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FOR RENT-APARTMENTS
THE VERNON.

THE STANTON, 12S c NE.-BEAUTI
fnl apt, newly painted and papered.
9I0
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SITUATIONS WANTED-MALE.

BOOK KEEPE RI
wants work to do evenings: terms rea-
sonable. BOX T. Herald office. az
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AUTOMOBILE REPAIRS.

STOP WORRYING ABOUT THAT MA
chine of yours. Bring il TO US. Moder-
ate rates. y years experience. best me-
chanical ability: all work guaranteed.
NO HEADACHES IN OUR PRICES.
Auto and Machine Works Phone
Main ziI1. WIN. e. MOORE, Prop.
goo
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TABLE BOARD.

EXCELLENT HOME TABLE: LIMITED
number: $50 per month. NJ. near Conn.
ave. Phone 1867. S0S
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FOR SALE-CHOICE LOT on SIX
TENTH STREET; viii double in
value; excellent location north of the
new bridge
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CLEVELAND PARK-I1-rOom house;
large lot: beautiful location bargain
ROBERT T. HEATER. 4l2-13 Colorado
Bldg. Phones Main l064-1065 30
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PAPER HANGING.

ROOMS PAPEEED, IS AND Up. Sc
lect stock Painting and decorating. c.
OLSON. 6l3 + ST Phone TAX. I54 255-U
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FOR SALE-FIVE ACRES FINE LAND
suitable for orchard. garden. and poul-
try raising: suburbs Washington. on cleo
Iric line 15c car fsre Worth 500 For
quick sale, 500 Terms, $50 down. 8 20
weekly viii build houses TO order on
land. if desired; s. weekly payments. 9Il
Evans Building Send postal. with adj
dress, for circular giving all information
how TO secure home on the installment
plan.
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CHEVY CHASE. near Conn ave, large
rooms; a. m l.. hot-water heat: large
lot; southern exposure; front. side. and
rear porches; Ia a rapidly growing sec
ton.
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FOR sALE-SUBURBAN.

OVERLOOKING SIXTEENTH STREET
extended, new Broom house: a. m. l.:
hot-water heat; gas and electric lights.
lot increasing IN value; easy Ter n.s.-
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WANTED-BOARD.

BY TWO YOUNG MEN, WITH PRI-
Vate family preferred. references ex-
changed. Address BOX 6, Herald Office.
81
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FOR SALES LOTS SOUTH OF SAUL's
subdivision, near new 18th ST. ar 25c
So II. The greatest bargain ever offered
IN this booming section
FULTON II. GORDON. OWNER,
Specialist Suburban Realty,
VIM. II Richie. Manager
NJ. 5231 Colorado building.
314
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SPIRITUALISM.

MRS. WHITE WILL HOLD HER
seance on Wednesday and Friday even
ings. 5 o'clock. private interview daily.
!2e Sth 81. NV. 27l-m,w ,f-tf
MEETINGS SUNDAY. MONDAY. THURSDAY.
p. M daily readings at home Of Ms. J, e.
MALTBY ss3 NJ ST. NV. Phone y sai2 se22sm
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B00KBINDING.

CHAS. H. POTTER G CO.. INC,
Loose Leaf Systems. Blank Book Makers.
Paper Rulers and B0okbinders
Sole Agents
Sherick's Loose Leaf Devices.
Phone NJ 800 SO 18TH ST my.
36E-eOd--t
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PRAYEDATBURGUNDY
Napoleon Restored Public
Worship in France.
NUNS SENT HIM BOUQUETS

Young COnquerOr Was Perfect as
Soldier, Good Friend, CharmingIy
Piety Rare with Officers of ArtiI-
Iery Two Centuries Ago.
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Invest I'm the Garden suburb Now.
VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS.

II IS the nearest. has fast cars. only
" minutes ride For refined people OF
moderate means. with parks. Fairgrounds
and gardens. By our cooperative plan
you VIII save In building. and IN cost OF
living. This Is no real estate Doom, but
continuous, permanent development on
scientific lines. all planned By an archi-
tect
LOTS goo UP-sio CASH. e PER MO.
Invest here now and double your
money. This section is slated TO come
back into the District
Come Saturday or Sunday afternoon
and see the Morrill, style damp-pro ce-
ment houses, poured in steel mods cost
ing no more than wood. shown and dem.
onstrated at 4 p. m.
Car 10 VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS every
few minutes from POst-ofiice corner. 18th
ell and Pa. ave
BALLARD & LANHAM,
gu 18th st NV
CLIP THIS AD-IT LEADS THE WAY
2U5-tf
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HOW TO BE YOUR OWN LANDLORD
on 500 cash and $50 monthly. For full
particulars drop postal telephone. or
call for illustrated plat, &C, OF Connscti-
cut Avenue Park Chevy Chasel
FULTON K. GORDON, Owner,
Specialist Suburban Realty,
VIM H. Richie Manager.
NJ. 523l Colorado building.
3l4
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AT KENSINGTON, MD.-FINE HOME.
near car lines; s rooms and bath.
lots; a. m. l.. great bargain; recuced for
quick sale to 1885, $3.50, cash: now va
cant: move right IN See me at once.
j. j. CORNWEIL,
Phone 22O5. 62l 18th st.
80
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PRINTING.
FREl CnIE- Tha Printer.

EXECUTES HIGH-GRADE WORK
Neatly, Accurately, and Quickly
Bill Heads, Statements, Envelopes, Cards.
$3.50 A l,000
JUST A TRIAS4 Sth and NJ NV
S2-tf
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STORAGE.

STORAGE, MOVING, PACKING. AND
shipping. free hauling to warehouse.
Call West 737 for rates Estimates or by
the load. All goods stored in private rooms.
LITTLEFIELD. ALVORD &c Co.
2S9-f G0l 18th st NV
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FOR SALE-SUBURBS WASHINGTON;
on electric line, 5e car fare; three acres
fne land. will improve with broom cot
tage. beautiful SHADE; well good water
poultry house. barn. ogchard. garden
fences. &C. worth $1,000 = Sample house
near by for inspection. For quick sale
$500. Terms. $50 down. $3.50 weekly APP
ply quick, Room 81 Evans Bldg or 1920
New York ave. NV se2i-tf
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MALE & FEMALE HELP WANTED.

TWO KINDS-THERE ARE ALWAYS
TWO kinds Of business colleges
DRACGHON'S and the OTHERS. 1917
New York ave.
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TITLES EXAMINED.
MONEY WANTED AND TO LOAN

MONEY TO LOAN LET US MAKE
your new loans or replace old ones at
lowest rates OF interest. All transactions
conducted with economical consideration
Tor borrowers. WIN. II. SAUNDERS &
CO. 1907 F ST. NV. bStfs
MONEY TO LOAN ON ID. c. real,
estate-Iowest rates of interest Pay
ments on principal In amounts OF 500 or
more received at any interest period
THE F. II. SMITH co, Bond Building.
I40S n. Y. ave H-tf
MONEY TO loan ON APPROVED
city real estate at lowest current rates
OF interest; special privileges with resDeat
TO prior payments. TYLER & RUTHER-
FORD Inc 730 18th st NV a:-tfs
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WANTED-HOUSES.

for good house. 10 to u rooms, . baths.
a III. j.; $1,000 to $4,000. Prefer r st i,
near S2d, CouWC ave, above s. col road
west of 18th or vicinit@ AMERICAN
LAND COMPANY. CIT 1Stf~st NV. 800
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FOR SALE-sUBURBAN: HIGH. DRY,
beautiful building lots, 25xl40 IT.: sub
urbs Of Washington: on electric line I5c
car fare: SO cash or SEQ on terms 81 Is
weekly Apply Room 9ll. Evans Bldg.
or 1920 New York ave. NV 2Sl-tf
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-15
THE STAGE DRINK.
Some Sarcastic Comments Upon lts
Terrific PofannN

Some Sarcastic Comments Upon lts
Terrific Potency.
What we have always noticed about
the stage drink is its terrific potency.
That there are other points Of interest
in this thing we do not deny, and we
are inclined to agree with a writer In
one Of the weekly papers who says
that 'our actors, even the best and
most experienced of them, haven't the
faintest notion of how to drink nat
urally and with the air of men who
are. enjoying the process" And we
have frequently noted that curious I'M
spillable quality In the musical comedy
drink. In this particular type Of po-
tation, which ia set to music and
which we may call the gay drink, the
careless gestures of the fiagoD holders,
who do not actually drink until they
have waved the goblet upside down.
hive been known to make strong and
thirsty galleryites burst into teals,
commingled with reproaches. When
falsely accused Frederick suffers a mo-
mentary attack of depression and de-
cides to set out for territories exclu-
sively canine he pours into small
liquor glass a little very pale brandy
and, with desperate cry Of frenzy
and despair, drinks it at one go. Some
times 1t Is half glass of noncorporeal
claret. But the result is the same.
Falsely accused Frederick instantly
starts his Apache dance with the
grand pianoforte, and friends who be-
lieved in him, entering at that mo-
ment, say, Good heavens, he's drunk"
The drink is potent. 1t cannot always
be case Of weakness of head.-Lon-
don Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-15
THE CLOCK OF FATE,
How a Marriage License Was
Taken Out Four Times.
BY DELLA TouRTELoTTE.

ny O&EiA IOOn ELL E.s
copyright, 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
While looking for evidence Of mar
riage involving property belonging to
clients of mine l came upon mar
rage license issued to two parties, and
written across the face of the entry In
red ink was the note by the judge:
Returned unused. See page so-and-
So" On turning to the page referred
to there was another record and the
same red ink note. In short, the rec
ord shows that license was procured
and returned unused three different
times. The fourth time, however, was
the charm, and they were married, he at
the age of forty and she at thirty years.
l made note of the names, intend
ing to look for the story that appeared
to be contained in these several notes.
Years afterward stumbled upon it by
accident. 1t was told to me by sister
Of the lady for whom the license was
taken out. Here it is:
A social party from the city was
husking corn on Berkhart's farm.
among the husking party were the
two persons whose names appear in
the marriage record. They were Nor
man Witridge, at that time aged twen-
ty-five, and Rose Anderson, a slip OF
girl, lowering between childhood and
womanhood. Witridge was a hand.
some young fellow, and Rose Anderson
was very pretty girl. Between If
teen and twenty-five, nothing but phys
zeal beauty is needed to unite those
of opposite sex. The two were sitting
on heap of corn busily tearing OF
the husks when they saw each other
for the first time.
Witridge husked a red ear.
Every one who knows anything about
husking parties is aware that when q
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-03-15
No Reaaar, IL copenhaaen.

Copenhagen is city of 100000 In
habitants. During a weeks stay I
have seen no seller of matches or
boot laces, no gutter merchant, no
blind or other afflicted persons about
the streets asking for alms-not one
single sign of distress due to poverty.
l have explored the artisans quarters
by day and late at night. There is not
single spot in the whole of Copen-
hagen that could be compared even re-
motely to the slums in our large
towns. There are no unemployed hang
ing about the street corners, no un-
kempt women standing idly at the
doors, no ragged and dirty children
playing in the gutter. There are no
dirty houses, with dirty or broken
windows, mended with bits of paper,
and a ragged apron or torn bedcloth
doing duty for curtain.-Denmark
Letter in London Express.
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serve all that l get. l am not going
to hell for nothing One of your tracts
came to my desk in my store. said
that this was different from anything
l ever understood respecting the teach
ings of the Bible. 1t seems more God
like and more rational. l sent to you
for various Bible Students Helps. The
result, dear Brother Russell is that the
Love OF God has constrained me, has
conquered ME, In a way that the doc
trines of devilish torments could not
influence me. Now l see the true
teaching of Gods Word. l can honor
him and worship him and take pleas
ure In laying down my life In his serv-
Ice. have made a full conservation
Of everything. For a time | sent you
$50 check every month; but, Brother
Russell, that was In the nature of con-
sctence-money, because the most prof
liable feature Of my store trade was
the sale of liquor to the Mississippi
negroes. Those checks stopped. be-
cause as the grace of God more and
more filled and overlooked my heart,
1t brought me to see that | must love
my neighbor as myself and do injury
to none. That is all gone now, Brother
Russell, and my whole life is devoted
to the service of God and my fellow
men"
Three murderers confined in the Co.
lumbus. Ohio. Penitentiary had from
childhood been trained In the doc
trines Of eternal torment In different
churches and yet committed murder
Those men. under Gods providence,
received some of our literature-"Scrip-
ture Studies"-and were cut to the
heart when they learned of the Love
of God, as expressed in the Divine
Plan of the Ages. To be brief: A
knowledge Of the Love Of God made
such a change In the hearts and lives
Of those three murderers that the
prison-keepers took knowledge of them
that they had been with Jesus and
had learned of him. BY and by they
were paroled and today two of them
are preaching the Gospel Of the Love
Of God, seeking to bring their fellow
men out Of the condition of darkness
and sin into the glorious sunlight Of
Divine Love and Truth. Having tried
the Gospel Of fear and damnation and
torture for sixteen centuries; having
seen that under this teaching there are
more blasphemy and general wicked
ness than even in the heather world,
Is 1t not due time to give the true
bread and water Of life to the hungry
and thirsty ones who, for lack of it,
are searching the earth and many Of
them falling into Higher Criticism. in
fidelity and other decisions peculiar to
our day?
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CAMDEN AND SUBURBAN RAILWAY co

Leave MOOREsTOwN every 10 minutes
nom 642 until 1912 q. M; then every 30 min
utes until 4.l2 p. M; then every 10 minutes un
til 9.42 p. m; then every 80 minutes until Ill.
p. m; then every hour as per night cal
schedule.
Leave FERRY sos. 5.ss, 6Os 6.ss a. M; then
every Is minutes until 9.38 a. M; then every u
minutes until 3.S8 p. M; then every 10 minutes
until S.88 p. M; then every 30 minutes until
zoos p. M; then u.08 and 120S; then every
hour as per night car schedule.
Leave MERCHANTvILLE every minute.
from 5-82 q. M. until e.27 q. m; then every IL
minutes until AZ p. M; then every minutes
until S.H p. M; then every 10 minutes until
ll.z p m; then as per night car schedule.
Leave FERRY at sos and 5.38 a. M; then
every 10 minutes until 5.5S q. M; then every
minutes until 8.58 q. M; then every 10 min
utes until 8.58 p. M; then every minutes un
ul7.58 p. NJ; then every 10 minutes until l2Os
midnight; then every hour as per night car
schedule.
NIGHT CAR-DAILY AND SUNDAY.
Leave Moorestown, 1.02. 202, 302, 402 q. m.
Leave Ferry, slO8 2O8, 8OS, 40S a. m.
sLast trip on Saturday nigh.
Connect with Mount Holly cars at Stanwick
avenue.
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Trials Of a Host.

II suppose you VIII give some eIab-
crate entertainments this season."
EYES," answered Mr.. Cumrox; -
think weIl improve on those Of last
season"
weren't they all successful"
Nope 1t was my fault. tried to
make everybody have good time, anG
the first thing knew mother and the
girls were complaining because they
weren't sufficiently high class and
formal" -Washing Star.
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The Burlington and Bristol Steamboat
and Ferry Company

Schedule in effect $40 M, December. 20, 1909.
Daily, except Sundays and Christmas Day.
LEAVE BRISTOL FOR BURLINGTON.
$40, $780, 800. 1000. 1l.0O q. M, 1880. l.30,
$50. $50, 40, $40, p. m.
LEAVE BURLINGTON FOR BRISTOL.
ESQ, $50, $50, 1890, l1.So, q. M. LOO, zoo,
500, 40, 500 $50, p. m.
SUNDAYS AND CHRISTMAS DAY.
First boat leaves Bristol at 500 q. m. Last
boat leaves Bristol al $40 p, m.
First boat leaves Burlington at $50 a. m
Last boat leaves Burlington at $50 p. In.
NOTES-Read Carefully
The $40 p. m. trip from Bristol and the $50
D. m. trip from Burlington on Sundays and
Christmas Day will be Withdrawn when there
is ice In the river.
The above trips Will be run on Schedule
time unless prevented by ice. When there is
ice In the river no trips Will be guaranteed.
The boat for the performances in the Audi
forum will leave Bristol at TAO p. m, return
ing will leave Burlington twenty minutes
after the performances.
No trips will be guaranteed in foggy
weather.
WILLIAM <. DORON
Secretary, Treasurer and General Manager
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''r' Stops only on signal or notice to Agent
or conductor to receive or discharge passen-
gers.
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He Told Her.

"what is 1t, do you suppose, that
keeps the moon in place and prevents
1t from faning?" asked Araminta.
II think 1t must be the beams" re-
piled Charlie softly.
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Newlywed-W What. $50 for hat!
Why, it's simply ridiculous. my dearl
Mrs. Newlywed-Thats what
thought. Harold; but you said 1t was
al We could afford. -Lippincott's.
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Thoroughly Broken.

"Subster is a perfect husband"
81 never heard he was so wonder
full"
"well. every time he sees mail
box he feels in his pockets. Buffalo
Express.
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rh... W.. Eru;t.

Jack-So -FOUR efforts to win the rich
heiress were fruitless, Ell? Tom.
Fruitless! oh, no! I got the lemon
Boston Transcript.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13
MARION BrTLER

"Ihave no complaint against Judge
Adams except that his recent eIec-
tion TO the chairmanship smells of
Butler, and the smell OF Butler Is
faint that will fy-blow even a finer
crystal than Adams. Where Butler
ieads "a infamy. where Butler wins
Is fraud. His disapproval f. a badge
Of honor. Despised. disowned, dis
credited and dlscrowned by the do
cency Of the state, an Office gained
by mis- endorsement has about II the
order Of the brothrel and bovery,
and commission coming through
his hands 70 punctured by the stiletto
OF highwayman. The president and
Senators Penrose and Carter will
soon discover that bis pretended
power Is but the radient shine Of
the serpent, skeleton without the
color or currents OF life. II he had
his Washington hireling, Mr..
Aonk-mere property. Buffers
monkey--domInate the Republican
party in its leadership, Il deserveg
common and universal defeat. and
the true and loyal Republicans of
the state Will throttle the freebooters
whose only motto Is spoiIs, and
shose only battle cry is Doodle"
Had such scathing arraIgnmenf
Of Marion Butler as that above
quoted come from the pen OF some
Democrat, or from the lIps OF soms
Democrat, then Republicans might
have passed II unDoticed and unheed.
ed a. 80 much political bosh. But
when such statements are made BY
a member Of the party Butler nov
dominates IN North Carolina, and by
very prominent member OF that
party, at that, we are inclined 10 be-
lieve that II behooves the old time
Republican. the man who II Repub.
lican because Of the principles in.
y0lyed, and We believe there are a
number OF that class In Durham
county and In the fifth congressional
district, 10 stop and reflect before
lining up with Marion Butler and
Butler influences ia the present cam.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13
Republicans will
Have Another Rally

The republicans are planning for
another great rally In the near fu-
ture, when they will have Hon. !.
NJ. Meekins. OF Elizabeth City. TO
do the speaking for them.
Chairman Carpenter has a letter
from the assistant district attorney
for the eastern district. and be says
that he will be able TO give Durham
date on the 18th OF this month.
This would make the Mceklns' date
and and the supposed date OF Gov
ernor Glenn conflict. and 10 view OF
this fact Mr. Carpenter wrote SIR.
Meekins. stating the circumstances.
and asked II HIS date could be made
for Friday OF next week. As yet he
has not had an answer from this
letter, but will be ready TO state the
exact date In short time.
The announcement that Messrs.
Meekins and Glenn would speak here
on the same night has caused some
talk on the street OF proposed Joint
debate between these two stumpers.
Mr.. Carpenter said this morning that
nothing would please him better and
he would like the best In the world
20 see the debate arranged. How
ever, the later statement that Mr.
Glenn viii not be able 70 come 20
this city tn later in the campaign
sill make this impossible.
Since both these speakers are
speaking under the auspices and d.
rection of The state executive COM
mittee, the consent of the state
chairmen would have 10 be gotten,
and II has been the policy In the
past conduct Of this campaign not 10
have any Joint discussions, as the
state chairman thought that they
usually did more harm than good on
both sides.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13

Under and by virtue Of the powers
invested In me by deed OF trust
executed by John w. Bell and Jennie
Louise Bell, his wife. and ]. s. JUS
tice and Male Cabe Justice, his wife,
to the undersigned trustee. dated
June 9th, 1908. and recorded In the
Office OF the Register OF Deeds for
Durham County In Book So Nof Mort
cages, page els. default having been
made In the payment OF the note. and
at the request OF the holder OF the
note, I will sell at public auction to
the highest bidder. at the Court
House door in the City Of Durham, at
IL o'clock. M, on
MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, 1910.
the following land lying and being In
Durham County. In the State OF
North Carolina, bounded and de-
s:ribed as follows. to-wit: Lying i'm
mediately north OF the North Caro-
lima Railroad at Funston Siding. adj
joining the lands OF 3. L. Duke, J..
II. Shields and others, and being the
land decided to the party OF the first
part by deeds OF Mary G. Shields and
NJ. Shields, which said deeds
are duly recorded In the Office OF the
Register OF Deeds for Durham Coup-
ty. In Book 81, page 315. and Book
s5. page 229. containing 1872 acres.
more or less. TO which. said deeds
reference is hereby made for a full
description OF said property.
This 18th day OF September. 1910.
w. J. BROGDEN,
Trucstee.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1910-10-13
RRcHIYHRS RE.sAI.E.

Pursuant to an order Of His Honor.
q. G. Lyon IN an action entitled y. ID.
Owens W ]. Iiy Smith company. pend
Ing In the superior court Of Durham
county. the undersigned will sell the
stock Of merchandise. fixtures aud all
other property OF whatsoever nature
OF the J. Henry Smith company az
the premises. 222 West Main street.
Durham, n. C.. on the
18th DAY or OCTOBER, 1919, II ls
O'clock, noon
The same viii be sold az a whole
al public outcry for cash 10 the high
est bidder.
Those interested can examine said
property and see Inventory by apply
ing TO the undersigned. The purchase
er VIII be required 10 deposit
$500 20 show good faith. Sale sub
iect TO conformation By this court.
This October 4. 1910.
SIDNEY @. CHAMBERS. I.
Receiver OF !
J. Hy SMITH co.