HARNETT COUNTY NEWS
Harnett County News
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY
RESPONSIBILITY OF LEADER.
SHIP
GOOD ROADS IN PROSPECT
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Ihat with th abundant supply
With the Coming Of the gOOd roads ,3 ,M b nut in nrh frond condition I cur n-P. .IN1 MMnMM TV-
t. . the whole State would look with 'cost of construction with dthuI la I
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S r:::::::::::::::7 :6 u - u .-. . 28th day of February. 1919. we absolutely will not
Liasi unaay morning at the. ires- movement Harnett County should
byterian Church, Rev. A. C. Ormand feel good. There is probably no coun-
NOTICE!
This is to notify our customers that after the
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Three months .zo "uu " irac ui ita niu-1 cxiiLn.y tw ims county. An aouna-
priate ana timeiy teaenmg. Mr. Urm- ance of gravel can be obtained at
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CORRESPONDENCE anus uieme was me responsioimy low expense nere, whereas most all
TV,ia nanor dpsirea corresDondence mi ouu-1 uwici luunuts arc put w m necessi-
from all reliable sources interesting je in a strong and forceful manner, ty of transporting road material.
to the people of this section. We """,:u":"u guweu mgnt nere in tne county mere is
ask that the name of the correspond- u 1I1C" w"u AIiew tue impon 01 tne nougn gravei to Duim gooa roaas
ent be signed for the purpose of at- cau ana were Possessea ot character lor ourselves and to spare.
testing its reliability. "n-cu mem ii me response. uion n. ,Duuer, wriung in uie
j. iic pea&er carneu ana appuea i Hews ana UDserver, says tnat xiarnetl
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Ad,-fiii,r rntPS unon atlication. "lc ,U1UL lue way irom national county nas a weaitn 01 roaa material
AdiOTtinrxr solicited solelv unon the leaders to mothers and school teach- and should reap a rich harvest from
merits of the paper as an advertising iers' and the one reat lesson is the the sale of gravel to other counties
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.-cad out of Lillington boilt
jraterial at a low cost, nid each point
: i Harnett County could te made
' asy of access at a considerable lower
igure . thaa where material must be
bought and shipped in. The roads
medium
tracts.
Special rates on long con-
same for all "seek ye first, God." less fortunate. In those sections
Christianity may have been on trial where mud is the principal "mineral"
during the great war, as some claim-1 the gravel from Harnett County could
nl a .-. 4- C 1 J A J 1 I 1 I A A 1
Entered as second-class matter at W1C v"uiV Vi oniy ue useu w great auvaauage in roau
in tne minds 01 the doubting Thom- building, r ew counties feel justi
ases. Righteousness prevailed in the fied in building all their roads of
outcome of 1918 even as it has ever cement or other costly material. The
done since creation. That this is asphalt road is so expensive that
true should bring home to mankind where they are built there is a tend-
the great underlying principle of vie- ency to construct one or two main
tory. No real victory was ever won J highways and leave the lesser arteries
except by Christian leadership, and to become bogs. Better by far would
though justice may at times be tern- be a plan to have every foot of road
porarily halted, wrongs will be even- in the county passable, than have
the postolhce at Liillington, JN. J., un
der the act of March 3, 1879.
Thursday, February 27, 1919
THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.
ims newspaper nas already con
ctructed a tobacco warehouse in LiL
lington on paper. We are pleased tually "gntea through JJivme guid- "main stem" that stretches across a
to announce that the proiect has now ance- certain territory and benefits bnt little
reached the stockholder stage. That Mr- Ormand was in France in the the outlying districts.
the matter rests in competent hands Y- M- c- A- service and is at present A gravel road built with the preper
and will be pushed forward to rapid devoting his time and talent in the level for drainage will last a lifetime
culmination is our earnest desire and I interest of Flora McDonald College. I with little repair, and it woud seem
belief.
TO THE HEROES OF HARNETT
It is indeed a rare instance to find
an educational worker who is not an
i
interesting talker, and Mr. Ormand's
NOTICE OF LAND ENTRY.
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r . d. xugweu enters mu claims a
sermon last Sunday morning was in- certain tract or parcel of land lying
tensely interesting. Indeed we have and being in Upper Little River Town
listened to a erreat manv lectures, bv ship, Harnett County, North Caro-
well trained sneakers who had re- lina, adjoining the lands of H. T,
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a - j-i , ., . i iiearseu Liieir buu ect aimutsL Lureau-1 .!... a.aa. -a v. wv.v- t
tuuiiuv in Lne samp cai nnr wov that iti ti i a ; n v
the men in JZ " J bare, which would be dull material d0.nnson "esoytenan nurcn prop-
tne men in gray sacrificed so much , lerty and others, and contains five
in the days of Robert E. Lee. This . n comParea aiT- ""nano s acres more or iesgf and jf no protest
discourse. is made within the time prescribed
The light of recer.t events draws by law a warrant for survey will be
o given ior same.
S I lir IT T7I TTrTT"TTr'
Entry Taker Pro Tern.
Last week we printed a letter from
France written by one of Harnett
County's soldiers who is serving his
young man in khaki is anxious to
know whether the folks back home
will do honor to the soldiers of Eu-
home the conviction that even
ropean valor as they did and do to the Moses was chosen to lead Israel out
Confederate Veterans.
of bondage, so was Woodrow Wilson! This Jan. 16, 1919.
Wo Txriii iin-,foi, i called to make the world safe for
folks back home in I tenZ" nd h doubt I NOTICE OF SALE UNDER MORT-
the question of whether it shall be
done or not. Certainly, most as
suredly, there will be a monument to
the memory of those men who, when
the call came to face the horror and
destruction of the most vicious war,
marched willingly, even cheerfully, to
do that which their government was
pledged to perform, and in the manner
and according to the terms laid down
by their government
Harnett County cannot do less
to tne people merein mat wuriatiau . . . ntnftrit nf
leadership is the only guide that will morto;a.ge deeds, executed by Allan
et them free. Christian leaders, I A. Cameron, to J. L. Marks, the hrst
Christian parents. Christian teachers of which is dated Aug. aisi, isii
are the force that will mold a Chris
tian nation, and all the power of
hell canot prevail against it.
While Gen. Foch was engaged in
and registered In book 116, page 81
the second dated 12th Dec, 1917
and recorded in book 116, page 121
and the third dated March 25th, 1918
and recorded in book 115, page 240
in the office of the Register of Deeds
silent supplication for Divine guid- "fi"
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ance ana ior survival ox rigiiteuui-
ness, and while the King of down
mortgagee, will on Monday, March
10th. 1919. at 12 o'clock. M. offer
trodden Belgium prayed for the for-1 for sale at public auction, to the
at. 3 -a ... ... civeneas of his enemies, the blatant highest bidder, for cash, at the court
man recora its annreciaTion nt thpso " 1 1 j r n r a t ,l
German emperor was loudly proclaim- Carolina mioing 4
it is that we are so slow to make ing nis uwn closc t"""ct""" """ tract of land in Johnsonville Town
tfeo otnw- nfn Deity and calling forth eternal dam- ship, said county, to-wit:
bAu. uvivit eveu viio ui uur . . 1 v - . 1 a . s.
..u:. ...a... . ... nation unon his enemies. Todav ikying on tne waters 01 uom
EoiaierS returnea irom service there """" ' ... . arp tHumnnant Swamp Creek and Duck Pond Creek
should have been erected in the court Foch and Albert are triumphant . V . . , , . RA.wart
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house square an enduring monument neroes Ui a uevuvBU
av, i. . j 1 tne cowaraiy nonenzoiiern u:serui
W U1UOC WHO MIUB. Up ill 1113 lO I .
a av tt t..a. u nis countrymen to cnaos ana rum
uctnecu ue aim liic null. 13UU It IS I
as old as history that debts of honor Christianity is working as
is not a
are slowlv paid There
shadow of a doubt that the monu- began
ment will be built, however, and it
should be erected in honor of the
living as well as the fallen heroes,
for those who come back home are
tried and true sons of the land that
knows no defeat.
form today as it did when the world
PLANT LESS; REAP MORE
H. A. Morrison and others and being
a one-sixth undivided interest in the
estate of John W. Cameron, deceased
t-,. I which estate contains about one
-a VA I , . . - m .
tnousana acres 01 iana.
J. L. MARKS,
Mortgagee.
This Feb. 8th, 1919.
W. P. BYRD, Attorney.
NOTICE OF LAND SALE
Under and by virtue of an order
With the President back some. It
is the earnest wish of the suffering
public that he will give the railroads
a good spanking and send them home.
do any further credit business.
GREEN BROS.
OAKLAND SENSIBLE SIX
Lilli:
G
iingcon oarage
N. S. Atkins, Proprietor
LILLINGTON, North Carolina
Automobile Repairing and Accessories
BATTERY WORK A SPECIALTY
ALL SERVICE GUARANTEED.
HAY, OATS AND ALL KINDS FEEDSTUFFS,
In Wholesale Lots at Wholesale Prices
KNICKERBOCKER TRACTORS
Big 0ppoF.fai5
to purchase at a bargain men and boys winter cloth
ing. Also, about 1 50 ladies and Misses Cloaks that
must be sold before the grasshopper hops. . Shoes
to fit the big folks, little folks and poor folks. Come
and see.
I have on hand a large and well selected stock of
dry goods, serges, silks, suitings, etc If you want
to make your wife smile come in and let me sell
you a nice drugget; 9x1 2. They are beauties.- Be
sure to see them.
Yours to please, '
SURWELE
BARGAIN
K. A. STEWART
REAL ESTATE INSURANCE
Everything in the Insurance Line.
Life insurance in every form.
Accident insurance.
Health insuranoe.
Fire insurance.
Automobile insurance.
Livestock insurance.
Real Estate bought and sold. Money to lend on
approved securities.
K. A. STEWART, Lillington, N. C.
TUGW
Pharmacy
Lillington, N. C. .
WE ARE AGENTS FOR
Nunnally's and Elmer's
Candies
FRESH LOT JUST RECEIVED
REMEMBER
We handle all kinds Garden Seeds, best varieties.
Plenty of onion sets.
J. B. TUGWELJL
It is devoutly to be hoped that the
campaign now on for the holding of of the Superior Court of Harnett
the balance of the 1918 crop of County made in a special proceeding
aa j j a; : I entitled Lula S. Walker, administra-
When the final curtain is rung down " r o Flora MpLean- deceased.
i the war of f rightfulness and the 1919 WlU meet hearty coopera against Malcom Clark and others,
i tne war oi ingntiuiness, and tne . ar n rarmora fot- it i I !l;v. ,i;, ; aa ; v.
sacred remains of the fallen heroes f ft fftrmer primaril office of the clerk of superior court
ivC u ,u tt m vne movement . is being car- OI arnew county, tne unaersignea
bosom of the mother country, we are! ... j Tl a? , I commissioner will on the 24th day of
"cu " " - " I March. isia. at iz o'ciock xvi.. at tne
it should be easy to convince anyone courthouse door in Lillington, N. C,
of the folly of flooding the market offer for sale to the highest bidder
with cotton next fall. And yet if for cash that certain tract of land
v a aoaA tv,ot lying and being in Harnett County,
r M T m rl HocfrinDrl in n Hoan frAm
weakening of the strain I "e,to.!l? "Sf
ei tiuu Liieic win ue a iuau iw icap aatea imov. X9xu, hiiu murucu in
a supposed golden harvest based upon j book 188, page 243, and more par-
n oit;- nAo-m. V .fl,,AT,.a ticuiany aescnosa as louaws;
ot wnat would seem at nrst oiusn Doraid . John McLean, Sr., and oth
"cotton madness. ars. becinnintr at a stake where stood
Rest assured. Mr. Farmer, that the a dogwood, the beginning corner of
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world is human not a machine, an a iu acre tract, tnis Deing a part oi
sure tnere win nave been erected a
lasting tribute to perpetuate the
memory of such noble men and their
glorious deeds of valor, that genera
tions yet unborn may know there
was no
ran through 76
As to the nature of the monument
to be erected there have been sug
gestions varying from tablets to lib
raries. Bronze and marble are very
imposing, they furnish a magnificent
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display and are substantial. To ded- and the same survey, and runs thence Sv
icate stone or bronze signifies the set
ting up of much art at so much ex
pense, for which the public desires no
return except the gratification of na
tive pride. This is all very well, of
course, because it typifies the true
spirit. But isn't it about time to pull
away from the old order of sinking
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1im Till f-hA nrKAAIa ova. AlAmva1 I a- .. .
A nil uii "iistiii ca viutAi-vi. -I . -v, A fl, i f ha ennth .Hl
Someone else is buying and using Lf the branch, then S. 74 E. up the
your cotton, and when the buyer and branch and crossing below the ford
user sees a proBpect of plenty he amJ c7rt0S.!inK 5y ln i t l i- t
will cry "Hold, enough!" and the the 150 the id e s 9
buying stops for a season. If cotton w. 18 chs. to the corner; then direct
were the only crop the South could to the beginning, containnig 31 acres
money into monuments that furnish I 0 Ki,a a. . . . plaCe of the late Flora McLean
nothing more than a few lines to . . ,,' , , .. Place of sale Courthouse door.
read and some graceful stroke W th "m """" "1C Lillington, N. C
I frvma i a v ava ttAo Kin I m; . r . A. . t . rv a
va nvi o auuac a ouit. iime ox sale luarcn 4, iviy. ai
The cotton planter this year will 12 o'clock M
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v.;,; " .. " I I" ,V " t :.Va, J- BAGGETT, Commissioner.
naii a wuji uiu iui mo uu Tnis lgtn dfty Qf Feb., 1919.
iarm production oi tne staple, men
why not have the other half planted ADMINISTRATION NOTICE
cnrnihir.r. whot nriii it naving tnis aay aaministerea on
sculptor? There is no room for argu
ment that a library would be capit
alizing a sacrli cause. We feel sure
each and every soldier from Harnett
County, could he be given a vote
upon it, would register as his will
that the monument should be one
that would be of most benefit to man
kind, even as he did his "bit for the
sake of his fellowman.
A monument must be erected to
the men who represented the patriot
ism of Harnett County in the making
of the world safe for democracy. The
sooner the monument ctorf) v
more sincere will be the gratitude ?aSSed P his P"10 manipu-
i I lntinor tna coon Tla-nr lace ronn
snown oy the folks back home
Whether a tablet, statue, library or
other memorial, let it begin to mater
ialize. We must and will honor the
heroes of Harnett.
f-lia aafefo rt TTsmav Pvntim rlataaa.
fit the farmer if he grows a bumper ed. all nersons indebted to said estate
crop and loses the price? As between Iwill make payment to me; those who
corn, tobacco and cotton, the most un- have claims against said estate will
certain is cotton. present tnem to me witmn tne time
. 11 prescnDPa Dy law or tnis notice win
xiic auiaiuio mo be Dleaded in bar of their recovery
the cotton maricet at times and con- LEWIS BROWN, Administrator.
trol the price, but their chance to . Jan. 30, 1919.
'do that comes after the farmer has
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
NOTirF.
lating the seed. Plant less; reap North Carolina Harnett County
more profits; put the speculator in In Superior Court.
the hreaH line Lalon t . Harmon vs. J. Ed. Harmon
lhe defendant above named will
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While the saving habit is on, the I boye has been commenced in the
revised dictionary might save space Superior Court of Harnett County,
Dy leaving the word "barroom" out. North Carolina, to secure absolute di
vorce for the plaintiff from the de
fendant; and the said defendant wil
The poor nut who undertook to put
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wemenceau S llgnt OUt surely didn't Turn the hena intr. tne r,rn nn
tremendous job it that the hu nH vn further take notice that he is required
would be to kill the old tie-er Even Wa. . Z v. av. ' 1 appear at the term or the Superior
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tne nuns ignty efforts only added COmeth to grow vegetation therein
bueugtu tu viemenceau. JNOthing
i?n i .
""" v-cpu a natural aeatn. Someone asked n if tni
us ii this paper
was run by a lawyer. Far be it from
Court of said County to be held on
the 11th Monday after the first Mon
day of March, it being the 19th day
of May, 1919, at the courthouse of
said County in Lillington, N. C, and
The BARNES &: HOLLIDAY CO.
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Tiia oH.fT. t , " " " "VA" answr or aemur to tne compiainx in
vV aj. omcerciy v SUCH. W waro of - i;;r n il
7 " IT..- T r 7 ren.y a qaanaary as to whether we would to the court for the relief demanded
Auuuatuu, ror ue intends to do run a newspaper or nractice law in said complaint.
some visiting in this good old county and our conscience, aettio This 30th day of February, 1919.
thi8- ' ; l ctert-sMuAcfurt. jDayPhonell DUNN, N. C. Night Phone 70t
Fertilizers
We are taking orders; for the best grade fertili-
zers. oee us berore vou buv.
First National Bank
DUNN, N. G.
Tobacco Flues
Place your orders early for flues, so that you will
be absolutely certain to get yours.
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Trucks
Orders accepted for tobacco trucks.
We pay four per cent orralLllme
deposits.
Accounts of individuals, cornora-
Howard, Batts & Co. tions, etc., solicited.
LILLINGTON, N. C. ' Our resources are over, one-million
Headquarters in J. A. Marsh's Store on the Corner dollars.
THE BARNES. & HOLLIDAY
COMPANY .
HARDWARE, FURNITURE, UNDERTAKERS
Pianos, Organs, New Home Sewing Ma
chines, "N&w Edisons"
We will deliver an Edison in your home at the
same price any catalogue house will give. Do not
send your-money away when you can get better
service at home.
Ochiltree M11&
LILLINGTON, North CaroW.
Lumber, Lath, Feed, Meal r.
Run every day. Grind for toll your. wheats
corn, either shelled or on cob, velvet bean
shelled or in hull.
Will saw your logs or dress your lumber or
sell you lumber either, rough or. dressed.
CHAS. ROSS - - Proprietor