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Activity Shows
Gains In South

Contracts totaling $~19,472,0o
were awarded in southern states
during the first month of 1888
for building engineering, and con-
struction projects, figures compiled
and released by The Manufacturers
Record show.
These figures cover only those
Jobs for which figures are available
and exclude hundreds of residential
projects involving an expenditure
of less than $4,000 each.
However, the total compares
with s~1s,2S7,ooo for January,
1882, and with s17,604,o0o in
February of last year. The valua-
ton of projected new construction
and building jobs last month "a
mounted to S65,302,000 as COM
pared with $39,020,O00 January
Of 1892.
Road, street, and paving work
held first place in January, l6
southern states awarding a total of
$S,071,O0O. A number of legisla-
lures now in session will consider
legislation necessary for carrying
on highway construction and main
tenance.
Public building construction
continues to play a leading role in
the south's building activities, but
S5,s04.000, representing awards
for public structures in January, is
small compared with the high fig.
pres of some months last year,
when federal building work was at
its height.
Industrial and engineering jobs
account for $4,382,0oo in the
January total and include a variety
of work, such as industrial plants,
filling stations and garages, levees
and dikes, sewer and waterways
projects, and miscellaneous under
takings.
New industrial enterprises under
way last month include several
power plant extensions, a new tex
tile mill, a chemical plant, several
oil rehneries, ice and cold storage|
plants, canning, and packing plants.
Two oil refneries are projected
at Houston, Tex, and Baltimore at
a cost of IS 900, 900 each. A sl5,-
100000 hydro-electric project is
contemplated on the Gasconade
river in Missouri. Levee work in
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said office.

said office.
3rd tract: Beginning at a stake
lin a branch, ]. A. Kester's corner
in Trexler's line; thence North 80
deg. West $3.50 chains to a >:one
in a road, the old johnson corner +;
thence North u deg. 80 min. East
l1.:75 chains to a stake in a branch,
J. A. Kester,s corner; thence with
said branch as it meanders South
II deg. East { chains to a stake;
thence South 70 deg. East 5 chains;
thence North Sc deg. East 4 chains
thence South II deg. East AS
chains thence South 81 deg. East
5.S5 chains to the beginning, con-
tanning IL and one fourth acres,
more or less. For back title see
deed in Book No 1872, page 259 in
said office.
The said property will be sold
free and clear of all liens and en-
cumbrances, and the terms will be
cash upon confirmation of the Re-
fierce. IT,.
This the 18th day Of February,
1888.
L. A.. swICEGooD,
Trustee in Bankruptcy of Thomas
L. Trexler.
Fob 17-Mor- IN
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ARTICLE No. %
Copyright. 1881. by Hoy1e, Jr.

Probably the most difficult t: ing for
a player to decide is when to bid, and
frequently the player will hold q hand
that requires some thinking before
making a bid. Sometimes you hold,
cards that would justify a bid from
you if you knew the cards in your
partners hand, but IS you are not a
mind reader and your hand does not
contain a thoroughly sound original
bid, the best thing for you to do is to
pass. Bridge is a game of high cards,
aces, and kings, and if you have no ICE
or king, no matter what other cards
you hold, you should pass if it is your
turn to open the bidding. If you have
an ace and king and three other small
cards of one suit, it is advisable to bid
that suit once. 1t isn't much of a hand
of course, but your partner must have
something to shoot at. You must tell
him something about your hand. You
are playing a partnership game and it
is your duty and part of your contract
to inform your partner at your earliest
opportunity the nature of your hand.
1t is perfectly safe to assume that
nearly all OF the DeSt players play alike.
There is very little difference in the
play of the best players and the bidding
therefore is doubly important. Make
sound bids originally Oh pass. There is
no middle course here. The original bid
must have a meaning and if you bid
originally without high cards, without
cards that will take tricks, your bid is
misleading and is known and recognized
as the Boob Bid.
Practically all Auction and Contract
players who have played these games
for any length of time realize that it is
bad policy to make a bid with a hand
that is too weak to justify the bid.
They realize that such bids are I'M
sound but cannot seem to resist the
temptation to bid. Their theory seems
to be that the dealer runs no risk by
making a weak bid because his op-
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RESALE OF VALUABLE QUARRY

RESALE OF VALUABLE QUARRY
AND FARMING LANDS
Pursuant to the power contained
in a certain mortgage deed of trust
executed by E. c.. Gregory and wife
to the undersigned Trustee, dated
the 9TH day of July, 1922, which
is duly recorded in the office of the
of Deeds for Rowan coun-
ty in Book of Mortgages No. 70,
at page 24S, default having been
made in the payment of the indebt-
edness therein secured, the under
signed Trustee will expose for sale
at public auction for CASH at the
courthouse door in in the City of
Salisbury, On Saturday, February
Is, 1888, at II o'clock, noon, the
following described real estate:
An undivided two-thirds inter
est in and to the following desert
bed real estate:
Tract No. l: One certain tract
of land containing fifty acres,
more or less, known as the "Safrit
Tract, situate on the North side
of the Yadkin Railroad and about
200 yards East of the Railroad
Depot of the Town Of Granite
Quarry, and about four miles East
of the City of Salisbury and being
described by metes and bounds &C
cording to an old deed from N. B.
McCanless to John S. Henderson,
dated June 8, 1891, as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at a stone pile on
Murdock's line, and runs thence S.
SO deg. E. $50 chains to a stone
Peeler's corner; thence S. 1870
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SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Pursuant to the terms and pro-
visions of a certain Mortgage Deed
OF Trust, executed by James Fran
CTS Griffith and wife, Grace Wat
son Griffith, to James L. Fisher,
Trustee, dated December 81, 1881,
and recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Rowan
county in. Book of Mortgages No.
llS, page 156, default having been
made in the payment of the indie
btedness therein secured, and at the
request of the holder of the notes
therein secured, the undersigned
Trustee will expose for sale at pub
lie auction for CASH at the court
house door in the City of Salisbury,
N. c., on Saturday, March II,
1888, at the hour of 12M::, the fol-
lowing described property:
Lying in Franklin Township,
beginning at a stake in the new
Statesville Road Estate Highway
No. 10Y, W. A. Carscadden's cor
ner, and runs thence North 9 deg.
East 1885 chains to a stone, Mrs.
Robinson's corner; thence North
Sc deg. West p chains to a stone,
Mrs. Robinson's corner; thence
North 3 deg. East 10 chains to a
stone; thence South 81 deg. East
US chains to a stake; thence
North 3 u deg. East 2 chains to a
pine; thence South 69H deg. East
$50 chains to a stake; thence
North 2 II deg. East 3 chains to a
stone; c. T. Kepley's corner; thence
South 81 deg. East 1888 chains to
a cedar, Kepley's corner; thence
North 20 deg. East 2.O5 chains to
a stone; thence North 81 deg. East
3.25 chains to a stone; thence
North } deg. East $40 chains to
a stone, Kepley's corner; thence
South "a deg. East $50 chains to
a stone; thence South 60A deg.
East 1868 chains to an irons stake,
T. Kepley's corner thence South
; deg. Sc min. West 1926 chains
to a stake in the new Statesville
Road; thence with the center of
said road North "a deg. West 1915
chains to the beginning, containing
1875 acres more, or less.
For back title, see Book of Deeds
I'll, page No. 126.
This property will be sold sub
ject to prior mortgage in favor of
Greensboro Joint Stock Land Bank
for $4,000 and interest, and all
outstanding taxes.
This February 3, 1888.
JAMES L. FISHER, Trustee
John l.. Rendleman, Attorney.
Feb. 10-Mar. 3.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1888

Flowers line, thence with Flowers
line S. ; deg. w. 200 feet to the
beginning.
For further reference see Boot,
Of Deeds No. 200 at page y -
Register of Deeds office, Salisbury
N. C.
Also another tract being the bacI.
lot of above and adjoining the O
perties of G.. M. Bostian and 7. u
Driver and bounded by a branch
the line of the Flowers properly
]. D. Driver, G. M. Bostian and .
II foot alley. Said property BE-
ing fully described in deed from
A. M. Hanna and c. C. Graham,
to ]. D. Driver.
Dated, this the 3oth day Of
January, 1888.
c. c. GRAHAM.
Substituted Trustee.
E. W. G. Huffman, Attorney,
Feb. 3-24.
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chains to a stake; thence S. 80 deg.
E. 17.1O chains to a stake; thence
S. SIS chains to a stake; thence
S. SO deg. E. $40 chains to a stone;
thence S. $40 chains to a stake on
Bame's line; thence N. 80 deg. W.
1850 chains to a stake on Lyerly's
line; thence N. SO links to a stake,
.Lyerly's corner; thence N. SO deg.
w. $50 chains to a stake; thence
N. IS chains to the beginning, con-
tanning fifty Oo) acres, more or
less, and being part of the lane
that was decided by D. R. Julian
and wife to the North Carolina
Gold Mining Company by linden
ture dated November I, 1888, and
recorded in Book No. So. page 1873
For back title see deed from Johr
S. Henderson and wife, to Thos H,
Vanderford, registered in Book Of
Deeds "a, page u; also deed from
Thos. H. Vanderford and wife tc
Salisbury Granite Company, regis
tered in Book of Deeds No. "a,
page "a.
Bidding to begin at $S44.2S.
Terms of Sale: CASH.
Dated this the 3rd day of Feb
ruary, 1888.
HARRY AREY, Trustee
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Hearts - 10, 4
Clubs = K, 8, 8
Diamonds - K, Q, 8, 3
C-.l u q u 4

No score, Fubber game. Z dealt and
Lid one spade, A two diamonds, Y two
spades and B passed. What should Z
now bid with the foregoing hand and
why, at either Auction or Contract?
In the opinion of the writer, Z should
now bid two no trump over the two
spades. He knows that his spade bid is
a four-card bid and that only very
good support by his partner will enable
him to score game. He also knows that
he has a double stopper in the diamond
suit which will probably be opened at
no trump. For these reasons, it looks
like a better chance to score game at
no trump than at spades. The following
are the hands held by all four players:
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bow described three tracts Of land
SO acres, more or less, sold to Tai
lassee Power Company on Deem
Der 10th, 1926, which deed is re-
corded in book No. 1s1, page 267.
in said office. :,
The above property will be sold
subject to all outstanding taxes.
This Jan. 18th, 1888.
J. c. coUGHENoUR, Mortgage.
Ian. 27-Feb. II.
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SALE OF VALUABLE FARM LAND
Pursuant to the terms and prov
sions CT a certain mortgage deed Of
trust executed by G. Love Miller
and wife, Sarah A.. Miller, to John
W. Miller, Trustee and Mortgage,
dated March 1st, 1929, and re-
corded in the office of Register of
Deeds for Rowan County in book
Of mortgages Nc. 112 page 1856,
default having been made in the
payment of the indebtedness there
in secured, the undersigned Trus-
tee and Mortgage will expose for
sale at public auction, for CASH,
at the courthouse door in the City
of Salisbury, N. c., on Saturday
March 18th, 1888 at the hour of
I'm. the following real estate sit
uate in Cleveland Township and
described as follows:
Being a part of the John Kerr
tract of land situated Northwest
of Cleveland and about two miles
and bounded as follows: Begin
ming at an iron stake, NJ. A. Ply
corner on Lucky line; thence
II deg. East $500 chains
to a stake, w. Rockwell's corner;
thence South IS deg. West 81
chains to a hickory, Rockwell's
on ]. F. Anderson's line;
thence North 2 deg. East 1850
chains to a stone, M. A. Plyler's
corner; thence North 81 deg. East
chainsto the beginning, con
tanning Y acres, more or less. This
tract of land bought from ]. B.
Johnson and wife, Gussie Knox
Johnson and Mrs. Catherine Farm
walt.
This February sth, 1888.
JOHN W. MILLER,
Trustee and Mortgage.
& Rendleman, Attys.
Feb. 17-Mar. 10.
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WIN ofA1L JAIL VI NLThA
Pursuant to the provisions of a
certain mortgage deed of trust
executed April 18th, 1928 by ]. P.
Hannah to ]. C. Coughenour,
mortgage, and registered in Book
of Mortgages No. 10, page "a,
in the office of the Register of
Deeds for Rowan County, N. c.,
default having been made in the
payment of the indebtedness there
by secured, and at the request Of
the holder of the note, the under
signed mortgage, will, on Feb.
18th, 1888, at 1900 Noon, at
the courthouse door in the City Of
Salisbury N. c., se1l at public auc-
ton to the highest bidder for CASH
the following described real pro-
perty, to-wit:
LIST tract: Beginning at a hick-
DRY, B. Craige's corner, running S.
SO deg. W. 1851 chains to a small
post oak, Ann Swink's corner on
B. Craige's line; thence S. IN deg.
W. 1910 chains to a pine knot,
corner to Pinkston's line; thence
S. Sc deg. E. 5 chains to a dog
wood on Cauble's line; thence N.
46A deg. E. 1880 chains to a
beech on the bank of the river,
Cauble's corner; thence with the
river to the beginning, containing
SO acres and 10 poles, more or less.
End tract: Beginning at a black
oak, ]. P. Hannah's line, and runs
thence S. SO deg. E. 1910 chains
to a small post oak, a new corner;
thence S. ~ deg. W. 1910 chains
to a stone or pine knot; thence N.
S7H deg. W. 1917 chains to a
stone as placed and agreed upon by
]. C. Coughenour and G.. W. Far
lie in the presence of C. M. Miller,
John Swicegood, and H. H. Wor-
thy, more or less to J.. c.. Cough
enour's corner; thence N. ~ deg.
w. 1910 chains to the beginning,
containing 52h acres, more OF
less.
3rd tract: Beginning at a gum
in the hollow on the old line and
runs thence N. "a deg. W. 5.22
chains to a stone near a branch;
thence N. { deg. w. 4.35 chains
to a stone one rod below the spring;
thence N. 70 deg. E. $40 chains
to a stake on the old line; thence
IS. 81 deg. E. SIS chains to the
beginning, containing 3M. acres,
more or less,
! There is excepted from the a.
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ponents are sure to take him out. That
theory would be all right if the partner
of the weak bidder always could tell
whether the bidder was bidding on a
strong OF weak hand; but that. OF
course, is impossible.
Players who persist in making weak
bids end up by losing the confidence OF
their partners and as a result lose many
a game and rubber that they should
have won. Don't let the "bidding
mania" get you or you will soon live to
regret it. Lie low when you do not
hold the cards. There is a policy OF
mastery inactivity which, at times, is
most effective. Try it out and you will
be surprised at the results.
One Of our correspondents has sub
T. ted the following hand for dis
Example Hand
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SALE OF REAL PROPERTY

Pursuant to the provisions con-
tanned in a certain deed of trust,
dated December 18th, 1881, exc
cuted by ]. D. Driver and wife,
Cathern Driver, to A. M. Hanna,
Trustee for Rowan County Build
ing and Loan Association, China
Grove, N. c., which deed of trust
is duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds of Rowan Coun-
ty, North Carolina, in Book of
Mortgages No. 1o1, page 290, de-
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the amount secured by the
said deed of trust as therein spe-
Gifted, the undersigned, c. C. Ora
ham, substituted trustee in lieu of
A. M. Hanna, having been substi-
tuted by the Rowan County Build
ing and Loan Association, in in
strument dated January 20, 1888,
pursuant to the laws of the State
of North Carolina, which said sub
stitution is duly recorded in the of
flee of the Register of Deeds of
Rowan County, to which substitu-
ton reference is hereby made, the
undersigned substituted trustee, at
the request of the holder Of the
note secured by said deed of trust,
to-wit: The Rowan County Build
ing and Loan Association, China
Grove, N. c., and by authority
and power Of sale conferred by the
said deed of trust, and by law
provided, will offer for sale to the
highest bidder, or bidders, for CASH
at the courthouse door, in Sails
bury, North Carolina, on Saturday,
March 4, 1888, at II o'clock noon,
the following described real pro-
[perty, to-wit:
Lying just outside of the South
ern Corporate limits of the town of
China Grove and adjoining the
lands of H. ]. Eddleman (Est.)
C. T. Bost and others.
Beginning at a stake, D.. w.
Flowers corner and runs thence N.
SO deg. W. Is feet to a stake on
III. ]. Eddleman's line-C. c.
Graham's corner; thence with Ora
hams line (now G.. M. Bostian's
line) N. 4 deg. E. 200 feet to a
stake; thence a new line S. SO deg.
lE. Is feet to a stake on D. w.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as administra-
tor Of the estate of Mary ]. Thomp-
son, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the said de-
cedent to file an itemized, verified
statement of same with the under
signed on OF before the 9th day of
February, 1884, or this notice will
be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
Persons indebted to said estate are
notified to make prompt settle
ment.
This February End, 1888.
J. w. THOMPSON, Administrator
of the Estate of Nary ]. Thomp-
son, Deceased.
Stable Linn, Attorney.
Feb. 3-Mar. 10.
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TRUSTEES SALE OF BANKRUPT
PROPERTY


Pursuant to an order of w. T.
Shuford, Referee in Bankruptcy Of
the United States Court for the
Middle District of North Caro-
lima, appointing the undersigned
Trustee in bankruptcy of Thomas
L. Irexler, bankrupt, and directing
a sale of bankrupt's property, the
undersigned trustee will pursuant
to said order offer for sale to the
highest bidder for CASH all of the
real estate of the said bankrupt at
the courthouse door in Salisbury,
N. c., on Saturday, the 18th day
of March, 1888. Thc said real es-
tate being described as follows:
LIST tract: Lying on the east
side of the old Mocksville road, a.
bout one mile from the city limits
of Salisbury, N. c., Beginning at a
stake in the said Mocksville Road.
Lee Mahaley's corner; thence with
his line South Sc deg. IS min. East
2l.2S chains to a stake corner to
colored church lot; thence North 3
deg. IS min, East HOO chains to
a stake, M. A. Trexler's corner;
thence North "a deg. 80 min.
West 1910 chains to a stake in the
Mocksville Road; thence with said
Road South p deg. West 12.11
chains to the beginning, contain
ing p and one tenths acres, more
or less. For back title see deed
book No. 166, page 1875, in the
office of the Register of Deeds for
County.
End tract: Beginning at a stone
3.16 chains North II deg. 4s min.
East from the North side of the
road running in front of the sch vol
house lot, and running thence;
from the North corner of the
school house lot North IL deg. 4s
min. East 1855 chains to a stake
on Trexler and Chunn's line;
thence North 81 deg. West As
links to a stake; thence South IL
deg. 48 min. West 4 chains to a
stake, corner of lot No. l and 2;
thence North S7H deg. West ( 8
chains to a stake T. L. Trexler'
corner; thence South ; deg. IS
min. West 7.S4 chains to 4 stone,
corner of Church lot; then:> with
line of church lot and school 'o,1se
lot South Sc deg. so min. East 5.51
chains, more or less, to a stone, the
beginning corner on Jim Chunn's
line, containing 5 and 17/l00 &C
res, more or less. For back title
see deed book No. 2o6, page 81 in
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Advertise in The Watchman-it
DAVIS.
MORTGAGE SALE

Pursuant to the provisions con-
tanned in a mortgage trust deed,
registered in book No. 112, page
121, made by Usher Butler and
wife, Berenza Butler, for the pro-
lection and benefit of T. L. Trek
Ter, on the 2Sth day Of February.
1929, default having been made ir
the payment of this debt, which
said mortgage was given to secure
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NORTH CAROLINA, ROWAN COUNTY
In The Superior Court
Minnie D. Sells
VS..
w A Sells
w. A. Sells

Notice to Defendant-Snmmons
BY Publication, Etc
The defendant in the above en-
titled action will take notice that
summons was issued against him in
the above entitled action to the
sherifs of Rowan and CASTOR
Counties and returned by them
endorsed defendant not to be
found in Rowan County and Gas
ton County, and that the defend
ant cannot after due diligence be
found within the state of North
Carolina, and that plaintiff has in
stituted ascivil action against him
for an absolute divorce upon the
grounds of five years separation
and that verified complaint has
been filed in the Clerks office of
Rowan County as provided by
law, and that the defendant is
hereby notified and required to be
and appear before the Clerk of said
Superior Court of Rowan County,
at his office in Salisbury, on, the
18th day of February, 1888, or
within thirty days thereafter, and
answer or demur to the complaint
of the plaintiff or the relief therein
prayed for will be granted.
This January 24th, 1888.
B. D. McCUBBINs,
Superior Court.
T,r o7-Eob ~
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RESALE OF VALUABLE QUARRY

RESALE OF VALUABLE QUARRY
AND FARMING LANDS
Pursuant to the powers contain
ed in a certain Mortgage Trust
Deed executed by E. c.. Gregory
and wife, to the undersigned Trus-
tee, dated June 21st, 1920, which
is duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Rowan coun-
ty, in Book of Mortgages No. SO.
page SO, default having been made
in the payment of the indebtedness
therein secured, and at the request
of the holders of the note therein
secured, the undersigned Trustee
will expose for sale, at public auc-
ton for CASH at the courthouse
door in the City of Salisbury, N.
c., on Saturday, February Is,
1888, at II o'clock, noon, the fol-
lowing described real estate:
An undivided two-thirds share
or interest of, in and to the follow
ing described tract of land, situate
in Salisbury Township, Rowan
county, N. c., to-wit:
Tract No. 4. Containing u
acres, more or less, and known as
the Betty Kluttz Flat Rock Place,
and adjoining the lands of Edmund
Earnhardt, Adam Earnhardt, and
Others; for boundaries and more
particular description of which sec
deed from J. M. Haden to T. H.
Vanderford, dated July 8, 1891,
and registered in Book of Deeds
Vol. "a, page Is, in the office of
the Register of Deeds for Rowan
county.
Bidding to begin at $1057.35.
Terms of Sale: CASH.
Dated this 3rd day of February,
1898.
B. H. IsENHowER, Trustee
Feb. 10y.