'V *
FAR THIS YEAR
TO BE, THE BEST
EVER HELD HERE
*_
Budget For Making It Such Ar
ranged At Mooting Tues
day Evening
PREMIUM LIST TO BE
ISSUED AT EARLY DATE
Fair Will Open On October 9
And Run Through October
IS—More And Better Ex
hibits,. Better Free Attree.
tiona, * Racing And Mid-Wwy
Will Moke Up IMS Fair
Plan To Take In Fonr Coun
ties. .
A Imdget which will enable the
management of the Harnett Coun
ty Agricultural Fair Association to
stage the "biggest anti best” fair in
the hfslory of the association was
l>a.vted ujon by the cxecutie com
niittee of the Fair association at a
meeting Tuesday evening. The bud
get touts $5,250.00, and will-rnaure
a lair tor Dunn ind the' Dunn
Di*trict second to none in Fjstern
. -\orth Carolina
As has been stated in The Dis
patch. the 1023 fair will open Tucs
tlay, October it, and last through
Friday, October 12. The fair man
agement will leave nothing undone
in making the fair this year the
greatest ol them all. More exhib
its of all kinds, better exhibit*, bet
ter horse racing, more and better
free attraction*. a better midway,
and everything that goe* into the
making of a better fair in every
way is promised this year.
Copy for tire premium list is being
compiled by Ellis Goldstein, busi
ness manager of the fair, and F.<
Grover Britt, secretary, and will be
turned over to the printer within the
next few days. Several thousand
copies will be printed and diatrib
' ttfMl iWasakiull lKi« nan- ial. Hlr
r
rneeting-itjesday evening the
fact that this is not to he \ Dunn
fair, hot a district fair The pui
|K>*c of the Harnett County Agri
cultural Fair is to promote interest
in agriculture,’not only throughout
Harnett county, hut in all the othei
counties surrounifing Dunn Farm
er* nf Cumberland, ^amps/m, John*
ton and Harnett counties are asked
to aid in making the 1923 fair one
that will l«e n credit to this entire
section.
AUTO ACCIDENT FROVED
FATAL TO AIREDALE DOC
‘•He came to his death through
an accident,” is the verdict ren
dered liy the public a* it Warns "the
particular* of the death of Scotti
Airedale, killed Wednesday tuoni
,ing when run down by an auto
mobile driven l»v \V. Bruce Malice
on a highway, near Dunn. Accord
ing to the story told by eye wit nos
es, Scotti was standing tnl the run
ning hoard tif Mr. Malice's car
when he lost his footing and fell off.
The rear wheel iwssed over his
body, inflicting injuries that result
ed in instant death. The indent has
worried Mr. Mabcc considerably,
notwithstanding the fact that no
blame is attached, to him for what
happened. Scotti was a pet dog
owned by Mr. Maliee.
The |wstor of the Gospel TaJwr
nacle church is very anxious that
every member he present nc\t Sun
day. The sbuject for the morning
service will be: “ God’s Man (of a
Revival."
Wc also extend a liearty welcome
to friends and strangers. All nr«
welcome.
Revival services will begin in th'u
church the second Sunday morn inf
in June, and continue ihmughmu
the month Pray and pbm now It
come and lie with us.
J. I„ DAVIS,
Pastor.
nr YOU SQUEAL. I’LL KILL
YOV'i SHE DID) HE DU
Ludington, Mich.. May 21.—" 1
- you squeal on me to the court, so
if 1 don't MW you," Adolph Mosll
Summit township farmer, it allege,
to have often mid to hi# wife, Fran
res. She "squealed” Friday, bring
irg about his conviction on a charg
of non-support and alto started di
vorce proceedings. Within 24 hour
her body lay on a hilltop near hi
home, whence she had flad and die
after her husband had slashed he
throat with a rasor. Musil cut hi
own throat with a pocket knife, bt
has a chance to recover.
WILSON JAIL FOUND
TO BE IN BAD SHAPI
Solicitor -AKsbroek Seye Ho Wcvldn'
L*t> Hie -Deg Stef
l> It
Wilson, May 23—Solicitor All*
••rook ie not et all plraied with con
tlilion* ha be fimls them in Uie Wii
son county jail. He together wki
Homer Anderson entered the jail yce
Icr-lay in order to make an invest!
gallon ■ tthr direction of Governo:
Morrism. who la railing on all tb
solicitor* of the State to examine tb<
prisons in thmr countiv* and maki
a report.
Solicitor AlUbrooC eaid that »
would never be poeelbsl to fix uj
the old Jail and make It sanitary anr
habitable ami the only thing Uu
County could do ia to build a now jai
anti court bouse.
He remarked to Mr. Jtndcraou thal
h» would not allow hja dog to V
locked in the place mr night am
that he was going to Ull the Govemoi
something about the conditions la th<
W'lton county jail.
FARMER KILLED WHEN -
CALLED TO THE DOOR
Mae Who W«,t Mldta, With Dead
Father*. Deagfcter
AiTUSsd
_1_L_
Wellington. N. C, May II.—WII
Ham Taylor was dkot and killed al
hie farm house aear hero last nlgbl
aad Garland Wynn was arrested and
held on suspicion pending aa In
quest- Taylor had chsatised his lt
year old daughter, -it waa said, be
cause obe went riding Sunday after
noon with Wynn and another man,
both of whom be said wore forbidden
to come to the house, and R we* mid
that the men had words.
After dark Taylor was called to
the -loor, by someone and Ant to
death. Sheriff Harris said ha discov
ered today (he print* of a barefoot
and found a man's sock. Wyna's af
reet followed /
\ ___
MLAVIO DEATH TO •SHOOT**
MG GAMS PlCf
| felt when your parent* ft rot took you
i to the cilcu* oiul yoo grated upon
the mammoth boeata known a* olo
piijfnt*? Wall, if they thrilled you,
you art In far more thrtUa and a
great surprise when you oee the ale
pbanu in tho feature Universal pro
duction "Hunting Big Gnmo in Af
rica," which wo* photographod by
H. A. Snow and Bklaey Snow. H
come* to tho Colonial theatre or
Monday for an engagement of twe
day*.
Elephant* oupply the thrill of the
picture. They are far removed tract
the etrrua or 100 animal that wi
are ail acquainted with. Tho Afrtcar
elephant, Kr Snow utagea, io Um
moat dangerous of all wild animal*
and the elephant* ho found ia tV
bed of an extinct crater, three mil«
in width, compare with captive aid
mala aa the proud racing (talUoi
comparer with a Shetland pony. TV
African elephant tower* thirty fee
high, their tuaka measuring mor*
than alx feet. The ear* are grea
ftape fifteen feet wide. And in addl
tion they know their power and non
to rxaka uae of it.
A dramatic eeene in which a hen
of forty of thaae wild bcmjt* ham
for the camera, while the native
fleo into the tree-tops aoppliaa th
climax of tho picture. Ten of tb
groat beaata were ahot, but Ml
8now excuse* the slaughter by say
Ing that the arild African elephant I
instant death wherever met.
JUSTICE PLATT WALKER
PASSED AWAY TUESDA1
Associate Justice Ptitt O. Waltiei
of the North Carolina Supreme cour
died Tuesday at hi* hams in Raletp)
following a week's illness with aeltk
ala. The funeral took ptsea in Wl
mlngtan, blnhplare af the deceaaw
y eats relay and interment waa made (
Oakdale cemetery In that city.
SHOE INDUSTRY AT*
. BROCKTON TIED U1
__________ •
1 Brockjon, Mai*.. May 23.—Wit
over one thousand additional *ho
: operatives — stitcher*, vamper* an
t heeler* — added to the rank* of Hi
. striker* today, the shoe irxhntr
I here wa« tied up tighetr than ever.
■Mssit 10,000 persona are now ot
of work, and the aereaaion of loci
I union* from the Boot and She
> Workers Union has left (hat orgar
» i tat ton with only a small group c
i adherent*.
I -
r When a man boy* a suit of a<
> vertised clothe* he secretly think
t • be will look like the picture in tfc
advertisement*.
• I
LOOKING TON WHISKY,*
FINDS BODY OF BA^Y
I Sb.ri# TilUrl •( Dirltm Camtl
L*4 Ts »p«t la titvwittl
By ■
Lexington, May
■ last night by an Informant, who tuiU
- lie cmiM lead u> a place wheVegvhis
i key was buried. Sheriff K. IT.- Tal
- bcrl went In Silver llill township,
• seven or eight mile* from l-exmgton
■ f oniavrd a Inuip of brush and dug in
the ground.
Tn his sui prise the body of a baby
i was unearthed. The informant is
said to have admitted liven that he
suspected what wax buried under
the brush, hut that lie wanted the
officer to make live find himself. A
The sheriff and Dr. D. R. l’erry,
county health officer, went to the
spot this morning and marie an ex
amination of the little body. There
were indications that the child had
lived after birth and probably had
been alain. Coroner Mock waa sum
moned and went to the scene ihi«
’afternoon, wlvcrr an inquest was
conducted.
Sheriff Talbert stated today that
lie had several dues that might
prove of awiytance in unravelling
the- mystery. It was reported that
IherA might be some connectina be
tween the death of a woman in that
section and the death of the -infant.
DUNN DEFEATS GODWIN
IN BA.1F.BAU GAME
Dunn defeated Godwin 6 to 3
in the qjMimenrcment game at Gqd
win Tuesday, in a holly contested
ganve "Lefty" Markham. God
win’s southpaw, pitched well except
for two bad innings, while “Clebc"
Wilson was steady throughout nine
centos. With Wright and Sam Ter
rel pasriming for the local high*
and a lew timely hit* by entire
team, they come from behind to
win.
Godwin started off with a ruth,
by getting three men on the path*,
rhea ^met Edgerton singled and
agony for Markham. • In the sixth
Markham doubled, hut was unalde
to get any further on acoutM of ihe
inability of Godwin to hit "ClebcV
masterful twirling. In the 8th
Markham gave " Sid” Wilson free
transportation, then Wriglit wall
eped the agate for his fourth con
secutive hit of the game. The God
win boys did the 1-2-3 act in tbei>
half of the'8th. la the Ml Sutton
flew out to center, Ferral hit a
double-header, aod Rudolph Wil
son hit for four bases, Sid Wilson
walked and Wright scored when
11. Raggett hit for three lose*
Dowd ended the fracas by flying out
to right. Tbe feature* of the game
were the hitting of Ferral, Wright,
Baggett, Dowd, Ra* Wilson ami
Sid Wilson Ra* Wilson and
Wright’s hitting were chiefly no
ticeable. “Ra** got a circuit clout,
while Wriglit nude 4 of his 5 trial*
fruitful. Newberry made a sens*
tional »tab of Markham’s liner in
the ninth, when he raced heck of the
keystone station, leaped into the
orone to glove the old horschidc.
i Score by inning*:
'Godwin _ 300000000
1 Dunn_00000001.1
1 Rattery: Markham and F.dper
| ton: W'ison and Raggett...
REUNION A NO PAGEANT •
The'first home coming of all lbs
I former students of l*eac« Institut*
promise* »o be an epoch in the his
tory of the school. All former stu
, dents of the school Itave been in
vited back to their Alma Mater, or
this, -tlte 50th anniversary rtf ih<
• founding of the school .in order tt
• renew acquaintances anti aasocia
• tioos.
• Over 3.200 student* have attend
- ed school at Peace Institute, and a
'• tlte school dale* to 1872. it is hope*
II to have graduates present from tb
very first classes of the school Re
*pnn*e* coming from the letter
soft to the student* signify tha
• there will be a targe attendance fo
the reunion
i The commencement begins Will
t Sunday, May 27th, and the becca
1 laureate sermon will be preachei
i l»y Rev. B. R. lAcy. Jr. D. D.. pas
t tor of Central Praabytcrian Chore!
Atlanta. Ga. Dr. Lacy is a great
t grandson of Rev. Robert Burwel
i) first president of the school,
e Monday, May 28th, wiH be use
r as Alumnae Day There will h
f group meetings and informal eta*
reunions. 'liter* will also be a gee
eral business meeting nf all ahitr
- nee, followed by the tlpmnee Inti
a cheon. Mrs. Joeeohu* Daniel)
e chairman of the reunion commit to
will bt hostess to the alumnae 0
DUKE NEW® |
The closing exercise* s^K the
Duke high school svere cat^Bout
in a pinning Way last Vee^RThe
ojieretta. "Snow SVliiie" ^Hfite
high ncIkhJ (days were l^Hlldly
given, and were well ree^Bt by
the large Audience* each moBCer
tihcaies for perfect ataHmcc
were ? resented to almost aHt of
hoys and girl*, who had ;^Hhgr
missed a day nor been tard^Bkad
ing certificates were also Hi to
forty-two students—«eteiddtjJkL.thg
most of any tine school ra^Hffctt
— wlio had completed the ^Htred
books. 'Che Thomas ll^Robb
Scholarship medal was aw^Hh to
.Mis* Mattie Mae l*e, of ^^Baerr
enth grade; who made flHery
splendid record for the yea’^K
Practically all of the mei^Ba .erf
the school faculty havg or
their respective bomesf, JHkng
the following: Mislet DdHand
Mavroe Williams to Fletch^^Wss
K unice Hoover to MathMf^Hiis
Alice A Parker to SouthrtflHLis;
Miss Nell Gibb* to GardJBI^'V
Misses Rose and Gladys‘j^^Kon
to Penrose, and Misses AdHHldc
ett andTanty Smith t^OHk
guest of Mrs. Will -GjN^^Etea
last week in Raleigh
Xlr. and Mr*. C.
several days last week wflKela
fives in Brooklyn, N- YriBH.. ..
Greensboro baseball a
week-end viutor l^e^jj
of Cerro Gordo, left for^B^E|uc
here the guests of
Felix M. McKay.
children, spent the
relative-' in Fayetteville..
j. lieu Coppedge, of Ralegh, was
a visitor here last Monday.
Miss Rose and Gladys Hamilton,
Francis and Stiiie Roberson, Nell
Gibhs, Doris Caldwell, and Mesrr*.
Willis Porter and J. M Hawley
spent the week end at 'Wrights
vitle Reach.
A submitting of samples of fur
niture. desks and other equipment
is to be shown‘at the new achool
building Thursday, when the fur
nishings are to be purchased for
the school
An epidemic of measles has been
raging here and in the sttfronnd
ing vicinity for the past few days,
resuhnng in one death in the
country of one member of which
every other member with the ex
ception nf one are in bed with this
malady. There is no dangdr, how
ever, according to the loc|l physi
cians, as the situation is- well .in
l»aud, ami it is thought tbaf the
measles wil soon be a "hack num
ber" here.
Arthur F. Fowler, list-taker for
Duke township, wish's to impress
upon the minds of those who have
not listed that this is the last week
in which to do so. He and his as
_a 11 t * ik. f*. TV—I.
*11 day Friday and Saturday of
this week to list thane vAo have
neglected same or else forgotten it.
F.very person of lax age V utged
to attend to this on the above days
and avoid the terrible mistake of
having been “too late.”
Jessie, the five-year ukl daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. W.Jl. Tur
lington,* who live near hare, died
last Friday front the effects of eat
ing *tryrhnine by mistake, The lit
tle girl found the poison in a place
' whege Mr. Turlington had put it
1 m a safe place he thought, but th«
child discovered it as . sj* wat
cleaning out soma vasea for flow
1 era. Site ate some of tba.*Mtbd
: powder, thinking it a medicine afu
Had been accustomed to take wher
sick, and lived only about tw<
1 hours. The interment waa wads is
. the family burying ground attendee
1 by a throng of sorrowing friends.
Monday' afternoon at her horn
* "Wakestooe."
The pageant, ‘ The Pragma o
Peace.” will be given Monday eve
I nmg at 8:JO. The pegaant tail
> depict the history of the saMOt frur
i its founding in 1872 to th* presen
- time. « The pageant will ba of grea
- intereat to »B of the ahwwae an
- to the people of Rak^h.-for the his
/ lory of the school and of the ch
ha* been closely interlinked An
1 other interesting fader aaterin,
Asheville, May lft.—Miss Frances
McCurdy, 16-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. McCurdy, of Mur
phy, pleaded guilty in United State*
di»tnct court here today to robbing
the Murphy postuffvec. She tohl
4t court bow she dressed in over
alls, slipped into tht room of Os-1
bora Cijpe, postal derir, and re
moved the keys to the eBc from
his pocket while be was asleep. She
testified that she had copied the
combination to the safe several
days previously and the atcurwg
of eight registered letters contain
ing $15 and $151.91 hi cash waa
therefore easy.
Toby Fain and Fred Dickey, Jr,
who are also under indictment for
complicity' in the robhery, entered
pleas of not goitty, and their trial
occupied the entire afternoon see
[oion of the court. White on the
, stand this afternoon -Fain declared
that be had fried u> jwrsuadc Mia*
McCurdy not to rob the offer and
that he did not assist her in any
DUNN ROUTE ONE
Cotton-chopping Is the order hi
the day here. -The last fear days
having been warm, ettton has taker
on'new life, and much improvement
is noted 0 sacral Green has ap
peared in battle array, and we are
having quite a scuffle with Rim.
Generally snaalrlng, the crop situa
tion Is much better.
Rev. J. A. Campbell, nf Base’s
Creek, filled his regular appoint
ment at Spriag Branch Sunday eve
ning, and preached an eucafWnt ser
mon from Dent. 33:25. The church
at. Spring Branch has voted Mr.
o-*■•■** Uw «< -
Dismal,
tor's Sunday.
Mr. A. T. Dixon, of Raleigh, vis
ited relatives here Sunday.
Mr. Frank Dawson, of
villc, visited relatives here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ite, of
dement, attended services at Spring
Branch Sunday evening.
Misa l-ucy Naylor is aaending
the summer school at Buk-'s Creak.
Miss F.va Tew, of Clinton, was
the guest of Miss Lucy Naylor, Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. Bynum Jackson, of Cooper,
visited friends here Sunday.
Mr. DavicT Starling died sudden
•1> May 21st at his borne. He was
at work. Mr. Starling was 75 years
old. and had lived in tins commun
ity all his life He leaves a widow.
Fie was a cdbsistent member of Cor
inth P. W. B. church. The burial
will take |>lac« this evening.(May
22) at Starling's burying place. We
extend our sympathy to the be
reaved ones.
Rev. W. M. Page, of Cuie’s
Creek, passed through here Scrnday
eveuing. on his way home from
Clement, where he is serving as a
pastor.
Preaching at Wesley chapel next
Sunday. Rev. S. W. Phillips, the
pastor, extends an invitation to the
public to attend. Mr. Phillip* is
planning to begin bis lectures on
the TliWe «.t this church soon.
Sim rut Scalar.
May 22.
into the staging of the pageant is
that in many cases relatives of for
mer school officials will be partici
pants in the periods hi which their
I>arrot' or grandparent* lived.
An interesting booklet containing
the pageant has bten prepared. In
addition to the lines of the pageant
this booklet contains rite atlntin is
tratkm of the school. There hr.ve
been five president' of the school:
Dr. John Burwetl from 1*72-11*0:
Dr. James Dwimfcke from lfWV
1907; Dr. Henry Jerome Stuckard
from 190*-1912; Dr. George Jtm
i kin Ramsey frm 1912-1916; Miss
i Mary Owan Graham from 1916 to
I the present time. A program of
the nrst commencement in 1*72 I*
. included in the booklet and as a cun
■ tract to this a program of the M23
! It is expected that the attendance
• at the pageant win tax the capncitt
I of the campus. Special boxes seat
i mg 4. 6 end • people are on salt
i for *10, *15, **) The price fm
l general admission will be *1«00 fm
I adult* and 50 cents for children
Seats may be bought in advance
r by sending check to the Alumna*
- Secretary. Peace Institute, Raleigh
[ N. C.—News had Observer.
PRESCOTT . JACKSON
A very pretty and attractive wed*
dine wa» per formed at 9 o'clock
Tucvday evening at the home of
Mr. W. A. Jackaon, Shady Grove,
Sampvon county, wlien lue daugh
ter, Min Olivia Loi* Jarkaon, be
came the bride of Mr. M. Butler
Prescott, Rev. J. E. Sawyer, of
Ajrden, officiating, uvipg a very
pretty nng ceremony. The home
wav bfcaati fully decorated with
rovev, sweet pc**, fern* and long
leaf ptnrv.
Just before die ceremony, Mr.
Coke lYeacott vang. “ O Promise
Me." I-ohengrin’v Wedding March
ya* rendered by Min* Sal He Nay
lor. lived av a |>roce**ianal, while
Mendelssohn’* Wedding Marrfa
verved as a recessional. During the
ceremony Mim Naylor aoftly plaved
" I Love You Truly "
The bridal party convivted ol
Mi® F.va Jackson, maid of honor,
dressed in Rght blue crepe de chene,
carrying Columbia roses. Mi*
Flora Will®, dressed in white or
gandie and mrryiag whrie rose*
Mr. Rodney Prescott, brother ol
the groom, was groomsman. Vf®
die Jackson, sitter of the bride, wai
, ring bear®, dressed in white or
gandie, carrying the ring in a rose
Little Miss® Qemice Jackson, sis
t® of the bride, and P.loi«* Dudley
cousin of the bride, were flow*
girls. They were dressed in fiefri
white organdies.
Thg_ out-of-community * guest
were: Messrs. Rodney ami CoR
Prescott, of Chanel Hnl; Mr. J. I.
Uess, of Enfield; Mr. J. F. Han
of Ayden; Mias Flora Wall®, o
Mount (Rive; Mrs. Lath® dart
kit, of Goldsboro; Mr. P.mesl Dnd
ley, of Dunn; Miss Sadie Mark*
of Dean, and Mr. I-eonuh* Jack
son, of Dake.
The bride is fbe channing yocm
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A
Jackson, and lor the part thrtf
years has been a member of th
Shady Grove high achoo 1 iambi
She is admired by el that know hei
Mr. Prescott is a young lawyer an
bu*in®« mao of Aydon, arid I
highly esteemed by all.
Immediately after the cersmorr
Mr. end Mrs. Prescott left k
Florida, where they wiM spend tbei
The men who will "act H oat d
rime" Is the raaa who wiH evtntaa
ly ran the boss a nedt*end-nec
race for Me Joh
•
f
Sant Brown, a weM-known J-Sn>
t<^n county farmer,ended hie life last
i Friday when he And a 32-calibre
. ballet into hi* brain on a atrtet in
I Selma. Before be fired the (hot
. b»on*bt an abrupt awl to hie
f fife. Brown seated hioueif on the
. ride-walk nnderthe diode of a tree.
then deliberately placed the piatoi
, tt- Hi. temple and polled the ufiaar.
Deceased was about 46 years old.
He left no naaiaage or indication of
l We mode far the rarit act. It is
thought, however, that Ibreadhto
• over had boahh was the cause. He
r is enrvfeed by hie wife and several
. children.
1 WOMAN KICKED III HEAD
BY A CONTRARY NUU
, RaBahury, May 23—Mrs Ron
r Crow, route two. out (saw Saha
Which had gotten OM of the to and
1 !£?£■«**"•■ btfcbrMwOaaa- .
it hoad*^ndaredt**W" f*W*f** 1)1 ***•
several Kiwi
.
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