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S A At t'SO.V TO FIGHT 8TOCis LAW RBl'KAL Luke INoefatiun Going to KaMgh To Argus Against UtcliHani Move. Clinton, Fib. 6.— A week ago tha advocates of Uia fei.cei in bampaon county mot hart and pained resolu tions asking a repeal ul the present law. The slock law lolks learned, that a bill bad boeu introduced in ilia Legislature submitting Ibe stock law to a vote and they had a meeting hetc today Ul favor of th present law Hundreds of the must inllucutial and progressive larmeis of tha county, regardless ul policies, met at if o' clock m the opera house, <licw up resolutions appointed a committee, and arranged tor a crowd to go to iialctgh befroe Iho legislative com mittee and its hearing February 18, to seep the law as it la Curaerland, Bladen, Harnett and Wayne have the stock law. To a bolir-h It dow in Sampson would make the county's fencin' bill tremenduoui About the only thing that prevented the convention from chartering a special train to go to Raleigh Is the fact Chat so many ul the people live on the A. and Y. railroad, and near the Wilson shoirt cut, ud it would be a long ways to coma to Clinton to meet the spscis 1. Neither political party dvocatea ruiy repeal of tha law. and Samnsnn dmdIi will not si. low it repealed without a tremeiidu ou* strap. Pence* have been torn down, little pelrhee of lend in the wood* have been cleared, sod sun the passage of th stock law the wire trust has DObsolil very much wire in Sampson. Superior court ia m session this week. Judge Peebles presiding. Ha has sentenced a good many prisoners to the roads, the most noted one be ing Walter McD.anghon for retail ing. whose sentence was affirmed by th* Supreme court some time ago. SIXTEENTH TO BE A BIG DAT Tba chamber of commerce la ssak s tag pqspgMtoag £* have Ha aanuai meeting neM Tuesday evening eh ec aaatasr-whUi HiMTMHEgtf tion of every p-hlic spirited resided of the community. Mr. W. A. Er wta. of Durham, head of on* of th* South’s greatest industries, trill ad dress the body ia the Metropolitan and ar. effort ic being mad* to uiduce Engineer Winslow, of the National Highway Commission, to deliver an address, also. Th* Doan Orchestra will furnish inttrumenstal music and a local quartette comprising Messrs. C. 8. Hicks, T. V. Smith, J. Lloyd Wads and G. W. Gardener will ents.tain tho gathering with vocal music. Altogether the meeting promise* to fuml-.h whole some entertainment as well as an op portunity for the city’s people to get together and make thing begin to move. JOINT MISSION STUDY MEET ING Th* Mission Study clauses of the Methodist , Christian. Preabytarian and Baptist churches will have a joint meeting at the Christian church on Sunday afternoon. Fib ruary 14th, 1912, at 3:30 o'clock. Th* book, “The Child in the Midst” which has been completed recently will be presented In • concise sad Interesting form by member* of the different classes. Thsre will be a dialogue of (vs little gtrla and one boy, telling how chidren play In non-christiaa lands. Music rendered, by some of the beet talent in Dvnn, including a song by forty children, will bo an attract ive feature of the occasion. All the ladles of the town are cor dially invited. CYCLONE VISITS H A KNKTT A severe wind storm visited the Harnett section Tuesday night do ing considerable damage. The house of Mr. Herbert Flyrd wee completely demolished together with all out buildings, Mr. and Mrs. Byrd were Mown a considerable distance in a field, Mrs. Byrd receiving several painful bruise*. Several out boil V inge at Mr. Goa DyrfTa were alee blown down, but fortunately nc^ie of bis family were Injured. The cy clone extended over a space of about two hundred end fifty yards and •wept everything before It—Harriett Reporter. FARMERS COMPLAIN OP ROADS Farmer* coming fron every direc tion into Kite city complain of an un usually bad condition of reeds. Those who use automobile* And It almost impossible to urn the machines, and thoao wkh horse drawn vehicles are unable to haul loads of any site During the last few days the high wind and warm sun has served to laeprev* renditions a great dee], but the highway* are mill In very bed MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT On Saturday night, February 20 1910 there will be given a musical entertainment at the Fluey Grwi school house. Pleasant drove town ship by the Uachers and. official* ol the school. The entertainment will be hi the form of a contest work by the musicians, any of whom vs ill ■•end their name* to any of the cor responding and entering list commit tee- The musical program will be carried out aa follows: let prise offered to the violin play er, most efficient, #1.25. 2nd pnse offered t* the violin play er, moat efficient, 76c. 1st prise offered to he best picker, banjo or guitar, 75c. 2nd prise offered to best picker, banjo or guitar, 60c. Prise offered to the boot quartette Me. Prism offered to the best dancer, 26a Anyone wishing to enter sny pert of this contest work will please scad their names and the work for which they wish to contest to any ono of the following committee by Friday night February 19th. On that day the registration books will be closed. Anyone may contest in any or ail parta of the work providing yoq, wiU register the work desired to take. bOOZE NOT EFFECTED While It may be true that business, generally, has suffered much during the last several months, tl has not appeared fhst the usual quantity ol whishty shipped to this city ha* di nunlshed to any appreciable extent. All daring the holiday see mm great pile* of Richmond, Petersburg ami hmpona products were unloaded from every passing express train, and since that time the traffic ha* bean about aa usual. It may be be causa moonshine has not been plentiful since revenue officials be gan active operations in this locality, or H may ba that the genua soak whose habitat is in these environs will go without food la satisfy his mabb whtchay corni* te 0b» as germ lovers in the balmieot days of high priced cotton. INSURANCE COMPANY WINS IN ADAMS SUIT The case in which Mis. Adams, wid ow of the nan who commit *A suicide at Coats several months ago. tried to force collection of a $6,000 insurance policy earned by her late huabsmd, tea lured the docket in the last week's term of court ct Lillington. Nearly three days were consumed in trying the case and it resulted in a verdict for the defendant company; the ju ry’s verdict being th.,t Mr. Adams did commit suicide and. In »o doing, violated hi* contract with the com pany. Local attorneys employed in the rase were Messrs. Clifford A Townsend sod E. F. Young, the for mer for Mrs. Adams, the latter for the company. A LKTTRR FROM THE COLONEL Mr. V. B. Morgan ha* Just shown the Dispatch a very nice letter writ ten to him by ex-l’rranlenl Rooee velt who requests him to express hie his warm regards to his An* old par cm* wholiqg* given to North Caro line sixteen children of that sturdy energetic type no helpful to the Slate's progreaa. T>* Colonel says "It* good to bear of seven girls and nine boys of that type." BUSINESS MUCH BETTER That business condition! are Im proving it ah own by tha report* brought bark to Dunn by those trav eling talesmen whose home are here Mr. W. 0. Johnson who represent* a large dry good* houae, lays that hia trip through the northern part of the State last week ante the moat aueeeeafnl of his career upon the roads. Other salesmen my they are having vary good business and that on all sides conditions show a groat improvement. C. CBUTLER PALLS PROM TREK Mr. Che rice C. Butler, while on gagad in trimming tree* in tha yard of Mr*. W. M. Harper Monday moru la*. foil from one of the tallest and was hurt) awry badly. Among has most serious Injuries are a broken wriot, fractured noee and a Tory bad ly mutilated face. This is the third serioos accident suffered by him re cently, the former two resitting In broken rib* and a broken ankle. JOHNSTON LOBES OCT Por many years Johnaton county's sheriff has boon the first to souls with th its to treasurer for state tax es. This year, however, that cow ty loom out; Oroorvo'a sheriff being the first to cross the line arith bis year's r of lectio**. KEWB FROM DUKE Duke. N. C, Fell. 8. 191u—Master Edwin Knight, the little eon a1 Mr. nnd Mr*. Knight died early Friday morning as a result of a severe burn received, scvcial week* ngo, on ac count of hie night wear having caught Xrom ail open fire soon aftor * rising in the morning. Saturday a. m. ae elvven o'clock a short fun eral service was conducted at the bom* of Rev. S. W. Oldham and the little body waa then taken to Rocky Moun for burial, wheiv Mr. and Mrs Knight have laved one* laid to root. Those accompanying the family wee* Mr. W. H. Crawford, Mr. D, L. Mott and Mra. C.. II. Godfrey. Rev. H. A. Osborne, a senior at Ttinlty College, has been appointed by the presiding elder, Dr. J. 1 Gibbs, to All the year out her* mads vacant by Rav. Frank Culbreth be ing sent to Beaufort. Mr. Osborne held hi* first service here Sunday morning nnd returned to Durham that afternoon. After June be will move his family to Duka and give his entire time to the work. The com munity were well pleased with Mr. Osborne and feel that no better choice could hare been made. It waa first planned and given out that Rev. L U. 1‘eUishell, of Dover, would he sent there, but this plan was abandoned and Mr. Osborne was selected. Dr. W. D. Gibb* was called to his home in Fayeutevill* Saturday to at tend the funeral of hie unde who died In New York and the remain* were brought to Fayetteville for bur ial. Water fixtures are being pat into the new sitae this week both for the liastufllre and Ihm Yarborough and McKay barber shop and it is thought that both the post office and tha bar ij«r nnop will be mov*d thi* vmL Mr. J. W. Darts, travailing audi tor of the JJ. A 6. Kalway Co, and Hr. W. A. Stephens, route agent of the South err. Express Company wars in town yesterday checking the ac counts of tit agencies hero. They report that everything waa hi lae WHEREIN WB CORRECT AN ER ROR -■ ■ I-art week's Issue of the Dispatch told of a little incident which bad caused relations between tue Buffalo Bill Club and the Girl's Athletic dub to become somewhat strained and at tha time the account was written the Dispatch was under the impression | that the amend bo no ruble had been made and that things were prograaa ing lovely. However, the girts are still harboring lll-faeletng for tho o»s. They have pretty good evi dence that the boys had a hand in mussing up their play ground, and aro not so ready to forgive as wn had been led to believe. TITE CHATTERBOX CLUB The Chatterbox Club ia a new or ganisation among tho ycungar wo men of this city. It'a organisation waa perfected Friday with a mem bership of ton. Though ita name would lead the uniniated to believe that gossip ia to La ita featuring ef fort, that U not to be ita object at all Tbo reul object ia that the girls pjr fect themselves in Ui rrt of sawing, embroidering, etc. Tlia members are: Misses Corlnna Jackson, Ruby Godwin, Lueils Harris, Mary and Lu cilo Shore, >1 yrtice Pittman, Rachael Clifford, Emma Lee, Margaret Moore andjva Battle. MRS. JOHN M. STONE DEAD Mr». Stone died Monday morning, I February let at her home in Btcw i,e»t'e Creek township. She bad been in failing health for several yean Mre. Stone was n woman if fine < hrietfan character, well known in the community and held In high es .teem try all who knew her. She lee*** a kuehand, two none and tw# daughters. a She was laid to real in the Darroch cemetery in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. The funeral services wore conducted by Rev. A. T. loaeftor—Harnett Repor ter. ’ THE noLIMTXlK SALE Goldstein’s annual spring rlear •ncr isle begins this wish and that "torr’s entire sales force ia now so gaged m rearranging and repricing the mammoth stock bought at the beginning of the winter In prepara tion for a big trada (hot failed to ew teriallM. The Goldstein sales are always event, which attract a great deal (f attention, coming as they do at times when the goods offered are sedsocmhle and fitted for use at ths time they are offered for eels, end the one now beginning promisee to be one ia whisk greeter hargahu than ever before are to be odfared. Pollyanaa nevb played tbe giad game so well hevtif aa the patients «* tbe Btota Badbtariua. She could rot, though shf' create^ it Tbs kerne never maa^aa much to Polly anua In aJI her dart yearnings and un •elfish devotiedB as H meant to those at Uia Sai^drlum taking “tbs cure.** It aarros' aa At exfwaauoa of their optlmisat'aod grutituda and furnishes a brig* outlook oa life re tardiest of dlesAe and adversity. The Sanatorium mutants feat it r—*. furthermore, the! apply it to tbair every day Ufa Ad aeeda It’* net onusuai to bear Pollyannan Sana being sung ba place with a local application personal adap tations. For , they are now staging it this' If patients ba' Socaune they We all may do day And stall ba And wall ba And we'll be We all may do day. And see’ll be We’re tired of It will not We want to give us cream And well be Uks sardines Wa'ra packed But whan we San." Oh, wall be Tha Legists' Well paaa sra^d tha hat; Wa’ra sura they’Tl do tha proper thing And wall ba glad at Ibg. (CqoSDS:) And well ba glad oi that. And wall ba glad of that; Wa'ra sura theyD do tha proper thing And wall ba glad of that. » PRESBYTERIAN ORGAN RECI TAL The pipe organ raeital given by Mr. Munaan la tha Proebyterlan church last Thursday night tsaa en joyed by a aery large audience, and »n who heard the handsome new or gan used hi this raeital pronounce H one of the rwastaat toned they bare over beard. The free wiU offerings made upon this occasion totaled a Tory satisfying sum and will bo de voted to farther payment upon tha new instrument. PREPARING GARDENS In former years ralativly few Dunn folki bar* taken the trouble to cultivate the rich garden patches abounding in thta dty. This year, however, indications point to the moat Intensive cultivation of thaae aver known; already the smell of freshly turned soil U In the adr, cab bags plants are being displayed in front of nO groceries and the seeds men are beginning to advertise their wares. These things some to show that hard times are helpful hi that they teach true economy. RBV. AND MBS. BARBELL LEAVE After spending several wanks in this dty with Mrs. Harrell's parent*, the Rev. Albert and Mrs. Harrell re turned to Littleton Friday. Just before coming to Dunn la December Mr. Harrell stuck a nail in his foot and tha wound sustained therefrom kept Mm Indoors all doing Ms stay hare. Hewevar, before Moving he was about wall and la now abla to attaod »• Ms duties aa pastor of tha Littleton Baptist CVarcV MRS. DAVID NORDAN Mre. David Nordaa died Wednes day morning at her boms In Upper Li MM River township. She had been Jn falling henWi far some time. Mrs. Harden wee <8 yearn old and M tui lived by a kuabend and ds children te mourn their Wes. Rhe was a faithful wife, devoted mother and goad neighbor. Bar death cart A M®««n over .the entire d mm unity. The details af tha Amaral arrange ments are set known at thM writing Harnett Reports*. < • \ CHAPEL HILL LETTER CUM Uin, Pat. I.—The numb* ot miles ef public roads In Novti Carolina, tba percentage of tha total milaaga improved Mch eoenCy and the number of counties baring no improved highways tbcas vital farta arv included in a tabulated farm at compiled by tha North Caro lina Club. Tha statUtier ar« -—— bled by W. J. Hardesty of ths Car tcrvt-Pamlieo County Qsh. Ths University News Lottar carries tha analysis in complete form. The compilation covers tha infor mation available upon tho subject of roods to January 1, 1914. The num ber of miles of public roads in North Croliaa total 48,991. Thirteen par cent—numbering «£67 mile—era im proved. There are 7>03 miles of un improved highway* in ths State. These counties fall that das sification: Alexander Ashe, Chat ham, day, Dare, Getaa, Greene Hertford. Hyde, Jackson, Macon, On »•«», Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pander, Tyrrell, Warren, Watauga, Yadkin, and Perquimans. Soma of these cosntiaa, however, palled up a notch by improving their roads last year. The good roads table, as tabulated by tha Carolina Club, makes tho county tha unit and tha counties in tha lead, era ranked on ths basis ad percentage of improved roads in re lathm te number of miles of highway in the county. Scotland county top: off the list with 306 rules improved— 88 per cent of its mileage. Calais bus county stands at the bottom of ths lift of counties haring any im proved roads,' with two miles equal to two par cant. Twenty-two counties joined the rood roods procession la 1913. Tha end of tha year saw only Ova par cent of their mlloaga battered, fugh taao counties had mors than five anu lass than tan par tout improved; sevoataan count! as improved between tan and twenty bar cent oC its mile age. 8a van counties eanght , tha goad roads fever with tosh as to halva the uaimprovo of miles. as mg . » am mV > ». Bute Unlveriity, an h» looked out over the cnsnpue and, coasted oc tee Angers the number of buildings rV-‘ have bean constructed in ten years Henry, old-time darkey, has been ns kousted wttfc tke University ee n janitor and bell-ringer for twenty years. His favorite pastime is to keep hourly tab on his Ingersoll watch, which bo throw Arst in one pocket and then another. Ask him how much off be is, he Invariably re plies: “Well, •bout a half secood off."—8. E. Winters. WOMAN HURT BY falling tree Mrs Purnlc Wood Use in a pro carious condition at her horns be twsen here and Benson as the revolt of being struck by a falling tree in the woods nsar that homo late Wed nesday afternoon. She was assist ing her hsband in felling the tree at the time of the accident and sustain, ed serious internal injuries and sev eral painful braises about the band and body. Before marriage Mrs. Wood was Miss Luanne Smith, and ia a daughter of Mr. Noel Wright Bmith. MRS. STEPHENSON COES TO AN GIER After spending n year in this-city, Mrs. John Q. Stephenson left last week far her country home noar A» ffier. During her stay her# Mrs. Stephenson won a warm place in the hearts of many of Dona's people and the friendships formed hors will be Is sting. It Is with deop regret that her departure is noted end her many friends are hoping that she will And la convenient to risH Dunn often. COUNTY COMMENCEMENT COL ORED SCHOOLS Id a recant meeting of the colored eckeol tenrharo of Harriett comity a movement which ha* for It* purpoo* tfaa stimulation of a graatar Intareet In comity achool tommanoamenU waa pot la motion, and at this time the commencement to be held next fall premia** to equal the boat effort la thl* direction mnde bythanagroas af any eouoty In the aeeth PAINFUL INJURY Mr. Carfi* Jnhneon, aon of Mr. A. M. Johnson. maatalnad a painful in jury to hla ayaa Wadnaaday hy th* oxploaton af a barrel of lima ho era* preparing for whit* vabMng pur poaao. Upon pouring water in the Hm* an axploaloa took placa throw in the Ham In hla eyas. H* era* tak en to Rax Heepltal In Raleigh where K la hoped something cam ha dan# to aave hla ay* sight.— Harnett R*. porter. UTTLE BOV DIES FBOM BDKKi U towa Saturday from Date « *»* to Marat wrat M. “f*- *• H. Kaight aad Mn Meter, Mia. Agaee Tfaay war. accompaayiag to it* las rmtlag place tha body of little jy win Knight who died at Duka Frida] afternoon, Edwin arai tha yattagaai •on of Mr. and Mrs. Knight aad wai a bright and tbocry tot. On the Ati of January, wfailo playing h mills th< fir* place in hie honw, hie little gowr caught firs. and. before the M.«. could be extinguished he wai eo bad ly burned that it waa known that deaU must inaviubly be the reeaH He wte a tu-aee little fellow, though, end bora tha awful raftering so men fully that aB hearts war. touched. His paeeiag marks era ef the —* pathetic incidents in the history of the Duke community end la the great grief (hat has cam to hie permits the sympathy extended to these is universal. Hls burned aad ecarrwd iittle body roots beside those af throe HUle brothers end Meters when* spirits had already taken their pla* cae at the teat ef tha Hanraaly Fath er. EOAD FORCE DOES GOOD JOB . From • mass of foM deep mod Broad street of this city has boon era verted into a boulevard whose bad *« as bard and as firm aa any era •oald wish it to bo—and tha week ef inversion was does la am Incredi bly short time. Last wmh the town eommimtoaara grew tirud of aunt ntote imps era bis condition o t tha elty'a principal thoroughfare. Tbs Pran read, nnmmliMin was -gg lid to for aid aad tha eeraiet rand farce with iu carte, wag ana aad Mala .the work ef nradss tha «wi m. mmrrbmniUm, and nowhere m this le cality ia there a store in which a Uttar ar more varied Um of dry ■roads, clothing, eat, la offered than ia hie. This week ho ia eeaduettog a sale in an effort ae char his shelves of all winter goods. On mnthar paga of this issue will be found an advertisement tailing yea of hie big oergainp, and you will de well to read. OYSTERS lO BE SERVED WED NESDAY The ladies* Aid Society of the Methodist church will serve oysters and other refreshments Wednesday afternoon from It to ld:tO in the store adjoining the Little Fruit Store on Railroad struct. A cordial invitation to attend and partake ad the foods to U served is extended to the public, generally. THE TRAVELS OF JOEL C. Hr. Joel 0. Layton, farmer, mer chant and capital!*, Dunn's meat en ergetic citisom, has little patience with sloth ia any person or anything Last week ha waa traveling through Cumberland and waa abtiged to call in th aid of a farmer aad a mule for irtiek transit from Fayetteville to Hope Mills. The mule waa a apav inad, flea-bitten hybrid whose gait wm net sa awift as Hr. Layton de al rad. to go; ea, requesting the far mer to allow Um to alight ha mads the distance on foot. MR. SHORE HOLDING MEETING AT JONESBORO The Rev. Mr. 8hore left Monday for Jonesboro, where he Is bow etv fU«l hi ecadeetiag a tarlaa of re vival meetings la the MrthoiRal church of that city. He la being as ■ietod by the yaater, the lev. a W. Bstdnecia. and It la wpeitad that naeh rood win amnia to that com munity threegh their "ml'nil «f fort. MR. MeEAY SOME FROM RAL EIGH Because ef Me lllneea, Reprveee Uttva Kell* M. McKay has beta rranted a leave of aheenee from Ral eigh and la aew at Ms home la Doha. Hit many /Hand* to this dty treat that Me D latte ii net very aarieee and that ha w» noon ha able to re tara to the capful. DRUG CLERK CUT BY CLAM Lovett A. Warren. Hl G-, employ ed in the Wfleon 4 Lao Pharmacy la toffering frem a patafal eat npoa hit left hand at the remit af hand ling ■ broken glam fleterday morn ing 'r y' Ur*, m So to Imt MM Of t criat Jm4gm rs tnm I ttMO • Sm ££ tkta M tfco r. oaf k ■OMS VB. BA LOON ■te-ayto. drunken. wUafc*^ aaii ate depositing ■ ballot end keep tec den ton away. Tke aatiea tea* refuses to grant —rrrm and calls an woton to |tmHtl tea tototo *"> the farces tent am anting Mt : their vitals is denned. whether it to i k«y or any ether nation.—B91y Son «tey. I | CUBAN 8TBKBT CONTBST ..Since H is pre*ty generally ad mitted teat tee town is not aMe to pay "He expanse of deanteg aad ear ing for all its treat i. The Dispatch has a suggestion to offer aad tee sag tested plan weald be to have the tor of priier to to Competed forky d tteens; sack conipotiiig eitinea to pat tke street* adjoining his hetoo la aa good a condition aa ha knows hear to and than let disinterested judges de mine who has daaa tea beeWret Spring will soon be with aa aad a bettor time to begte the work ad cleaning op cannot be cheese tton the tetter part ef next amoth. MISSIONARY CONVENTION 1. Coronation. A Scrlptor* Beading. A Prayrc—Mr*. J. 0. Lnyten. 4. Child to it* »-f-r TTn L. J. Bert. A Evening Hymn—Chair. A Child at Bonn—Mrs. McD. Ho liday. T. Child at Flag—Dialagaai A laariea, JaUa Howard laaaa( <"»»<— EUMhoth Yosag; Tarkay, Jeaata Holliday; Afrien, Pat Lgadi; Japan. "Uajl^ Mdgarsi Udta. “nr A Muaie—Aisaad the__ Cod la ~ A Child at work and at Ni- Jaaaia Smith 1A Child at -n^l,i (a) <1 New I lay Mw-Mr*. J. W. Whitehead. (h> Hew the World Gaea te <Aar*h— Miartaaavy Cirri*. IA Child at Wwk tar ChrtaU Nlaa Mary Warren. 1A Soag by 40 ehOdrea. IA Children'* LMaay. IA Rang «r -- m,li AH ladUa at* aordUHy gpi t» ba paad. Mra. T. L. B. YOUNO, «A I. 1. MARTIN MBS. M«D. ROUUDAY. Mitt MABQABBT MrQUXEN •
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