"Prove all things; holdfast that which is good."
OSr Jj f Vol tl ~ DUTJTJ, IM. c. FEBY. ©, 1901, No. 4!
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TOWN DIRECTORY.
C HDRCHKB.
)dtst Church—Rev. W A.Forbes Vsstor
•es first Sunday night, and fourth Sun
;y moruitg and night. Prayermeetiug
-:vtry Wednesday night. Bu*.day gchccl
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, G. K
-lEiiiham Sunerintendent
Uai'tist Church.—Rev. w. C. Barrett, pastor.
Services every second Sunday morning and
ulght. Frayermeetlng every Thursday night
Sunday School every Sunday morning, J. 0.
Cllffoid SuyerlntendenC
i r»»t>yterian Church.— Rev. R. W. Hines
.-»tor. services every first and fifth Sunday
nuug and night. Suudav school every
ai.ua, morning, D. H. McLean, Superinten
deUL
ttisciple Church—ReT. A. F. Leighton jas
every third Sunday morning
ami .aght f ieetln* ever, Tuesday
j.l,t j-unaay School every Sunday evening
v uock. f. i- Maaseugill fcupt.
-ret Will Baptist Church.—Elder R. C.
• '•ufcsuu. pastor. Nervleea every first Sun
u,«»ri*iiii£ aud nigbt.
1 iiultive baptist.—Charch on Broad street
W Turner,Faator. Regular servx
iet. vi- ihe third Sabbath morning, aud Satur
*> b* lore. In each month at 11 o clock.
LODOm.
. uiii.yra Lodge, Ho. 147, A. F. AA. M. Hall
tree Will Baptist church. F. P. Jones
W.M ;W. A. Johnson, 6. W.; E. A. Jones
j. W.; J. O. Johnson, Secretary. Regular
• umiunlcationa are held on the 3rd Satur
, Ht 1 o'clock A. M., and on the Ist Friday
. ...u o'clock p. m. in each month. All M»-
BOUS in good standing are cordially invited
0 attend these communications.
TOWN OFFICERS
j a. Oates, Mayor.
COUXUUOHK&S
V. L. Stephen#, F. T. M««*engill, O F. Shell
J. A. Taylor.
W. U. Duncan, Follo«»«*.
conuTT oaaiuwa
sheriff, Sllaa A.B«lw—
Clerk. Dr. J. H. With*
Register of Deeda, A-C. Hollo way.
Treasurer, L. D. htllhl
Surveyor. D. F. McDfliald*
Coroner. Dr. J. F. McKay.
County Examiner, B«T. J. 8. Flack.
Commisslonem : *. F. Toung. .Chairman
N A . Smith. T- A Harrtnirton.
mi mi Ic.
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.
Every accommodation offered
to the public.
E. F. YOUNG, President.
V. L. STEPHENS, Cashier.
E.S.SMITH. E.J.BARNES.
SMITH & BARNES,
Attorneys-at-Law,
DUNN, - - - N. C.
Practice in all the courts of the State.
Prompt attention to all business
entrusted.
Office In the old Post Office Building.
D. H. N'CLEAN. J. C. CLIFFORD
McLean & Clifford,
«£k.ttome3rs- at-Xja,"w,
DUNN, : : : : N. C.
jfcgr Office over J. J. Wade's Store.
W. A. STEWART. H. L. GODWIN
STEWART GODWIN,
Attorneys &nd Coaiwllors-at-law,
DUNN, N. C.
Will practice in State and Federal
Courts but not for fun.
W- E- Mnrchison,
JONESBORO. N. C.
Practices Law in Harnett, Moore and
other counties, but not for^fun.
Feb. 20-ly. j
"THE BARK OF DDI.
We otfer unsurpassed advan
tages. aud loan money on easy
terms. We will extend every
accommodation consistent with
conservative banking.
L. J. BEST, President.
J. W. PUBDIE, Cashier.
TJHOTOGRAPHS
[ BEST • WORK GUARANTEED,
1 make a specialty of nice work.
Parties visiting Dunn can call
at my residence and have their
work made in the latest and
most pleasing style. Call and
see samples, and get prices.
J. D. KEEN,
{.>■»-/ • * DUNN, N. C.
1 Gallery up stairs over J. W.
Gregory's store.
J:i-2-3m-pd.
UNDERTAKER
m
Coffins, Caskets, Ladies' and
/Gents' Robes and Burial goods.
•• All kinds, colors and sizes, rang
■ ing in price from $2 to $6O. We
also have a nice hearse furnish
• ed at moderate prices on short
notice.
31. 6. TAYIXJK.
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FOR SALE.
List of Notes and accounts
still upaid and due the estate
of Wm. Culbreth according to
the findings of the Administra
tor at the death of the said Wm.
Culbreth Dec. Bth 1894.
Name. Acct.
D B Sills 9 -fJ
Sam Williams, col
Hinton Surles
Wm Gregoey -15.32
W F Utter 109.2b
Bennett Jackson col 3.28
C M. Tart p- 9 ?
L F Goodrich 2.10
T S Godwin
T S Williams 4.93
Columbus Jackson -2.00
J D McLamb 46 -40
A A McLean col
Sneadßros - 10 37
J V Hobson 0.10
Neill Spearman -59
Anson Starling -2.28
Handy Barefoot 10.70
F T Moore 22.82
John Dudley - 6.06
Mrs E M Page 2.60
II M Gainey.-. * 640
A F Surles - - 6.68
Jas A Johnson Jr 3.20
R M Jernigan 99
L B Wilkins - 3o
Creed Smith - 3®
Anson McLamb 3.50
J C Gilbert : -1-38
L J Tew - lU.oo
Mrs Martha Ward 1-95
C C Jac k son —12 .80
A W Hodges 2.02
Jas T'Tart... —3.60
Robt Flowers - 5.04
H Wilks - ••••• -•••»»
C F Hawley - *?",
C B Surles... G - 2 ?
D T Jones - 4
S C Page •••-•jj 4
Jas A Johnson lU.OU
P H McLamb 3.63
J A Farmer 1*65
Wm T Surles 4.92
Mack Brown 3.50
James Denning —BO
J E Warren 2.25
J M Giles l- 4 5
G R Hodges --3 4
Marshal Smith l-fb
Garry Byrd 35.54
J E Flowers 35
J B Holland 22.48
Thos McLamb Sr 2.04
Otis Ward * QA
Lovett Warren -\3O
W J Morgan 5 Oo
LP Jernigan 8.90
Thos Brooks -75
J M Byrd 7.20
Thos Bryant 5.30
J Jernigan ;,l- 4 >
Lemon Lee 3U.4U
John C Tew 36.42
J D Warren 4 °0
Richard Crowder 98
Julius W Bass 1-28
W P Johnson 22 86
H W Herring 1-30
David Williams... 2.41
Jesse McLamb 25
Wm H Strickland *^-26
Leiza Stone 5o
John R Tew 5.15
j Wiley Hinson 1-19
John McKethan col 12.25
Hinton Monds 1-00
Mrs J A D McKay 10.76
H C McNeill 35.87
J N Godwin 40
J R Dudley 58
Dolphus Page 4 08
Joel William 2 83
David Starling 4 29
j Neill Stewart 2 10
; JllO W Baker 2 83
j Tempia Stewart 87.
Martin McCall 30
Kin Smith 1 4
Wash Warren 137
Whit Jackson 1 15
Belton Brewington 56
S F Jackson 5 14
Cary Godwin * 5 26
J A Driver 3.75
E E Godwin 4.75
J M Bass 3.06
W G Johnson 2.23
J N Denning 14.50
Thos. J Hawley 6.54
Ollen Jackson 1-73
Lemon Draftghon 2.00
J R Gainey [>-58
Geo. Warren 3.81
H C West 7.83
Warren Sills/ • .2.06
Sir Wm McLamb 85
F Barber. 80
J L Eldridge 3.42
Geo. Monds 2.23
Miss Lula Glover ; l 15
H T Williams 3.83
Jno. W Culbreth (c 01.)... .3.87
John Stewart .63
YS Jackson 1.95
M A Elmore. 4 -00
C F Butler 3.00
L H Peacox. .3.13
Mrs. M G Evans 6.49
John E Williams 1-63
I W Taylor 6.54
Wm A West 5.23
N D R Denning 3.10
I W Weaver - 61
I Ryley Langston 2.79
Thomas Williams (col.) 3.99
i N R Smith 2.90
3 W D Williford 24.66
. M D Lee ' 1.75
t Daniel Williams 1.08
J L Barnes - - .1.50
J W Tart 2.10
i
Z Taylor 1.46
George Coleman 3.14 1
J G Whittenton 6.13
J D Lee 4.55
Neill Monds 6.85
Corbett & Creel 4.10
J~T Corbett 4.60
Lewis Williams (c 01.)... .11.00
Jesse M Jernigan 10.64
John Holmes 14.58
James Co'e 2.90
Wm Barefoot 11.77 .
NN Tew. % 2.25 ,
Smith fe Foscue 7.03
N A Lay ton 10.49
James Parker 11.84
J A Parting 75
Marshall Smith (col.) 1.47
Isaac McLeod 40
T C Lloid LOO
Joel E Strickland 71
WileJ yßaynor i.6.80
Troy Wilkins 1.10
L T Jackson 8.35
J E Deal 4.14
S E Williams 1.80
J Broadwell 45
J W McLamb 5.70
BW Barber 1.92
Wm McLean (col) 63
G E Dawson 2.85 •
J H West 5.87
Jesse E Jernigan 6.68 •
J W Bass 40
James Barefoot 14.85 •
A V Matthews 1.75 '
H H West 3.13 _
Moses Bowden 6.79
W A Deal 2.45
S C Godwin 3.75 ;
Bud Jernigan 3.64
WH Bowden ....9.26 -
Neill McLeod 1.45
JG Smith 10.26
Handy McLamb 1.62
CF Williford 12.10
James Wood 19.07
Mrs D A Jones 2.10
Matthew Womack. 1 53
J B Pope 2.50
NM Easom 5.92
Burrell Warren 3.83
Aaron Williamson 3.80
S D Lee 1.00
S W Williford. 6.20
C P Godwin 58
H J Strickland 1.10
Y P Tart 35.12
1) B Dawson 68.62
Anderson Bizzell (col.). . .39.38 *
Y M Lee 9.76 ■
Troy Stewart 1 9.37 :
Jnoß Carter (col)i 39.15
E A Jones 3.00
B A Hudson 3.28
S D Jackson 10.75
Josiah Jackson 21.45
S W Parker 5.03
F A Tart 65
George T Hodges 1.50 -
Neill Graham 13.30
Noah B Barefoot 2.50 ■
Jno H Burke 1.26 :
Bud Moore 1.35
W C Barefoot 3.10
Abram McLean (col) 35
James Hudson 2.05
Johnson Brewington 10.00
J L Johnson 12.20
Stephen Deal 2.25
Julius Barefoot 3.66
R Gainey 21.95
J V Barefoot 2.50
W J Hodges ...2.51
Josiah Pope 8 39
Elizabeth Tew 9.66
WJ Hall 8.44
Nathan Williams 14.07
A G Lee ....37.12
D J L Mclntyre 38.14
John H Blackwell 33.66
James McCorquodale 17.63
Wm McCorquodale 10.32
Duncan Pope 3.66
H M Pope 4.43
Sandy M Stewart 24.49
Nancy Blew 1.17
Furney Pope 5.84
R M Strickland 90
Com Rob Strickland .50
AJ Bain 1.37
Joel McCorquodale 19.72
J H Harris 3.23
Henry Williams 18*26
John House - 3.41
D E Bain 1-05
Sion Williford 6.99
J D Pope 30
John Page 56
D A Strickland 21.53
Lewis Armstrong 25
Joel House -.46
Allen Starling 17.23
J E Lay ton 8.34
Joda Lockamy 33
W H Smith col 75
Isham Hodges 1.68
AM Tew 13.94
James Smith 6.35
Catharine Strickland 1.00
Mag Starling 1.80
Haywood Williams 3.27
D A Bain Sr 2.10
J J Blanchard 37.44
! W H Dales .40
( D W Lockamy 1.10
Daniel McMillian .85
} Lovett Warren ,20
, L J Dorm an 2.95
Thomas Wright 4.73
, Isiah Manuell 5.65
\ J L Bain 10.70
Robt Godwin 2.74
; W J Brock 4.35
. A G Hamilton 1 11
. D M Warren 4.97
. J D McPhail 3.75
! Jefferson Godwin .50
! Solomon Wrench 8.70
w Chester Lee 11.44
Cullen Register .75
Jerry Sessoms 3.06
Quimby Sewall 72
Dolphus Matthews 32.92
A D Farm 21.52
Simeon Godwin 15.42
Joseph Warren . . 365
Jackson Armstrong 1 00
W T Sills • 15 93
W H Porter 3 82
W T Smith 2 00
J D Mason 5 49
I W Williams 1 07
T B W Jackson 4 40
S R Dorman 6 92
J F Strickland 16 22
B Moore 2 57
J L Hawley ' 55
Morris A Tew 3 75
J L Starling 1 56
W M Hawley . 40
Walter Autry (col) 88
Ben McDougald (col) 90
Ii B Burnett (col) 17 ,
David Smith (col») 1 64
Murdoch Pope 29 47 ;
N B Barefoot 18 77
Foy Autry 8 95
V D Hawley 2 75
J A Strickland 2 15
W H McLamb 5 54
John Kitchen (col) 80
Joel Williams (col) 4 91
Jonathan Hawley 8 08
Malcom McCorquodale 93
Amanda B Lambert 4 63
Shepard McCall 50
W M Pope 18 12 ;
W M Warren 20 54
W H Daughtry 13 55
A C Starling 5 89
N F Tew 2 00
J E Canady 3 08
C C Strickland 9 65
W F Wade 1 00
L M K Tew 45
J C Phillips 1 05
Noah Lockawy 4 91
Hinton Tew 62
Mima Elliott (col) 3 13
Mack Royal 1 14 75 1
Mrs Florrie Lee 1 56
R C Dawson 4 20
James M Starling 64
ALTew 1167
James C Williford 11 25 i
D M McNair (col) 2 051
O R Starling 461
Neill Pope 21 58 !
Hector McDonald 2 08 j'
0 B Strickland 1 81
Seth Starling 13 24
E A Tew 28 86
Willie Rhodes 1 55
R B Bass .60
Daniel W Willianps 1 00
W D Phillips 8 50
Robt McCoorquadale 27 32
W T Baker 37 09
Isaac Strickland 26 67
John Hair 5 35
W W Bass • 100
J C Williams 9 77
S T Starliug 2 96
Daniel McCoorquadale 66
Nancy Lee 2 94
R H Hair 7 84
Martin Williams 6 67
G W Smith 98 *
Daniel Stewart 3 17
Lewis Godwin 13 13
Abel Bass 2 91
Jolm T Williams 4 15
Murdock Starling 5 20
D J Lockamy 3 94
N M Tew 1 26
Duncan Crumpler 1 63
J C Malloy 8 75
Arch Page 7 65
Hardy Page 21 68"'
Solomon Godwin 26 24
II A McKay 5 53
Wiley F Sewell 1 08
A L Porter 1 37
James D Porter 12 29
Robt Williams col 5 70
David B Jackson 9 58
Alex Williams 8 04
J II Woodard 1 10
Harris McMillan 1 90
Albert Anderson 1 22
A L Tew Bal on Note Feb Ist 1894, 3 45
■S T Herring •' "* Nov 4th 1893, 324
James Smith " " Nov Stli 1893, 12 00
Julius Barefoot Note dated
Oct 15 1894, 15 00
L H Tew Note dated Feb 10 1894, 17 00
Harry Tew " " Mch Bth " 640
Martin McCall Mch 9th " 400
The above accounts will be
sold at public sale at Falcon, N.
C., February 12th 1901 for cash.
J. A. Culbreth,
Admr. of Wm. Culbreth.
This Jan. 9th 1901.
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RESOLUTION FOR
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CHIEF JUSTICE FURCHES AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICE
DOUGLAS CHARGED WITH HIGH CRIMES
AND MISDEMEANORS.
Ml CMC INTRODUCED THE MEASURE.
Representative Locke Craig
introduced in the house yester
day what is probably the most
sensational measure to come be
fore this session of the General
Assembly, a resolution calling
for the impeachment of Chief
Justice David M. Furches and
Associate Justice Robt. M.
Douglas, of the Supreme Court.
The charge is that they were
guilty of a usurpation of power
in ordering the State Auditor to
pay certain money to Shell Fish
Commissioner Theophilus
White, in the face of a law
passed by the General Assembly
of 1899.
The full text of the resolution
is as follows :
Resolution relating to the ac
tion of the Auditor, the Treas
urer and two Judges of the
Supreme court in the case of
Theophilus White against Hal.
W. Ayer, Auditor, and W. H.
Worth, Treasurer.
Whereas, The Constitution of
North Carolina, Art. 4. Sec. 9,
declares:
''The Supreme Court shall
have original jurisdiction to
hear all claims against the
State, but its decisions shall be
merely recommendatory. No
process in the nature of exe
cution shall issue ; they shall be
reported to the next session of
the General Assembly for its
action." And
Whereas, the General Assem
bly of North Carolina at its ses
sion of 1899 did enact Chapter
21, Public Law, section 1:
"The Treasurer of the State
of North Carolina shall not pay
any compensation to any person
or persons claiming the same
for services rendered concern
ing the shell fish industry, un
less such person or persons are
authorized to render such ser
vices under the provisions of
said act entitled 'to provide for
the general supervision of the
! shell iish industry of the State
of North Carolina,' and ratified
March 2nd, 1899, and
Whereas, Theophilus White
brought action of mandamus
| against Hal. W. Ayer, Auditor,
and W. H. Worth, Treasurer,
to compel them to issue a
warrant for his salary for ser
vices rendered concerning the
shell fish industry, and
Whereas, David M. Furches,
Chief Justice of North Carolina,
and Robt. M. Douglas, Associ
ate Justice of .the Supreme
Court, acting as Judges of the
Supreme Court of North Caro
lina, did on the 17th day of
Odtober, 1900, under the color
of t)ie power and authority
-aforesaid, in them as such jud
ges, cause to issue from the
Supreme Court the following
order:
"Now, therefore you (mean
ing the Treasurer aforesaid) are
commanded absolutely and per
emptorily, without delay to pay
the warrant issued as
by the State Auditor on you as
Treasurer in favor of the plain
tiff, and that in all things you
comply with and obey the man
dates and requirements of this
writ, and that herein you fail
not." The following copy of
which writ is hereto attached.
And
Whereas, The said writ was
an usurpation; issued in viola
tion of the Constitution, and in
defiance of the statute of this
General* Assembly, and
Whereas, In pursuance of
said writ, the said Hal. W.
Aver, auditor of the State, did
oh " the— —day of 1900,
driiw his- warrant upon the
Treasury and the said W. H.
Worth, Treasurer aforesaid did
piiy the said Theophilus White,
the sum of $831.15, contrary to
the: Constitution and laws of
North Carolina, as aforesaid.
Now, therefore, be it resolved
of the House of Representatives
of North Carolina:
1. That the action of the said
W. H. Worth, and Hal. W.
Ayer be condemned as un
lawful and unconstitutional,
, meriting the rebuke of the peo
ple of North Carolina.
2. That the action of the said.
Judges of the Supreme Court is
hereby declared to be in viola
tion of the spirit and letter of
the Constitution and in defiance
of the plain statutory law of
this State, a usurpation of pow
er subversive of the rights and
powers of the Legislative De
partment of the Government.
3. That the said David M.
Furches, Chief Justice of North
Carolina, and Robt. M. Doug-
las, Associate Justice of the :
Supreme Court of North Caro- 1
lina, be impeached of high
crimes and misdemeanors in '■
office. i
4. That a committee of five
be appointed to go to the Sen-
ate and at the bar, thereof, ac- i
quaint the Senate that the
House of Representatives in the I
name of all the people of North
Carolina will impeach David M. i
Furches, Chief Justice of North 1
Carolina, and Robt. M. Doug
las, Associate Justice of the ]
Supreme Court of North Caro- I
lina, of high crimes and misde- I
meanors in office. That this 1
house will in due time exhibit
this particular article of the 1
impeachment against the above
named Judges of the Supreme 5
Court and make good the same, 1
and that the committee do de- t
mand that the Senate take order i
for the appearance of the said i
David M. Furches, Chief Jus- r
tice and Robt, M. Douglas, As- 1
sociate Justice of the Supreme i
Court of North Carolina, to r
answer said impeachment.
5. That the Speaker of the i
House appoint seven members
of this House, as managers of
this impeachment, to prepare (
and report the said articles, ]
against the said David M. Fur
ches and Robt. M. Douglas, 1
with power to send for persons, ]
papers and records, and to take 1
testimony under oath. —News & i
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The Cost of a Boy. \
i
I read the other day that it '
costs five thousand dollars to :
bring up a city boy, and edu- ■
cate hiin and dress him well. 1
I said to myself: "That is be- (
cause everything in the city has 1
to be bought, and living is
high." But I began to study
the thing and I found out that
even a country boy costs his
parents a great deal.
When you count what a boy
eats and what he wears, and
the school-books he has to have,
and the doctors bills which
have to be paid when he gets
the measles or scarlet fever, he
will cost his folks at home at 1
least one hundred dollars a
year. If a boy is pretty bad to
smash things, or to kick his
shoes right out, he costs more
than that. So that when l ain
twenty-one, and old enough to
do for myself, I shall have cost
father more than two thousand
dollars.
Mother cooked my victuals,
made my clothes and patched
thecn, washed and ironed for
me when I was a little fellow
and whenever I was sick, and
she never charged anything for
that. If she were dead, and
father had to hire all that done
it would cost another hundred
dollars a year more and that is
two thousand dollars worth of
work mother will have done for
me by the time I am a man.
Four thousand dollars for a
boy! What do you think of
that?
These are hard times. When
parents put four thousand dol
lars into a boy, what have they
a right to expect from him? Is
; it fair for a boy to .play truant
at school? Is it fair for him to
play ball, go in swimming or
hang around town all the time,
1 when maybe his father's pota
toes are not dug nor the wood
brought in for his mother ? Is
■ it fair for him to disappoint!
them by swearing and drinking?
i Is it fair to forget his parents,
' and neglect even to write them
letters?
L Some of our parents have put
! about all the property they have
" into us boys and girls. If we
make whisky decanters of our
-3 selves, they will be poor indeed;
f but if we make good citizens
" and substantial men, they will
1 feel as if they had good pay for
* bringing us up.
Boya, what are you worth to
•, your parents?— The JUL ranee. .
How to Use The Telephone—
And How Some People Use
The Telephone.
The use of the telephone in
this day and age is so common
that one scarcely stops to think
of th e various transactions
which take place over the net
work of lines scattered above
the heads of the common peo
ple. Besides the great commer
cial procedings, there are social
matters. Sandwiched between
these come the absurd and ri
diculous occurrences, from ab
sent-minded, unthinking men
and women.
People who talk over the tel
ephone may classed into va
rious styles of- individuals. The
classification takes it organiza
tion from the mere suggestion
of a person's disposition which
is shown in his telephone con
versations.
There is the unreasonable
person who makes life a burden
for any one who attempts to
talk to him. He is the one who
will not allow the person at the
other end of the line to get in a
word edgeways. Explanations
avail nothiDg. There are be
sides this class the telephonic
bore, the telephone hog, the
the sponger, and the ill-man
nered and insulting piece of hu
manity who some times answers.
The sponger is, perhaps, the
worst class. A man's telephone
is the open door to his business.
The sponger uses his door, may
drive his business away and by
it close the door to a certain
class of trade.
Perhaps the best class of tel
ephone users are those who are
pleasant, affable and cheerful.
You can hardly say enough for
them. They call up at the pro
per time, and act as a comforter
to the weary and a tonic to the
nervous. A cheerful feeling
pervades every tissue in the
body of an Operator when this
class calls. Quite a contrast
they are to the ones who by
their first sentence cause a ner
vous chill to chase up and down
the operator's spinal cord, while
a kind of terror creeps over her
as she endeavors to serve them.
It is surprising to note the
number of people who do not
know how to properly use a tel
ephone. Those who never read
the rules take it for granted if a
person can hear at all over a
telephone, he ought to hear un
der any circumstances. One
man takes up the receiver, puts
his mouth to the 'phone and
shouts until the room rings ; the
other grasps the receiver and
stands back as far as the cord
will allow, while he whispers.
The man at the other end of
the line strains his ears to catch
what the other is saying, and
failing, says something aside to
himself which he did not in
tend to go over the 'phone.
There is trouble.
There is one kind of a man
who is always too busy to look
up the number, and thinks the
operator has nothing to do but
serve him. One tells the oper
ator all his troubles and dreams
and ends by asking her if she is
married or single, has red or
black hair, etc. A few days
later he calls up that same op
erator and tells her if she don't
come dowu and fix the 'phone
in three seconds, he will throw
it out in the street, while she is
trying to get a chance to an
swer the eight, or ten calls who
are waiting for her.
When the fire bell rings,
every one rushes to the tele
phones before the firemen them
selves have discovered where
the fire is. Then like hot shot
do these questions come from
all over the city: "Where is
the fire, central?" "You don't
know?" "What are you paid
for?" "I pay for this tele
phone." "I demand to know."
"Who set it on fire?" "Is it
much of a fire?" "Anybody
hurt?" ''Any insurance?"
"Well, find out and call me."
There is one man, who, after
he is worked up to the highest
pitch, goes to the telephone and
unloads the vials of wrath on
the operator who is compelled
to sit for eight or nine hours a
day patiently and sweetly. By
evening her nerves are about
gone, so to speak, when as a
nerve tonic to brace her up, she
gets from this man, "You're a
liar." Now, just suppose the
operator would retaliate and
; tell his wife of the dates he
i makes, once in a while, or vice
s versa, tell her husband about
. that little flirtation,
j Did you ever hear of the per
s so l who rushes to the telephone
I and calls his wife? Perhaps she
r is up stairs, in the front yard,
gossipping with the neighbors
, or trading. But this man is
9 positive she is there standing
»
at the telephone, waiting to be
called by him, and ho tells the
operator so.
Agaiu, Mr. S. is called to his
'phone and says "Hello." "Hel
lo, is that the feed store?*'
"Yes." "Well, send me a peck
of oats." "Who for?" -asks
Mr. S. Back conies the an
swer, "For the horse, you darn
fool," and bang goes the tele
phone while Mr. S. wonders
where he is to send that oats.
Another common occurence is
the absent-minded telephone
user. He rushes to the 'phone,
takes it down. Central an
swers. "Send up ray horse
and buggy." he says, and up
goes his 'phone. The horse
does not appear and he pitches
into the liveryman for not pay
ing attention to his calls. The
doctor is a very loving man to
his family and nearly every day
calls up his wife just before
meal time. He always calls
her dear, but of late through
some mistake of number, he got
the wrong "dear." Now, it is
all right with the doctor, but
what about the other man?
The old saying is, walls have
ears, so have party lines.
Young man, when you call
up your sweetheart and her pa
pa answers the 'phone (and he
doesn't love you), it is mean
for you to say, "Oh, excuse me,
the operator gave me the wrong
number." Often the managers
of the telephone company trace
out an imaginary trouble ft r
weeks and find it, but not al
ways in the telephone. The
second complaint seldom cornea
in from that party. But raur*
ier will out, and in time great
headlines come out in some
newspaper who considers the
article a scoop. If the tele
phone company only dared it
could scoop all newspapers in
the sensational line. But, of
course, that is not the compa
ny's business.
One of the most amusing oc
currences is to call up a certain
party and the one who answers
the call tells you to hold the
'phone until your left arm gets
tired, then you put your right
arm into use. You wait and
wait for—say, ten minutes.
Finally at a venture you decide
to say "Hollo" once more and
then hang up the receiver and
call central again. You say
"Hello," while a waiting voice
at the other end shouts back,
'Well, hello, I've been waiting
fifteeu minutes for you to call,
so that I could tell you she isn't
liere."
Not long ago a young man
got himself into the worst kind
of trouble over a telephone. It
happens that a certain young
woman lives in a double house,
the other side of which is occu
pied by her uncle. The uncle
works in a factory all day and
it often called up from the fac
tory at night. Not long ago the
uncle was called up to the
'phone at 1 o'clock in the morn
ing. As he took down the re
ceiver he heard a voice say,
"Will you please call Miss G.
to the 'phone?" Now, the un
cle had been sleeping peaceful
ly, and he knew the family at
the other side of the house was
in dreamland also. However,
be thought it must be some
thing urgent since she was
wanted at such unseemly hours.
He asked ff it was something
he could tell. "Why, yes,"
came the answer. "I wanted
to tell her the fire is in Main
street." Bang! went the
'phone.
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Notice is hereby given that
application will be made to the
next General Assembly by the
County Commissioners of Har
nett, to allow Harnett County
to issue bonds for the building
of bridges across Cape Fear
River in said county. This Dec.
19th, 1900.
By order of the Board.
E. F. Young,
Chairman.
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