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The Greensboro Patriot from Greensboro, North Carolina • Page 5

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-C ii 'm' mm Elsht trrtcaks to SECRETARY MEREDITH first Address to farosks MORTGAGE SALE. vested in the undersigned by -virtue of Washington, March 25. An offl-; cial estimate tne state apartment l.ptaeed tto-number ot ermy about 8.000. of u. pa Mj; a certain mortgage executed J.

-f ''J A cure the "payment of a certain note-s which note, and mortgage were duly a i i. Andrew Carnegie appointed the Home Trust Company, of Hoboken, as Executor of his Last Will and Tsstament and Trustee of his Estate. The instrument was.written by Mr. Elihu Root, of New York. This is another proof that a Trust Company is the best instrumentality or theiadministration of an estate.

If a Trust Company islest for Kin Carnegie and his estate of many millions, it is best for YOU. Greensboro Loan and Trust 7 Greensboro, North Carolina. riAiMTnhia March 25. Em- nKir.inB- th ctv thatNo-day's ad- dress to South, Carolina farmers at the American Cotton Association day of the Columbia automobile "show, was the first he had delivered to farmers since becoming secretary if of agriculture, Secretary stressed the opportunity for seivitc. to farmers and agriculture generally hist departments affords! Departing considerably from his prepared address, new secretary of agriculture spoke of himself as a "salesmanager" rather than a secre- tary and cabinet member.

"I have something to. sell," he said, "and that is service." He compared the depart- ment of agriculture to a big factory Atnn nornc in Wash- ington and 21,000 in the United States. "As' superintendent of this factory I am here to ask you to use its product," he said. Life on farms must be made as attractive as that of the city, and tne man on the farm must be compensated as is the city man to repopu-late the farms, said the secretary. and.

to this end the department of agriculture is striving. The speaker criticised Congress for what he termed a miserly policy I in making appropriations for the de- partnient of agriculture. He spoke of low salaries paid experts who i have saved the country thousands of dollars and' of the loss of the ser vices of valuable men who were in adequately compensated. "Aunt" Dorcas Dies at 117. Asheville, March 2 6.

News was brought here this morning of the death in the Big Laurel section of Madison county of "Aunt" Dorcas Griffey, aged 117 years. The de ceased, who is believed to have been E. ALLEN, reasurer, M. RIDENHOUR, AssH Treas. whom approximately 100 are men.

All American travelers it was said, were given am-' pie-opportunity to leave on special i cars, but many failed to leave as! they felt they were safe flails are but, not the brass rail. Wall Street Journal. old If you are suffering from Indigestion, Biliousness, Headache, Dizziness or any disorder of the liver, stomach or bowels resulting from you can secure quick relief from DR. MILES Laxative Tablets TheiPainless Laxative Action mild and gentle yet effective. Easy and pleasant to take rtaste like candy.

Children take them readily. Especially good for delicate persons and children requiring a reliable laxative free from pain or harsh effects. Suppose you buy a box today. Money back on first package if you are not satisfied with results. SOLD BY XLL DRUGGISTS ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.

Haviner qualified as administrator of Susan Wyrick, deceased. the underpinned hereby gives notice to all persons holding claims against said estate to present the same duly authenticated to him on or before the 29th day of March. 1921. otherwise this no- tice will be pleaded in bar of their re covery. This is further to notify all persons -indebted to said estate to make immediate payment.

This March 25, 1920. 26-36. W. S. AVYRICK, of Susan Wyrick, Deceased.

COME o- the oldest woman in western North brushes of the best makes and qual-Carolina, was born on Big Laural ity. Read its new ad. on the eighth January 28, 1803. She never mar-: page and place your order at once, MRS. AANDERBILE RETAINS TEN THOUSAND ACRES.

Asheville, March 25. Mrs. George W. Vanderbile now retains onlv i ouu acres of the original great tract of more than 100,000 which her bus-' band, bought here, wben he created the famous Biltmore "estate out of the wilderness of the famous Pisgah range and 'section. Mrs.

Vanderbilt retains the mansion, which has been estimated to cost $1,000,000, and the land itself is highly valued, over 5,000 acres of it 'lying along the Asheville-Hendersonville highway, which is one of the leading paved highways leading out of Asheville. 'Mrs. Vanderbilt, it is understood, will not sell the mansion proper, al- though it is understood that the land lying along the paved highway might be bought, but no definite announcement has been made regarding this matter. Asheville people are highly pleased with the statement made by George Stephens that he will retain, the same general architectural aJid; building "plans of the famous Bilt- more village and that" any new build ings will follow out this scheme. One of the most inter st'ng parts of Mr.

ried and was a constant user of to bacco all her life. "Aunt" Dorcas, as she was known by the people of that section, for'. miles around, had lived through every war in which the United uai Drucwuaim States had been engaged, except the are sellinS nice oxfords and pumps Revolutionary war and her father. for woraen aud DiS Sirls at 6, $7 was a hPrn of thnt nflif $8. and some right good ones at She OUR BDSY'ADYBRTISERS Notice is given in onr advettis ing columns tbnlay that W.

S. Wy- rick has qualified as administrator of Susan Wyrick, deceased. ocninman, as assignee, will sell some valuable real estate in V. A lownsnip, at public auc- ou apm zy. bee in our ad.

columns to-day. Attention is directed to the no- tJce Qf summons and attachment in the cage Mftttie Whitsett against Ivory Whitsett. to be found in our advertising columns to-day. and bys ca buy good oxfordg at Thacker Brockmann's 'roin to $7. Also oxfords and iU1 unsses ana small cnil dren.

See notices in the bargain' column. Notice is given in our advertising columns that an application will be made to the governor for a pardon I LU1 ess tfiacK, sentenced to the roads by Guilford Superior court. Emergencies often arise when you need some equipment on your car- Better be on the safe side and secure a supply of supplies from tne McGlamery Auto Co. now, and be ready for any emergency. See ad.

in another column .1 i lour attention is called to the change of ad of the Greensboro Na- tional Bank in this paper. This is' the bank for safety and service, and the farmers of the county are espe cially invited to come to see them and avail themselves of its service, etc. The painting season is here, and the Greensboro Hardware Co. has the paints of every color and for every purpose. Also all sies of and be sure of getting just what you want when you want it.

The spring season is at last nere ana you 11 neea some spring rn t- $4 5 and $5 pleIlty of raen's and Doys oxtPrds, too, and a limited number of pairs carried over from season at greatly reduced prices. Before buying your spring footwear drop in and see what Thacker Brockmann have to offer yo'u. See ad. on eighth page. Mr.

M. L. Kendall, manager of the Kendall Realty and. Auction informs The Patriot that one of the tnest opportunities to secure a good home in a live community will be offered by his company on Saturday, April 3, at 2.30 in the afternoon, when fifty elegant residential building sites and two 6-room dwellings will be offered at public auction to the last and highest bidder. This property is located at Liberty, one of the best sections of Randolph county.

If you ever expect to own a home here's one of the best opportunities you'll ever have to get it at your own price. See Mr. Kendall's sale announcement in another part of The Patriot. You have been longing for a country home conveniently situated and not too far from the city, wliere you can do business in the city and enjoy the pleasures of country life. There is plenty of land, but, good country homes for sale are scarce, and the high cost of building material and labor deters many from building.

But our hustler young friend, W. F. Ross, has just the place to suit you. It is a new six room bungalow, with forty-two acres of fertile land, only fifteen minutes drive from the court house. This is ibout the only opportunity you are likely to have to secure a good home "all ready to move in.

Read1 Mr. Ross' announcement elsewhere and get his figures at once. BANDITS DECLINK TO TAKE MONEY OF GIRL. Philadelphia, March 6. Three bandits, with a show of politeness, held up a clothing shop on the second-floor of a Chestnut street building to-day, bound and gagged four men and a girl, gathered together nearly $400, four watches and some clothing, and escaped.

They refused to take the money of a girl customer, saying they would pot rob a lady: returned to her escort a dollar for carfare, and also let a junk dealer, who happened into the store to buy waste paper? re-tain his money. The bandits selected "hew suits, of- clothing and spring Overcoats and left the four men and the I able consideration to the undersigned .1 1 1 .1 1 payment of the said note and interest lhere- the undersigned will on Thursday, April 28, 1920, at 12 o'clock noon at the court house door in the city of Greensboro, ofter for sale to the highest bidder lor cash the following described tract kot land situated in Morehead township, Guilford county, N. and more particularly, described as follows: Beginning at a stake or stone on the west side of the Freeman mill road 40 feet southwest of the southeast corner of lot No. 9 in block No. 21, running thence west-150 feet to a stake or stone in the east line" of an alley and $5 feet south of the southwest corner of lot No.

9 in block 21 thence southward with said east line of said alley 140 9-10 feet to a stake or stone; thence 86 degrees 20 minutes east 68 feet tot a stake on, stone, in west line of Freeman mill road; thence -northeast with west line of said road 163 1-2 feet in the beginning. This March 27, 1920. C. C. MORGAN, Mortgagee: A.

SQHIFJFMAN, Assignee. NOTICE. North Guilford County, In the Superior Court Maie. Whitsett. Plaintiff, hi A vb.

-t r-Y Ivorj' "Whitsett, Defendant. v. i i notice. that an action entitled as above has- been commenced in the Superior court of Guilford county, that there exists two causes of action: One is for an allowance for the support of plaintiff and children, for their subsistence, under Chaper 24 Public Laws of North Carolina 1919; and An action for debt, in the sum $1,500.00 on account of this plaintiff's having had to support the two children of the defendant and plaintiff for some ten years last past; And that an attachment has been taken out and levied upon the lands of the defendant located in Center Grove township, -Guilford county, adjoining the lands of Albert Wall. Henry Calhoun, Will Price, James Morehead and others, and described in a deed recorded in book 200, page 254 in the- office of the register of deeds for Guilford county.

And the said defendant will further take notice that he is requirea to appear before the undersigned at liis office in the Guilford county court house on the 26th day of April, 1920, and answer or demur to the complaint in the said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the riomgnAcH in said complaint. This March 25, 1920. 26-32 M. W. GANT.

C. S. C. APPLICATION FOR THE PARDON" OP JESS BLACK. Application will be" made to the Governor of North Carolina, for the pardon of Jess Black, convicted at the December term, 1919, of the Superior court of Guilford county for the crime of having in his possession whiskey for the purpose of sale and sentenced to the public roads of Guilford county for a term of twelve months.

All persons who oppose the granting of said pardon are invited ot file their protests to the Governor without delay. This March 27, 1920. 26-28. JESS BLACK. i Hint's New Life Pills The best In the world- TO OUR Greenstioroi N.

C. Stephens' vannounieeraent is the fact Wholesale. Grocers'vAssociation open-that he will offer the houses for sale, ed' its case against the packers and this being the first time that any of the railroads before a'cbmmittee of the noOsesbf the village have ever the interstate commerqe commission SPRING OPENING OF STANDARD FARM Implements and Machiriery J. W. FRY, President, J.

S. COX, Vice-Prest, NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS CREENSBORO ROUTE 2. Mrs. James Neese recently visited Yev sister. Mrs.

E. D. Whitesell. Mr. R.

M. Gladstone speit Wed-resday night at J. W. Levens. Mrs.

Monroe Roberts and little Hal Monroe, returned to fireen'sboro last Sunday, after spending some time at Mr. J. T. Andrew's. Mr.

Henry Clapp and family and Mr. and Mrs. James Neese and children and Mr. Leslie Gerringer were visitors at Mr. Ernest WhitselFs last Sunday.

I Mr. Robert Snider, that prince of' clever fellows, entertained a number or" his gentlemen friends last Thurs day night by giving them a good old country supper, consisting of such delicate viands as are found only in a genuine country home. After supper the merry crowd indulged in so- cial games and conversations, discussing at length the great need of a better school system in Jefferson township. Mack Greeson, of' Alabama fruit tree fame, was present with his genial "smile and was declared the champion domino player dispersed at 11 o'clock, wishing Mr. and Mrs.

Snider many happy returns of the day. Mr- Cr- MOT, a I loot night to the Walker Brothers saw-. fe Tin.Cf iV aiill. after spending a week in Ashe- boro on business. 1 Miss Leah Hutchens recently vis- ited Miss Loretta Andrew.

I Mr. P. W. Coble and family visited Mr. J.

W. Levens last Sunday after- noon. Misses Cleta and Lizzie Tesh yisit- Misses Pearl, Blanche and Rosa Huffman last Sunday evening. IX MKMORIAM. John Winfiold iV'M lohn Winfield' Barber, born 17.

1 884; died February 20, '-u. from the effects of influenza pneumonia. He was married lo Miss Josie Crouse in 1912. He left on earth the wife and two little children. Two little ones had already gone the way of the angels.

One sister had preceded him. His father, G. L. Barber, and his mother, Mary C. V.

Barber, still live; four brothers and three sisters. The funeral was at the house, which as conducted by Rev. Y. Von A. Riser.

The interment was had at riedens. The deceased was a duti-iul son, a good neighbor, and kind busband. Not only the family, but also the community, rotes him. will onfedcrat Home Burned. Pew Valley.

March 26. Fire last night destroyed the large home Kentucky Confederate veterans here, entailing a loss estimated at 875.000. There was no loss of life fjr injuries, the several hundred aged yPterans being taken from the build- before the fire gained much headway. Louisville firemen and apparatus ai rived here in time to prevent spread of the blaze to nearby residences. The origin of the fire is undetermined.

With Colonel Edward's wet plank and Colonel Bryan's wet blanket th Francisco convention may find it a little hard to set the-country on lire Arkansas Democrat. i I greatly i been puton the market before. Por many years people have tried noyses village buf. un. de no circumstances could be bouht; a the Vanderbilts have r- tained every section of the original dings in ami around the village, annpuncement last week mat air.

aiepnens nau uougni ine village; COL. WILLIAM PENX WOOD WILL NOT RUN AGAIN. Raleigh, March 25. Col. William Penn Wood, now 77 years old, will not run for re-election as state audi-J tor.

tion This statement has the sanc-of colonel himself, who is ex- pected to rhak.e a public announcement in a few days to that effect. The colonel will return to Randolph county, his native place, and maybe will rest awhile. He has a big mercantile establishment up there, which he has operated for many years'. He will stick around in Randolph county for a while, anyway. This leaves the field open.

Colonel Wood's biggest job. since he succeeded the late Dr. B. F. Dixon, was an old woman during the war between the states brothers' march away to battles of the southland.

her saw fight a. Grocers A gal rust Packers. Chicago. March National to-day by urging that the" commission restrict the use of railroad cars, by the packers to the handling of fresh meat and packing house products and that it revise the list of such articles. Clifford Thorne.

who represented the grocers' association at the hearing, presented the proposal, which he asked the packers -and railroad interests to agree to, and the commission to order executed. The proposal provided that canned vegetables and soups, butter, cheese, various oils and canned meats with vegetables ingredients be excluded from cars used to ship fresh meats. Chemical Plant Burned. Richmond, March 26. -The plant of the Richmond Chemical Company was damaged by fire to FnS extent of $250,000 last night.

The fire was discovered on the fourth floor by employes at about 5 o'clock. Crossed electric wires "STe "believed to have started the blaze. Over Fifty Thousand Juniors. Winston-Salem, March 2 6 There are 52,467 members of the Junior Order United American Mechanics in North Carolina, according to the figures given out to-day by State Secretary S. F.

Vance. At a conference of the state executive board' held here last night, matters of general interest the were discussed. State Numa R. Reid, of Wentworth; Vice Councilor L. W.

Cobb, of Golds-, boro; State Treasurer George V. Fulp, of Kernersville, besides Secretary Vance attended the conference. THE RESPONSIBILITY. Republican senators might have put the responsibility for the treaty upon the President by ratifying it with the reservations. Seven of the 12 irreconcilables who held out to the last could have done this, but they would not.

They defeated the treaty even with the reservations, and the sole responsibility for the present position of the, United States rests upon the 4 i 1 nas been keeping peace at the Sol-x- diers' home. Things 'have been quiet there now for quite a while. JUST RECEIVED 1 car Superior Corn Planters, 2 cars McCormick Deereing Mowers and Rakes 2 cars McCormick Deereing Binders, 2 cars Superior Drills, 1 car Riding Cultivators, 2 cars Disc and Peg Harrows. 2 cars Engine Harrows and Plows, 2 cars Chattanooga Plows and Repairs, 3 cars International Tractors, 1 car Ingico Oil Engines, 2 cars Peerless Steam Engines, 2 cars Saw Mills, 2 cars Loudon Barn Equipment, 1 car Wagons and Buggies. Everything for the Farm.

BUY EARLY, as the manufacturers advise us that they cannot supply the demand. Nearly all the above have advanced since we placed our order. You get the advantage of prices prevailing when order was placed, as long as they last. BUY EARLY. M.

a NEWELL COMPANY, The colonel has no idea who is going to run and doesri's seem to give much -thought. He thinks wheif a man gets 77 it is time for him to retire from public life. He is next to the oldest state of fleer, the oldest being Major WU- liam A Graham, commissioner ol 1 A. agriculture, who is now eignty, dul the major is! go ing to run again. He is active and alert and declares he' wants to be re-elected for two rea- a a rt.

aim ori "frill sons Mew115 no wine a.u o.fewv.vi tural history of North Cai-olina and to occupy office in the new templje, agriculture to be erected on the site of the present agricultural building. wil1 not 1,6 a candidate for 'Selection as insurance commissioner. It has been ru-mo-red hai he may resign before hi term is o1it Ihrt U'nls is not. confirm liVAlv hft will vac- 'nMsouehLlikely will managed victims mi vtii' JT to loosen tfinrsel run notlned a eome-insurance 'fOtlFLCTCilEa'S He pIitTemtanding a feet Children Cry FOR FUXCKER'Sv South Davie Street. from th store.

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