The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-12-22
A SMART DOG.
How Game Warden Weatherly Made
. Seizure of Partridges-NOrmal
Literary Societies Entertain.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Game Warden Weatherly, confiscated
IS more cartridges at the express
railway office last night, being ship
ped by a Winston firm to Richmond.
They were sold thi morning for
$3.50 per dozen. The birds were I'M
dressed, and their discovery was again
due to the remarkable nose of the
Game Warden's setter dog. Saturday
night, without the dog, Mr.. Wealth
erly seized a suspicious barrel. but
found nothing but rabbits. yet he is
now satisfied that he missed the
game, from his experience last night.
The dog last night told him there
were birds in a barrel. He knocked
a head III, and there were the rab-
bits. The dog insisted ~ WINES that
birds were there. He knocked the
other head out, and still found rab-
bits. Still the dog protested that birds
were about, rearing up on the barrel
and running off a few feet and com
ing to a dead set. "Darned if 1 don't
see if that dogs smarter than me-"
exclaimed the game warden, as he
held up one end of the barrel am
poured its contents out on the plat
~ ~ q - VI III - ~ VI
rushed TO the pile and Don had hi
nose buried in cartridges. There were
rs Of them nestled" in the centre of
he barrel, feather and all. The
Richmond dealer who reads this item.
Will know how smart that dog is, for
in all probability he got the barrel
Of rabbits and the birds "nested," in
the center that dOgless game warden
overhauled Saturday night and let go.
n the n of rShnrn a ain CT
Leech and the News and Observer, for
libel, Judge Allen this morning mott
fed parties and witnesses that it
would not be called before Friday
morning, n a great many Raleigh
people, lawyers and witnesses. left on
the noon train today for homo. Editor
Josephus Daniels did not arrive until
this morning. and returned on the
noon train. 1t is understood that the
News and Observer is only a nominal
party to the suit.
Judge Allen announced from the
bench this morning that there would
be no court held next week. and for
suitOrs and witnesses to be notified
to that effect. The calendar of cases
to be tried had been made out to in
clude Tuesday of next week, but be-
ing Christmas week, It was finally de-
cidod not to have any court at all.
~ ~ lIl'NIlubtI w ~ Sl'Nh
holders of the defunct bank of Gull
, ford against the board Of directors,
| alleging that they did not perform
their duty in examining into the af-
fairs Of the bank. and therefore
| caused great loss to the stockholders
have gone off the docket. The amount
involved was about $4,000. and it is
understood that a COMPROMISE effect
ed whereby the stockholders are to be
| nni1 % Q rnntS IN tho 1p11or
After occupying Monday and Tues
day in the trial of n $1,000 damage
suit of DR.. Wesly Coble against D. R
Huffines, for malicious prosecution
Il verdict awarding the plaintiff s20O
| damages was reached late yesterday
afternoon. The trial of the case Of
Archie Philegar. executor of Walter
Staples against the Mendenhan heirs.
involving the title OF valuable real
estate in the city known as the law
yers row, is now on, and will be a
protracted case.
Two weeks ago, the Athenian Lit
erary Society of the State Normal and
Industrial College w a most sue
cessful bazaar for the furnishing OF
it's society hall in the new Students
building. A handsome sum was real
izer, and the bazaar proved besides 4
source Of great pleasure to students
Nv lic app SClfIlNt 1ItNllSIboI' bitp-
lie. On the nights Of December 21-
%, the Adelphian Literary Society Of
the college. under the direction Of
Mr.. James Wren. a professional train
er, will give a Kirmess, at the Grand
Opera House. The young ladies are
making great preparations for the
event, which promises to be m of
the best n most cordially patron
ICED of any given here. Some one
asked Miss Mile Archer, AZ accom-
plished officer Of the society, what
the deuce n Kirmess was and she
gave this "fetchin' description of it:
THE Kirmess-a dance of the ma
tions-is a moving picture full Of har-
mony, color. n grace. carrying the
mind through a long list Of nations.
from the Nile worshiDpers Of ancient
Egypt. with their sorceress queen. tn
ta9 maidens Of classic Greece with
their beautiful and stately Diana al
their head. There is the Indian war
danCe-the graceful, Cy, pretty little
Japanese with their catchy songs
there is the Gypsy dance-the Span
ish dance-the minuet-the rain bow
dance-oh, It will all be just too love-
ly for anything!" And one can well
believe it-and besides there will be
the lovely maidens Of Adoption Lit
erary SOciety-enough in itself to
draw a full house any time.