Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-04-24
Dalu Jaurnal, 18Th inst.

o. The ~ the BlOunt heirs, against certain
lOthoders in the town of Wilmington, recently tried
at Brunswick Superior Court, naturally attracted
considerable attention, inasmuch as the property
claimed embraces large portion of ground included
within the pres. Mt limits of The Town Of Wilmington
ind is held by O great many parties, who acquired
title as bona de purchasers, at least in ignorance
of any adverse claim.
he plaintiffs claim is under what is known as
the Natson Grant," being grant of land made un-
der George H., in 1885, to John Watson, which tract
Watson, in 1897, decided TO Joshua Granger. Gran
ger, by will dated 1741, bequeathed it TO Caleb
Granger. About 1868, tina, Caleb Granger wilIed it
to another Caleb Granger, who, sometime between
1880 and 1870, willed it TO Mary Granger wife Of
Governor Blount, OF Tennessee About 1900, died
Mary, Plaintiffs claim that the property has run
in her heirs as minors, ees COVERT to the date of
The institution OF this sui'-1849 or 1850.
These we believe, are the main facts.
For the defence it was alleged that The grant 10
Watson could not be located-that the identity of
the different Changers through whom the properly
was claimed to have descended, could not be esab-
lIshed, as there were eveal Changers of the same
name residents of the Town of Wilmington, at the
GER dated l741 never had been proved, and no evi.
dence existed in regard to it, it's being found in
the Office of The Secretary of State in 1876, We be-
leve, and The belief or surposon of the Secretary
that it had been there during his term Of office, which
it will be remembered, has been long one. Under
an act OF the General Assembly of 1923, copies
of deeds so found were admissible as evidence. The
clause OF this act having reference copies of deeds
not proven, repealed by IN act of the last Cen
eral Assembly.
The Court admitted The deed in question upon
common law grounds to 60 to the jury fact 10
be decided upon by it.
The case which commenced on "Wednesday and
closed on Friday evening, ably conducted by the
counsel on both sides. The closing argument for the
defence was made by George Davis, Esq, and is
spoken of as very able effort. Verdict for the de-
tendents.
The case, We had almost forgotten to say, was one
that had been moved from this county
We believe these substantially the lacts of a
case which has been good dea! talked upon here.
&C. A friend in Sampson county has favored us
with copy of " An Address delivered before the
Sampson County Agricultural Society, at it's Second
Annual Fair, in Clinton, December, 1856. By Thorn
as D. Mcdowell. Clinton, ~ C.:--Publshed by
the Society, at the office of the Clinton Independent
1857"
( We have glanced hurriedly over this Address -
and have derived pleasure from so doisg 1t is a
plain, PRACTICAL address, by one active. practical and
intelligent farmer, to others of the same class II
directs attention to the really important objects which
ought claim and receive the attention OF the agri-
culturalsts of North Carolina and especially of this
section Of North Carolina. 1t incnlcaes the spirit
and enorces the necessity of aboring for indepen.
dence in all things-of going in debt for the purchase
of nothing tn can be made at home--of keeping
up and improving farms, rather than of running and
mpoVerishing them for temporary returns. inducing
extravaganza and resulting in embarrassment
Such addresses cannot but result in good They
are no mere theories but sensible talks with farmers
by their brethren, proud of their vocation, and anx-
ious TO see it take its just and proper position as the
real support of the country.
R6rDr. Ives lectured in Norfolk, Va, on the night