Notice of Sale of Abaga Jones Land Tracts in Surry County
Pursuant to a 1925 order in the Last Will and Testament of Abaga Jones, commissioners R C Freeman and A D Folger will offer at public sale in Dobson four miles from town on October 4 1925 at 1 PM two tracts of land on Little Fish River. The 286 acre tract is described with various named landmarks and parcel lines, the second tract covering about 45 acres. Terms: one half cash with balance in two years one third at 12 months and remainder at two years, all cash preferred. Sale to the highest bidder with first and second tracts sold separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abaga
Jones
G. H. Stantliff
A. Snow
Surry Superior Court
Dobson
Surry County
N. C
Haystack
Little Fish River
Jerry Bennett
Abagail
Cal Jones
Menle
Orion
Potters
R. A. Snow
Office of Register of Deeds
Book of Deeds
TA. Park
Grady Emerson
C. H. Tome A. Johnson
Calvin Jones
Ft. A. Park
Silat
R. C. Freeman
A. D. Folger
Mortgagee's Sale of Crescent Street Lots in Mount
Mortgagee's sale of Brown Real Estate Company deed, recorded 1920, at First National Bank in Mount, on Thursday Oct 22 1925 at 1 PM. Elevates Lots 4 5 6 7 8 in block 2 of Crescent, each 60 ft frontage on Main Street. Proceeds to satisfy $1 758.66 debt plus interest and costs. Executrix Mrs W H Osborne grants title.
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Brown Real Estate Company
W. H. Onborre
Surr
First National Bank
Mount
K. Reynolds
Cresent
Office of the Register of Deeds
Surry County
N. C
Main Street
W. H. Osborne
Sale of Real Estate by J O Doss Trustee in Mount Airy
In a deed of trust dated November 28 1916 J O Doss and wife Gertie Doss convey real property to satisfy a 400 debt with interest and costs. The sale on October 31 1925 at 1 PM in front of Mount Airy Buggy and Auto Co garage offers two tracts totaling about 7.55 acres with specific boundary calls and excepts a ¼ acre: lot 2 the Robertson lot and lot 1 described by compass bearings and distances. N W Dobbins trustee dated September 28 1925.
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J. O. Doss
Gertie Doss
Mount Airy
E. Marshall Road
Denton Road
C. L. Robertson
Aton
Antery
N. W
Jim Smith
N. W. Dobbins
Boundary land auction in Rockford township, Oct 26 1925
By execution issued from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Stokes County Ontaro Drill Co. vs J E Stanley and others, the sheriff will offer 12 acres at the Dobson courthouse door for cash. Beginning at Sam Dobson corner on Dobson Rockford road the tract runs west six chains then south twenty, east eight, north along the road twenty three to the start. Sale to satisfy the execution and costs. C H Haynes sheriff.
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Superior Court
Stokes County
Ontaro Drill Co
J. E. Stanley
Tlic
Court House
Dobson
Rockford Township
Sam Dobson
Rockford Road
W. M. Stanley
Peter Dobson
Old Road
J. E B. Stanley
C. H. Haynes
Ravens defend nestlings with vocal alerts on Welsh crag
Ornithologist Oliver G Pike describes a raven pair feeding their young at a remote Welsh nest. The adult birds issue distinct calls to signal food, danger, and safety, prompting the fledglings to crouch and then spring to life when the coast is clear.
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Oliver G Pike
London Spectator
France Hosts Matrimony Fair At Chaton
The Friendly Society of Parisian Youth organized a marriage fair at Chaton drawing 328 young men and women who filled forms with personal prospects. Guests wore numbers and could learn details about matches by their badge numbers. Women favored husbands with steady jobs and good incomes while men sought homemaker traits.
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France
Friendly Society of
Chaton
Paris
Alfresco
How Ships Will Be Salved At Lake Nemo Near Rome
Italian engineers approve a plan to drain Lake Nemo by tunneling through the extinct volcano to raise Emperor Tiberius era galleys. The well preserved vessels could reveal Roman nobility life and have attracted archaeologists for centuries. Estimated cost about $100,000, Pathfinder Magazine.
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Lake
Nemo
Rome
Tiberius
Cena
Alberti
Maes
Pathfinder Magazine
How Birds Find Their Way In Travel by Night
The Popular Science Monthly notes a theory that birds navigate by senses of terrestrial magnetism. French pigeon fancier M A Thougler suggests carrier pigeons falter during magnetic storms and that wireless telegraphy has reduced their reliability.
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Popular Science Monthly
M. A. Thougler
Atlanta Gate City of the South Title Origin
Robert F. Maddox cited Charleston 1890 banquet where Atlanta received the tithe of the late City at Mayor Sims dinner for visiting railroad officials. He noted a Charleston celebration, the Charleston Memphis railroad completion, and Atlanta’s inland status shaping the Gate City of the South designation.
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Atlanta
Charleston
S. C
Robert F. Maddox
Sims
Biltmore Hotel
Memphis
Maddox
How to Repot House Plants for Healthy Growth
Guidance on repotting house plants including geraniums sonias and ferns. Remove the top and bottom soil edges, use fresh soil, and place a broken pot fragment at the bottom to aid drainage. Do not fill the pot within a quarter of four inches from the top.
The Kitchen Cabinet 1529 1996 Western Newspaper Union
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a theme of despondency and health in a social commentary style. The text references wealth contrasts and a forerunner concept of attire as a metaphor for mood, without clear events or names.
Canning Wild Fruits and Plums for Winter Use
The article outlines preserving methods for wild fruits such as raspberries strawberries blueberries blackberries and plums. It details steps for plum preserves tomato jam and wild grapes, including sugar ratios cooking times and storage in jars with cloth and paper in a cool place.
Bohemian Studio Banter and Resin Paper Talk
A vivid fragment shows a bohemian studio scene with a hostess and guest trading playful quips about caviar and hash. It shifts to a technical aside describing a resin and rosin based coating added to paper stock to create a water resistant film upon drying.
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Indy
Velvet Renovation Guide from the Kansas City Star
The article instructs cleaning velvet by brushing to remove dust, then suggests brushing one side and ironing with the iron on the opposite side to move stains. It warns not to lay velvet flat while ironing and gives handling tips for large garments with assistants.
Golf Bulbs and a Garden Surprise
In a London Chronicle tale Joan grows golf balls in a garden after being promoted to her own plot. Her father notices a whitish protrusion and investigates, finding the odd harvest. Joan explains she watered them daily hoping to grow golf balls as a surprise. He leaves with guilt and plans to buy more balls.
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Joan
London Chronicle
Why Sounds Vary In Syllables With Endings In Ng
Popular Science Monthly reports that syllables ending in ng are hardest for listeners to grasp while sounds ending in ss w and y are easiest. In tests with a large acoustically poor audience only 48 percent detected sounds like ting and hong whereas 99 to 100 percent identified wis and yor. The sounds 4 Oh and Wh also scored poorly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Notice of Trustee Sale in Mount Airy NC
In Surry County the trustee will sell at First National Bank of Mount Airy on Oct 31 1925 at 1 PM the real estate secured by a deed of trust from J W Haynes to T M Brower to satisfy the debt and accrued interest. The property begins on the east side of Oak Street at the corner of lots 9 and 8.
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North Carolina
Surry County
J. W. Haynes
T. M. Brower
Earst National Bank of
Mount Airy
Oak Street
Corner Lot Sale By Trustee Brower At Creek Bank
Lot lines run from No 8 and 9 north east 193 feet to a corner between lots 5 and 10 on Forkner's Creek then follow creek meanders 114 feet and sever al segments totaling 228 feet west and 208 feet north to Oak Street. Sale to satisfy deed of trust and notes of T M Brower trustee.
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Ford and
Oak
Oak Street
T. M. Brower
T. R. Brower
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Western Newspaper Union
Green River
Lewis Evans
West Graham
Thedford
Mount Airy, N.C
T. G. Farycett
W. W. Burke
E. G. Smith
THE
Surry County Loan & Trust
Trust
Coe
Pee S
Canter
F. S. Eldridge
W. W. Hampton
W. G. Sydnor
J. D. Smith
W. F. Carter
Sec
Treas
Shoals Township
Key’s
Pilot Township
Pilot Mountain
Siloam Township, Siloam
Banner's
Elkin Township
Elkin
Mount Airy Township
Mt. Airy
Dobson Township
Dobson Sheriff's Office
Franklin Township
Lowgap
Stewart's Creek Township
Pine Ridge
Eldora Township
Jasper Keys
Long Hill Township
Ararat
Key's Store
Westfield Township
Westfield
P. O
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