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******* * * L O C A L * ******** Maruhall Williams, of Faison, spont Wednesday i 'rr with relative*. Mr. and Mra. ElUa Uoldataia spent Sunday and Monday in Coldsboro. O. C. Fuaeell and W. E. Baldwin : ,i«ot Tuesday In Columbus county. Braxton Baggett and Ed Sutton pent Tuosday evening in Four Oaks. Me. and Mrs. T. C. Young, of ..mithfield, ware visitors In Dunn this wook: Paul and Jam»i Pop* were business v isitor* In Pv'ncelon and Goldsboro Tuesday A number of Dunn psople ware in Raleigh Tuesday to witness the Aarlal Circus. Your attention Is called to tha raw ad of Thomas Brothers. Be sure :o look for It. Norman Yates is spending a few ■‘ays this week in New York and oth er northern cilie*. S. Douglas Geiger, the N it r tv Germ tan, spent part of Inst wook at 6t. • eul, Robeson county. Willie M Pops is spending several -'ays In Fuqnay Springs, having gone .here for recreation. Dr. 1. F. Hicks returned Monday Trent Faison, where ho spent tha ,.oat wook with relatives George Grantham, Jr.. Paul Jones. I lick Taylor and Lewis Stephens were visitors in Oxford last week. Harper Holliday »( Raleigh, spent .Monday bar* with hi* parents, Mr. :tnd Mrs McD Holliday. P. 8. Cooper, of Hamlet, spent Sunday her* with his family, return ing to Hamlot in tha afternoon. Dunn was woll represented in Goldsboro yesterday the occasuon bo ng a ball game and parade by sol diers. Mrs. Jamas Farthing returned ilunday afternoon from Washington, IJ. C.. whore she visited relatives for «A VoiRht Button, of PMavd, »pont Sunday hero with hia parents, Mr. and Mr*. B. G. Sutton. Mr. Sutton hold* a position with tho Pinelevol Oil MUIs. Joha Hodge, left Monday for Greensboro whore ho ha. accepted a poiition aa laleaman with the Belk Brown Co. Mm Hodgoa will Join hhn there Inter. • Major Lamb, of Fayetteville, wae in the city yesterday to are his sister. Mrs. Jet. It. Butler. Major Lamb recently returned from France with the 119th Infantry. Harray Strickland, an experienced automobile mechanic haa accepted a position at Snipes' Garage. Mr. Strickland haa rocentiy received hia d charge from ths army. A letter from C. L. Wilson received Sunday state, that ba arrived at Hot Springs, Ark. mfely and la getting nlong all right. Me expects to bo away about three weeks. J. D. Phillips loft Monday for Cal lahan, Florida, where he will be for a four days on business. Mr. Phillips Knt aaveral weeks In Florida during winter, where he haa a trucking farm. Mt. and Mrs. Harman Boll ware In HIM y-n-t-p cn route to their home were return tag home from their bridal tour south. J. D. Barrel and sister, Mlm Sena Barnet, and Mm W. D. Bamas spent Sunday at the home of Rev. D. B. Parker, near Hamlet. Mr. Parker continues variously ill aad is not ex pected to live much longer. E J- Hudson, local daalar for Del ro-Light plant*, was in Raleigh Tues day to attend a meeting of the Deleo Light men, which is being held in doaUr* w©r© pr«ent from North aad South Carolina and Virginia which comprises the Eight Deleo-Light dia In tha municipal primary held at St Paul, Robeaon county, last week. L I. Grantham, formerly of Dunn and a brother of Gee. K. Grantham, was named as ona of His commission ers on the Democratic ticket Mr. Grantham has made St. Paul bis home 30r a number of years where be H engaged in the drug bostoesa. triet. In addition to Mr. Hudson, tbs following local •tt‘"'dw’ JJ. Robinson, salemaaa. Pal«o«. Hudaon, service man i L- U. BUiell, . lectnciso. W. C- Kanoy, Deko-Light plumber. All the men arc connected with Mr. Hudson, who Is dealer for torn territory. They report an enjoyable and Instructive trip. Lieut. L. B. Capehart, colored, of Ralalch, spoke In the colored Baptist church here last Friday night. Lieut. Capehart waa a member of tha 886th Jnwntry, Division, and was over cast for Severn! months. His addraaa " here was enjoyed by a number of the colored population of Dnnn. He has liean out of tha sorviee for four weeks. The Bule’a Creek commeneesaeut wIB take place thla year May 11tk to j 6th K. C. Brooks. Superintendent of Public Inutructlon. will deliver the nddrma In spito of uneettled eondl tlona brought on by the war Bale’s Creek has made wonderful progress this year and hu dona good work. As nsual. a Urge crowd wiU attend the < losing *x» crises. There will ho a soldier's welcome celebration ia the Erwin Park In Duke next Saturday afternoon. April 16th. nt I *0 o’clock. A hand srfll furnish music for the occasion and a splendid program will he rendered consisting of ■ Pbnde by soldiers, military drill, short speeches and froe moving W, A. Bfwtae of Durham, will he present and make n short speech ef The pce nle of Dunn and vicinity are cordially Invited to join the people of Duke in welcoming our returned cold term. Mr. and Mrs. Henry O. Shell left Wednesday morning for Greenville, R. r„ where they win spend a few days wtth Mrs Shell's parents Mr. "hell has contracted to play for the -•ext six weeks with the Old Hickory Concert Ce., which will tour the prin cipal tor me In Hie CaroHnae and Ten nessee He win he leading eonattft "Tie company is composed of Uw bed musical tatsnt of Hi# Old Hlekory Dl v'slon, sevrral companies sf whlet wore recently mastered out of th< rervica, and will eansIM of about t< people. After this engagement Mr Shell WiU gc. to Wrightoville Bead where he win play during tha sunune months Mrs. Rnell win aeaeuipani him on the trip and wfl alee he will him on the trip end wOl alee he witl Olli. P. Shed, of Handeraon, viilaed relative* her* Ulif wrak. MU spent th* week end wito ^ ■■ . Bln City. Sam Britt. uMJoldtboro, wa» hcrr first of th* week with Robert Young. Mias Meta Harper end mother (pent ln.it night with relatives In Benin. Mr*. G. W. Williams, of Fayette ville, arrived today to visit relative* In the city. Mies Roaclyn Kincaid, of Griffin, Ca„ 1* her* this week rioting Mrn. W. H. William*. Robert Young returned Monday from a vUit to friends in Fayette villa and Hamlet TTarman Jernigan and Eli Morgan, of Benaon, were visitor* In trt* city Tueaday afternoon. Kathryn Allrn. of North Emporia. \ a., arrived Tu*sd»v to vU'* he* "inter, Mr*. R. I,. Wins*!.. Mra Mary Mltchrll war ill Rich mond the first of the week to attend the funeral of a rotative. Mra J. H. Balia nee, who has been seriously ill for aavcnsl Weeks, is reported eom* better today. Mr*. Herbert McKay Mrt Branch Clark and Mia* Grace Holliday wers visitor* in Fayetteville Tuesday. Mr. and Mr*. C. W. Prlddy. of Nor. folk. Va., ipcut yesterday and this morning in the city with relative* i. J. Wade, a student at Woodbury For** Behoof, Woodbury Forest, Va , U spending the w*«k her* with re lative*. *A debate between Angier and Shady Grove via held in the school auditorium last Friday night. On ac count of the inclement weather the crowd to hear the dtbalira was rath er anal!. Jada Morgan, of th« U. 8. Air Ser vice. now Htatlonrd at Hampton Roads, Va., «>■ her* thi* week visit ing relatives. He has not received his diachargv yet, but bupai to be able to return home scon Vr. and Mra C. K. Grantham, MUi Meta Harper and Mrs Effie Harper ,.. u_„ —i-. .. * the burial of Mrs. Bessio Lao. who died Sunday io a hospital in Wilaon Mr*. L#« waj a aiatrr of Mm. Harper. Sergeant-Major Robert Young re turned to hia homo in Dunn Saturday. Ha «u with the headquarter* com parry of the 119th Infantry and aw several month* duty ortraeaa He hat bean mustered out of the service L. E. Covington loft thla moraine for Lumbar Bridge where he will make preparations to open a bank Mr. Covington is th* organlsor and will Lo president of a new bank whirl will open for bnalnca* there in a few day*. Perry Godwin, Manly Jones, Her' bert Bain and Ralph Koons. have beer muttered out of the service and hav< returned to Dunn dnee oar last issue Ail theae boy* saw a great deal ol service overarms and art glad lo b< home again. Mr. and Mra. Hugh Trine*, Kcltor Howard, Miaa Matibel God sain am Miaa Madrwd Hood returned Tocada] afternoon from Chapel Hill when they went Monday to witnosa a bal gars* between th* universities ot North Carolina surd Virginia. Rev. Goo. Watkins, returned la* week from Mew York where be tool aevoral weeks treatment. Hia healll baa not been very good for the paa J. C. Clifford, chairman of thi Victory Loan Committee of Harriet County, was in Raleigh yesterday at tending a meeting of the vanou chairman of the State. Mr. ClifTon has tba coontv about organised an, hopes to put tna county over the tot in the campaign which begins ncx Monday. Special Batter music will be rrnd ered at the Methodist church nez Sunday morning and evening. Th choir r.jLi arranged for several special selections for the morning service ud an Easter Can tats. Holton's Re demption, will be serut In tbe even ing. The public Is cordially invitod to attend both services. There will be a mass meeting of tbe eitiiene of tbe county in the Opera Ilouee tomorrow (Prlday) atght. Tbe obtoct of the meeting ie to decide on a fair for Harnett county next fall. If yOD are interested in a movement of this kind, end you must be, meet the crowd e» the Opera House and help to formulate plans by which Harnett can have a real fair next fall. J. D. Barnea received a telegram this morning announcing tbe death of his half-brother. Rev. U. B. Parker, who died last night at his home near Hamlet. He has been seriously U| for several days and the announcement of hi* death did not come u a ewr Kiao. The burial will lake place at amlet tomorrow and * number of Dunn people will probably uttond. A sketch of bie life will appear in next weel^i Dispatch. The Wesley Bible claae Uet Sun day pledged itself to support Mies Mary Scott Tucker, an orphan, who is now in the Methodist Orphanage at Raleigh, as a student in the Green*. boro Collage for Women. She will eater college next fall end her entire expense will be paid by the Bible ctaes. 8hc is being sustained now in the Orphanage at Raleigh by thla class and baa been for several years She visits Doan occasionally and while here la always the guest of the class. An official nolle* appear* In this issue .calling a primary to be held Eridey afternoon, April 18th, for the purpose of nominating a mayor and four commissioners for tbe town elec Ron to be held in Mar. Voting will J**s piece between the sours of 4 and y* o'olock. At this time it ie not thought the present 0(Betels wUl bavi °EP°**Von *b# primary arill pa»i otf auletly. The prReset admlaletra. b*" has given tbe towi good eervici end there dees not seem to be mac! opposition to their re-election ■ARMES-KIIIBY J. H. Banter, a popular young mar of Dunn, and Mira Marie Klrfy, o Manly, were married at the homo oi **• bride Tuesday evening, *uil 8th _Mr. dark, the brlda*rpaetor Perforated the ceremony in the pres enee of a number of relatives am friend*. The groom has made Dunn hi hoasa for about a y«er, moving her from Kanly Wet summer, when be ee erpied a position with the Snipes Garage He Ie a yeuni man of ex celleat boelneae aMMy and is held (i high esteem bsg|jjj*fc,r of friend her* H* in Dnnn ;|-frtCT??Ler of Mi , and Mrs Kirby, ef Kenfr. Her fathe ! ORPHANAGE CHILDREN | WARMLY GREETED HERE Tha Concert Monday Evening Was Heard by Capacity House. About $600 Raised. The Oxford Orphanage Singing Cle-s gave ■ moat delightful concert at tha Metropolitan Opera House Vomlny evening. Tha ahddrvn ware greeted by p capacity house, tha larg out crowd, perhaps, that has gathered In tiro local play hotuc in many monltin. Sometime before tha hoar for the rurtale to rise, every avail able -vat .n the house had been taken, ■ r.-J while tb# local Masonic Orches tra w«a rendering its introductory HrcOorv, many more assembled ant) filled thr aialra. The program rendered by thu chit dren cvr.elU-d, perhaps, the splendid tlundard they hav* maintained for thu past several eoasons. The opening chorus, “A Song of Spring," convinc ed those present they had a treat lo store as the class sang as though It was inspired by tha many faces Irefnra it. And each erltetiun following whs resolved u th rounds of applause, showing the appreriatlon and interest of On* audience Pa”i idilarly interesting was the lust half of the program, whirl) followed several *hntt talks and iqjpropriate wlections by thr orchesrtrs. The pa triotic songs (in costume) (truck a responsive curd In the hearts of the <a.-t audience, which cheered each •election enthusiastically. The pro eium could be added to. but It would be hard to make It ran re effective. The mng» and recitations were beau liful and were delivered in an admir able manner. During tha Intermission, Rev J. M. Daniel, pastor of tha Methodist rhurvh. addressed the aseemblagf briefly, telling of the great work be ing done by tha Maaonie Lodges of North Carolina through the Orphan age aad In various cl her ways. He (Til II1UVVII III Ul* iv marks rrUtisr to the local Lodge, dating that it war the most entbuai j:.uc organization of its kind in this icrtion and the only Masonic Lodge n Kurth Carolina, to hie knowledge, that had its own orchmitru of train 'd muairlans Ho waa fnllowod by Mr. L. W. Alderman, manager of the ringing clam, who thanked the people of Dunn for their liberal fleeponse on this occasion. He said be always enjoyed hit visits to liunn, as dM the rhlldmn of the Orphanege, and was more im pressed nn this occasion than ovet before He, loo. spoke briefly of the naagnifteenl work and in tens* enthusi asm of Palmyra Lodge VcD. Holliday. Chairman of the Orphanage Committee, was then call *d on to make a statement. H* stat ed in a few words the" object of hi* talk and immediately called on the ludionce for contribution*. H* mid tha names of those who contributed 15.00 or mure, would constitute an honor roll, which would be published, .hat all might know who were th» • uppcrtcr* of this great InatltnUon Hi* appeal met with a gene rum re iponso and $888.08 waa ralmd is thl» manner. This amount waa supptemoat xi by the dpor receipts which amount id to 8803.80. ToUl recclpu were : 8801 28. Following is a list of those who contributed <8 o5 » reported by.ym been overlooked, as 'ha Hat waa pre parad haotily: W. R. Howard, Jeaae M. Wflaon, B. i E Jackson, T. V. Smith. J. I Crock ett, D R. Lowia, J S. Farthing, A. F | baric*. R. L Crodtartl*, Hlia Gold I item, R. A. Draughon, W. G. Hulling* I worth, J. C. Clifford. Oeo. E. Prineo, I B. O. Townsend. J. W. Draughon, L McD. HolBday. W. T. Royal, Ralph Parker, Dr. C. C. BHIott, J. A. Cul . breth. Waller Jones, O P. SbeU. J i a. Butler, M. G. Cook. Geo. T. Flow , era, E. T. lee, J L. Wade, H. G. Cal oway, «. u. nuuer, rs oan utm, w. P. Williford, A. E Norris, Georg* Warren. Ernest Jeffreys, W. A. Jack on, Clrla Kaylnr, A .D. Wilson, E. J. Nobles, J. W Thornton, I*. T. Masse n gill. D. M Wilson. D. C. Putsell, J. C. Kush. R. L. Warren. C. D. Bain, 3. S. Freeman, J. N. Creel, Jr., L. 11. Lee. Jr., K. 8. Jernlgan, Bet- Z. Barefoot, G L- Oannady, A. H. WU lHin, J. w. Jordan, G. F. Pope, O. R. iWc. T. L. Gerald, J. W. Hurdle, W P Buries, Marvin Wade, W. H. Jernicnr, W. W. West, Emmett Ed iretton, J. P- Wilson. In addition to above a ytmersl col lection was taken and many smaller -ontrlbutions were reported. TASTER SUNDAY AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Runday School, 9Ai a. m Worship, 11:00 a m. Subject: "Tbo Dawn of Hope.’ Worrhip. ft-.30 p. m. Subject: “8alvation In Hie Name. Special Music. F.UCENE I. OLIVE, Pastor. SPECIAL F.ASTER SERVICE AT • CHRISTIAN CHURCH Thsrs win be special Easter ser vices at the Christian cllnreh next Sunday morning with regular preach i.ir service by the pastor. Mr. Grim, on Sunday night. At .1:®® o clock Sunday afternoon tire Missionary So ciety win render a program at wkleh Mra F. F. Grhn will make an address. The ladle" of the chnreh are urged to be presont, also the ladle" from the other missionary societies are in vited to be there as this closes the '■Wock of Prayer." j ULUeO-LiGH'f The eenn-loto fWW« Lhfi Power Pleat Will gtva your family all of the bcnc flte o_f» cheerful, modern homo i Jmfl i _. J. HUDSON, Dealer. is president of the Bank of Xenix and . L o.>e cl the trading business man of that town Sha was pnamlnent in the 1 social circle* of her town where she .has many frietida >! Mr. and Mra Kirby arrived In I' Dinin last week and will make their ■ | home in the reslffmce on Booth Fay ’.ettevQle Avenue, until recently oeew ■! pied by Mr. and Mra Colon Pearson >' ---— ■ If anybody asks yau if you kavi I any children, after tout offsprings an twenty-one year* eld tell them NO. f Save and have. Buy W. 8. 8. I CHAPLAIN ELLIS TELLS OF TKIIL! (Continued from page I> trpewd. Wt had the moat daring chauffeur Uiai I have aver ridden with. Tha eu.vcs were roundnd at a tuny mile nit of spead. We were fortunate to vet thi oagh without a wreck. At certain points along the I f ay w would /top that wc might gel In view of tho doping bills beneath ue. he cities along the sea. the bread espeii-a of 'Jie Mediterranean, wltila above tt1 were the towering moan Ini**. We stopped fer o stroll| through a vilingc an » mountain visiting the ruing of an oid church and looking in upon the building now heing used for wurAip. A priest wae I sitting quietly inside before one of the images, whit* at the door juat inside the building sat a woman and by her was a little boy (f possibly six year*. He cam* to us with outstretch ed hand and when we placed aome French rolaa in hit band he went bark JO the woman, handing tha money to her and patiently waiting for tha next viator. Of courae they aero professional beggar* The view from this mountain, or the hill juat shove th:.* village war one of the moat beautiful we had yet seen. Th* .now covrrcd Alps could be *r»n Ir ■die distance, s-scral towns end cities ware within vary rwack af the naked eye along the winding shore of the I Son, and with onr gisass wa could ec for miles out across tha historic water* with hare and* that* a boat »r a vaasel moving blowly to its destination. From ihla village back to Klee tha trip waa none the lam interesting \Ve went Mill higher up the mountain, across its summit and wound around -<n tha other side as wt made our stay down Hera wa druck enow which wat some three sr four inches Icop Our overcoats and wraps foe rhich we had no use whatever down jf the sea waa now sue salvation, i-tth oar cellar* turned op our gloves in. and all tha wrap* wa could got igbtiy drawn aoout u*r W* rushed on '.brooch tb« anow, cor0turrd by tho tiortoe of the towttW Alps with -heir whit* bead* riatfg high and rhicb were mad* an US nor* baauu .'ul now by tbo Hagprtng ray* of he totting aun. N9 *a* who Ka* witnessed each a aeon* can *»«r for <wt it It wa* night when 0 pull»l op at mi hotel in Nice Tbo day had gone oy all too quickly for, in tba raid* of »ach enrapturing ternary one loto*. all thought of tima. ■» maay time* during the day I found gtytolf wani ng to atop and rigid'far boura la .lent wonderment. M the day wa: ■he ao many of the Uiggi that com* a u». they blee* ua Jrn l* per sent .ind linger with u* an ebid. in our neanorixe long after th 1 bar* patted final viaw. Another trip that ua full of inter Mt wa* on* to Graaaa. PPo took thii -.rip by rl*ctrlc Unc goi i via Antibes end Cana*. Tba chief eject of our rip to Gratae waa to p i throe paint ing by Rubens. It m t matter of vim surprise to a* tba he on* teem 'd to know about tba tinting* that *i win looking for, a knew that they ware in th* chape »f a hospital >ut failed to gat t£* I ami of tba hospital. We final* listed than in i vary email chapel u^d a* a place if worship for tbih in atteadaaee gt he hospital. The few miautas spent tU the time, efferijaad patience that ■t required to reushymm. The paint it'U* »r*s th* CrachhUan, the Crow ri ng of Thoms, aad Saint Helena at ‘he Exaltation of T > Credo I bav* wen quite a cum ir of painting! 07 this sams artist, I it non* have im irc-'-iwd me quit* a much aa thaaa. While in Graaaa ** tvailod our e*v*x of tba opne ibelty of going htoogh one of ui Perfumery far orias for which th i place la noted hrougboul the wort . Any on* who •AM »k*o.i..U W.e. —M Wa IS_L a.. •I'd citie* cannot hoibst bo (truck Py the great nnnbg ft “Parfamory 'tore*” and we somsIUmcs wonder where it atl comei Iran. It was in erenlrog to go through one of the factories Nearly al the worker* were women, aa i* tb* cam every where you go ia Fmcs. Wo were how* through the eotfr* phot by one 'f the** worker*, who took special, pride in showing us through. After' ec had gone the rounds end returned , 0 thn front entrance aur guide invit-| •d u* into the shew foci* where they i tare the different bcesds oa exhibf Hon. Sho suid she wealed to giv* u* * tuuvenlr. Of conn* we naturally thought that ah* waa going to give is a small bottle of the output of the -plant. Sho picked up aomothiiqr, that would hold, 1 should say a quart, which had a spraying apparatus at-] -ached to it, and before HtUier knew vhat had happened had scattered .he “eoovenir” all ever hha. Of course •he caught him answer* but 1 knew 1 would be next, so beaded for the Hoor, but she got ns* on tb* run and mien the suit cleaner succeeded In retting it out of my uniform, some >f the odor ia possibly there ywt- I pad the laugh on Hlntor for be was •lc*e up and got tbs full fores of the sho war. It was Saturday afternoon, about l ?0 when w» loft Nice' to make our way hack to Boardeaux and camp St. 3n1plc*. According to our plan wo made several stops on tho way .the flrst ->ne being MaroeiUe. This ia tb* teari ng port of Franc# oa tb* Mediter -anean Saa. W* landed a boot seven o'clock In tho evening in the midst of a real snow atoms. Thl* was "Sunny France.” I think I sever aw t nnow faster than It lid for a while that night W* did aot venture out -ary an orb. but retired early that *• might b* ready for a busy day on Sunday. Sunday morning was cool, with about thro* inchaa of snow which waa melting and which made the streets very slushy, but w* vestured out ta church, * Catholic church af course. Wo wanted to go to tb* Cathedral but war* la to getting oat from th* hotel m (topped ia at on# af Dm church** aearer to the main part o1 tho city. Of course th* service waa all la French and meant very little to as. It seemed ta bo mostly form no doubt this in a natural fooling foi those af us who are accustomed u the simple forms of service. I an very sure that I am sincerely thank ful for the simplicity of oar service* The building In whisk wr assemble) waa one of groat arcbitactual grand eur inaplring a festlng of aw* an< - wonder If tho service did net auggvs ■ a very reverent feeling, and roatri . but# to souls longing*. During tho day wo visited asset a > the points of special interest, all o > which waa greatly enjoyed, but th on* thing that T shall remember shoe this place is the wide rang* of BO ye la tlon with respect to nationality I wumcd that ovary anifana la tha world could be eeen on the streets! «X this city aa tha soldiers at the yv.to'ji coarvtrias of tha world paaaad. •Ki'etf you. it is known as oaa af' th« most wicked places in Francs aad I .n*n, ihinga that a visitor of only tworty-fuur hoar* sacs lands hi in ta utter a prayer that no place shall i v or be sons 1 It was a little after Sevan o’clock | or Ban day evening, when Wilier aad i J'unnd ourselves again packed in oal a Krsarb train making ear way to he old city of Arise. If arms clavan1 o'clock before wa reached this place,i • ir trr.la being a local aad miserably! slow. W* Jumped inta a cab, or reel*.' iy an aato bos, and woand around for o ecru I minute* before wa drew ap in Trout of' the trailing hotel of the uluca which had boea recommended I to us. After a night’s sleep wa spent Oii* of the most enriching day* of 1 Bttght-seslnf, if wa consider historic, interest, that we had yet spent. Among other things is sn old Romani Arena which is nearly two tbonaaodl year* ok) and which is yet In a aplsu-i did slate of preservation. Its seating capacity !• twenty-six thousand Tbs | minx of sn old cathedral with only tve of l!w many grebe* now standing, tj* visited. 'the old Cathedral af St. Trophimt Is hero. Its chief portal lutes from thv twelfth coatary and is a ma.larpicce of graceful arrange muni end rich rawing. A ranseam, the Alcumps. and other places were visited. Everything shoal ihi* an* "lent city by the Rhone speaks af fri/mvr /Lars. There is nothing th»i would remind yon of modern Hm»« Vot a new building, not a modern street, not aa op to dots looking! ■lure. All looked old. The street*| were narrow and windinr. the dwel ler* looked ncin-progreafvtly content ind the lazy moving w.iters of the Rhone seamed U> add to the dreariness sf the place. Bat for n few hoars /lay. no place had given me more in teract. A* I walked through the winding street* I could hut think of the fact that hundred*, possibly thou MlHt of VMfd luifarw t>ltimliai awes iti-w.mod of a country at roar the aaa men anti woman were walking the >trocta through which I v.a> then pasting. It was worth Ih* trip to pond those few hours in Ark-s. Our neat Hop was a: the city of Nines which is only tv-enly wiles j from Arlc# and is aJa- situated Isa | the valley of the Rho All this1 oortior. of Ftar.ee is v.'T beautiful I and the feriiity of the soil made It! an attrartive land for plunder. Thbl i cgion ono of tbs attractive parts O.' Caul that made Caessr determined '« take entire pomeat .on of dual "where the son shone on f-riti|c field* »cd wine was abundant " It ea in ! the year BO B. 0. that Costar crt-cpiedl the whole of Caul wbi. It for 400 • yonr* remained under Re.-tan mV. i Tlvsea are a cumber of filv.t which the visitor at Mates finds Interesting. I Ac found bare another one of the! famous old arenas. Th* dale of Ha erection has been pretty well estab lished as bring bwtween llic yean 1 }• and 11(1 A. D. Of cotre In the uarllrr days of it* existence It eras n ied for gladiatorial combats, bull fights, etc. It is etiH csnl at lime* for hull fights, but genet ally for oth er forms of amuoctnont Something out of th* ordinary took place here <>f> Chnstwae Day. Ifilfi There are quite a number of American saldiara stationed la and arwuad this place and "grim, gaoat ghoet'of Caaaar's days. ~as chased from th* old Areaa. with ihe magic sign of tha Rod Triangle Twas as romantic too, aa anything! •n the olden days. In tha center of - ‘*c ancient Amphitheater was a huge i Christmas tree electrically lighted, an j | tmcncan Santa Clans, singing the! I trst Christmas song, over beard with I m He centurbs old walls, and leading U S. soldiers hi th. singing of tec 'MarrgillaW and the "Slar-Spansrird nirner,” with thou sends ,f the citi^ •.or.- of Mimes present. • bui IM Arms wsj not th* only noint of Interest here. Hors sic to bo seen the “Fountain of tha Nymphs” sod (ha anrlent Roman Bathe near were constructed sums where about 20 R C. Tbs Baths and ecquwlueta wore buried for a thousand and thirty years, being unkartbed hy excavators .n the 10 th century. Near tha Baths rtands the Temple ef Diana; as was once thought, but now regarded as a temple connected with tha neighboring hath* and dedicated to the Nrnpha, Pleasure. Health. etc. On the hill overlooking the city and looking dawn upon the Ruths is the “Great Tower,” railed the "Tourmaime " It has keen •mad for a light houer, signal tower, i Is ullsh, mcrod edifice, etc. Th# view from here ovrHookimr the Rhone valley, and even, with gtaaeei, the Mediterranean sea esa bo aeon. This city also can boast of the meet per fect Reman temple extant the "Mat son Carres' which is supposed to have been erected In the year HO A. D to Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verua It is taa wonderful state of preserve lion. Tn« (vrniy four hour* In thin city was greatly enjoyed. It was about five o'clock 1# the afternoon when out train came to !*k* **• ** our way to Bordeaux. We msaaed connection at Crtte so had 0 spend Ute night m this town. We found ouree’vcs left eut of doors for all the hotel* wore full to overflow •fifc. An Kn^Hinh vfllccr joined us in for a place to spend the night and we found tha headquarter* °f tk® Kngiii* officer* who have o/ Uswir conn try at thi* point. They secured biank f°r us a ad wo spent the night on th. floor, or HHlier and tha Eng. li*h officer did. we drew numbers far 1 the sof. and 1 landed it. It was fly# thirty when we roused • urselvee the next morning to n foi our train. We had only one mars ‘lop on our way and that sens at thi city of Carcawone. The chief ««>. of lutoretl her* was tha welled rite which la an tha bill above whet is ace » Pgnld ue for th« don off InapKa of the fact that wi .had to walk around throiurh ft h ■ '-he enow and (lush eauaod by tb< melting snow. I could not beh> bu think that H would bo a fitting .ten '.for the Haim* for H It ona ef th 'oneliom and moat draar, loaklS . nieces that lhave ever visited. Th •afls completely mwround the rtf ' v-hlch to ao> lahahlusted hy sever* | ‘ bousand people. We visited th* a| church which to beautiful la He arvl ijitectura and solemn In It* eatlwdo . 'lUietnow. Thcra ton* a* one in th I buRdit.g when we visited this chute' t;o<id '•‘•nr few people way. On th ■ “*• <ny we* rough and ret 1 “l***r#T*^*- A* we r.ooTrevereaG f f|i..et In thi i old ckvrth teat fcs f .~t • j<l looking out over th* surroua* i *f-< >.>lb for hundred* of yean, w 1 r .."M hear nothing save the tick, «<* . of the eld deck add the louaimui | xipping of water that was falUe from It* ancient roof. Tha goiat and nwaeom* (tillcM* wa* ifgiimlii. and yet cat tha kind of *pp>*«Mmea* that make* pan want te daa from ttt «4Wnea I bat rather tha kind that make* yea I yearn far that which ia real, for tha I God of galeta***. r» « wa* tha .art «t.f "* 'hi* c r • headed hT*".* f*i Bv’' aa« landing about ten-thirty la the even ing, raMihig acrom In a rah ta catch our boa for St. Solple*. which wa did, arriving about 1 o'clock on tha morning of Pah «th. GODWIN ITEMS Tha yaang people of Godwin gave a vary anjayaol* (Uh fry oat at Shod** MUt Pead *a laat Tnaaday .night la honor of Him Matte. Martin who ha* beta teaching hare ia tha |ach*oL Boat riding waa partlaigatad . in by many of the yenag paanla. Mi** Martin *ooa leave* fee bar noma la Alabama, much te tha regret of hat I many friend*. i. Private Emmet Graham ha* been ■Uncharged from the arm* after aarv . in* many atorrtha ta nance. Mrs. MaiahaH Wiliam* and Mlm Laeile Mclatyr* ware Fayetteviha vlaitera Saturday. Mr. Parry Gadntot of Dean waa I* (kxtwln railing m friend* Banda] afternoon. ■ _ _ _ tn Fayetteville with (2nd*. Cook Heath ~ Hama after WOaatagtea ha* recently tha army whor* ha *gnnt ■ in Franee. 1 Mr. Mlm MAa J day aftern* an In frtai-. a Kit ». D. . _ g la pending a faw day* •r, Mm. N. X. Papa. t mm s TT a§ » aH> * * rt w. 4m1 (Mk M»Wx Miw «• • M|Mt KMk ■ THE CITIZENS OF HARNETT w to the HOME COMING CELEBRA to her SOLDIERS, SAILORS AND MARINES FRIDAY, APRIL 29th, 1919. ..hi.. •-- --- II' !■ Hill SPECIAL HAT SALE LADIES, MISSES AND CHILDREN’S Tailored and Trimmed Hats Reduced to $1.98, $2.98 and $3.98 BefanninK FRIDAY, APRIL 11, and continuing until the entire lot ie disposed of Come Early For Bargains JOHNSON BROTHERS, West Broad Street, Dunn, N. C. ■ ■
The Dunn Dispatch (Dunn, N.C.)
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April 17, 1919, edition 1
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