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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, LILLIAN E. HERBERT, widow, of the City
of Norwich, State of Connecticut for consideration paid, grant to WALTER T. WHITTAKEN, of
the City of Hartford, State of Connecticut with WARRANTY COVENANTS
That certain real estate situated in Charlestown, County of Washington in the
State of Rhode Island, and described as follows:
That certain tract or parcel of land, situated at East Beach, so-called, in
said Town of Charlestown, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the Northeasterly corner of the premises hereby conveyed at a
stub in the ground and running in a southerly direction one hundred fifty (150) feet to
a stub in the beach bank thence in a Westerly direction a distance of fifty-seven (57)
feet to a stub in the ground thence in a Northerly direction a distance of One hundred
fifty (150) feet to a stub in the ground; thence in an easterly direction a distance of
fifty-seven (57) feet to point and place of beginning. Meaning and intending to convey
Lot Number Twenty-three [23] as shown and delimited on that plat entitled, "Plat of Land
in the Town of Charlestown, R. I.," owned by James Alfred Burdick, Surveyed and Platted
August, 1932, by Leon L. Halland, Civil Engineer," said plat being on file in the Town
Clerk's Office of said Town of Charlestown.
The consideration of this deed is less than $100.
WITNESS my hand this 17th day of April 1937.
LILLIAN E. HERBERT
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND )
County of Washington )
In Charlestown on the 17th day of April, 1937 before me personally appeared
Lillian E. Herbert to me known and known by me to be the party executing the foregoing
instrument, and she acknowledged said instrument, to be her free act
and deed.
LINTON L. BROWN (L. S.)
Notary Public.
Received for record April 17th, A. D. 1937 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and
recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk.
CERTIFICATE OF TRADE NAME
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that I, John Beresford of Carolina, town of Charlestown,
Rhode Island hereby state and declare that I am now and for more than thirty years last
past have engaged in the trade of Ice cream business at Carolina, town of Charlestown,
R. I. and have used the trade name The Rhode Island Ice Cream and that my place of busi-
ness is on the Main Street, in said Carolina, near the Odd Fellows Hall and I do hereby
adopt the style of "The Rhode Island Ice Cream" Beresford's Ice Cream, and further state
my post office address is Carolina, R. I. That I hereby sign and swear to this certifi-
cate as required by the Rhode Island Law.
JOHN BERESFORD
Subscribed and sworn to before me at Westerly, R. I. this 19th day of April 1937
HERBERT S. MATHISON (L. S.)
Notary Public.
Received for record April 19th, A. D. 1937 at 11:00 o'clock, a. m., and recorded by [Signature] Town Clerk