THE DUNN
111 ■ J.
VOL. Ill Dunn, 5. C. Juifct
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accident fatai. to jaaibs
VMOBMAjr.
Charlotte Man Killed When Auti
(Ma Over Knbankmail Near
Aubaru.
Newt and Observer Jan. Jrd
Jan.ee H Freeman, recently «f
Charlotte bat who btd only yests
>l: y morning signed a contract
till automobiles In Raleigh and IbU
\ rlnlty. waa killed aboot 5 o'cloc"
yesterday afternoon when a large a>i
It mnhito he war driving turned over
nn embankment on the 8n.tlhi.e!4
lord ,’uei half a mllo oaet of Auburn,
shout in mllce from Kakigfc II"
lived for I •> minutea and died after
shaking hands with and bidding
footlby r to T N. Hogg, a friend ‘/ha
«ae riding In another auto In front
of the deceased. Coroner Charles
eeaparh visited the scene of the ne
-Idem and. finding no Inquest ;>*-e
eatery, turned Ihc body over to a
brother fleraee Fr»emar. who ur
rl«d It to rtunn to be prepared for
burial.
The largo aoto In which Mr
Freeman wea riding alone turned
turtle down a 25-foot embankment
when the clrreaaed drove too rear
(bo e’g*- of the road while peeving
mother auto He was en routr In
Raleigh from Beneon. where be ha*'
l>. en on ’ iivlness with Alnnta Pi r
rlih. Mr Hogg, wbo waa driving a
herd of Mr. Freeman turned In ht'
machine Just In liar to see htv
frlmvl's car disappearing trow view
Renrlilrg the aide of the wrecked
a to within n few second* after It
went over the embankment! htr.
Hr iff found Freeman plonsd udder
the h.wvy machine. To IIR the on
to from the suffering man's body
wua so Impossibility for Mr. More
hot he remained by the Injured
friend's aide and did what he rooks
»o aid him T>r. T. A. Orlfla, of
Clnytna. who reached tea scene di
rer tly t*t»r lha accident gave medi
cal assistance In tha hop# of saving
tba man's IlfO but died la ( minute*
afar the physician reached his aide.
Mr. Freeman waa 14 rear* of age
and lea res a wife Using in Cbarlctts
H'a mother resides In High Pc let
»od he It ah* survived by n brother
.■ vW*r Ffawma^of Qua sod
* ' sM»nr Mian KariTtsimH. Tha
nographer for Mr. Kmaaf F. Young.
COLUMBIA GUTS VARM~LoAN
RANK
This Om4o* of Onlonshla, 8. O. by the
Farm lews Hoard Leaves North
Carolina Out, As the Third Me
tric Is eompaaod of North end
Month Cun 11 Use. Georgia and Flor
ida.
Washington. Dec 27.—Sprlagdehi
Massacboaetta: DalUtnnre. Mary Ian.'
Columbia. Ponth Carolina; t»uls
vllla. Kentucky: New Orleans, Lou1»
ians; St. Paul; Minnesota: Omahu
Nebraska, Wichita. Konsaa. Hourln
Texas; Berkley, California, and Pno
kana Washington have Item chosen
a* locations for Federal Farm Losr
batiks.
The twelve districts Into which the
country la divided, as announced by
lha Federal Farm Loan Board today
Includes the foUowIng: District Nu.
I. Pennsylvania, Delewara, Mary
land. Virginia, Wect Virginia and
the District' of Columbia; District
No 3 North Carolina. South Carolina
The bank* will bo established as
•crn aa practicable Each will
have a capital of $760,000 Appli
cation for loane have bean pouring
tuto the Board In greet volume re
cently. and it la estimated that a
sum more than twenty time* In n
ceaa of the combined capital stock
tokld bo mod In making Inane. Al
most (ha Itrat worg of the banka af
tar approving and Inning loans will
be the Issuance of farm loan bonda
a new farmers security In this coun
try. The bonds will be issued In de
nomination* aa small aa $$6.00, It la
npected, and win bear Interest at a
rat* or one per eeal. lea* than the
taterast rate changed farmer* on
their land. What thla rate will be
hae not definitely been determined.
Is i« Hatted by law to a maximum of
< P«r cent. The expectation la that
It will aot exceed I 1-1 per rent, at
Tret and subsequently may be lower
ed 1-can* on farming lands are
Itmllad by the law to Afty par cent.
of the raise of Us land end may be
payable In from Are to forty years.
As fast aa loaas are made, bonds will
he leased to cover them so Uat at
so time nadcr the present plan will
a bank’s satire capital be tied up In
h ana to th* detriment of other ap
plicants.
’’Potash and Perlmattar' the great I
, musical tarry which will ba present
'd at Ue Opera House her* next
Wednesday sight, la an ettractlen
that will please the audience Uat
attaada U# performance ft |a poe
albly th* best attraction which will
be seen her* this season.
Mr. Paul Howard spent Thursday
•"totting la PayeteetU* oa basins**.
Hiirm wntH in racb >x>r
HPKAKKH Off THlC HOl'HR.
ImIUt I* Hcleetrd for Chief Clark
—Caucu Mori Other Officer*—
Mr. O. P. Hlietl Fleeted Ftiter-w*
lng • Ink.
Ralelth, Jan 2—T\* 1916 aprak
fMp hUtary wa* ro-wrttten today
whan H nrjr Pag* and UallM'n Rr>
hrita ilrpicd from th# pillt of Wal
-rr Murphy anil allow ad th* Rowan
uua lo ester tha n*mrratle raueu*
tonight without fo*.
Pergeatua. Clrrka aod aaalatanta
' ira all that took th* attention of
the Oral !>enjocratlr tauru* tonight.
Vorphy va* cbom-n apeakvr by ac
clamation Itufu* Doughton made
the nominating apaeeli. Harry Orlar
I f Irwdall. preaiding and Nad p*
gram of Durham aacratarylng It
Governor Doughton put tha arcenl
upon Murphy’* long aervlce. hla par
U-imvntary power, hi* nolalntad
tcmoerncy. th* Democracy of Jaf.
forann. Cleveland Bryan and Wood
rut* W'lUun. Tha la at waa applaad
nd. ,
Gallatin Koberts and Henry Pag*.
Mnrphy'i lata opponent*, and Harry
hmhba oarorted the new apeaker In
Th# acceptance waa brief Ha
thought he wa* progreealve enough
lo be namod among tha forward
Irokrra. reaeilonary enough to avoid
a runaway. He wapt* tha 1917
lurtnHy to b* epochal.
man me rur new in tea derkshlp
rloctlona For prlncinal dark. John
Paaraon nominated Alai I 11
rrara aaalaianl to T. O. Cobb and Bi
ll* Gardner asked the reams for
"find'* aske glre Frank «• day* of
politic*) freedom ' Henry Page urged
It to glee Laeeltor (be slavery be
k-agbt and tba Bret ballot waa a U*
4T each. The isst gave It to I-east -
Ur. tt to 41.
Otis shell, of Dnnn. waa mad# aa
rrnaalng dark.
J. H. Morin*, of Wake waa rw
•leeted snr*aant-*l-arma over How
born. of Greene. II to SI.
K. J. Jeakloa T. B. Howell. Sid
Moore aad J. D. Cantor wore nomi
nated. The flrat ballot tailed. Jaa
ktna aaaUy woe am the eectmd. Dadd
P. Delllncer waa re-elected without
mmoatUoa.
la the senate Hardin*, of Pitt, waa
uagaag WH
tor Long, of Alamance, was teereta
T
Da rid Castor, of Cumberland, a—
rain was made eergeant at eras aad
Jno W Alexander, of Clay, easts t
ant. Cecil Broughton, of Troy,
want breotlly throagb an the read
ing dark. R. O Self, haring no fight
aa principal clerk, f. W. Hughes.
PI Been fort, was alerted engroaeteg
rlerk.
mu CASH AND RtCKKM FCXNAK
ERH
The Cue* and Been Cocnpsar of
funmakera prevented a combined
randerlle and Musical show last
Wednesday evening at the Metropol
itan it combined with the“Ober1
t*' Company and pot on a double bin
A lady Mlnetrcl began the perform
ance giving tome acceptable enter
'lonty "Acky7 the camtortloalat,
wee a feature of the program giving
acme limber-acting reale The
P's" of "Oberlta' waa also a leading
feature. The show as a whole was
pretty good, possessing soma excel
lent material in comedians, etc bat
van unsystematically arranged. Nev
ertheleae the audience did not regrel
the sum of flfty cents paid to see the
chiuhtmas THra nmvica.
Wednesday afternoon Doe. 20th
tho Bright Jewels and Baby roll EM
▼lalon of the Methodist church had
a Christmas tree with Christmas ex
ercises Tbs wall ladsnsd treo, the
prettily deooreted church aid the
lltlls people presented a picture sug
gestive of ths Joyous Christmas see
son.
The Christmas Idas wes s feature
of ths program and was presented by
the children In the song, "White
Gifts for the King.* The offering
realised will go to the Mery Black
Hosy I lei la China These little
folks have as leaders. Mrs. Jar R.
Bailer, flupt Baby drlsloa and
Mrs. Retells Moore Manager of
Bright Jewel Society. Roth dlrle
ti ns have satisfactory reports for the
year la their work for missions
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PARKKumtmt.
Mr. 0. H. Parker and Mrs. Mery
Broughton Smith were married Sen
day evening at I o rloek at IK. M'tb
odist parsonage, thy esrsooay being
performed by Bsv. j. a. Horaeday.
* • e annonnceiaoat of the marring'
canto as a sarprlss to aiaay of lbs
P opl* of Duna *a« Harnett county
Hr Parker Is one of ths towns
I cot etusens *n<l bolds a position
with ths J. |» Tho tap* on Compsay.
Jim. Parker baa made this her home
'or many years and has endeared her
t>'t U> many of oar people. The ce«
pie has the beet wishes ef a host of
fries da.
MR*. POPE ENTERTAIN YOUNC
L4D1M AUXILIARY.
Coats. N C luur; 1 if 11
On Friday eruelnt from olght b
tea thirty o'clock Mm J. D. pop<
waa hostess to a delightful part)
ecmpllmootary to Tfca Young Ladiai
• nHilary of tha Bapllat church.
The f nee la cordially greeted ai
tha door by Mlaa Myrtle Pope weri
It.vlted loto the parlor where . dec.
oratlve touch of Xmai colon aided
ll tta ooelneea.
The cameo of tho evening consist
*d of conamdrama aad a rente*
' Lov* affair la a flower garden' thi
prlaa. a choice box of Nuaaaly'i
chneolatee waa won by Mlaa Man
Stewart and Mr. Carlo* V. Stewart
lha booby, a dainty package of loot!
pick* tied with Ua Xta* ribbon wai
v pa by Mira Bxtu Stewart aad Mr
J. B. Fanear. At tho rloaa of tbi
contest the gaaats were Invited tab
the dining room where a detachable
coarea of hot chocolate and wafon
were acre eg
Eajoyisg the hoepUallty of Mrv
Pope were Mlaeea Alice Orlmae. In
M. Smith. Mary. Bxla. CalUa aad
Myrtle Stewart. La ay Wlgglaa. Myr
Ue Pop#., Maaara I. B. Pagaay Wei
ter E. .'fleholoa, Oarloe Y. Stewart
Ltxle Johnson, George Irbla Smith
Jr.. T. Herbert Grtmeo.
RKAL KKTATU TRANSFER*.
Harnett Reporter.
The r illowlat real estate Irani
ten haro been record ad by Rerletei
of Deads W. H. Faucet! sinew Iasi
weak
R. L. Oodwln to D H .Hood two
Iota H* Dean, *Kt.
A. T. Oodwln. administrator of J
n. Oodwln eatata lo'j. D. Phillip*,
tract of laad la Asornaboro town
a Ip. »I1C0.
E. S Smith to A. P. McPherson
t* •era* in LUUnffton townahlp. Can
cron laad. 1 town lot LUltasloa Roe
era property consideration *1.4(7.
• Battle a Parker ta J. Baal* Jobs
•*>. *** 1-1 acres la Bnekhorn town
•htp. ((.10*.
. Neill a. Maaon to Heater Aon Mr.
*oe. tract of lead In Upper Uttli
Riser to weak Ip consideration, lose
and affection.
Bawnatt peeked*y to .Wlltiaai T.
W. P. Hoekaday to V P. Johnson
t< acraa la Black Riser townahlp.
*1** .
M. T. Wilkin* to O. O Bara Cool. |
1-t acraa ta Asnrasboro towashli
I1H
W. P. Sarins to W T. Bryant font
Iota la Dnaa, *3*0.
John R. Flowers to J A. Flowers.
44 acraa la Black riser township,
consideration *10 aad loss and aff
ection.
J. D. aad P. P. Pope to R. L
Tnrllnctoo. tl acres In arose town
ahlp. *!,*>•.M.
Leo Laeae to Phoobo Loeas, IOC
acres la Orore township. *6M.
R T. Series to Res. J. D. Shaw 4
acraa In Orose township. *4*.
Henry Pope. 1 com story lot U
Luna IK.
Wn, Shaw to Joha D. Shaw, I
acres la Orose townahlp *(•
Willie Branch to Joha D. Shaw. J
lot ta Ooats *so.
o. K. Holliday to J. D. Shaw. <
erree In Orose township. IK.
N. A. Walden and P. L Walden tc
J D Shaw. 1 acre la Ores# townahlt
no.
Hiffh McLsna to Colon M- L«t
'» acres It Barbecue township, con
sideration lose and affeetlon.
N. A. Wester to L. B Smith tl
terse In Hector e Crook tova«hl|
teou.
W. C Hunt to D. A. ObUlna, twc
lota at Macaera |M.
J R Canada? to Wilt? Godwin
X* aerer la Arerarhoro *360.
A. D. Waat ut others to Pheotx
Waat T» aeraa In Aadaraoa Croat
towaablp. Mat
Mar O. Waat to Mamie 5 Wee
71 aeraa In Andaman Crack town
ship eonaldemttoa ||M.
J. L. wndar. to A. o. Wilder SI
aeraa la Nani’a Creak townahlp. (Ill
7»ka K. Wilton to W. O. Hol’'o*r
worth I lota in Dana Mt.io.
J. M. Byrd, aharlK to W. J John
aoa 17 aeraa la Aadamoa a Crrrl
townahlp (Want land.) fltO
W. J. Johnson to Hlraaa baaaat
ITT aeraa In Andaraoa’a Creak town
•ktp, MM.
ra> wmo*b who ciitm.
On the aaanlnc of Dacaaahar tie
u • Who'a Who Club waa aateruii
ad h? Mia* Mar? MeKa? Her eota
k*kl heaae on Divine Bt waa ar
Mat lean? daeoratad with hall?, Data
ttrtoe and bright Chrtataaa baM
Tl la lomlr acaaa wbaa enhanced b
the praaaam #f tha abanmag hoataa
each fnee* to raadll? a beer
Iba Chrtataaaa flatting and tha Chrlat
«*ea prntaaM prepared waa Diet
k gklr an)or«d. Darina tha area
!•« *ar? appatlatn* rafreabmoat
ware earned. At a lata bear th
curate ralaetaau? departed, to In
Mlaa MeKa? a moat delight/*! hop.
traa.
IH'KH LOOAl, KM.
Dnk*. Dee 1*. Mr. , A. Krwlu.
SrerrUry and Tro«»u «f the Kr
»ln Colton MUla Co.. reared the
People of Duke Thu night ta
tba auditorium sad la the be
ginning that ha had ie to lutro
dt-ea to tha people a in 1o auccrad
Mr Thou H Wabb manager of
tho number two mill,, J Mr. Wat*
waa recently promote* to aacratary
».id trattaurar of the Xccke Colton
Will* at Concord. A fur the Intro
doctor/ Mr Erwin aak«8 K m. Hen
l*T had E. 8. Ynrbrojli^t to earort
lh* Baw manager to tl|a;(t«ga They
1rauunted Mr. E. P. Da«a enabler of
B«nk of Harnett. In 'Introducing
Mr. Darla Mr. Krwla that Mr
Darla catr.e to finite whan Iho place
waa balag built and jQ« p*»t twen
ty yaara old at the tin* and that be
bad been ftlUiful to saury trtut and
rcaponutblllty placed oka. him and
now he wlahed to Inert an the trunt
and raepoaalblllty. Erwin aald
that Mr. Darla would -Mala hU roo
ncettOQ with the But of Harnett
and at tha am tlrnL /"taka on the
new duties Mr. ppfa made a
abort speech of app in and call
ad upon hiu Maud Lhalp dor,
the caapoaalbHIty ].
tlea. The aanou h
relrad with maeb
The cfcrletiaaa j the Malk
adlat church Tha ’Wight war
raid to bare been ’ ttewt ever
krld there and the Was crow,
dcd. Every man M the school
waa rrmerabrrod ■ speelala
w»ru on tha tree.
Tha KplaeopaJ
their tree PYlday
tut will hare t
whIU tba f
their axorclsca fa
OBFJU'1 A,
Tnemlay at
lb* Metropolitan uti
«Joyed by n yh«
•bow bed not ».lv*r
tleed and only a »ovm»
people were the few
of The
The
la 11
' #he
oat by
••If. A beaotlfal
ly bamed to a bag npon a table 11
rtttly before yoar eyas. I!y the
•bab^ of the wand at her lolmnii
• he girt appeared back lato the hag
a minute beforo empty, uf.nri-t**
It afforded oot a little mystery as te
how tha Ulualon waa perform nd The
laat pirt of the performance war
the poeing of oberlta io her li-;r
‘ Do l.ore Visions Ds Art.' A besu
tlful girl poataealng a wondrous fe
nra posed la a number of handavgec
selections not to be oqsailed This
last part of tho show was enjoyed
even more (ben the Brat anil roved
to ba a clraa reflnad attrarti,,n of
teaaty and art.
MR- hickh REnicm An cahhirk
Mr. C. 8. Flicks, who baa been
rasbler of the rirst Ffatlunnl jtaplt
of Dnnn, fnr the past aenren years,
nod who also baa served at Vlre
preaidenl of the InaUtntioa for aome
lime baa tenderad hla resignation u,
•aka effaet Jan. l«th. ne will be
fQCf«fdM} hv Mr M7 U d.iii, _s_
tbs present la cashier of the Hank
of 1-etta, Latte. 9. C.
Mr. Hteks cams o Dana amt ae
f opted the position as cashier of this
bonk Immediately after It wes re
nrgaqlxed sad tho oontrolllnc later
al was parcbased by Mr. I>. s
t .>opcr and asaodatea. He |„
oorred the bank faUhfally. sauce,.
fa'lT aad satisfactorily, and ,u
responsible to a large extent for u,
rapid and aobstaatlal growth. f|*
knows the banking basin mi well and
his pleasing, arrom modeling manner
has won for himself and tho bnnk
numerous friends la this section of
tho State. Mr. Hicks has not ,le
rldsd yet what he witl do. bat It Is
i hopod that bo will eontioae to be
a citizen of Dunn.
Mr Smith, his saeoeoaor, has also
had considerable experience ns a
; banker and oomoe to Dann highly
recommended.
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RdltAC A Ct^M lCMCOTK OFTI<
eras.
The Horace claae of the Chrtetlaa
Enndsy School elected new offlceis
far the onaalng tlx months Sunday
I fwcomber Slat The followtag were
i named: ,
C. A. Baker. President; Marlon
■ Botler. Vice-President; J M Waters.
• Teacher.; J. w Wilson, Assistant
i Tiacker; Perry Jeralgan Sec aad
’ Trsas.; A. H. Swam. Jeaee Wlieon.
i J. B. O'kfssl. Icokstt Comin'f tor
’ T** cU“ Is la a prosperous condl
tloa aad bat Jest completed a narrow
fal rear It lies aa enroltmen' of
• 'weaty.
I —
» ’Dr. Chat. Hlghamfth sad Mr. 8 O
I l lttmar hare purchased new Max
■ well astemobilea, from Mr. ■ v
t^laey. the local agont
mm iff tne
my*
Mott frrportant Event* of the
Last Year Set Forth.
PROGRESS OF EUROPEAN WAR
Chiaf DdvatnpmAna.toi lh< Ml (My
Conflict •< Nation*—Political and
Otfiar. MappOnlpfl* In tka
United Mate*.
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