Marion progress., 1949-12-22
NOTICE
North Carolina
Mcdowell County

NASDOWC11 oOuAUy
Under and by virtue of an order
of the Superior Court Of Mcdowell
County, made in a special proceed
ings entitled J. L. Nichols, Admin
istrator c. t. a. of the of the Estate
Of Ebert G. Goforth, deceased,
petitioner, versus Frank Labon Co.
forth, a widower; Logan c. Go
forth and wife, Media Goforth;
Grover c. Goforth and wife, Fay
Goforth; Rebecca Lee Goforth, a
single woman; Margaret Goforth,
a single woman; Mrs. Bertha Co.
forth Merrilla and husband, Arthur
Merrilla; Ben Goforth and wife,
Blanche Goforth; Mrs. Ella Goforth
Parker and husband e. w. Parker;
Mrs. Selena Goforth Connor, wild
ow; John w. Goforth and wife, Es-
telle Goforth; Bonnie Beal, a minor;
Letha Beal, a single woman, indi-
vidually, and Letha Beal, guardian
of Bonnie Beal, minor, respond
ents, the undersigned commission
er will on the 4th day of January,
1850 at twelve o'clock noon at the
door of the courthouse in Marion,
North Carolina, offer for sale to
the highest bidder for cash, upon an
opening bid of $214.50 for the First
Tract as hereinafter described,
$341O for the Second Tract as
hereinafter described, but subject
to the confirmation of the Court,
two certain tracts or parcels of
land lying in Glenwood Township,
Mcdowell County, North Carolina,
and more particularly described as
follows:
First Tract: Approximately IS
acres of mountain land listed for
taxation as sc acres mountain Or
chard, at the value of $4,000, con-
sisting of two contiguous tracts of
land described as follows: (D Be-
ginning at pine and pointers.
formerly a red oak, near the corn
er of the old field, this point being
located about S. 79 deg. E. so pol
es from the third corner of E. G.
Goforth's other tract and runs w.
I67 poles to a chestnut on the west
side Of the mountains, this point
being located about S. SO deg. w.
81 poles from said corner of the
other tract, then running N. 60
poles to a blackgum, then E. 81
poles to a poplar, then South, cross
ing spring branch to the begin
ming, containing rs acres more or
less, and being the same tract of
E. G. Goforth from M. B. Garden
and wife, said deed being recorded
in the office of the Register of
Deeds of Mcdowell County in Deed
Book % at page 436. (2) Begin
ming on a rock, Lewis Haney's
corner and runs W. 130 poles to
stake, then S. IS poles to stake,
then East 130 poles to Haney's line
and rock corner, then North with
said line to the beginning, contain
ing 40 acres more or less exclud-
ing the lappage of E. G. Goforth's
other tract, and being the same
land as was conveyed to E. G. Co.
forth from Alberta Higgins by deed
as recorded in Deed Book 23 at
page 344.
Second: Approximately 29 acres
of mountain land, formerly a part
of the E. G. Goforth home place,
which is listed for taxation as 20
acres of the value of $4,000, and
being the same land which was con-
veyed to E. G. Goforth by J. L.
English and wife, by deed recorded
in Deed Book 25 at page 497, and
further described as follows: Be-
ginning on a black oak, E. G. Co.
forth's N. E. Corner in Mrs. Dob
sons line, thence E. with her line
"a poles to a stake and pointers on
top of a ridge below some rock
cliffs, thence S. 38 poles to stake
and pointers in w. A. Goforth's
line, thence S. 70 deg. W. with his
line 48 and n poles to pine. his
corner, thence S. 57-1a deg. W. %
poles and 9 links to a double sour
wood corner, thence N. 81 deg. w.
! FL poles to hickory corner in w.
| A. and E. G. Goforth line, thence
N. with f. G.. Goforth line 50 poles
more or less to the beginning, con-
tanning 29 acres, more or less.
This 10Th day of December,
1949.
E. C. CARNES,
Commissioner.