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COLUMBUS, POLK COUNTY. N. G. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1911.
NO. 24.
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- TRYON, N. C.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
NOTICE OF LAND SALS.
BY VIRTUE OF THE POWERS
container in a mortgage deed executed by
R L. Gairen, and -wile Maude S. Garren,
to John A. Ward on the 3rd day of January
ioo-j, and recorded in the office of the
register of deeds for Polk County, in Book
V' 379 of the records for mortgage
deeds in said county, the undersigned will
sell at public auction, at the Courthouse
door in Columbus, N. C, within the legal
hours of sale, on Saturday, November 4th,
1911, the following described property:
Situated in the town of Saluda, N. C, and
known as the Frank Thoaipsou lot. Be
ginning at H. C. Turner's comer on Sunset
street, and runs with his line N. 78 deg
W. 13 72-100 poles to a stake on lreshy
trrian lot line; thence with said Presbyter
ian lot N. 2 deg.- E. 3 36-100 poles to cor
ner ol Thai he lot; thenc with laid Thome
lot N. 38 de., E 13 poles to a stake on
Henderson street; thern-e with said ireet
s- 53 eg. E. 1 2 pole to Sunset street ;
ther.ee with sain street 8. 30 deg. W; 10
4.100 po'es to the beiiauing. ; Containing
owe acre more or less. . v"
The saidiftle to satisfy and discharge the
amount securt-o by aid mortgage deed,
which is $200 00 with interest thereon frum
the 3rd day of January, 1902. Terms' ol
sale cash. , - ',.'"
This Sept, 30, 1911.
JOHN WARD, Mortgagee.
, First Nati uisl Bank of Hender-
sonville, Assignee,
STATON& RECTOR, Attys.
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE ;
WHEREAS ON THE 4th DAY OF
February, 1908, J. H.. Pendleton and wife,
Ella Pendleton, executed to the undersigned,
a mortgage- op the lauds hereinafter described
to secure 6 nous in the um of $533.33 each,
due in I, 2, 3, 4. 5 and 6 years from dte
of same, and which mortgage is of record
in mortgage book 4, at page 1 55 of the
records of mortgnyes for Toflc County, and
w hereas said mortgage provides that in the
default of the payment of any note or purl
thereof when due, or the interest as it be
comes due, that the whole of said indebted
ness shall mature and become due and pay
able; and whereas default has been made in
the payment of some of said notes and the
intercit that are now past due.
Therefore by virtue of the power con
tained in said trioitgaye and for the purpose
of satisfying all of said indebtedness to
gether with interest and costs, the under
signed niortage will on Monday, Novem
ber 6, 1 9 11, between the hours of roam,
and 4 p.m. at the Courthouse door of Polk
County, Worth Carolina, uffer Tor- Bale "to"'
the highest bidder for cash at public out-
ry, all the following described lands being
the lands described in and conveyed bv
said mortgage, situate in the township of
Green's deck, county of Polk and state of
North Carolina, and bounded and described
flR follows;
BEGINNING on a staka and runs S. 43
deg. E. 15 1-5 poles to a small red oak;
thence,. N. 9 1-5 deg. E. poles to a
stake; hence N. 79X deg. E. loi) poles
to a stone; thence N. 18 2-5 den. - W. 20.
29-100 chains to a stone; thence N. 6634
eg. E 12 cliains to a stone on McGinnit
line; thence N. 25 deg. W. to a stone on
North side of public road: thence S.
tieg. W. lor poles tu a large poplar; thence
S. 25 deg. E. 9 1-5 poles to a stake; thence
SV.72H deg. W. 34 poles to an oak (down 1;
thence S, 3 deg. E. 28 poles to a large
post-oak; thence S. 404 deg. W. 59 1 5
poles to the beginning, containing 1304
acres more or less.
This the 5ti day of October, 191 1.
T. P. COVINGTON,
Mortgagee.
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ADVERTISE IN THE NEWS.
COLUMBUS
H E - W - S
orth at '. st outh
v The Presbyterian hill is "still in
Existence. " '
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' Mr. W. B. Arledge's little boy
is very ill with pneumonia.
Mr. L. H. Cloud wai a business
visitor in Green's Creek' Tues-
day. v
Mr. William Wilson of White
Oak township visited here Sun
day. Atty. J. P- Morris of Ruther
forxiton visited relatives here
Monday.
Mr. R. E. Liles of Melvin Hill
was a pleasant caller at the News
office Monday.
Atty. B, F. Williams spent a
few days in Asheville the past
week on business.
, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Cole of
Melvin Hill were business visit
ors here Saturday.
Mrs. Ed Watson of Melvin Hill
is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Feagan.
Prof, and Mrs. E. W. S. Cobb
and son Jacob were shoppers in
Landrum Saturday.
Judge Long commented on our
beautiful country in court last
week and also on the bad state
of our roads.
Ten
prisoners were taken to
Hendersonville Saturday, in the
custody of Messrs. Bob and Ralph
McFarland and Lum West.
.r.' C. K. Blaclcwell of Mill
Spiring Route 2 stopped in yester
day to put his name on the News
subscription list for a quarter.
Messrs. Lindsey Smith and
Ralph McFarland were guests at
Widow Rhodes candy breaking
party at Lynn Tuesday night.
Hindsight is a good thing and
Polk County has plenty of ir.Now
let's develop a little foresight if
we want a good roads bond issue
and a chain gang.
Several out of town lawyers
and their clients and witnesses
arrived here to. attend civil court
Monday only to find that -the en
tire civil docket was continued.
Mr. John H. Burgess returned
from a week's visit to his home
in Rutherf ordton Monday to hep
his son, Mr. Frank M. Burgess,
complete the six room addition to
his house.
Atty. and Mrs. James E. Ship
man, who have been spending a
W 3ek with the latter 's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Arledge,
returned to their home in Hen
dersonville Sunday.
Dr. E. 0. Smithdeal, pastor of
the M. E. church at Saluda, N.C. ,
will preach here in the Presby
terian church on fif ft Sunday,
October 29th, at 11 a.m. Every
body cordially invited to attend.
Messrs. W.T. Pitman of Green
ville Green of Chicago and J. W.
Kennedy of Tryon have recently
purchased land in this township
f rom.the Hoke-Hill Real Estate
Comnanv and it is reported, all
intend to build immediately.
There has been considerable
talk during the past week, due
to the many prisoners being as
signed to th Hendersonville
chain gang, of petitioning the
county commissioners to estab
lish a chain gang here to improve
our own roads. Several lawyers
were approached on the matter,
and it is their opinion that an act
of legislature is Heeded to give
the commissioners this authority.
Advertise in THE NEWS.
Tjg"Tj-f -mm
IN
'oik County
Polk County real estate is selling lively now. '
Polk County has the most healthful of climates and
pure drinking water, and its natural resources are not(
surpassed anywhere. ' :
If you want to engage in farming in a small way, or
extensively, you can buy no better land than offered in
this county. I have some excellent opportunities for
home or farm seekers, in Columbus, White Oak, Greens,
Creek and Tryon townships, in tracts cf 4 to 300 acres,
close to churches and schools, at very reasonable prices,
and will cheerfully answer all inquiries.
L.M CLOUD, r
coLupaus, fj.c.
Atty. B. F. Williams Leaving Columbus.
t Atty. Buford F. Williams is
preparing to leave for Lenoir,
N. C. , to continue in the practice
of his profession in a larger field.
Mr, Williams is an able lawyer
anoflias practiced in this county
about three years, two of which
as junior member in the well
known law firm of Shipman &
Williams, recently dissolved by
mutual consent, Mr: Shipman
going to Hendersonville to prac
tice. Mr. Williams was local
council for the Southern Railway
during hfs practice here. He was
mayor of Columbus for two years
which position he filled with
llliXi ivtrci cxuill 1 v ails bu(.vcooi unu
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is now a member of the board of
trustees bf the Columbus High
School.
During his six years residence
in ColumbuslMr. Williams made
many friends, professionally and
socially, throughout the county,
and. in leaving he will take with
liim the best wishes of all.
LYNN BRIEFS.
Correspondence of tlie News.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather last Sunday there were
no services in the chapel.
The wedding bells continue to
ring occasionally in Lynn. Last
Friday evening, at her home,
Miss Maggie Mills was happily
married to Mr. Jake Justice, : D.
A. Goodman, Esq., officiating.
It is rumored we are to have
valued improvements in the tele
phone system isn't that good!
Quite a number of our farmers
have gone to raising cotton sev
eral bales in addition to lastyear
Mr. W- J. Shields is connecting
water pipe from the main to the
school building this week.
Messrs. S. L- Rhodes, S. W.
Cairons and C. C. Foster have
gone to Greenville to do carpen
ter work.
Leap's Prolific Wheat
The Most Prolific on? Best of MUlin Wheats (
Yields reported froro.our customers from twenty-fijve to fifty-w
two bushels per acre. When grown side by side with other
kinds this splendid beardless wheat yielded from five to eighteen
bushels more per acre on same land and under same condi
tions as other standard wheats. . . j - ' .
Wherever grown it is superseding all other kinds and it
should be sown universally by wheat growers everywhere.
Write for prices and "Wood's Crop Special giving in
formation about all Seasonable Seeds. -
T, W. WOOD O SONS, Seedsmen, - Richmond, Va.
Have you seen the beautiful
comet these mornings? Look in
the east just to the left of the
morning slat about 6 o'clock.
A little Jack Frost was seen
yesterday morninglight attack.
Mrs. H. G. Cannon is quite in
disposed at this writing, not be
ing able to attend to her work in
store.
Mr. R. F. Fpwlam, while chop
ping stove wood a few days ago,
came very near having a serious
mishap a piecirpf wood striking ;
him in the ye. v
Miss Schwasburg made a flying
trip to . her home in Southern
Pines last week, returning Tues
day. Why not some pne install a cot
ton in near Lynn, also buy and
sell cotton? It would be a good
. . ,
investment and very convenient
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GREEKS CREEK.
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Correspondence of the News. , '
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McDowell
ttere in Spartanburg Saturday.
Mr. John Green of Chesnee
was here last week.
Mr. T. E. Walker was in Col
umbus on business Monrfay.
Little Odessa Giles is very ill.
Mr. Xiovan Feagan and son,
Sidney were in Columbus Satur
day on business.
Messrs. J. W. and R. H. Walk
er were in Landrum on business i
Monday.
Miss Ada Walker spent tba
week end with her grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Walker.
Blue Eyes.
SHPERIMf COURT,
Furman.Steppr murder, guilty
of manslaughter; 4 years on Hen-dersonviile-
chain gang.
Magert Mills, carrying sling
shot, guilty; $0 days on roads.
C. L. Banks, c. c. w., guilty; 2
months on roads-
Isaaih Mackey, larceny, pleads
guilty; 4 months on chain gang.
Will Clark, larceny, guilty; 12
months on roads,
Andy Laughter, murder, guilty
of murder in second degree. 20
years at hard labor in State's
prison. Defendant allowed 20
days to serve case on appeal. .
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