem
ber 2i, 1922, commencing at 10:00
'cluck a. m., and continuing until
aid s'lle is completed.
The term of sale will be one-third
ash, b;. lance in 1 and 2 years, de
ferred payments to bear (5 per cent
nterest from date of confirmation,
he 1-3 cash will be payable 10 per
ent of the purchase price on date
f sale and balance upon confirmat
ion by the court.
The property will be sold clear of
iens. the purchasers to receive fee
imple tHle; tvxes accrued including
-'ear 1322 to be paid by the ci.m
'lisionei s out of the proceeds of
ale.
All sales will be subject to con
irmation by the Judge of tlv Su
lerior court holding the courts ii
he seeend judicial district.
The property, prior to sale, will b(
subdivided "into small lots with due
egard to quantity of cleared land
A-oort land, road trontage anil mi
roements, had will be offered fo)
ale in such combination or parcel?
as may be calculated to meet the
desires of prospective purchasers.
The property will be subdivided un
der the supervision of ami the sal
will be conducted by the Allanti'
Coast Realty o., as agents of th(
undersigned commissioners. Blui
prints showing the various subdi
visions may be examined prior to I follows
the date of sale upon application to j (a)
any of the undersigned commission-! acres.
ers and also at the office of thej (b) School house lot, containing 1-2
Rocky Mount Insurance & Realty acre.
Co,. Rocky Mount, N. C. ! (c) Zion churhc lot, containing
; The property to be sold consists j 1-2 acre.
of the following tracts or parcels of ' '. 11. . A certain tract adjoining the
land as subdivided, to wit: ; lands of Miss Nannie Mercer, other
1. The Nannie Mercer tract, and hands of W, P. Mercer, containing
being the identical land devised to ' 550 acres more or less and being
Miss Nannie Me ecyrrbhefar.fshsc, ' the same land devised to W. P. Mer
Miss Nannie Mercer by her father, ! rer for life and after his death to
John R. Mercer, in item five of his , his children in item two of the will
will recorded in Will Book II page of the late John R, Mercer, record
304, office of clerk of Superior court od in will book H page 304. This
of Edgecombe county and by Miss I tract is known as the home place
Mercer, by deed from J; B. Lan-
castcr ct rux .tSfi9r44-.ltt-J!.QH.S.
page 169, Edgecombe Registry, con
taining 80 ncres more. or less. '
p. A 3-5 undivided interest in a
certain tract udjoining the land of
W. A. Hintan, ctyal, being the same
lands conveyed to W. P. Mercer by
two deeds, one from J. D. Brown
and wife, book 128 page 42, Edge
combe Registry, the other from
James Tender, Commr., recorded in'
book 1G5 page 25, Edgecombe Reg:
istry, said tract containing in jtho
aggregate 75 acres more or lets. The
three-fifths interest in this tract
owned by W. P. Mercer will be offer..
ed for wle separately and is $m
only parcel of which an undivided
interest or anything less than fulu
fee simple title will be sold.
4. A certain tract adjoining the
larids of Joseph F. Proctor ami o;,
lands of W. 1 Mercer and being the
land devised to W. P. Mercer by
Winifred Braswell by will recorded
in Will Book H page 384, office of
clerk of Superior Court, Edgecombe
County, containing GO ncres, more
or less.
5. A certain tract adjoining the
lands of John E. Baker, Laura Lan-'
caster, David Lane, et al, and being
the same identical land conveyed ti
W. P. Mercer by T. D. Proctor re
corded in Book 92, page 541, Edgre
combe Registry, containing 47 1-'"'
acres more or less.
(5. A certain tract known ae lot
No. 1 of the division of the lands
.if Joseph Lancaster and being the
identical land conveyed to W. P.
Mercer b:' oseph B. Lancaster and
wife, recoded in book 58 page 111
Edgecombe Registry, less 25 3-5
acres scld off to W...A. Hinton et
al, leaving in this tract 19.0 acre;
more or less, '
7. A certain tract adjoining tht
lands of John M. Home et al being
the identical land conveyed to W. P.
Mercer by James Pender, trustee,
recorded in book 172 page 594.
Edgecombe Registry, containing If
acres more or less.
8. A certain tract adjoining tin
lands of W. H. Home, John B. Da
Vis et al, being the identical lam!
devised by John E. Baker to W. P
Mercer by v ill recorded in Will book
I page 571, office of Clerk of Super
ior court of Edgecombe county, con
taining 30 acres more or less.
9. A certain tract bounded on
the n rth by Mercers Mill Branch
in the south by Town Creek, con
aining 417 acres more or less, am'
Hiinjr a portion of the Jesse Mercer
and, which with the parcel herein
fter next described is the same land
(vised to W. P. Mercer by Jesse
lecer by will recorded in will book
1 page 207, office of the Clerk of
3uperi.ii' Court of Edgecombe county
10. A certain tract adjoining the
ract last above mentioned, also ad
oining the Nannie Mercer tract cor,
aining 1G2 3-4 acres and being the
nhnce of the Jesse Mercer land
bove ri ferred to, except however,
certain small portions sold off as
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. WILL BE DUE -
JANUARY 1ST, 1923
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ieave tnem with us ana we win auena 10 cue y
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January first, and be allowed 4 per cent interest, com.
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Farmers Banking & Trust Co.
Financial Gibraltar of Edgecombe Co'
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TRY OUR STORE FIRST '
FOR CHRISTMAS
TOILET ARTICLES
FANCY STATIONERY
BLOCK'S CANDIES
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"GIFTS FOR ALL"
"SERVICE WITH A SMILE
DRUGS WITH A REPUTATION"
Macnair-Bryan Drug Co.
V-T W. D. BRYAN. Manager
The store lot containing 4
Mer
Hobgood, X. C
I.O.VC DISTANCE
Don't Let This Opportuni
ty Pass You Up of Securing
New Up-to-date Merchan
disc at Unheard of Prices
SEE US BEFORE BUYING
Rosenbloom-Levy Co.
LET US SHOW YOU
by paying for this advertisement .,i; Nannie Mercer devised to W. P.
cost of keeping. M. P. Edwards, I bJfu;heP y there record-
jeu.---.inis iraci, in me aggregate con
d 19 tf : tains 624 acres more or less.
lAULIVG I J- certain tract adjoining the
I1,.. nil A o r.u..... . 4 i ""'""".""
...v... ... iiiiuiuiiv. an "jlands of W.; P. Mercer, being the
ALCOHOL; PYRO RHAvn Mind' P-openy conveyed to W.
especially for automobiles. 188
degrees test. 75c per gallon, The
0, H. Store. Phone 153. d20 eod3w
WOOD FOR SALE: MR VINTON
Fountain wishes to say that he
can from now on furnish wood in
any quantity. Phone 3604. n22 tf
of W. P. Mercer, -
This the 9th day of December,
1922. -
K. D. BATTCfc
" J. P. BUNN,
W. H. HORNE,
JOHN L. BAILEY,
d 21-23-26-27 Commissioners,
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More Days to Get That Christmas Present
-rtS-your GROCER, I am prepared to solve many of
your gift problems wisoly and well. Why not come
today and allow me to, help you make a practical
Christmas Gift such as:
A bbl. or bag of Best Git Edge Flour.
A ca?e or doen Del Monte or Sun Beam Brand
peaches, pears or pineapple,
Jellies, Jams or Preserves,
A box of Raisins, Prunes or Dried Peaches,
A box of Oranges, Apples, Tangernes-or Grapefruit
Candies and Nuts.
OPEN EVERY NIGHT THIS WEEK
R. B. Peters, Grocer
Phone 35 - 209 Main St.
l"OR SALE: FORD TOURING CAR
car, with starter, been used onf
year. Good condition; good tires;
bargain at $225.00. The Thomas
Co. d 12 tf
j CUTLERY KNIVES, RAZ
. ors, scissors, manicure sets.
Edgecombe Drug Co., (PEP).
MONEY TO LOAN
We h:ve unlimited amount ot
quick money, we would place on
improved real estate, Tarboro City
or Farm lands; $3,000.00 smallest
H made; fi7e to ten years. Frank
lin Insurance & Realty Co., Louis
burg, N. C. d 7 lmo
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Just Received Nice a Lot of
COUNTRY EGGS
(GUARANTEED)
IDEAL GROCERY CO.
Home Builders, Take Notice
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The Edgecombe Homestead & Loan Asso.
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STANDS READY TO FURNISH THE MONEY FOR
ALL WHO DESIRE TO BUILD A HOME IN TAR-.
-BORO
. Buy a Lot and Come to See Us
S. S. NASH, SecV and Treas.
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' CARLOAD OF
F 1 or id a O r a ng e s
and Grape Eruit
FOR SALE ON CROSSING
Near Freight Depot
WILL BE HERE ALL THIS WEEK
'COME AND BRING YOUR BASKETS
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