Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles April 13, 1883
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MARYVILLE WATCHMAN April 13, 1883
Friday, April 13, 1883



Mr. Levi Russell, aged 90 years, 9 months and 25 days, died on the 31st ult.,

at his residence in the 2nd district of Roane County. He had been married

three times and was the father of 17 children. He had been a member of the

Baptist Church for 56 years.



Mr. Campbell H. Sterling, who died recently, was 18 years and two days old,

instead of “about 20,” as stated last week.



John Kennedy, a prominent citizen of Knox County, was killed last Saturday by

a tree falling on him.



A Young Lady Shot---Last Friday night after the close of a social gathering at

Alvin Neil’s, near Carter’s Chapel, in the lower end of this county, some

reckless boys began firing their pistols in a careless manner, one of the

balls taking effect in the thigh of a young lady named Lane, daughter of David

Lane. A man by the name of Crisp is supposed to have done the shooting. Dr.

J.W. Williamson extracted the ball, and pronounces the wound as not dangerous.



Last week some crazy crank posted a notice in the Court House in this place,

prophesizing that a fearful war will break out in the United States on the

19th day of March 1885---that it will rage with terrific fury for three years

and will end in the complete overthrow of our civil and religious liberties.

He says that at this time the monarchies of all Europe are combing to make war

on America, and that every day large armies are being transported to this

country, under the guise of  imigrants, to aid them in their plans. The

prophetic document is signed by David Pittman, who lives somewhere in Loudon

County.





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