e ****,**#» ¥ L O C A L * J. E. Wtiliama. cashier of tb« An* pier Bunk A Tryat Co , was here thi» morning on busin#**. A few of the Dana neoyl, are at tending the big circus fn Fayetteville today. There will be a meei.ng of the Wo man’* Club next Friday afternoon, in the Chamber of Commerce room*, at 3 Jil o'clock. A full attendance b urg ed Ernest Fettiway of Kduccombe county, after ipendtng several day' ’ here with hie uncle, B. S. Shaw, re turned home Saturday. ‘‘Mull and Jelf »k the Races'' will be the attraction at tht Opera House in Itunn tonight. The advance sjsle of teal* i9 eneooragmu and a capa city house is expected to Kln;l ^e chaiaeterx made famous by Bud Full er. 8heriff Turlington will be in Dunn Saturday, October *3, for the pui' pone of collecting your 1920 $t»U and county taxes- Hw liuadquurtei j will be at The Commcrieal H,nlvi from 9 to 5 o’clock. afternoon from Greenville, S. c„ where he attended « ousin**, mg of the International Typographi es! Union. He went as delegate from thv Rocky Mount local. I. T U., 0f which he i» a member. F. Skhan of Fayottcville hat moved to Dunn and catahUsbcd a frutt *nd «andy store in the building on Rai(. read avenue, recently vacated by the Craig Bokr-iy. The big State Fair opens in Raleigh today. Many people from Puna and Harnett county will attend, but it |( hardly probable that they will belter exhibits or better races than were seen at the Harnett County Fair here la«t week. The ciowd may be larger, bat the Fair arill not be better. Walter & Gurley Auction Co., will offer for sale at auction tomorrow. October VO, a lot of Dunn property. Money may be a little rfirce at thii lime, but thoae who want to make a t»fo Investment in real ertate in the be«t town In North Carolina should rot let this op|ionun>iy pas unnoticed. The rale of the Buck £mith farm near Puke, which was sold at auction .Monday by the Atlantic Coast Realty Company, was not confirmed. The farm waa bid off at about |37,I)0 the authorities. The flow of water was struct 44i feel deep, after drilling Ihiough wveral feet of rock. A twen ty-four hour ten showed there was plenty of water to be had ut this depth and it is hardly urobablc the excavation will be farced any deeper. Senator |,ee R. Overman and Mra. |Maithull Williams will eddrea* the | cetera of Murnett county in the audl ■_miutsi in Duke, Friday night, Oclo b." 22, at 7:30 o’clock. They will dwcu.s the political iaauee that arc confront'tig the voters of thu county todav. Both are able and brilliant speaker* and the public shuuld hear them, whether you agree with their political view* or noL -i num 'rr oi gmncr* in uunn ana vicinity have received IrltnrK this Vink from some anonymous person stating that if they did not clow their gins they would bo subjected to much damage and grout lots. So far at The Dispatch has been Informed but little mention Is being paid to the threat by the gimtnrs. Guards have been placed at some of the gins during the nVglit. but no trouble is anticipated, it it hardly probable that an organi caller, nf nny proportion* could be formed in this vicinity and the an onymous letters arc' evidently the •ork nf en individual or a very small P*’ty of men. F urther notices are not •xpacU-d. . There are only four more day* be •t”B the time for regiatering will sa P''«. The books positively, clow neat Saturday and if your name is not on •he books iiitlng will be out nf the T-iestion so far at you are concerned, '•o to your torktrar this week and ss 'uro yrearsall' that your name ie prop rr'r registered. A number of women have already registered and Iheir names are being placed on the books steadily. Aa tbsre nT9 only four naoi* days lo do this tnooc who hav«- m t*-d ahould *do ao w.thoul further delay. All ahould re CtaUT «r.*i then they will Have plenty or turn- to deride whether they want to vote and who they want to vote for. Il.iv.nir your name placed on the icjritti»tiun Kook doca not obligate vou in any way to vote on rloction ,***■_ L Geo h. Cannady returned Monday night from a business trip to Oxford. Bom: To Mr. and Mr*. Harper Hol liday, thia morning, twin girla. Born: To Mr. and Mm. Jeaae Wil ton, Monday night October 18th a boy. K. E. Godwin of Raleigh, U her* this week visiting friend*. There wae a decided tendency op ward in the cotton market today. The price closed eeveral point* higher and many are yf the opinion that tfco bot tom hog bean rear bud. An advance of ’ . Iv pcr b*I* in cotton would put a dirfeicnt phase on the business life of the community. A leport ha* reached Dunn that v? regda'car In Johnsonviltc town »bip, in the western part of the coun ty, wai threatened by n bunch of ne rioca last Smu.day when h« refused '.o allow them to have their namel placed on the registration books. The Sheriff was notified immediately and in a short tlmo eeveral deputies were on the spot to furnish protection in ■:ae« of an uptiaing. Several negroes wore in the party and for a while it *• Pope, Dunn, N. C. 34 tf. JOOO FARM FOR SALE.—CON tains 33-ncres, 6-room dwelling aad oatbuilding*. One-half mile ef Buie’s Creek. For uric** eddrem bo* No. 4, Buie'* Creek, N. C. ^2^ pd. fAAfMMWMMMMMlAAM ft —TAXES!"’ Your State and County are now due and the books are in my hands for collection. For the convenience of the public I will be in Dunn, at the Commercial Bank, from 9 to 5 o’clock, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23rd. Please call at the bank during these hours and settle. The Best Time To Pay Is Now !! W. H. TURLINGTON SHERIFF OF HARNETT COUNTY GIN YOUR COTTON AT The big gin in Dunn Jr • | Good work and quick aervicc always mean money saved. Only the properly equipped plant, operated with experienced labor, can do it. Farmers, you have seen the market decline one-half cent and more while you welted for your turn at the gin. You have sold cotton for 5 cants below market price because of poor ginning. Our gin, the most modernly equipped plant in existence, la run by ■killed operators and no customer of our worries about his goods or his time. We do the best and the quickest ginning it Is possible to bo bed. We want to gin your ootton sad we guarantee our service to you. We are always at the top In seed prices and exchanging 7 per cent bright cotton seed meal. i : WE STORE BALED COTTON ! ' f ' 3 " ' General Utility Company j DUI4N, - - NORTH CAROLINA