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Deadly Duel (1897)

A bloody duel was fought last week between two prominent young farmers of McMinn county, near Moose Creek. A.N. SHEARMAN and Wash SMITH had quarreled over some trivial matter. They met in the road, SMITH carrying a shotgun and SHEARMAN a 38-caliber resolver. Without any words, they both began firing.