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DUNN, Harnett County, N. C.
DUNN. N. C.. March 13.1901.
THERE was a bill introduced
in the Legislature a few days
ago for the appointment of an
oil inspector for the State. We
understand some of our people
are under the impression that
the bill passed, which is not
true. It is now in the com
mittee room and we learn on
good authority that it will be
killed.
NOTICE.
The first annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Mer
chants and Farmers Bank will
be held in their Banking Rooms
on Friday April sth 1901, at 2
o'clock p. m. A full atten
dance is desired. This Bank
will be closed on above date
from 2 o'clock p. m. to 3 o'clock
p. m.
V. L. STEPHENS, Cashier.
Dunn, N.C. March 11, 1901.
Re tie From a Battlefield.
March 19th is the thirty
sixth anniversary of the battle
of Bentonsville, N. C., the scene
of which is in Johnston county
about fifteen miles from Golds
boro, It was the last consider
adle engagement of the great
American civil war, and was
quite a bloody fight. On the
Confederate side every commis
sioned officer was either killed
or wounded, and it was here
that our townsman, Colonel
John D. Taylor, lost his left
arm. In that battle he com
manded the Frst regiment North
Carolina troops aud the rem
nant of the Thirty-sixth regi
ment that escaped capture when
Fort Fischer was taken by the
federals. The battle was begun
on Sunday, March 19th, 1865,
and it was on that day that
Colonel Taylor had his left arm
shattered near the shoulder.
This stirring event is recalled
from the fact that Mr. J. H. W.
Bonitz, of this city, has just had
a walking stick made from a
hickory sapling which he cut
from the battlefield on the Sun
day following the engagement.
Out of curiosity he drove to the
battlefield and cut down a slim
sapling which had stood in
front of General Sherman's tent
and to which he had kept his
horse tied. The walking stick
still bears the marks of the
reins. It is an interesting relic,
and it was all that he had left
of the sapling. It was quite a
loug stick but he gave away
pieces of it until he had only
enough left to make a walking
cane. Mr. Bonitz kindly pre
sented Colonel Taylor with the
butt of the sapling and that
gentleman had an inkstand
made of it.—Wilmington Mes
senger.
He's The Whole Thing.
The home merchant helps
pay for the streets you walk on,
and for the schooling of your
children. He helps keep up
the churches iu which you wor
ship. He is a man who builds
up a home which enhances the
value of property. Every sub
scription that is passed around
has his name on it. He is a
man who cannot offord to swiu
die. Self interest, if nothing
else would prevent this. He
bears his share of good govern
ment and stays with it, through
sunshine and darkness, in days
of adversity and prosperity.
When you have shopping to do
remember the home merchant.
Merchants, you should also
remember your home office
wheu you need job printing.
Let us all pull together for the
common good of our town and
community. No town was ever
prosperous whose citizens did
not co-operate.
Food Changed to Poison.
Putrefying food iu the intes
tines produces effects like those
of arsenic, but Dr. Kings New
Life Pills expel - the poisons
from clogged bowels, gentlv,
easily but surely, curing Con
stipation, Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Fevers, all Liver,
Kidney and Bowel troubles.
Oaly 25c aA C. L. Wilson's.
The Court of Impeachment
At noon Monday the court of
impeachment convened. The
sergeant-at-arms made a procla
mation, the managers entered
and took places on the left and
the counsel for the defense on
the right of the chamber, places
having been provided. Chief
Justice Furches and Judge
Douglas occupied their seats
near the front.
Senator Woodard said he was
sure that the Senate.; felt the
importance and solemnity of
the trial and desired to give a
full hearing and since the ses
sion of the court now would
conflict with legislative work,
he moved that the court ad
journ until noon next Thurs
day.
Judge Allen said that the
managers on the part of the
House desired to conform to the
Senate's wishes.
Ex-Governor Jarvis said for
the defence that they were here
ready for trial, but. would con
form entirely with the wishes
of the Senate.
Senator Travis said he thought
the wise course would be to
wait until legislative work
was over and the Senators
could devote their whole
thought to the matter.
Senator Justice thought that
the motion should be deferred
until it was announced whether
the issues were joined, after
which the Senators would have
to be re-sworn.
Judge Allen said the mana
gers now regarded the matter
at issue and had nothing else
presented.
Ex-Governor Jarvis said their
pleadings were complete, but
they had some witnesses sum
moned to be here to-morrow,
aud the issues were joined.
Senators Ward and Foushee
thought the Legislature could
not adjourn before Saturday.
Senator Ward moved that the
court adjourn until Monday
next.
Senator London opposed ad
journing until Monday, saying
the Senate could meet day and
night and proceed with the
trial now.
Ward's motion failed of a
second. The issues were de
clared joined, the Senators came
forward by fives and were sworn
in. The only absantees were
Burroughs, Foy and McNeill
Senator Justice said if the
counsel wished he was willing
to proceed.
Senator Henderson said un
less the counsel on both sides
wished otherwise he preferred
for the trial to proceed.
Senator Woodard thought the
court and legislative duties
should not conflict. The House
would conclude by Thursday
aud he thought it better to
wait.
Senator Alexander said ses
sions could be held from 9 a.
m. until 11 at night.
Senator Travis believed it
would be . safer to defer until
Thursday.
Mr. F. H. Busbee, for de
fendants, said any course was
satisfactory and agreeable to
the defendants. Mr. Round
treo said for the prosecution
that they would prefer to begin
Thursday. The motion to ad
journ prevailed, ayes 31, noes
15. The latter were Aycock,
Bray, Broughton, Brown, Fou
shee, James, Leak, Lindsay,
London, McAlister, Mctntyre,
Morrison, Pinnix, Sugg and
Vann.
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Prove rbs by Solomon and. An
other Fellow.
1. "I have been young and
now I am old, yet have I never
seen" a lazy farmer prosper nor
a careless farmer grow rich.
2. ''All the ways of a man
are right in his own eyes," but
the Lord giveth the crop to him
who worketh it well.
3. ''Better is a dinner of
herbs," from thine own garden
than much rich provender
bough on credit.
4. "In all labor there is prof
it," but cotton grows not upon
careless weeds nor potatoes up
on burr grass.
5. Improved implements are
a blessing to the wise farmer,
but the fool houseth them in
his fence corner.
6. The wise man planteth an
orchard ans fenceth it securely
and in the season thereof he
eateth fruit to the utmost of
his desire, but the fool turneth
his calves therein and buyeth
more trees next year.
7. Blessed is he who soweth
what his own household can
eat, and after that a, money
crop.
But he who farmeth for mon
ey alone shall be hungry at har
vest time.
OASTOZtXA.
Beanih* Kind Yon Haw Alwajrs Botgkt
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Letter to Rev. Ri W> Hines,
Dunn, N. C> ~
DEAR SIR: —In the perma
nent way. That's the only
way to have a house painted ;
use thin liquid paints, and
they'll hardly last long enough
for you to pay the painter's
bill. Use lead and you will
get heavy, slabby coats of
paint that chalk and admit the
moisture to the wood. USE
the L. & M. Paint and you will
get elastic preservative coatings
that are well nigh permanent.
L. & M. Paint is a semi-paste,
and needs the addition of lin
seed oil, thus making the actual
cost extremely low. Same to
day as when first made 20 years
ago.
Honor The Dunn Hardware
& Furniture Co. with a call.
Yours sincerely,
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ.
Died.
We clip the following account
of the death of Mr. William
Melvin, father of Messrs. W. J.
and Herbert Melvin of this
place, from the Fayetteville
Observer:
"Mr. William Melvin, after
an illness of several days, died
at his home on Haymount Sun
day. The deceased has been
the Sunday watchman for the
C. F. & Y. V. and the A. C. L.
for a great number of years,
and had many friends in rail
road circles . He was a Confed
erate soldier and served in the
18th North Carolina regiment.
"He leaves a widow and two
sons, Messrs. Herbert and Wil
liam."
A Lynching in Moore County.
Raleigh, N. C., March B.
James Martindale, a white man,
aged 26 years, six weeks ago,
near Carthage, outraged Mis.
Brown, a young married
woman, while on her way to
teach school. lie was brought
here to prevent lynching and
was in jail here forty days.
Two weeks ago he was taken to
Carthage.
At 3 o'clock this morning a
mob stormed the jail, took him
out and hanged him in the out
skirts of the town.
The fact had developed that
two years ago Martindale bad
outraged a young sister of his
wife, and this added to the in
tensity of the feeling against
him.
A Musical Treat.
On last evening at the home
of Dr, and Mrs. W. B. Ilarrell
quite a number of friends gath
ered in honor of this aged and
happy couple's Golden Wed
ding. The occasion was a hap
py one, all the children save
two, Col. Eugene, who is now
in the Philippine Islands, and
Mrs. Lyon, of Durham, were
present. For two hours the
guests were delightfully enter
tained by the excellent rendi
tion of music by cultured
musicians.
Mr. Julian Moorman, of
Rocky Mount, a cornet soloist
of marked ability, who is also a
composer, assisted by C'apt.
Willie Ilarrell, who is a trom
bone soloist of wonderful skill,
J grace and ease of execution, the
instruments being accompanied
by piano under the trained,
skillful and soft touch of Capt.
. Harrell's wife, the music was
superfine and was ap
preciated by all present.
Miss Bessie Worthington, of
Wilson, an accomplished musi
i cian, who is a graduate in
• music, both vocal and instru
• mental, of the Boston Conserva
tory of music, charmed the en
i tire party with several vocal so
t los. Her voice, knowledge of
i music and grace captivated the
hearers, and we were all made
F to feel that it was good to be
i present.
We shall long remember the
evening as one of the happiest
occasions of our life, aud may
the old couple, Dr. and Mrs. W.
B. Harrell, live long to enjoy
other like occasions.
FOR MEN ONLY.
The ladies are rejuesJ,ed not
to read this, but have your hus
band to look into the matter.
If you have no husband then
tell your sweetheart to read it.
CLOTHKS DON'T MAKE TUB
MAN, BUT MAKKS YOU LOOK LIKE
A MAN.
Now if you want the nicest
fitting suit in town, give your
order to James L. Wade at J. J.
Wade's store. Suits made to
order cheap. Fit guaranteed.
Spring suits a specialty.
OASTORXA.
B entb __j) Thfl Kind YOB Haw Always Bngft
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Latch String is on the Outside
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The fame of our town is go
ing out a long way from the
county in which it is situated,
as a thriving, hustling, business
town, and we are beginning to
attract the attention of the out
side world. The travelling men
who stop here all speak with
almost wonder and amazement
at the amount of business done
here, and say that they find no
other towns with such push and
business as they find here.
Men who are seekiug a place
to do business can do no better
thap to locate in Dunn.
Let all come who will,. The
latch striug to the gate of our
town always hangs on the out
side to strangers and they are
received with a warm welcome.
This is a good town to merchan
dise in, a good town for man
ufacturing enterprises and the
farm lands around us are good
and with proper cultivation will
produce fine crops of almost
everything that is known in the
catalog of agricultural products.
And these lands can be bought
at remarkably low prices. We
want men with energy and
push and men that will make
good citizens; to these we ex
tend a warm welcome. Men
who will not work are not
wanted anywhere. Loafers
have no place in Dunn.
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Married.
On the evening of Match Gth
at the residence of Mr. P. C.
Goodwin In Johnston county
Mr. J. A. Gregory was uuited
in marriage to Miss Allie V.
Godwin. Rev. W. A, Forbes
performed the ceremony.
LADIES.
Call and examine my Ready
to-wear Hats. They are the
latest and pretties.t styles.
I have a handsome selection
of shirt waist silks, together
with other new goods.
Miss FLORENCE HOLDER.
INSTANCE.
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Before the March Winds come
PUT A POLICY ON YOUR
PROPERTY,
The N. C. Home, Hamburg
Bremen, U, S.
all good companies.
Call on
£. K.
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THE PEOPLE.
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When you buy goods you
want the best and freshet at the
lowest possible price. This is
common sense and we wish to
say we have bought out the
stock of groceries formerly
owned by Creel tfc Honeycutt
and have put in a new and
fresh supply of fancy groceries.
You can get your table supplies
from us at prices to suit. Give
us a call and we will treat you
right.
Z. R. BALLANCE & CO.,
Dunn, N. C.
WANTED.
PEAS, PEAS, PEAS,
White and Stock.
Potatoes, Hams, Chickens and
Eggs and will pay highest casli
price and sell you Groceries
cheap at the A. T. Lee corner
on West side of Railroad.
P. J. Jeffreys.
EXECUTION NOTICE.
Having |iinlitled us executor of the
Inst will mill tei-tament of the lute Dun.
iel (J. Mcl.eau, dead, the undersigned
hereby not Hies till creditor* of the ehUte
to present their claims on or before the
19th day of .January Ijjj2 or this notice
will be plead in bar of recovery ami nil
those indebted to suit! estate to uiuke
immediate payment. This Jan. loth
IttOl.
Jno. Me.Artan,
Kxeentor.
ALL CLASSES READ THE
BANNER sl.oojper^yeat,
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II • STILL QN - j
j THE CORNER. j
lam still doing business at the same Old Stand, and j
carry a first-class line of Drugs, Toilet Articles,
Soaps, Perfurraery, etc.
| Fresh Garden Seed. |
We have any kind of seed that you may want. We I
sell Wood's. May's and Ferry's seed, in papers and ||
! bulk. We can suit you it makes no difference what i l,: '
I kind you want or whose seed you want. !
I smrast i
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Don't forget that we still carry everything handled
i in an up-to-date Drug Store. Mr R. E. L. Skinner j
is still with me and will be.glad to have his friends
j call and see him.
Come to see us when in need of anything in our line.
Yours to serve and please, *
NOTHING WORKS LIKE ,
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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.
Yonrs Truly,
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iILLEN & 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 PAITR, 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 Beat the Band.
Yours truly,
ALLEN WELLS,
J. W. Gregory's old shop, next door to his residence.
Oysters!){#r*
-^Oystersl
To The Public:
I desire to say to the public that
I have opened up a first-class
FISH t OYSTER
MARKET IN THE CITY MARKET HOUSE,
and will have fish every day in the week except Monday.
I guarantee them to be fresh and nice. Oysters kept in season.
Free delivery in town. If you want the nicest on the market
give me a trial.
Yours to serve,
W. PERRY,
JDuun, N. C.
T. C. Yfill k C«„
EenEral MErchants,
Dunn, JN. C.
Before you buy your Clothing, Shoes, Hats, etc, (j a j|
and get our prices.. We have knocked the bottom out. || av .
you seen our new patent overalls?
They are the Best on Earth,
We also have an up-to-date grocery department. f rv
OUR HOME MADE FLOUR.
"It beats 'em all."
WE ARE SELLING
OUR FALL AND WINTER
DRESS GOODS
gjm~AT LESS THAN COST.
YOURS TO SERVE,
T. C. YOUNG & CO.
Salesman C. F. POPE.
(Old stand M. T. Young.)
WE LIVE TO EAT
AND
ERT TO LIVE.
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The human being is never satisfied in all things, and realiz
ing the fact, Newberry the Fancy Groceryman, has made it a
special point to secure groceries that will appease and satisfy the
appetite of his customers.
CALL FOR
Flour, Meal, Sugar, Coffee, Molasses, Canned Goods, all fresh.
You can find anything good to eat you want at my store.
Goods sold to town customers
delivered free of charge.
'PHONE NO. 24.
To The Farmers.
Now when you come to town with country produce and
want the highest price for same bring it to my
store. If you want groceries to carry
home come to see me, and you will be treated right.
Yours to serve,
4. ID. NEWBERRY.
JAS. A TAYLOR & BRO. f
General Life and Fire Insurance
Agents, Representing the fol
lowing Companies:
I HOME INSURANCE COMPANY,
New York, jj
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Hartford, Conn. ,
WESTERN ASSURANCE CO.,
Toronto, Canada, I!
BRITISH AMERICA ASSURANCE CO., ||
Toronto, Canada. 1
THE AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE CO., ! ;{
Philadelphia, Pa. J
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Hartford, Conn. 1
PIEDMONT FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Charlotte, N. C. i j 'i|
SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO., |
New Orleans. |j
MANHATTAN FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
|| New York. ! ■
I THE VIRGINIA FIRE AND MARINE
INSURANCE CO.
Richmond, Va.
THE PROVIDENT SAVING LIFE 1
ASSURANCE SOCIETY of New York.
patronage solicited. All business !j
entrusted to us will receive prompt attention. j|J|
Goods
At Less Than Post]!
{jost!
I have bought the TAYLOR & SLOCOMB Stock of
goods at Turlington and to get clear of old goods I will
for 30 DA YS sell the old stock at
Less than Pest.
Call and get a Bargain at once.
I want all the 1 urpentine you make, will pay you
the top of the market for same.
J. 13. BARNES,
TURLINGTON, N- 43.