THE POLL "COUHTY NEWS,
COLUMBUS, N. C.
Official Journal' Of Polk County.
Matafad at thm Pott-oftfce n Columbut. Polk
: count, fit. C. , at 2d-clat9 matl matter
W, C. COBCOKAN,
Editor.
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1902.
Correspondents who do not con
tribute regularly must give their
namfcnot for; publication but for
identification, y - r
The disagreeable weather this
weak has made it extremely diffi
cult to transact business of any
kind between tis and the nearby
towns jiftnpe the absence of our
usual "amount of correspondence
from the county 'towns'
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We have in store for our readers
next week a, splendid article on
education from - the pen of our
County Superintendent of Educa
tion, W. it-. Justice. We trust
Tryon, Weldon Y. Miller, Melvm
Hill, ,1V M. Ruppe, Bright, succeeds
A. K., Jones, J. R. Rhodes and T.
P. Covingtou.; V-t . -'!'
Sheriff. Robertson ' was rp-iri-st'alled
and will serve for tw6 years
1 on ger. - J;.; Th e ; CI erk f of - Court is
elected for four years, Registrar of
Deeds two years, Treasurer twjo
years, Coroner two years aud Com
missioners two years. 1
A large number of J ustices of
fhe Peace and Constables for the
various townships also qualified. I
The County Commissioners have
appointed a finance committee con1
sisting of Messrs. D. E. Conner,
G. E. Morion, of Tryon and O. T,
Baynard, of Mill Spring, to ex
amine I the 'county's financial con
dition ' and report at the next
regular; meeting of the Board of
Commissioners. , The committee
will meet December 15th
BIG' BARGAINS IN . PURE
BRED POULTRY! '
USHT BRAHMAS.
Good,WtaUr
Laor t. '
Mortgage Sale.
JBy virtue of the power contained
inli .certain mortimcre executed on
the 22nd day of March, 1902, by
JCiiias .Lynch and wife, Naucy Lynch,
to Aureua Newman to secure an in
debtedness of $28.75, which" mort
gage is duly recorded in the office
Of the Registrar of Deeds for Pnlfe
County, iu Mortgage Book No. l'
at. page and default having
beeu made iu the payment of said
indebtedness, I will, on Monday,
January och, 1903. at about 12
o clock, offer for sale at the court
white ' t rnunDue inw'M
ww in Mm tmEmVii Y''wYr , Umcklmot.
GOOD' 8T00K idw PMOESj
john: oarnegie, v
COLUMBUS. M. C-
MORTGAGE SALE
By virtue of the power contained
in a certain mortgage executed on
the 3rd day of April, 1902, by
Elizabeth .-Aims, of the County of
Polk, and State of North Carolina
to N. B. Hampton, of fsaid County
and State, which mortgage is. duly
recorded in the- office of the Regis
trar of Deeds of Polk County, in
book 1, page 284, and .was executed
bv the said Elizabeth Minis for the
sum of dnehundrQd and fifty
secure the
d upon her
that our readers will give the
article their ' thoughtful attention house door in Columbus, N. C, at
as it is : ope of Srital importance to Pubc outcry for cash to the high
ai'd andlvnitn ' r V r - i v est bidder, to satisfy said indebted-
ueaa wim mieresi, cose ana ex
penses added, the fnllnwino- Aal
commended fdr Meif patriotic i and bus- adJoinng lands of N. B. Hamp-
oenevolent action In fH : wu nuxx lru8 ana Dounaea
fc ' " W4 as follows :
Mtt tel on Thanks- aide of the Columbus , and Trvon
glT ilSS wing it out .;. rad, thence south 70, east 10 poles
cent better. Another dW Poles to a stone ; thence north-70,
on ifc' wi'n ru it -il . Ke.9t..10 P008 to a stone on side ot
. . . ine job ana give Calumbus and Trvon
north 8. west 9 nol
lhfi ifilhMno nf tha itJ. -..Ml Pnntaim'nr aha ....
, .- .7 Z'Ytt wwu wm I w"c-uu aur. mure or
meet .atmm'' finfnov I less, Aurena Newman
.cleaning the lo aSd fixit ud in the r - Sn5PMAN' Mortgagee.
iiAinrikii v - - Ii'V: Attorney.
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It is proposed to ina the affair
a ' holiday aji4 picnic lor all ho
; be.lp ifl;ei-gpodwo
($150.00) -dollars, to
dues and costs imnoa
at Spring Term, ld02, of the Su
perior Court of Polk County and
to be discharcred uuon ithe pay-
ment of said fines and cost ; and
default haviuer been made in the
payment ot the same, I will, on
Saturday, Dec 13th, 1902, within
tne ieu nours- oi. sale, offer tor
sale at toe court house door in
Columbus, N. C, at public outcry,
for cash to the highest bidder to
satisfy said fines, and' cost with cost
and expense of sale added, the fol
lowing described lands, lying and
beiner in the County of Polk. Town
ship of Tryon and known and
designated as follows : All that
tract of land in said county now
Occupied by the said" Elizabeth
!ims at her home, containing six
land conveyed to her bv T. T.
Ballenger " by dfeed dated March
ZHtu, iyua.
N. , B. Hampton,
4: Mortcracree.
This Nov: 12th, 1902. I
IChis Dec 4th, 1902.
! ; ; Mortgage Sale.
By virtue of the power contained
in a certain mort&rasro executed on
A HEEDED BUILDINQ. the 16th day of May, 1901, by Jack-
, CoLUHBUs.needs'a rinbH. TnJ!rana Wl gy Foster,
. . ' . 77 ; lo ena Newman, to secure certain
inS that Ul be-suitable for law, indebtedness therein named, which
insurance; physicians, -dental Offices mortgage is duly recorded in the
and the like. omce 01 tn Uegister of Deeds for
The writer "knoWs of several Pocounty, in book 17 at page 80,
irfieam1 and default having been made in
ZL ilinCTrTT" v "u toe .payment of the same, I will, on
rooms f ojyrxohs purposes in an Saturday December 20th 1902. at
up-tb-d Jbck twfa.din g somewhat about 12 o'clock, offer for sale at
uc urucr .r. upeiet 8 build- -w- r:1" UUUOD voiumous,
inj in SUdi ere Wuld be no P??, Joufccr :for cash to
m f QUia 06 00 the highest bidder, to satisfy amM
"uuulBi indebtedness, to wit : $150.00, with
rooms iaift build of- this. kind. interest, cost and expenses added,
Cannot fae genuemen who have n6 following described land, lying
Kuo upjyt3menii sjompany move- .rr UD oi onn
mont oa t, take W tHi matte C"ohna' County of Polk, Township
and trT'!,tJ- " f of Tryon, and known and designed
!? s $WXt2'r V as-foUows. viz: Adjoining the &nd8
"". amimng. wente- oi uamei race and others, and be-
iieve tlie will, be no trouble iir fWn& afc a stake on the Howard
cpnvindrigtfhemtthat a building of PaPoad thence north 36, west
- wj ' . 14-100 chains: thence nnrfh 4.K
fwuulu Pro ;a PVin west 7 90-100 chain: then
ri V U U T tti nvir .
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1 east 6 16-100 chains to ft Ht.fl.lr a
thence west 8 40-100 chains to a
Dine! thnrA 'ctnn
HEW PIS 8Wd,:; 5P:100. chains- to - a' black-gum;
notwithstanding, the -fabV that &Pce uth 24 east 14 chains to a
w yuuay was very disr n x fr , .? . "u
yi a a a Vk i a r.X -tJ r Chains to the hftmhtnno- f I
,iH5 Hi u,u Der OI people in or-e.B
frnnm !U-i " 4 .140 acres more or Iprb oTnonfot, i !
. ; , rw viv wo wumy were Here l . . . vvr,,BU6 v
tj, we .the 'neW-cpuhtofficers in! ttcreB 8oW to J- A. Thompson,
ofcjled. . ' . Kbsa Newman,. '
' ; Early inldtfie' iiew conl P T v RU. Mortgagee.
Itappe imd- jtfm 1902.
. and next FIMJlRiifMe '
as BecpistrAr ofV1riAa
flie Secretaryj! .othiBoIra nf " NOTICE
: 18 hweby that bids will be
W fOfflm received by K. B. Engel, treasurer
ae of the PolkCounty Meihne Co
foref
N mSnU w'R i4 bdV4b be receive up to Nov
SSA'WI'R-M' 29th1902 at2 p. ni. AU prfes to
; 30 fetfin 4gtb.tn&
WelrinSui f - C3,? t0 6 ohes and locust 5 inch
towner feS- " dneter at small inL-'Sep-
c&ds; U'Jl,b' dlnted .on locust, post
tlSnr t . S" HmithT-Commfc- oak and chestnut ..,
doners,. J4 Basem.-iaviritW nCl-. ' .. . .
MORTGAGE SALE.
By virtue.of a certain mortsracre
executed on the . 5th day of Jarch
iyU2 by Iceland Carson and Silema
CarsOU. his wife, to Recura fftrfnin
lnaeDteduess tuerem named, which
mortgage is duly recorded in the
office of the Ke&rister bfi Deeds for
Polk couuty in mortfracre book No. 1
alt page 319 and default having been
made in tue payment of the same, I
tfill. on Satardav. December 13th
1002 within the legal hours of sale,
offer for sale at the court house
door in Columbus at public outer?
fdr cash to the highest f bidder! tn
3iisfy fine and cost in case State va
Leland Carson debt on. said morU
gage to wit: $o0 "and all Cost and
expenses added. The following de
scribed lands lying and being in
tue state of-INoith Carolina, county
of Polk, township of Green's Creek
and known and dftRirrnn.tpd no fnl
- o j T
lows: a tract of land con tain g 166
acres adjoining Az Morgan Die k
Wilson, u; Wilkinson et al, known
as the Carson land and fully de
scribed in a deed from James Bal
lenger to John Carson recorded in
book no. 1 page 381 in'the record
of Deeds for Polk county.
( N. B. Hampton. .
i , - Mortgagee,
This Nov. 12th 1902. , i
MEDW1RE, 8T0?ES,
a;nd TIIW1RE. . A
Read ! ; Listen ! Hear what we have to say
come'to Tvyon bring along your cash and J r
can' do for you; If you want Buggies. AVanro o . ?:.w
Garnishes. BrtKL "Q1.
Harness, Oils, Paints, Varnishes, Brushes. Nail q 5
Machines. 1 Grindstones -and a thousand '. WlD&
articles kent in a first class hard war a atn . ther
. , r z. t. "T w w v.
Knives, Doors. Windows, Brick; Lime, Cemenfo i?(
Collars. Lanterns. Lap. Bobes. AucrerR. aioj. ' cr0r8
Bells. Axes. Shovels, Spades. Hoes..w ' ,7 1Unef
Give usft call and supply your, need. v 1 '
glad to see you whether you. buy or not ' : : . f,Ways
"!
Supply Co..
.0.
Cotton Ginning.
: Melvin Hill Mfg.! & Supply
Co., has opened the cotton
ginning season with consider
able improvement on their
equipments. Two f gins and
wagon scales have been addejd
besides -other convenient ar
rangements. They buy cotton
and pay market prices, also
furnish lagging and ties at 40
cents per bale. Will gin it for
75 cents. Guarenteq their
work to give satisfaction, and
treat their customers right.
Give them ft trial and be con
vinced. . : 7 1 : ' : :
Central
Industrial
i n s ti lu t e,
tOUND TRlFI&DUCED RATES
i Otf&ed by the Southern Rail
J way Co., for the following
; special occasions:
J Account American Bankers As
sociation, New Orleans, La., Nov
ember I 11-13, -1902, , and United
Daughters of the Confederacy
New Orleans November 12-15, 1902.:
Tickets on sale 8, 9 i and 10th, final
limitten days frbin date oisalel
Round trip rate from Ashe villo'
$22.10. n: viv.- ---
Call on ticket agents I for further
nformatibn or address,
F. R. Darbt, . P. & T. A.
1 Asherille, N. C.
A well equipped School for both
sexes.' .'V" '
Primary,
Intermediate,
v Col lege Preparatory.
A temperance community with good
! moral and social surroundings.
Special attention given to
students who have
' v. been deprived of.
arty educa
tional ad
vantaires. Good
Literary Societies. lA
'without -ertra-tsharge J : i :
Write for information to
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Mill Spring, Friday, " h 12th. 1902.
Walker Postbface, Monday, D
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JOnr Company Store, 'Fdiai;Cl9tk;i902.' ':
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