From Days Gone By May 19, 1922

May 19, 1922.
    A ghastly sight met the eyes of Mr. Sprague Paul at an early hour last Sunday morning as he looked from a window and discovered the body of his father lying in the lane with several hogs gnawing the corpse.
    The Paul's reside between Aline and Cobbtown, about three miles from the former town. Saturday afternoon, according to statements of his son and others, Mr. Paul and his son went to Cobbtown, staying there until after dark and arriving home about nine that night. Mr. Paul is said to have been drinking during the time he was in Cobbtown and was in practically a helpless condition when the car in which he, his son and one or two others arrived at the Paul home.
    Efforts were made to get Mr. Paul into the house but owing to the difficulty of doing this he was finally left in the lane near the front gate, his son later placing an overcoat over him. It is understood that it was not infrequently the case that the old gentleman would come home in this condition and remain under the wagon shed or other outhouses on the place until the next morning.
    Young Mr. Paul stated that he awoke between daylight and sunrise and immediately thought of his father. He glanced out of a window and was horrified to observe several hogs gathered around the body, from which already they had torn both sides of the face and inflicted wounds on the arms and the hands.
    Dr. L. V. Strickland of Cobbtown was called and Dr. B. B. Jones attended the hearing at the Coroner's inquest, which was held Sunday at 3 pm. The verdict of the jury following the opinion of the physicians, was that the deceased came to his death from the effects of alcoholism.
    Mr. Paul was 62 years of age, and left a wife,  two daughters and two sons. The deceased was born in Johnson County near Kite. His internment was a Gumlog cemetery.
    Mr. O. A. Kennedy was taken violently ill and for several hours his condition was serious, but has now gotten better. Uncle John Hamilton was taken home sick from his shop but is getting better. Miss Clemmie Massey is recovering from an appendicitis operation performed at Brigham-Claxton hospital in Dublin.
    The high school is making preparations for their commencment this year. They will be going to Idylwild for their annual school picnic.