The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1911-09-14
Notice Of Sale Of Dunn Land
October 2, 1911.

Under and by virtue of an order
Of the Superior Court of Halifax
county, made in the special proceed
ing entitled, W. +. Dunn, Robert G..
Dunn. Mary w. Dunn and Rosa =.
Dunn VS.. Annie Y. Dunn, the same
being No..... upon the special pro-
ceedinG docket of said court. The
undersigned commissioner will on
Monday, the second day Of October,
1911, at twelve O'Clock. noon, at the
court house door in Halifax, North
Carolina, offer for sale to the high
est bidder certain tracts of land
living and being in Enfield township,
| Halifax county, North Carolina. and
described as follows, to-wit:
First Adjoining the lands
Of 5. c. Belamy and others. begin
r:rg - ~ .-r;'2 c2vnGt IL 81. I'd
dam and ditch. S. Bcllamy's corner;
thence north 81! w 120 poles along
said ditch. said to be Bellamy's line;
thence continuing Belamy's line
along a hedgerow N S5a w So poles
to large pine stamp at the head OF
a ditch, said to be Josey S line; thence
N 5 l. lOl poles to a canal and dam.
said to be the line; thence along the
dam and canal to its junction with a
larger canal and dam; thence along
said canal 10 a large cypress tree
standing at d crossing Of a planta-
ton path; thence south l23 w III
poles and 10 links to the beginning,
and 80 poles along said dam from
the south side OF the public road to
Enfield, containing 1867 acres; the
last distance, 50 poles, is given so as
to locate the corner, known as the
Short Swamp place.
Second Tract Beginning at the
public road to Enfield at the head of
dam, the corner Of the Dunn ard
Tillery tracts in Bellalny's line;
thence along said dam II w poles,
S 6 w "A poles, S II T. lS poles aud
10 links, $ Is W u poles to the end
Of the dam; thence $ !. ~ poles to
Dead Creek; thence along Dead
Creek 10 Fishing Creek to very
large drawf and knarled oak stand
ing on the bank Of Fishing Creek at
a point where it makes sharp turn;
thence N 3 Il "a poles To the public
road t. Enfield; thence along said
road to the beginning, containing
1872 acres, known as Washington
Whitehead Place.
Third Tract Adjoining the lands
of DIR. O. G. Stallings, j. l.. Fleming,
Mrs. d. NJ. Dunn and others, and
being known az the B. G.. Dunn home
place, and said TO contain $40 acres,
more or less; the said home place
being the property of Wells Draugh-
on and w;iled by said Draughon to
B. c. Dunn and wife. Rosa Z. Dunn,
for life and at their death to their
children, and being the place at
which B. c. Dunn and wife lived,
and being known in Enfield town
ship. Halifax county, as the 3. &.
Dunn home place, and being situat-
ed on the old road leading from Ea-
field to Scotland Neck, known as
Enfield road. The above property
being the property and all of same
devised by Wells Draughon to Mrs.
Rosa p. Dunn for her life and then
to her children by will probated
September "a. 1872, and recorded in
the office of the clerk of the SUPERB
or Court Of Edgecombe county in
Will Book Volume Z, page 502, 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.
X. o. EVERETT,
Commissioner.
This 29th day Of August, 1911.