The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-10-04
COURT WEEK AT SOUTHPORT.
SEVERAL INTERESTING CASES
WE'RE ON TRIAL.
Decision i'm the Town Of Myrtle Case
4, Attendance at Court Over Which
Land Deal.
(special 70 The Messenger.)

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court has been in session this week
and the attendance has been very large
Judge Brown presided at this term.
(which is his last appearance here. as
ne soon ~retires TO go on the Supreme
court bench.
trial, among them the celebrated town
of Myrtle case.
The pleading in the case was as lol-
lows:
r. B. Dyson and w. w. Drew ct a !!
VS.. the town of Myrtle, H. E. T~ruelove,
u. A. Watkins and commissioners o.
Brunswick county. The purpose was to
restrain Truelove from operating .
grain distillery in Myrtle, on the
igrounds that there was no town ..
fact, and secondly to revoke the H.
Icense rented to Truelove to operate
said distillery. Iredell Meares. Esq.
and Robert w. Davis, Esq, represent
ed the PETITIONERS and Hon. John ..
iBS.iIamy and T. E. Brown appeared for
ithe defendants. The court refused III
injunction and denied the mandamuS
to compel the commissioners to revoke
mistaken the remedy, and dismissed
1.-THE case at cost to the plaintiff.
An interesting case held the attention
j6f court during Wednesday mornings
isession. Washington Hewett, an Old
white man of fine appearance, was ac-
lcused by a man named Benne OF
stealing a quart of rice. The defendant
was a tenant of Benefits, lived On TIE
same premises with him and was a KIM
Iof trusty man. 1t seems that Hewatt
jwent to the kitchen of the prosecutDr
during his absence and took a quart {
rice, when he was overtaken and d
lcused of stealing it. The cd man to-.
bennett that he expected him to CHAR
1.-THE rice as he did other things that he
had been in the custom Of getting from
time to time. He never intended
stealing 1T. Much interest was mani
Tested and great sympathy was felt for
the defendant. c. C. Lyon, Esq. pros
lecuted and he was defended by Hoa.
John D. Bellamy and Robt. w. Davis.
THE old man had been laying in Jail
three months awaiting trial. The jury
promptly returned a verdict of not
guilty, remaining out only three min
luteS
Plaintiff S. w. Lehew, defendants
Nv. S. Moore. F. B. Hewett and others.
THE suit was to reform a deed whi.n
by mistake the plaintiff alleged was
made to his wife, since deceased, IN
istead of to himself. It involved soma
land worth about three to five thous-
and dollars. The jury found all the IS
sues in favor Of the plaintiff for correc-
|tiOn OF the deed. The defendants ap-
tpealed on the ground that evidence
was not sufficient to sustain the YER
idict. Iredell Meares, Esq. and Robert
w. Davis. Esq, appeared for the plan
tiff, while the defendants were repre-
scented by Hon. John D. Bellamy, T.
L. Blown and Brooke Empie, Esq
The Southport Standard of this week
contains an count of a gigantic land
and timber deal, which is said to be
the largest transaction of the kind
ever consummatedi n Brunswick county
The Standards cOu is as follows:
The most gigantic land and timber
IDEAL ever made in Brunswick county
was contaminated last Saturday when
the. deds were signed conveying the
rights and ownership in the Green
Swamp section from Brunswick coun "
lcitizeLs TO the Waccamaw Land and
Humber Company, a corporation or
So eiiNS1 ilS avs VI A>ot Noto
lima for the purpose Of manufacturing
all kids Of lumber for trade. The dce1
conveyance signed by j. J. Walfenden
ct. Tx, and J. A. Meadows ct. uX.. ac-
knCwledges the sum of one hundred
land ten thousand, two hundred and
seventy five dollars as first payment.
land sets forth that four other payments
IasSregating the sum two hundred and
l~forty-siX thousand, two hundred and
Icnyynpty Gr-a l011n -.a- -,,I
Sc quently to be made. The whole tram
lsac,ion, which conveys III, 120 acres Of
Hand aggregates the sum of 1857, 0O0,O 90.
This Green Swamp section has teen
III. occasion of much talk and Of zeal
iouS concern for many years, as there
is well nigh inestima BILE st3-es Of
weal.h in the fine timber which, Until
File present a remained practically
untouched some of the finest pine,
cypress. poplar, oak, and other grades
lCf timber to be found in all the south
Hands arr to be found here. 1t has been
kE)wn h a in the near future these
tirhcr lands were going to be opaaei
IMP, hut not until last week did i mat
ter come to a definite beginning.
The Standard is informed that i'll the
immediate future, that is as soor as
the plant can be erected, the company
intends to begin the manufacture os
lumber on a gigantic scale. We touli
not learn their plans for the shipment
lof their lumber, but it is most likely
THAT a railroad will be built from the
lswamps to Southport in order that the
company may at once and with little
,expense reach deep water and thus
lcome In touch with the lumber mar
Ikets Of the world.
In any event, the purchase or this
valuable property, and the establish
lment of such a lumber concern will
lrevolutioniZe the business outlook of
brunswick county. This is but another
lstep in the work of development in this
~Isection. We believe we have falle
upon better days, when our people will
have an abundant opportunity for plac-
ing upon the market all their produce,
land when progress and prosperity shall
dawn with a resplendency never to be
leclipsed. So mote it be.