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XH E Democratic Banner. 3". IP- E3 itor. TERRIS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Tliree Months 25 Cent? Six Months 50 Ot-nts One Year $l.Ol Sent by Mail. Payable in advance. ftiiiiiiiii ggf-Tiirc DEMOCRATIC BANNER is tin ORIGINAL. Comity Union, subscriber will please tike notice, ___ Entered according to postal regula tions at ihe postotiice at Dnnu, >T. C., a second class matter. DUNN, Harnett County, N. C. DONN, N. C., July 10, 1001. Hon. Jno. A. Oatei Dead. A LONG, USEFUL LIFE ENDED Funeral Services Held To-Day at 11 A. \ lutcrmeDt a! Greenwood Cemetery. A great mantle of sadness fel upon our entire town yesterday Tuesday morning, when it wa learned that during the previou night Mayor Jno. A. Oates hac passed away. The end came si sudden that one could scarcely realize that one who just a few hours before seemed to be enjoy ing usual health, passing anc repassing with his friends, hai fallen asleep. He retired abou; 10 o'clock on Monday night and at 1 :30 he awoke the famih and called for the doctor. Dr Highsmith, who rooms in thf Hotel, hastened to his bedsidf but was unable to give any re lief, and in live minutes tirm the life of a noble, public spirit ed man had taken its flight to n glorious world beyond. In the death of this honored citizen our town and communi ty parts with a friend whose - place cannot be tilled. He nev er decided any great question hastily, but gave it careful con sideration, and when he "had ta ken a stand his firmness ot character seldom allowed hitu to change. He won the confi dence of the people and would have suffered almost death it self before lie would betray a single trust imposed in him. He Lad served!our town one term as "Mayor, and was re-elected last May for a term of tw years.,. He was a man of abil ity as was shown in all his deal ings in public life. It lias been said, and we believe it true, that lie had the brightest mem ory M things which happened in his boyhood days—giving dates, relating incidents which the ordinary man would forget— of any man of his day. He served his country and peoph well, and in all of his political career did nothing to blot his noble character. He was one of the most pub lic spirited men in the town, always looking well to that: which would promote the mor als and for the up-buikling oi the town. While he lived in the early days of the past cen tury he did not allow fogy ideas to cling about him, but on the other hand he lived in the sun light of the 20th century, and; his constant watch word wasJ "go forward." A well spent life has ended, a! noble soul has gone to the God | who gave it. and the world i>' better because of his having! lived. May those who knew liim strive to emulate his exam ples of honesty and imbibe hi noble thoughts as their thereby directing their lives and 1 foot steps along right paths audi their lives into a higher ami; more holy atmosphere. lie was proprietor of Hotel Divine and had made an excel-; lent manager of the business.; thereby making it a sue-; cess. H* was well known| by the tjpyelling public all oi' ; whom will learn of his sad raise with regret. For several; months he had suffered from] occasional attacks of heart -trouble and often said he could® not live long. To-day at 11, o'clock tile's fu lieral service was held at the; Hotel by Rev. W. C. Barrett,! pastor of the Baptist church oi'| which the deceased was a mem ber. From the Hotel the re-| mains were accompanied toi Greenwood Cemetery by a large| concourse of sorrowing and friends, there to pay the| last tribute of respect to a faith -a ful father, a devoted husband J and a true friend. To the bereaved ones we ex-| tend sympathy in this theirf hour of sore bereavement and| may He who over rules all J things, guide and comfort them J Wo publish in the following ! paragraphs a brief sketch of liis* early life: jj Jno. Alexander Oates was* born iu Sampson county near. Faison on July 28th 1833. Hej was educated under the tutor-J f ship of John Ghost Elliott and |under Dr. Colton at Summer- I villa Academy and began farm -tiing near Faison in Duplin and engaged in the business for several [ years, moving to his farm near 'l; Clinton in 1879 and in 1886 he Amoved to Clinton to educate t?his children and moved back to farm in 1891 and to Dunn ' : --in 1895, where he has remained 'fcsinoe. lie was married to Miss jjMary J. Ashford, daughter ol ~J" Thomas Ashford in Decembei ls yiBGs. He has been more or bless in public service all his j|life. Was sheriff for six o; "ptnore years, resigning during kliis last term. He was the first =;l|\Vhig ever elected to public o? pfice in Sampson. He defeated the most popular man in the £;county, Sheriff Orumpler. Was to the State Senate foi p-the counties of Cumberland, t Harnett and Sampson in 1868 {•during the trying times of rc rconstruction and was not al .rlowed to take his seat because £he had held public office before |the Confederacy was formec Kancl before the States seceelec If from the Union. Was chair l!f;man of the county commission es of Sampson after that. Af i moving back from Duplin i he. was elected lo the State Sen- from Sampson, defeating O; (he former State Senator who y. was a Republican, by a major itv of over 400. Refused nom -rJination two 3'ears afterwards on of sickness in bis fami- Was a member of the State Board of Agriculture from the ci»3rd congressional elistiict from to 1885 aucl resigned to ■ Accept the Deputy Collectors e&place for the counties of Samp e?->nn, Duplin and Onslow, which he held until August 1889, Cleveland was defeateel -;?\Vas one of the State Inspectors a*of Fertilizers for four years. At f;the time of his death he was 1 as Mayor of the town of i-iDunn, to which position he had :jbeen elected twice without op position. lie was an active uSmember of the Farmers Alliance -Wuntil It went into politics and >-|| then left it saying that he join fged it believing that it was te j 3«stay out of politics and wherj -She found out that was the: recourse of its strongest advo-j -fijeates he could not sacrifice his! igpolitical principal. He then i them and stayed with hi.-! ikparty, the Democratic party,) ijswhere he has remained since fsrhe war. One of the strongest -straits of his character, he nevei "1 for got a friend anel never har iSjbored enmity against anyone. .3 He is survived by his wife; •nanel three children, John A. Jr.. ]|Jd. T. anel Maymie A. Oates ,|lHe admired merit in any one. ljghad no respect for blood with-! - |ont it. He often saiel that even] jjman ought to try and improve] §Oll his parents anel the belter ighis blooel pretentions tho betteij -ahe ought to be. He was alwa\>i son the side of mercy and the; -iweak and took the side of the { ,spoor and distressed. -S/4 First Class Military Li School in Eastern Carolina. _n Debnam-Kinsey School, ■:J La Grange, N. C. ?|Military, Literary - Scientifie and Commercial School. Fifty-three boarding pupils; .itwelve counties and two States the past session. /jjCommexlious School Buildings, 1 Barracks for Sixty Cadets. The school aims to strengthen .character by eWeloping latent jtalentsand power. The individ ual needs of the Students are] The millitary! strengthens the manhj Itraits, gives a sound body andj mind. Class room meth-j ■ods cultivate Observation, Con centration and Mental grasp. : Athletics encouraged. Nocom ■Jpromise on liejuor or tobacco. for the entire year ofj |niue months, including tuition,! |froom, fuel and lights, $llO.l | Payable quarterly in advance. §No extras. J. E. Debnam, Supt. j UNIVERSITY I OP NORTH MROHNA. THE HEAD | the State's Eelucational| System. |Acaaemic Department, Law, Medicine," jjj ] ' Pharmacy.! Eighty-five scholarships. Freel ivtuition to teachers and minis-® Iters' sons. Loans for the needy.*, ;527 Students. 43 Instructors.! |New Dormitories, Water Works,* | Central Heating System. | 120,000 spent in in 1900 and 1901. j£ 3 Fall term begins September , 9, 1901. Address, F. P. Y R ENABLE, Chapel Hillj N. C.4 ioUM IS NOT i|.4 Town at The Top Notch of j: : Prosperity. I) 1 STORY (IF lIS GROWTH. ol! lncrease in Population, i-j Trade, Manufactures, Relig ion, Morals and Education j.jl Go Hand in Hand. !.y We give the following ac count of Dunn which appeared the Raleigh Post of Jul}" sth. f- i? 11 is timely and speaks well for d|Dunn. e|| I have some facts which are s* really stranger than ficiton. The iri busy man whom I shall tnen [Jtionhas no time for reading > J romance when truth is eejually ;'ras mysterious. My subject is l-| Progress. Generally speaking eUit can be found anywhere south ejgof Mason anel Dixon line ; but d Istrictly speaking, it can be d Ifound, anel that of a phenome •-|nal quality in a prosperous ag 1-|ricultural and industrial sec :-|tion of the State, not far from a jwhere the counties of Harnett, i- 'Johnston, Cumberland and o SSampson unite into one hetero -0 'aeneous brotherhood, in one of -|jthe most progressive towns in -^Eastern Carolina —Dunn. Draw line from Smithfield to Fay -»ietteville anel another from Ra e|leigli to Clinton and where pgthese lines intersect Dunn is i| located. Thus situated 011 the Coast Line of about s | equal distances from the above - mentioned cities, in a section \ especially noted for its natural , j resources. Dunn is sure (by the (inevitable law, that progress 5 j follows natural resources) to 1 j become a large town in the near ? future. fjj Duun was incorporated about ll twelve years ago. Prior to that -| time the people of the surround- J ing community did their trad ling at Fayetteville, Raleigh and i| Smithfield. In those elays -nDunn, like all other young I towns, was noted for its law i| lessness, drunkenness and total i; lack of of that spirit of enter -9prise which is necessary to es- Stablisli a town in a wilderness. Every transaction seemed to be along the line of an experi ment. There was a dark shad low upon the people. Every i J phase of industry was slow to 3:nove. There were no churches laor schools, nor anything for a; he elevelopment of the better aside of life. Suddenly the tide changed, sjand there came a spirit of enter .Bprise, whicli is sure, sooner or -Slater, to knock at the eloor of ■every town in the South. Thus Jwas the beginning of a con- Sstruction period in the history aof our town anel community, or ■what might well be termed a anew era—an era of progress. j|The desert has been made to Sblossom as tiie rose, and today ■there is law and order and ■prosperity where there was a ■few years ago elarkness and dc ispair. Twelve years ago wheie ■was heard the whoops of the gowl, the shriek of the hawk ; ■where the rank thistle nodded 3in the balmy sunshine, and B"the wild fox dug unscared," lean today be heard the scream ling of many whistles and the ■inspiring music of church and gschool bells. n The spirit of enterprise is up ■oll us ; we could not help our- Iselves if we would; anel we jaw 0u 1 d not if we coulel. STwelve years ago the inhabi tants of our town numbered ; toelay there are 2,000 hap apy souls within its walls, a Twelve years ago there were ionly three or four stores; today Sthere are more than seventy, ■all prosperous and upon fine ■basis. We have two large fur- Initure factories, furnishing em ■ployment for many laborers. aTliese factories do a great deal lof work of a very high grade ■supplying many demands both |far and near. We have an up ito-date machine shop and foun- Bdry. We have a large sash, ■door and blind factory equipped Hwitli the latest improveel ma- Schinery; four or five saw and 1 ffplainiug mills; a roller flour 1 ■mill, two brick mills and an ex- aiensive turpentine business. 1 aWe have one of the best car- 1 iriage, wagon and buggy shops i in the State, and many other ] small enterprises that employ a great many men. No town in the State has'bet ter educational advantages. We have an excellent high 1 -school, where all the branches 1 iaro taught by competent and f teachers. Tuition, 1 |board and lodging are offeree! at fpractically cost. Already our [town has three hotels, and it is A that in the near future large brick structure will be built. Our banking accommo- Nations are complete. Two 1' large banks are serving the pub- e lie. We have a complete tele- phono exchange. The exchange has* about one hundred phones in town. Dunn has proven to be a good tobacco market. Our fanners are accommodated by two large warehouses and a prize house. This section is well suited for tobacco raising. Large quanti ties are produced and sold here every season. Its production lias become permanent and prof itable. Dunn has become a popular cotton market on account of the very liberal prices offered. About 9,000 bales are sold here each season. Large quantities of other farm products are sold here. Lumber of every descrip tion and in large amounts is shipped from here. During the summer eight or ten large two and three-story brick buildings will be erected. This is merely an insight of what is to follow. All of our carpenters and laborers are busy and more are in demand. There is not an unoccupied store or residence in town. What we need is money invest ed in real estate. Property for the last three years has advanc ed more than 100 percent. Not withstanding this advance on property residences are being built and new settlers are con stantly coming in. What could be better evidence of progress? The moral standard of the town is high. Six of the lead ing churches are represented here and are exerting a wonder ful influence for good. The town has been dry for four years—not a bar-room in it. There is no healthier place in the State. We have, perhaps, the lowest death rate in the State. What could be greater inducements to settlers.? The present outlook is very encouraging. Dunn will surely move forward by long and rap id strides. There r"e many things that make its progress possible in ihe future. It has the location, the spirit of indus try and enterprise, hospitable people, churches, schools and a surrounding community which is unequalled forits thrift, peace and happiness. NOTICE. On the 12th day of« August at the depot I will sell at public /a'utftiofi for cash the following ."personal properry, to wit : milk cow, one watch an# all other personal property belonging 10 the estate of W. J. Jorman, de raised. This Bth day" of "July 1901. J. C. Sii.i.S, Admr. ?*3{nop [[tt pjos si mouth iiojj ,rjA\ojy JIUU [.oO[C| 'I|OCUK»W .I|J JO It** u i O[U«II[U.VUJ -j; djii.) j[iii sj.niiii uoij 'iio.C s).»in)o ;vijA\ jo 's>M\an .uoi( iouv.iii o«j " -sieouSvip jioijoa « a>[i:ui oj )[n.)!|jj|i j% u «i ojoj-uoqi ei i[ -aaiSß sasuo oil? ou jo suio)lt;i\s eqj i-'Il uiißtoiii 4 £([ j "risdatlsA'n nci[| ;>jr:lT3u sj: ui uiupooun ojcui s--u.>stp ou si ■ssn-na njniKaua ny ( -###### ****** To Mly Farmer Friends. THE OLD RELIABLE STAR WAREHOUSE, Dunn, N. C., Will again open its doors for the sale of Leaf Tobacco, Thursday, August Ist, 1901, under the able management it has had for the past two years, the old reliable warehouseman and far mers friend, J. F. MOTLEY, will again be its proprietor with the assistance of A. V. Smith as bookkeeper and G. L. Cannady as auctioneer and E. F. Strickland as solicitor. Everybody knows the above as they have been with me for the past two years. Anything entrusted to them as well as myself shall have the best attention. I promise you as in the past the very highest market price for every pound 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 am in better shape this season to serve you than in 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 me 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, A h When I will be glad to see all my old friends and raise them one time for luck. I will try to see you 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 plentv of good buvers lhere 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. ' j ° SiAFIHf ; | TILL SHE FOUND THAT SHE HAD BOUGHT j HER TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS, SOAPS, ETC , AT THE WRONG PLACE. TTiere Is ISTo Place I LIKE THE CORNER To find the right article at the right price. | Our expert prescription work is still the leading | feature of our business and j nothing- new escapes our j I notice. j Yours to serve and please, "-cSffiET TO DUIMIM, TO BUY OF BAUCOIVI & CO., Your nice goods, for we handle the best goods and best styles. Don't forget our Millinery and Ladies Fancv Goods Department. We will please you on Ladies, Misses and Chil dren's Hats. We carry a full line of these goods. . We have had fully 10 Years Of Experience In this line of Goods and as we buy our Millinery Goods, from ARMSTRONG, CATOR & CO.. of Baltimore, The leading Millinery House in the United States and also our trimmer having had so much experience it enables us to sell the best styles, best quality at prices to please. Call on us before you buy that you may be pleased. Dress goods too numerous to name. TRIMMINGS! IRIMMINGS! Don't forget our Dress Trimmings, Silks, Velvets, Flowers, Ribbons, Laces. Em broideries, by the quantity. Closing out a fine line of Shoes, and Tailor Made Clothing, come for bargains. First come first serve. Yours Well Wishing, BABGOM & GO. I . AT l| T. C. YOTJJNTGr & Co' s BEFORE BUYING ANYTHING IN % CLOTHING, $ Gents' furnishings, Hats, Dry Goods and Notions. Shoes! Shoesl We have .au Up-To-Date line in Men's fine goods . From $l.OO SEE OUR LADIES' "Vicious 81.50," They are the best on the market for the money. 2™ GROCERY DEPARTME NT is Up-To-Date in every respect. Hay, Cora, Oats, and Fwi Stuff always on hand in car lots at lowest possible prices. Call on us before placing your order. \V e guarantee satis faction. Yours to please, ! T. C. C. F. Pope is with us and will be glad to see and serve hi* friends. ■ . •:1 iU Cirai Mn,""" \ t An Industrial and Training School for boys and young 3 men, will 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 ; 0 for farm work, 6 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. * . Reliable Goods, eliable Prices, eliable Time. o o This you get at G AINEY & JORDAN'S. When you fny you want to purchase from a reliable firm and want reliable goods. Gfairiey & 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 -vours to serve, __G AIBIEW & JORDAN. PI;LL!FS K TI 'Phone No. 24. • -MOVED. • UIY • You will now find* Phillips & Co. in the store fronting Luck now Square, next door t#'iW. H. Blanchard. They carry in stock at all times, best Flciur, Me«1l, Sugar. Coffee, Green and Roasted, Syrups, Finest Maple, and Molasses. ©ANHED @©o©S. 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.
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