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Joe Sap's visit sparks village drama and a gun scare
A village visit by Joe Sap triggers a chaotic scene with a man named Uncle Billy Hunter chasing Tom Dooley. A seven shot musket is fired, the crowd restrains the fight, and a mule and horse are involved. The melee ends with Billy's arrest allies and a medical shelter in a drug store. The report notes local tension and a broader town story of a past festival.
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Tom Dooley
Billy
Oping
Soule
Ulan
Vlopoent Ound
Ding
Lil Miti Hewitt
Arid
Wali
Mets Sethi
Kafe Palter
Doc Sellers
Noone
Jim
Diel
Chet
Betty
Ietoy
Tina Mai
Sandy Iolay
Lifer
Seimei
Hill Hurlyes
Sivaddiva
Iuineepal
Siukshowas
Neil Countey Lune
Aral