Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1917-12-27
TRUSTEES SALE or LARGE AND
VALUABLE FARMS NEAR
HAMLET.

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HAMLET.
BY VIRTUE Of certain Deed Of
Trust executed by the late D. M, Nor
rison to the undersigned, and duly re-
corded in the Registry Of Richmond
County, Book 80, Page 172, and the
following, we will sell to the highest
bidder for cash at the courthouse, in
the town of Rockingham, Richmond
County, N. c., on the 14th day of Janu,
airy, 1918, at twelve o'clock, noon,
nine tracts or parcels of land, lying
ard being in Richmond County, and
described as follows, towit:
.sFIRST TRACT:-Lying and being
ii Richmond County, North Carolina,
and in Marks Creek Township,-Be-
ginning at a post oak, now down, three
black jack pointers, on the lower q de
Of Melton's branch, near fo~d ond
North side Of Marks Creek, the be-
ginning corner of the Murdoch Nc
Kinnon 300 acre survey, then with
its line N. II w. SO chains to it's cor
ner, thence with it's other line E. "a
chains to it's other corner near the
head of Douglas Spring Branch, and
a corner also of the Grant 75-acre
tract, then with its line N. ~ r. 26
chains and Is links to it's other cor
ner, thence with it's other line S. As
E. % chains and rs links to a corner
in the line of the Smith 15O-acre
tract, then with its line N. As E. 10
chains to its corner, then as it's line
S. 40 E. 6 IL chains to another cor
ner of said tract, thence as its other
line S. 80 E. 10 chs. to its corner, be-
ing also the beginning corner OF a
fifty acre tract, now (then) William
Freeman's, thence as the line Of
Smiths 150 acre tract, N. 60 E B
chains to a corner, four marked pines
on the West of Hugh's Branch, thence
S. As E. rs chains to corner in the
Marks Creek Swamp, thence s. 45 w.
as chains to corner; thence N. 45 ".
Al chains, and rs links to a corner IN
the Grant lands in the head of the
said Douglas Spring Branch, and then
down the various courses OF SAID
branch until the course S. 81 W. will
strike the Cheraw Road, Northwest
of the Gun Smith Shop, thence with
the road S. s E. 10 chs. and ~ links
to the edge of Marks Creek, thence
down the edge of said creek until a
line will strike the beginning that
runs a North course, containing a.
bout 450 acres, including the dwelling
house and other improvements, alot-
ted to Catherine Morrison, afterwards
Catherine McFayden, widow of NAL
com C. Morrison, deceased, and 9TH
ers. Jury summoned to allot her dow
err in the lands of her deceased nus
band, the said Malcolm G. Morrison
the report of said jury being on rec
ord in the Office of the Clerk OF the
SUPERIOR Court of Richmond County
in Book entitled "Estates etc." lo4e
to 1853, at page 444, reference te
which is hereby made; excepting from
the above boundaries all of said lane
situate on the west side of the Ben
nettsville and Rockingham Public
Road, conveyed to Archie Morrison
said exception containing about III
acres. -,
SECOND TRACT:-Lying and be
ing in Richmond County, Marks Creel
Township, adjoining the lands O.
Catherine McFayden, G. J. Freeman
and others described as follows:
BEGINNING at the corner Of tn
dover IA sycamore tree) by tn
road North side of Marks Creek AM
runs as the road leading to BENEFITS
Vile 7 chs, crossing Marks Creek
thence as said road S. E. Ii chs
thence S. Is degrees E. 4 chs, to
stake in said road, hickory an
black jack pointers; thence N. y
degrees E. II chs, to poplar tree i
the West edge Of a branch, blac
gum pointer; thence N. 9 W. 70
chs. to a high water mark, or as tn
back water may go when dam
raised then up said Marks Creek
long the edge Of high water mark a
far as the water may go If it shout
not reach beyond the upper line Q
the Gill land; thence to the run
said Creek; thence up said Creek
far as the back water may go; theme
as line of the lands conveyed D
Murdoch Morrison to David Gill o
the 7th day of December, 1854, cro'
sing said Creek to high water mar
on the opposite side; thence. as ii
edge of the pond nearly to the MI
Dam; thence as it's other line throug