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Newspaper
The Monroe Journal
Location
Monroe, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1916
Page
3
Governor Craig asks state and county prison authorities to parole trusty convicts for December 24 to 26 and allow holiday time, with all paroled inmates to return by noon December 27. The plan mirrors last year and targets ten days of prior trustiness, with reports due by January 1.
An advertising blurb touts Chamberlains Tablets as excellent for constipation, noting they are pleasant to take and mild in effect, and claim availability everywhere.
Public auction planned for December 30 1916 at Monroe courthouse door. Property includes J Fletcher Moore estate lands on Beaver Dam Creek and adjoining tracts with multiple parcels in Wingate and Marshville. Sale proceeds to partition real estate with cash terms. W J Pratt named Commissioner.
Qualified co administratrix announces claims against the Albert B Robinson estate must be presented by December Sunday 1917 else rights, debts due must be paid promptly. December 7 1916 Wincy J Robinson adm Batate of Albert B Robinson Yann Pratt Attys
A bill barring transmission of liquor ads by mail to anyone but licensed dealers passes favorably through the post office committee amid aims to curb mail order sales in dry regions. Also notes a smoky mix of health ads and a mortgage notice from 1916 with legal language and signatures.
In a special proceeding of H C Simpson administrator the undersigned commissioner will sell at the Monroe courthouse on Saturday January 18 1917 at noon lands described as a tract of twenty one acres more or less in Goose Creek township eight miles from Monroe on the Concord Road adjoining G R Helms and others. The tract conveyed to T A Helms by A A Secrest and wife dated September 21 1906 will be offered to satisfy debts and administration costs. Terms one half cash and balance in six months title retained until full payment. December 14 1916 W B Love commissioner
The partnership between T. C. Lee and E. Tait Sivens is dissolved by mutual consent. Curtis J. Bivens buys T. C. Lee’s interest and the business continues at the old stand as Bivens Brothers. All debts to T. C. Lee & Company must be settled with Bivens Brothers. Dated November 23, 1916. Signed T. C. Lee, Blair Bivens.
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