RVorv customer that spends
naw am
id February loth can Have
4,
-V, i . frpo fnr the askinff.
UC'li ...-
No flies or buqs on jour meat if you use Borax. we have
T , 1 I I I fLliaV ' - t '
it finely powdered.
Good Gardens depend a great deal upon the quality of
wu von use. We have only the best. Fresh new crop by
MWww J. -
Weight.
A free distribution of select
win will use them. Call to see us.
V72 Solicit Your Patronage.
Respectfully,
WOOD & CR'AN3?LHAM,
' Druggists-
THE
COUNTY UNION
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DUNN, N. C.
MxTAU btf.d advertisements run in this
column will h- charged strictly 10 cents
pt;r line. Oilier local uilv;rtfseme!it3
ctuit.s jxT line for each insertion.
LOGAL DOTS.
Cotton is selling to-day at
The Dispensary agitation
is.rrovin'. It has its friends and
its opponents. '
Mr. J. W. Gregory has
made some convenient improve
ments on the inside of his store.
Tobacco enables you to get
money early in. the summer.
Plant some.
Mr. J. L. Thompson spent a
few days in Goldsboro this
week. .
Don't forget to attend the
Musical and Dramatic Enter
tainment at the T6w'n Hall
Friday night.
The public school' opened
again Monday after a weeks va
cation on accounts of bad weath
er. We learn that the trestle
across Black river where Hall's
)ri(r road crosses is washed
out by the freshet.
Dr. J. GV Goodwin, who
lias been at Benson for two
weeks, will be in his office here
Saturday. -
The storeroom which is be
ing fitted up for Messrs. Gainey
it Jordan is now about complet
ed and presents one of the pret
tiest fronts in the city.
See the advertisements of
Vj. L. Hall,-'' the Benson hard
ware dealer. He carries a big
stock and makes prices that
please his customers.
R. I Smith, of Benson,
lias an "ad" in this issue. He
makes tobacco flues and repairs
bicycles. Read his advertise
ment, it may interest you.
We now have at our stables
a car load of fine Tennessee
horses and mules. TKey are
.acclimated and will stand work
better than any stock on this
market. See us before you buy.
Lane -tfe Gauihaith.
There is a greater demand
for tobacco seed than our peo
nln n n t if i tvi ted Thfi ffirniprs
generally will plant some to
bacco this year.
A l-i 1 1 li'Vi vi'iasoil lrfl
branches of the General Assem
bly establishing a Dispensary at
Smithfield. Messrs W. M.
Sanders, W. L. Fuller and H.
L. Graves are the directors.
It's not so dry in Dunn as
some people think. A consid
erable row- was created Satur
day afternoon in trying to take
a man, who had imbibed too
e'y of corn juice, to the guard
noils' ..
Mr. Jno. l. Sanders, a deaf
inuteT has opened a small stock
of groceries in the store on the
corner near The Union Office.
He has also moved his shoe
.-hop there.
The stockholders of the
Star .warehouse met last -evening
and considered the bids for
the erection of the building.
Quite a number of contractors
had bids in. The contract was
awarded to' -Mr. E. F. Young.
The building will be 80 feet wido
bv 140 feet lonir.
The Massengill Dry Goods
Companv has moved its stock
of gents furnishings and clothing;
into the store beside them
re-
ceutly occupied by M. L. Davis.
A door has been made in the
side of each and the two build
ings are now connected. With
the. new year it is enlarging and
preparing for a
Success to them.
larger trade.
one dollar cash with us between
one r armers auu xriimiurs iu
.
variety of Tobacco Seed to those
Mrs. Lovie Harrison return
ed from a visit to relatives at
Ayden Sunday.
Miss Bettie ' Kirkman, of
Smithfield, is visiting her uncle,
Mr. D. H. Hood.-
Rev. W. A. Forbes return
ed Saturday accompanied by
his wife. They will reside in the
parsonage near the church.
This issue may reach some
of our subscribers very late on
account of high water which
will probably prevent the Star
Route mails from making their
usual trips.
We learn that Dr. J. C.
Goodwin, our popular dentist,
has sold his hotel at Buie's
Creek Academy and has moVed
his family back to Dunn. !
, The rivers and creeks are
all swollen and the low lands
along their banks are all cov
ered with water, owing to the
recent continued heavy rains.
' ,Remember the town hall
will be well heated Friday
night. ' Don't fail to go. You
will not only have a good time
but will be aiding a worthy en
terprise. Lovers, of music fun,
and we all like it, can't afford
to miss it. Reserved seat tick
ets on sale at McKay Bros. &
Skinner's drugstore.
We received a letter from
Mr. N. T. Johnson, chairman of
-the school committee of Buck
horn township, stating 'that the
white committeemen of that
township received their no
tices of the appropriation on
Tuesday after the colored com
mitteeman received his on Sat
urday. -
We learn that a white man
named Charles Ellen made an'
attack on the policeman at Ben
son last Friday night. The po
liceman had a cat in his arms
when Ellen struck at him with
a knife cutting, the cat in two
and making a rent in the po
liceman's vest. Ellen was ar
rested and taken to the guard
house and afterward sent to jail
to await trial.
We are requested to an
nounce ; that in townships in
this county where the Demo
crats wisli additional justices of
the peace, that if the Democratic
executive committee will recom
mend a suitable man, or men,
for that position to Hon. D. H.
McLean, Harnett's able Repre
sentative, that he wilL take
pleasure in getting the legisla
ture to appoint them.
Grant Lee and W. F. Beas
ley had some disagreement here
Saturday evening and came to
blows. Lee seemed to be the
aggressor. When the policeman
arrived on the scene Beasly sub
mitted quietly but Lee "had
lived all his life in Averasboro
township" and refused to go
without "a warrant. After a
hard struggle and by the help
of several citizens he was sooiS
landed in the guard house.
Beasley had his trial and was
relieved of $7.50 for his trans
gressions. Lee had a hearing
yesterday arid the two cases
against him cost him about $23.
The way of transgressor is
hard. ? .
Hon. D. II . McLean was
home Sunday and had leave of
absence until to-day, so that he
would be able to attend- the
meeting of citizens at Lillington
Monday, but the weather was
bad, and he was suffering with
a cold, that he feared to expose
himself in the rain Monday to
go to Lillington, so he returned
to his post at Raleigh in the af
ternoon. He is well pleased
with the work of the legislature
so far and is confident that it
will keep all the pledges made
to the people. He invites his
friends and constituents to talk
and write freeTy to him of mat
ters pertaining to the interest of
their county. He wishes to
aid them in every way possi
hie.
OB ITU RAY.
Lillington, N. C. Feb. 5, 1899
Editor County Union : -
Death, the ever terrible, un-
welcome, but inevitable visitor,
called in our midst on the morn
ing of Friday, the 3rd inst., and
claimed as hi3 victim our es-
' teemed and widely known friend
and neighbor Mrs. A.J. Kivett,
who for just ten years survived
her popular, and excellent hus
band, Mr. Andrew J. Kivett,
who built our first Court House
as well as the second, building
used for such, both of which
were destroyed by fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Kivett had a
large family of children, twelve
in all, born to them, and five
of whom are now living, but
widely scattered. Walter R
Kivett of Colorado, Robert M.
Kivett of Virginia, A. J. Kivett
of Texas, Miss Sallie B. Kivett
of Washington D. C, and Miss
Emma, who was the only child,
to whom the sad consolation
was afforded of seeing the last
of their fond mother s struggle
for a life so chequered and so
full both of joys and sorrows
Hers is too, the comforting
i.
thought, of having been faith
ful and true in a most remarka
ble degree, to the deceased, who
had been, for some years a help
less invalid. Yet, untiring and
unfailing, the faithful, brave
hearted, and loving daughter
has calmly faced the demands
of every want, and nobly done
a worthy daughter's duty.
I say this much of the living,
who deserve flowers, as much
or more than the dead, because
they can give no pleasure to
those over whom the grave has
closed, and the living may re
ceive some comfort from their
fragrance.
Mrs. Kivett was a faithful
christian, a loving and fond
mother, true and unfaltering in
her friendships, generous, and
given to hospitality as hundreds
can testify who will read this
obituary.
What more can be said?
Only that she has gone to her
mansion on high, prepared for
her, where she will meet with
the loved ones gone before and
where there will be no more
pain, no obscured vision, no
sorrows, no tears, no disappoint
ments, but peace and joy and
song and light, seen not through
a glass darkly, but where she
may bask in the perfect light
of the Son of Glory forever.
She had reached near her 64th
year of life here.
Why weep and mourn over this,
bons and daughters, five 111 all.
For now 'tis hut. the perfect bliss, '
bhe knows, and followed at f lis .call.
Oscar J. Spears.
Communicated.
Barclays ville, N. C, Feb
6,
To the Editor :
I see in your notice in The
Union under heading "Shall we
have a Dispensary", you say:
"We learn that there is 111 the
county very strong opposition
to the action of the board of
commissioners in retusing to
grant license to sell liquors at
that place." I say what a pity.
As a citizen and voter in the
county for the last twenty yearl
I simply wish to say for myself
and a goodly number of the best
citizens of this section of the
county ; that -we fully endorse
the action in not granting any
license whatever. j-
I should guess that" there is
some opposition up here but -I
haven't heard a single protest
or a word of disatisf action even
from the moderate drinking
element of this section but to
the contrary I have heard their
action recommended. Of course
the sober element of the .whole
county is well pleased". ' with
their action.
Mr. Editor, as I did not at
tend the meeting at Lillington,
I do wish to say in behalf of
our people up here, and in be
ll alt of the very best people of
the whole county, we -will be
saddly disappointed, should any
backward steps be taken.
But we trust our Board of
Commissioners will continue to
stand firm and that while; we
are now from under the licensed
"Bar Room" system, God
grant that we may ever remain
from under that system.
I am sorry that any j one in
bur borders are so displeased
with the action - of the com
missioners ; but, -if some are
displeased -With the present,
others would be dissatis
fied with any system- that
puts anv more whisl
skey among f
the people. So who shall be
A. 4
pleased, the sober or the drink
ing people? I do trust that the
present system may be contin
ued or some other system equal
ly as powerful in keeping the
bottle from our neighbors lips.
Yours very truly,
A. W. Gregory.
Meier
YOUR
Who brought Box Lye from 10 cents per box to 5 cents?
W. II. LANE & CO.
Who brought the best Oil from 15 to 11 cents?
W. H. LANE & DO.
Who brought Baking Powders from 10 and 5 to 8 and 4 ?
W. H. LANE & CO.
Who brought Oil Cloth from 20 and 25 per yard to 12c?
W. H. LANE & CO.
Who brought Arm & Hammer Keg Soda from 10 to 4perlb?
W. H. LANE & CO.
Who brought Arbuckles Coffee from 15 to 12?
W. II. LANE & CO.
Who sells you the best Shoes for the least money?
W. H. LANE & Co.
Who sells you the best and latest style Hats for the least
money r
Who pays you the highest prices for your Eggs, Chickens,
Hams and Shoulders; Peas & Potatoes? ' W. H. LANE & CO.
Who sells the best 6 cent Coffee in town?
W. II. LANE & CO.
Our prices aad goods talk for temselves and a visit to our
store will convince you that it is to your interest to trade with
us. Thanking our friends and customers. for their liberal pat
ronage in the past and promising to do better in the future, we
are thankfully,
Why We Object to the Dispensa
ry for Dunn.
First, We concede that the
Dispensary system, in towns
where1 there are open saloons
and cannot be disposed of might
remove some of the objections
of the open bar-room and di
minish the amount of . drunken
ness on the streets when the
law is properly enforced.
Second, On the other hand
there are objections to the dis
pensary system which no chris
tian man can overlook and
which renders it entirely unsat-
isfactorv as a solution of the!
1
liquor question. By it our town I
will give the liquor traffic a po
sition of seeming respectability
which makes it immensely more
dangerous to the physical, mor
al and spiritual well-being of
those who are at all inclined to
the drinking custom of the day.
Third, It will not give us any
further protection from the gov
ernment distillerv and wine
shops than we now have.
Fourth, It appeals to the cu -
pidity of the tax payer in that
it diminishes the amount he is
compelled to pay for the educa-
and helps to scar his conscience
and obscure his vision, to the
awful evils that result from the i
liquor traffic.
Fifth, Further, it adopts a
business which is conceded ' to
be the crowning curso of the age,
and is the source of greater evil
to the race than war, famine and
pestilence combined.
Sixth, We object, because it
fills the coffers of our town with
blood-money, derived from the
murder and debauchery of our
sons and daughters and our
treasury is the fullest when the
dispensary does its most suc
cessful bloody work.
Seventh, It compels every
citizen, including preachers,
elders, deacons, stewards, mem
bers of everv church, both male
and female, to become a partner;
in the infamous business, no
matter how much they are op
posed to it, and compels them
raliow the ill gotten gains
with their hands tied behind
their back to which we ' respect
fully protest.
D. II. Hood.
-Wilmington
has
another
case Of the small pox a white!
tramp who came there from
Norfolk, Ya. , with the disease.
-Rev. N. B. Hood has
written a short article 'on the
early history of the town which,
we regret, is crowded out of
this issue. It will appear in
our next.
TO Cl'ttK A COLD 1
lake i.nx-t:'-e iromo gamine 1 uok-i-. ; j; i 7 oth On ATrm-
.VI .hn-I.is r..unU mWv if it fails to i ulil JauUal) iMll. Un Mon
c:ae. 2rv '1 ho jrenuin:? has L. B. Q. day, January 30th. I will go
or. c:u-h t-.Kot. j to Benson and remain for two
-- ! weeks. All parties wishing
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Xoiie-1 is -hereby iiivt-n that i
application will bt- made to the i
present session of me General
charter a corporation to buy
and sell lands p.n& other prop-
erty and to do. general rnanu
factnriug business with such
powers and franchises as such
corporations usually have.
E. F. Young.
This Jan. 10th, 1899.
S!
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W. H. LANE & CO.
Your friends, -
VI. II. LANE S CO.
FOR JANUARY
The best
DRUGS
Is the Cheapest.
We carrv in stock the
PUREST and BEST DRUGS
that money can buy.
j We keep abreast of the
TIMES and Fully INFORMED
on all the latest and
UP-TO-DATE PHARMACALS.
We make a Specialty of
PRESCRIPTION WORK,
Because we know how
and are thoroughly stocked and
! prepared for it
We are selling stacks of
btationerv.
our goods.
Call and examine
1 Kespectfully,
I McKAY BROS. & SKINNER.
M. McKay, Ph. G. R. E. L. Skinner.
H. H. McKay.
NOTICE!
Notice is hereby given that
application will made to the
present session of the General
Assembly of North Carolina by
the undersigned and his as
sociates to grant a charter to a
corporation to be known as
Young's Banking House or such
other name as may hereafter be
selected, with the usual powers
of franchise of such corpora
tions. E. F. Young.
This Jan. 10th, 1890.
FOR SALEl "
I have about 25 town lots,
desirablv located in the town of
Dunn, and several tracts of
woodland that I will sell on
easy terms. Call on or address
Mrs. Henry Pope,
Dunn, N. C.
White and Black Seed Oats
for sale at Lane's.
We make a specialty of Pre
scription work and use only the
purest drugs and la-test meth
ods of scientific compounding.
We know the analysis and effect
of every dose of medicine
that crosses ovtr our counter.
McKay Bros. & Skinner.
DON'T FORGET.
I will be in mv office at Dunn
dental work done will please
take notice.
J J C Good win,
Dunn, N. C.
Bran and Feed Oats make the
best feed. - For sale by
Lane & Co.
WANTED. 10,000 bushels
of corn. 5,000 bushels of peas.
Best price given. Dunn Hard
ware and Furniture Co.
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Dunn Hardware
Prions
HOLLIDAY A PRIVETT.
R. L. CROM ARTIE, Salesman.
A
At The Town Hall,
Friday Night, : : February 16th, 1899:
Under the Management of Prof. J. W. Portis,
For the Benefit o
mm mmun mRm mm.
By the following ladies and gentlemen : Mrs. E. Fv Young,
Miss Lulu Jackson, Miss Laura Pope, Miss Lola Driver, Nellie
Portis ; Messrs. J.C, Clifford, J. O. Cox, B. E. L. Skinner, C. R.
Young, C. E. Pope, J. P. Pittman, Alfred McLean, K. E. Lee, J.
A. Cook, O. P. Shell, J. J. Cook, Lloyd Wade and F. O. Driver.
Programme :
Medley Selection
A kQVE
(An English
Capt. Armersfort, (A Gallant
swizoi, (A .Baron s &tewaruj,
Delve. (An Attendant
Peter Snike. (An Honest Younff
2 7
Ernestine, (Capt. Armersfort's
Gertrude, (A reasantj ,
Grand Overture - - Dunn Brass Band.
. . . .- . - . . , .
Selection By tin) Orchestra.
"Just one Penny to buy Bread," - - - Nellie "Portis.
Selection - - - - - - Novelty Quill Band.
Cornet DuetK - C. R. Youcg A C. E. Pope.
German Waltz - - - - - - Orchestra.
m. , ,, ) Negro Song Skinner fe
-Oh, Quit Dat Tickling Me," An DenCQ Shell.
Triple Tongue Polka, (Band Accompaniment) , . J. W. Port's.
On the Banks of the Wabash, (Song), Mrs. E. F. Young.
'Razors in the Air," (Quartet), Cor, -Young, Skinner & Shell.
-
Kutchy, Kidchy, Little Baby,
YANKEE
(A COMIC
Capt. Doolittle (Hotel Proprietor), R. E- kco-
Amanda Doolittle (His Niece), Miss Lei a Driver.
Elam AV. Pancake (Yankee Peddler), J. C. Clifford,
Entertainment Concludes with
Dunn Brass Band.
Doors open at 7 :15, Entertainment Commences at 8 o'clock.
General Admission. . ..........
Children, under 12 jears old
Reserved Seats.
Reserved Seats for sale at McKay Bros. & Skinner's Drugstore.
COUNTY UNION Job Priut, Dunu, 2t. C.
S: T
0
of Tsl.AlJ,
Furniture Go.
By the Orchestra.
RAE3SFER."
Comic Drama )
Officer) , .J. C. Cox.
j. r. nttman.
; F. O. Driver.
Farmerb .. ...J. C.Clifford.
- r - -
Betrothed) , Miss Lula Jackson.
.miss jaura ropo.
Nellie Portis.
DUELIST"
FARCE.)
a Grand Selection by the
25 Cents.
15 "
35
DRAMATIC