PLEASANT GROVE
——
Mrs. Effie W. Gurkin motored to
Plymouth Wednesday to accompany
Miss Nellie Tarkenton home for the
Thanksgiving holidays.
Mr. Nathan Everett spent the
week-end at Columbia visiting his
sisters. Mrs. William Uverman and
Mrs. Nicholas Hopkins.
Messrs. George Oyster and Elroy
Turlnigg of Alliance, Ohio, spent
Thanksgiving with William Ross
Cliesson.
Mr. Ernest Everett and son, Ernest
Jr., of Norfolk, is here visiting his
father, Mr. N. T. Everett.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Cliesson, ac
companied by Miss Era Cliesson, mo
tored to Washington Sunday to see
Mr. Raymond Davenport, who is re
ported as being somewhat improved
in a Washington hospital.
several
Blount
is here
ip this
M. W.
Mrs. Hester Cahoon spent
days as guest of Mrs. J. W.
near Plymouth last week.
Mr. John Swain, of Durham
visiting relatives and friends
community.
Mrs. Harry Stell and Mrs.
Spruill, of Plymouth, were guests of
Mrs. Effie W. Gurkin Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Davis, of
Roper, spent Sunday with Mrs. J. W.
Chesson.
Mr. A. T. Leary, of Goldsboro, was
a visitor in this community Monday.
Mrs. S. L. Waters received a mes
sage from her husband, Mr. S. L.
Waters, who has been traveling in the
Greenville section, stating that he was
quite sick at that time.
Messrs. Wm. Ross Chesson, J. C.
Tarkenton Jr., and Charles Snell were
the guests of Francis and Henry
Everett Sunday.
Messrs. L. C. Oyster, of Alliance.
Ohio. C. E. Frerick, and Roy E.
Powell of Baltimore, Ohio, were the
guests of Mr. John Swain Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Effie W. Gurkin and son. Jack
were the dinner guests of Miss Myrtle
Tarkenton Sunday.
Misses Dorothy Everett and Marjorie
White spent Sunday with little Miss
Virginia Tarkenton.
Mr. and Airs. T. \V. Tarkenton were
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
White at Skinnersville Sunday.
Mr. and Airs. A. J. Barnes and son,
Roy, were visitors at Creswell Sun
day.
Mr. W. B. Chesson made a business
trip to Plymouth Saturday.
Airs. C. W. Snell, who ras at
Alackeys Saturday to see little Joseph
Buncle, reports that his condition is
still very critical.
CRESWELL
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Bishop T. C. Darst held the annual
service at the Episcopal church Sun
day evening at 7:30.
Mr. W. A. Cook, of Norfolk, Va.
was here on business last week.
Mr. A. W. Bachman motored to
Henderson to spend Thanksgiving
with relatives.
Misses Carrie Barnes, Myrtle By
num, and Mr. J. C. McClees, of Co
lumbia, were recent visitors here.
Mr. Jennings Davenport, of Nor
folk Ya., spent Thanksgiving with his
parents.
•Mrs. W. H. Harrell is at home after a
lingering illness in the St. Vincent
Hospital, Norfolk, Va.
Mr. Douglas Starr, a student of a
state college, Raleigh, was here for
Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Starr.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Hatfield and
children, Mable and Billy, motored to
Raleigh Thursday to visit Louise who
is a student nurse in the State hospi
tal there.
Mr. Ernest Swain was here for the
week-end with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. E. F. Swain.
Miss Eloise McArthur spent the
holidays with her parents in Clinton.
Mrs. J. L. Hassell has returned
home after an extended trip in Ra
leigh.
Mr. Dallas Woodley, of Angier,
spent Thanksgiving here with his
parents.
Mrs. Jennis Hopkins and daughter,
Mrs. Le-ni S. Brey, of Roper, attend
ed the Union meeting at th*. Baptist j
church here Saturday.
Mr. Douglas Starr spent Saturday
in Washing!.' n on busine
Miss i'D-ie Jordan, of Parniele, was
here for Thanksgiving won her pa
rents. Mr and Mrs. \\ . D. Jordan.
Mr. 1-tn el Owens a -tin! 1 t at
Wake L t-i -t College, w;e iu-re *»n
business Saturday.
Misses Virginia Peel and Ruth
Swain spent the holidays in Durham.
They were accompanied b\ l-)r. Wade
H. Johnson, Mantelle R. \ > kers and
J. M. Dunlap, Jr. They attended the
Washington and Lee-Duke game.
Mr. Jan.t"- I. Bateman of Newport
News, Va., spent the holidays with
his mother. Mrs. Ida S. Bateman.
Mr. Samuel L. Luck of I'd ■ iton, is
in town : a few days on be
. Messr-. C . \V. Fourshell and John
F. Hobbs of Goldsboro, ar here for
a while <m business.
Mr. II; \ wood C. Cohoon was here
for the week-end with his parents.
Miss Mildred Davenport and Mr.
Dan W. Alexander attended the foot
ball game at Belhaven Thur-day.
Messrs. : . J. Bateman and R. L.
Pinner were here on busine- - Satur
day morning.
Miss Viola Stephenson spent the j
holidays at her home in Pen ti> . n.
Card of Thanks
I wish i" take this opportunity oil
thanking n'i those who were -o kind
during the illness and at the death of i
my brother, Dr. W. H. Ward, 'the
expressiot - of sympathy and beauti
ful floral i IrVrings were also sincerely
appreciated.
JOHNSON G. WARD.
FOR SALE TWIN BEDS. COM
pleto. Practically new. Will sell one
or both. $15.00 each. Mad < r sec
Beacon. Plymouth, N. C. D-5 1
NOTICE OF SALE
Under ami by virluc of authority |
contained in a certain Mortgage ex
ecuted by K. S. Cooper and wife, He
len Cooper, to D. O. Brinkley on the
14th, day o July, 1927, and recorded
in the otfice of the Register Deeds
of Washington County, North Caro-,
lina, in !lo h 93. page — i : deiault har
ing been made in the payment of the
indebtedm - thereby secured, the
aforesaid Mortgagee will mi the 5th
day of January, 1931, at 12:90 o'clock
noon, offer for sale to the highest bid
der. for cash, at the Court House door
"Befope I started taking Black
Draught, three years ago, my
health v. very bad,” writer- 2.Ira,
C. C. C n, 945 Concord St.,
Beaumont, Texes. "I sttiTered
consta ' • from constipufic.. I
had head., he when I got up in
the mo. :. and I felt doll r, 1
sluggish. I hardly ate t. . cal
that my food agreed wi ■ mo.
Frequently I would have ’ on
my stomach, and felt a. . :1.
"I read about Black-Di tg’nt,
and I thought it might he ip me.
After I b '.1 taken ita little . :'c,
I felt much better. It relieves
constip; on. I keep it on h . ’d
so whe l I need a laxative 1 will
have it. In the three years I
have bet n taking it, I ha e
found anything a3 good for con
stipation.”
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WOMEN v are run-down, n rvous,
or suffer ry month, ss!i take
CARDITI. i ! for over 5 1
Lumber I rices
Paints
Doors
Windows
Door Frames
Window Frames
Brick
Lime
Cement
Nails
Locks
Hinges, Etc. Etc.
Lumber of
Every Kind.
Have Come
DOWN
Now is the time to make
construction repairs at lowest
cost. You will save the most
money on labor and materials
now.
Murray and McCabe Co.
WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
n said Count;,
real property .
Town of Pl\ i
Beginning
Oscie Harper
running a!«<i .
50 feet; then*
long the 1 in
heirs of Geo
land of Gen.
Bowen’s line
per’s land; tin
of Oscie Harp
ginning. Bern,
ed by Dill ie (
by deed dated
corded in Bn
c>f Deeds Om
This the 1-t
D.
ollowing desc
nad being in
i the western un
n Monroe Street
• aid Street we.*>tw;
at right angles ai
f the lot owned lr.
Mann 200 feet t -
1 tnwen, thence
0 feet to Oscie
ice south along the
r lot 200 feet to t.
tliat certain lot c-a
or ham to K. S. <
\ i »ri 1 4. 1022 a: -
, H4 page 221, Re
Washington Co
dav of December.
BRINKLKY.
Mortgae
the
the
dar
line
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1930.
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of mortgage deed ex
ecuted to me i Josephine Jam* <>t
Martin Counly. X. dated Septem
ber 4th., 1909. nd of public record in
the office of the Register of Deeds for
said Washing!' n County in Bo<A ”7,
at page 170 . at the request of the
[holder of tin ir of indebtedne-s
(thereby secured, default having :i
made in the payment thereof, 1 \
December 29th 1930, at 12 oYAck
Noon, at the courthouse do : in
Washington ('< city offer for : at
public auction the property described
in said Mortgage deed as follow
Beginning at tl- South-east icr
of John Walker- land: running 9
Westerly along -aid Walker’s h
D. F. Bateman’ line; thence S<
lv along said I',man’s line to A
Pettiford’s lima tin.-nce Easterly ..
said PettifordY line to a street \va
tween the Jame-ville Road and D. Id
Bateman’s land thence Norther
long said strei ! ay to the begi:
containing T\\" and One-halt (2 1 2>
acres, more or le--. and being that
tract or parcel land this day
;hased from W. R. White and wife,
>y "aid Josephine Jan e>.
A deposit of 10 per cent of the a
mount bid will be required of the pur
chaser at the time of -.ale.
This notice dated and posted this
28th., day of November, 1930.
( C. James,
Mortgagee,
Coburn & Coburn, Attorneys. D-2-4t
NOTICE OF SALE
By virtue of a mortgage deed ex
ecuted to rue by W II. Pettifort and
Annie Pettifort of Washington Coun
ty, N. C., dated January 16th., and of
public record in tin office of the Re
gister of Leeds for said Washington
County in Book 59, at page 171, and
at the request of the holder of the
note of indebtedness thereby secured,
default having been made in the pay
ment thereof, I will. a December
29th., 1930, at 12 o’clock Noon, at the
courthouse door in Washington Coun
ty offer for sale at public auction the
pioperty described in said mortgage
deed as follows, to-vvit:
Beginnig at a juniper post on Wash
ington Road near and opposite of
James Brooks land formerly Wiggins
Sr nth-east corner then a measuring
Westercily down what is known as
1st., ave, a distance of 200 feet, thence
Southwardly 100 feet: thence Last
ly 20 feet; to Washington Road;
thence Northwardly along said road to
fit st station, containing One-half (1-2)
acre, more or less.
A deposit of 10 per cent of the
amount bid will be required of the
purchaser at the4 time of the sale.
Thsi notice dated and posted this
29th., day of November 1930.
C. C. James,
Mortgage.
Coburn & Coburn. Attorneys. D-2-4t
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the powers
c* ntained in that certain mortgage
deed executed by T. C. Holmes and
wife, M. Annie H -bn•••-. to Mr-, M.
F. Smithson, dated the 20th da\ of
April. 1930, and recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Washing
ton County. North Carolina, in book
77, page 76, to which reference is
hereby made, default having been
made in the payment of the indebted
ness thereby secured, the undrsign
ed will offer for sale, to the highest
bidder for cash', at the Courthouse
door in Washington County, at 12 o'
clock. Noon, on Monday, the 29th
day of December, 1930, that certain
real property described in the said
instrument as follows:
Beginning at T. C. Holmes corner
on Main treet between Sixth and
Seventh Streets and running along
his line northwardly 200 feet to A.
G. Walker’s line: thence, southeast
wardly along A. G. Walker’s line 50
feet: thence south west wardly along
A. G. Walker’s line 100 feet: thence
southeastwardly along A. G. Walk
er’s line 85 feet: thence, along A. G.
Walker’s line 100 feet to Main Street:
lthence northwestwardly along Main
Street 135 feet to the first station, be
ing all that town lot purchased from
E. S. Woodley and wife, Alice Wood
ley, deeded to M. Annie Holmes. De
cember 12th. 1919, and recorded in
j book 76, page, 298.
I The bidder at such sale will be re
quired to deposit as much as 10 per
cent of the amount bid in cash as a
guaranty of good faith pending con
firmation and the right is reserved to
reject any and all bids.
This the 28th day of November, 1930.
MRS. M. E. SMITHSON,
d-26 Mortgagee.
By W. L. Whitley, Att’y.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power ;
and authority conferred by that cer
tain mortgage deed, dated the 6th day
of March, 1916, recorded in the office
of the Register of Deeds of Washing-:
ton County, North Carolina, in book'
69, page 123, to which reference i>
hereby made executed by T. C. Hol
me- and wile to Dempsey Spruill, de
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the indebtedness thereby se
cured the undersigned, as administra
trix of the estate of the said Demp
sey Spruill will offer for sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, at the Court
House door in Washington County, at
Id o’clock Noon, on Monday, the 29th
day of December, 1930, that real pro
perty described in the instrument as
follows:
hirst Tract: All of that tract of
land containing 272 acres, more or less
conveyed by deed from R. S. Neal,
Stall! Linn, Trustee, and others to T.
C. Holmes by deed dated Dec. 21st.
1915, and filed for registration this day,
said land being part of the Somerset
farm, and being full described by com
plete description set out in said deed,
together with all of those easements,
rights of way and drainage privileges
as fully set out in the said deed.
Second Tract: All of that property
in the town of Creswell. North Caro
lina, fully described in three deeds
from Alfred Alexander and wife to T.
C. Holmes and wife, M. Annie Hol
mes, said deeds being dated as fol
low.-: April 27th, 1901. November 16th.
1905, February 12th. 1908, one of said
deeds being registered in book 49,
page 529, and the other two deeds
being filed for registration on this day.
Said parcels of land being in the town
of Creswell and composing the store
lot. residence and property therewith
connected on Main Street in the said
town of Creswell, and reference is
had to the three deeds herein mention
d for a more complete and perfect des
cription.
Third Tract: All of that tract and
parcel of land in Washington County,
North Carolina, fully described in a
deed from J. A. Sexton and wife, and
J. W. Sexton, Ida M. Swain and T. A.
Swain to T. C. Holmes, said deed be
im p L’i-lon d in \\ a-Inngtou l oiinty,
North Carolina, in book 47, page 52.
The said M. Annie Holmes owning by
descent from her father a one-fourth
undivided interest in this land and the
other three-fourths having been con
veyed by the above mentioned deed,
said parcel of land being described as
follows: Beginning on the Scupper
nong River at a point 35 feet of the
center of the Thirty Foot Canal and
running southwardly and parallel with
said canal and 30 feet from the cen
ter of the same to the Spruill's Bridge
road, thence westwardly along the said
road to the west line of the Somerset
farm: thence, northwardly along the
line between Somerset farm and the
lands of Gilbert Spruill and D. Horna
Iblue to the Scuppernong River: thence,
along the said river to the first sta
tion.
4th Tract: A parcel of land contain
ing three acres, more or less, adjoining
the said Jordan Sexton place above
| mentioned being fully described in a
! deed from Tilghman Gaskin and wife
to T. C. Holmes, registered in book
49. page 530, dated November 24th,
1906.
Fifth Tract: A parcel of swamp
land, containing thirty acres, more or
■less, adjoining the said Jordan Sexton
place and others and being all of the
swamp land conveyed by deed from
j John \V. ykes to T. C. Holmes which
the said T. C. Holmes did not con
vey to Bettie Knowles, it being. as
stated, all of the residue of the lands
conveyed by the said Sykes to Holmes
and not conveyed by Holmes to Bet
tie Knowles as will appear by deed
from Sykesto Holmes and from Hol
mes to Knowles of record in Washing
ton County.
The bidder at such sale will be re
quired to deposit as much as 10 per
cent of the amount bid as a guaranty
pending confirmation and the right is
reserved to reject any and all bids.
This November 28th, 1930.
MRS. M. E. SMITHSON,
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