Blount County TN Archives News.....News Articles April 2, 1880 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Glenn Teffeteller glennt@icx.net August 20, 2005, 3:01 am THE MARYVILLE WEEKLY INDEX April 2, 1880 Friday, April 2, 1880 Cloyd’s Creek---On the 19th inst., a little child of Mr. Thomas Carver died, and was buried on yesterday at Baker’s Creek. Last week a boy named Wiggins occidently cut off one of his fingers. Is getting well now. Cloyd’s Creek, March 23, 1880. From Mr. J.W. Holt, of Ellejoy, we get the particulars of a sad accident that happened in the 13th District near the Sevier County line, on last Saturday. Mr. Alex Givens and a young man named Townsend were on the road going from Mr. Hugh Cox’s to a saw-mill, when a tree was blown down across the road, falling on their wagon, and fatally injuring both men. Mr. Givens died on Saturday from his injuries. When last heard from, it was thought Mr. Townsend could not possibly recover, having his thigh broken, and being seriously injured internally. Elijah Hall and John Burchfield were arraignes before Esq. Chumlea last Tuesday, the former charged with obstructing the public road leading from the Lutheran Church, in the eighth District, to Montvale Springs, by placing his fence so far up on the road as to leave only a seven foot road, instead of twelve feet as required by law on second-class roads, and the latter, as overseer, failing to have the obstruction removed. Both parties were bound over to the next term of the Circuit Court to await the action of the Grand Jury. Mr. David Jones has commenced work on the new Court House in good earnest. The brick layers commenced work on Wednesday, and the Court House premises present quite a busy appearance. Last Monday also work was again commenced at the brick yard. Died---Of paralysis Monday, March 29th, at the residence of her father, William Kidd, Miss. Margaret Kidd, aged 45 years. The remains of the deceased were interred in New Providence graveyard. A Sensation---Quite a sensation was caused last Monday afternoon by the discovery of a human foot, which Mr. Will Everett’s dog was carrying in its mouth. The foot was captured and taken in possession by Mr. Alex McTeer, and during the remainder of the day a large number of people went to view the foot and give their opinions in regard to how it came there. The tracks of the dog led to Mr. E. Walker’s mill dam. There some more fleshy matter was found, and it was thought probable by many that if the dam were let down there might be found the mangled remains of a human body. At length, however, the excitement was allayed somewhat by the announcement that the foot was one that had been recently amputated from Mr. Hugh Jenkins, of Louisville. The fact that his was a left foot while this was a right foot again involved the matter in uncertainty. At last, however, the mystery was cleared away. The foot was one that had been amputated some time back by one of our physicians and had since been kept in alcohol. The alcohol had evaporated somewhat, and the foot becoming offensive, was given to a colored man to bury deeply in the earth. The foot, together with a portion of the leg which had been cut off with it, was buried near the creek, and the high water washing it up created the sensation. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/blount/newspapers/newsarti86gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/tnfiles/ File size: 3.7 Kb