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Entered according to postal regula
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second class matter.
DUNN, Harnett County, N. C.
DUNN.N. C., July 3, 1901,
Speaker Henderson, of the
House of Representatives, who
is rusticating in England, had a
half-hour chat with King Ed
ward a few days ago and found
him a verv sociable, clever sort
of fellow."Perhaps Edward was
as favorably impressed by our
esteemed Scotch-American fel
low citizen. —Morning Star.
The revenue act that has
been in effect for some time is
now partially off. It has been
a great burden on our people,
and now it is olf let us hope we
will never have another such
tax imposed upon us. It has
caused a great amount of money
to be accumulated in the treas
ury, which if was turned a loose
would do the people a great
deal of good. It seemed to be
a small thing to glance at it, but
if you will stop for .a moment
and figure a little you will soon
see what an enormous thing it
was.
We notice in Sunday's News
and Observer of the crop report,
for June, that Harnett stands
above all the other counties in
the State, the condition being
100 per cent., while in the ad
joining counties it ranges from
G"> to 70 per cent. There will
only be about three-fourths of a
crop of cotton made. Both corn
and tobacco crops are consider
ably below the average at this
time of the year. The farmers
of Harnett should be very
thankful that they have not re
ceived as much damage to their
crops as have their sister coun
ties. There has been a decrease
of two per cent, in the cotton
acreage since the May report on
account of the terrible rains.
The acreage then was 107, now
it is 105.
Norih Carolina Leads.
North Carolina is justly noted
for her agricultural, forest and
stream products ; nor is .-lie be
hind any of her sister States in
the production of big men. Cur
rituck county presents a seven
teen-year-old boy, who has the
distinction of tipping the scales
at GOO pounds. ll is shoes are
made to order ; 17 inches instep,
length 13 inches, 5 inches across
the ball, and 31 inches around
the foot. He is in perfect health
and his strength equals that of
six ordinary men.—Durham
Recorder.
A Horrible Discovery Near
Raeford.
The county coroner, Dr. A. S.
Rose, was yesterday morning
summoned out to Upchureh's
mill, near Raeford, to hold an
inquest over the body of a man
which had been found in Big
Rockfisli Creek under peculiar
circumstances. While fishing
Saturday afternoon J. H. Mc-
Dougald saw about a loot under
the water the body of a man.
An investigation disclosed the
fact that the man had been mur
dered. His throat was cut from
ear to ear, his face slashed in a
number of places with a knife
and his body riddled with duck
shot. He was held under the
water with heavy weights,
which consisted of three large
iron bars and a wagon axle, tied
around his neck and his legs.
He had been under the water so
long that he could not be iden
tified, the fish having partly
eaten him up.
Dr. Rose summoned a jury,
held an inquest, and the follow
ing verdict was returned : "The
deceased, who is unknown to
the jury, came to his death by
the criminal act of a person or
persons unknown to the jury."
Dr. Rose says the deceased
had been dead about four or five
weeks. lie says that many peo
ple iti that neighborhood think
the body that of one of the Mc-
Dougalds who were mixed up
in the big shooting scrape in
that neighborhood about five
weeks ago and who disappeared
immediately after the shooting.
One of the participants in this
fight, a negro named McKin
-11011, is now in jail charged with
killing one of the McDougalds.
He was badly shot himself, one
of the McDougalds killed, and
the two missing ones were also
badly wounded.—Fayette ville
Observer, Ist insfc.
3\ IE 5 . E s !'
Umpire's Back Up.
W. S. Herbert, editor of the
Ivinston Free Press, who tried
to umpire the game of hall on
Tuesday of last week between
Dunn and Kinston, on the Kin-;
ston grounds, and who our
bovs say, stole the game from
them, seems to have his back
up above the dash board because
our boys had him put out of the
game. If what we have heard
about his rotten decisions be
true, he ought to have been put
out a long while before he was,
minus his scalp. Possibly he
had overlooked the tact that you
can steal from part of the peo
ple a part of the time, from
some of the people all the time,
but you can't steal from all the
people all the time. The Dunn
boys are thinking of making up
a purse to send (It) Herbert, to
Klondike to see what success lie
may have there ; they say he is
an umpire "nit." He came out
iu his little tive column, four
page daily in glowing colors
over the game played Wednes
day with a big score 12 to •> in
favor of Kinston. This is not
much when one takes into con
sideration that both of Dunn's
pitchers were broken up and un
able to stand in the box, and
had to put in a "scrub" pitcher
against them in the last four in
nings. They ought to have
made 20 rounds easily.
"It" calls the Dunn team
great "kickers." Our boys have
played several close games and
ino man, save "It" has ever ac
cused them of being "kickers"
before. They only ask justice
i and this they must have. After
Herbert- was put out of the game
and a gentleman by the name
of Dawson put in to umpire, the
game went along smoothly, and
our boys \yere entirely satisfied
with his decisions. He proved
himself an umpire of ability
and a gentleman of some sense
of honor. "It" (Herbert) was
placed in peculiar circumstan
ces as umpire, as he is related
to Ist baseman Herbert by flesh
and blood, and showed his
brotherly affections in standing
by him, who the boys say was
into the game to the amount of
about SSO; we don't know, but
| they say it was reported that
I way about the ball ground.
I Now the truth of the whole
I matter is just as a drummer, a
■ disinter- sted party who saw the
first game, put it. lie said
Dunn won the game by a score
of 3 to 1 in the 9ih inning.
The truth of the second game is
that I>nnn was entitled to it by
a score of 3to 1 in the Gth in
ning when pitcher Mills was hit
on the head and knocked sense
less while at the bat. The
game should have been called
there as both of our pitchers
were hurt and unable to' go in
the box. After Mills was hurt
the boys asked tlia*; the game
be called, Dunn's team being a
complete wreck, but the Kin
ston team refused to pay any
part of the expense unless the
game was played out, so our
boys simply played for the
amusement of those in the
grand stand.
Now the latch string to Dunn
hangs on the out-side awaiting
a visit by the Kinston team,
with every dollar of their ex
pense paid. Vv"ill they come?
We will treat them right and
have an umpire imported ii
they so desire. Let them now
speak or forever more hold
their peace about a score of 12
to 3. They must play Dunn
or back down. Will they take
back water or will they whip
! the devil around the stump by
saying we have no "Herberts"
in Dunn to umpire the game
for them. Come up gentlemen
we assure you a jolly warm
time, expenses paid and an hon
est, square defeat.
The citizens of Kinston treat
ed our boys royally and showed
every kindness possible, which
was appreciated by them and
their friends at home. They
enjoyed the trip and report
Kinston a live, wideawake,
hustling town. —Ed.
AS I SAW IT.
From the first to the sixth
inning Dunn maintained its
proud record and showed that
j Kinston was right in stating
that ours is the best amateur
team in the State. With cool
head, strong arm and dogged
determination Mills pitched
this game to the delight of the
Dunn team and to the conster
nation of the Kinston team un
der a score of 3 to 1 in favor of
Dunn. At Mills' time to the
bat he was struck senseless by a
double twister from Kinston's
strong pitcher which left him
unconscious for half an hour or
more. "Papa Jordan" that
terror to all amateur teams hav
ing gotten his ankle sprained
while batting in the twelfth in
ning the day previous was un
able to go to the box, thus leav
ing Dunn fatally crippled for
the remainder of the game.
Dunn was then forced to put iu
"baby Jordan" the short stop
ox the amateur world, so accus
tom was he to placing them
straight to first, Kinston was
able to bat him. From this
time on Dunn played simply for
the amusement of the grand
stand under a score of 12 to 3 in
Kinston's favor.
Now Mr. Umpire if the Kin
ston team wants those "ifs"
mentioned in the Kinston paper
explained and their covered
folds shown let tliem come to
Dunn and we will take pleasure
in showing them. If they will
come we will not only treat
them as ball players but as
"GENTLEMEN."
s.
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Marbles in North Carolina.
Seme time since a Boston ar
chitect wrote to Charlotte to
learn something of some North
Carolina marbles' samples of
which he had seen exhibited in
Boston some years ago. The
exhibit referred to is probably
the one made in Governor Jar
vis' administration. It was ar
ranged for by Mr. Jno. T. Pat
rick, and was handled by him
in Boston. It attracted much
attention at the time.
The samples of marble exhib
ited were very line and very
beautiful. Some were flesh col
ored, some were jet black and
there were many other varie
ties. It seems strange that with
such a wealth of fine and beau
! liful marble in quarries, as the
i evidence shows to exist, more
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I business in it is not done.
A little pamphlet issued by
the board of trade of Murphy
says :
The great magnitude and va
riedness of Cherokee county's
minerals has long been a source
of much wonder to scientists
and mining people in general,
and as a whole they -ire regard
ed as being unequalled by any
other on this continent, a lead
of marble extends through the
county a distance of more than
40 miles, and varies in width
from 200 feet to nearly one mile
in ]daces. It has been exten
sively prospected with a dia
mond drill, and has 1 een bored
in many places 100 feet without
going through it, shewing per
fectly free from breaks and cut
ters. It is most  xqt;i~it«-h
beautiful in color, from pure
i white, pale flesh to oal black,
; variegated by stripes of every
tint and color. Two quarries,
splend'dly equipped with mod
ern machinery, are now !x
operated, and one other is IK
ini> opened.—Charlotte Obser
ver.
H. T. MAYtmD,
AMI raj®,
DUNN, - - N.C.,
Will furnish all material and
build any building, wood o:
i iiriek, with no money unti
J house is completed, will bv,i!«
any wood building for cash or
on time. Work guaranteed ac
cording to contract. Will pa}
rent on any building not com
pleted by specified time until
completed.
EXECUTION SALE.
By virtue of ;ui execution in my li.iixU
issued from the office of tlio Clerk of T !i
Superior Court of Harnett eiituiiy. i
v.ill |>l-M'C-I| to sell at the court
I'toor in l.il-ington, Harnett c. unt v. >•
l on lli'sth d:iy of Angu.-t I.'KJI. tlx
I same being the lirst Monday of sai
month, one house ami lot in the tov •
[>f Dunn, X. C., occupied by Rev I>.-.
iII anvil and family at the corner ot
I Cli.iton and Cumberland streets .me
also two lots in said town, iiitmiMTcd !
and 10 in bfock L. according to tin
original plan of said town of
• Execut'on issued in favor of M. W. liar
per against Eugene Ilarrell. Hour :
sale one o'clock p. in. This day ol
July 1901.
S. A. Salmon, Mieiill'.
FREE TO Tfifc BABIES.
The Eastern Manufacturing- Co., of
Chicago, will present to every baby,
under one year of age, in this county, one
solid silver baby spoon with the baby's
given name engraved on same. You do
not have to pay one cent nor buy any
thing to get this spoon. The Eastern
Manufacturing Co. axe large manufac
: turers and jobbers of jewelry and
silverware, and have taken this method
of advertising their goods. Instead of
spending thousands of dollars for
magazine advertising they have decided
to give it away direct to consumers.
! The undersigned firm has been
made distributing agent for this
locality. Bring your baby to their
store and give its name and age and
you will receive one of these beautiful
silver spoons all engraved free of cost.
This is not a cheap article, but solid
silver of elegant design. Don't fail
to look over the elegant line of The
Eastern Manufacturing Co. 's goods on
I display at
W. IT. PT.ANCHARD'S.
I NO OCCASION IS
COMPLETE
without good music.
You can secure a good
Band, playing the latest and
catchiest music by writing to
DUNN CONCERT BAND,
DUNN, N. C.
UNIVERSITY
OF NORTH C4RO!-INA. •
THE HEAD
Of the State's Educational
System.
Academic Department,
Law,
Medicine,
Pharmacy.
Eighty-five scholarships. Free
tuition to teachers and minis
ters' sons. Loans for the needy.
527 Students.
43 Instructors.
New Dormitories, Water Works,
Central Heating System.
$120,000 spent in improvements
in 1900 and 1901.
Fall term begins
9, 1901. Address,
F. P. Venaulk, President.
Chapel Hill, N. C.
UNDERTAKER
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Cofiins, Caskets, Ladies' and
Gents' liobes and Burial goods.
All kinds, colors and sizes, rang
ing in price from s'2. to SGO. We
also have a nice hearse furnish
ed at moderate prices on short
notice.
R. G. TAYLOR.
A First Class Military
School in Eastern Carolina.
Deb j 5 am-Ivi ii sev Sch oo 1,
La Grange, N. C.
Military, Literary - Scientific
and Commercial School.
Fifty-three boarding pupils ;
twelve counties and two States
represented the past sAs-ion.
I'omincdious School Buildings,
Barracks for Sixty Cadets.
The school aims to strengthen
cha 1 acter by developing latent
••.dents and power. The individ
ual needs of the Students are
considered. T!i e millitary
: raining strengthens the manly
traits, gives a sound body and
:!earmind. Class room meth
>ds cultivate Observation, Con
■entration and Mental grasp.
\tldeties encouraged. No com
promise on liquor or tobacco
ivxpenses for the entire year of
line months, including tuition,
• oom, fuel and lights. sllO.
Payable quarterly in advance.
\"o extras.
J. E. Debnam, Supt.
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To My Fanner I^i-ieriels.
THE OLD ItELTAHLE
STAR N. C.,
Will again open its doors for the sa'.e of Loaf Tobacco, Thursday, August Ist, 1901, under
he able management ifc has had for the'past two years, the old reliable warehouseman and far
ners friend, J. F. MOTLEY, will again be its proprietor with the assistance of A. V. Smith .as
jookkeeper and G. L Cannady as auctioneer and E. F. Strickland as solicitor. Everybody
cuows the above as they have been with me for the past two years. Anything entrusted to tin lii
as well as myself shall have the best attention. I promise you as in the past the very liighrst
market price for every pouud of tobacco entrusted to me. lam no stranger to you, you know
me by experience as I never let a pile of tobacco sell cheap on the Star Warehouse floor. I jim
in better shape this season to serve you than iu my past two seasons. With hard work on my
part and close attention to every pile
Insures you high prices
At all times as 1 run my own sales, seeing every pile sold and buying largely myself, places
m;in a position to look after your interest. You will find me at the STAR every day. I will
not travel the country as I can do you no good with talk. Dollars are the thing that count with
the farmer. All I ask is a trial load from those that do not' know me and those that do I shall
look for them as I have proved what I am. Don't forget the day
Thursday, August Ist,
When I will be glad to see all my old friends and raise them one time for luck. I will try to see
vou if I can if not lam the same Motley, thanking you for your liberal patronage in the past. I
am your friend for high prices at all times, with plenty of money and plenty of good buyers.
There is no better place than the Dunn market and the Star Warehouse to sell you tobacco. Sales
every day except Sunday. Thanking you again for past favors, lam you friend.
J. F. MOTLEY, Proprietor Star Warehouse, Dunn, N. C.
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lam still doing business at the same Old Stand, and ! jj|
cany a first-class line of Drugs, Toilet Articles,
Soaps, Perfurmery, etc.
Fresh Garden Seed.
I I i i :
Wo have any kind of seed that you may want. We j
sell Wood's, May's and Ferry's seed, in papers and i
bulk. -We can suit you it makes no difference what !
| kind you want or whose seed you want. j
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Don't forget that we still carry everything handled ||j
in an up-to-date Drug Store. Mr 11. E. L. Skinner !j|l
is still with me and will be glad to have his friends jjjj
ii
call and see him.
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Come to see us when in need of anything in our line. j|
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Yours to serve and please,
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TO OUIMIM, TO BUY OF
BAUCOM & CO.,
Your nice goods, for we handle the best goods and best
styles. Don't forget our Millinery and Ladies Fancy Goods
Department. We will please you on Ladies, Misses and Chil
dren's Hats. We carry a full line of these goods.
We 1 lave had fuliy
10 Years Of Experience
In this line of Goods and as wo buy our Millinery Goods from
ARMSTRONG, CATOR «fc CO., of Baltimore,
The leading Millinery House in the I'nited States and also our
trimmer having had so much experience ii enables us to sell the
best style-, best quality at prices to please. Call on us before
you buy that you may he pleased. Dress goods too numerous
to name. TRIMMINGS ! TRIMM IN(iS ! Don't forget our
Dress Trimmings, Silks, Velvets, Flowers, Ribbons, Laces. Em
broideries, by the quantity. Closing out a line line of Sho s,
ind Tailor Made Clothing, come for bargains. First come first
serve.
Yours Well Wishing,
BABGOM & GO.
AT
T. C. YOUNG & Go's
BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING IN
0 CLOTHING, $
Gents' furnishings, Hats, Dry
Goods and Notions.
Shoes! Shoes!
A\ e have an I p-To-Date line in Men's fine goods
From SI.OO
SEE OUR LADIES'
"Vicious 81.50,"
They are the best on the market for the money.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
is Up-To-Date in every respect. Hay, Corn, Oats, and Feed
Stuff always on haml in car lots
at lowest possible prices.
Call on us before placing your order. We guarantee satis
faction.
Yours to please,
T. C. YOUNG & CO.
C. F. Pope is with us and will be glad to see and serve his
friends.
Cltlll icslif,
An Industrial and Training School for boys and young
men, v.ill begin its annual session
—OCTOBER IST, 1901.
Young men desiring to go to school and pay in part with
work may write us
AT ONCE,
Twenty-one are desired immediately; C for farm work, G
for carpenter's work, 4 for painting. 4 for masonry and plaster
ing and 1 or 2 for printing.
For further particulars address Rev. Chas. R. Taylor,
Principal, Littleton, N. C.
Oeliable Goods,
eliable Prices.
Reliable Time.
o o
r l 11 is you £!-t .it GAINEY & JORDAN'S. When yoti liny
you want to purchase from a reliable firm and want reliah.e
goods.
Gra inev &" Jordan
Are th" old reliable Jewelry firm and carry nothing in stock but
what is reliable, and goods that can be guaranteed. We
do reliable repairing and will make prices right.
Give us your patronage and
we will TREAT YOU RIGHT.
ALL MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
Thanking you for past patronage and soliciting a contin
uance of the same,
We are -y ours to serve,
©AIHEfg&dORPAM.
PBILLiPS k CI
'Phone No. 24.
• MOVED. *
You will now find Phillips & Co. in the store fronting Luck
now Square, next door to W. H. Blanchard. They carry in
stock at all times, best Flour, Meal, Sugar, Coffee, Green and
Roasted, Syrups, Finest Maple, and Molasses.
GAINED GOODS.
Peaches, Apples, Corn, Beans and Tomatoes. Canned
Meats, Beef, Ham, Sausage, Salmon, etc.
Preserves, Jellies, Teas, Chocolates of all kinds. Pickles in
kegs and in bottles. Condensed Milk, etc.
CAKES AND
Ginger Snaps 5 cts, per pound.
Orange Wafers 15 " "
Jelly Cakes 15" ''
Oyster Crackers 5 " "
Best Soda Crackers 10 " "
CAIMDIES.
THE BEST OF ALL KINDS.
Vegetables of all kinds. Butter and Cheese. Ice Cold Drinks.
Tobacco from 25 to GO cents.
Baskets, the best for 5 cents. Fresh roasted peanuts al
ways on hand. When you want anything call on
Phillips & Co.