The Lexington advertiser., 1934-01-25
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS SALE.

day of January, 1868, IN cause NUM-
bered 5246, and styled, Mrs Annie NJ.
Smith ct al VS.. Mrs. f. f. Hemphill ct al
on the General Docket of said Court,
which said decree is recorded in Book
IA. page ct seq of the Minutes of said
Court. the undersigned Clerk of said
Court, named as Commissioner in said
decree will on Friday the 10th day of
February, 1884, within legal hours on
said day at the South front door of the
County Court House in the City of Lex
ington, Holmes County, Mississippi, Of
Ter for sale and sell at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing described land situated IN Holmes
ounty, Mississippi, to-wit;
Begin Is chains North and l4.70
chains West from corner to Sections II,
p, 13 and a. Twp. IA, North Range
West from which black gum, South62Ha
West, 70 links and black gum South
so East Al links, thence North l3.4o
chains to locust tree near the margin
of Bee Lake, thence up the lake as fol-
lows. North 7612 West 500 chains, North
7O1, West 5 chains, North 65A West
chains. North 571e West 11.00 chains to
ID section line East and West in Section
II. thence West 20 chains South 2o
chains, East 90 chains, South CHAINS,
Fast 2542 chains to close, containing
% SIS acres in the North and West end
of the Sci. of Section II, Township Ia,
Range 2 West, and being the same lands
conveyed to R. NJ Edwards by Eva c.
Lowell. ct al on the 2Sth day of Novem-
ber. 1917, as shown by deed recorded in
81 of 10
Deed Records of Holmes County, Missis-
sippi. and also Lot l of Block z, in the
Town of Thornton, Mississippi, and sit
uated in SEA of NWA of Section 8,
Township IA, Range / West, being the
same lands conveyed to R. M. Edwards
by w. w. Wilburn, Special Commits
sioner, on the 11th day of June, 1906, as
shown by deed recorded in Book 70,
page 303, of the Land Deed Records OF
Holmes County, Mississippi, and also
the following described lot situated in
or near the Village of Thornton, Mis-
sissippi. and described as: Beginning at
a point that is 1875 chains South and
1920 chains West OF the Northeast cor
ner of SWA of Section 8, Township Ia,
Range 1 West, thence South 73 degrees
East $40 chains to railroad right of
way, thence North degrees East along
said right of way, $50 chains, thence
North 73 degrees West 465 chains to
road, thence down road to point OF be-
ginning, and situated in SW4 of Section
8, Township IA, Range l West, and con-
tanning 2 acres of land more or less,
and being the same land conveyed to
R. M. Edwards by Pauline G. Daring
ton, on the 10th day of May, 1906, as
shown by deed recorded in Book 23, page
200 of the Land Deed Records of Holmes
County, Mississippi, excepting however
from the above described tracts of land,
the following described lots and parcels
of land.
Beginning at point that is 1925
chains South and 1439 chains West of
the Northeast corner of SEA of Section
8, Township II. Range l West, thence
South rs degrees East 3.17 chains, thence
South degrees West 1.58 chains to
point of beginning, and being situated IN
SWA of said Section g. Township IA,
Range l West, and containing one-half
acre of land, and having been conveyed
to DR.. NJ. L. Pollard by r. NJ. Edwards
and wife. as shown by deed recorded in
Book 30, page 439 of the Land Deed Rec
ords of said County, and also less that
certain lot described IS follows: Begin
at iron stake of Southwest corner OF
R. NJ Edwards residence lot. see Book
%, page 800 and run along East SIDE OF
Public road northerly 257.40 feet to the
Northwest corner of the said Mrs. X. M.
Edwards residence lot, thence Easterly
along the South side of Main Street, or
highway and the north boundary OF the
said Mrs. R. NJ Edwards residence lot
41O feet to an iron stake on the west
side of the Y. G. M. V. R. R. right of
way, thence Southerly so feet along
West side of said Y. & NJ. V. Railroad
right of way thence Westerly Is feet
parallel with said South side OF Nam
Street. thence Northerly so feet parallel
with the West side of the Il M. v.
r. r. right of way to an iron stake on
the south side of the said Main Street,
being a parallelogram, so feet North and
South bv Is feet East and West in the
Northeast corner of the said Mrs. K. M.
| Edwards 2-acre residence lot and being
situate in Section s, Township Ia,
Range / West, conveyed to j. H. Rogers
| by Sarah Edwards as shown by deed re-
corded in Book 43, page 49, of the Lana
Deed Records of Holmes County, Mis-
sissippi, and less that certain lot de-
scribed as follows: Begin at the inter
section of the South side of Main Street
in Thornton, Mississippi, and the west
line of the Y & M. V. r. r. right OF
way and run westerly rs feet to be-
ginning point, thence run westerly along
the South side of Main Street q feet
thence southerly and parallel with Wes1
boundary of the Y & NJ. V. R. R, right
of way so feet, thence Easterly parable
with south margin of said Main Stree
q feet, thence Northerly parallel will
the West boundary of the Y. & M. V. K
R. right of way so feet to the point o
t beginning. Said land being located IL
| Section 8, Township Il, Range West
: conveyed to j. H, Rogers by Sarah Ed
f wards as shown by deed recorded L
f Book 49, page 80 of the Land Deed Rec
ords of Holmes County, Mississippi
f And also by virtue of and in pufsu
f ance of said decree rendered in sal
; Cause on the 9th day of January, 1873
: as aforesaid I will also on Friday, tn