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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
WITNESS ID TELL
 M OWE M [ N IS OF. MINISTER'S WIDOW.
New Brunswick Man Said to. Have Seen Mrs. Hall Upon Night of the Double
 Murder
By Associated Press

New Brunswick, N. J., November l4. Testimony that Mrs. Frances Ste vens Hall left her home about 8 o clock the night her husband. the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and his choir leader, Mrs. Eleanor E, Mills, were slain, will be placed before the Somerset county grand jury. next week, it was learned tonight.
 hitherto unmentioned witness New Brunswick man, will tell the Jurors that he saw Mrs. Hall run hurriedly from her home to the house next door, occupied by her cousin. Henry Carpenter. it was authorita lively announced. The name of the witness was not revealed
 The testimony which Special Dep- uty Attorney General Mott hopes to place before the jurors through this witness is in direct conflict with the statement of Mrs. Hall as 10 her movements on the night of the trag edy. September II. She has reiterated that she did not leave her home until about o'clock the following morn- ing when she went to seek her miss ing husband at the church of St. John the Evangelist.
 Received Telephone Call
 According to Mrs. Halls statement her husband received a telephone call the night of his death. shortly be- fore s o'clock. She said she did not know it's source or purport. Mir. Hall. she said, left the house short time later.
 Timothy N. Pfieffer, Mrs. Halls at torneY. said he was unimpressed by the reported new testimony, declar- ing that his clients recital of her ac tons the night of the murders was the true one.
 The authorities know that Henry Carpenter and his wife were not home that night he said
 Issue subpoenas
 Existence of the next witness be- came known short time after MT. Mott had caused issuence of five sub poenas for the first days quota of witnesses before the grand jury. which will begin taking testimony next Monday. The subpoenas were for Raymond Schneider and Pearl Banner. who found the bodies of the slain couple; Mrs. Edward Strycker, from whose home Schneider tele- phoned news of his discovery to the police. and Edward Garrigan and James Curran. policemen, who were first on the murder scene.
 MT. Mott announced early th"t on the second day he will present wit nesses, tending to prove that Mrs Hall knew of the relations between her husband and Mrs. Mills prior to the murder. Mrs. Hall has told the authorities that she had no suspicion of the relationship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15

in this Ese there should be tbrss dominant things. laith, chara etss eta service.
 Without these three attrihatss, be said, life would not be lived nn e the Christian standard. He alsa Aald that Christ lived such life.
 F.. O. Harbin. director of the pep meetings each night and author of "Phunology." will deliver the main address Wednesday night, Class pro- grams are carried out and large st. tendance is reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
PREACHER DISCUSSES
 LIFE WORTH WHILE"

The Rev. NJ. E. Lazenby made the principal speech before large num- Der of members of the Epworth League Efficiency institute Tuesday night. the second evening of the school The Rev. Lazenby spoke on Life Worth While" and said that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
DESTROY F STILLS

Twelve stills were captured hy agents of the state law enforcement department in raids Monday in Cle- burne. Russell and Tuscaloosa coun- ties. according to reports to the de- partment today. Two of the four stills found in Russell county had a capacity of 1,S00 gallons.
 Cleburne county furnished six stills to the raiders, while two were taken to Tuscaloosa. Three persons were arrested on charges of oper- ating stills, 173 gallons of liquor were taken and 9,720 gallons Of mash was poured out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15


 folks who ask for accommodation with the liberal loans service institution IS noted tor
 That sounds rather stiff busneske somehow doesn't
 And so business of for money has to be with care and proper security for it's return But the Rush handles it. he makes person undeTstand rgnt that both he and Trustees System are anxious to TX so that he enjoy the service
 Rush has been strong believer service for services sake since he boy in the Woodawn public school Re fore and after school hours he sold papers for ot Brng hams leading newspapers He noticed that the big majority the newsboy always seemed to be hardup and wanting to borrow money from one another He and half boys pool putting five the money back.
 of other people reaed that this little Venture boy a worthy and helpful
 1sbs% tSs s fssP @ And is particularly interested in young men and women
 think that folks not b 5s They s yo all ss 3 a em peciaiy the of folks?
 plenty solid "Bl Rush has talked
 no mas wa fa' ne of tenn about wsys get
 hg w. n @ ssa sss t. Ss s isIsss Bill" Rush that any grown man would like to sec
 hadn't able much of education for he had been s Svss his uss ps s a s it's insides often that he could do it in the dark
 It was his System willing back the oy and had him learn the technical s0S' Of he jeS warehouse while he was learning.
 It isn't that boy the helpful loan that him his ahead life But finished his school then gsa back 5 the a nsnf n & Rs that @sn aS 70 him.
 little the Birmnghams leading hoe who wanted become mancuri And there ts. pretty who wanted college education, lawyer that everybody knows by helped them to their
 still college he found oked to of his business send his to the university But happy moment he thought of big service organization and that was the end of that worry
 things that helped certain frehant music teacher make good>in big
 had when this little didn't Her had been well off of She brave face the situation determined to make her
 ainly genius music So she began try capitalize this ability by taking pupils to teach She did well at it, and in few years was making fair living.
 But ordinary Sac had brains beauty have attractive in central of house teaching he and there single pupil on chean n her eab hen she could draw the patronage of of wealthy Through the aid hundred dollars of borrowed expended, it might be made q daily fact
 you representatives of afaion the way folks ex- press their grateful appreciation of the service.
 And still have told little have to come ai in and sec for yo, sself how things done in our office
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
GOING AFTER WARRANTS

forward step toward eliminating vagrancy in the city of Selma was made by passage of an ordinance fin- ing vagrants from sl to si00. and in addition to Jail sentence as hign as 1S0 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
A Little Talk About
 Young Folks

IT AST Monday when we were writing you about Bill"
 Rush, and giving away the secret of his popularity,
 promised to tell of the little stories nc knows about people who want better education. That good part of Rushs business you knowto listen with genuine interest and rendness to folks Who have plans to get ahead in life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
CHASING RINGLEADER

The ringieader in a s1,500 robbery of the Central Alabama Dry Goods company Monday night. will be ar rested within the next 24 hours, it was announced this morning by De- tectives Blanton and Moore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
LEGION FUND GROWS

Subscriptions received Tuesday sent the funds of the Selma Post Of the American Legion above the $500 mark. The legionnaires are asking subscriptions to cover the rentals on the new quarters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
RUSSELL IN COUNCIL

E. P. Russell was elected una ni- mo1sly member of the city council of Selma at the meeting held in the city hall last night. He will succeed Bowie Smith, resigned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
SELM|ANS IN ARMS,. HOG KILLING PRICE. IS DECLARED HIGH.
Disputed Cost of Slaughter Aired Before City Council, Which Is Asked
 to Cut It

Selma. Ala, November 14.-tspe- cial.1-Meat market proprietors Of Selma are up in arms. The cause Of their heated protests, made before the city council. are letters from the selma Slaughter House company nos tifying all meat markets that the prices for siaghtering hogs will be raised immediately to 5 cents fer tO0-pound porkers and s1 for all hogs exceeding that weight.
 raise was presented to the city council by Ed Jones. It was signed by a number of meat market pro prietors and called for a new city ordinance regulating the price of slaughtering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
ASKS nuDGET INCREAsE

Budget cf si.200. set aside by the city for the maintenance of the Caf- negie library, was declared made duate, and a reflection on city the size of Selma, in an address made by John Lapsey, attorney who asked for yearly budget of at least $S.0Oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-11-15
MoRE SCHOOL FuNps AsKED

MOKE SCHOOL FUNDS ASKED
 The city school board wants the city commission to autht rize a new bond issue of s100,000 to carry on the work. The council was authorized to appoint committee Lf five t3 investigate
The American Jewish world., 1922-09-29

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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
NOTICE OF LAND SALE.

North Carolina, Richmond County
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in Mortgage Sale ex-
ecuted by w. B. Nicholson to A. W.
Blue, dated October 10Th, 1920, re-
corded in the office of the Register of
Deeds for Richmond County, in Book
12S, at page n, default having been
made in the payment of the indebted
ness secured thereby, and in order
to satisfy said Indebtedness, the un-
dersigned Mortgage Will offer for
sale to the highest bidder for cash in
front of the Court House door in tne
town of Rockingham, on Monday, May
LIST, 1920, at IL O'Clock NJ, the follow
ing described tract or parcel of land :
Lying in Mineral Springs Township,
containing ga acres: Beginning at
a stake on the Green Pond Road and
joining DR.. N. P. Coppedge on the
west; B. B. Farlow on the south and
Mace oBstick on the east and Fannie
Nicholson on the north
This March 30th, 1922.
A. w. BLUE,
4 times. Mortgagee
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
NOTICE OF SALE,

Under and by virtue of the terms
and provisions of that certain contract
executed by Luther Perkins and Ru-
ius Rush to the BaGwell Real Estate
Co. on October 18th, 1918, default hav-
ilrg been made in the payments of in
stallments contracted to be paid there
in, the undersigned will, on the 9th
day of May, 1922. at ~12 o'clock noon,
in front of the Court House door i'll
the town OF Rockingham, Richmond
County, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash, the following describ-
cd property:
One lot beginning at stake in the
Southwest edge of Davis Alley in the
town of Hamlet, N. c., the same be-
ing P, ], Davis corner, and runs in a
southerly direction with Davis line IS
feet to Baxter Jones line; thence in
an Easterly direction with Jones line
SO feet to a stake; thence in a North
easterly direction and parallel with
Bridgers street IS feet to Davis al
ley; thence with Davis alley 36 feet
to the beginning corner
This the oath day of March, 1922.
BAGWELL REAL ESTATE co.
4 times By W. Fl. H. Bagwell, Sec.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13


North Carolina. Richmond County.
Under and by virtue OF the author.
ity contained in a Mortgage Deed ex.
ecuted by Emanuel Williams and his
wife, Analiza Williams, to w. H. HS
Bagwell, Trustee, dated November 5ths
1919, and recorded in the Office Of
Register of Deeds of Richmond County
in Book 1913, page 155, refault having
debtedness secured thereby and in or
der to satisfy the same. the under
signed Trustee of said Mortgage will
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash in front of the Court House door
in the town OF Rockingham the 9th day
of May, 1922, at IL o'clock NJ, the fol-
lowing described property: One tract
of land beginning at stake in the
South edge of the S. A. L. Railway
right of way, about three miles North
east from Hamlet, N. c., being last
feet in a Northeasterly direction from
the corner of the H, d. Hatch farm,
and runs South II degrees. min
East 1882 feet to stake. pine and
blackjack pointers, thence North II
deg. 15 min. East 44O feet to stake,
two blackjack pointers; thence North
II deg. Is min. West SIT feet to the
Hamlet-Hoffman road; thence in
Westerly direction with said clay road
rs feet to stake; thence across said
l Dad North 40 deg. is min. East 227
feet to the railway right of way;
thence in Westerly direction 233 feet
to the beginning corner, containing 10
acres, more or less, and known as
tract No. of the Hatch-Aycock land.
This the oath day of April, 1922.
w. H. H. BAGWELI.,
times. Trustee.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
NOTICE.
North Carolina,
Richmond County.
In Superior Court.
Bank of Rockingham and B. F. Rey-
nolds, Trustee,

Bank of Rockingham and B. F. Rey-
nolds, Trustee,
US.
J. r. Diggs and Mary Diggs, his wife;
John l.. Everett and Elizabeth d.
Everett, his wife; and Federal Land
Bank of Columbia, S. O..
To the Federal Land Bank of Column
bia, S. c.:
You will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been this day
instituted in the Superior Court Of
Richmond County; that the purpose
of this action is to secure an adjudi-
cation by the court OF all liens and
priorities of liens upon a tract of land
in Wolf Pit Township, Richmond
County, which tract was mortgaged
to the Federal Land Bank of Colum-
bia, S. c., by ]. F. Diggs ON or about
December 2Sth, 1918, said mortgage
being registered in book 113 "A", page
81; and that this action has for its
purpose among other things to have It
declared by the court that said Fed
eral Land Bank before proceeding
against the balance of said land in
the collection of the debt due 1t by
said ]. F. Diggs shall be first required
to proceed against that part of said
tract containing 1895 acres which
was contracted to be conveyed by ].
F. Diggs to John L. Everett by agree
ment dated March 3rd, 1920, register
ed in book 1876 at page 14s, and said
action is for other purposes as will
fully appear from the complaint which
has been filed in the office of the I'M
dersigned clerk. And the defendant
Federal Land Bank of Columbia, s. c.,
will take notice that 1t is required to
be and appear before the undersigned
clerk of the Superior Court of Rich
mond County, North Carolina, at his
office in the court house at Rocking
ham. N, c., on the LIST day OF May
1922, then and there to answer or de-,
muir to the complaint which has been
filed in this action in the office of said
clerk; and let said defendant take
notice that if 1t fail to answer or de-
muir to said complaint within twenty
days from and after said LIST day OF
May, 1922, the plaintiffs will apply to
the court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Witness my hand this 18th day Of
March, 1922.
]. A. McAULEY,
Clerk, Superior Court, Richmond
County, North Carolina
w. r. JONES,
r. c. LAWRENCE,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
o. A. W. w.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrators
of the Estate of T. K. Farmer, De-
ceased, late of Richmond County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against said
Estate to exhibit them to the under
signed on or before the 18th day of
March, 1923, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery. All
persons indebted to said Estate will
please make immediate payment to
the undersigned at the late residence
of the said 7. X. Farmer, Deceased.
This 18th day of March, 1922.
MRS. SUSAN e. FARMER,
Administrative.
e. A. HARRILL, 81,
Hamlet, N. C.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
NOTICE OF LAND SALE.

North Carolina, Richmond County.
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority contained in Mortgage
Deeds executed by Marlboro Pegues
and wife to Mrs. Leah Blocker, the
first bearing date of October 9th,
1917 recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Richmond Coun.
ty, in Book 107, page 1872, and the Sec
ond bearing date of March 9th, 1920,
and recorded in the office of the Reg
lister of Deeds for Richmond County,
in Book 131, at page ZIG, default hav-
ing been made in the payment of the
Indebtedness secured thereby, and in
order to satisfy said Indebtedness,
the undersigned Mortgage will offer
for sale to the highest bidder for cash
in front of the Court House door in
Rockingham, on Monday. May LIST,
1922, at IL o'clock NJ, the following
described tracts or parcels of land,
lying in the aforesaid County and
State and in the Town of Rocking
ham, bounded as follows:
1st Tract: Beginning at Marlboro
Pegues N E. corner of lot number 8,
decided to him by Mrs. Leah Blacker
on Octotor 9Th. 1917, and runs S.
81 liz e. SO "a it. to stake; thence
N. 3S IL e. ~ fit. to an iron stake !;
thence N. 81 IL west IS it. to an iron
stake: thence S. 80 10 west ~ #.
to the beginning and being lot number
10, according to survey and plat made
by ]. S. Utter, on May 9th, 1915.
End Tract; Lying in the Southeast
ern part of the town of Rockingham.
Beginning at a point 1873 feet N. 38 IL
e from the Southeast corner of the
tract of land conveyed by Jerry Leak
and wife to Blacker Bros. and runs
as said line continued N. 3S IL E. IS
feet to a stake; thence N. 81 IL w. SO
feet 9 inches to the street or alleyway
between the two rows of houses
known as. the Blaeker Houses: then as
said street S. 80 IL w. 3S feet to a
stake; thence s. 81 IL East Ga IL it
to the beginning and being lot number
Q Of the ]. S. Utter survey of the Mrs
Leah Blacker property, May 9th. 1916
This March seth, 1923.
MRS. LEAH BLACKER,
times Mortgages.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
S225,OOO.OO
S225, 0O0.G0
TOWN OF ROCKINGHAM
RICHMOND COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA
GOLD BONDS

Sealed proposals addressed to the
undersigned will be received until
500 O'Clock p. NJ, April 25th, 1929,
by the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Rockingham, North
Carolina, for S200,000.G0 of Street
Improvement Bonds, maturing an
nually April LIST $12,000.00, 1924 to
1885, SS,00000 1896 to 1912, and for
S25,000.00 Of Funding Bonds matur-
ing annually April LIST 100000 1923
to 1882 and $1,00000 1888 to 1887,
all inclusive and without option of
prior payment.
All bonds dated April list, 1922; de-
nomination Sl,0O0.00; principal and
semi-annual interest CA. and O.1
payable in New York gold; coupon
bonds with privilege of registration
as to principal alone. Bidder will
name rate OF interest not exceeding
six per cent.
These bonds are to be prepared
under the supervision of the United
States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany, New York City, which will
certify as to the genuineness of the
signatures of the Town officials
signing same and the seal impress
cd thereon. Legality will be approx
ed by Mr.. Chester B. Masslish, of
New York City, and Mr.. ]. L. More
head, of Durham, N. c., whose APP
proving opinions will be furnished
to the purchaser without charge.
These bonds are direct and gen
eral obligations of the Town of
Rockingham, issued under and pur-
suant to the Municipal Finance
Act, and an unlimited tax for the
payment of principal and interest
has been authorized by law and or
dinance.
All bids must be on blank forms
which will be furnished by the I'M
dersigned or said trust company,
and must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes marked Proposal for
Bonds and must be accompanied
by certified check or cash drawn to
the order Of the undersigned upon
an incorporated bank or trust com
pany for two per centum of the
par value of the bonds bid for to
secure. the Town against any loss
resulting from the failure of the
bidder to comply with the terms oil
his bid.
Bonds will be delivered to the
purchaser at the office of the United
States Mortgage and Trust Com
pany, New York City, ON or about
May 9th, 1922, and must then BIZ
paid for in New York funds, or il
purchaser desires delivery elsewher,
bonds will be delivered at silcllplacs
at purchasers expense including
New York exchange.
The right to reject all bids il
reserved.
w. C, NICHOLS,
Clerk Treasurer.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
BIG MATTRESS BARGAIN.


For $3.50 you can geta Ford
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ing.
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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
NOTICE OF LAND SALE.

North Carolina, Richmond County.
Under and by virtue of the author
ity contained in Mortgage Deed ex-
ecuted by George Stewart and his
wife, Minnie Stewart, to w. II. H. Bag
well, Trustee, dated November 10th,
1919, and recorded in the office of
Register of Deeds of Richmond Coun-
ty, in Book 1913, page IL, default hav-
ing been made in the payment of the
indebtedness secured thereby, and in
order to satisfy the same, the under
signed Trustee of said Mortgage will
offer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, in front of the Court House door
in the town Of Rockingham, on the 9Th
day of May, 1922, at II o'clock NJ, the
following described property: One
tract of land beginning at an iron
stake in the South edge of the S. A. l..
Railway right of way, about two miles
north from Hamlet, the. same being
the Northeast corner of the D. d.
Hatch land and where said Hatch land
joins the Aycock land, and runs South
~ ueS. ou MIN. East ABOUT 010 leet W
the Hamlet Hoffman clay road,
stake, thence in a Westerly direction
with said clay road about 14SS feet to
stake in the edge of said road.
thence North 40 deg. Is min. East 1876
IL feet to the railroad right of way;
htence in Northeasterly direction
with said right of way to the begin
ming corner, containing ten acres, more
or less.
This the Gath day of March, 1922.
w H. Fl. BAGWELL,
4 times Trustee.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13

4 times.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-04-13
WILLIAM G. PITTMAN
ATTOpNry ATIAu
Office over Dockery- McNair's Store
and next door to Office Of
W. S. Thomas.
NJ. P. LaDuke, Farmer, Says, "You
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Il had feed bins lined with zinc
last year, rats got through pretty
soon. Was out SIS. A SIPS pkg. of
RAT SNAP killed so many rats that
I've never been without it since. Our
collie dog never touched RAT
SNAP" You try it. Three sizes,
35c, 65c, $1.25 Sold and guaranteed
by Everett Hardware Co., Watson
King Co., and by L. G. Fox.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-08
COMPLETE RADIO BOOK
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