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TBUBSDAX. DECEMBER 7, li$i
(fOmissioieR
YahaUc Fam & Town Property
NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY.
In the Superior Court Before
the Clerk.
fai tte nutter of the Admini-
«|ntiMi of the Ertote of Mrs. Csr^
lie McDUnnid, DeoeaseA
Under and by virtue‘of a Judg'-
meot of the Superior Court of
Hoke County in the Special Pro
ceeding therein pending entitled
“W. S. Thomas, et als. heirs-at-
law of Mrs. Carrie McDiannid,
deceased. EX PARTE”, the under
signed Commissioner.
WILL ON MONDAY, DECEM
BER IITH 1950 AT 10 O’CLOCM
A. M. OFFER FOR SALE TO THE
HIGHEST. BIDDER! fqR CASH
' ON THE PREMISES, AND AT
Ti:f. RESIDENCE OF THE LATE
WLKS. CARRIE McDIARMID THE
FARM LANDS BELONGING TO
SAID ESTATE CONSISTING OF
SKV'TRAL TRACTS (and at the
.same time and place all the farm
ing utensils and equipment' and
certain articles of Household fur
nishings.
LIKEWISE
ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER
12TH. 1950. AT * O’CLOCK P. M.
THE UNDERSIGNED COMMIS
SIONER WILL OFFER FOR SALE
ON THE PREMISES, TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH
27 LOTS OR PARCELS OF LAND,
INCLUDING ONE TWd APART
MENT RESIDENCE SITUATE IN
THE TOWN OF RAEFORD (to
gether with certain articles of
household furnishings located in
the Apartment on said premises.
THE FARM LANDS CONSIST
OF ELEVEN TRACTS AND UP
ON WHICH ARE SEVERAL
GOOD BUILDINGS INCLUDING
THE HOME OF THE LATE MRS.
C.ARRIE McDIARMID.
SAID LANDS ARE DESCRIB
ED AS FOLLOWS:
TRACT NO. 1
Beginning at an iron stake in a
field about 30 Links South of the
corner of woods and on the West
side of farm road leading North
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Also D^ney
from the Turnpike'Road at the
old McDiarmid GiJ^ large pine
pointer, and being Mrs. E. L. Cam
eron’s South east comer and runs
thence as her line N. 5.00 E.' 39.50
chains to a stone iq Jordan’s South
line, pointers; thence as his line
hereby made for a more partieu-
lar. description.
TRACT NO. 8
Beginn^g in the center of the
Turnpike Road, in J. L. McNeill’s
line and runs thence as tus line
N. 4.30 E. 4.02'Chains to a stone
S. 84-35 E. 23.50 chains crossing' in the field, McNeill’s comer;
the Highway and the A & R Ry j ttence as his line N. 84-30 W.
to an iron, gum and oak pointers, 20.08 .•chains to a stone, Hughes
C. L. Thomas’ comer; thence as'comer; thence as his line N.,85-36
his line S. 5.00 W. 1.50 chains to
the center of the A & R Ry; thence
as it S 64-40 E. 8.76 chains; thence
N. 50.00 E. 3.88 chains to a stake
in a field and just North oi a
small pine thicket; thence as
Thomas’ line again S, 5.00 W,
11.15 chains crossing the Ry. and
W. 14.60-chains to an iron, three
oak pointers; thence as Hughes
line agains N. 4-15 E. 29.15 chains
to an iron by kn old fence, two
pine pointers; thence S. 84-15 E.
18.10 chains to an iron, oak, dog
wood and pine pointers; thence
S. 60-50 E. 21.50 chains to an iron
Highway again to an iron in the on West bank of Toney’s Creek,
field about 20 links Southwest of
a large gum; thence N. 85.00 W,
11.10 chains to an iron in the woods
North of a small branch, hickory
four pines and a bay pointers;
thence S. 4-30 W. 12.30 chains to
an* iron on East edge of farm road
and about 50 links North of a to-
gum and oak pointers; thence S.
4-40 W. 17.43 chains to an iron
on the North bank of a cana’.;
thence down the canal S. 68.15
W. 8.36 chains; thence the cat.al
again S. 33-50 W- 5.33 cnains;
thence S. 84-20 W. 5.50 chains to
a stake, three gum pointers;
thence N. 60-40 W. 3.10 chains to
a stake at the edge of the woods;
thence S. 88.00 W. .5.35 chains lo
the beginning, containing 97.5
acres, more or less, according to
a survey and Plat made by J. H.
Blue, C.E. November 1950,
WEDNESDIAY
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COMING
“All About Eve”
“Cinderella”
bacco barn. Mrs. E. L. Cameron’s
Southwest corner; thence her line
again S; 84-30 E. 2.41 chains to
an iron in the swamp, gum point
ers, corner of Tract No. 4; thence
as it reversed S. 26-00 W. 2.44
chains to ihe center of a farm road,
pine and gum pointers; thence S.
theneb as it S. 73-25 W. 0.81 chains
to the junction qf the* Turnpike
Road with the Bob Currie Road;
thence with the Bob Currie Rbad
S. 25-45 W. 4.00 chains; thence
S. 35-10 W. 2 chains; thence 3:
43.50 W. 14.30 chains to the farm
road leading to J. L. Warner’s
farm, a corner of Tract No. 5;
thence as the said farm road and
line of Tract No. 5 S. 2Q.00^E.
38.40 chains to J. L. Warner’s line;
thence his line to and with a ditch
S. 87-20 E. 11.15 chains to the
East end of the ditch; thence S.
88-00 E., 15.75 chains to the run
of Toney’s Creek in the head of
J. C. Wright’s Pond; thence np
the various courses of the creek
to the beginning, containing 102.6
acres, more or less, according to
a survey and Plat made by J. H.
Blue; C.E. November 1950i
which Plat is recorded in the Of
fice of the Register of Deads for
Hoke County in Book of Plats No.
3, at page 27, reference to which
is hereby made for a more parti
cular description.
TRACT NO. 7
Beginning in the center of the
Turnpike Road over the run of
more partl-
32-45 E. 10.52 chains to an iron Toney’s Creek, and runs thence as
in the road, hickory pointers at
the curve of the Turnpike Road;
thence to and with the said road
which Plat is recorded in the of
fice of the Register of Deeds for
Hoke County in Book of Plats
No. 3, at page 27. reference to
which is hereby made for a more
particular description.
TRACT NO. 2
Beginning at a stake at the run
of Toney Creek in Mrs. E. L.
Cameron’s South line and being
5.47 chains from her. Southwest
comer, and runs thence as her
line S. 84-30 E. 16.39 chains to
her Southeast comer, an iron in
the field, large pine pointer; thence
N. 88-00 E. 5.35 chains to an iron
at edge of woods; thence S. 60-40
£. 5.50 chains to an iron 3 gum
pointers in swaipp; thence to an
with a canal N. 84.20‘E. 5.50 chains;
thence the canal again N. 33-50 E.
5.33 chains; thence the canal gain
N. 66-15 E. 8.36 chains to an iron
on the North bank of the canal,
C. L. Thomas’ comer; thence as
Thomas’ line S. 85-10 E. 11 chains
to an iron in the Fish Pond, and
being in the line of Romas’ J. P.
SmiA ^act; thence as it S. 5.00
W. 25.00 chains to the center of
the Turnpike Road;' thence as it
N, 85.45 W. '3.61 chains; thence
N. 82-20 W. 18.50 chains; thence
N. 88-50. W. 4.97 chains to a point
on the North edge of the pave
ment oyer the run of a branch;
thence S. 73-25'W. 7.40 chains to
the nm of Toney’s Creek; thence
up the run of the creek to the be
ginning, containing 87.5 acres,
more or less, according to a sur
vey and Plat made by J. H. Blue,
C.E., November 1950. which
Plat is recorded in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Hoke
County in Book of Plats No. 3, ot
page 27, reference to which is
S. 89.00 W. 10.75 chains to the be
ginning, containing 105.4 acres,
more or less, according to a sur
vey and Plat made by J. H. Blue,
C. E. November 1950, which
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Plat is recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds for Hoke
County in Book of Plats No. 3. at
page 27, reference to which is
hereby made for a more particu
lar description.
TRACT NO. 4
Beginning in the center ofj the
Turnpike Road over the run of
Toneys Creek and runs thence as
the said road S. 73-25 W. 0.81
chains to the junclion of the Turn^
pike Road with the Bob Currie
Road; thence as the Bob Currie
Road S. 25-45 W. 4.00 chs; thence
S. 35-10 W., 2.00 chains; thence
S. 43-50 W. 14-30 chains to the
farm road leading to J. L. Warn
er’s farm, a corner of tracts No.
5 and No. 6; thence as the Bub
Currie Road- again and the line
of tract No. 5 S. 53-30 W. 16.65
chains to J. . K McNeill’s line;
thence as it 5-15 E. 3.80 chains
to a s^ne by the edge of the
woods, hjeko^ pointer; thence
his... line agn^ N- 4-30 E. 30.79
chains to the, center of the Turn-.
pike road, eprner of Tract No. 3;
thence as it'^reversed N. '89.00 E.
10.75. chains to an irbii’ in a farm
road, hickory . pointers; . thence
as the farm' road N, 32.45
W. 10.52 chains to an iron, pine
and gum pointers; thence N. 26
E. 2.44 chains to an iron in the
swamp, gum pointers in Mrs. E.,
L. Cameron’s line; thence as her
line S. 84-30 E. 3.06 chains to the
run of Toney’s Creek, the begin
ning corner of Tract No. 2; thence
down the run of the Creek to the
beginning, containing 60.9 acres,
more or less, according to a survey
and Plat made by J. H. Blue, C.E
November 1950, which Plat is
recorded in the Office of the Re
gister of Deeds for Hoke County
in Book of Plats No. 3 at page 27,
reference to which is hereby made
for a more particular description.
(The above tract contains the
old D. A. McDiarmid residence—
on which is located a six room
residence)
TRACT NO. 5
Beginning in the center of the
Bob Currie Road and in J. L. Mc
Neill’s East line of the Bob Currie
Farm, a comer of Tract No. 4 and
runs thence as the said Road and
line^ of Tract No. 4 reversed H.
53-30 E. 16.65 chains to the farm
road leading to J. L. Warner’s,
thence as it S. 20-00 E. 38.40
chains to J. L. Warner’s line;
thence as his line N. 86-50 W.
10.45 chains to a stake in the run
of Long Branch, Warner’s and
McNeill’s corner; thence up tha
run of Long Branch N. 17-15 W.
8.62 chains to a stake, gum point
er, McNeill’s Corner; thence as
his line N. 85-00 W. 15.33 chains
to a stone on the East b^ik of a
ditch at the corner of the woods;
thence as McNeill’s line again
along the West edge of the woods
N. 5-15 E. 16.40 chains to the be
ginning, containing 53 acres, more
or less, according to a survey and
Plat made by' J. H. Blue, C J!.
November 1950, which Plat is
hereby made foi
cular d^cription.
TRACT NO. 18 ,
Beginning at an iron stake about
22 links East of a ditch, large
sweet gum pointer. Angus Keith’s
Northeast comer, and being also
in the West line of C. L. Thomas’
Mriliauchlin’^ farm and runs thence
as-Keith’s line N. 82.00 W. 18.47
t»hainR to and with Maxwell’s line
to a large iron stake, Maxwell’s
comer; thence as his, line N. 5-15
E. 7.52 chains to an iron Gal-
breaths’ Southwest comer; Ihence
as their line S. 79-15 E. 18.43
chains to an iron in Thomas’ line,
Galbreaths’ Southeast comer;
thence as Thomas’ line S. .4-35 W.
6.70 chains to the beginning, con
taining 12.8 acres, more or less,
TOWN OF RAEFORD
Fronthig m Fulton Street and
bounded as follows: Beginning^ at
intersection of Fulton Street and
Fifth Avenue and runs with the
South edge of Fifth'Avenue N.
88.44 W. 779 feet to a stake;
thence S* 1.41* Vft 200 feet to a
stake; thence S. 88.44 E. 779 fedt
to a stake on the West edge of
PUlton Street; thence with Ful
ton Street N. 1.41 E. 200 feet to
the begiiming, the same being and
comprising Lots No, 1 to 27, in
clusive, as shown on blue print
made Nov. 1950 by J. H. Blue,
C. E. which blue print or Map' is
registered in ttie Office of the^Re-*
gister of Deeds for Hoke County
in Book of Plats No. 3 at' page 29.''
reference to which is hereby inade
according to a survey and Plat of for a more particular description.
the said road and line of Tract
No. 2 reversed N. 73-25 E. 7.40
chains to a point at the North
edge of the pavement over a small
branch; thence the Road S. 88-50
E. 4.97 chains; thence S. 82-20 E.
9 chains to the Road leading to
W. A. Wright’s; thence as it S.
17-50 W. 4.10 chains; thence S.
8-05 E. 2.88 chain?; thence S. 40-
20 E. 12.70 chains to W. A. Wright’s
line; thence as his line S. 67-05
W. 16.7 chains to a pine at the
run of Toney’s Creek, gum and
maple pointers; thence up the run
of the Creek to the beginning, con
taining 34.05 acres, mom or less.
Excepting however, from ' the a-
bove area 3-4 acres for the Mc
Diarmid Cemetery as show.n on
the Map of the sub-division of this
estate, making a total of 33.3 acres
intended to be conveyed, accord
ing to a survey and Pla; of the'
Mrs. Carrie McDiarihid lands,
made by J, H, Blue, C.E. Novem
ber 1950. which Plat is re
corded in the office of the Regis
ter of Deeds for Hoke County, in
Book of'Plats No. 3, pag? 27, re^
ference to which is hereby made.
(The above described Tract
contains the residence of the late
Mrs. Carrie McDiarmid.). '
TRACT NO. 8
Beginning in the center of the
Turnpike Road at its junction with
the Road leading to W. A. Wrights*
and runs thence with the Turn
pike Road and .line" of Tract No.
2 reversed S. 82-20 E. 9.50 chains;
thence S. 85-45 E. 3.61 cljains to
the Southeast comer of Tract No.
2; th^ce as the road again N.
88-45 E. 4.79 chains to Lee Max
well’s comer; thence as his line S.
11-45 E. 10 chains to an iron in
the field, W. A. Wright’s corner;
thence als his line S. 67-05 W. 13.58
chains to the Highway leading
from McDiarmids to W. A.
Wright’s; thence as it North 40-20
W. 12.70 chains; thence N. 8-05 W.
2.88 chains; thence N. 17-50 E.
4.10 chains to the beginning, con
taining 24 acres, more or less, ac
cording to a survey and Plat of
the Mrs. Carrie McDiarmid estate
lands, made by J. H. Blue, C.E.,
November 1950, which Plat
is recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Hoke Coun
ty in Book of Plats No. 3 at page
27, reference to which is hereby
made for a more particular de
scription.
the Mrs. Carrie McDiarmid estate
lands, made by J- H. Blue, C.E.*
November 1950, which Map
is recorded in the Register of
Deeds for Hoke County in Book of
Plats No. 3 at page 27, reference
to which is hereby made for a
more particular description.
TRACT NO. 11
Known as the P. H. Wright Farm
Beginning at an iron stake on
the East edge of the old Road that
crosses the Mill Race on Toney’s
Creek just below the old McQueen
Pond and being near the corner
of an old fence, and being 1.8
chains from the stone comer on
the North east side of the Mill
Race and runs thence as the line
of the McQueen Pond tract (now
McDonald & Thomas) N. 23-00
E. 10.10 chains to a stone by a
lightwood stump on the West side
of the road; thence as the old road
and Holland’s line N.'51-OO E. 29
chains to an iron at the bend of
the Highway; thence N. 53-50 E.
8.07 chains to an iron;- thence N.
46-50 W. LIO chains to an iron
opposite the end of a ditch; thence
as the ditch N. 60-40 E. 11.00
chains thence leaving the ditch
Very gradually (Ditch tb Right) N.
66-45 E. 17.30 chains crossing
Toney’s Creek to an iron in a root
ditch at the edge of woods, oak
pointer, McLean’s comar; thence
as McLean’s line S. 36-25 E. 7.62
chains to an iron in a*, lightwood
stump near the edge of the old
swamp, gum and poplar pointers;
thence as McLean’s other line N.
58-00 E. 9.22 chains to an iron at
the head of gt drain; Dalton’s com
er; thence as Dalton’s Une S. 36-
36 W. 43.13 chains, crossing Toney’s
Creek to a stone at the .edge , of
woods, Covington^s corner; thence
as his line and beyond .S. . J2-pp
W. 38 chains to an iron^at thet edge
if Beaver- Dam Greek ;;S^?unp;
thence N. 3-00 E. 3.75 chains to a
stake at edge of swaipp;, Jh^uie;
N. 24-40 W. 6;i8 chain? to-stFdce
at edge of swanip; thence N4 10
40 W. 5-00 chains to the begin
ning, containing 165 acres, more
or less, according to a survey and
Plat made November 1950
by J. H. Blue, C.E. of the Mrs.
Carrie McDiarmid estate lands,
which said Plat is recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds
for Hoke Coimty in Book of Plats
No. 3 at page 28, reference to
which is hereby made for a more
particular description
(There is located on the above
described land a two-story nine
room dwelling)
PROPER’TY IN THE
(There is located on the above
property a two apartment Resid-.
ence)
This November 10th. 1950.
W. S. THOhtAS, Commissioner,
Raeford. N. C. Nov 16,23,30
Dec 7.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
'The undersigned, having quali
fied as executrix of the estate of .
E. R. Pickier, deceased, late of
Hoke County, N. C., this is to no
tify all persons having claims
against ?aid estate to exhibit them
to the undersigned at her home ,
on or before the 16th day of No-,
yember, 1951, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recov
ery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
payment.
This the 16th day of November,
1950.
Mrs. Lillie T. Pickier, executrix.
25-30P
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
llhe undersigned, having quali
fied as administrator of the estate
of J. F. Niven, deceased, late of
Hoke County, N. C., this is to
notify all persons having claims
against said estate to exhibit them
to the undersigned at his home on
or before the 9th day of Novem
ber, 1951, or this notice will be
pleaded ,in bar of their recovery.
AH persons indebted to said es
tate will please make immediate
payment.
This the 9th day of November,
1950. '
Carltoi E. Niven, administrator.
24-29C
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
The undersigned, having quaB-
lied'as administrators-of the
tate of John Cameron, decease^, ^
lafe' bf’Hefce- 'CdUnty;' N. C., this
Is to ndtify all persons having
claims ^ifost siud estatevto exr
^biflliem, duly verified, to the
uiideriigned' hP theh: homes on; or
before the glnd-dity' of November,
1951. dr this notice will- be pleaded
ih bat of their= recovery. AU per
sons indebted to said estate will
please make Immediate payment.
This 2nd day of November 1950.
W. W. Cameron and J. C. Cam
eron, administrators, 23-28P
In Brazil, as in many other
lands, the people believe that an
imals are endowed with speech
on Christmas Eve.
0
The Danes practice a quaint
ritual of “marrying” fruit trees
to each other by binding them to
gether with straw.
SomeMina
PHONE 2621
recorded in the Office of the Re
gister of Deeds for Hoke County
in Book of Plats No. 3 at page 27,
reference to which is hereby made
for a more particular description.
ED SMITH
GENE MAXWELL
PREACHER BROWN
TRACT NO. 6
Beginning in the center of the
Turnpike Road over the run of
Toney’s- Creek, the beginning
comer of Tract No. 4, and runs
TRACT NO. 9
Beginning at an iron stake, Lee
IWlaxweU’s corner, just East of his
residence, and being the North
west comer of the Galbreath land
and runs thence as Maxwell’s
line to and with C. L. Thomas’
line, crossing the Turnpike Road
N. 22-30 "W. 14.75 chains to an
iron by the old Raeford-Aberdeen
Road in the South line of the J.
P. Smith line; thence as Thomas’
South line S. 84-00 E. 12.20 chains
to an iron in the North edge of
the old Highway; thence N.'5.00
E. 10.90 chains to an iron in the
field, McRae’s comer; thence as
his line S. 85-00 E. 13.20 chains to
an iron in a hedgerow. McRae’s
comer- in Lentz’s line; thence as
Lentz’s line and crossing the Turn
pike Road and with a ditch and
beyond S. 5-35 W. 25.59 chains to
an iron, Galbreaths corner; thenca
as the Galbreaths’ line N. 79-15
W. 18.40 chains to the beginning,
containing 44 acres, more or less,
according to a survey and Plat
of the Mrs. Carrie McDiarmid es
tate lands, made by J. H. Blue,
C.E. November 1950, which
Plat is recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds for Hokc-
Cnnnty. in Book of Plats No. 3,
at page 27, reference to whicii is
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