Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-11-19
LETTER FROM wsIrEsBUaG.
Double Burlsl-Quarter'y Meeiins
Magistrates Courf-sireet
FfrhE-Deaah.
WHITEsBURG, TENN, Nov Is


WHITEsBURG, TENN, Nov is
EDITOR CHRONICLE: The usual
quietude of cur peaceful little village
has to-day, Sunday as it is, been con-
siderably disturbed, and excitement
has ruled the hour and preva led upon
the streets the day throughout. This
morning at 10 o'clock large crowd
was in attendance at Bent Greek
Cemetery, about one mile from town,
to witness a double burial-tbat of MIR.
Glenn L. Tomlinson aad Mrs. E. N.
Grim, both of this place. Mr. Tom
linson had been down with his broth
er, Capt. Tom TomlinsOn, of rate's
Spring, for some time, assisting
hum during tie busy season.
On last Friday fire broke
out in the woods near the
spring, and he with others was fight
age to fences, &c. He became over
heated in his eXertiOns, and took sick
and died in about twenty minutee.
He leaves a wife and four small chill.
dren. Mrs. Grim bad been down with
to be improving up 10 Friday, when a
relapse took place, and she died about
/ O'Clock Saturday morning. These
sad and unexpected deaths cast a
gloom over the entire cOnmunity,
The Quarterly Meeting of the NJ. E.
Church commenced here yesterday,
being conducted by Rev. W. e. Daily,
P. E., and Rev. T. r. West, Pastor.
After the burial services, the large
crowd in attendance asse N bled at the
church, which was filed to over
flowing.
After preaching, the next change Of
program me was u magistrates trial. A
lank, lean, bIear-eyeu, idiotic looking
specimen of humanity, named Rus.
sell, was arrsigued before their honors,
Smllh, Nenney and Haul, charged
with having extricAted some filthy
| lucfe' from tie pocket of one VIM.
| Petit, while be, the said Petit. was
enjoying pleasant "snoUZ5n with
olu man Alcohol. While the court
was preparing for trial, a crowd OF
some eight or Ten great big, double.
listed, raw boned mountain boys, took
the prisoner to one side, and before the
guards knew it, they had, like the
Arab, silently buudled up their Can
vass. and Waltzed off Oh their ear. A
hot pursuit was at once made, and
they were Overtaken and brought
/ back. fhe court then preceded with
the Trial, and, after hearing the evil
dence IL the case, bound the pris ,nel
over 10 court III bond Of $3.50
Immediately after the trial 8
street fight WAS in order
one OF Russell's friends nakins
a fl INK mOvtm ent on Mr.. pettIS
Clubs, fence rails, &C., we've fl punished
lively for a few miDutes, when Mr.
/ PettIt succeeded in making a very
fortunate retreat into Attorney KyIe's
office. Petit AT once proceeded to have
warrant issued fer the arrest of thu
attaching party VINO got wind Of VIVA
was up aud started on the retreat
United States" Cons! sble Grigsby g
once summoned a number Of bystand
ers, who gave chase TO the fleeing
troo1s but Were unsuccessful in cap
turing them.
At half past five o'clock this evening
an infant son Of Mr.. w. A Mcfarland
of this place, died, after suffering Sc
verely for eight or ten days.
The CHRONICLE has many warn
friends IN this section, and is regarded
as The beat and most truthful Repubii,
can paper in East Tennessee.
Respectfully, Sock.
Oysters! oysters oysters
Fresh and good, by the Can, Quart
or Gallon, at PETER KERN's.