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T, i THE TIDIES. 1 THURSDAY MARCH 2nd 1894. 1 llLtj li ALilAJL liU.v a; listen i FOR FRAUDS. In view of th'J shameful rumors that come to us from a border state or" the recent open and disgraceful frauds in the election returns of that great commonwealth, we are moe than ever convinced that our -whole system of voting and making the re turns of the billot is radically wrong. nd needs reform and badly needs it too. Every man in all the land vho is entitled by-law to vote ought, to have j that privilegef illy. freely and with out fear of the face of mortal man before him, be he friend or foe. The elective franchise is a most Facred right; and it belongs to a free people like the citizens of this repuh. lie to see that this right is not, and shall not be taken from any who arc invested with it. To carry this higt principle out at the ballot box. it is important that pure men yea, chris tiun men be placed there to guard that hox and To see that none shall either intimidate the voter, or, manner r.Uempt to influence him, or to prevent him from depositing his . ballot for just that candidate whom he prefers to honor with his suffrage. AH frauds at the ballot-box are a shaine and a disgrace to any people of any party - in any locality; and woe be the day for our boasted free dom, when good men become so dis gusted with the fraudulent practices of party leaders as to yield up to their control, the sacred privilege of a free and untrammeled ballot in this country. ,j In order to prevent so bad a calam ity, let us see to it, that only good men are brought" out as candidates; men whose praise 13 in every com munity; and men who are above all trickery and deception; whose private life bears no im moral stains. These are the men that are needed in our halls" of legis lation and in all other places of honor and trust. Spectator. o THE COURT HOUSE QUESTION. A& the question above is the most touching and .interesting one that now claims the attention of our county commissioners and mngis-. trates. and not only them, but every voter of the county, and as the dec is eion must soon come up I desire to give the the law on designating sites for countv building so that those who may expect too much may not be disapbointed The Code of North Carolina Volume I, chapter 17, Sec tion VIII in regard to locating sites, says the commissioners' with the con eturence of a majority of the justices of peace sitting with. them, to remove or designate a new site for any coun ty building; but the site of any coun ty 'building already located shall not be changed, unless by an unanimous yote of all the members of the board and by a majority of the Justices at ( the regular December meeting, and unless upon notice of the proposed change, specifying the new site, such notice shall be published in a newspaper printed in the county, if there is one, and posted in one or more public places in every township in the countv for 3 months next itn mediately preeceding the annual meeting, at which the final vote on the proposed is to be taken. Such iiowsites shall not be more thm one mik dis'un! from the old.- cxerp upon the special approval of the General Assembly. Section IX. To erect and repair county buildings. The commission ers with the concurrence of tne Justices of the Peace, to erect and repair the necessary county buildings, and to raise by taxation, the moneys therefor. Thus you see the law cn it therefore only two sides to thisques l'u:i t t i:; the nwnly :.;d build a :i v Court lious.. cr not nave one. j Willi these f'ao:s before us the situa tion is a bad one, the people have ,u ilism no iv than thev can stand uo under. Now the thing; i is thus wliieii can we get aioDg uie best without, the special tax, or tne Court House. The commissioners and Justices must decide and we feel they will act cautiously in the matter. Sbbscriber. FRETTING. There is no sin. it seems to me. is everywhere and by everybody under estimated and qu.te too much over looked in valuation and character. It is the -in of fretting; so common unless it rises above its usual mono, tone, we do not observe it. Watch any ordinary coming together of peo ple, and i-ee how many inirfutes it will be before somebody frets that if, makes more or l'Si complaining statement of something or other, which most probably everyone in the room, or in the car, or on the street corner, it mav be, knew before, and which probably nobody can help. Why say anything about it? It is cold, it is hot, it is . dry ; som ibody has broken an appointment; ill r.ked e. mea! ; stupidly or bad faith somewhere has resulted in discomfort. There are plenty of things to fret about. It is tdmply astonishing how much annoyance may be found in the course of every day's living, even at the simplest, if one only keeps a sharp eye out on that side of things.. Even Holy Writ says we are prone to trouble as sparks to fly upward, in the .blackest of, smoke, there is a blue eky above, and- the less time they wast'j on the road the sooner they will reach it. Fretttng is all time wasted on the road. TURNED TO JOY j We live in a sad world. Tears are j everywhere. Suffering, triak 'sun dered ties, broken hearts, meet us on l j .i hi i u: an sines. mtjn uave luuuh bins i world a vale of tears, a wailing place, one great Bochim. Every land and city, almost every family, treasures sad memories. Earth has furnished no specific to heal these fountains of sorrow. Without some divine interposition men go on from bad to worse, piling up thuir grief and ac cumulating wounds until the it-elf breaks down under the load. But 4is there no balm ia Gilead, no physician thert?" Must this title of sorrow ever more unchecked? is there no healing branch te be cast into the bitter waters? Thanks be lo God for the unspeakable gift of his son, who brought "ife and immortahtv to linht through his own resurrection, au opened the crimson "fountain in the house of David for sin and unclcans ness." The believer knows sorrow, but st the touch of Chris,t his sorrow is turned into joy. A light, clear and strong, shines into the tomb itself. and a song ascend to heaven from the place of bitterness and death; ror even these Llllieiions shall -work out a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Zion's Ilaeld. FRAYS R. Prayer isu haven to the shipwrcked mariner an anchor unto them that are sinking in the waves; a staff to the limbs that totter; a mine of jewels to the poor; aseeurtv to the riictr a , 1 , ' utUl a heeler of disease and a guardians of 4 nit. mi. j. i.!;i rtc tiiicc Saill'S me cotitmur.ee oX our blessings and dis sipates the cloud of our calamities Oh prayer! Oh blessed prayer! thou isrt the unwearied conqueror of lm-ma-i woes thcCrrn foundation if hu man happiness the source of ever en during joy. A postal card hearing the follow ing' queer inscription was sent to Senator Vance a few davs ao : -Neither shall thy name be anv more callesl Zebulon but Simmous Reguia- tor ana I have "ivon nn;n t Koo oil the land of Carolina for aa everlast ing possession." mm m. Our farms are set back very much by the snow ana disagreeable weath er and seems to be somewhat blue. The public school in which Prof. Hannibai Godwin is principal will Llose ou lLe 8lh of tbis month. A good time expected. i'uiss Mollie Balie of Stewarts Academv will open a private school at this plate next Monday, The season for guano hauling is at hand, but guess that those who have to cross Black River will not haul much until the road is put in abetter condition. In reply to the Smiihfieid Herald, we wish to say tiiat Mr. Ho:iiway killed a hog about Xmas that tipped the scales at 783 pounds, so Harnett still claims the chanijsion bog of the ' season. It has been n port ed thv.t a man was seen floating down the Fear river about the 21st ult. ape We did not learn as to whether he was white or black. We are sorrv to say that Mr. J. R. Tew is very sick with the lagrippe. With be3t wishes for The Times and its Editor we are Very Truly. T. A tart is a little pie, but in the composing-room a little pie has often made more than one tare. As an exchange says there is a sad propensity in human nature; very sad. It is to listen to scandal, and help to spread it, too. Without in- tention to do our neighbor an injury. a careless remark -may be adzed by a babbler, and as a snowball grows by rolling it so does a story by telling. It passes through the babbling tdbe, growing larger and larger and darker and darker, "and by . the time it has rolled through Babbletown it has assumed the largeness and blackness of base slander. Curb this propens sity as far as possible. The world has mucdi in it that is unpleaeant without adding any thing more. We call the attention of our readers to the remarkable clubbing oiler in anuother columu by which we can send this paper and the At lantic Wefkly Coxstitiox to the satue address for one year for the low sum of $1.25. The Atlantic Wfekly Constitu-. ticn is too well known to need any introduction here. It has won its place at ihc firesides of the nation-as a model weekly newspaper. Itnum bers on it staff some of the most fa tnous and brilliant writers of the da' and on all public questions its ev is ever in rest to defend the rights of the people. It is the largest and most widely circulated weekly news-, pa-ier dubiished in America, having a circulation of 155,000, and it covers the news of the world every week, i! i;- in itselt an education to those who read it. By the clubbing rale which iwe otter, our readers can get the Weekly Constitution and their home paper at but little more than the t cost of one paper, thereby getting the nows of their home and Hie news of the world every week for a year at an insignificant outlay. in anamon to ruts, eery sunscri- l" 1 -i'- under ourciunbinj r.rrringt urn:, will be .rive, arl on. ,ltur;tv I, ,,n ' e r.Je an ori ..iuu..i i. .n some ! 'il?UIiJU l Id.' ' Ktprv nprfi!i t ! -crib-?s for this paper and th:. Constitution for! W J.--,.. one year win oe enuueu to a guess at the probable s:ze of the cottoh crop tor ityo-U4, trie crop which is now harvesting and being marketed $!,. 000 in prizes, the fust being $400 in will be divided smong th five gues crs who come nearest ue-s:n2 the! number of bales in this crop. Evsrys j one who take advantage of our clubl omg rate wi;i oc cntuie.i to one j guess, which will be promptly records ! j el and filed and the announcement ! rf ti,., n.;nna,o n-iil Ia mut aslhe New Orleans CotVm Exchanges announces its estimate of the crop, i FORK ITORir IF YOU NEED ANYTHING IN THE WAY OF TIN SAFES, DINING TABLES, WASHSTAPJDS, BUREAUS, BED STEADS, ARID' ANYTHING ELSE THE WAY C OMEiiAND. SEE I AL5O MAKE COFFINS. SPECIAL ORDERS FILLED ON SHORT NOTICK. I MAKE ALT- TilE GOODS THAT 1 HANDLE, AND WILL GUAKKNTEE EVERY THING THAT GOES OUT OF MY SHOP. Respectfully II. J. STRICKLAND. NOTICE. By virtue of power of sale con tained in a mortgage deed executed to me by G. M. Capps and wife and duly "recorded in Register of Deeds office of Harnett county in book H No. 2, page 189 find 190. I will sell to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House door in Lillington on Monday April 2nd 1894 one iraet or parcel 'of land lying in Averasboro Townshin containing 32 acres more or less. For a better description see records above. This Feb. 27th 1894. E. F. Young, Mortgagee, NOTICE. By virtue of a cer am mortsrajre executed to us August 1st 188o by J. A Stewart and wife Sarah Stewart and duly registered in the records of ileeds of mortgages of Harnett Countv, in book Q pages 480 and 481, we will sell at public sale to the highest bidder at Court House door in Lillington N. C. at 12 o'clock M. on Monday the 2nd day of April, 1894, The following propertv therein conveyed, to-wit: A certain tract of land in Grove Township in said Countyr described as follows: Begin ing at a gum Stewarts comerfdn the edge of Black River and as his line n 23 e 14 chain to n gum A. Hughes corner then as his line n 65 w 37.50 chains to Hughes corner3 then s 6 s w 14.50 chains to a white Bay tree J. K. Stewarts corner then as said i 11.30 chains Stewarts line n 89i w to a corner of the Atkins land in said J. K. Stewarts line then as the Atkins line s 11.69 chains to a pinei and pointers tl,e Atkins Uoe thence direct to the beginning containing 100 acres. Also the personal proper ty described and conveyed In said mortgage For tull cescription see Uncords of Harnett County, This 28 day of Feh 1894. Terms cash. A. E, Rankin & Co. Mortgagees. Li J. Best, Attorney, SPECIAL OFFER. We have made arrangements with the poblisher of the Atlanta Weekly Constitution, by which we can offer I it vvith our paper one year for only 1.2o. clubbing aubscriptions to be sent to this oflice and accompanied by cash. LIBERAL PRIZE OFFER. Every subscriber to this to this remarkable clubbing proposition is entitied to enter One Prize Contest, sending his guess for THE 1,000 COTTON CROP CONTEST. In which there are four prizes offered for t he nearest estimates of t.hr si! ' - ww V of the cotton crop of 1893-4, now be ing marketed, and award to be made as soon as the New Orleans Cotton ; Exchange announces the official crop ! u-ures. 400 in gold for nearest hr,., tf, t .-r.r i-)nn ,,f . Fue f,'n roP;20? Prtzefor sec- , Ond,-200 prize for third, $100 for fourth. S100 for fifth. Crops fur recent years have been as follows- Year I Bales Year Kales- 1"" : i.lS".4:: 1-85. 'Z,66rj,'r 1'' : 4.11.S65: 16 : .'..V.il3 I "' S.QU.Ml: 1,7 : 6.51i.f;i : 5 -5797: : 7.(JlT.707 -I 6,fM-y.:ii.i: l) : wm 0-2 X"'- : r..4-?r..8i Ih.O : 7 -13,754 I'M...... : C.;yi3i: 1-:1 ; 1 ; 5.71i.o:: 1"J2 : 6.7uQ65 Address The Times, Dunn. N. C. j mf. "l,ou.,,.:i;jT 7. jw t !, -nrap nv 8iAH-,!a xoai s.v.iioan OF , FURftJITIRE, NOTICE. North Carolina, " In the Superior Court Harnett County. J J. J. Wilson Assignee of I NOTICE Gleaves Hardware jCo. ' of v- Execution A. 11. Wilson, J Siit.. By virtue of an execution directed to the undersigned from the Superior Court of Harnett county in the above entitletl action, I - will on Monday, the 2nd day of April 1894. at 12 o'clock M., at the court holism door of said county, sell to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said execution, all the right, title, and inter est which the said A. R. Wilson, Deien daut, has in the following described real estate, to-wit: 49J acres of loud known as MclA'au land, Ti acres of land known as Lewis McLean laud, 55 acres known as' Alex. Furguson land, located in Stew arts Creek Township, one sicre at Spout Springs in Andersons Creek township. C. McArian, Sheritt NOTICE. Bv virtue of a certain Mortgage Deed executed tome Feb. 20 ls93 hy A. F. Kennedy, and duly registered in the re cords of deeds of mortgages of Harnett county, in book 11. No. 2 page 12G. 1 will sell at public sale to the highest bid der at the Depot in Dunn, 2. C. at 12 o'clock M. on Saturday the 37th. day of March, 1894, The following property therein conveyed, to-wit: A certain ti act of laud in Crove Township Harnett county adjoining the lands of W. 11. Stephenson and others containing 22i acres more or less. For full discriptbn J see Book II . No 2 page 126 Records of ' Harnett county. Said land contains val uable buildings. Also one black man: mule conveyed in said mortgage- This 13th day of Feb. 1894. L. M. Rvals. Admr. R. M. Canuady, Mortgagee, iL'J- Bcst Attorney. NOTICE. By virtue of a power of sale contained in a Mortgage Deed executed on theiOth fiVM j C(mlea iu tj,e Kenster's oflice of Harnett D. A. Stewart arid county in Book F. page 498, which said Mortgage Deed was this day duly tnins fered to the undesigned bvR. G. Taylor. I will sell for cash at the court hoio door in the Town of Lillington on Mon day the 5th day of March 1S94 at U o'clock M, the lands described in said Mortgage Deed. The same being the lands upon which the D. A. Stewart ami wife now reside. For a more defttnite description see Registry of Harnett county Book F page 498. This tlie 5th day of Feb. 1894. J. A. Taylor, Assing. NOTICE OF MORTGAGE""" salt;. By virtue of a power of sale con tained in a mortgage deed, executed to me and duly registered in Book H No. 2. Page 163, Records of Harnett cmnty. I will sell at public sale at tlie Court House door at Lillingt'n on tlie" 1-t day of March 1894 at 12 o'c ock M a certain house. and lot w the town of Dunn, known as Mack Parker place. This is one the most desirable buildings in de town, the house beiiig new, well .fin ished, with 4 good sizsed rooffi btir.g on the corner of two prominent streets, and a well of splendid wa! on the lot. Title is good. This .'aru 17th 1894. J. :J. Wade, Mortgagee F. P. JorifS, Attorney. NOTICE By virtue of a certain Morgage execu ted to S. A. Salmon Feb. 20. l-, F. M. Me K.i v and duly- transferred aii assigned to us and duly registered ia records of deeds of mortgages of Burnet. untv, in book II No. 2 page SI. we I! ?t i ublic sale to the liighe.-tNduerKi e Court Honse dcMjr in LilUnzton at 1-J o'clock M on Monday the el! the davof AoriL 1ST)4. tlie following V?0T erty therein eonveved. to-wit: A "r!:i tract of land iu Upper Little i1 Town-hir, in said county joining tn- ! nallv a parr of sai I tnicr, aIo aujoi n .i I the lands of A. A. Betheaaud L pin, eoutaming 100 acre more or i For full rseription se Coinm,ie,"f report or the (iivision oi uic v I Soil M.Kav deceased filed m Clerk . ouice of Harnett county. Ay two mortgrase. This 28 day oi rcui"-.- 1S94. Terms can. Youn". Cref?lto?i a T) L".r- ' as.vu uuj j L. J- B- r. Attorney