The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-11-27
NORTH CAROLINA.

SALISBURY Iruth-lnde&, November u
Superior court ~cOnvenes mere next
week. The case of the two White
Brothers.. who killed Russell Sheriff., !
will come up at this term. though it is
possible the case may be continued.
GastOnia News Mrs. ]. a. Smith !
regrets the loss of her pet deer. Ches- |
ter. She has had Chester twelve years.
He was accustomed TO spenting most
OF his time arOund the house, but would
some days spend the day ou5 grazing
and be on hand for his meals. One
day last week he disappeared from
home and was found dead by the road
side Some miscreant had probably
killed linn He had been shot five
different times in the past few years.
When wounded ne would not return
home until well or driven home by
starvation. Chester was usually friend
Iy. out RESENTED bad treatment. some
times bad boys attempting TO tease him
would be compelled to take a tree and
the deer would calmly lie down under
the tree until he thought the boys du'y
punished. when he would walk away
and the boys would steal of and let
the deer alone
Sanford Express.-There have prob
ably been more dwelling houses erect
ed in Sanford during the past twelve
months than ever before in the same
length of time. yet there is a great de-
mand for houses. The most of these
dwellings are cottages, while some OF
them .-ra nice two-stOry houses
Mazton News-Mrs. j. L. c.. Bird
came very near meeting with u seri-
GUS a-eiIent during the thunder storm
TuesCay. She was talking over the
telephone just as very severe stroke
OF lightning occurred and she was
struck b it rs it passed along the
wire and her fingers were severely
burned
Ashevlne Citizen.-The prosecution
III the celebrated "Petrified man case
is hot on the trail of Squire Sitton,
who was bound to court u week ago
by Justice WaddelI on the charge that
ne knowingly planted it on his land
ana then resurrected it and sold it for
$500 TO AsheviIIe men as a genuine
petrified man. At the preliminary
trial evidence was produced TO snow
that the Trims was hauled across the
country in a box and buried on squire
Sitton'S land and that it was the
same thing that was dug UP ana eN-
hlDlteu IN SOuJl carolina anu a
in Charlotte. But at the hearing there
was no positive evidence, only ctrcum-
stances to show that the Squire con-
scented to the placing Of the body on
his land OF that it was a fake. But
now more evidence has been produced
before the grand jury. Mr.. Crawford,
= prominent citizen of HenerSOn COuh-
". odd the grand jury that Tom Ed
ney wanted to plant the petrified man
ON his land but he declined TO go into
the scheme. Tom Edney was one OF
THE four meu.JOhn Long, Tom Edhey'
Geo Mckinney and "LdttOn, whoni
Will Carter told the magistrate Were
named by John Long as the men who
buried the petrified man where 1t was
found. No indictment has yet been
returned in the case
Red Springs Citizen.-Next Saturday,
the 2Sth of November. 1908, the Boaro
OF commissioners OF the county Oh
Robson are summoned to appear be-
fore His Honor. Henry Z. Bryan 1T
Fayetteville. and show cause why theS
should not be restrained from furthet
action in building "A new jail At Lum-
bertOu-
New Bern JouruaI-There were sev-
,r4l bOatloads of oysters at the docks
Yesterday. and the supply * becoming
more 1~bundau one boat arrived from
HYDE county with Il very fine qualty
nf the bivalveS. An effort Will be made
10 have a regular supply from Hyde
county as they are superior TO the Core
sound oysters
GreenviIle Reflector.-The papers con-
veyiug the Seven Springs property V
been made out. signed and placed IN
escrow and only lack the action OF the
purchasers in accepting and deposit
ing amount to complete the deal. The
actual purchasers known III the deaI
are MeSsrS. Gibson and Humphrey. OF
G~oldsbOrO. but it is said there is i stock
compan or syndicate back Of II ano
the property Will be improved. and il
has been intimated that a trolley line
may soon put this famous watering
place in close touch with the world by
quick transit To the railroad.
SmithfieId HeraId.-On Tuesday De
rember Sth. the election TO try JC
keep the saloons In Four Oaks will bt
held and every moral man who vote:
with the saloon men and every one o
Them VINO does not vote against then
Will regret IT,. After january lst there
Will be no saloons between Rocky
and the state of Georgia unless Fou'
oaks saloon men win in the election L
he held there If they win Four Oak:
Viii h. the dumping ground for many
other places and the people there VII
get too much Of the saloon victory.