The Robesonian., 1910-09-26

I. Howell, dnC OtnefS.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
residing within the territory hereinaf
ter described, that the undersigned,
Clerk of the Superior Court of Robe
son County, will On the first day of O.
tober .91O, at II o'clock, A. NJ. d.
his Office in Lumberton, N. c.. consider
and pass upon the report of viewers in
the Jacob and Back Swamp drainage
district, and all persons desiring to be
heard in opposition to said report are
notified to be present at said time ana
place. and make their objections to
the same. The boundary lines of the
district are as follows:
Beginning where the River Road
crosses Jacob Swamp, about 81 miles
south of Lumberton. at the old Moore
now j. w. Prevatt s-place and runs
thence southerly, following the bank
of said swamp and Lumber River
Swamp to the mouth of Panther Branch,
thence direct line norther y to where
a private or neighborhood road leads
to point on Lumber River known as
Pope's Landing, thence direct line,
westerly to the wire Grass Road at
the point about two hundred yards
North of the Ottie Moore house, where
a cross road leads from the said Wire
Grass Road to the Marion Road, thence
northwester]y to where the Pope
Road" crosses the said Marion Road at
nearly due west about five miles to the
Raynham road at Capt w. P. Moore 5
old home, thence in northwestern.
direction to the Chicken Roa6,'' @
road leading Southerly from Nos
Neck, at the cross road n rtheasterl,
Of the Alexand Mckenzie 1arm hous,
, and abou of mile theref from, Themes
as the watershed between Back an
Aaron Swamp which is OF the west
said Cross Road to where it crosses TIL
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad about on
mile Of Elrod, thence nearly west t
the I.owrie Road about one mile sout
of the southern edge Of Back Swan
,, to where the line between S. R. Tow
send and---- McCaskill crosses sal
: Lowrie Road near the"site of a yer
= old school, long since discontinue
thence following the watershed in
direct line to the Red Banks and A
: fordsville road at P. Bethea's house
: about one mile south of Back Swami
: thence in northwesterly direction fo
q lowing the watershed, which is nearl
direct line, about FIVE L lie
to where, about one mile aes
n of Max:on, it intersects a privat
O road at a point about 15O yards sout
y westerly from W. S McNair's tobace
. barn on SAID road. thence as sal roac
0 northwesterly passing the ole Malcol
d McNair house by the Rockingham nos
D. and crossing same to the divide -
- tween the Back Swamp and Beli's Bs
- Branch thence at that divide, soutl
n westerly on the north side of the Rocl
Ie ineham road to the mouth of Bell Be-
p Branch in Lumber River, thence Wi
the hill of Lumber River Swamp dow
= the various courses of said river Swan
sc to the right of-way of the Seaboa
Air Line Ry., about two miles west
- Lumberton. The above description
- not intended to take or include any
is LUMBER River Swamp. Thence dov
be the said railroad to where the Harlee
r vile road crosses said Railway at t
National Cotton Mills; thence dire
IL line to the beginning.
A map of the proposed drainage is
file in my Office, and can be seen on {
plication to me.
This the 7th dav of September. 10
al w. H. Humphrey.
oy- Clerk of the Superior Cou