THE
Democratic
7. E». IFITXTLuLAOiT, Editor.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Three Months 25 Cent?.
Six Months 50 Cents.
One Year ... $l.OO.
Sent by Mail. Payable in advance.
PUBLISHED PERI Mill".
(&*THB DEMOCRATIC BANKER is the
ORIGINAL County Union, subscribers
will please take notice,
Entered according to postal regula
tions at the postofflce at Dnnn, N. C., as
second class matter.
DUNN, Harnett County, N. C.
DUNN, N. C.. Feb. 6, 1901.
Free Mail Delivery.
Free mail delivery for the rur
al districts is becoming more
popular. Almost every one
looks upon it with favor, and
well may it be favorably con
sidered when we remember the
great advantages it will bring
to the country districts.
The Monroe Journal very
well says the following :
"The government has not in
years undertaken so valuable a
work for the people of the coun
try districts as that of free mail
delivery. Think of a man Jiv
ing ten miles from a railroad
being able to get the daily pa
pers, with all their news of the
whole world, the same day on
which the> are published. Free
delivery, will stimulate reading
and writing and bring the peo
ple in much closer connection
with*each other. It will make
home life more pleasant and
when completed, in all sections
bestow many advantages not
now enjoyed. The .-postoffice
deportment has been extending
the system s6 far as it was able
with the appropriation at hand.
The Postmaster. General's late
report showed that a large num
ber of routes had been estab
lished and the results attained
most excellent. He asks for a
large appropriation with which
to further extend the service."
There is not a single route es
tablished in Harnett and we be
lieve our people would find it a
great blessing. In order to get
it established it is necessary for
the people to get up a petition
and outline the route. Now if
our friends in the country will
get the names of those desiring
the free delivery we will take
great pleasure in assisting them.
We will send the petition to our
Congressman with a request
that he get the route establish
ed. Let some one go to work at
once, and let's try the free de
livery.
Mrs. Nation's Performances.
The Chicago Record is not
favorably impressed by the per
formances of Mrs. Nation, of
Kansas, who is destroying sa
loons and committing acts which
lead to mob violence.
"It is impossible," states the
Record, "to have any patience
with such a spectacle, and Kan
sas owes it to itself and the rest
of the country to stop the dis
play by orderly and legal pro
cess at once. If Mrs. Nation is
sane she ought to be arrested
and punished under the ample
laws which must exist covering
her offenses. If she is unbal
anced by her emotions she
should be cared for by her
friends. For the sake of the
cause in which she is pretend
ing to work the friends of tem
perance should interfere with
all their own influence.
"Condemnation of the liquor
interests would be prompt and
stern if they sought to accom
plish their opposition to restric
tive legislation by such meas
ures. It should be equallv se
vere against the advocates of
closing the saloons who, mis
guided by their desires, attack
the property of those whom
they oppose instead of seeking
orderly inforcement of what
ever laws exist."
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned and his associ
ates will make application to
the next General Assembly of
North Carolina for the passage
of an Act, incorporating the
Bank of Dunn. This Dec. 18,
1900.
L. J. BEST.
1
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that
application will be made to the
next General Assembly for
amendmendments to the char
ter of Dunn; also for authority
to the Town Commisaionars to
issue bonds for city improve
ments,. . Done by order of the
Board this 21st day of Decem
ber 1900-
J. C. CLIFFORD,
Clerk.
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY.
• THE SENATE PASSES THE
BILL PROVIDING FOR A
, PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXT
BOOK COMMISSION.
BILLS
INTRODUCED.
SENATE.
Raleigh, February 2.—The
' senate met at 11:30 o clock.
Bills were introduced as fol
lows : By Senator Mclntyre,
regarding the Croatan normal
- school; amending the charter of
s Lumberton; to incorporate
> Parkton ; concerning probate of
I wills; by Senator Foushee, to
- amend section 768 of the code
! relative to county treasurer; by
5 Senator Travis, (by request) re-.
garding probate of deeds and
r other instruments, and to incor
porate the town of Chockayotte ;
i by Senator Miller, of Pamlico,
i to prevent non-residents from
- dredging and selling clams
I without license; by Senator
- Smith, to establish graded
I schools in Selma; by Senator
- Leak, to incorporate Yadkin
; Falls Electric Company.
i The senate resolution to ap
-5 point a committee to inquire in
\ to the number of senate employ
- es was adopted. Senators Brown
i Alexander and Glenn were ap
s pointed as the committee.
I The house bill to allow Hert-
J ford to levy a special tax passed
t its fiual reading. . .
i The house bill to establish a
\ graded school at Enfield passed
> its final reading.
The house bill to allow John
> ston county to levy a special
• tax passed its final reading.
- The house bill to amend the
I charter of Cherry ville passed its
i final reading.
i The bill to incorporate Rose
Hill passed its final reading.
The house bill to incorporate
■ Mapleton, Hertford county,
i passed its final reading.
t The bill to create a state text
• book commission to select books
i for public schools (substitute
f for education bill) passed its
I second reading without division.
; Senator Marshall moved to
; postphone until Monday—lost.
The bill passed its third read
' ing.
t The bill incorporating the
• Southern Manufacturers' Mu
t tual Insurance Company pass
• ed.
The senate bill regulating set
tlement of partnerships by the
surviving partners passed.
The senate bill to amend the
charter of Lumberton and Lum
-5 ber River railroad passed.
The house bill to incorporate
f the Robeson Loan and Trust
■ Company passed.
L The senate resolution author
izing the appointment of a com
s mittee to investigate the man
' agement and books of the deaf
■ and dumb and blind asylums
; passed.
The sanate resolution to in
■ vestigate the soldier's home
i passed its third reading.
i The house bill to place the
i steamer Lily in the custody of
; the governor came up.
Senator Ward explained that
! Tlieo. White now had charge of
1 the steamer.
Senator London moved that
the steamer be placed in the
state museum.
The bill passed its final read
ing.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTA
TIVES.
The house convened at 10
o, clock.
Bills were introduced as fol
lows : By Mr. Williams, to pro-
Vide school books for orphans
and indigent children ; by Mr.
Stewart, to incorporate the
Bank of Dunn ; by Mr. Mann,
; to pay W. H. Lucas' and others'
claims; by Mr. Brittain, to ap
point representatives for un
known or absent heirs ; by Mr.
' Hood, to appoint justices of the
peace in Wayne county ; by Mr.
Simms, to allow persons to re
; deem land sold for taxes; by
, Mr. Craig, to secure better ob
, servance of the Sabbath ;to al
• low commissioners of Scotland
, to. issue bonds to build a court
, house and jail.
The bill came up to place the
steamer Lily under control of
the governor and authorizing
Theophilus White to secure a
sail vessel at a cost not exceed
ing $lOO a month,
t Mr. Mann said it was notor
i ious that White was not enforc
• ing or attempting to enforce the
- oyster laws. He has only one
r month more in office and this
) bill will save the state nearly
- $5OO.
J Mr. Blvthe, republican, said
- it was not fair or right to pass
such a bill, without giving
White a chance to be heard on
the accusations of extravagance
and misconduct; that he did
not question the truth of the
statements made by Mr. Mann
that came under his own knowl
edge, but all other was hearsay
and .White should be heard.
Mr. Thompson said the evi
dence was such as to satisfy the
committee; that White ought
to be ippeached, but was not
worth the cost of such proceed
ings. He was using the steam
er Lily simply as a pleasure
boat and ought not to b'e allow
ed to use it any longer.
The bill then passed.
When the normal school bill
came up Mr. Jenkins said he
hoped not a single vote would
be recorded against the bill.
Before a dollar was appropri
ated the property was to be
made over to the state. It is
very appropriate that the first
appropriation made for school
buildings will be to educate
teachers in the mountains ; for
people of that section who
rallied to help the east so nobly
in parsing the constitutional
amendment.
The bill requiring the execu
tion of criminals at the state
prison came back with a favor
able report with an amendment
providing for unclaimed bodies
to be turned over..to medical
colleges.
Mr, Winston said this feature
of the bill was wrong. Legisla
tion of this kind had been once
strongly condemned by the peo
ple of the state.
Mr. Baldwin opposed the bill,
saying the soul of one criminal
was worth too much * to send
him away from home to the
state's prison where he knew
no one; that at home some
Christian man or minister could
gain entrance into his heart and
confidence aDd bring him to
penitence.
Mr. McCulloch eloquently
and strongly opposed the bill,
Mr. Spainhour opposed the
amendment and it was laid on
table. This killed the bill.
Bills passed final readings as
follows : To protect cutters of
mill logs in Hyde ; for relief of
Miss Mary E. Currin, of Samp
son county ; to provide for pay
ment of witnesses' and officers'
fees before the grand jury; to
place the appointment of the
keeper of the capital in the
hands of the governor.
THE LOCAL PAPER.
ITS VALUE TO A COMMUNITY—
SERVES YOU FROM THE
CRADLE TO THE GRAVE.
Some time ago the editor of
the Richmond (Ind) Enterprise
published an article in which
are catalogued the services of
the local paper, coupled with
injunctions as to how to help
the editor thereof in return for
the paper's help. He says :
"The paper has done many
things for you and is only anx
ious to do many more.
"It told your friends when
your parents were married; it
announced to the world when
you were born.
"It recorded the great events
of your childhood —when you
were lost as a waudering baby,
when you had measles and scar
let fever, when you fell into the
washtub and nearly drowned,
when you fell from the cherry
tree and broke your collar bone,
when you first started to school
and when you earned your first
prize.
"Later on it told how you
had completed the studies of the
district school and how eloquent
ly you recited your graduating
oration.
"It told of your entering high
school or academy. h -of
your contests in bas Orllnd
tennis. It told of your depart
ure for college or your first ven
ture in business.
"It told of your various vis
its back to the old home neigh
borhood, and it always wished
you well in your greatest under
takings.
"It hinted modestly about the
first time you weut a courting
and gave timely warning to
'her folks' that the neighbors
knew that matters were grow
ing interesting over their way.
"It announced the time of
your expected wedding, and it
published notice of the mar
rirge license and gave you' a
nice puff concerning the wed
ding ceremony.
"It told of your extended hon
ey moon tour and of your set
tling down to housekeeping.
"When you were sick the
home paper week by week in
formed your more distant neigh
bors of your relapse and im
provements.
"It told abeut your lost cow
and led to her recovery. It told
how your horse had been stolen
and led to the arrest of the thief
"When you were getting dull
and tired through the monotony
of your labor, the paper urged
that the people get up a celebra
tion, and you were named as
one of a suitable committee on
arrangements. And when it
was over it gave you just praise
for the success of the undertak
ing.
'•ln numerous ways the pa
per has helped to put your name
before the people, and you
would never have had your luc
rative office or your honorable
recognition from the communi
ty but for the kind aid of the lo
cal printer.
"If you are a member of a
Sunday school or society of any
sort, that same paper publishes
your announcements and the va
rious proceedings of your meet
ings.
"It tells the people much
which you would like to have
known, but which modesty or
necessity prevents you from tell
ing.
"If you and all your folks
have been prosperous and for
tunate in your affairs, the paper
has boasted of you all the way.
If you have had misfortune the
paper asked for sympathy in
your behalf.
"Thus the paper has rejoiced
when you rejoiced and wept
wken you wept. If you are a
good citizen, the paper will al
ways be your friend and will
back you in your enterprise and
will help to find your businecs
friends.
"It tells yo ofu current prices
and prevents you from being
cheated and swindled in a hun
dred ways.
"Finally, when you die, the
paper will publtsh your obitu
ary and will recite the story of
your good deeds.
"All these things the local
editor will cause his paper to do
but no one else in the world
will do them or can do them for
you, even for love or money.
The city paper will tell you of
the world,, but it won't tell the
world about you or yours. The
outside paper i$ a stranger to
your little world and is not at
all interested in ito improve
ment. Yet your local paper
does all this free of cost to you
if you are willing to receive it
in that way. However, for
your sake, we hope you are too
generous to accept so many un
requited favors and that you
are willing to reciprocate the
same.
"Help the editor. Be his
friend and he will prove his
friendship to you.
"Subscribe for his paper and
pay for it regularly in advance
and get your neighbors to do
the same.
"If you have anything to buy
or sell, let the paper assist you
to find customers. Advertising
benefits both advertisers and
readers.
"Send him the news. Give
him a pointer occasionally or
write him sensible short articles
and don't get mad if he fails to
see everything your way. When
he does say a good thing tell
him so.
"In short, remember the gold
en rule, and don't forget the ed
itor of your local paper."
THE DUNN
Commereial
Mill.
First session opens Feb. Ist
1901 in the Academy building.
Evening Sessions.
Open at 7 p. m., close at 9 p. m.
on., Monday, Wednesday and
Friday evenings. Both sexes
admitted. Subjects taught:
Spelling, Penmanship, Com
mercial Law and Book Keeping.
Rates Charged.
Spelling $1 per month.
Penmanship $2 per month.
Commercial Arith. $2 per m.
Commercial Law $2 per m.
Book Keeping $2 per month.
For further information address,
J. D. Ezzell. i
G. I. Smith. > Principals.
Alfred Wells. )
DUNN, N. C.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having duly qualified as Administra
tor of J. E. Underwood, deceased, noj
tice is hereby given to all persons hold
ing claims ag&ir.st said eseafe to prJsent
the same for payment, duly verified, on
or before the 12th day of December,
1 SOI, or this notice will be plead In bar
of their iecovery. All persons indebted
to said eslate are hereby notified to
makes mmediate payment ot the same.
December 12. 1900.
B. c. MCNEILL,
Admin istrater,*
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Having qualified as Executor of the
last will and testament of David Stewart,
deceased late of Harnett county, N. C.
This is to notify all petfons having
claims against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the undersigned on
or before the 20th day ot December,
1901,0r this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please make
immediate payment.- This Dec. 18th,
1900.
A. J. STEWART, Executor.
_ OASToniAi
, Bauitk* >»ThKMYNH»Atajtt*t
✓ .
, )
I I
I ! & £- PJ +
H M p _ . .
N g
£ J GO O ijEe)
! nd »
r* o o a- SL .
8w S 1
% 3 2 IKS
!j g § H P
2 »ss p*
h3® a £ ,
|a>2 E*
■ a a a g I
eg 2*3 Kgl I
P p? 1
J
~ NOTHING WORKS LIKE
Success!
■ - I t) I '
If you would have success in life and gain a reputation of
always being at your
POST ON TIME
You must have your old watch or clock put in working order.
The man who has bad time is al
ways out of place when wanted.
Bring your watches and clocks to us.
If your old
EYE GLASSES
have failed to give you the proper service, just come to our store
and we,can fit you up. If you want something nice in the
Jewelry J ine
You can find it at our place. We always make prices right, and
turn our customers away happy. We are prepared to do your
engraving. Satisfaction guaranteed.
PICTURE FRAMES
You can get all sizes and colors from us. Anything you
want made to order. Give us a call.
Yours Truly,
GAINED & JORDAN.
Goods
At Less Than post!
yost!
I have bought the TAYLOR & SLOCOMB Stock of
goods at Turlington and to get clear of old goods I will
for 30 DAYS sell the old stock at
Less than Cost.
Call and get a Bargain at once.
I want all the Turpentine you make, will pay you
the top of the market for same.
J. D. BARNES,
TURLINGTON, N. C.
- ' - *• r -
Valuable Land Sale.
Pursuant to an order of Cumberland County, ordering a
resale of certain of the lands of W. Douglas Smith, deceased, I
will, on Friday, the 15th day of February, 1901, expose to pub
lic sale at the depot in the town of Godwin, N. C., the following
lands belonging to the estate of said deceased, to-wit:
Ist. 6 acre tract on Fayetteville and Raleigh road.
2nd. 124 acres on same road adjoining the lands of Mrs.
Needham Warren and others.
3rd. 202 acre tract lying between Cape Fear River and
said road and fronting on said river.
4th. 65 acre tract on said river at Smith's ferry.
sth. 72 acre tract on east side of said road and fronting
the same.
6th. Tract of 200 acres more or less cut off from the south
side of the old Smith lands, adjoining the lands of John Will
iams and others ; situated in Harnett county.
7th. Tract of 701 acres more or less, situated in Harnett
county, known as the Betliea lands and more recently as the
Jesse Smith lands.
Terms of sale one-half cash ; the balance on credit of 12
months with interest. Title to be reserved until deferred
payments are made.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Commissioner.
MfT*tn & Clifford* Attorneys.
J
T. C. YIIHI.,
Ge nerval ME
Dunn, IN. C.
Before you buy your Clothing, Shoes, Hats, etc, Call
and get our prices. We have knocked the bottom out. Have
you seen our new patent overalls?
. They are the Best on Earth,
We also have an up-to-date grocery department. Try
OUR HOME MADE FLOUR.
"It beats 'em all."
WE ARE SELLING
OUR FALL AND WINTER
DRESS GOODS
gWAT LESS THAN COST.
YOURS TO SERVE,
T. C. YOUNG & CO.
Salesman C. F. POPE
• 1 *
(Old staud M. T. Young.)
baucomT CO,
DUIMIM, rj. c.
o o
Wo desire to inform the public that we have moved our en
tire stock of Dry Goods, Notions, Clothing, etc from Benson to
Dunn, and occupy the old Drug Stoce formerly occupied bv
Hood & Granthrm. We have a general
LINE OF DRV' GOODS,
Laces, etc, and can please our customers.
Trusting we may have a share of your patronage, we beg
to remain, Yours truly,
BAEJGQM & G®.
A TAYLOR & BRO,,
General Life and Fire Insurance
Agents, Representing the fid
lowing Companies:
! HOME INSURANCE COMPANY,
New York. |j :
j I HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Hartford, Conn.
WESTERN ASSURANCE CO.,
Toronto, Canada,
| ! BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO., 1
h11 Toronto, Canada. !
IjTHE AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE CO., j,
Philadelphia, Pa. j
I NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Hartford. Conn. J
1 !| PIEDMONT FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Charlotte, N. C. II
SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO., |
New Orleans.
I j MANHATTAN FIRE INSURANCE CO., ||
New York, j
i I THE VIRGINIA FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE CO.
Richmond, Va. |
THE PROVIDENT SAVING LIFE
ASSURANCE SOCIETY of New York.
patronage solicited. All business 1
entrusted to us will receive prompt attention, l!
HLLEN & WELLS,
DUNN, ... N. C.
CABINET MAKERS, HOUSE
AND
SIGN PAINTERS.
PLAIN AND DECORATIVE PAPER HANGERS.
Mr. W. A. Allen will be in charge of the Cabinet Shop and
will be pleased to serve his friends and the public generally.
WALL PAPER we have a complete line of samples of new
spring goods and would respectfully notify the public that we
sell it and hang it too, at prices to r ßeat the Band.
Yours truly,
ALLEN & WELLS,
J. W. Gregory's old shop, next door to his residence.
MORTGAGE SALE.
By virtue of the power of sale con- I
tallied in a mortgage deeo executed by
Beu McNeill and wife to Peter Mc-
Lean, recorded in bo>k W No. 2. page
65 of the records of Harnett county,
and duly assigned to the undersigned.
OD Tuesday February 19th 1901, at the
Court House door in Lillington at 12
o'clock M, I will sell to the highest bid
der for cash, the lanos conveyed in slid
mortgage deed, adjoining the lands of
Martin Morrison, Daniel McDougald.
the Medlin land and others, containing
23 acres. This January 16th 1901.
D. M. McLean, Assignee.
L. B. Chapin Atty.
EXECUTION NOTICE.
Having qualified as executor of the
last Mill and testament of the late Dan
iel C. McLean, dead, the undersigned
hereby notifies all creditors of the estste
to present their claims on or before the
l9th day of January lyo2 or this notice
will be plead in bar of recovery and all
those indebted to said estate to make
Immediate payment. This Jan. lnth
1501.
Jno. McArtau,
Executor.
| ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE.
J Having qualified as Administrator oftl*
estate of Mary McArtan. the undersigned '
hereby notifies all creditors of the estate
to present their claims for payment oi
or before the 12th day of Dec., 1901, or
this notice will be plead in bar of re
covery, This the 12th day of December,
1900.
NBILL MCLEOD,
Administrator.
W E. Murchison, Attorney.
NOTICE.
State of North Carolina.
Harnett County.
Lizzie McDonald and H. D. Cameron f
do hereby notify Thomas Calcatt, a none
resident of the County that on or after
the first Monday in May 1901 they will
apply to the Sheriff of Harnett County
for a deed of conveyance for the follow- '
itig described tract of land which
purchased by them for taxes 011 the tirst j
Monday i»i May 1900 viz., one hundred
.and thirty one acres of land lying OR
Day,. Creek iu Barbecue Township en*
tered for taxation to Thomas Calcatt,
This January 3rd, lyOl.
11 Ltzzle McDonald.
tl. D. Case**
*** _
*9