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SERVICEWHAT HAPPENED TO LONG TOM?we suppose that will be a topic for discussion as Jong uh the bat-tJeas of the Pin mid c~ during uic Civil War are discussed ly our children and our children's children.'Long Tom, as you know, according to local tradition, 41 whs. thu longest gun in the Civil War/’ It woa mounted-on the highest peak ot-fhe Pinnacle, and. commanded range the quiet Po-wilJV Valley .-to the South. v The giant cannon was reported having.becn dropped over Iho Pin-lWck preeipincc on liio Inst eyarua= lion of the federal forces, ujiiJ that '!t“la\» there for several years afterward.= ' Then*,tradition has it that ;t wiw taken to Knoxville, as its lust destination'' 'although no one knows what happened.■ Another story has it that Lhe cannon was on u barge floated down Powell’s river, then into the Clinch) and finally into the Ten-nbssei, to Chattanooga, where it was taken and melted up,Now comos along Newton Yeu-ryt rflS-ycar-old citizen of Tc^ns,1 who is visiting friends mu I relatives 171 Cumberland Clap, Shawaneo and do nr* villa, Jle was a soldier in the Civil War, and participated in buttles around the Pinnacle; .Mr. Ycury says tliai the gun wa^ Taken from the Gup and whs started South, Ho suid that while in n boat crossing Jewells River, the I) oat gave way, and the can non KUhk into tho river, never lo be seen agnin. The place, was near the present bridge on the highway.So that's that! If Mr, Veary is Tight, Long Tom is slumbering in Mitid and slime, and will likely slay .there, unless sonic divers and digged want to try their lurk,, At any rale; there is not imie.i •aikelihoQd. tf anyone denying Mr. Yeary’s story, unless the* gun canpc produced elsewhere.* * *«o©DmSpeeches • »■The Mirlrilosbofo patrons wh« are interested in our schools should have heard the two fine ntldrea.ses made at the Middles boro K i won is Club Thursday by Coach Tliamaa-fon and Prof, P, L. Itamlotl. Both these men presented their subjects eloquently and convincingly.* * *-dcacli,,Thompson used as Illstext, “Mow to make n gangster,” |ud he quoted finely from a ru-iu Collier's. Ho made in earnest plea for physical educational training for the hoys and from 0 to IB years of age, rs-J#‘'ull£,.t....N\yDA\ORInF01* 1!who ITU ropy of corning vilie, Si.this eim prog ran K. Fcrgseason's Sumhi Concert-band anFoienAflr.rr''lt;r'As would ho exported fr the Conchy he referred lo football as a,*splendid game for young ’num.-'that some folks say that rpbtball''hoys are “not angels/' 3jS?t!.s n very good reason lor theoratence.of thc game, Ik* ex plain ed:-’“They may not he angels, but.part in This grrtrit sport, nfey .-caiL he kept from becoming fcha-devilte brallier/'*: + * *Plan taliland Pr Girls1 11 Grand f CTinoci ting lini E'lvcnf] Night II— Stalin OOCflJO I:dies ClaGail eel Horses, 1 ci s, Pon of GraiV. U! liK.-V-t^oicsaor Hamletl showed in his speech that Lhere is .something vitally needed bolides merely reading, 'riling and Yithmrlic. Tin* Middlesboro srluiols hrivo extracurricular activities which mean a great deal for the development of each student in a menial, soriaI, ami religious wav.LITTLE HAIL INSURANCE1Salem, Ore.—Had apparentlyUtile damage in Oregon, j Only worth of huilstnm*insurance is carried in the stalls ;S.Foren*d ad g j tig bam 1 c dudging Ilampsh shire i-n Ahern Horse f Horse B ling Hi Bred St;Stand — Races. ] Even in11 arse S Mare DrEven IIDelivery Riding C die Hors
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Middlesboro Daily News
Middlesboro, Kentucky, US
Sat, Sep 02, 1933
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