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THE
COUNTY UNION
WEDNESDAY. March 17, isW
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DUNN, N.
1 SPECIAI
All orders for job icork mugt he
paid one ludfuhcn order i given j and
the fadlaitee tchen delivered, llurty
iuys allowed on advertising.-
LOCAL DOTS
conjure-
1 Cotton 6f cent;
I Today is St. Patrick's Dav.
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Wait and see my new stock
of millinery before you buy.
Y, 11 be open April 1st.
Some of the roads loading
into town are in, very Dad cOn
dition. It is almost impossible
to travel some of them.
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Our ladies' column will ap-
near on the out-side of our next
issue. This will le an interest
jnT feature of The Uniox.
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-Read the advertisement of
the; Frank Thornton Dry Goods
Company of ;Fayetteville in this
issue. '
Mr. J. G. Lynn, of Selma,
has-moved here and opened a
racket store in the building next
door to the Jackson4 House.
The heavy rains of the. past
week have swollen all the
streams and Cape Fear river Js
almost impassable except in
;i canoe. . I
Preaching at, the Baptist
church Sunday morninc and
night by the pastor. Two ex-
celent and- instructive sermons
were delivered to large
gations.
See the notice of dissolu
tion of Hood & Tew in this is
ruie. i Mr. N. B. Hood has
bought Mr. Tew's interest and
will continue the business at
tlif same place. I
-r-This way of using profane
language and dirty words on
our streets should be stopped.
Our town treasury might be bet
ter off if the authorities would
charge all such characters one
dollar per oath.
- Our merchants have been
Helling large quantities of guanb
recently. The indications are
that more will be sold here this
na4on than ever before. Our
streets are lined with wagons
jtnd carts every day hauling it
to the farms, j 1
Mr. (). B. Tew has sold
his interest in the drug store of
Uood'tfc Tew to his partner, Mr.
,N. B. Hood, and has accepted a
position with' .Messrs Hood- &
Grantham where he will be
pleased to wait on and serve his
friends. - I
There is more freight ship-1
ped to Dunn than any point on
this road between Wilson and
Florence. The side track here
is not sufficient to hold the cars
that are loaded with guano and
left at this place, many of them
having to be switched Oil' on the
puss track. j I
j We have noticed that some
of the small bbvs, and we are
told some of the larger ouch are
guilty of the same thing, that,
f defacing advertisements that
are stuck j up. People who
spend their money for .adver
tisements and put them up for
the public to read should be pro
tected from 1 the devilish mean
ness of those who loaf around the
street corners and disfigure
Mr. W. S. Jackson has
fitted up his .Broad Street sa
loon with some beautiful coun
ters which add much to the ap
pearance of the placed I.
I Having had repeated calls
for blanks for lecral ournoses we
have bought a supply of theifi
to accommodate our friends
e sell them as cheap as they
can be sold for cash on! v.
Mr. A. L. Pearsallnas ac
cepted a clerkship with the Dunn
Hardware and Furniture Com
pany and will be pleased to wait!
on his friends when! they want
goods in his line. - f
I have the prettiest and
most handsome stock of milli
nery goods now on the road ev-
j ; - p 1 ' : j m-b., iiw-.trii ii,-.e3rogaEZjjuWt.i,lg).Mt'X -, mi..,iiiL. wrrr. . .
iiii L,- ii tons i m
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SPRING S .
I k - m m m m mr -
, K LOOKS
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i -w and our More
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C rc ie BKST nd CHBAFKOT , j
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People and Their Movement
Miss Bailie Wade, of Godwin,
is visiting Mrs. J. J. Wade.
Mr. bam Davis is visitinj at
Tarboro this week.
P.
er
!efore brought to Dunn.
Wait until thev arrive. Will
be open April 1st ;
I : i K. F. Young.
--Ilev.
Shanghai,
K. F. Tatum of
China, will lecture
to-night at tlie Baptist Church Clinton, is visiting Mr.
on the subject of China and uWpn fhi WaIt
Missions. All are ! invited td
come out and hear this interest
ing! lecture.
A lady from Baltimore who
is an experienced milliner and
is well up-with the latest styles
and fashions of millmerv will
arrive about April first and take
charge of the millinery depart-
1 Mr. W. T. McKay, of Cheraw,
S. C, i.stin iown this weelc vis
iting relatives.
I Miss Cora Parker, of Averas-
loro, is visiting, Mrs. O.
Shell this week.
f Mr. and Mrs. E. F.
returned from ! a visit to
Saturday;, I !
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Miss Lizzie McKay, of Dick
insou, is r attending the tent
meeting this week. S
Miss Susan Godwin, of near
Godwin Station, is visiting in
iown mis weeK.
Miss Fannie
Fayetteville, ! is
Mamie Bizzejl.i
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Mr. T. L. Owen, of near
J. F.
Frrt Tin
FAYKITEYIbLK
SPRING 1897. NEW GOODC!
IlKGEST ffrOCK DRY GOODS IX- NORTH CAKOLIXA.
L A R 0 E 8 T D R T G OO DS 8TOKE 80UTH OF BALTIMORE
We invite our friend in Harnett County to cone to fee c tod okt our
iwre BMuuunwi wsuo id toe OUT. 1
Young We re "hi 8Prg prettiett line of Spriaj Drew Goodi too
Wilson !!V r Wlth. 1 thd ne higs to ntteh. j Qsr list of SILKS tt
uc.uwiui ids iu u7 amore0l pmern. earrj fall line of IlibbOM,
uiuuua, aa oTcrjiuing epi id irge 6rit-ela l drj goods stoffe;
uti jour enure memormoaam.
I j LADIES' MUSLIN
We erry fall line of Lxdiet Shirt
Underwear. In Night Gown. Chiarsee.
w - - V i
McLean, of
visitinc Miss
garments from us cheaper than jon oan by tho nuilin and triomio'i bj the
WHITE GOODS. LACES AND E3I BROIDERIES.
UNDERWEAR
Wauu. and fnll line of Ilotlia
SsItU and Dravers, yoa eaa bnj the
Our business has incroased o much we had to add
Beautifoi line of White Gooda, Lawni, Organdiei, Swisaes and eTarjthin maa to our forcdr
Owen this week.
field
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town.
;i ' new
learning !
CLO T H I N G!
Our NE W 8PRING STOCK of CLOTHING ia no. nA J4 L.
tev. J. Ji Harper, of Smith- J V F" ouiia ae oot on approral. yourocaey
d Is visiting relatives iii " JOU WMt lm We do busineM P,eM I tttinfaetioni .
a is visiting relatives in xCOME AND SEE OUR NEW SPRING CLOTH IN 3! ! I
Miss Irena Reyjnolds, of Clin
on. is visitinf? the fnmilv- nf
Mr. J. F. Owen this week.
Mr. A. M. Pittman returned
rom Rowiand last Fridav
W 8PRING CLOTHING
SHOE . SHOES- SHOES.
We are noted for keeping the beat stock of Shoes in North Carolina and
you can duj tbem froin u and eare money. We more and fasten the btton
n an ouuoneo snoes som ac onr aiore iree or cnarse. We srnaMaitM all nf I
VUt BUOCB.
ment of Mr. E. F. Young's where he has been contracting.
iiiss joiia .jsenson, of Jolm-
Keen, stqn county is in town this week tID88
who was tried at Smithfleld last attending the Crumpler meet- X3TSWISS CURTAIN GOODS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION AND PRICE.
week for killing a man named inff.
Qarpets, Qattings and Qurtain fcoo&n.
We are showing New Carpets just from the mills, and a big lot of Mat
i just received from China and Japan at prioea lower than the lowest.
where to buy
HAQBWAQG AND FURNITURE.
We hare the best selected stock of Hardware and Furniture ever
brought to Dunn and all we ask is to civo us a trial and I we will
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guarantee to please you. i
Yot'RM TO I'LKASK,
DUIIIT HARDWARE tz FURNITURE CO.,
L . ; dunnJn a
.raven z iioluday.
Next door to J. J. DUPREE
Johnson iat Four Oaks last fall,
was convicted of murder in the
Miss Lula
Bridgers, after
second degree and sentenced to Miss F Cox returned to
her home at Uoldsboro last Fri
day, i : . j
We want your trade and will sell (roods cheap! and ffire satisfaction to
f one. WE GUARANTEE SATISFACTION. I I
hands and Bare von the
Mr. A. B. Harrell, who has
been teaching at Lilesville for
several months, j returned home
r riday and informs us that he
will not teach at that place anv-
more. i I
the penitentiary for 20 vears.
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Messrs J. L. Benton & J. II.
Ivennedy have formed a co-part
nership and opened up a grocery
store on. Broad street next door
to The Union oft'ice. See their
''ad" in. this issue and give them
a. call when in - need or groc
eries, s I
a v , ... The Tent c fluff.
Our cylinder press will ar- i . "
rive in a few davs. then our of- I hile it has rained nearly
tice will be well equipped for every day since the gospel tent
givihg the people of this section was raised in our midst, it has
better service than ever before, hot interfered with the meeting
A dollar was never more val- very much. Large crowds at
uab
We
erery
Our entire stock we buv direct from the first
middle man s profit.
Comb to sekIUs
GOODS
Wait roa Samples.
FRANK THORNTON II
FAYETTEVimg -w c'
COMPANY
OIBITUARV.
."ThorJsno dealhJ what tteciDS do Is trans-
ltiont , ; '
This life of mortal breath
Is but a suburb of the land elyslan,
whose port ala men 4;all death."
Died at her home near Poe's,
N1. C.t March 11, 1897, after a
long and painful illness, Mrs.
Nancv B. Crowder.
This announcement will mean
Thk Union.
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I nere is an mea among Home & mbJe text
of our people tnat we snoum
e to us than ricrhti now. iena eacn service, ana. tor the
cannot iro further without Pst few days the altar has been
money and those who pay us crowded with penitents, seeking to ajj those who knew he
tneir accounts witnin me nexi "" ruuwuuu. nnA mnn fhnf ona
few'davs will alwavs be remem- Since Saturday up to last night ' T. v ;
OPD n!n l'kOArt 17 inn imnoinn a ot the purest ana - nest 01 lives
Derea as inena 10 xne success 01 .
and 20 sane ti tied. :
Mr. Crumpler did not take
last night, but
raace no charge lor me paper consistency of the M. E. church
when a man advertises, j This that the;iearned men of 25
is rigiii, aim we ao nui wiieu
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eomriici is uiiuie i) y ear, . uui a nfi npn.fttiPfi ont kannHfipni most, nrominant element ner
H J n , " ; n, tl01"1 Vh."st n Perfection: haps w charity. Not only
"vv; V. ii that cheerful giving of material
we do not think it right to give hnl.nA mftvpmmir TTa nA things to the very extent of her few letters a watch and
the paper. About as much reas- fro stanciard work writtpn ability to all in need, but in the for goods t amounting to some
bv distinguished Methodists to broader, nobler raeanins of the. ininS over f l, which
prove that it is one of the dis- word as well. , Truly she might
B" a hears airo believed in. - nreached tive character of. which the mougm to oe a fit but he died
nut I ' ' i
ayetl E$ ad.
Yesterday evening about half
past six o;CIock Cohan Boyle,
anIrish peddler, fell dead in
front of Mrs. Jno. StWart's
boarding house, where he had
been stopping, making it his
headquarters, far about I sivl
weks. He is apparently about
38 years of age and about five
feet eight inches in height and
weighed about 175 pounds. He
was walking around town yes
terday afternoon and told
al iersons about an abscew that
waa forming oyer his right lung
and aid that it would kill him.
He went to his boarding house
toxistnpft in th V DUPP was Slt-
exlstence in the tin out in froni . ,A
talking to a gentlemari when he
It
which
in,a few minutes.
Coroner J. J. Wilson
summoned and he examined his
pockets finding nothing but a
a bill
NEW FIRM! MOM
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has ended upon etirth and ' gone
up higher to begin that fuller,
freer, better
Father' 8 house above.
Hers was a singularly attrac- fell lout of the chair.
We wuh to annoaooe to the public that we hare opened a
FirstClass Grocery Store,
o..iaiM wrmerlj occupied bj J G Cox. on Broad .treet. tad are
prepared to eerre our friend, in the be.t manner at reaaonable low pt
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Highest eaib prices paid for !Um, Corn and Pcai. L
When in search of GROCKRIKS, DRY GOODS, CLOTHING C WNMD
GOODS, LKATHER. SXUPF. TOBACCO, &o I o.M on uV an'd a.t our
pnes.. Mke our store headquarters, and .ill K i
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I Respectfully, :
KENNEDY & BENTOW.
Dunn, N- C- I mar l7,f.
was
was
on in this as selling a coat and
vest at cost and throwing in the
pants, j '
leve tliero is a
and it should
them. We be
law against j this
be enforced! , '
Mr. Ed. B. Hartman, Gener
al Agent for the Knights Tem
plars and Masons Life Inderanity
Company, of Chicago, has been
in town for the past week solic
iting insurance? among tho fra
ternity and those whom the fra
ternity will recommend. This
company Is well established and
is trustworthy and writes in
surance at j very cheap rates.
Many of our cltizeis took poli
cies with him. He was called
to Washington, D. C, yester
terday by the general manager
of the company. .
Messrsj I'rivette & Holli
day, proprietors of the Dunn
Hardware Furniture Co.; have
put in sin elevator in their store
to carry goods to the second
tloor.. ! They can take customers
up to the second . floor ' readily
and quickly on it. They are
energetic young business men
and are arranging their stock
for the convenience of their
customers, j Their store is now
up-to-d&te in every department.
See their new; and attractive
4ad' in this issue. They have
he goods and! will sell them at
prices to suit the times. Give
them a call.
tinct and fundamental doctrines
of -the Methodist ! church.
We believe the opposition to
this doctrine is stronger now
than when Mr4 CrUrapler was
preaching here about a year ago. who left it
Thos . Ashford of I w e uppue i causea oy uvd in a .
frii Tniin line inconsisient lives oi many
A. Oates of our town, where he U4 T ' w pf - s . w ue
wns-stonnincr rhe niffht before. anciiueu. inen wno proiess to
Mr. Jno. A. Oates, Jr, of
the N. C. Baptist passed through
our town a few days ago, en
route from Kinston to Fayette-
ville. He tells ua that the resi
dence of Mr
rvinston, Drotner to irs
have been written like Abou
Ben Adhem as one who loved
her fellow-men, a generous well
wisher to all the world, andone
better for having
was Almost Completely destroy- bn one thing with their tongiie
ed bv! a stroke of lightning. For- and prove to be something else
in irnui xifnri; aim -uuiiv waiK
are always stumbling blocks to
ttinately no one
was liurt J
of
the
iraates
Mr. and Mrs. John Har
per, father and mother of Dr.
M. W. Harper and Mrs. N. ti.
Hood of our town, have moved
here from their old homestead
in Johnston county in the Ben
tonsville section and occiipy a
house near the residence of , Dr.
Harper. They are both very
old and feeble Mr. Harper be
ing in his ninety-fifth year.
We welcome them to our town
and hope that their: new home
will lie a happy one for them.
Dr. F. T. Moore drove a
horsej which lie had owned for
several years out from, town a
few miles on a call one da)- last
week and on returning home,
when; about a mile and j a half
from town, the horse stumbled
and fell and died before he
could)' unhitch ' him from the
buggy. The doctor thinks that
he died from "heart failure" as
he had not driven him hard and
he was apparent!- in good
health. The harness nor bug
gy was injured by by the falling
of the horse.
A large line of NoTels, School
Books, Qrajon, 81ates and other
School Supplies can be found j at Hood
& Graotbam'a.
See the Wheeler and Wilson
Machine No: 9 at E. F. Young's.
Its a hummer Greatest range
of work. i
any cause rthus it is proven in
this case to be. an obstacle un
surraountable. ! j
The meeting i will go on for
several days yet, rain or shine.
Everybody is : expected next
Sunday.
issue :
of The Coun
N. C, shows
TVe Appreciate fThia.
Thei following very incourag
ing words about I The Union
were found in iThe Smithfield
Herald of a recen
( "The last issue
ty Union, Dunn,
a decided improvement in its
general appearance. It has.
donned a new dresg and is now
all home print. The Union is
a splendid local paper and de
serves the support of the good
people of Harnett and adjoining
counties, without I which no lo
cal paper can flourish. ; We
congratulate j Brothers Pittman
and Woodall in their efforts to
give the people a good paper
and wish them much success.''
' The Clintoii Democrat says::
4tThe county Union, published
at Dunn, appeared last week in
a handsome new dress of type.
It is a good paper and a credit
to Harnett count v.
Have you seen the Magic
Silent Sewer' the Wheeler and
Wilson Na. 9? It makes more
stitches per minute than any
machine in the world.
EI F.'Youjtg;
A womair of unusual intelli
gence she was firm in opinion,
decided in conclusion, and
though she lived her life simply
in the circumscribed sphere of
home, dying hear the place of
her birth and never having been
far beyond it, only eternity can
reveal the extent of the influ
ence which went; out from her
cheerful hearthrstone. .4
Of her religious experience
there is little need to speak.; a
life which Wivs but love in act,
so beautiful; - o consecrated,
could have but one motive pow
er. Day: by day she walked as
seeing that which is invisible ;
through years which held many
troubles she was soothed and
sustained by an unfaltering
trust, therefore when the sum
mons came which called her
from the nigKt of earth to 44 the
land beyond the morning" she
went forth calmly surrounded
by devoted children and grand
children, and death was swal
lowed Up in everlasting victory.
And of those who regret her
loss and rejoice in her gain, one
known to her since childhood
lays this flower of remember
ance upon her new made grave.
'Yi'1 A Emend.
Onion Stt 10o qt. at Hood & Gran.
thm's. . p j; rj
Boiata aad IfeoeVa seed reaafeJ
oa a4 Hqo4 & Qrantbam't .
Borax for your neat at 15 pound.
! i Ho9 & GaaxraAM.
he h&d
taken out of the "express office
lutti, evening. lie borrowed
twojdollars from Mr. Jno Stew
art to fihish paying for j them.
InUhe letters was one from his
sister who lives at 'Newark N.
J . poroner Wilson telegraphed
her and received a telegram this
morning from her stating that
if he, had money enough to send
his remains to her. But he had
not enough effects to aend him
and Coroner Wilson will I have
him juried this afternoon if he
gets no further instructions'-
Hej came here from CUnton.,
N. C, and it is saip that he has
a trunk and some 'good, clothes
there. He has; a : partner by
name of Jim Boyle, but no re
lation to him, who is over in
Sampson somewhere. U: j
Hej was no doubt a member
of th Catholic church as he had
his beads, in hi pocket, and
seemed to b. an honorable man.
The effects he left heje will bury
him decently. l ;
The firm of Hood & Tew is
this clay dissolved by mutual
consent, N. B. Hood having
bought the entire interest of O.
B . Tifw in the stock of goods,
store; fixments and other effects,
of sand firm. This March! 12th
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0. B. Tew.
N. B. Hood.
I 'shall continue the Drug
business at same place. Hhank
all foi patronage and favors in
past fand cordially invite all to
comej and see me when wanting
anything in my line.
Kespectfullv,
N. B.JIood.
Mr ft
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I with to call the a in t ion of naj friendj and the pablie f eaerallj that 1
h4 bought the ttoek of gooda of Mr. J. K Jordan on Broad 8tret and
will continue be bmiaeai at the ame plaee. '
I have Id atoek a splendid atleetioB of Dry Good'. Notiona. Ilata. Shoe i.
&9. Alao a good line of 8tapl and Faney Oroeeriea and Farnj are' 8 up- '
pliea whieh I will aeli aa eheap aa the eheapeat.
All gooda aold guaranteed to giae aatiafaetion. Vovr patrdaage aolieited.
Gife oe a call. v Tacir Yonaa, i I
jalS In.
J. JB. Bi
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DUNN. N. 0.
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We an prepared to furnUh at ihort notkr!
Fine work fur Interior of Houmth, Htot e.C'hurch-J
itml oQif. A vartrtjr oi pattcrua and fj
Vtjlea auperior to anjtltlng ever een lu Uunu.
Parttet oonlmiUtinz buildlnr wHl da well vt
ee our deilxui aud get our price.
Tut buperincenieHbnr our work l an accoui-
VlUlied aad eXiKTieiK-I Uelgiter on thl lin
najw viui w phnmc jh.
SOUTH DUNN M'F'Gl CO.
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS.
I Al persons due Taxes to the
Town of Dunn, are hereby noti
fied, that ! unless the same is
paid In full by the 22nd day oi
March 1897, I will proceed to
collect the same according to
law, by distress. This March
1897.
J. A. Drives.
Towa Jai Collector.
16th
D. McBROWN, Proprietor.
Alr January lt, 1897, 1 will be In the tor iiowocetipleUbjr Mr. S. V. lrk-r.
To get fresh pure liquors call on
me.
Watei U a flrt-elas drink U Ita place but ltdn't belt
DID NORTH f-MIM MN WEI SOLD BI ilE.
arr In vired to drink with ne,
wbat ejer your clrcucn .stance may b
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