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THE COUNTY UNION. DUNN, Harnett County, N, C. Entered according to postal regula tions at the postoffice at Dunn, N. C, as gecond cla3s matter. J, P. Pittman, Proprietor, A. M. Woodaix, Editor. TEAMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Three Months. 25 Cents. Six Months - 50 Cents. One Year. $1.00. Sent by Mail. ' Payable in advance. Dunn, N. C, May 5, S97. The Drummers Tax Void- In our last issue an article ap peared stating that the State Treasurer had construed the tax on drummers as applicable ony to State merchants who V send out drummers, ireasurer Worth has since issued a circu lar which puts his construction upon it, and we think a proper one too, but still we do not think it in the province of the Treas urer to undo what the legisla ture did. If the legislature makes bad and unjust laws the 9 officers of. the State must execute them. I The circular is as follows : : "Section 58 Revenue Act of 1897 provides that' Every per son, firm, company or corpora ' tion who shall engage in the business of selling or offering for sale by a drummer or drjum mers, with or without samples, goods, wares of merchandise of any description, in this state; shall, before so selling or offer- ing for sale any such goods, wares, or merchandise, pay to the state treasurer a tax of fifty dollars (50.00), and obtain a license, which shall operate one year from its. date." I "lt is evident that the gener al assembly by saying 'Every person, hrm, .company or corp oration.' meant that this tax should apply to all drummers i alike' both foreign and resident But as the supreme courts, both national and state, have decided that a state can not tax foreign drummers, therefore this section was' intended to apply to foreign drummers, it should not and can not justly apply to resident drummers. It is, also, evident that the legislature intended to put this tax upon a class. If their power fails as to a part of the class, there is no reason to .. believe it was intended to be in -i force as to the rest. It is not rational to ascribe to the legisla ture a purpose to impose a bur den upon a portion of that class resident' within its borders, and exempt that portion of the same .class who are non resident. I "I hold, therefore, that Sec tion 51, Revenue Act of 1897 inasmuch as it can not apply to : all drummers alike as clearly "intended,. can not apply to any fjdrummers and is therefore inop erative and void. "W. H. Worth." The Dingley tariff bill is jstill tied up in the Senate and when it cets through that bodv, it will be so changed that it will hardly resemble the original bill. In fact it is said that the senate committee is preparing a new one. The people are anxiously waiting for the wave of prosperity and if the tariff bill is the motor power they want it passed and let the pros perity come. The agitation oil the bill is doing harm to all classes of business. The United States will, prob ably have to pay4 a considerable sum to the heirs of three Ital ians who were lynched in Lousi ana last August. President McKinley sent a message to Congress Monday recommend ing an appropriation for the heirs without admitting the lia bility of our government. Our imigration laws should be so amended that our government should have protection in such cases. - The work of removing fourth class postmasters by the head chopper in that department goes on at an average of 100 per day, .-the larger number being re moved in the Northern states. The cyclone will strike down this way soon and all the pres ent postmasters may get ready to step out. V"tr A bill to issue certificates of indebtedness up to $50,000,000 to meet deficiencies in the reve nues was introduced in the Sen ate Monday by Senator Chan dler of New Hampshire. And fitill thfi Rpnnhlicans want to issue more bonds. J " WAGES MUST GO DO WN." In a recent interview, Senator Elkins, who is a noted cham pion of protection and other schemes to enrich the few at the expense of the many, is quoted as saying that under the opera tion of the Dingley tariff "wages must go down." The McKin ley act. sent them down not only to a lower scale, but made it im possible for. workingmen to get employment at all. And now we are told by one of the lead ing protectionists, when wages are lowei4 than before the enact ment of the McKinley act, "wa ges must go down," and he adds "wages in America stand against a revival of business." Senator Elkins may be right when he says " wages must go down." Under the gold stan dard and a protective tariff high er than ever before, wages have gone down and employment has lessened. In the last campaign Senator Elkins and his party assured us that Mr. McKinley was "the advance agent of pros perity," and appealed to the workingmen to vote for him in order to secure high wages and steady work. Now Mr. Elkins turns to them and says : "wages in America stand against a re vival of business." In other words, the threat is made to the workingmen that unless they consent to a futher reduction of their wages the promised "revi- val of business" will not come. The threat of Mr. Elkins is but a candid expression of the views of the sydicate that pur chased the presidency last No vember. They want high tariff to add to their income, but they don't want to make a fair divi sion with the wage-earners, and sooner than do that, they will postpone the "revival of busi- 4- ness." One of these days the hum bug of "protection", will fully expose itself News xind Observ er. CITY ELECTIONS. Nearly all the, cities and towns in the State held elections Monday and as usual most of them went Democratic. In Raleigh the Democrats elected fall the : officers except three aldermen. Mayor W. M Russ was re-elected over Frank Stronach. Republican, by 661 votes. - ; . ., In Charlotte there were two tickets Democratic and In dependent. J. II. Weddington was the nominee of the straight Democrats and E. B. Springs was the independent candidate The election was bitterly fought and Springs was elected Mayor by 414 majority. The Inde pendents had money to buy votes with and it is said that negro votes were bought by the wholesale. The Democratic ticket was elected at Chapel Hill but the Graded School question was de feated. At Fayetteville the Repub licans had no ticket out and Mayor W. S. Cook was re- elected for the fifth term. Sanford elected a Democratic Mayor and two aldermen out of five. The other three alder men elected are Republicans. At Salisbury the Democrats made considerable gains and elected'their Mayor by 350 ma jority. . ' Greensboro, Durham and Goldsboro each elected Demo cratic Mayors and, a majority of aldermen. A bill has been introduced in Congress to reduce the internal revenue on whiskey and brandy . It has been stated that since the tax was increased to $1.10 that illicit distiling has increased to such and extent that the officers are unable to stop it. If the Congress would put the tax down to 50 cents a gallon and then change the laws which reg ulate the collections of the tax es so that it would not cost so much to collect them, illicit dis tilling and blockading would al most be done away with. Queen Victoria gave a re ception to Col. John Hay, the new Ambassador from the United States to, her court, at Winsdor Castle Monday, when Col. Hay presented his creden tials of appointment. A Royal carnage was sent for Col. Hay and his wife. This is an unu sual distinction and shows that our government is . highly re spected by her. . : It is stated that the Republi can managers of the Kentucky State penitentiary have made a steal of $17,000 since they got control two years ago. Regulations: or Repecfi" 'Twas not in cruelty, nor in wrath The reaper came that day, 'Twas an angel visited the earth, And bore our treasure away. No-purer, no truer woman ever worked for the Mission cause than our sister Mrs. Nan cy B. Crowder. Gentle, quiet in manner, strong in faith, in timate with God and his word, she was one who could be least shared from the walks of earth, but God took her. He knows, he makes no mistakes, and in the richness of his love, will mn.Vp! nn to his reople all their loses here. "A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home Which never can te filled." On the 11th . of March 1897 sister Crowder was called to come up higher to be forever with the Lord, and our society recognizes the loss sustained, would record its estimate of one so valuable, so loved, so hon ored, therefore Resolved 1st :Thatin the death of sister Crowder we feel deeply the loss of one whose work as a devoted Christian and loving friend, ranks . us with our best and truest. In Eternity when nf rhft snints of earth are revealed, many will call her 7 blessed of the Lord. : Resolved 2nd : As a Society we honor her worth, revere her memory, and will emulate her faithfulness, her gentleness, her consecration, and will pray that many like her may be raised up to nn fnlrl the deep things of ' - ' - x C-f God's word as she did. Resolved 3rd : That these resolutions be spread on the minutes of the society, a copy sent to the family and to the County Union for publication Mrs. M. A. Byrd, 'Mis. N. G. Spence, l Committee. Yoii run no risk. All druggists guar antee Giove's Tasteless Chill Tonic to rln all that the manufacturers claim for it Sfjlri and guarantee bv Hood and Grantham, Dunn, N.C. Warranted Ho cure; no pay. There an; miny imitations. To get the genu- ineask for Grove's Sold and guaran teed by Hood & Grartham, Dunn, N. C Dickinson Jottings- Cane Fear River is on a rise tliis week. Hope it will not get to be a food like The Rivers ot the West. i Mrs. Dr. McNeill spent Sun day and Monday with her sisters over Between the Rivers." Mr H. H. Poe, of Poe's, was in this section Friday talking Georgiaism. x- v Mrs. Jack Kivett returned to her home at Lillington Mon- day. ; . . ' . Master H. H. Kivett cut his foot quite seriously Thursday evening. - Dr. McNeill dressed the wound and he is getting t5n fine. . Miss China Stewart, who has been visiting relatives over the River, returned home Sunday. Glad to see Mrs', L. McKay, of Dunn, in this section today. Makes things look natural to see her around. "The Memorial Three" seemed to cut me very sharp last week. , I will only say the "Hit dog will howl." "Clement Ansel.'' No Cure I Pay. That Is the way all druggists sell GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL, TON IC for Chilli m Malaria. It is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. Children love it. Adults prefer it to bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, 50e. Sold' and guaranteed by Hood & Gran tham. Milk Shake, Root Beer, Soda Water, Coca-Cola, Orange Phos phate, Nerve Coca, Lemonade, Sherberts and plain Soda served with Lemon, Ginger, Vanilla, barsaparilla, Pine-apple, Straw berry, Raspberry or Orange Syrup at Hood & Grantham's. Notice ! On Thursday the 13th day of May, 1897, the Administrators of Raiford Lucas, deceased, late of Harnett county, N. C, will offer for sale the personal prop erty of the said deceased Sev eral hundred pounds of bacon and lard, about fifty barrels of corn, one good mule, several cfows and hogs, one good buggy and many other articles of val ue will be exposed to sale. Par ties wishing to get bargains will find it to their interest to attend this sale. The sale will be held at the Lucas homestead, commencing at 10 o'clock in the morning. Ilie terms of sale will be on a credit of six months, secured by a note and good personal J security. April 18th, 1897. , EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. Dispatches were sent out to the press t announcing an earthquake shock in western North Carolina and Virginia Monday afternoon. Yesterday's papers contain these items : Richmond, Va., May 3. Sa lem, Radford, Pulaski, Blacks burg, Christiansburg, Roanoke, Wytheville, Fincastle, and other points in southern Virginia re port haying experienced earth quake shocks to-day At most places there were two shocks, one shortly after noon and the other at about 4p.m. Radford appears to have been the point of most pronounced disturbance . The bricks 'were thrown from chimneys and plastering was knocked down.. The reports in dicate that the movement was from southeast to northwest. At several points in the south west there was snow last night. No seismic disturbance seems to have been felt in the Shenan doah Valley. Winston, N.C. May 3 . Dis tinct earthquake shock was felt here at 2 :17 to-day. It lasted three or four seconds but did no damage. , 1 ..... Elkins, N. C. May 3. Slight shocjk of earthquake was felt here to-day at 12 :20. Buildings shook and the shock was per ceptibly felt by several per sons. " i Richmod,Va., May 3. The town of Pulaski was severely shaken by an earthquake soon after noon to-day. No damage resulted but the people were terribly frightened. . When fevers and other epidemics are around, safety lies in fortifying the system with Ayer's Sarsaparilla A person having thin and impure blood, is in the most favorable condi tion to ' catch' whatever disease ma be noating in the air. tie wise in time. ' Capt. J. S. Lockhart died in Durham Monday morning He was a prominent man o that town and served in the war with Stonewall Jackson's brig ade. He was also a prommen Mason, and had long been con nected with the tobacco trade o the State. If the hair is falling out and turn iog gray, the glands . of the skin need stimulating and color-food, and tne best remedy and, stimulant is Hall's Hair Renewed Giles' Mill Items. Good rains, and much needed ones, fell in this section Friday and Saturday and our farmers are pushing their work finishing planting. On last Wednesday afternoon the residence of Mr. O. D Strickland was discovered to be On fire and but for timely dis covery would have been burned Little damage was 'done as the fire was soon extinguished by Mr. Strickland and a man he had employed. Be careful with fire, it s a good servant but bad master. Miss Lela Highsmith, of Par kersburg, is a welcome visitor in our community, the guest of Mrs. O. D. Strickland. Miss Lula Lay ton visited friends here Sunday. We were glad to see our friend Mr. J. D. Baggett at Spring Branch Sunday. -Rev. J. A. Campbell filled his appointment at Spring -Branch Sunday and preached an excel lent sermon to a good congrega tion. X. E, S. ! A child was cared of croup by dope or two of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. a ueigouur a cona aiea or tne tame -LI L -LtlJJ-'l a.t dreaded disease, while the father was getting ready to call the doctor. This shows the necessity of having Ayer's Cherry Pectoral always at hand. notice: By virtue of a certain execution in my hands frem the United States Circuit Court at Raleigh. N. C, December term u favor oi l ne United states aarainst Charles Ingram principal and Henry A. limiges, surety. i will on May 3rd, IS97 at 1 o'clock p. in ' at the Court House door in Lillington, N. C, sell at public sale to the highest bidder for cash all the estate, right, title and in terest of Henry A, Hodges in a certain tract of land in Averasboro townshin. Harnett county, known as the I. 1:. Surles land containing about 650 acres, more or less, being in nd near the town of Dunn. For a full description of said land refereuce is hereby made to a cer tain deed for the land executed by Daniel Stewart to U. A. Hodges, registered In the Register's office of Harnett county. This April 6th, I897. I CSDeed will be made to. the purclias er at the purchaser's expense. O. J. Carroll, U. S. Marshal; By J. H. Ballance, Deputy Marshal; tSTThis sale contiuued until Monday May.Uth at I o'clock. ; AYER'S PILLS - Having been subject, for years, to constipation, without being able to find much relief. I at 1 laat tri Aje" Pills, aud testify that 1 have great benefit from their use. For oyer two years past I have taken one of these pills every night-G. W. Bow MA2T, is East Main St., Carlisle, Pa. CURE CONSTIPATION. B argains! argamsi CALL ON J. H. ROYAL for his own niake of -PURE CORN WHISKEY, which he sells at 40 cents per quart. He also keeps a well selected stoek of fine Imported Liquors. In II ye Whiskey he keeps in stock the Celebrated Brands : OLD STEWART, YYY PE.NSYl;- VAiNlA HUH OLD OSCAR PEPPER, all of w hich are guaranteed to he pure and of the best quality. Call on him for Tvo Year Old North Carolina Apple Brandy, Peach and Honey, liock and Rye. He 'also keeps a first class stock of ) whit-h he sell s low for pas! n, N. C. J - jash. at the Lee Con.iT, Uuni J. F. P. Stewart, Salesman. North Carolina 11 Superior Court Haknett County Moses H. Johnson, Lena A. John- vs. . ' J. T. Johnson and others. It appearing to me by affidavit that D. G. Massie and wife Keziah, as also that Mrs. Marv 1C. Williams, and her hiwhiind. whose name is nt known, are non residents of the STate, they and each of them are commanded to nppear before me upon the 1st day of June 1897 and answer pt-tition of the petitioners, orJiidgment-will.be awarded agai them. This i an action for partition of land in NVslh Creek Town-hip Harnett count v. X . C. formrrlv owm-d by Kliz- abe:liJ!i!iso:i. Thi. April 5th 1897. F. ;- . McKay, i Clerk tiipr. t ourr W. K. Mukchison, Atty. ! LAND SALE ! Bv virtue of the power of sale con tained in a certain mortgage deed exe cuted to us by N H Stewart and wife on the 19th day of March I8yu, ana duty re corded in Book "L" No. 2 page lg5 of the Register's office of Harnett County, N. C, we shall sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Court House Door in the town of Lillington N. C. on Monday the 10th day of May 18n7, two certain tiacts' or parcels of land in Grove Township, staffe andcoun ty aforesaid and more particularly de scribed in said Mortgage Deed -.substan tially as follows': : 1st tract containing 40 acres being the tract bought 01 J. K. Stewart March 11th, I896. Beginning at a stake in the East run of Black Riv er second corner of a 17 acre tract and runs South 3, west 25 chains to a stake in the Ryals old field, thenc6 an old mark line North 87 West 20 chains to a Black gum with gum pointers in W. J, Stewart's line, thence as his line up the meanders of the river to the beginning ffi? SlelT rad' 2nd tract containing 31 acres, being the tract bought of the heirs of You'ig ltyais, ueceaseu, oeginning hi a siaxe runs West 44 chains ard 72 links to another stake, thence North 3, East II chains 10 -Jinks to Black River, thence South 82, East 23 chains and 50 links to a stake, thence to the beginning, con taining 31 acres, to satisfy indebtedness secured by said mortgagor, l nis March 31st, 1897, Gardner & Fuller, Mortgagees. Wellons & Morgan, Attorneys. ST"The above advertised sale has been continued to Thursday, June. 10th, 1897. ' , ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. Having qualified as Administrators of liaiford Lucas, deceased late of Harnett County, N. C., this is to notify all per sons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the un dersigned on or before the 1 6th day of April iy, or in is notice win ue pJea;i(l A -I -V - .1 a 1 W in bar of their lecovery. All persons indebted to the said estate will please make immediate iiaymeut. This the 16th day of April 1897. J. w. and .1. U. Lucas, Admrs of Raiford Lucas. H. L. Godwin. Atty. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that on the 7th day of April 18g7, I seized in Dunn, N. C, in compliance with Section 3450 U. -Jieviseuibtatutes, une Ua .vare, seven years old. One Spring Wagon, bearing ine name oi "A. . uranorti, ree De livery" and Set Harness. If no claim ant flies notice with the Collector of In. ternal R eveuue for 4th District, as pro vided for in Section 307G U. S. Revised Statutes,! will on Saturday, the loth day ofMayl8t)7, at 10 o'clock A.M., at the 1'ost office door in the town of Dunn. N. C, sell the above described Dronertv at public auction for ca.sh to the highest bidder. This April 12th 1897. ' J. Wiley Jones, Deputy Collector. NOTICE. At 10 o'clock, A. M., on the 24th dav of April, 1897, at the Post Office door In the town of Dunn, N. ... will, sell at public anetion for cash to the highest bidder the following property which was seized by me in the town of Dunn on April 7th, 1897, in compliance with bectior 3324, U. S. Revised Statutes: One black horse mule, Or.e SDrinsr Wasr- ou, One Set Harness, Empty barrels and . mis Apni iztn im;. J, Wiley Jones, Deputy Collectbr. SThe sale of the above proDertv ins been postponed until Saturday, the 5th day of May. at same time and place as specinea aooe. i. v. jones, Deputy Collector. AAA Am ilia GROCERIES 0, LIU ii ' - OUR STOCK OF SPRING AND SUMMER DRESS GOODS, WHITE GOODS, LACES AND LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S SldPpKRs Are now open for Inspection. . We have a nice line of CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS For Gents which we are offering at unusually moderate prices- We cordially invite our friends to call and be shown vhat fashion says we must wear this spring and summer. J. A. Mfctssengill & Co. LUMBER FOR SHLE, I will deliver at Dunn Rough Lumber, all heart cut to order for all parties AS LOW AS CAN BE HAD ANYWHERE All orders left with. Mr E P- Young will receive prompt attention oping to receive your oraers i am Yours to mchi7 OK fi Lend, me Your Ear! mi JjiIJj! J THE LEE HARDWARE CO. HAS SURPRISED EVERYBODY, by giving such low prices on ' Hardware AND U'rjLrniture. Tdey are still soiling a good strong Bed, Eljme Manufactured, fet gl'OU. Besidenice Bed Room Suits, Large Arm Rocking Chairs, Mattresses, Bed Springs, Baby Carriages &c. To our alr ady immense stock of Hardware, we have recently added I Engine atd Boiler fitings and are preoared to irive mill men soecial prices in Belting. Pkiog, Mill Sdpplie. fore tne advance and can still give We want to say to our friends and patrons that we aro still in Puoa. aol doing business with an immense stock of Hanlwars and Furniture that mun be sold at some price. A large quantity of Hubs, Spokes, and Rims at a low prioei Respectfully, LEE HARDWARE COMPANY, E.LEE, Manager. ' Next Door to E. F. Y .une. TJOOD & Same Old. Stand. Drugs, Confectioneries. Stationery .Patent Medicines, Coperas, Horax, Sulphur, Drug Sundries, Pepper, Spices &c. Tobacco, SnuflF, Lamps and Lamp Fixtures, tlso Hall and Store Lamps. "Prescriptions We are headquarters 'for any thing in our line. Come to I AH COIWG BACK TO Where Talways get the PUREST and &c, at ai reasonable prices as honest, PIE I C. CORN WHISKEY. PEACH The leading bnnds of RYE WHISKEY, Tobacco. Cigars &o. Jnit prove what I aay is to call W. S- JACKSON, Agent Broad Street and IiticlnioiKr Square, Dunn, N- C- 1 WW Beeutiful! who want lumber at prices serve, ' A F SURLES, Dunn, N C &o. W. bought 150 keg, of XM be- you a low price on nails RANTMAM. Carefully Filled." 0 'S best Whiakeys. Brandies, reliable goods.can be sold N. C. APPLE AND to Winey, at. Ml BRANDY r r
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