Mctinat' Barnes of Raleigh. *pen
the week-end here with hi* family
Miss Minnie Ouy of f-awemv
ville. Vn;. is visiting relatives it
Dttnn.
Mrs. Virgin Warren has return e<
from r.rcetuhorti where she- <pcn
several days.
Miss f-.lirjilicllt Thompson soon
|»att of this week in Kinston vi*
iting friends.
I’re-eitl indications are that t
giHKl hay crop will he produced it
the Dunn District this year.
Miss Janie I|w«-k of Ooldslmm. s
member of the high school f amity
IS visiting friends in Dunn this week
A numher of heavily inined rot
ton stalks have been brought t<i
Dunn recently by various farmer*
Milton Tart, proprietor of the
Style shop, has gone to New York
to purchase fall goods for his store.
J D Barrte> and Itis sister. Miss
Rena Baines, left this morning Joi
\ andemerc to visit relatives and
friend*.
Miss Jewel Vaughn returned to
Slokesdate Sunday after sjiend'ng
seveml ilav» with her sister. Mi*.
P. A. Stewart.
A l>. Brooks of Hamlet spent
Weihtesday here with his family,
who are spending some time here
visiting relatives.
Mrs. Narcissus Banws In* e».
turned from Ojncmd where *hc
-pern several weeks with her grand
sort. Engent Parker-.
Misses I.ncile Howard and Jessie
Holliday went yestcrrlay in War
saw. where they will *j>cnd * few
days visiting friends.
Born: To Mr. and Mr*. Roger
Brooks, at the henncll Infirmary,
Rock Hill, S C.. on Sunday, -\ug.
12th. a son, Roger Malcolm brook*.
, Mr* R- M. Pearsall and Mis*l
hdith Pearsal left today for tliei-1
home at Douglas, Ga„ after spend '
mg two weeks la-rc visiting relatives i
Mr and Mrs. W. K. Baldwin and
two children returned home .venter
day from Whitesville, where they
s|ient a few days visiting relatives
Mrs. K. (». Rosier and children re
turned \\ ednesday to their home at
St. Pauls after spending some time
in Harnett county visiting rela
tive*.
Kills Goldstein expects to leave
Saturday night for the Northern
markets to purchase fall goods for
the Goldstein Co. store. He will
he away ten day* or two weeks
Miss Margaret Wade has return
ed from a vi*il to Norfulk. Virginia
Btach, \V aldington and Italtrtvire
V\hilc in Balitmore she was the
giK-sr of Mis* Virginia Waddell.
B. F. Parker, who lives on R. 2
from Duke, was a Dunn visitor yes
terday. He brought along some
line new crop sweet |*>tatr>e*. vcliiclt
he gathered from his two-acre |>atch.
Nathan M. and J. P. Johnson, of
Dunn, and (’. T. Johnson, of Ben
son. left Tuesday night for New
’ ork. here they wit purchase fall
goods for their store lierc and at
Benson.
Mr. and Mrs. Taaii* Baer and
three children have returned from
a trip to New York and Baltimore.
Mr. Baer went North to buy goods
for the new store which lie vuT
ojien here about September 1
Miss Kmma Lee returned Wed
nesday to Raleigh, where she holds
a position in the office of the State
rvcrcuuc Lrcparrment, alter s]>ni<t
ing two weeks’ vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, K. I-ee.
Miss Jessamine Starling relumed
home Wednesday from Hubert,
Onslow county, where she spent
some time. Miss Surfing went to
Hubert on a visit and was taken ill
while there. She has recovered,
however.
Jesse B. Lee a and H. W. Lee, C.
L. Canady. C B. Ayrock and E. H.
Eubanks attended Wednesday a l>ar
becue given by the Oxford Buggy
Co , near Oxford. They report a
ntost delightful occasion with plenty
of good eats.
Mrs. B. Lewis and Miss Kathleen
Holland spent Wednesday in Ral
eigh with Mrs. Lewis’ (laughter.
Mrs. L. P. Sorles, who recently un
derwent a serious operation at the
Rex Hospital. Mrs Surles’ condi
tion is reported as eery favorable.
Rev G. T. Adams, pastor of Di
vine Street Methodist church, left
this morning for Moorehead City,
where he will spend a few days va
eatiiei. Owng to h» absence there
will he ix) |(reaching services at the
Methodist cliurch Sunday. Sun
day school will lie held as usual,
however.
Mr*. Geo. E. Prince returned ye*
terday from Baltimore, Md.. where
■he went to buy fall goods for the
store of Geo E. Prince & Son. She
was »ccnm|*nied to Baltimoic bv
Mr. and Mrs^. R Smith and Mr
and Mr#. K. Durham Taylnr. mak
ing the trip on Mr. Smith * auto.
Other members of the |wrty lie
skies Mrs Prince went on to New
York
Sam lfullip*. a young white man
who lives in Altngo township, Samp
son county, had an ugly and pain
ful gash cut in his chht Wednesday
afternoon when "kicked’’ by a trac
3 tor. lie wan attempting to cranl
3 tractor when it back-fired ant
\ [he crank struck hi* chin. He nm
r 1*00115111 to Dunn so*m after the ac
J cidcnr and tlie gash was sewed ut
| by Dr. If. C. Turlington.
Tost matter \\ . 1). I Inland i» ablt
to he (Hit today after I wing confined
1 to his room since Tuesday.
MU« Townsend Entertain*
I Miss l'.lij^ilicth Townsend de
lightfully entertained a nuni1x:r of
Iter friends on Tuesday evening,
August 14, at her home no West
Broad street, in honor of her house
guest*, Misses Margie Caldwell and
fennic Cnttingham. of Dillon, S.
and Grace llnghe*. of I.udouici
Ga.
The guest were met at flic door In
the hostess, who then introduced
them to the honored guests. Punch
was served from the front porch bv
Miss Sarah lWdie.
Progressive conversation soon fol
lowed, which furnished the most
of the amusement of the evening,
during, which delicious cream and
cake were served by Mr*. I*. \
Stewart and Miss Myrtle J ‘opc.
During the last date * most in
arructive conte*t was held, which
was won by Mia» Eleanor Hatcher
and Mr Ben Cooper.
As the wee hour* of morning
came slowly in the guests depart
ed declaring Miss Towsend a most
charming hostess.
I he unt of town guest* were Mi*.
■*“» Mildred Stewart. of Coats. I,u
cile Walker of Mississippi; Korina
; «>a.. r.una i.arl
Mmcy, of Wilmington, and Me?*i«
Lillv, Moore. Smith ,uid Scarlwr
•'•uj'h. of Fayetteville.
Danief*~Bridf ora
Invitation? reading as follows
have been received in Dunn:
Mr*. Annie Cain Rridgcr* rr
miCHfs the honor of your presence at
tltc marriage of her daughter. Till*,
•dieth. to Mr. Iona titan Wunh Dan
iels. on \\ trtnesd.iv evening, Sep
tember the fifth, at nine o’clock.
Fdcnton Street Method!-I •church,
Raleigh, North Carolina.”
Friends in Dunn have also re
ceived the following invitation:
Mr. and Mr*. Henry Church
hdl January raptest the hon
or of your presence at the marriage
of their daughter. Josephine Foe,
and Mr. Worth Raglev Daniel* on
Monday. September the third, at
four o clock. Saint David's church,
Roland Park, Baltimore, Mary
land."
Both the Messrs. Daniels are son*
of former Secretary of the Navy
and Mr* Josephus Daniel*.
RECORDER'S COURT.
A light docket was "aired” la the
loeaf recorder’s court ycaterrigy.
The following caw* were disposed
of:
Tom Byrd. norm, sfsuit upon
John James, another negro; fined
*10 anil cost.
Mose McAllister, negro, whipping
hi* wife; judgment continued upon
payment of the coat. Mate admit
ted that he used hi* "rajah" strap
upon his better-half at time* in the
rant
Jack Stewart, imsjK upon Noe*
ruun Hall; fined *80. and co«t and
required to pay for medical atten
tion given Kail a* a reauR of a blow
on hi* nose. The assault took place
last Satoday night.
Cleveland Wilton and Pate Driver,
engaging in an affray; fined *5 each
and cost.
Lnnic Ho<lr»«, conevalm* stolen
property; bound over to the Superior
coort un<ler ■ J200 bond, which he
made.
“The Sips on the Door”
Considered One of Bast
Norm* TeImage Picture*
Fn “The Sign on the Door." Nor
ma Tatauadgc, incomparable emo
tional actress o( Utc silent drama,
is seen at her bets in the most in
teresting ami ali-orbing screen ve
hicle yet given to |his talented Star.
A splendid plot is extremely well
presented on the screen. The story
concerns Ann I innniwclt, a pretty
'lenographer. who, through no fault
of her own. is compromised l*y licr
employer'* scapegrace ton Later,
whet she married a man of high
character and social standing, the
fellow comes into her life again. 1 le
is kilted in s struggle with her hus
luuxl. The husband docs not know
rha* Hi* wife has witnessed the trig
edy. An extraordinary denounce
ment follow* her act in suomnoiling
the police and accusing herself of
(he shooting.
In this production Nonna takes
Full advantage of the oin»ortunitte»
for dramatic ami emotional acting
in wonderful fashion. And the
terhnii|nc *nd artistry of Herbert
Hrenon, who directed "The Sign
on the Door," is a|ifnrent iHnsigh
oot the prodiKtion.
The *tar Has excellent support.
Charles Rirhnian is sew as her lead
ing naan, and other* prominent in
i »•* ca*t are Lew Cody, David Froc
! lot, Helen Weirs and l*aul McAlte
i ister.
| “The Sign on the Door*' was
adapted for the screen |»y Mary
Murillo ami Herbert Tlrenon. It i«
■ P*r« National attraction
;J DUKE NEWS
I he first services in the recentl
completed K|>ixo)p:il chinch »e
held Sunday rooming with Arcl
•leai-.e* Morrison Bethea, of Ra
itgh Dukcsc, in charge. k,.v. M
I "^*ea |irenvhcd a strong sertnoi
• ''sing as his text ‘ What Shail I D
I Vt illy Jesiis," winch made au in
| \i|»>n hi* larpf coiijgrcif;
lion. The minister ueiit on to sa
llwt the new dim ch was a credit t
the town niul mere especially as
nous* of worshii). Before the ser
vices Ik baptised several small chil
d..m, anil these wilt Ik ronfuniei
the Iirst of October, wtieo Rishoi
Joseph Blount Shohirc make- In
hrst visit :o the new nlitice.
Tlie annual August sing held ii
Duke every year attracted a largi
nimilur of singers and visitor* t<
Duke last Sunday. Four elasse
were here, and there would havt
prohaUy been r,sw bail n not beer
for a confusion of dates. The;
vvere Here from n? least font coun
ties, and evi<leived lunch cnlJuisi
asm in the singing. 1‘rof. J. M
^»rr?iHill class rarricc
off the honors of the dav, I wit they
had to go some as the <iifH rs vveii
pressing tltem c!om‘I)'. A S Lucas
of near Duke. . as eleced prese
dent of the union for tile ensuing
vmi. uimI J. M Core, of lhike. was
re-ducted secretary for .mother
term in view of the work which he
had done the past year.
, ^rv Jcvlni Itarl■ ini ivlumed
Mtnrday fn.ni Chaplc Hill, where
sue had beiti visiting her sister
**■"** \cra and katy ll.dmrs,
ol IVnsirti. spent l,:.-t week here the
gu.-sf- of Muses ’'eatJ amt KvcUn
, Ifortoii. of Korki
lotint. s|)eni the 't ivk-ci.il here
with tn-n.L'.,
Mr. ami Mr*. F. S Smith awl
clnklren, ■,( Raleigh,
arc spending
-cenil days hen the Rlx*r.„ of Mr.
*i . . ^ 1‘ Fowler Mr
Smith i« a inimlKr of tlie Raleigh
police force.
‘iin*n I). Sam,lie. of Knvlrim
NHmt the ,a<t week-cm 1 here with
friend*.
Knoddy ffudaun.of Norfolk Va
spent Hie latter ,«n of the week
here with friends.
Sergeant Ralph I,. Edward,, who
ha, liceti spending the summer Iterr
w.t i ht, wife, leave, Thursday for
. . um» Ala., where !ir 14 aiMs^urt
military inrtnictor at the Alalam.i
Polytechnic Institute
Mr,. Y). R. Mritt, of Dunn, was
rycrateil on for a|>pendicitic Here at
the Good Hope hospital Monday
morning. She i, getting along nice
'V. \V. Wood, farmer livinglnear
here, i* in a very serious condition
here in the ho*pital Drs Hoh and
Buie perfmmerd tlie operation and
found that tlie apjiendix had burst
, He was Holding Ins own at
latcit ret*»rts.
Mrs. It M. Hall IK a patient in the
hm,uul here She is getting oi,
eery well
Mrv C. H Jn.ks.ai, of Dunn
route three, w as t>,*n.ted .m for
npiiendtoti* in the local ho<«.iui
sioiubiy. Her condition is very
satisfactory and shows much int
|>rovemennt.
Missc* Rosa Hell Kcthune and
Allene Parker, of ft,n„i Level, are
patients here in the Good Hoj* hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. 1. K. Johnson and
children, of Cnrvcrvillc, Pa., were
Week-end guests of Mr an<i Mrs
C. S. Hicks.
J. G. Hicks, of Wilmington. si*nt
the Wcek-erind here with his broth
er. C. S. Hirks.
Mr and Mr*. E. 11 Host an,'
children are spendingn their vaca
non m the western part of tlie state.
The local Masonic lodge was host
to alxnit one hundred guests at a
very delicious hnm»wick stew serv
ca dv nit*Hi in the «cliooT additoriiitn
rrid.1^ night. F.very guc*t and Afa
mj*» likewise agreed that the strv.
was the lies! that they had ever cai
rn, and complimented Mr. C. Wood
worth and his colored helper on tlieir
cutinary uhilify. After eating die
*tew, J. p. I.ynch, master of cere
monies, told the guests and his
brother Masons since they had snp
pHcd the body with nourishment that
it would be well to give the luind
mental food. Tie, therefore, called
upon the Duke quartette to give the
crowd some singing. After this
Mim Rosa Warren sang two songs.
'!r-LvnTh ,lwn c*'l«d upon Rev. K
. IcDmiald for a few remarks.
M r. McDonald chose as his theme
Hie four outlying principles of Ma
sonry. namely, the Square, Comjiioas,
Trowels and Plumb. lie made a
strong and very forceful talk on
these Units rtf ull Masons, telling
hi* ficnrers that without them there
woiikl lie chaos in all Masonic or
gamraions. After the completion of
hi» address the master of ceremome*
called upon Archdeacon Morrisor
nethen, of Raleigh, for a few word*.
Mr Bethea opened hi* add rear
by reiterating what Mr. McDonald
had said in preceding him, and also
told his hearers that the Masonic
principles were among the higlvsi
that man could possess. T’he snerk
er said in part that "the late l',r«ti.
(lent Warren G. Harding was a ,Ma
*m and that be would not look ilcr.n
upon the poorest uian he lie a .\fasot
or not." He also said that Mr.«on
rv waa next to religion, but that o»n
would not uke the place nf another
but that both would have to he got
ten by work. "Being a member o
.1_—
a diurch, and not living up to il* rt
•ttlircnienls," said Kir llclhia
"were the same as I wing a rocrobe
of a .Masonic lodge and not nlxv
«lg its niatHtales, both were out .»
place and Christianity and Masonn
h»d no use for such al thc>c iu ^
or^anijLafioti/
1‘here were several visiting Ms
sons from Dunn and surround ini
muuminities with their wives prr
T*; Tl‘* ^cnin* <'>o*ed with tin
shying of lest flc the Tk Tp,
“•ml* b) all and die lieneiK.ti.ir
USE GOOD SEED
OATS THIS* PALI
Raleigh, X. C„ August 15.--Ii
w ill soon he time to think of |<laminc
il-e oat crop and many farmers plain
oats in coltou at the last culiva
’°’,V iur ‘hl crop the
lall. Dr. RA.W utters, plani breed
er for the State College ami Oe
|. ailment of Agricultine. urges
Nirtth Carolina growers to tlnnk
more alsait their own home grown
seed. Last year he found seed
flats hail been brought in (root h'eu
Vork and other distant state*, while
the results of test* made over many
years show that home grown sued
from selected plant* have alvvav.
ctelded Itighcr returns than these
imported seed.
l-'or instance. Dr. Winters give*
the rase of oats grown by the Edgc
corohe Seed Rrceders* Association
which yielded 43 bushel* to the acre,
as <oni)iared with a vield of 30
UisheU to the mere uicured from
[ ’.'imiMTfia] v/w? TK« TiiUsA^..!,.
"rower*, of count, »tlect ihtir .mil
'«d ami keep them pure.
At Statesville.yM! tl*c farm of J.
China and
Bilioua Fmr
Highsmitb Seed Store
Plant Fall »« Set3ww:
AGON
f WILLIAM I
daisy
URY BELLS
Our Winter Rye Hu
Just * n
rA-ni
If It’a tnada of1
it. and you
PAY
If our work ia not tatia
factory, you have u*
to pay until ira make it no.
PATJ HOME FOLKS
cea are aa low,
K aa rood, and it
(uirker service.
your order now
sntels. Column*,
|Door* and Win
suldlnga. Window
and Door Frames, Store
Fixture* or any Cabinet
Work you want done.
JNO. W. HODGES A CO.
Dunn N. C.
■ \\ . \\ uti*. ie*s* made in cooper*
, bou fvidi Dr. W inter* -Jmwcd that
■ the Commercial seed yieldeil shout
■ 50 Inishe!* i«. r acre ’ while plant*
r from a fwlevicd *ciaw Ism gilt from
a neighboring taru.cr w ho ’(mil
, hi* oats, gave n yield of tv bushels
|«r arre.
1 (>n tlie I 'Jedmont P.ranch Station
' Farm near Ststesvfllc. I>r. W bum »
ermplc'ed a t“<t ihi» year in which
■ he seconni a \kid of 45.6 Uidtch
(•er fti re fmr.i hi* oy.ti •elected
strain of Appier ont* grown >41 iht
farm, n* cunijtircd v.i'ls <ei'y 2#J
' InixheU ]>er acre from se*tl recti red
I frxtn a coniine: rial «ourvT- Dr.
Winter* state* tint such rtbYereitevs
■ in yield a* thorn arc «ei' worth
I considering sn<l rcconnn.nd* yhm
Xorth CarnHna growers |ey inert
attention to thri • oat seed :lu» fall.
u*iiiK sclcrtol home grown seed if
|*is*il>tc.
Fitly-five lolinston minify eh.lli
girl* |mid iheir r\|icn*-s to the Tn
.BggBSSga———
count) club encampment at \V4UxJ
bv veiling produce at tlie new |inv
*»ty market recently opened at
Southfield, reports Mis* Minnie
la* ('an-ji4j*t. the home agent.
girl falls to death
IN AN ELEVATOR SHAFT
Xe* Hern. Aug. 13—F.dua K*H
V»rrt. four year-old daughter of
Mra. Ada Thotna* Avery, was in*
slant! r killed when ahe fcW through
the elevator ahaft in the KJkv tatu
!<h n‘. 11J0 this morning while
paying with other children about
the building.
EMwrt lfawlexM, Id-yenr-tdd ne
gro. who wn» operating thr clrra
tor. and another cMM were the
only witneftM* to the widem. hut
tlun were unable to fire a* nitdlt- y:t,
Sent aecoorn of H. After riewte*
the Indy Coroner J. L. Harmficfcl
l*i'tpnoed thr imp** until Friday.
It ««* corrr.ided that the little
vkrim fell from the third or (mirth
rtnor, apjurenly having opened thr
door to fat to thr elevator on which
her nine-year-old auttt war ridiog
ip to tlte fifth floor.
[Eat Pearce’s
The d vijror and vitality
and Ion fe has “chiropractic**
written f it. If you are skep
tical so uck the better; when
wo con (ice you, you will be
e*-**r to imvince other*. Come
in and lei i of it* marvel*.
Dr. J M. Morgan
" hiropractic ”
Office 4th Floor First National
Bank Building
Dunn, N. C. M
—•-(>->—■-- •
Office Hours:
9 to 12 a. m. 2 to 5 p. m.
Other hour* by appointment ^
■ ■■■ i ■ ,
L. P. Surle*,