Sheriff to Auction Lands for Taxes in Surry County
Sheriff C H Haynes announces public sale at court house door in Dobson on Monday Feb 2 1925 at 1 PM to satisfy county tax liens. List includes hundreds of parcels with acres buyers should settle 1922 23 taxes and costs across Byrdneyl White Norman Cox See and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Haynes
Surry County
Dobson Surry County
N. C
Iad White
S&s. White
Tialaak ¢ White
Lottie May White
Lottie W Wood
G. W. Wr
H. E. Mitchell
Metta’ Edmonds
A. L. Norman
He Snow
Daisy Norman
Admi
Daisy and
Floyd
Jasper Norman
White
Ollie Bowles
Mart Reynolds
Atkinson, Kapp and Butner
R. B. Beamer
John Bingman
J. W. Brooks
W. <. Brooks
C. W. Callahan
J. R. Cave
EF. J. Comer
Jesse T. Copeland
Tom Corder
Nathan Creed
C. E. Dobey
W. R. Craughn
G. Folger
Mary Folger
FE. S. Freeman
R. W. Simpson
Johnnie Slaydon
T. M. Snow
C. P. Snow
Origin of Name Canada Tied to Cape of Nothing Theory
Detroit News reports Father Hennepin linked Canada’s name to Capo de Nada or Cape of Nothing, a label given by early voyagers who deemed the land barren. Historians increasingly favor a theory that Canada derives from a Spanish term meaning a passage, reflecting hopes of a route to India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father Hennepin
Canada
Capo de Nada
Detroit News
India
Explaining Bishop Garb Ties to Riding Heritage in England
The article argues that modern bishop attire remains a relic of past duties. The apron is a riding apron relic and hat cords protected against wind. Breeches and leggings reflect equestrian garb still familiar today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Early cover crops for peach orchards to fight oriental moth
New Jersey agricultural experts advise rye or wheat as winter cover crops to maximize growth before frost and suppress moth grubs. April 1 is the latest cultivation date. clover and vetch offer less benefit. Plow under by April 1 to protect light soils and prevent wind erosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Preeman Mason
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
New Brunswick
T. J. Headlee
Several Advantages Are Found With Sod Orchard
Old and young fruit trees benefit from cultivation, with sod orchards offering color to fruit and cost savings if proper plant food is used. Early spring nitrate or ammonium sulfates boost growth in bearing trees, while pruning and thinning improve sun exposure and color, especially for varieties like Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Springtime Strawberries Best for Next Year’s Harvest
Plant now for a full crop next year. Spring planting creates a growth season for a rich harvest while fall or late summer planting yields few berries. Move to a clean, well drained bed, prepare soil, and transplant strong runners in rows four feet apart and eighteen inches apart in the row.
Untitled Horticultural Note on Orchard and Raspberry Growers
A fragmented horticultural guide discusses peach orchard cultivation and raspberry production. It notes Crown gall disease risks, pruning challenges in early years, and the need for manure or fertilizer plus soil nutrients near feeding roots during ripening.
Birthday Dinner and Doings of Route 3 Residents
Route 3 Mount Airy residents share a surprise birthday dinner for T. R. Haymore with relatives and friends attending. Victoria Watson visits Winston-Salem father P W Watson. Various local notes cover church service by Rev Ira D Ferguson, family visits, births, illnesses, and property change as Jobe W Simmons buys the Alex Collins farm on Haystock road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
T. R. Haymore
Victoria Watson
Winston- Salem
P. W. Watson
Personal Mention of Route One Residents
Mount Airy Route 1 notes include birth of Eva May Haymore weighing 10 pounds to Mr and Mrs Charlie Haymore. Ed Hutchins of Peters Creek Va visited Elder J S Morrison Friday night. Infant of Mr and Mrs Brock O Neal buried at Hollow Springs Monday. Margie Haymore returned to Mountain Park school after home stay. S C Barker and John Reeves left Sunday for Georgia with return in about a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
Route 1
Charlie Haymore
Eva May
Ed Hutchins
Peters Creek
J. S. Morrison
Brock O’neal
Hollow Springs
Margie Haymore
Mountain Park School
S. C. Barker
John Reeves
Georgia
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Faes
Dobson Township
Stuart Creek Township
J. W. Beamer
Mint Beamer
George Chandler
Jefferson Davis
Joe H. Gwyn
J. W. Hemmings
D. M. Holder
H. E. Jarrell
Walter Johnson
H. A. Johnson
J. S. Mitchell
Perry Johns
F. McCrary
W. Newman
Nichols
Wiley Eho
Emmanuel Shinault
Sutphin
Tomas M. Armstrong
L. ¢€ Handler
Alex Collins
W. R. Goldin
Richard J. Rachels
James E. Vernon
Franklin Township
Bettie Bedsaul
Clinard and Foushee
I. A. Combs
Luther Davis
R. B. Galyean
Bill Galyean
J.R. Johnson
J. M. Kerby
H. Linville
Gid Muncas
Aliie Murphy
G. B. Murphy
W. I. Show
Sarah Smith
Lou Smith
Miss Minnie Snow
Siloam Township
C. G. Hardy
Jim S. Whitaker
Mrs. Minnie Shores
Eldora Township
G. M. Bruner
Bob Dobson
J. Oscar Doss
P. I. Edmonds
D. C. Kidd
L. E. Mosley
Thos. J. Wall
Pilot Township
Rufus
Mount Airy Township
Luther Ashburn
Walter Bowman
Brim and Caree
M. L. Galloway
B. A. Cobler
Sam Cole
W. E. Davis
J. O. Doss
W. E. Dunnegan
S. P. Fopeanna
Faulkner
J. Martin George
J. M. Goard and
John Goin
John D. Griffith
Joe H. G
Ararat River
J. H. Gwyn
J. A. Atkins
Floyd Harris
R. D. Hemmings
Jack Coleman
Mary W. Jackson
J. S. Lawrence
W. H. Lawson
E. B. Lineback
J. T. Martin
J.D. Martin
G. T
O. T
C. Mosery
Will Matthews
Laura J. Midkift
Jas. B. Midkitt
J. E. ‘Moser
C. McCrary
Kate Norman
Geo. Parker
Elbert W. Peele
R. C. Phillips
David Rigney
J. F. Seagraves
Sheets Motor Co
Guy Shropshire
N. M. Simmons
A. C. Spann
Chas. Sutphin
T. L. Taylor
Lindsey Taylor
Herbert Thomas
Jack T. Thomas
Tilley & Bivens
Hariatt E. White
J. B. Simmons
John Criss
Nathan Edmonds
Bill Gilliam
Ed Stewart
Noral White
Rockford Township
Briges
Sam Bullen
W. T. Hutson
J. E. Parker
Charlie Stewart
D. F. Wolfe
E. G. Bryan
Lizzie Glenn
Ben Jones
John C. Bullen
Kiger
W. J. Spainhour
L. O. Watson
Cora Howell
Col
Westfield Township
Mary M. Atkins
W. E. Arrington
A. L. Cain
W. J. Chilton
R. S. Collins
J. T. East
J. F. Inman
Ida Inman
L. L. Lowe
J. W. Noah
Sam Pike
Mary Shellen
John Thrower
Arthur Hatcher
Alonzo Jessup
Charles McArthur
Long Hill Township
Thos. E. Denson
Orchard Gleanings
America
Solath
Route 3
Ira D. Ferguson
Ararat
Antioch
Luther Seal
Oscar Seal
Lambsburg
H. S. Younger
Jobe W. Simmons
Haystock Road
Mr. Collins
Route One
Whitley
Misa Bedsaul
Kodak
Chiropractic
Yoo
DR. J. FP. Cor
Bennett
Mount Airy, N. C
J. Leith Holloway
Buick
Greenwood Auto Company
Elkin
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