Kentucky Demons Fight to Death.

Middlesborough, Ky., August 28.--A desperate duel between Marsh TURNER and Steve WANNICK last night resulted in the death of WANNICK and the fatal wounding of TURNER. The two men fought like demons for fifteen minutes, TURNER using a revolver and WANNICK a bowie knife. A hundred men witnessed the battle, but all were powerless to interfere. 
Wheeling Sunday Register; August 29 1890 Submitted by: Gigimo

Officer Shot. Instantly Killed at a Picnic in Kentucky.

Middleboro, Ky., July 5.--William PATTIN, Chief of Police of Pineville, was killed yesterday by Lucius SMITH at a picnic in the suburbs. PATTIN got into a dispute with a negro and hit him over the head with a billy.  SMITH resented it and PATTIN reached for his pistol. Five shots were exchanged and PATTIN was shot through the heart. He was the last of the old PATTIN gang in the PATTIN-TURNER feud.
The Evening News; July 5 1892; Submitted by: Gigimo

A Duel to the Death. A Kentucky Feud Ends in a Shooting and Slashing Scrape.

Barboursville, Ky., Feb. 7.--A duel to the death was enacted at Harlan court house, Harlan county, Monday night, in which John TURNER, a brother of Will TURNER, was killed outright. The fight occurred in a barber shop on Court House square. Dr. William NOLIN and John TURNER have been deadly enemies for years, and their friends have always endeavored to keep them apart. They came together, however, and commenced shooting at each other. NOLIN was not hurt, but TURNER was shot through the heart and fell dead. By this time NOLIN had discharged all the leads in his revolver, but the fight was not over. Will TURNER arrived and attacked NOLIN. TURNER had no revolver and the two men drew knives and slashed at each other viciously. TURNER was fatally cut, while NOLIN's injuries are not considered serious.
The Weekly Telegraph; February 15 1894; Submitted by: Gigimo

The Kentucky Scourge. Appalling Number of Deaths--Whole Families Swept Away.

Louisville, December 4.--A correspondent of the Courier-Journal sent a dispatch from Mount Pleasant, Harlan county, Ky., as follows: "The scourge in eastern Kentucky is fully as frightful as has been intimated in previous messages. In Harlan county there have been 200 deaths since the latter part of August, most of them from flux." The correspondent estimated that in the counties he has visited--Harlan, Bell and Knox the total number of deaths is 400. He thinks the disease was more deadly in the Virginia counties north of the district named. The correspondent is now on his way to Letcher county, Ky., where the disease is reported as sweeping away whole families.
The Telegraph and Messenger; December 5 1884;  Macon, GA Page/Column: 1/1 Submitted by: Gigimo

Miner Murdered

Near Middlesboro, Adam Legre, of Claybourne County, Tennessee, shot and killed Linsey Leach, a miner. They had quarreled over a woman, and engaged in a fight with pistols. Legre was untouched, but Leach received a bullet through the abdomen.
Chippewa Herald;  April 7 1891; Chippewa Falls WI; Submitted by Loren H

Of A Social and Personal Nature

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hammond, of White Star, are shopping here today.
Miss Edna Marie Gose, of Hamilton Ohio, is spending a few days here.
R. B. Sizemore and G. W. Meyer, are two Southern Railway representatives in this city for several days.
J. M. Cadles, of Shawnee, and S. B. Slusher, of Ewing, are buying farm implements and supplies in this city today.
Hon. Daniel Cooper Swab, of Hartranft, returned home this morning from a six weeks' business trip to northern and western cities.
James Ginsburg, who spend the Christmas holidays with his parents, left Monday for Danville to continue his training at the Danville Military Academy.
Mrs. Sallie Cobb left yesterday for her home in Oklahoma City, Okla., after a three months' visit with her uncle T. A. Philpot.
Mrs. W. M. Deaton, of Barbourville, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Philpot.
Hobart Fillenkater, of Hoop, Tenn., was here yesterday on business and also to meet his brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gillenwater, of Lynch, who will visit him today.
H. E. Edwards, of Gadsden, Ala., J. E. William and Herbert Thomas, of Birmingham, Ala., and J. L. Bryson, J. E. Wise and M. P. Dickson, of Mulga, Ala., are all in this coal field for a few days.
H. Cohen, of Norton, E. S. Smith, of Jonesville, D. C. Innes, of Hagan, and the Smith sisters, of Norton, and Palmer Noe, of Oeoonita, Va., were here this morning shopping and calling on friends.
B. W. McKiddy, of Harlan, Jim Wilson, of Flat Shoals, L. W. Brooks, of Harrogate, W. T. Miracle, of Davisburg, Joe W. Gilbert, of Dryden, J. E. Carter, of Tazewell, B. J. Sanderson, of Louisville, and H. B. Hutcheson, of Elys, are all here today on a various matters.
C. W. Ashmead, of Tarrytown, N. Y., is in this locality on business and calling on his many friends.
D. Baker is spending several days in Cincinnati on business.
J. Whitmore left this morning for Harlan on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hocker, of Danville, Ky., are here visiting relatives.
Miss Marin Lyon will leave Saturday for Jellico where she has accepted a position as teacher.
Miss Anna Miller Peyton, of Shawnee is in town today.

Source: Ancestry Historical Newspaper Collection
Middlesboro Daily News;  Page/Column: p6; December 31 1920; Submitted By Barbara