The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-21
Notice OF Sale Of Dunn Land
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Under and by virtue OF an order
Of the Superior Court OF Halifax
county. made in the special proceed
inr entitled, W. 3. Dunn, Robert G.
Dunn. Mary ~. Dunn and Rosa 2.
Dunn VS.. Annie Y. Dunn, the same
beirg Mo-. upon the special pro-
ceedirg docket Of said court, the
undersigned commissioner will on
Monday, the second day Il October,
1911, at twelve O'clock. noon, at the
court house door in Halifax, North
Carolina, offer for sale 10 the high
est bidder certain tracts OF lane
living and being in Enfield township.
Halifax county, North Carolina, AMI
described as follows, to-.g;t:
First Tract-Adjoining the lands
Of S. c. Bellamy and others, begin
ming at the inside corner Of an old
dam and ditch, S. Rella1ny's corner;
thence north 81 w 100 poles along
said ditch, said 10 be BeIlamy's line:
thence continuing Eellarny's line
along 8 hedgeroW n So " SO poles
10 q large pine stump at the head OF
Itch, said to be Josey' line; thence
II 5 + 101 poles to q canal and dan,
said to be the line; thence along the
dam and canal to its Junction with a
larger canal and dam; thence alone
said canal to large cypress tree
standing at a crossing Of q planta-
tion path; thence south 10 w 81
poles and 10 links 10 the beginning,
and so poles along said dam from
the south side Of the public road 70
Enfield. containing 1865 acres; the
last distance, 80 poles, is given so as
% locate the corner, known as the
Short Swamp place.
Second aract-Beginning at the
public road to Enfield al the head Of
. dam, the corner Of the Dunn aud
Tillery tracts ia Bollamy's line;
thence along said dam S 12W 8 poles,
S 6 " Ii poles. S II e IS poles and
10 link, S Is w "a poles 20 the end
OF the dam; thence s / & So poles to
Dead Creek; thence along Dead
Creek TO Fishing Creek to very
large drawf and llnar.ed oak stand
ing or the bank Of Fishing Greek at
q point where it makes . sharp turn;
thence II 3 3 81 poles to the public
road to Enfield; thence along said
road to the beginning, containing
1872 acres, known as Washington
Whitehead Place.
Third Tract Adjoining the lands
Of Dir. 0. c. Stallings, J l.. Fleming,
Mrs. D. II. Dunn and others, and
being known as the B. C. Dunn home
place, and said TO contain $40 acres,
more or less; the said hone place
beng the property Of Wells Draugh-
on and willcd by said Dtauch0n II.
| 3. c, Dunn and wife. Rosa ?. Dunn,
Tor lie and 1t thair 'c&til - their
children. and berg the place al
which 3 c. Dunn ana wife lived
and being known in Enfield town
ship, Halifax county. IS the 3. c..
Dunn home place, and being sitlat-
ed on the old road leading from En-
field 10 Scotland Meek, known a.
| Enfield road. The above property
| being the property and all Of same
devised by Wells Drauehon to Mrs
Rosa ?. Dunn for her life and tnen
to her children by viii probated
September "a, 1872, end recorded il
| the Office Of the clerk of the SUPERB
or Court Of Edgecombe county in
VIII Book Volume Z, page SOP, to
which reference is made.
| Terms Of sale One third cash,
one third in six months and one
third IN twelve months, deferred
payments TO bear interest from date
Of sale, and sale made subject to
confirmation by court.
r. O. EVER EFT,
| Commissioner.
| This 10Th day Of August, 1911.