The Monroe journal., 1922-12-15

w. 1856 #. to a rock on Houston St.,
thence with Houston st. S. l-2 fl.
to the beginning, and known as lot
No. 5 of the j. Nj. Farley plat and
being the same lot as conveyed by
Iredell Mears and p. B. Manning, Re
ceivers of the Carolina Inter-S State
Building e. Loan Association, to Jas.
G.. Covngton and X. A. Morrow, by
deed dated 2Sth day of July, 1899, ard
recorded in the office of Register os
Deeds for Union County, n. c.. in
Book 30, page SO, and by James G..
Covington and wife to X. A. Morrow,
and registered in office of register OF
deeds for Union county, N. c., in
Book 30, page 1888.
Third Tract-Beginning at the S.
+. corner of intersection of Beard st.
and Brown Ave, and runs with said
Brown Ave. s. 81 +. l42 feet. to the
southwest corner, or intersection of
an alley in Brown st. and thence with
the Western edge of said alley N. f.
100 #. to the northeast corner of Lot
No. 3, Block X. of the addition of the
town of Monroe; thence with the
eastern side of Beard st S. 5 w. 100
#. to the beginning, containing 100 X
l42 SO. #.
Fourth Tract-Beginning at a stone
on the West line of Depot or Hous-
ton St., being the northeast corner
of the Jackson Mills Co.'s land, and
runs thence with the north line of
said land S. 81 l-2 w. 81 Ia ft. to a
stone in said line; thence N. 2-3-4 w.
so ft. to a stone; thence N. 81 Ia ft.
to a stone in the west line of said
street; thence with the same S. 2 3-4
f. so it. to the beginning, containing
1902 1-2 So. #.
Fifth Tract-Beginning at a stone
and an iron pipe, the northeast cor
ner of the Presbyterion chapel lot,
and runs with said line S. 3 3-4 E. l.76
chs. to an iron pipe in the line of the
cotton mills lot; thence due E. with
the Hosiery mill lot, $50 chs. to the
center Of ditch, an iron pipe put u
on west bank of ditch; thence down
said ditch N. 7 E. $50 chs. to a point
in said ditch, an iron pipe erected on
the west bank; thence N. 5S l-2 W.
1895 chs. to the south end of dam
across Bear Skin creek; thence up
the various courses of said creek, the
center of the creek being the line, 7.80
CHI. the mouth of branch running
into The creek from the west side;
thence up said branch 80 links to a
stone and iron pipe, the division COR
ner between the r. V. Houston and
Martha M. Turner in the division of
the H. NJ. Houston estate lands (the
bearing from the south end of the
dam to the division corner is N. 63
l-2 w. $50 chs) thence S. SO W. $50
chs. to a stone in X. II. Stitt's old
line; thence S. 49 E. 30 links to a
stone on the east bank the creek,
the proper point for the corner is in
the center Of the creek, the corner of
the rock quarry lot in old line; thence
down the creek, the bearings range
about N. SO f. 3.75 chs. to a stone
on the f. bank Of said creek; another
corner of said rock quarry lot: thence
S. 49 E. l.S0 chs. from the stone Of
90 chs. from the center Of the creek
to stone. corner of said lot: thence
S. 35 w. 3.51 chs. with said lot in the
old line; thence with said S. 40 E.
100 chs. to a stone, Shute's corner in
the line of said cotton mill lot N. 1-2
". OF links to a stone. corner Of said
cotton mill lot; thence with the line Of
said cotton mills lot n. 81 1-2 Z 6.9O