THE
COUNTY UNION
W
rKPNESDAY, June 7, 1897
DUNN, N. C.
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,,, ,!, rs for job work m ust be
li,iJf vhcn oruer is given and
'hmi-.K when delivered , Thirty
l!.,rrl OA udvertisingi
LOCAL. DOTS.
hath
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clianns
to
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nam
1 1 ; t 1 Grantham's
A ;,! vi'iMiscincnts in this is
-.A- v- go to press mere is
,,,. !!, lication of rain, a light
anvauy, iiiiviujj; uuieu
A. Iv. Wilson, our new
,i-tcr. took charge .of' the
hi-t Thursday.
own election in Smithfield
Wednesday resulted in
rv for the license or wet
hv a good majority'
i i;, ;id the advertisement of
I5iii Creel: Academy in this
. 'Hiis school pffers young
in. n a ( hance of an,Pducation at
C(,-t.
man named Harris has
l a government whiskey
! v about two miles from
a lid commenced operations
vt'-icnlav. - "
hiiini is the-place to sell your
it me wur , turpentine
, Mr. J . I). Barnes, pays
ii . t( (en cents per l)arrel
i hali is paid at oni
on ii"' (owns. ;
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civce
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A good many watermelons
King orougnt to town,
.ti'-c some very nice ones
he market to-day. The
hr-i 1 the season, were
ie ::oth.
oil
brought
Mr. .J. A. Johnson, -one. of
Mr. W. D. 'Thornton's work
men, w ill move his family to
morrow to his old home in John
ston county. Mr. Johnson will
iviiKii n here.
The county commissioners
met in regular session Monday.
Tin-v refused to grant license to
HI liquors at Lillington. There
is not a barroom in the county
-Mr. Iv. J. I). Boykin, repub
lican, has been appointed post
master at bur neighboring town
of Hen son1 to succeed Mrs.
V. II
Effie
rper. Jle was postmaster
i luring Harrison's admin-
l-tration. ' '";
heft.- (
ne. town aldermen Jiave
ordered the pond back of the
idist church to be ditched,
far the work has not been
o'lnmcnced. Why not? Prob-
the committee can an-
Metl
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'sw er
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a in
he board of education met
sion at Lillington Monday.
leeted Rev. J. A. Camp-
A.
untv Supervisor of schools
(pointed school commit-
einen:
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lie re
he colored people celebra
atu'rday for the' Fourth,
was quite a crowd in town
iu drinks was tne -only
l-vej-age they could get. The
lemonade stands and soda foun
tains did a good business.
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110V
Has,
et
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Mr. Bythan Bass and wife
1 from town to-day to Mr.
home in Sampson near
postofHce. AVe regret to
lem from our town but
them a prosperous and
home on the farm.
l;iss
lose t
'Wish-
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People and Their Movement.
Mr. J. J. Cook made a short
trip'to Smithfield Sunday. T
Mr. R. L. Oromartie is visit
ing his parents near Clinton.
Miv J . p. Pearson, of Buie's
Creek, is visiting in town.
Mr. Hubert Atkison, of Fay
etteyille, spent Sunday in town
Mr. II . T. Spears went home
aunday aiid returned yesterday
.uiss Ada .Kenett is. visiting
iriends near (xodwin this, week.
Miss Sddie Adams, of Little
River Academy, is visiting Mrs
H. L. Godwin:
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Miss Lela McNeill spent a
render-
Imogen ,
Or the Witch's Secret
ed by the young people at
town hall last Fridav night w
quite a success,
hot weather did
lhe extreme
not deter a
near
few days with relatives
Njuwton Grove this week,
i
Mr. G. jW. Massengill and
son Mr. J. A. Massengill of
Johnston Averelin town to-dav.
Miss roy Barnes spent Sun
day at home With '"her parents
at Foe s. 1 i
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TIT T T -r-
. j. JjQng,' isq., a- pros
perous fanner of Buie's Creek,
was i n town Friday and paid
liiE Union a-pleasant call.
Mv. D. McN
tleton, is in
Mckay, of Lit-
tow.n this week
visiting relatives.
to see him bac
We are glad
Mr. O.
through town Sunday
return from
Lillington.
J. Spears passed
on his
to
Washington
Grantham! and
of Smithfield,
K . Gran-
Misses Alice
Ellen Eldridge
are visiting Mrs. G
tham. it
. j -. ;
Miss AnabeHe DeVane re
turned to her home at1 Red
Springs Monday, accompanied
y Miss May me Oates
Mr. W.
Durham, a
W. Prawhon, of
native of Sampson,
was in town Monday and called
ind subscribed for The Union.
MeisrS. J. M. Daniel and
Frank! Jordan left Sunday for
Selma, where they joined the
excursionist tor JNoriolk and
Baltimore. I I
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Mrs. M. II. Johnson and
children wlio have been visiting
relatives at Dickinson, returned
to their home, at Four Oaks
Friday.
Miss Vara BenCon, of Smith-
field, spent h few days f in town
this week the guest of Miss
Mayme Oates. She left Mon
day to visit i relatives near New-
on Grove, j "
Miss Alice Radford who has
been visiting friends here and
at Falcon, returned to her home
at Smithfield Thursday, ac
companied
Culbreth.
Mr. E. T
by Miss Hattie
The weather continues very
dry and hot. We have had no
lain here since the 28th of June
"although some sections nearby
have had good rains. Early
t oni and gardens are suffering
for want of. rain.
Dion
oiil- ii
with i
printer
that
' ('"inm
cct
111
u a
Uel)t
hi'oha
at tli
icn
lax 1
We are badly in need of
y just now and insist , that
iends who have accounts
is trv to pay a part if not
We have paper to buy and
to pay and must insist
you help us. (
We are informed by Mr. II
izzell, one of the county
issioners, that the pros
are bright for compromis
nd fundinsr" the county
uul that the board will
bly order an issue of bonds
next Monday
meet to revise the
st. .
Spence and ; family
eft Friday to visit the father of
Mr. Spence in the northern part
of the county near Cokesbury .
The old gentleman is in quite
eeble health and sent for his
son to visit him before he died.
Miss Lilly Benton, the , ac
complished ! milliner who, has
lad charge of Mr. loung s rail-
inery department during the
spring season, lett last rriaay
or her home m South Carolina.
She made many friends .during
ler stay here.
MrL. G. Cole, traveling for
R. F. Morris & Son M'f'g. Co.,
of Durham, was in town to-day
selling Key West . Cheroots,
which make a fine smoke. This
Company manufactures many
grades of smoking .tobacco and
is not belong to
the tobacco trust.
Mr. Geo. K. Grantham is
now on a trip to Wilmington
buying holiday goods for Hood
& Grantham's drug store. He
expects to meet Messrs. John
II. and Geo. S. Lewis who, it
is said, represents the largest
manufacturers and importers
of toys in the UnitedVStates and
are showing this season (on the
road) the finest line of Xmas
goods out of New York . Hood
& Grantham are ever on the
alert for business and our peo
ple may expect to see a very
large and well selected line of
holiday goods this season.
good large audience from at
tending and quite a neat' j sum
was raised tor the benefit of the
Presbyterian church.
All actedltheir parts well and
showed considerable talent for
amaxuers. i iUiss rearsail as
Mother Mundy the Witch, j act
ed her part admirably ; Mrs
i oung. as Mrs. Mansfield and
Imogene, graced the occasion
with an ease of manner which
brought forth burst of a
se
pplau
from the audience ; and thejlove
making of Paddy and Susie,
lTer McLean and Miss! Oates,
brought the, house dowii with
shouts of laughter and applause
Loyd Wade
was a typicajl news-
Clifford
talked,
might
boy and should go into the busi
ness, and if Mr. J. C.
can fight as jbig as he
as Mr; Mansfield,- there
be duels and fisticuff's galore in
our town; and Mr. R. M. Pear-
sall, as Dr. Harris, might lead
the community to a higher sense
of gentlemanly honor and cour
tesy, while Dr. Ediriundson. as
James Reedj would teach them
to be murderers, forgers and
devils generally, and Mr Ml H.
Privett, as the Deacon, would
liave them falling in love with
all the. good looking servant girls
at the places they visited ;and
C TTTl 4-
lovers . He was constantly niak
inglove to Susie much to 3 the
disgust and worry of his niece.
whose servant she was, a,ndj in
curred the unceasing enmity of
Faddy until he gave him $20,
000 to enable; him to marry Susie
who when informed of the fact
hung on to Paddy's coat tail un
til the engagement was efrected.
DougPearsall as the waiie'r Svas
always at the command of his
guests and acted his part well.
All together it was a credit
able play admirably rendered
and those who took part inj it
deserve much praise for sucli an
excellent entertainment. I 1
The music 'furnished by home
taleiit on the! organ, violins and
guitars added much to the
pleasure of the occasion.
Married,
Mingo township is always
up-to-date, afid is never behind
when there is a day to be cele
brated, thus it was proven last
Sunday July 4th, when two. of
ler fond lovers decided to hon
or the day by having their lives
blended together by the golden
tie of ma'trimony, and stood be-
ore Hymen's Altar while
51der R. C. Jackson spoke the
words which consumated this
unseparable tie. The following
were the attendants :
Miss M. J. Dawson with J.
G. Lay ton Jr., Miss Delia God
win with Julian Baggett, Miss
uda Dawson with j W. S.
Strickland, Miss M. J. Strick-
and with Willie Dawson.
The ceremony took place at
the home of the bride at nine
o'clock in the morning, -aftdr
which the bridal party attend
ed church at Spring Branch
and returned to the home of the
bride where an elegant dinner
was served .
The bride is -one of f-Giles'
Mill's fairest and attractive
daughters, and the groom a
prosperous young farmer of that
community. Mayja long life of
lappiness and contentment be
meted unto them. . j
From Clinton Democrat July 1st. - !
Mr. Frank Col well of . Har
rell's Store planted two acres of
strawberries last 3'ear. This
season he. cleared $300.00 on the
two acres. ! !
The distillery of J. B. Wil
liams at Roseboro was seized by
Deputy Collettor Troy, Monday,
torn up and taken to Fayette
yille, for alleged irregularij
ties. : ' i
There was a heavy rain ac
companied; by a severe wind
storm hre Thursday afternoon.;
A number of trees and smalF
houses were blown down in this.
vicinity!
There is a queer superstition
that haying in ones possession
a piece of a rope that has hang
ed a I man will , cure epileptic
fits. A man was here one day
last week, from a remote section
of the 1 county, enauirini? of
Sheriff Marshburn if lie could
get a piece of the rope that
hanged - Am m a iyllis some years
ago: lie could not get it and
went away disappointed.
The government warehouse
at the whiskey distillery of J. B.
Williams at Roseboro was' burn
ed on Tuesday night of last
week. There were seven bar
rels of unstamped whiskey in
the warehouse when the fire oc
curred. The origin of the fire
is unknown.
Mr. Willie Johnson cut a
wild bee tree on the plantation
of Mr. Kedar Vann in Lisbon
Friday, j He got about six gal
lons of fine honey. ' Mr. Vann
took in the party and was as
saulted by the angry . bees one
of which; gave him a painful
sting near his left eyet
The Democrat was pleased to
lave a call Saturday from Mr.
J. R. Baggett, of Bass, ' who
was a student at the University
ast year. He won the second
prize for throwing a 10 pound
ianimer at a recent contest.
He would have won first nrize
lad he not stepped slightly
over the line in throwing. He
threw ; the hammer 115 feet
while the man who won first
Drize threw it only 87 feet. Mr.
Baggett is accounted one of the
best men physicalhr at the Uni
versity. He is making a good
record there. .
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Is u'per-
ect Malarial Liver Tonic and blood pu-
itier. Itenioves Biliousness without
iursrins:. As nlesant as L.ernon Svrun.
t is as lAvze as any Dollar tonic and re
tails for 50c. To ;et,' the genuIne ask
or Grove's For sale and guarantee by
lood&Granthani,: Dunn, N.C.
There will be no danger of a
dearth of ice in this town now
for sometime. Mr. Jno. M.
Oates received several tons to
day and is prepared to keep you
cool. He was out Saturday be
cause the factory at Sumter, S.
C, could not furnish it.
ir meeting
thev
J,
The boiler at Messrs. Lynn
nes' saw mill just over in
ll'iis()ii bursted esterday
rent in the
'-Vt ninL' mnl-ino- n
r at the fire box about Sev-
The engine
boil
Mltf
was
Was
lirl
n inches long
till at the time. No one
uirt. The damage is
it. :
-The first sweet potatoes we
have seen, this season were
shown us Monday by Master
Busbee Pope, who has the posi
tion of "devil" m the Union
office, r He gathered them from
his father's erarden. Busbee is
c
up-to-date in his "devil-ship"
and enjoys showing his friends
the "printer's louse" which
when seen once is never forgotten.
The finest and cheapest line
of Cigars, Cheroots and Cigar
rettes ever in Dunn, at F, P.
Jones'. I
Hall Storm in JolinMten.
One of Dunn's most estimable
-' , i -
young men, wnose wont is, joc
casionally, t take tne train
here for Smithfield and then on
his wheel scorch the road about
six miles east into the country
to an elegant farm house where
resides J a beautiful maid of
sweet sixteen, informs us that
quite a severe hail storm visited
that section last Saturday night,
beating down the crops and in
i tiring them to a great extent.
The hail fell fast and thick for
fifteen minutes and nearly strip
ped the trees of their foliage.
It Was accompanied by a heavy
wind which blew down consid
erable fence. 1
Notwithstanding the frozen
atmosphere of Saturday night
nrH the hare trees and ihail
beaten crops, 'which cast gloom
on the faces of the farmers,
when he arrived Sunday after
noon there was no shadow of
o-loom on that fair face which
. . . . 1 . .. 1L1 j
Tner him. and to mm 11 lOOKeu
as if a thousand such hail
storms mingled with the heat of
as many summers and the chil
ling frosts and cold snows of as
many winters could ever ; mar
those bright blue eyes and rosy
cheeks. J
We call attention to the ad
vertisement of the North Caro
lina College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts in our issue to
day. This College has steadily
advanced to the, front rank, and
its work has received the high
est commendation from Harpers
Magazine, The New York Forum
and other eminent educational
authorities. It is admitted to
be one of the best institutions
of learning in the .South, and is
doing a great work for North
Carolina.
No Cure Io Pay.
That fs .the way all druggists sell
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHUM, TON-
IC lor Chills and Malaria. It is simply
Iron and Quinine in a tas'eles form.
Children love it. Adults prefer it to
bitter, nauseating Tonics. Price, 50c.
Sold and guaranteed by Hood & Gran
tham..
Darius Eat man and Burton
Craig graduated magna cum
laude in the class of '97 of the
University. They have been
leaders of their class for four
TTk , 1 " t 1
years. rsotn were prepared at
the Horner School, Oxford N :
C. ....
If your clock needs repairin
take; it to Gaiuey k Jordan.!
KEEP COOL
By buying your ice from me.
I have it in any quantity you
want at reasonable prices, in
fact so low th$t everybody can
use it . I wish my customers
to rememjer that on Sundays
my lCrj ttUUSri. will be open
from 10 to 11 o'clock a. m
and from o to b o clock p. m.
At these hours only will ice be
sold on Sunday.
On week days I will be open
from 9 to 11 a. m., and from 5
to t p. m. r lease remember
the hours and come then after
it.
Respectfully,
John A. Oates.
Tutfs Pills
Cure All
Liver Ills,
Perfect Health.
Keep the system in perfect or
deii by the occasional use of
Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels! and produce
A Vigorous Body.
For sick headache, malaria, bil
iousness, constipation and kin
dred diseases, an absolute cure
TUTT'S Liver PILLS
--Sunday June 27, was chil
dreh's day at O ik Grove church
(colored) and quite an interest
ing programe was carried out
py the children of the Sunchiv
school. Superintendent j J. T.
McNeill and others made talks
on the Sabbath School and its
work.
Whywill 3'ou buy bitter
tonic4 when GROVE'S TASTFLFSS HHI1 1
TOItIC;
Your
nau?eatinor
is as pleasant as Lemon
druggist is authorizeil to
the money in every cas where it
cure. Price, 50 cents. I
Syrup,
refund
fiuls to
A jbeautiful line: of Panisjust
received at J. A. Massengill
& Co's. See them. I !
T i i 'i
If you want a perfect.- fitting
corse; t buy Warren's 222, for
sale py J. A. Massengill & Co.
Now is the time to j plant
Ruta Basra seed. ! Fresh lot
I COOK StDY
m
6 tat!
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,
We are Headquarters for
RUBBER & LEATHER
Inspirators and
all kinds.
Mill Supplies ! of
beautiful lind
Chair
of Suites,
tfcc, at
brought
to
just received at Hood &
tham's.
Graii-
Wiih the Improved New Home
can knock out all so called
light) running sewing machine.
The STew Home is the best out
a.hd is not sold at such unreason
able prices. You can buy (them
Oil easy tearms. bee me before
buying a machine. j
M. F. Gainey.
A fine line of Counterpanes
just opened up at J. A. . Mass-
enjill & Co's.
Malaria produces Weakness General
Debilitj', Biliousness. Loss of Appetite
Inuio:estion and Constipation. Grove's
Tasteless Chill Tonic, removes the
caust; which " produces these troubles.
I'cy it and you will be delighted. 50
cents.'l To get the genuine ask for
G roy e's.-Sold and guaranteed by
Hood & Grantham.
Cheap summer coats a
given away at Massengill's
Condensed Milk, and
Lye at F. P, Jones' .
most
Star
FURNITURE.- We have oii hand a
Bed Steads, Bureaus, Washstands, Ivounges,
at prices below the lowest. !
O. K. COOK STOVKS are the lest ever
1 : :
market. We sell them cheap and'give a lo year
them. . See us before you biiy and we will save vou money. -
Youks to plkaskJ j
, 4 DUNN HARDWARE & FURNITURE COM
guarantee
this
on
Privett & Holliday.
Next door to J. J DUPRKK
DUNN, N C
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DRUGGIST AND PH ARM ACISJi
I buy for cash and am prepared to sell at the very lowest prices
JFith my experience and convenience I am prepared to till
promptly and tccuralely at the very lowest coat. j
My stock is now complete; and I can furnish anything found in
Class Drug Store. Orders promptly filled, j j I !
Country Merchants are Invited to see nxq.
PRKSCRIPTIONS
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a Firwt-
I thank all for past favors and card
I can save you money.
4lly incite you to doran anil sno me
Very Respectfully, '
N-B. HOOD, Dunn, N C-
TO THE
White O. I
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Pk;s' iji:ki
"AND TOR SALE I5Y
A. W. (fREORY,
Barclaysyille, ;N
.The Wheeler and Wilson No,
P is the sast Sewing Machine
to. buy. Lightest running,
does more, different kinds of
practical work than any ma
chine f No fancy or complicat
ed attachments with it. j Pur
chasers are carefully instructed
to use. the machine and attach
ments, by somebody that knows
how, and is not afraid to show
his Work, or the No. 9 before
any other agent. Satisfaction
guaranteed. No price cutting,
everybody treated alike. I can
sell you cheaper machines if you'
desire them.
E. F. Young.
School Books, School Books,
School Books, School Books,
at Hood & Grantham's; f
Blank Books, Ledgers, Mem
orandums, Bibles and Other
popks at Hood & Grantham's:
John II. Carr, of Durliam, N.
P ., was announced at the Com
mencement at the University,
the best man in Sophomore
Class of '97. He was prepared
at the Horner School of Oxford,
N. C.
Dr. Pancoast's Celery Com
pound, restores strength to the
weak and nervous, purines the
blood, and imparts to the liver,
jridneys and' bowels healthy
normal action. 10 cents per
bottle at Hood & Grantham's.
i School Supplies, - J Books,
Slates, Pencils, Paper, Tablets,
Ink, Pens &c, at, Hood & Gran
tham's.
' Evervthini? cheap at N. B.
Hood's drug store.
Trv Gainev & Jordan s sew-
in 2 machine oil.
at N.,
when
B.
you
t-
c.
buie's mi iiiY
nil f
Commercial
School
1 . ju
Prepares f for
Colle
e oxr TrSusiness.
endorsed by College
Presidents and hundreds of busi
ness men.
Highly
MILITARY
One Of the best Business Courses in tne rrai
TvnfiwritiiiL'. and Telegraphy. Valuable Library
lent Literary Societies Ideal country
and morals.
FEATURE.
. Sliorthadd,
Two excel-
location. Saves money
US TO
I
ISO
pays all expenses for five
months. Two hundred and
twelve students from thirteen
counties and two States.
Excellent hew buildings and furniture. '
Fall Term Opens August 2, 1 897-
For catalogue, containing testimonial, cut of building etc.,
Addre
s
J. A. CAMPBELL, Principal,
Poe's, Harnett County, N.C.
It is an admitted fact that F.
I'.Jones pays more for coun
try produce than any one else.
Don't fail to call
Hood's drug store
need medicine.
Gainey 4 Jordan will sell you
a clock for fe5 cents.
You run no risk. All druggists- guar
antee Grove's Tasfeless Chill Tonic to
do all that the manufacturers claim for
it Sold and guarantee by Hood and
Grantham, Dunn, N.C.
Warranted no cure, no pa-. There
are many imitation?. To get the genu
ine ask for Grove's hold and guaran
teed by Uood & Grantham, Dunn, i. C
Fruit Nectar, Sherbert, Lemo
nade, Milk Shake, Coca-Cola
and a variety of nice cold drinks
now served at N. B, Hood's
drug store. v
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Persons listing taxes are re-j Willis G. Peace of N. C. won
quired by the new law to name appointment to West Point
their occupation. A fcoutn , ponitetitiv e examination in
Clinton man neglected to state 18y(1; Shortly after he entered
his occupation in the blank. W t point jic was Selected on
which he filled out and wa-s askn claSr. (1 as the first of four
ed the question-by Mr. a.. models soldiers on all points to
Cooper, the list taker. "What is repre8ent jnH tdass. Again in a
your occupation?" "I'm a pop- rovjew jUrtt lielI before the Sec
ulist, Sir," he answered. And j r(,tary Qf War he was selected
the bystanders laughed.- Samp- as one of tjic four models. Mr.
son Democrat.
A very nice line of smoking
nnd ehewin? iobacco at I . r .
---c
Jones'.
Peace was also one of only three
men in his class to receive no
demerits during the year.
Boys prepared at Horner School
win honors wherever they go,
i