News outside of Barren Co. METCALFE CO: Married. At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. Nat BOYKIN, of Metcalfe county, Mr. Bob NICHOLS, of Barren, and Miss Mary Boykin, of Metcalfe, Thursday, Sept. 3rd 1874. The parties had intended marrying on the following Sunday, but learning that a chivarari party were preparing to give them a serenade, they married two days earlier, with a view to evading the intending compliment. The chivarari party, however, learning of the change of programme, waited until the ceremony was over and the happy groom had taken his new bride home, when they put in an appearance, and gave the newly-married couple an old-fashioned shivaree. (so spelled throughout). (10 Sept 1874). The Murderous Pistol Again. The inability of a large number of the citizens of our State to go anywhere without a deadly weapon buckled around them has resulted, of late, in an epidemic of serious shooting and cutting affrays. We are informed that one occurred in our sister county, Metcalfe, last Saturday, in which a former citizen of this place was assaulted and killed, after killing his assailants. The version of the affair, as given to us, was as follows: Dr. William SCOTT and a man named WISDOM were neighbors, living five or six miles from Edmonton in Metcalfe County. Some time last week, Wisdom's hogs got into Scott's cornfield and when he came to take them home he drove off some of Scott's hogs. This caused a difficulty between the two men, but no collision occurred at the time. Last Saturday Scott attended a Magistrate's court in which he had in business. Wisdom was also in attendance, accompanied by several friends. During the day Wisdom and his party cursed and other wise insulted Scott5, threatening to take his life if he resented. Late in the evening Wisdom approached Scott, cursing and villifying him and finally assaulting him, when Scott drew a pistol and shot his assailant through the heart, killing his instantly. As Scott turned to walk off, he was fired upon by four of Wisdom's friends, one of the shots taking effect in the back and inflicting a wound from which he died in a few hours. Only one of the parties who did the killing had been arrested of last account. Dr. Scott was a son of Esquire Samuel Scott, of this place, and was raised here. While he was considered a very exemplary young man. Esquire Scott left Sunday, to attend the burial of his son. He has the sympathy of the community in his bereavement. (10 Sept 1874). Last week our Summer Shade correspondent gave the particulars of the accidental killing of Mr. Chris WITTY by the careless handling of fire-arms, and we learn of another accident of a somewhat similar nature, which occurred last Saturday evening. John WILKINSON, a Negro living a few miles south of town, was out hunting, and called at the house of Wash TRIGG (colored). As he entered the yard, some dogs attacked him, and he struck one of them with the breech of the gun, when it was discharged. The all entered his right breast just below the nipple and ranged upwards, killing him instantly. An inquest was held Sunday morning by Esquire SCOTT, and the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above facts. (23 July 1874). Sandi Sandi's Puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php Sandi's site: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky