Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles July 17, 1878
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MARYVILLE INDEX July 17, 1878
Wednesday, July 17, 1878



Obituary Notice---Died in Maryville, Tenn., July 11th, 1878, at the residence

of Mr. And Mrs. William M. Hood, Samuel, only son of Jennie Kidd, aged 15

years, 7 months and 18 days. The deceased had been sick but a few days

previous to his death, and died very suddenly. His friends were not looking

for the cold hand of death to fall upon him when it did; yet, the ways of God

are mysterious, and in the midst of life we are in death. Just in the bloom of

youth, just in the morning of life, he was called to meet his Creator. About

14 months ago he professed faith in Christ, was Baptized and became a member

of the Second Presbyterian Church, and since then has been an exemplary

Christian. It seemed as if though his daily inclinations were to live for God.

He was a living example for those who knew him to live by. And while the

widowed mother is left to mourn the loss of her only son, may she submit to

the ways of the Lord and say as others have said, “Thy will be done, Oh God.”

And I say to you as Elisha said to the widowed mother who had lost her only

son, “Thy son liveth again.”



Weep not dear mother for thy only son,

His joys now have just begun;

Weep not then for thy loving one,

For he his mortal race has run.



He has been thy joy in sorrow;

Thou hast longed for him to come,

But he’ll return no more tomorrow,

He has anchored safe at home.



Thou hadst fixed thy hopes upon him,

When thy after years should come,

But the Lord saw fit to call him---

Call the weary sufferer home.



Weep not then dear mother for him,

He can never come to thee,

But in purity thou shalt see him,

Join the everlasting day.



Then weep not for thy only son, 

His sorrows, sufferings all are done.

Prepare to meet him in that land

Where you’ll receive a welcome hand.



 

R.E. McT.



Mr. John H. Headrick was waylaid last week, and received a flesh wound in the

shoulder from a shot-gun. This occurred on Ellejoy Creek, and several of the

Norton’s, who were suspected of the shooting were arrested and brought before

Justice Garner last Monday, and two of them were bound over in the sum of

$1,000. An old feud is said to have existed between them.



An accident happened to Henry Scruggs while working at a well with Ben Owens,

on the place of N.B. Ellis, two miles west of this place. After blasting, and

before the smoke had cleared away, Scruggs went into the well. He found

himself suffocating, and signaled to be pulled up, and just as he was pulled

out, fell over insensible. He remained as dead for some time, but is now

around again.



A Foul Murder---Last Friday, about a mile south of the old Best Mill, now

owned by A.M. Wells, and near the house of one Samuel Hall, a foul murder

occurred. From the Coroner, H.O. Wilson, and others, we get the following:

John Lakey, Samuel Hall and two young men had been drinking and carousing, and

were pretty well under the influence of strong drink, especially Lakey. No

feud or quarrel seems to have existed, but a little before, Lakey and Hall

were loud in professions of friendship. Lakey was sick, and while throwing up,

Hall was holding up his head. When he got through however, he pulled out a

pistol, and shot Hall in the forehead, firing two more shots into the air.

This was at 7 P.M. Hall died at 3 o’clock next morning. The two young men

present at the time, who witnessed the deed, attempted to escape. Lakey

overtook them, and threatened to kill them unless they agreed to swear as he

told them. He also offered them $25 apiece as a reward, and said they must

stay with him, that night. They promised if he would throw away his pistol to

do as required, and one went with him but the other escaped and told the

circumstances. Lakey had shot twice in the air and wanted the boys to swear

that Hall had shot at him twice before he himself shot, and others hearing the

three shots, but not seeing who shot them, could not contradict the statement.

Nothing but pure drunken deviltry seems to have induced the crime. Lakey has

been arrested and is now in jail. His trial comes off Saturday.



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