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CELEBRATION OF JULY THE FOURTH A GRAND SUCCESS Around 3,000 People Join With Dunn In Big Celebration A VARIED PROGRAM DELIGHTS VISITORS Dot*! Activities Begin With Big Street Parade And Ends With Street Done* At Night —Pageant A Delightful Fea ture—Pria*-Wbusura. A crowd estimated at around S,U00 people, representing every nook and corner of the Dunn District, gathered here Wednesday to taks pert in cejc. brating the 147th birthday of the greatest nsllon on earth. More elab orate celebrations may have marked July the Fourth in Dunn In tha past, but splendid and appropriate com memoration of the Declaration of In dependence made up the program this roar. Beginning wtth a street panwlu at 10 AO o'clock In the morning and ending with a street dance in the evening, the day wse replete with varied aanaeements. Considering the fact that the decision to stage the celebration eras not reached until ai week before, the promoters were more than pleaaed with the attend anace and the pageant carrier) out. TVs Parade Headed by the Dunn Concert band. the parade covered the principal bual ■«“ atrecta of tha town and we and up on Sooth Lucknow aquaie The panuie prraerftcd an interacting apec taefe. Included in it were aomaross floata and decorated automobile*, tea horses and ponies, aa Sue farm maki aa one rear area, elowna, ate. The' local Arc track, attractively decorat ed in the National colon, carried the Are company, tha mayor and mem ber* of the town board. Tea float* arranged by member* of the Co-op erative Cotton Marketing association attracted maeh attention from the thousands 'who lined the street! at the parade proceeded. Two balsa of clean cotton, loaded open a good wa gon and drawn by taro fin a dvitfl ho ram, represented the new method of marketing. Banners on either aide of the cotton bore this inscription: ‘Co-ops, We Soil For A Reasonable Profit," while the oid way waa rep resented by a bale of ragged and dingy cation, loaded upon a wagon -hat has seen belter days, drawn by ■» poor mule and driven by a ragged negro. Banner* bearing the inaerip lion. “The Old Way; What Will Yoa Grve?" were stretched on both aide* of thl* -wagon. Delightful Pagaeat Immediately fallowing tha parade a pageant, depicting the signing of the Declaration of hutopaadanr* on duly 4, 1776, waa presented under the shed on South Lucknow square. The pageant waa written and directed by Mr*. Annye Harper Young, and a number of Dunn young people play ed a part The pageant was both his toric and patriotic in its nature, and waa presented <□ a moat pleasing and creditable manner. Mrs. Young la to be commended f-or her interest in making the program of tha day the success that it was. AthistU CnlHU The pageant waa followod by tho fleitl day, or athletic program. This part of the day’s activities was staged on North boeknow square and was witnessed by several hundred inter ested spectators While these contests wsr# being p«t an other handreds were being entertained with a delight ful conceit rendered by the Dunn Concert bead. Tbs band was at its bam, which it to aay that the meats ioven were well paid for their visit to Doan on July 4, IMS. Neat In order came the acrobatic •hew staged by Jack Stewart and Har ry Newberry. Lovers of this particu lar sport were sr»U entertained by the acton. Tbs acta Included tomb ling and high bar seib. Gasd Ms* sad Dancing One ef the me* enjoyed restores of the day’s program was tho contest pot on by the Bddler's, banjo fish ers sad deg dancers Thors worn a number of entries la sash of these contests sod both tbs music and the dancing wars good. In tho lata after noon a number ef fane witnessed a cracking good baseball game between Dona and Fayetteville at the fair gnruads. A fall report of tho game arM be foead elaewhors ia today’s MMT. r"r■** Prtoo Wt-n.ra Winners ef the various prims of fered by the has incss bosses la Dann Pair ef shoes offered by tho OsM etein Os., for the largest stalk of cotton—If. H. Useas. Pair of *sss offered by Fleishman CHARGE INTIMIDATION OF STATE WITNESSES Arrest Of Men In Lumber ton Latest Turn In Ku *l« CaM I.umbcrion. Jnlv 3 - U. |. 'rall alias lyigah. alia* ,\Jycrs, of Raleigh, was arrester! here ihis af teriMni »it :i bench warrant signed hy Judge \. \. Sinclair, charging tluit die conduct of tire defendant amount* to.intimidation or an at tempt to intimidate State witnesses rtoiv under recognizance to attend court in the dogging of Mr*. Marc Watson and Mr*. Hattie J’tirvi*. Mis bond was fixed at Sa.OOO which Itc had not given early tonight. ITte arrest was at the instigation of Solicitor T A. McNeill, who talked with ratlifeiri at hi* room in a local hotel and it in stated tliat Tallifem admitted having some talk with Stare witnesses in the case, which grew out of alleged Ku Khtx Klan activities at Fair mont. While Tallifero claim.* there i* nothing to the charge. Solicitor Mc Neill allege* in hi* affidavit that the man talked to both the women in the case, atai that lie said to one of them that he was afraid of the Ku Khtx Klan, and dial he also repre sented himself a* being a detective employed liy the Statg. EIGHTEEN PROHIBITION OFFICERS DISMISSED New York, July 8 — Eighteen Fed eral prohibition enforcement agentl. mon of them stationed in Manhattan and Brooklyn, were dropped June SO from the »UIT of R. Q. Merrick, 41 etalonai chief for New York, and Northern New Jersey, h wma dlacloa ed Monday. Dlemlaeala were said to have been made neccaaary by dsn lop ping of 1500,000 from the govern ■nenfa appropriation for enfonrasaaBt in the fiscal year Broe.. Co., for the man with the Iaig <et foot—Henry Norris. Auto tiro offered by Joe H. Jcrai gaa for the beet decorated Ford ear in parade—Mm. John Myers Mm. Myem also won the automobile bora offered by J. W. Thornton for the best decorated Ford in the parade. Quart of ice rreaaa offered by the Dunn Ice Cream Parlor for largest Irish potato—H. G. Button. The pota to woighed 1 1-4 pounds. Shirt offered by Geo. E Prince £ Son for the man with the Largest neck —Walter Lee. Ten gaHone of gstoboe offered by Z. V. ftilpM for beat decorated auto mobile in the parade—Mrs. E. J. No bles. Five dollar* offered by Dr. T. B Darden for best ail-round milch row in parade—William Jackson. Ten gallons of gasoline offered by the Broad Street Filling Station for the person bringing to town the lar gest number ef people on one mo tor vehicle—R. P. Jackson. Mr. Jack son brvaght In nine people on ons Ford. One quarter-sack Goose Ghrl flour offered by W. A. Tbornton far the oldest man going to store—Jesse Ed wards, aged M yearn. One-quarter tuck of flour offered by W. J. Jones for the ugliest man calling at store during day — Joal Fir* dollar* In gold offered by the Firat National Bank far tha boot bas ket of home-grown peach aa—Un. J. W. Reaves; like prise for best baileet of batter bean*—H. T. Hudson. There were a large number of con teatante for the** price*. Fhre dollar! In trade offered by Fridman's department atora far tha oldest man call lag at atora—Jane Ed ward*, aged 88. Three dollar bag of Omolbie of fered by L. P. Burlaa for poorutt mote In parade—Connie Freemen. Free dinner offered by the Dnn Cafe for tbe preUleet flH ■— Ehna Jones, of Godwin. Twenty-four pound aack of flour offered by Walter Jones for tha larg est watermelon carried to store—E. Lea. The melon weighed 17 M pounds. Fhr* dollar* In trad* offered by Fifth Avenue Shop to the lady driv ing the beet decorated automobile In pa rude—Mr*. E. J. Noble*. Bag of cotton seed meal offered by N. B. Lee far the fattest cow In the parade—E. If. Strickland. Chattanooga plow offered by Ramos and Hatltday Company foi beet pair of moles In parade—Maud* Hudson Pair of Jack Rabbit shoes offered by O*o. W. Gardner for boyr or girl wearing moat attractive costume and riding btayole la parade—Jock *a» Large poandeake offered by Pearce's bakery ts girl having the beat decorated bleyal* In parade— Margaret triiiTT Five dotlaj Straw hat offered by i. W. Oraagfcan for be t doaor matt j OFFER THREE MILLION FOR OVERLAND STOCK , Further Purely nU la Re ceivership Proceeding* Are Diadeaed New York. July 2— Thomas II. Tracy, rqtrcsemitig a Toledo, Ohio, syndicate, has made a bid of $3, 000,000 for the 739.000 shares of Willys-Overland stock held by Francis G. Calley, receiver in bankruptcy for the Willy* Corpora tion. This was disclosed today be fore Federal Judge Knox in pro ceedings at which creditors seek to have the stock held by Mr. Caffey sold for 53.000,000 to previous lad ders whose identity has l*een kept secret. The creditors* bidders were said by David IT. Miller, counsel for tlw receiver ,to be II. L. Thompson, a director of the WHIyi Corporation, and Dillon, Read and Camp, each offering $1,500,000. He asked to be corrected if wrong about this, but no one in court arose. He ob jected to the cloak of mystery about the creditors* bidders 1*he Tracv bid is the third to be .^J4*4** Knox and the second of S3.000,000 The other offer was made by George W. Frown, of Oc trrnt, for 300,000 shares at per share. • - vaa^vjfa HI! 9C companit-d the new offer. Judge Knox adjourn*) the hew ing uitil tomorrow to give Mr Tra cy, who wai in court u the time, tune to determine whether bis syn dicate would ask a disposition of the $150,000 deposit to be made by the court in the event that the pro cceding* should fall through. Ullingtoa Sooots Whs Tut Ullingtoa, July 4.—Ths CUUngton Boy Scoots today west two gaaaoa from ths Capo Foot Scoots, by atoms of 7 to 4 and 6 to i. Ths flmt gams was west by a rally la fha smstt and ths Scouts cams from boMod (a tbs ninth «o wta tbs night my. Booms t (First Oams) K.M. E. UQIngtoo.,_T ■ 8 Cape Soar. 4 « 8 • • Baltoriw: Kelly oftd Bamf; John* «oa and Johnson. (Second Game) *. H E. UOlnCbon .8 10 4 Capo Pear.8 4 3 Battorim: Johnson and Rand; Brown and Johaaoc. Ing sort—French Williams, colored. G. W. Hobooa come in as o clew sec ond for this prim. Five dollar shirt wai* offend by Mr. Draoghoa for beat half-gallon of Big Blue whortle berrioa—Mrs. Collie Pope. Tbs Judges «f those TO trios were Jno. A.| MeLood, E. M. Jeffreys sad Joe. L.1 Sorrell. Them wort s largo number' of entries for the prism offered by' Mr. Draaghon, sad the lodges found H difficult to pick the winners. I Five gallons Dana las crown offer ed by M. 8. Dibs far the best-tooklat gbrl visiting his stem daring day_ Mias Maggie Butler. So many girls all possessed with as nearly the earns -a _» fa -«- - J .a mm 1 nor* that the judge* had no may jab in ptcYlng tha winner. Caah prim offered by L Tg-r for ascend bett decorated bicycle in pa-i rede—Visa Elisabeth Godwin. The Dunn Dispatch offnred a yaw's aubacriptien eerh U tha ftva oldsM raborttag at tha offiea daring the! day. It has boon decided, however, to1 give a year'# subscription to all the, Confederate veterans who catted at the office. Thee* were; Jam* Ed | ward*. Duke, agad SS; Jo* M. JemJ gan, Dunn, B. g, agad M; flioa Page, Godwin, agad gg; John Hohnoe, ! I>OTn' *• •. cg»d M; K. B. Cooper, D»“». *. 4. aged Ttj M. B. Butler. Gunn. * *, agad TT; Joel McCor •luodnla. Godwin, agad M| Alvin El tla, Dunn, agad It. Alton Naylor wen the fS catii prise offered for the boot clown hi the pa rad*. A thistle Pilot Wtaaeee One-hundred yard dealt: Pitot prill B—i« ffnaUh, Dunn, B. 1j see | ond—N. G. Raynor. Ha dan. Seventy diva yard daah, boys a niter Id—flamer Snead. Standing brand jampi Pi ret pita* —N. 0. Raynor, Hnden; ascend—A. Tow, Doan, R. t. Running high jemp: Pleat prise—| M. O. Raynor, linden; aenoad—Per ron Smith. Dana, R. *. Running bread jump: PI rat price Mm Oates Bands, Doan; aaaind— Haaaie Smith, Harris juaapod 11 fset, wtifla Smith jnmgad IT.* foal. Otar Prim i Fiddler*—Oib J echoes, ftrat prim; W. P. Sutler, second; C T. Sutler, third. Sends p|thorn — Boaartt Toung, ! drot prise; Jeal Core, sea sad. Daoear. A. L. HaLaad, Srat; deal I Corn, amend. An u fftmna to tha celebratlea, the Herat tea H Ktnata City. July 4.—Eddie Hearn*. Ut avenging 108. ?• tdiee an to victory in a ttO-oite au tiannhile roco la te aocond plate rating of race driven. time vat <4141.1#. Bart Cooper, ef 141 > It.##, was apt behind Hterne. third with a that Dare Law It flnMitd the tnli0a4e. Oelp Only *va of which •tarted be ing foraod on traabie. Only oac the not, Irat there Near the ■nd ef tire an the tar < blew eat end u,c Mde racing The car tamed mae, bat Barts was HaayMurphy. net taempien, wat auj of the 144th lad the race an in i D* rWte'ii the tfi-aig mark with an ave^KjRMd of m g ■dtoa aa tear, busApnce w r in creasing and flimpJT—yhj was la the late at fifty a** speed of 1] At oaa time Mar * dr+wing 1]» I 1 tieanl rating with MS | 600 to ills total aad and to Jimmy Murphy COUNTRY WANTS FORD AS LEADER CaaU Wht Easily For Pite d—t. Say* Co»oUvdt Will Nat BaNta»i»at»d INtauit, Mleh., Jaty 1.—Henry Kord la undoubtedly the choice of the people for f*Tw;kiot,t cf the Unit. *d States, bat te stand* wnry lit.I* ehaoeo of being nominated by either »«naj, Republicans or a third party. United States Senator loyal 1 Copeland, Democrat, of Mow York, ■aid bora Monday. "Throagbeat tbe West," said Sen ator Copeland, who la earoute boom, "I haws beard the name of Henry ford mentioned prominently in eon naotion with the Presidential nomina tion. Peed would win "y If nom inated by titter of tbe old lino. No ■“•ter where you go, yaw tear Hie »“• mentioned Ho to tbe rbeloi of the naan aad the people bdlwi hl« election weald pot the country oa a solid foundation. ‘•But when you Mb of the Daaao nata nominuting hhn, that to another qaaothm. No on* knows wbatbsr be (a won the pot Into* of tbs Ttmunnti or RopobHeaaa. Mo party to going to adoet an outsider, aad ns Bar a* tte ma|*r pantos era eonaamod. Part ii •n outsider." Du* Cancan hand fami«h»d laaat* far the (treat ilea. A inaAn af iw«f peaple aarajtid 4a this popo Ur padHna. Nat —itiainl at hartat woa tha prtn (dual far (ha haal «*H Aaaalar U Aw canton, J. deal Cara, er deal J. Cara. wbUh aver pan A<t‘. <Ut%htad tha hwhih af ■paataten with tame nan af hU alap daaaUc. Nr. Oara haa paaaod his ftftp third birthday, bat nhan tt - u •Up daaeUf he U ityht theta. HU daaaU# added naah 4a tha adaWt meat af tha ■■antiid llnup DrUh Had Lanaaadi DR COOPER RUINS THREE FINE MYTHS Boll Wawrila In llarirta... Pet* Mighty Effective But Wot Poo dly Dew* in Sampson Maty it ha* he»n regarded a* aa entirely othieali practice far a hendred yean er mere ta pat into ciacnlatien along ia tha ftnt days of Jaly that a horrendoe* h«ar «aMwif^ id cartel* hockle that tha rtory ha carried terrorh length*, it was reported that tha1 haar had maagiad one or more little aefTMaja they gathered tha Samp Orar aaroa* the river ia Cumber lead ia a certain mill paad where •Sss^v? srss: K war, I* aad will ha tha eaatom ta P*h aot tha atary that the pand ha* bean mddeaty laferted with aUlgn-l tata, menMre—iy leap and mow-1 etreuety ear age. Aad mnullMM ala* tha** aUifatare have boon reported to have maagiad Ethiopian swimmer*. And now down ia dm blackbcivy patcha* of Tyrell it is reported to' the native* that tha savage hot wee-1 vC, tired ef a rteady diet af cotton, ha* added blackberries ta hi* men*,; aad that ovary ohere hi* pregaasia> touche* a berry all the —rmandtagl berrie* became deadly poiaoa la the have bat am* a* adrrad aver the alary! that they art writing ta the State' Beard af HaaMk about h. | There Mter waa any bear la the Sampaon hock Wherry waSbn, ttitrt ' waa aever any araeadiJa w laptop ever' in rtrliaa la tha atiH panda at Oem- ; bertaad Matty, aad the ball aaavfli haa not ferpattea hia rawing la Ty-j rai. Taka the ward ef Dr. George M.1 Cooper, aaaiatant State Haakh Officer far <L Ha la Uw man trivo to getting tha tattan aad ha la the tea who hat' lavMC%at*d all three myth* aad pro nounce* them foliar tea. Palloctea or id, they art betas are a tot ef people eto tire cater »l May oat at that aaill pend aad there are a tot af people who are mat ge ing ta bailee* oven Dr. Cooper abael thr waevila’ poteooing the Mactober-j riaa. Aad that’# why tha atoriet are clrrulotrd.—Raleigh Nrert amt Ob*! aerver. CONTRACT IS LET ' DUNN-DUKE ROAD _____ Will Bn HartUttrfncnff AlATpj tal Coat Of |1H* 18J7 j Contract waa let Tuetdav bv the State highway comraiaxiun for bard •ur facing the highway between Durm and Duke. Tha roadway contract waa lei to 1. M. Gregory & Co., for $119,576.67. while the jtiircturt contract wat let to T. J. Uewrll for $15,156.60. The stretch of road to be hard-surfaced it 3.K2 mile*, and the total coat for the work will he $134,733.27. Thi* wat one of seventeen |>roj ect* let by the highway commiction on Tuesday totalling $2,438,618.12. Bid* on 30 project* were reacived by the comm it* ion on Jane 27, and thirteen of the bid* were rejected, the bid* I wing considered 'excessive. Divided according to dittriett, the project* let for construction arc a* follow*: Diatrict number 1 .project 19). District number 2. project* 230, 293 and 213. District number 4, proj ect* 431, 438. 464 and 484. Diatrict number 5, project 5S6. Dittrict number 6, project* 60811 and 672. Dittrict number 7, project 70211, District number 8, projects 802,812, 83d and 837R. Dittrict number 9, project 93IX. SHERIFF OP HARNETT . IS NOT PLEASED No one can blame Sheriff t*.i|l McArtsn, of Harnett county, for being tux pleased. He has a little stack of worthies* check* amount ing to four fhou*and dollar* which were given In him bv various amt sundry dtiaaus of his county in payment for uses. They gut their tax receipts in return, and one of the worthies* checks runs as high as «eren hundred dollar*. The sheriff is preparing to secure warrant* against the writer* of the checks for issuing them, but the Harnett County New* seeme to take the view that the sheriff must con sider the taxes paid and east do nothing but indict the delinquent i This may be law, true k t* not good common sense, and the delinquent, brethren ought to be made to come across with the cash as are* as to appear before the court for issuing wutffrtess checks.— Monroe Jour FIRE DESTROY* EF1RD STORE IN HIGH POfffT Ilifh i'oim. July Z-- Fire be lieved to bare beat started by tome fine who robbed tlir sale, destroyed the building occupied l*y Eflrd’s Dei >a rtmerit Store herr early today, causing a lose cMinui.il at 9*0.000. For a time the tlajiies threatened adjoining property. The sum of 1.500 to >2,000 was placed io llie storeV «af* Saturdav night, according to M. F. Crooks, manager of the store, Mnd police re Itotted it was in the safe today. An exploaion attracted the attention of police, who found the building a mass of flames Examination diowed the safe to hare been lilown >pen with dynamite. 'flic store is rate of a number of *ain stores operated in the Caro lina* LIBRARY BOARD HOLDS MEETING VIM U Proring " .Say, Mr*. l-ee 4 warn another »«* by thia aamc writer," U the >ft-rcpeated request made br the naiw small boys who patroniae reg darly the Dunn public Ubran. Diir ng die first month of it* life the li »rary has justified its esistencr by himislung to these, our future cit sens, worth-while reading matter. Jfthe 117 books loaned during the nontb ot June. 77 were I or rowed >y the children. Hie librarr board s now confronted with the prob et" of securing new Uxiu to meet ihe demand*. Wha; have vtsi wbc read this article contributed’toward* the supplying of good books for th >ou*h of onr town, who in the near futrre will be oqr leading crriims Are you helping place our ritism diip a-nong the “ Mill-Towns of America "f The literary Digesi ******* PTtL. .... . imagine an our tiwnrjn Mm »r»’ ctiie* a* hills rising frcen a level plain — hills of endeavor " 'Hie iuludaUni< living on tlw dde» of these HiUn. their altitude ilejiendiiig mi their worth-while *e*» »n the community; the poor and shiftless and indolent chuter ing around the base and struggling a ntlle way up the sides— the more aliel they are, the higher they get tip the hillsides. “At the bottom are the |«jplir who never read a newspaper or any thing else. “As you go up the hill, you begin it. reach newspaper readers, and as you go higher the people get better ami read better newspapers, and read more intrlligtutly. “And as you aiifMoach the top yon reach the paopir who are the leaders .in thought and action in that community — the heads of its businesses and the leader* of it* professions. TW read the news 1*1 *r». but they demand something more than newqmper*.’' At the meeting of the Library hoard on Monday afternoon, the following officer* were elected: Chairman, Mit* Lonita William*: vice-chairman, Hugh Prince: trett ttrer. Dr. C. D. Rain; secretary to board and librarian, Mt*. Hen tv Lee; committee on book*. Mr*. John Thornton and Mia* Gertrude nlnoa. The monthly report givri bv the librarian follow*: Number book* in library, June 1 Number added during June 2ft Total number booka in library 334 Number hooka loaned adult* during June - 40 Number hook* loaned children During June - 77 Total number loaned-117 Number lurmbenbip* In li brary received_-_S4 00 Amount collected on over due book* _ OR Total amount money re vived during Jwne -_ 84 08 TV hoard then parted tV fol lowing regulation* ; To men the demands of the chil dren for new hooka it wae decided !•*» 8wo boxes consisting of 40 look* each V ordered from the State circulating library for imme (hate use These hooks are to V Vp* in tV Slimy fdr a iierind of three months, the only expense he me the transportation charges. In order that IV traveling peb Ik ma yen t Oy tV lihrsrv k ass de rided that any person pasting through the (own could barrow a hook from the library for a period not exceeding one weak, by piecing with Shorten a deposit sqaelWW I HOLDERS OF STOCK DEMANDING PROBE W« OditkNl, July 4.—Approximately IM* etoekkolder* are aaid t*k-il« MNdijIC a tweeping iljeettigatiea in t* te attain at the default Femi oat* Phoepbate "■ uipuuj a **,0*0, •00 fcrtUiaer concern, with plaau at Gteterw and Dunn, and pHo^hate ■daea k. Florida which failed to eaotlp with UdkOlte n far in ». com of aaaete that a dleldewd to rrod iMtmefil** U Ltd° “ 10 *** (**<l w Btotnnrnt w tiiie effort wae it me.I hf W. W. Aadrewa, fallowing a r.teet ihkA tel *UK*h"*fCTI F«»A«tey- w J«4f» D. H. Bland, Ccldterl* U 11. H. Flowan. Four X. X. Fielde, P&erfUe; H. L. Dwm. end A. T. UxaeU, ** iff date I to tapeo •torkholdam « w naiMM tint tin n*v*iu«t tUn win ba mainly directed at far ■ar eflletn. A. B. Peuray, yr.wid. •nt, if raid ta have rtt eivad ia im. mW*“ *Wrh« 10*1 ever ***.'*©; la IMS avar *12.000, an« Utll the tailan of the raacarn. almoat Cl#,. 0*0 in 10**. M U allfged that duna* the lax arveral verb of tta opara tiaiu. the fertiUaer company actayt ad aaab ardani far appro iriiatlaly *11,000, heavier that they weald aat ba able to make deHaariee. Attorney* for Mr. Prtaif Lave Acted that E. T. C. Meta, the re ceiver, hae iaaaad a rutrawt *h-t all aianiar of the earn year bava beam accounted far. Mr. Patway V-r’ da net taka tka threatened ojerblinld rrw inveatlgmtiea Mrioady. imaaM, eatenaJva yam ham of yfcee ybata mine* la PkiUa. traaMadaaa eax of ytaata baUt at tha ttoe whoa Prieaa af everything waa at the itnin Jaffa •f iadgBMota by efflrlaia, ar* axign ad by the receiver a* principal r»a anrM lav tfr ■ AatlMaM. MASKED MEN SECUEE HUSO AT ST. LOUIS St- I-otiis July 2.— Five armed "md 11tasked men held up the office of the United Railways Company here late lotlav and tymed njUi apinoximalel) flf./BO. About a dozen employee* wtnem the office at the time, and two employers fired shots at the bandits a* they escaped in an auumadiiU.*. < ht« ,-'i the em |do*ev» said he believed he hit one of the ImumKi*. as he saw him fall into tbt toot lean of the car. The office is in the central imrr of die esnr. Kiacton. July t—Tm retard eab b««v far IMa (action ku ktn broocht bn« by Jai.hn> Berwick, a Beady Bottom rardaocr. It weigbad IS 1-1 pevnda. Berwick raid it wae a (ample •t a crap af oanctar cabhagas at bit place. The bead eras Srm and compact tail waa worth more than SB aanta if vahtad by retail price* on cam marietta. tte of hi*>V and jmying a rent charge of lew cent* (Vi|>ir* of this rultuc will he iibrcil in ibe hotel*. The satne regtihuuat applies to non-memliers of library wtvi reside in Dunn. Following i* (he regulation for yearly premiership fat lihrarv: Any person living in Dunn or *ur rounding communities may become nsmiAera of the library by paying ft* of one dollar. This member •bip entitles any member of the family to the prrvilegv of tmrrou ing rook*. Library during rummer month* i* uf*t) on Mindiv. Wednemtay and Friday from 3 to 5 p. m. \nv rvr «on may n*e the library a* reading Warn on tlierc day* tree of charge KuB lurtiniW" will lc given at an early date naiveming thy award* ing of evader'* certificate given lo th* County Hoard of Public Wel fare to all children under eighth grade who road a preecribcd group of book*. Tho board adjourned to meet Nttgit*i 6«h. W nmm (here are 02 member* in the miWlf library. library abate** are 2.W bonk* of fiction and 96 reference book*. Mtgarinet receive.) in Kbrarv »ra: American Magaahtc, Ladle.' Hume Journal. Literary Digest. Youth'* Grnnwjrion. American IWjy, Saturday Evening Po*t. Them may be borrowed far ana
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