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New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
CONTEST or ). ". IRVING WILL SUCCEEDS.
COURT DECIDES AGAINST PROVISION TO USE
RESiDUARY ESTATE IN BUILDING AND
MAINTAINING VAULT

The residuary clause in the will OF John w Irv-
down by Justice Bischon. in the Supreme Court.
Mr. Irving died I'm 1895. leaving a large estate The
Will was executed in 1852 After making a number
OF minor hequcsts the testator divided his residu-
ary estate into two equal parts. one part he
directed To be used for the erection of a vault IN
Greenwood Cemetery The income from the other
part was to he used for the maintenance and keep
Ing I'm repair Of the vault and grounds surrounding
IL and the planting OF flowers.
Between the execution OF the will and the death
of the teStator he built vault In tn. cemetery
\ suit Was begun by Edward A Carley. execu-
Company for construction OF the residuary clause
tie alleged that the clause imperative be-
cause the testator had evidently carried his
idea OF building vault before his death.
Justice BiSchOff says that the beQuest for the
building OF vault cannot be put into effect be-
cause of the nOn-exstence of plans and speciffca-
tons referred 10 in the will. which TO be the
building of the vault. The fact that the testator
built vault and the absence of the plans. says
Justice Bischon shows change in the plans of
the testator I'm unmlstakable manner
AS to the other half OF the resduary estate TO he
used for the proper maintenance or the vault Jus
uce Bischon says that in the absence OF the plans
1t IL impossible to say that the vault erected by the
plated by him I'm the will The evidence also
shows, says Justice Bischof, that the income
would be thirty times large as the usual amount
required for the maintenance of a vault. Justice
RischOn finds that the expenditure 5 directed
would not be carrying out the testator's intentions
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

ALLIGERaon February o 1901. Anna A. wife Of Rich
Notice OF funeral hereafter
sts @ I,% Ju after many illnesses Mary
Funeral services and interment private.
DECKER-on February s. Paulina NJ racksr ana, a.
years months 2. days
Amsterdam ave. Sunday. February 10 at 8 D. m anu
DUNToN-Fridsy evening February 1901 Sarah War
Faeral services at her resideTGe No y West 4a,hst
Interment Troy, n. Y.
FRAzER-saturday. February o. 1901 Jonathan A.
= Frazer aged Is .y5 years, t.,r,,.-, - . 90,
his residence No A. Upper Mountain ave, MontcIair
Train leaves foot Christopher 9:eo a. m.
HOoKER-on saturday evening February O. suddenly OF
pneumonia the Rev. Horace Clarke Hooker the alst
Notice Sfce Of funeral hereafter,
JoNEs,-A, her residence Cold Spring Pg Harbqr; Long
Hewlett wild of Townsend Jones. in the TOth year
spring HarbOr. L0rg Island. on Monday. February ii,
Carriages viii Cold Spring Station train leaving
No. ss West 5sth-st. David II. Mcilpin in his s5ta
Funeral services at the Brick Church stnave and a7s
Kindly omit Bowers.
tive oHsss NO p, 20 Vest wsss st's s,-RssTsiuI
for 2s years member 4 Of he society t,,,,., -,
RICHARD T. DAVIES. Secretary
PECK-suddeny. Friday February g. 1901 Katharine
A. widow of William j. Peck.
Funeral services her late residence No 134
Monday. February H. at 10 o'clock in the
InteTment at convenience Of family.
PIERRON-on Friday. February s. 1901 Julien Pierron
his nth year.
Funeral services from his late residence. les a
clifton Place. Brooklyn on sunday. February TO-
y.
ROYCE-At Nevburg. y. Y, February 1901 Ellen
Brett Royce wife OF the late Charles b. Royce her
SD
Funeral services her late residence No. 112 Grand
Newburg y. Y. February n. 1901. Al D. m
Carriages viii meet train leaving Grand Central
at 1890 a m.
SMITH-On Saturday afternoon January .. 1901.
residence No. 3Il Grand-aVe., Brooklyn. julia "A.
Smith. In her SD year.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
ISAAC l.. sCHooNMAKER.

Isaac L. Schoonmaker. superintendent of O'NeilTs
department store in Sixth-ave.. died suddenly at
his home. No. l7i Broadway. Paterson. n. j.. last
Thursday.
Mr.. Schoonmaker born In Paterson fifty
three years ago. and was educated in the public
schools of that city. He gained his first knowl-
edge OF the drygoods business through the local
merchants OF his city. He afterward organized
the firm of SchoOnmaker * GerOe. When the firm
gave up business Mr.. Schoonmaker became con-
nected with the SiXth-ave firm. where his eXecu-
tive ability and business training We're quickly
recognized. He soon to the position of
intendent. which he held the time OF his death.
The funeral will be held his late home this af-
ternOOn a 3 o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
MRs. PLATT SUFFERS 4 RELAPSE.
FRIENDS FEAR THAT THE WIFE OF THE
SENATOR CANNOT RECOVER

Mrs. Thomas C. Platt. wife of Senator Platt. who
has been i'll for three weeks at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel with heart trouble suffered a relapse last
night, and Senator Platt said o'clock that she
very low. The members of her family
summoned. and remained at the hotel during the
night. Friends OF the family now fear that Mrs.
Platt cannot recover, although she has made a
said 10 be fatty degeneration of the heart. She
was prostrated three weeks ago to-day. and since
then her condition has been such 10 alarm her
friends. Senator Platt is far from strong and his
wite's illness has made "a marked difference in his
health. Yesterday he refused TO see many promi-
nent Republicans who called
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND MONDAY

For Maine New-Hampshire and Vermont. nurries
colder day Monday fair. except in Eastern
Maine. brisk northwesterly winds.
For Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut fair
oday. colder: Monday fair; brisk norhwestery winds
For Eastern New-YorR, fair eastern, snow nurries
and colder portion to-day: Monday fair and
continued cold: brisk nOrthwesterly winds
For Eaftern Pennsylvania fair in southern. clearing
and colder northern portion day Monday fair
ncTthWestery winds.
For NewJerssy and Delaware fair to-day and proba
Monday: brisk nprthwesteTy winds
For District Of Columbia and MARYLAND, fair to-day
and Monday continued low temperature; brisk north
westerly winds.
For Western New-York and Western Pennsylvania gen
orally day except along the lakes; Monday
fair; brisk nofthWestery winds, becoming variable.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
EDGAR EVERETT HASTINGS.

Carlisle. Penn. Feb CSpeciaD.-Edgar Everett
Hastings died here to-day from paralysis fftythree
years old. He came here from Washington. ID. G..
Pennsylvania Railroad. He was born at Fort Moul-
trie. s. c.. and was graduated from Dickinson Col
lege i'm 1862 and from the law department of Har-
ward in 1864. He belonged to the Phi Delta Theta
fraternity His father was commander at the Car
Isle barracks for number of years. wife and
child survive him.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
REAR-ADMIRAL PETER A. REARICK.

Washington, Feb 9.-Rear-Admiral Peter A
Rearck who retired about year ago. died here
this morning He was born I'm Maryland and was
appointed to he Navy a third assistant engineer
I'm 1860 He served through the Civil War and
afterward was on duty with the Pacific Squadron
and on the North and South Atlantic FliroDean N
and Asiatic stations besides serving at various
navy wards and a member OF the Steel Insnac-
tIon Board. lie reached the grade OF chief engi-
reer in 1874 and retired y a Rear Admiral
pnder he provisions Of the NeVal PersonnsI Iau,
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
TO CONSECRATE HOLY INyoCEyrs

Archbishop Corrigan. assisted by a number of
bishops and priests will COnsecrate the Church of
the Holy Innocents. in West Thrty-seventh-st
near Broadway. Tuesday at go a. m. A spe-
cial programme OF music has been arranged for
Bishop Burke. of Albany: Bishop Gabriels OF
OgdensbuTg, and Bishop Prendergast OF Philadel-
phia. Bishop Farley will preach the sermon.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
THE WEATHER REPORT.

YEsTERDAY's RECORD AND To-DAY's FORECAST
Washington. Feb 9.-The noted this morn
ing have united in a single the New-EngIand
coast Storm has continued In region PennsyI-
vania. Eastern New-York and New-Eneland and rain
has fallen In Southern California Arizona Mexico
ana western Texas The temperature fallen sharply
IN Texas the West Gulf States and the middle Mississippi
valley, snow Will continue in New England Sunday
with clearing weather Maine Monday Rain IS aIs5
probable Texas Monday. The temperature will fan
about 20 degrees in the Ohio Valley West Virginia
Virginia Eastern and Central Tennessee in a
less degree in the East Gulf States and Florida The
winds the Atlantic Coast viii northwestery
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
NO. ) EAST FORTT-yTyTB-ST

Albany. Feb s.-NO- East Focty-ninth-st is
the corporate title OF a company organized to-day
with capital OF s'oOOo TO manage the property
In New-fork City known No. East Fortv-
ninth-st. The directors are Richard n Young
Isaac Townsend, John Mel. Nash. James speyer
ray Young OF New-York City. '
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
pErJEWED BY GENERAL WHEELER

There was an interesting review and drill in the
18th Regiment ArmOry. Brooklyn. last night in
which Battery ID Of the 18th Regiment and a de-
tachnent of the "a Naval Battalion took part
THE reviewing officer was Brisadier-General Joseph
Wheeler L. s A. 1retiredp. who received an en-
thusi2s,ie welcome from large crowd Of specta-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

I'm the firm OF Pratt, Woodford & Co. book dealers
In 1855 he returned to Hartford and for many years
Vas engaged in the grocery and coal business.
Lowell Mass. Feb. 9-Father William ID. Joyce.
Superior of the Immaculate Conception Church.
died at O'Clock this morning from pneumonia
Lowell Mass. Feb. 9-Daniel Gage the wealthy
ictman died last night from pneumonia.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
OBITUARY NOTES

Hartford. Conn. Feb. s.-DaVd Robinson Wood
ford. died from heart failure to-day the Farm
ington Avenue Hotel. He seventy-six years
Old. He was born In Hartford. and I'm is45 removed
ia As~-fark and was associated with hs hrothsr
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
IrANHoE COuuANDERr RECEPTION

Ivanhoe Commandery Knights Templar has
arranged for it's annual matinee and ladies' re-
cepton the Masonic Temple on the afternoon
of February q. VIII IN Sir John Little. Senior War
den of the Grand COmmandery, will make offi-
cial visit.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
PRINCESS VON AUERsPERG I'LL.

Red Bank y. j., Feb. s.-The Princess Won Auers-
uerR Is IN ~ the home OF her parents Mr. and
Mrs f. G. Hazard. Shrewsbury. trained nurse
Is I'm constant attendance Her husband who Is a
physician IN the Bayonn Hospital Recently filed
petition in bankruptcy.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
EX-GOVERNOR TANNER HERE.
A RECEPTION To BE GIVEN FOR HIM AMI HIS
WIFE

Miss Lille D'Angelo Berrb vaz,erd,,. -o.. -.-.
invitations for reception which sbe is gotu,. -
give IN nonor Of Ex-Governor and Mrs. Jobn
ranner' OF Illinois. next Tuesday afternoon fror,
10 O'Clock. at her home in the Albany Eif,,--
second-st- and Broadway. The ex-C;overnor he
JUST arrived In the city but Mrs. Tanner has been
been invited TO assist in receiving. Mrs r,1. NJ,
,a LeSh MIS-; Edward Lauterbach, Mrs Daniel PM
Ss ssIneld. MRS William r. Grace Mrs Rootbbv
a ~, Alsqs cameron OF Wisconsin, and Mrs AIex-
snler s! McDonald, OF Cincinnati Senator Jones Of
-nenaaa' ana ex-senator Dorsey are expected to he
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
OFFICES.

OFFICES.
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New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

REFEREE DECIDES 1T SHOULD GO To MRS
FI.ANNERY. NOT MARY REGAIN.
In a De ,ision handed down in the Supreme Cour,
yesterday Justice Gildersleeve afirms the renor,
made by ex-Judge Charles Donohue, referee. TO
Determine the claims made by two women 20 a lse
acy left in the will of Emma A schley Mrs
sehley bequeathed $500 TO Mrs. Flanagan" No
Christian name given The Mrs Flannsgan
mentioned. however, was a saleswoman i'm a dry
goods store.
made 20 the beQuest by Margaret Z Flannerv and
MarY Regan Both We're saleswOmen and alleged
that they had been known by Mrs SchIev as Mrs
Flanagan when they waited upon her in the
stOrcs.
Mrs F-lannery brought suit for the money rha
referee reported I'm favor OF Mrs. Flannery
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
Religious Notices.


HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Nsw,YoTk. Lerox-ass and
I2a,l- ~. y. NICHOLS Rector. Services I'D
and N a. and 345 and .. m. Al the evening ser
vice the last half of the Elijah will be given
SOCIETY FOR ETHICAL. CULTURE. ssnday. 20,
10. 1901. II 20 a. al Carheoss 1see mn
corner 57th-st and Ih-ays-Addre.s q 1fSsssss
EDWARD HOWARD 0Rf00S. Suhjses 1s0 w.
ston-" All interested are Invited
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

Tribune Ofnce. Feb. 10. m.-Ths weather yesterday
vas lair and cold The temperature ranged between
and - degrees. the t2e.) being :, Of degree
lower than that q Friday and fs lower than
OF the corresponding date OF year.
Tho weather to-day viii taiE.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
Burneff'S yaniIJ. Frtr.c,
DIED.

/ IS the best and the good for food and
drink Insist on having IT, Avoid cheap substitutes
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

IN NETWORK CITY
M1I subscribers TO the DAILY and TRr-wErxry vu
the rts one cent copy extra postage addition 10
uIfess All communications reiav.
soverisements to THE TRIBUNE New-York Ss,y ps.,s
registered letter F -"'"e' 0luers oraft or
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10
TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATION

In this diagram the continuous white line tho
changes in pressure by The TTbunes
recording barometer The dotted line shows the tempera-
ture recorded Perry's Pharmacy
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

PRINTED MATTER ETC.-This steamer takes Printed
Matter Commercial Papers and Samples FOR Germany
9ny me same class OF mail for parts Or
directed by her. ~ 'NN0'N''
AfteT the closing Of the Supplementary Transatlantic
Mails named above. additional supplementary mails are
opened on the piers Of the American English French
and German steamers and until Yfrhfn
Ten Minutes Of the hour Of sailing Of steamer.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

arr ana Mrs. William k GaRGcriii;. tr. sailed
ssS'efeay Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt Will be the
se'~ OF the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough al
'"e"hDy Lodge. The intention originally was TO
49, gone South 20 Aiken, but Mrs. Nanderbilt's
q aia not permit OF q. she having contracted
h.&ssf< colo. William h. Vanderbilt. sr., when
ee4s IN the Valiant. will have with him Winneio
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

Wednesday Will he another opera might. and In
the morninz and afternoon there viii he various
Meetings of bridge whist classes, Of the Nnicker-
cocker Bowling Club and Of the POSTGRADUATE
Hospital Sewing Glass. Mrs Adrian Iselin, ir.,
Ell rive small dance following a dinner for Miss
Tbsrsse Iselin that evening The Wednesday
anlon viii also have a meeting al DelmOnieos,
he last before Lent.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-10

O,her dinners viii be given by Mrs. Ogden Mills
oh saturday. Mr.. ana Mrs. Edmund l.. Bayles
% @a'ufcay, Mrs. AstOr on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs.
~ ~ hsyard Cutting on Thursday Mr.. and Mrs.
nrnr \. Bishop on wednesday, Miss Furniss, OF
~. so fifth-age on Friday. and Mrs. stuyvesant
~ ~ on Tuesday who VIII have NOrdca and lse-
e'ihie 20 sing afierwara
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
Commission Merchants.
MORTGAGE S.,LP.

BY virtue of authority conferred in a
mortgage executed the 18th day of Octo-
her, 1886. by J. g. Jones and wife, re-
corded in book No. "a at page 80 in the
Register of Deeds office of WaI.e COUNTY.
~ c., we will on Saturday, the 9th day
of March. 1901. at IL o'clock m, at the
court house door in the city oe Raleigh
expose for sale and sell to the highest
bidder for cash that valuable and well
timbered tract of land lying and situated
at the intersections of the Holly Springs
and old SInithfleld roads on the waters of
Camp branch in Swift Creek township,
Wake county, N. G., containing 1876 acres
more or less, bounded on the north by the
lands of ". =. Powell. on the east by
the lands of T. j. Wood, OH the south by
the lands of w. H. Utley, j. ~. Jones
and George Sauls AMI On the west by tie
lands of Isham Jeifreys formerly known
as the Anderson Taylor land" and better
known later as the Beverly X. S. Jones
land. This is the best site for store
and cotton gin anywhere in that part OF
the county, For further description OF
said land see said mortgage.
PEELE & MAYNARD,
Attorneys for mortgage
This February 9Th. 1901:
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
RALEIGH TOBACCO MARKET.
DEATH OF COL. @, 3. aAmMErr
He Passes Quietly Away at His Rome in His
Seventy-Third Year.

Especial to News and Observer)
Durham, N. c.. Feb. 22.-Col. G.. b.
Hammett is dead. This sad news cast
a gloom over our city late yesterday af-
tcrnoon. He passed away quietly at his
home about A o'clock.
Colonel Hammett has been in declinin~
health for twelve months, but has been
confined to his room only few weeks.
The cause of his death was a complica-
ton of diseases.
The deceased was about 73 years of
age, and had been a resident of this city
for number OF years. In early life he
married a Miss Burch. of Petersburg,
Va. and she survives him.
soon after moving here Colonel Ham
NETT entered the employ of Bull Dur
ham Tobacco Company, and until re-
Gently he was in the employ of this con-
cern, and for some time he has been
considered one of the best judges of leaf
tobacco un the Durham market
The funeral services We're conducted
from his late residence this afternoon
at o'clock by Rev. w. c.. Norman,
pastor Of Trinity Methodist church.
The following gentlemen were the pail
bearers: ActiVe-Messrs. w. j. Girls
void, w. l.. Wall, n. w. Reed, j. w.
Goodson, j. w. Pope and l.. NJ. Reams.
HonoraryMessrs. N. A. Ramsey, Leo.
p. Heart, Chas. McGary, T. NJ German,
p. G. Sneed and w. H. Rowland.
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
STATE NEWS.

The smallpox situation in Greene coun-
ty is so alarming that Judge Hoke has
been requested not TO hold court there
next week.
Sheriff Lee, of Buncombe county, has
taken four men who robbed the post
office and shot Sam Alexander to Meek
lenburg county for safe-keeping.
LAME +. Morris has been appointed
postmaster at Atlantic. Ernest NJ. Field at
Coddle, Jerome Thompson ut Nicholson,
and Henrietta Robbins al Sharpsburg, and
Ida F. Devlin at Pineville.
The Troy Examiner says the railroad
from West End to Jackson Springs is
about completed and trains will soon
be running on this branch of the Aber-
deem and Asheboro railroad.
Messrs. A. NJ. Scales, c. II. Ireland, c.
F.. Holtcn and c. G. Wright of Greensboro,
a committee of the Greensboro Chamber
Of Commerce, were here yesterday on
business connected with certain schedules
in the revenue bill.
The Confederate Veterans of Moore
county will meet in Jonesboro on the
addressed by General Julian S. Carr.
Mr.. F. S. Spruill and others, after which
a camp will be organized.
The Louisburg Times has entered upon
its thirtieth volume 1t is under the
editorship of Mr.. j. A. Thomas, who has
been continuously editing the pager foc
twenty-four years. He is one OF th2
best Democrats and one of the most sue
eessful editors in North Carolina, an(
his paper always rings clear
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
Office Stationery
LAND non SAFE.
OF all kind

At Il m, on Monday, March 4th, 1901
at the court house door in Raleigh,
will sell at public outcry the following
lands situate in Wake county.
a. Sixty acres, about two miles from
Rolesville, adjoining the lands of w. w
Rogers, W. T. Williams and r. E. Par
ham.
(2) A lot of IL acres in Oberlin, ad-
joining the lands OF Jane Brown, Mrs. ].
C. L. Harris. o. Pullen. H. Dunston. T.
L. Love ct ais.
t3). Another lot in Oberlin, 60x100 feet
at corner of Joint and Adams streets.
"a. A lot, 50x100 feet, near the Fed
eral cemetery, which was conveyed to
A. H. Temple by deed in book 56, page IL
Register of Deeds office.
a tract of land in Marks Creek town
ship. Wake county, adjoining the lands
of Ed. Richardson, Loomis Debnam, James
Johnson and others, containing 106 acres
more or less, and known as 1.-The Bunch
Place.
Sale made by judgment of court in
Special Proceeding No $50, to make as-
sets for payment of debts of j. r. Novel;
deceased.
Terms: One-th cash, residue in
welve months, with six per cent interest.
MILLARD MIAL.
s Administrator and Commissioner.
Feb. 1-t-d-s.
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
SPECIAL RATES VIA. S. A. L. RY.
Inaugural Excursion to Washington, D.
c., for March 4th, 1901.

On account Of the Inaugural ceremon-
les Of the President and Vice President
of the United States at Washington, d.
c.. March 4th, the Seaboard Air Line
Railway will sell excursion tickets for
one first-class fare for the round trip
from ALL POINTS. Rate from Raj
eigh $3.50. Tickets will be good going
on all trains March 1, 2 and 3, with final
return limit March 8. 1901. inclusive.
For regular organized military COM
panies and brass bands in uniform,
twenty-five or more on one ticket, a rate
of one cent per mile in each direction,
per capita, plus arbitraries, rates from
Raleigh $6.45.
For fine trains and fast schedule take
the S. A. l.. Ry., the Capital City Line
Their famous Florida and Metropolitan
Limited" and Florida and Atlanta Fast
Mali run direct to Washington, D. c.
For tickets, schedule and sleeping car
accommodations call or address,
c. II. GATTIS, c. p. & T. A,
Raleigh. n. C.
II. S. LGARD, TRAY. Pass. Agt.,
Hamlet, N. G..
r. Z. L. BUNCH, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Portsmouth, Va.
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
MRS ELLEN HAWKINS DIES.
Scotland Neck Mourns the Loss Of Devoted
and influential Christian.
Especial to the News and Observer)

Especial to the News and Observer
Scotland Neck. n. c., Feb. 22.-One of
the most remarkable women of this or
any community died here last night. Mrs.
Ellen Hawkins passed away at the home
OF her son-in-law, Mr. G. W. Bryan. aged
IS years. Coming TO this community
from her native county, Sampson, in 1857,
she has been a familiar parsonage hera
for more than forty years. Under adverse
circumstances she lived in a log hut and
educated her two children, the late Rom
Hawkins and Mrs. G.. W. Bryan, her only
living near relative. Of her son, whom
she educated with her needle, it was saiG
that no more popular young man ever
lived in the county. and that the funeral
procession that followed his remains to
the grave was the largest ever seen here.
Mrs. Hawkins was sister TO the late DR..
Sloan. of Sampson county who died a
number of years ago. She has had q
most remarkable career and in her death
the town and community loses the intiu-
ence Of one of the most Christ-like lives
ever known here.
The news & observer., 1901-02-23
SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of decree ot
Wake Superior court in special pro-
ceeding, entitled w. c. Stronach ct al
administrators of D. Lewis, deceased, and
Robt. Crabtree ct ais, made on the 18th
day of January, 1901, 1, Thos Johns
commissioner, will, on Monday, Feb
ruary 25th, 1901, at u o'clock M.
at the court house door in Raleigh, N
c., sell at public sale to the last and
highest bidder, the following described
tract of land, to-wit: a part of land in
ST. Mary's township, Wake county, N
c., bounded on the north by the lands
of Tom Sturdivant, on the east by the
lands of w. A. Hocutt and Augustin Will
liams, on the south by the lands of w
|. Beasley, on the west by the lands Of
Thos. Johns and the heirs of Seth Jones
being the tract krown as the Dave Lewis
home place and COZ aiming 15S acres more
or less.
Terms Of sale, cash.
THOS. JOHNS. Commissioner.
Alex. Stronach. Attorney.