Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-12-28
NOTICE

Under and by virtue of that GER
tain deed of trust made by W. Hardy
Powers and Martha Ann Powers, his
wife, to me as Trustee, dated the
18th, day of February 1920, recorded
in the office of the Register of Deeds
for Halifax County, North Carolina,
on the 18th, day of February 1920, in
Book No. 317, at Page No. Alb, de-
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the Indebtedness thereby Sc
cured, and at the request of the
holder of the note evidencing the said
Indebtedness, | will. on Saturday,
January 10th, 1924, at the hour of
1900 o'clock NJ, in front of the Court
house door, in Halifax, N. c., offer
for sale at public auction to the high
est bidder, for CASH, the following
described property, both personal and
real. lying and being situated n Hall
fax County, North Carolina, to wit:
FIRST. One Q) 25 horse power
Frick stationary steam engine of the
Eclipse type; one () 80 horse power
return tubular Erie boiler; one (D
10 saw self feeding and condensing
Daniel Pratt cotton gin; and one (D
steam power cotton press made by
Daniel Pratt; one () Frick Naught
saw mill; one 20 horse power high
pressure boiler; one ~ No. 2 Hoe
saw mill; one G) 25 horse power
Eclipse engine; one 30 horse power
return tubular boiler; and one G. M.
C. motor truck of two (2) ton capaci-
ty, model B, just purchased from j. F.
Joyner, of Roanoke Rapids North
Carolina
SECOND. That certain piece or
parcel of land situate lying and being
IN the county of Halifax, state OF
North Carolina, and being that part
of the Polly Gay tract of land owned
by J. II. Wood at the time Of his
death and known as the Pocket, be-
ginning at Nslite oak at the corner
of Stephen Harrison's line and run
ming N So w 1862 poles to stake in
Powell's line; thence N E 81 poles;
thence short line "about 80 poles"
at about a westerly course as shown
n a plot made by w. c. Daniel to a
corner; thence N 7 w 81 poles
thence E 1874 poles to white oak on
branch; thence S so poles to Mott
ley's corner; thence to the beginning,
containing Seventy-four (74)
acres more or less, and be-
ing the same piece or
parcel of land conveyed to the said
W. Hardy Powers by John T. Greg
ory, and Ella Greory his
wife. by deed dated April.
Goth, 1895, and duly recorded in
Book No. l0s, at Page No. 49S, in the
Register of Deeds Office for Halifax
n
THIRD. The following described
tract of land situated lying and being
in the county of Halifax, State of
North Carolina, to-wit: Beginning at
Americus Smiths Southern corner
lin B. F. Powell's line at stake be-
tween two Red Oaks about 10 feet
west of the larger oak; thence run
ming along Smiths line due North 81
poles and 10 links to his corner; thence
N 40" 80. 142 po. to B. F. Powell's
corner; thence S 81 w So poles to
Ann Powers and George Hale's cor
ner, dead oak now down; thence a
new made line S 6 f 81 poles to a
stake in an old road, about 5 poles
east of large hollow sweet-gum on
the branch; thence SIS f AZ poles
to stone in a foot path about 8
feet from large Cherry tree; thence
N 63 f 80 poles to the beginning,
containing Thirty-two and one-tenth
(32 1-0) acres, more or less, and be-
ing that tract of land conveyed to
the said W. Hardy Powers by B. F.
Powell and wife, Sarah Powell, by
deed dated December, 21st., 1896, and
duly recorded in Book No. 115, at
Page No. ATT, in the Register OF
Deeds office for Halifax County, North
Carolina.
FOURTH. That certain tract OIL
parcel of land lying and being situate
in Halifax county, state of North
3arolina, containing Seventeen and
two-thirds (117 2-3) acres, more OF
less, it being that tract or parcel Of
| land conveyed to the said w. Hardy
Powers bv deed of record in the offic(