The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-17
FATAL PISTOL DUEL.
Near Sunday School in Jackson County
 Tragedy is Enacted.

Scottsboro, April 16.-(Special.)--- sensational pistol battle took place last Sunday at Bailey's Chapel during the Sunday School hour. near the Jack son and DeKalb County lines. in which one man was fatally wounded. dying some twenty-four hours afterwards without making a statement.
 It seems from the best information obtainable. the two young men, Jeff Underwood. of DeKalb County, and AL ex Davis of this county met at Sunday School. somewhat under the influence of whiskey and renewed an old quarrel. They left the church together and shortly afterwards three pistol shots rang out, frightening the children bad ly. Upon investigation Underwood was found with two bullet wounds, one in the stomach and one in his side. Either one would have been fatal. Da- wis after shooting Underwood made good his escape down the mountain.
 The negroes had a high old time at Warrenton, just across the Jackson county line, last Friday night. The colored population give CT dance" and it was fast and furious and they all got warm. in the wee small hours. Just how 1t began is not reported, but when the smoke of battle had lifted the cur tain Harris Bullard had large hole clear through his breast made by d Colts 45, James May was wounded by long razor cut across the hand and Jimmie Smart the Bell of the Bawl' had received a pistol wound so as to make sitting uncomfortable. While a negro naemd Harris received a bullet squarely in his forehead, of course he was not hurt, the bullet, however flat tened and glanced to one side and broke a looking glass. It is said the proprietor will now have bad luck for the next seven years caused by break ing the looking glass.
 J. H. Morgan, Uncle Joe" as he was called by all, died at his home near Carnesport Offlce in the upper end of the county, Wednesday, April 12. 1905, at the advanced age of 95 years. He had lived continuously at Carnes for over fifty years, and was a man highly esteemed by his neighbors. The inter- ment was made at Bryants.
 William Griffin and Miss Jamie An derson were united in marriage at Bry- ant. this county, Thursday the 18th. Rev. MT. Jackson officiating. The con- tracting parties were both of proml- nent families in the county. large number of relatives and friends were present, and number of presents were received.
 Mir F. D. Pierce. who has large mines of a superior quality of coal on tho
 
 is building a short line of railroad that will intersect the Nashville, Chattanoo- ga and St. Louis Railway at a point near Carpenter, where he expects to deliver to the railroad The mines are situated in this county near the Ten nessee line.
 At the recent sale of fine saddle and driving horses held at Murfreesboro, Tenn, l. P. Russell, Jr., of Stevenson. sold several very fine horses raised by him. The highest priced horse sold In Murfreesboro brought $500, and was a Jackson County raised horse, thus proving that as fine stock can be raised in this county as in Tennessee or Ken lucky.
 Mrs. Laura Johnson Blackwell, wife of MT. R. P. Blackwell, and daughter Of Mir. and Mrs. J. c. Johnson of near Bridgeport, this county, died at her home Sunday, April g, 1905. She at tended the f1ftieth wedding anniversary of her parents last Thanksgiving day and contracted a cold from which she never recovered, finally developing into pneumonia. causing her death. She was a member of the Christian Church since her fifteenth year The funeral services were conducted by Professor Blazer. and were attended by large concourse Of sorrowing friends. She was a sister of Dick Johnson, ex-mem- Der of the Legislature from this Coun- ty.
 Leona. the bright little daughter of Mir. and Mrs. J. P, TroXell. died last Saturday at the home of her parents in Bridgeport. The burial was at the family grave yard and Rev. I. c. Melton conducted the services.