Dr E. F. Pope, of Goidabotu, *p>irt
yesterday here vveiting relative*.
Mlu Miry Barbour spent the week
end with Mv. and Mn. J. H. Eeeoi-.
Mr. and Mi*. W. H. Stalling*, ol
FuveUgvlBe, spent the week-end her*
with relative*.
Mrs. O. P. Shell lust returned from
a visit to relatives in Raleigh and
Durham.
Rev. Frank CoatA, of Augusta. On ,
is spending tome time here visiting
■datives and /riends.
Mirs Ruth Westbrook, of AuUnder,
is vprnd'ng a fuw days here with her
mother, Mis. p. R Vineon.
Mrs. M. H. Private of Spring
Hope, it visiting her parent*, Mr. »nd
Mis. H. C McNeill.
W. H. f.uea* and W. F. Blake of
Duke were among th* viih-rs :n
Dunn Siaurday afternoon.
M’*. Geo. C. Thoms*, of Roreboro.
; - i M* >. M. (!. Khoury. of Newbern,
an- the sruerts of Mr. and Mrs. 8am
Thom**
Iawrene* Jernlgan retamed Tuns
' " I’jo Atlanta Ga. where he was
operated 01. Wednrerlay in a govern
meat hospital.
Ilovheit Wilson, Jr., roiored, baa
return*.! to Dui.n from Elm City,
w «rv he taggt*. echool the past year
in the Wilson countv colored schools.
Mr. and Mrs. I. V. Brit*, who live
near Lumberton, spent Sundry here
visiting at the home of tilth tni, and
daughti t-in-I-aw, Mr. and Mr*. Cov
er Britt.
Mist Corric Blackmon, or Rich
inord, Va, .is vUHIng Mi»t Myrtle
Pope. Mines Pope and Blackmon
spent yesterday Ir. Fayetteville visit
ing friends.
Rev. and Mrs. J. S. Farmer of
Rideigh spent the week-end her*
vbiting at the home of Mr*. Fartmr'a
biothcr io-law amt sister. Rev. and
M-s. E. N. Johnson.
Regular meeting ef the Cap* Fair
Lodge No. 138 Knights of Pythias.
will U heM Tnupiflay owning at 8
o'clock. Rank of pogrv will bn con
ferred. V taking knight* welcome.
Aa Hfant daughter af Mr. and
Mr*. J. R. South died Sanday The
child anly lived a short time after its
birth. Interment waa matte Sanday
afternoon at t:30 o'clock In Groan
wood comotaij.
J. J. Cook, traveling talesman for
tbe Wheerl Company, of Newark,
Ohio, baa boon given additional terri
fry br hie mmpeny. Si ntwakvda
Florida. HU Mnr if alovea, ranger
ar.ii aafei.
J. K. Hudson. of Doan No. I, waa
•bowing in Dnnn Saturday, aooa ftr.e
specimens of tobacco plaata. Mr.
Hodaon aald he would plant this
spring about • acres la tobacco, 30
acre* In cotton and a plenty of com
nnd faad stuff.
Ou Sanday, April 2#th at 3 p. a.,
Rev. W. J. Janes, iuperintandeut of
the Pin eland School for Otrls, Salem
burg, will deliver tbe commancomeig
narmor. before the Newton Grave
high school. TVe public It cordially
invited to bear him.
Mias Dora Barbour, leading con
testant In tha BmRhtalU Obsarver
contact, baa returned to Dunn from
<* '-rip to Clayton, Smiths old and
Co Ida boro. She la much encouraged
over tha bright prospect of winning
the 10,000-tadle trip, and her chances
a-' ■‘plendtd.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R Murphy and
Mia- Ethel Hooka aprrA Sunday in
Kinston visiting relative* and friend*.
They wvrv accompanied to Kin (ton
by lln. E. L. Briekhoai* and two
children, of New York city, who spent
•ome time her* visiting at the Homo
of Mr. and Mr*. Murphy.
Ctmtvaet waa art lavt week for the
boy* dormitory to be erected at
Buie's Creek. It will contain 46
room* and will be equipped with heat,
water, shower berths, o4c. The cost
of canotrnotlen will be 136.000, and
the Carolina Oonatraetion Co. baa the
contract. ft will be completed by
September let
Tbe Rre company waa called out
twice today In quick eacccetion. The
A ret alarm waa sounded at 11:16 on
account of a blase on the roof of K. J.
Ilodir-n'a home, rtinle* eve - end Ik*
eceond at IS: SO an mount of a
bhic t* the horrt« of Mayor t, L.
Wade, Harnett direct, Both ft tea were
ctriinguUhed before retouch damage
resulted.
The polplt of the Tint Baptiat
chunk of Dunn woo filled both Ban
day morning and evening by outeof
t*w" preoehera. Dr. ft. D. Bryan, a
member of the faculty of Hoke For
c« Collage, preached <n the morning
•"I Rev. J. g. Fanner of Raleigh
preached * the averring aarrieo. Both
aermona warn enjoyed by goori-rioed
Rtt, E. If. Joknmn, jwiWr «t tin
First Baptiat chnreh af Dunn, Son
day at 11 a. aa. preached the dedi
«otory aawnon af the Baptiat ahortb
at ftanalevel. Bov. J. A. Campbell
dtltvorod an address, far which hr
go** •" Iota resting history af the
rimm* ad Bomlevol. Dinner war
••trod os Ow shored grounds rut<
tha program waa anjeyad by a largo
gathering of poapla.
Charlie Join-*, of Wineion-Mnlrm.
| visit #d relatives here la«t week.
Mir- K. J. Swindell, of Southern
Pin**, la visiting friend* in Dunn
this week.
Mi*. L, D fiani* i* visiting hoi
daughter. Ml*. Ben Collin., at Clwr
lottm.
Mr*. A. B. Harrell, of Petersburg,
Va., arrived today to spend torn, el me
with her parent*. Mr. and Mr* Henry
Pope.
Mhu How J»nc Knott, a nwmbei
«f the Coot, high school faculty,
upon! the weeks1 ml with Mist Ruth
WcAbtook.
The nrxn who buyi a factory prod
del buy. factory manngement and
factory character. Or. their eoundnem
depend, the voumlneve of his invert
ment.— Linotype Bulletin.
FOUR YEAR-OLD CHILD
RUN DOWN BY AN AUTO
Minnie Lee Barnet, tho 4 year
old daughter of Mr. and Mra. A. C.
Burr.ea of Donn, wo* run down by
an automobile driven by a Mr. Gwynn
of liuke OI. North EUI* avenue Satur
day afternoon. While the child hod
a dost call. «he escaped wiUiout »c
riow. Injury. According u. those
w.ro witnessed tin- accident, «*> child
came from bi-hind another car, which
v-B» parked on ih* side of the atroet
and walked If. front of the moving
enr, which knocked heir down and
dragged her a few feet before it
could bv .topped. Thi child's face
wao right badly bruised anil dir »uf
ferrd other minor brukra.
DUNN ROUTE ONE
Tlic pail week ha. becu one of
great activity in thi. community
Planting cotlor. has been tho order of
the day. The farmers have about
Anuhrd planting their early crepe.
TIi* heavy mint » few days ago
packed the ground no that corn that
had been planted ha* failed to come
-P «« m •*-•*** nowfrcr, with warm
•lays of th* pat weak, thing* ha**
takan on newness of life, and it ij
Uoglniuj.tr to look like spring.
Mr. laonard Edge, who has keen
sick for Sevan) days, died at th*
t*«m« af hit daughter Mrs. Andrew
Smith April lPth. Mr. Edge was a
Confederate soldier belonging to Co
K. 24th Regiment, Cspi, Evans, com
manding. Deceased was born Oct.
S. 1838, being R6 yeans, 7 months
and 18 days old. Funeral service*
wrra conducted at the home by Re*.
H U Davl*, pastor Methodist church
■* Duke, April 20th. tnu-rment was
mad* in tbs Naylor burying ground.
W« extend sympathy to hi* aged
widow and children.
Rev. 8. W. Phillips filled hi» r^g
olar appointment at Wesley's chapel
Sunday.
Mr. Eddie liodd and daughters, of
Goldsboro, viailed relatives h.rs gun
day They war* accompanied by Mias
Axalee Hvoter
We regret to chronicle the death
of our esteemed friend. Mr. Jno. Q.
Jonco. which occurred at his home
at Godwin. April l»th. Mr. Jones
lived in this county (Sampson) all
his Mf* until about ten year* ago,
whan he moved to Godwin, He was
a successful farmer and business
m*n. Ha was the pioneer of what
1* known ss diversified farming in this
section. Mr. Jones was a safe load
er. and hia people trusted him. He
*** untiring in hit efforts for tho
betterment of th* eoramunity In
which ho lired. Doe eased was sev
enty ycuc* old, and had been Is. fail
ing health for several months. He
loaves a widow and one daughter,.
Mr*. E. C. Edgerton, besides a groat
ho*t of other kindred and friends to
sorrow at his going, hot they f«*l
that their loss la hie gain. Funeral
sendee* war* conducted from the
home by Ear. A. R. McQueen, burial
at th# family burying place, oa his
old home place in Dismal township.
, We command tbs sorrowing ones to
Him who death nil things well.
i no tgiqneiKcmeiK exercise* oi
Mingo school win he Moy 3rd and
4Ui. Program will bo announced later.
Mr. O. B. Naylor ami family visited
M Mr Ever.dvr Pope’s, at Cooper,
Bondoy.
Mr. and Mia. <Je«. Naytor, Dona,
visited Mr. Naylor’s brother, Rev.
Milos, Sunday.
Miss Lucy Naylor, etoHnrrt at !te
lomburg, spent the weekend at homo.
Mies Mary Parker, of Dune, vie
wed friends here Sunday.
Mr. Royal StricMond. of Malttend,
Pta., is visiting relative* her*.
Mr. David WHHford, attorney at
Oroenvfllc, N. C„ visited his parent*.
Mr. snd Mrs. D. M. Williford, Bai^
day.
Quite a aambor of oar yoang folk*
attended eehool etoeing exeseloen at
Cooper Thursday and Friday. Hen.
Leo Carlton, of Cknton, dalivored tea
nddreos. Mr. Carlton la Sompoon’i
moot gifted speaker, and ie always
found on the moral old* of every
ten*.
The Barer* else* nt Spring Bramh
I* growing theao day*, both in num
ber* and Intercut Com* •*, Soya,
and tad a* have the boot rlasa tai tea
county.
Mime* Led* j*«luon and Ana*
Baggett, studante at Pinotnnd, spent
the week end at heme.
Mia Alma Rain, etodeat at Bale’s
Crook, opont the week-oad with hot
-(■rente. Rev. and Mr* 0. A. Bain.
SIMPf/R SCRIBE
April tl. IMS.
THE WOMAN’S CLUB
¥ WOMAN’S CLUB CALENDAR *
¥ FOR APRIL ¥
¥ Music Department—Friday ¥
¥ P. U.. 8:30—April «th. *
V Buxines* Civlea Meeting— ¥
* Friday P. M., 8:80—April II. ¥
¥ Home Economies Department *
* —Friday P. M.. 8:30—April ¥
¥ 27th. ¥
* ¥
MfHmemmeeeemeei -
HOME ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT
Vha hon>.- economics departmenl
of the Woman* Club will hold tt*
regolar mooting at the club rooms
Friday. April 27th. at 8 p. m At
this meeting the gill* from the home
economic* ilcpautmunl of the high
school will h*rc an exhibit. All lit.
terented pal,on* of the school and
Mm Indie* of the town ar* urged to
be preteig.
SAW MILL AT COATS
DESTROYED BY BLAZE
Coats, April 24.—The saw oiiII, en
gine and bo:ter, with a .im*11 uai.tlty
Jf lumber, belonging to T. C. Stew
an. was completely destroyed by fi.-s
here yesterday about 8 o’clock. A
•cifl Iw.iw tilled with meal, and a
boxcar, narrowly rrcaped banting.
Tie lost is about 12,000.
IHmn Family Laundry
Ooened This Week
H. D. Hood, J, , Formerly o< Nor
'•Ik, Va, Will Harr Chary*
Of Pteel
The Dunn Family Laundry war
opened far bumnenj yrtfcpTvWy This
new ciAerprioe fa located in a new
hrlck building adjoining the plant of
th» Dunn Ice * Fori Co. North
Veucc street H. D. Hood. Jr., form
erly of Norfolk., la proprietor of (Its
laundry. Hr. Hood U an experienc
ed laundry man. haring had ssvorai
yrars’ experience in the laundry ba«
isaa.
Tht equipment is far washing and
Is up-Co-tele In rvrry detail. The
machinery installed will do Mir wwah
Ing for twrlrs different families at
the same tun*, and yet Ml' clothing
of no two famil'ea is mixed in the
least. The plant Is capable of tak
ing cate of the washing for S00 fare
ikes each week, according to Mr.
Hood.
The plan under which the laundry
will hr operated provider for U*S
slothing u> be called for and dslirsrud
the same day. free laundry bags ba
in* fumkdmd by the laundry. The
diarge for washing it tl per family,
with a maximum of 20 pounds of
dry clothes. All over 20 peunds will
be charged for at the rate of S eon la
■or pound.
All washed clothes are dried with
Rn BrUiomAtir d r-virw-v *■— willi
no danger of breaking buttons or in
jury to clothing. When the AnieV
in* touches have boon applied this
laundry win be one of the very best
equipped damp-wash laundries in the
State.
It was through the -Ports of the
Dunn Chamber of Commerce that the
laundry was established In Dunn and
it will All a long-felt necessity here.
blsPMAll—COWELL
Fayetteville, April 14.—Cards an
noanciag the marriage of Mia* Aline
Dell Cowed to Mr. Joseph Rogers Me
PhaJl, Jr., have been issued by the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
Christopher Cowell, of this elty. The
ceremony was performed In the la
dle*' parlor of the HoAel LaPayette
Katorday waning. The eflkiating
minister was the Rev. H. A. Humble,
the bride’s pastor, who was assisted
by tbs Rev. Prank Culbrsth, of Laur.
inburg, former pastor of the bride
FToom. The ring ceremony of th*
Methotlisl Episcopal church waa osed.
The decorations were in keeping
with the beautifully simple character
1
of the ceremony. The vow* were I
void before an Imprerieed alter af i
' Enatcr lilki and Southern red Lax. i
Thu bride'* c return* wa* a modteh •
of midaiyht Mae. She carried a r
a «hewer bouquet of bride'* roe**
and 111!** of the valley. •
, Mr. and Mr*. MeFbail felt lmm«- >
I dlately after the ceremony for a bri- >
, dal tQur la the north. I
, Mia. McPhall t* a chaiminy yiri. H
j b: tin cite type, and a lovable natara 1
i She powcaeee unueual beauty of tee
I haa wan the heart* cf many friend*. I
Mr* McPhall haa token a prominent; ■
1 pert in th* aocial and rally I out life
of Kayrltavillf, and the fact that they1 i
will continue to make their home here' c
will be received with fratiflratiea I J
Ur. McPkail it one of the moot'
popular youny mm, aot only ia Pay.;
»ttnville, but in North Carolina, the'
riirle of hi* frirnde, which coincide*'
with the sum bur of M* acquaint
anara. oxUadir.y to every port of the
State. He ie a well known life Irv
•uruncc awn. and haa met with pre
nounced aucccte in thl* Held.
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| STATEMENT
' uf tlw ownership, — irayatann ate.,
of the Dunn Diapotoh, rend-weekly,
nablMictf at Ihuia, Harnett, County,
N. C... tor April lat, IMS. required
by tow:
1 Owter. PribUaher and Muaftr, L.
Hu*be* Pope Puna, ft C.
Editor. P. Crevor Britt. Dunn N.C
L BU8BEC POPE,
PobHahur.
I Sworn to and oibacribod before ma
tbia 24th day of April ISM.
H. A. PARKER. Notary Public.
My conmdwdon expiree Dec. flet
QTVYyYYYVYYYVYwwwwhA\At
D«U». April 2a—A eerie of re
vivol ecrekee are te begin at tbe
Methodist church next Tharoday
right, with tbe Rt». G B Starting,
ef Mount Olive, awiotsd by the Rev.
H. L. Darla, paator ef the Weal
| church, rood acting thorn. The mag.
| ing will be led by Frank L Wilecn,
! Who ia a trained cheettar. Tbe putJ
j 1,rRT already giyea of «te appraecH
‘n* nwetlag and the Internet being
fhown wil no doubt bring many to
tiioor aermcco.
*ev H. L. Daria, pawn of tko
Methodist drrti, ceded to bis
| Ivoare at Hemp Saturday on account
! of the «addon death of hk young
; brother, who war Wiled when a tale
; mine in which be Al worhk.g caved
la. boryiag blot and two other*. Bor.
Mr. UaTk left lmmi tlal.ly ao roco.pt
of the telegram iafenadng him ef the
tmredy, ini H b lot Mow* whan
• hr wil] rotara. However, be k ex
' ported bark by Tharoday ankle ha
’>» ai.avoi.laMy detained.
Mr. and Mr*. A. L Oldham and
Mte. C Woodworth Spent Sunday in
Dtwham orHh relatives.
Walter F. Blake la iponding this
a-iwh In Washington, D. C.. attending
the National Amoetedon of Mortc
Clubs, which moots thero this wonV.
Mn. Martha E. Eyala k spending
•evend days in Samoa on ecoonnt of
the iUnou of her daughter, Mrs J. ,
W. Raynor.
Mim Elisabeth Eenrvsy, of the high
**■>»••> faculty, Went the work-end
with Mrs. E. R Thomas at her home
mi Durham.
E R. Thomas Wes! •lruggWt. s*en»
tv week-end whh hit (amity in Due
Ham.
i. Ben Coppedge. of Baletgfc, wni a
buxine** riwtor bera Monday.
Bdwin M Bottcpont tha weak-and
; with friend* in Man.
I C. o. Sample, of the high eehoel
faculty, wet a week-end etatter la
Greenville.
j Mr*, fl. J. Clarke, Sr., «f LMietta,
1* ypeading eeearal day* hare with her
eon. 8. J. Clarke. Jr.
1 Mr. end Mr*. C. B. Godfrey and
hire* Juanita and Baby Sewell pyent
flamlay in Raleigh.
Mr. and Mia J. U Skinner, at Lit
i Union, tpenl the week-end here, tha
•nu of Mr. and Mr*. I. I. Clark*,
r.
Mr. and Mm. L. L Pate and ftarty
rant the w—k-aad at Beoeea wltli
Pl»tlT«».
Mr. sad Mm. A. D. Woodworth
peat Sunday ad Bunn Laval with
Ib. Woodworth’* paraate. Mr. aad
In. B. 8. Byrd.
Mr. and Mr*. D. A. Byrd aad lam
1 (pent tXe week-end wfch ralativaa
Mr. and Mm O. B. Shapna and
iiaily (pant Banday with rriatier*
t Bona Laval.
•avaral {not kar* attended tea
•d tea lien of tka Prteadtetp Baptlat
torch at Bona Laval Banday. Mr.
teaaa^ parlor of tea Pint BapUat
te.j m .a
chip P Dm, ynatlnd <h mar
man and dadWotod tba baitdiap. Mat
J. A. Camp ball, of Pala’i Cnp, n
•ountad tha Matary of tha FriendPui
charth hoar Ka fotadatlaa M a Home
Of MMkbi which waa da lad back a
f«HtmoH4w man or mm. Tb
am bufldiag la • eoanntUaaa boa*
with several Pan Pi? achool room
aad adda much ta tha conuaaaitr a* i
what*.
Tha funeral at J. tawiamr PmUh
wto Mad Satarday, waa bald Panda:
tram bla aid home, aboat throe ndle
aoatb of bor*. Mr. Poritb waa • oat
•ran at tha CM War. and at ib.
Ume of KW death be waa near ‘Ju
rl*hty-rear mart la Ufa. Ptrab«i
and the loflraiitlea at old apa am
14*
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| At Colonial Theatre
Dunn, N. C.
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Kuna Continually from 3 p. m. to I I p. m.
Wednesday
The Picture you all have been waiting for
i| “THE WORLD’S A STAGE”
Elinor Glyn’a
version of a screen star's life in
HOLLYWOOD
The Moat Interesting City in the World
The moat talked about picture of
the Year j;
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Thursday: William Duncan in “ The
Fighting Guide."
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Condensed Statement of the Condition of
First National Bank
DUNN, N, C.
.
aft ths close of Business April 1Mb, 1923
RESOURCES
Loerns and Discounts_ $571,548.90
Building and Furniture__ 56,670.39
5 per cent Redemption Fund .. __ 2,000.00
Federal Reserve Bank stock_ 2.100.00
North Carolina bonds a ndstocks_ 3,750.00
U. S. Government Bonds_ 40,950.00
Cash on hand and in banks_ 136.587.58
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Total. $813,606.87
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock...$ 50,000.00
Surplus and undivided profits __ 31,546.96
War Finance advance_ 40,722.72
Circulation . 40,000.00
Rediscounts. Federal Reserve. 149.391.26
Dediscounts, other banks__12,300.00
Bills Payable, other banks_ 27,500.00
Deferred Credits. Federal Reserve. 14.420.73
Reserved for Liberty Bonds_ 5,400.00
Deposits. 442.325.20
Tt**l.-_$813,606.87
N. A. TOWNSEND. ~ . •
J. W. DRAUOHON...I _ "I” ‘ "vi^President
u -—Active Vics-Prsrfdemt
1. O. WARREN_J...idiuit CaSlS
_ . 9v of shove statement. the Pint Nations)
Rank, the Oldest Bank in thi* section, solicits your account.
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