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THE COUNTY UNION. DUNN, Harnett County, N. C. Entered accoi (ling to postal regala Bions at the postotflce at Dunn, N. C, as tecond class matter. f. P. Pittman, Proprietor, A. M. Wood all, Editor. TERIflS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Three Months .....25 Cents. Six Months....... .......50 Centf. One Year $1.00. Sent by Mail. Payable in advance. Dunn, N. C, March 22, I899. Mr. Green Explains. County Union : In your comment of last week in regard to county matters, you say you knew a receipt had been given in full for contract price for Court House, but at same time you knew another contract had been made for ex trn. work done amounting to $161.00 and this had been pre sented to former Board of Com missioners for payment. , You ask an explanation of this which can very easily be given In first place there was no such contract made for extra work Second, there was no such ac count ever presented to former Board. There was only two contracts made first for main building. second for tower amounting to $0150.00 which has been paid and receipts taken. At meeting of Board in October last when Court House was received Mr. Kivett, one of the contractors, said he thought there ought to be an extra ju lowance, they having used a better grade of concrete for UoDr than was specified in con tract, also for penciling build ing which had been done of their own accord, but there was no account presented to the Board for any amount. In as much as you contend that the county is a . year behind and still refuse to publish financia statement as , sent you accord ing to law let us look at the record and see how matters stand March 13th 1899. Upon examination of bock of settle ment in Register's office, we find a balance in favor county .fund amounting to $1G4G.46, poor fund $240.14, bridge fund fund $17G.G8, jury fund $150.57 Total balance, $2228.85. This appears after after a partial set tlement made March 7th, 1899, between Sheriff Pope and Board of Commissioners, at this time commissioners cancelled orders taken by Sheriff Pope in pay ment of taxes or otherwise to that date. It is further shown that the funds of 1898 has paid on expenses of 1899, as allowed by present Board and cancelled in settlement with Sheriff the following amounts : County fund, $304.00; poor, $2G3.00; bridge, $50.25. Paid by Sheriff on jury fund at last court $119,25, total $742.50. So there is this much surplus of 1898 been used in- paying ex penses of 1899, and balance will appear on final settlement, upon this being done there will be funds in hand to meet expenses of county for some time yet; to come. With these facts before us, how can you or any one truthfully say "Harnett county is one year behind. Respectfully, J. A. Green, March 13, 1899. r Now, Mr. Green, if there were no contract for extra work on Court House, why was it that you virtually, as we are informed, advised the present board of commissioners to pay the claim, or a part' of it, pre sented by May & Kivett, the contractors? Was there not an ' 1 . -i understanding, or an agree ment, between vou as chairman of the board of commissioners and the contractors when they gave the receipt in -full that their claim for extra work (or work as described above by you) would be paid? Did noc" the contractors try to get you to bring the matter before, your board and settle it before Tour term of office expired? Ast to the amounts named above by you ar. shown by a partial settlement with Sheriff Pope on March J 7th. Do they not mean that Sheriff Pope is still due the county these amounts? and that there is not that amount of money on hand. The present board of cqmmis sioners desire and -have endeav ored to get a settlement the x e 1 ofto o i wits ior xovo wiiii oneriri Pope, but lenient man that he is, he has failed to make the collections. There are proba bly many outstanding orders issued in 1898 by your board that will yet be presented to liira for payment of taxes for 1898, and these he cannot rer fuse to Accept, neither those is sued by the present board, for county purposes. If all the I taxes, had been collected and paid into the treasury by Janu ary 1st 1899, we doubt not that there would have been a small surplus on hand, but such is not the case. The taxes have not been paid in and there is no funds to meet all orders. We will publish financial statement for 1898 when the proper authority gives us in struction to do so. Editor. DUNN, WELL DONE. Creditable Showing for a Young and Progressive Community. Below we give a brief sketch of the town of Dunn, written by the correspondent of the Ral eigh Post, from this: place, which says : t "The town of Dunn, located in the extreme southeast corner of Harnett county, less than one mile of the point which makes the corner of four counties, viz : Harnett, Johnston, Sampson and Cumberland, was incor porated by an act of the Gen eral Assembly of 1887, with a population of less than 150 souls. One year previous to the incorporation of this town the beautiful plateau upon which Dunn has sprung up, almost as if by magic, was cov ered with a dense forest of oak and pine trees. To-day the town of Dunn, standing as it does, in the center of a large territory extending from Ral eigh to Fayetteville, a distance of eighty miles, and from Clin ton to Sanford, a distance of over one hundred miles, is the pride, with her 1,500 inhab itants, of the people of four large and prosperous counties. It would be r, impossible " for your correspondent in giving a brief review of the commercial importance of our city to at tempt to describe the abounding resources, natural advantages and fertilities of the rich farming lands surrounding this beauti ful city. The achievements in every branch of industry during the last decade, which covers the history of our town since its inception have' been mar velous. Dunn is situated on the cen ter of a beautiful plot of laud which is drained almost per fectly for miles around, hence Dunn can boast of a lower death rate than any town for her age and size in North Carolina. Dunn is located in the center of a large cotton belt. Receipts show -that we shipped over 9, 000 bales last year. Naval stores are also shipped from this point in great abundance. There is no place in our State compared with the size, whose educational advantages arc su perior to Dunn. This place boasts of one of the best aca demic institutions the Dunn High School in this section of the State, while Buie's Creek Academy and Commercial hCollee is located a few miles in the 'county. These institu tions offer as fine courses as any of like character in the State. In speaking of professional men, we might say that . Dunn has her share, having five physicians and six lawyers, two of whom were able members and did valuable work in the recent Genera Assembly ; Hon. Dan Hugh McLean, represent ing Harnett county in th House of Representatives, and Hon. Frank P. Jones, in the Senate, representing the; .Fourteenth Senatorial District, comprising the counties of Harnett, Samp son and Bladen. Dunn can boast of a very worthy Democratic newspaper, The County Union, edited by Mr. A. M. Wood all, and owned and managed by Mr. J. P. Pitt man. These gentlemen are well known to the people of this section of the State, and they have an enviable reputa tion for honesty and integrity. 1 he telephone svstem here is almost complete, being connect ed with Durham, Raleigh, Wil son, Goldsboro, Selma and all intermediate points by a long distance telephone company, and with Lillington, the county seat, by a home company. Ihe sou of the land surround ing Dunn and for many miles in every direction is very fertile and suited to the cultivation of tobacco, consequently our farm- ers;will plant large crops of it this year, which will be placed on the market in Dunn. To provide for this new industry two companies have been form ed, comprised of the most in fluential business men of the town, whose object is to erect j two large warehouses and other j necessary buildings and fix-1 tures, which will be for the ad-1 vantage and convenience cf the farmers who market their to bacco here. Dunn has a very bright man ufacturing future. Already there are several establishments in operation here, including foundries, buggy shops, furni ture factories, etc. Located just a few a few miles from the town on the Cape Fear river, is one of the greatest water powers in the State, the falls being forty - feet within three miles, sufficient to propel one'of the largest cotton mill plants. There is a strong probability of this power being developed in the near future, a charter having been granted by the last legislature Jooking to that end. - A charter was also obtained for the Merchants' and Farm ers' Bank of Dunn. This in stitution will succeed Young's Banking House, which has been of valuable service to our people for the past two years. Brick are now being placed on a beautiful lot on Railroad street to erect another bank building, which, it is supposed, will be a branch of the Golds boro National Bank. As many as a. half dozen dwelling houses are being built here at this time, and our town is visited daily by people . pros pecting who have an idea of coming here to live. Every body is' looking forward to a bright and prosperous year." . H. L. Godwin. Let us add that the future for Dunn has never been half so bright as at :this time. We have plenty room for wide awake business men men who are not afraid to invest a dollar men who know a good thing when they see it. No better opportunities offered anywhere to live, energetic men. We have no room for dead-beats and loafers. Editor. . - For some time, I have suffered with' rheumatism and tried every im aginable remedy, - without effect Mr. F G. S. Wells advised me to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm, telliof? ate that it had cured many cases o long standing like mine. I hav used four bottles and feel euro that one more bottle will make my curt complete. A. P. Koqtz, Claremore Ark. Sold by McKay Bros. & Skinner. Died After an Operation. The wife of Mr. George Hart ley, who lives four miles from town in Cumberland, died Mon day ntght. She had been in a critical condition for severa months. Her svstem had re versed nature and she had been unable to pass digested food through the proper channel for three weeks, it being vomited up. The efforts of the physi cians to get an action on the bowels were futile. Death was staring her in the face, and we learn that she craved to. die so great was her sufferings. She had become greatly emaciated and as a last resort for life she consented to au operation to make an opening for the digest eel food to pass out at her side Monday morning Drs. 0. L Denning and F. T. Moore of this place and Dr. Highsmiths of Sampson, met there and per formed the operation which was successfully done and the pa tient was resting well in the afternoon when they left but during the night she went into a second shock and never recov3red. The operation was the first of the kind ever performed through this section, but has been frequently done at the hospitals. An incision was made in the left side and the descending colon brought to the surface and sutured to the tis sues of the skin, then the colon was opened and the edges firm ly stitched to the skin. In this case when the colon was opened the fecal matter in the bowels flowed out in large quan tities. The operation was per formed with the loss of but little blood. The body of Lieut. William E. Shipp, who was killed at the battle of Santiago last July was sent home last week for burial. The body was taken off trans port at New York City and brought to Lincolnton, N. C, his home, and interred. ASTOHIA. The Rind Yon Haw Always Bought Bern the Signature Equinoctial Storms. Reports from different points in Arkansas, Mississippi and Alabama..' say that the torna do which swept over those states Saturday killed 18 per sons and injured forty-three, and destroyed much property. In Alabama sixteen persons were killed, one in Arkansas and one in Mississippi. At Edward ville, Ala., the storm struck one house in which a family of fourteen livecl. The' house was demolished and eleven of the family killed out right and the other three injur ed. The first woman to be elec trocuted in New York state was electrocuted at' Sing Sing Mon day. She was Mrs. Martha Place, of Brooklyn, and was ex ecuted for the murder of her step-daughter, a small girl in February, 1898. ' - Mam Q AND BE o - First, find you a sweet, at tractive, good tempered little girl, and after you have made it alright with the old folks make your home comfortable and attractive by buying the latest styles and substantial FURNITURE, which can be found at the new Furniture Store of i Lee, Allen & Co. We take this method of an nouncing to the public that we have bought the entire stock of Furniture belonging to L. H Kennedy, and will continue the business at the same stand. We will increase the stock consid erably and mark prices down as low as the LOWEST. Don't buy until you haye seen us. CASKETS, BURIAL ROBES SC. We will add to our stock of Furniture, at an early day, a nice line of Undertaker's Goods, and will be glad to serve those in need of the same. Yours truly, LEE, ALLEN & CO. NOTICE TO TOBACCO GROWERS. We are now preparing to man ufacture tobacco flues, and will have a man who thoroughly understands the business. Best material, workmanship and prices guaranteed. Place your orders with us.. The John A, McKay M'f'g Co., Dunn, N. C. Feb. 1st, 1899. , . Look ! The battle is yet to fight and you can get your Supplies at the Parlor Market I will keep them and defv the State on prices. I keep such as Fresh Beef, Pork, Sausage, etc., and will be pleased to serve the people. Try my meat. I alo keep on hand Eggs, Butter, Potatoes & Home Made Lard- In fact almost anything found n an UP-TO-D ATE MARKET. pny the best market prices for Beef CaUle, Pork etc. See me before you sell. Tours to please. S T- HOLLAND, Market on Lueknow Square. ADMIXSTKATOR'S NOTICE. ! The undersigned having qualified as idmini.sttator of Moses Tripp, deceased. all persons indebted to the estate are hereby urgently requested to settle the same at once. All persons who fiava claims against said estate are re quested to present the same within 12 months finm date of this notice or the statutes will be plead in bar of same. This cbruury 28th. 1S99. O. II. Tkipp, Administrator. Jons & Stewart, Attorneys. . " March 1-G.w- Happy Not Repir SHOPS. I have started up a new Repair Shop in the building known as the A. B. GODWIN SHOPS and am prepared to do all kinds of Repairing on Buggies, Carts and Wagons. I also make Bug gies and Carts, using ,the best of material and employing the most skilled mechanics to do the work. A pleased customer is my best advertisement. I guarantee all of my work and I make prices to suit the times I also repair Guns- and Pistols. James Johnson, son of Rufus Johnson, deceased, who has the best reputation of any mechan ic in this country, is with me and invites his friends to call and see him and to give" him their work. I Shoe horses and profess to give better satisfaction gen erally than any other shop in town. Give me a trial is1 all I ask. . , Most RespsctfuUy, J. W- GREGORY. AT THE SAME OLD o- -AND STILL SELLING- HEAVY A! FANCY GROCERIES at pi ices to correspond with the times. If you want anything good to cook, or anything to cook with, we have it. Do you wish any thing to correspond with weak,' strong, poor, or good ap petite, We Have It. Anything to smoke or clew. We have It. We keep Coftees and Teas also We want to buy all the Frodnce 3 01 have to spare, all the Hides and Beeswax you have to sell. A. ar Lod of Sail just recelv el and must be Sold. Confectioneries to give away. BRemember we are no "Cheaj John," as we do not handle that elas o goods. Only First -CI ass Goodo handled, with full weights and measures Call and see for jrourself. F P- JONES, Dunn, N. C. ATTENTION, FARMERS- I wish to call the attention o the tobacco farmers of Johnston, Harnett and adjoining counties to the fact that I am sole agent for the Phelps Patented Tobac co rlues, and can furnish no onlyj;his flue but any othe kind desired. ' I manufacture flues and can suit you if you only give me a chance. I have opened a general re pair - shop for the repair o BICYCLES, and keep on hand at all times a complete line of Bicycle Sun dries. If your wheel gets out of repair brjng it to me. R. F.. SMITH, Benson, N. C Feb-7-3m. EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. ITaving qualified as Executrix of Mrs. E J. MeDaniel, deceased late of Harnett county, N. C, this is to notify all per sons having claims against the estate of iud deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 20th day of March, 1900, or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All per sons indebted to; said estate will please make immediate payment. This 20th lay of March 1899. Mrs. M. L. Denning, .' Executrix. Jones & Stewart and L. J. Best, Attorneys. MORTGAGE SALE OF LAND. By virtue of a mortgage deed execut ed to me on the lf;th (tar of October, 1897, by VV. A. Lee ami Thenev E. Lee. and recorded in the office of the register of deeds of Hanvtt county, i 1 Book kO No. 2," paes 213 etc., I will sell at nublic auctioii to the highest bidder for cash, at the Court House door in Lil lington. Harnett ountv, N. O , at 12 oclock M.. 011 Monday 1 lie 17th dav of April. 1899, the followinjr de-cribed tract of land lying in Harnett codnty, iv. Averasoro township, adjoining the lan I of Sallv Jones, Lamb Wilkins and others, bounded as follow : begin ning at high water .mark in a brauch, Lainb Wiikui's eornerjaitd runs north 72 west 23 chain- to head of a ditch: thence with said ditch north 68. west 7.il) chaii.s to a ?tak( ; thence north 30 east 8.50 chains to a stake, thence south 72 cast 12 chains to a stake, near house; tnence south 44$ eat 18 UO chain to the beginning, containing twenty-five acres more or less. This March 14, 1899. Haywood Stanley. 3-15-lni-pd. Mortgagee. y4 ine una tou Hate Always Eoagtt Cigruivrt a I EIMORMGUS Increase of my business within the last few months must be because my goods are all nice, new stock and Prices are so close. . I am daily receiving just such staple goods as the Farmers need in I have had an experience of ten years in the Hardware and Harness Business and knowjust what to "buy and how to buy and where to buy. And remember to I am Fail FOR GOODS & SELLING CASH. You can buy more Hardware for a dollar at Lee's New 'Cash' Hardware House than anywhere in town. If you are going to buy a Cook Stove be sure not to buy un til you see.E. Lee's Live Oak Stove. Respectfully, E.LEE. On Wilson Corner. THE J. J. DUPllEE, Agent, having assigned his entire stock of EM to me, I am now offering the PrimeCosi ny ne wishing Bargains in DRY GOODS, SHOES, CLOTHING. Notions &c., Now is the time to get them he fore the stock is picked. THESE GOODS MUST BE SOLD. P: H. C. DUPREE, Assignee, are Now In New Quarters I We beg to announce to the Public that we are now located next door to R. G. Taylor & Co., where we will be clad to have our friends and customers call If you cannot find what youwant in our JEWELRY SHOW-CASES, we will order it direct for you We repair Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, Sewim' Machines, Bicycles &c. We keep on hand at all times a well selected stock of Spec tacles, ' Bicycle Sundries, Sewing Machine Supplies, Oils etc. IF YOU WANT A NEW, IP-TO-DATE WHEEL, SEE US- Thanking our friends and customers for past patronage and soliciting a continuance of the M- PUBLIC iri Q J entire Stock at on us. s and get it in a few days. same, we beg to remain, . Yours truly, GAIIMEV & JORDAN. i t I)
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