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POSEYVILLE.General News—A RailroadWar.e aets,ees,re-city.1 UandKd. Democrat:Uncle Mo*e Endicott is still llelng very low.During the cool wet weather last week chinch bugs wnro their high-top rubber bools and over coats.Geo. Slclllng, agent lor the Dorsey Twloo Binder at this place, Is meeting with large enJes, not only of this machine but all other larmlng implements, Mr. Sidling sold the same machine here last year. , . ,Dr, T. B, Young hahIb^m'purchased a box ot surgical -insnmeats of English manufacture, and some ot which are as oruel,blood thirsty looktng viliiatis as one cares to meet, even in broad day light.Lust Thursday and Friday were among the noiseiest days Posey villo ever witnessed. The late rains stepped all work on the railroad, and the boys, as usual when at leisure, eaibibed freely, became boisterous aaa matter of course, and got into it lor all day. Tho riot reached its climax Thursday about ten o’cleofc, when John King, a citizen of this place, went into the middle of the street and swore he could whip any two rniiroad men in town. Of coarse he was sooo accomodated. One of the buys answering to the name of Pete Agen started out to meet him alo»e when King drew his revolver, and with his bat io one hand endeavored to wave Pete off, warning him;all ;the time not to advance another step on peril of * his lite; but Petis was a brave boy and continued to advance-till .within fiftepn or twenty feet of King, when one ohamber of the revolyerwtis discharged at him. Pete took this very coOlty. but stopped and told him that that would.not do,one As King oontinued firing Pete turned Ond walked slowly from him until' six shots Were firod at him, when JiO .mrn-: *d to Klfig and very coolly-asked' If he was thVot^fh5. Bf range’ to relate,- nose of these shots took effect butrone, and* that time King shot his own thnmb and, finger. ! It is said Pete had two holes^ shot through bis coat. But the ipn* commenced after tho shooting was over. Pete seeing King's pistol empty soon got King on the run, and several other brave lellows (P) seeing King on the run thought it would be nice to say “we killed a bear,” so they joined in the ohase and King was hotly pursued till all partle#disappeared In Lew*, is’ saloon, but it was soon evident that his pursurers had gone into the wrong pew. King .hml friends in the salOnn who immediately joined tn the combat, and foroed tho boys to retreat. For the riotous conduct they were arraigned before Justice Le.wis and fined in sums ranging all the way from five to twenty dollars King has since skipped the town and can not be heard of,SOICEBODT.EJmo iin f 1 Haiaremoforlmi • . ■• • • * ’ *Jesse James in Uenven*vUIHaInc9HQCRsbiret01Caons !MbeYHi
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Mount Vernon Democrat
Mount Vernon, Indiana, US
Thu, May 18, 1882
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