The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-26
COURT WEEK AT SNOW HILL,
Judge Winston and Solicitor Moore Dispatch
ing Business
(staff CorrespondenceD

Snow Hill. N. c., Feb. 25.-This is the
second day of court. From every nook
and corner OF the county the people have
come. Tuesday. of Green county court,
since the early days, is the day OF days
Like Saturday before the first Monday
in the old Scottish settlement OF the state,
every class and condition of horse flesh
trots and wabbles into Snow Hill, and
It is interesting always to watch the
ways of the horse trader. Here poor
horse is the exception, for this people
live at home and feed their stock at the
same place. but walk around to the
bone yard would lead one to infer that
possibly the horse of some other county
had migrated this-way-ward.
I saw today an old gray mare, sound as
dollar, no corns on the foot, eye sight
good. an appetite so good that when her
mouth opened the corn would disappear
so quick that the cobb would look
skeared like. And yet, that poor old
animal had the prominent bones OF good
mich COW. Flash your hand before her
and she was so gentle no wink was
given, so fat she wabbled in her walk
and her sides so puffed with soda, the
thought of the toadfish would present it
her owner were any product of Greene.
Sometimes when such stock cannot be
snapped, they are sold to the highest
bidder Such a one / saw sold recently,
and after much speech making OH the
part of the auctioneer was knocked off at
s5 cents and when the purchaser real
lied the harness wasn't flung in it
took much persuasion to prevent his
backing out.
There are some forty eases on the
criminal docket, but with Judge Winston
pushing and Solicitor Moore hammering
away, the docket is being rapidly cleared
and Will likely be concluded by Wednes-
day, when the civil docket will be taken
up. Mingiing with the people ! find
Judge Winston Is making fine impress
sion here and elsewhere. He is a jovlal
fellow and as brilliant as the noon day
sun. That he has tact and legal ability
above the average judge is a fact recog-
nized OF all members of the bar and the
intelligent masses everywhere.
Larry Moore splendid fellow, is a
most excellent prosecuting officer. He is
popular here, there, everywhere and just
ly so. have known him before he began
the practice Of law, and my regard for
0liU UlcTtdStS Will tilt pslSoIus VI ytdtS.
There Is but one capital case TO be tried
at this term. that OF Jonas Beaman, col
ored, an accessory case. in which Beaman
is charge with the murder of a man OF
his race.
Besides the legal members of the bar
in attendance Is Col. w. L. Dortch and
Mr.. D. j. Thurston, OF Goldsboro; Col.
Isaac A. Sugg, of Greenville; Mr.. d. L.
Ward, OF New Bern; Mr.. Stephen w.
lsler, OF Kinston Mr.. Cox, OF Ayden.
Perhaps there are others whose names
I do not now recall. Court is being held
in an upper room OF store building, the
court house being unfit owing TO repairs
underway.
The News and Observer is very popular
with this excellent people, and their
only regret is that 1t does not reach them
earlier and come oftener. In fact there
is growing demand for Monday pa.
per, too.
The remains of a prominent citizen O
this place. Mr.. John Sugg, were quietly
placed in 1.-The wndowless place O
rest" yesterday. Mr.. Sugg had reached
the ripe age OF 70 years. He had served
his county a term as sheriff, and was
for twelve years its treasurer. Mr.
Sugg was a popular citizen. and his pass
ing away is keenly felt by this people
with whom he mingled so many years.
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