<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>OT A tuner's last day ...</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PostalCode"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Great, Alan, I live about 10 miles south of <st1:City w:st="on">Fulton</st1:City> and about 5 miles west of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dresden</st1:place></st1:City>!  I served for two years as Minister of Music at <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">First</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baptist</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Church</st1:PlaceType>, <st1:City w:st="on">Fulton</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">KY</st1:State> just prior to retiring from the full-time Music Ministry to take a staff position in the Department of Music at the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin.  I have heard a number of stories arising from the railroad industry in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fulton</st1:place></st1:City>, but that one takes the cake!  <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fulton</st1:place></st1:City> was the location where, before refrigerated cars, all the railroad cars carrying bananas as well as other fruits and vegetables, were iced down for their trip further north.  It is still important to the railroad industry but not to the extent that it was in the early to mid-1900s.  <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Speaking of piano tuners shooting straight, I was not on campus this afternoon, but the university was on lockdown for about an hour and a half due to a local bank robbery and the get-away car was located on one of the university parking lots.  I thought later that the faculty and staff should pack some heat....  Interesting that you would post your comments this evening!  Have a great weekend.  It’s snowing here...3 to 4 inches...the most this winter...and probably the last!<o:p></o:p> Joy!<o:p></o:p> Elwood<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Elwood Doss</st1:PersonName>, Jr., M.M.E., RPT<o:p></o:p> Piano Technician/Technical Director<o:p></o:p> Department of Music<o:p></o:p> 145 Fine Arts Building<o:p></o:p> The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> at Martin<o:p></o:p> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Martin</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">TN</st1:State>  <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">38238</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p> 731/881-1852<o:p></o:p> FAX: 731/881-7415<o:p></o:p> HOME: 731/587-5700<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: Alan Barnard [mailto:pianotuner@embarqmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 5:18 PM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: OT A tuner's last day ...<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> From <st1:City w:st="on">Dresden</st1:City> (<st1:State w:st="on">Tennessee</st1:State>) <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Enterprise</st1:place></st1:City> Newspaper <o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> June 30, 1905<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> We are informed that the worst tragedy ever committed in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Fulton</st1:place></st1:City> was perpetrated there last Saturday evening at about eight o’clock. The circumstances are about these: Messrs. SPINK and WALTERS, brothers-in-law, the former a freight train conductor, the latter a piano tuner, were living in the same house. It seems best of feelings had not prevailed for a year or more. On Mr. WALTERS’ return from <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Paducah</st1:place></st1:City>, Saturday evening, he found a horse had been turned into the yard to graze, had gotten into the garden and mutilated it. WALTERS became enraged and opened fire on SPINK, who was sitting on the side of the bed holding a two weeks old babe that was then dying. SPINK, who was mortally wounded, laid the baby down and crawled to his pistol and while WALTERS continued shooting him, got his pistol and shot WALTERS through the heart, killing him almost instantly. SPINK died about midnight, and the baby died also during the night. So on Sunday, the husband, brother and child of Mrs. SPINKS were corpses in the same building.<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Moral: Piano tuners should always be straight shooters; you might want to practice ...<o:p></o:p> </div> <div>  <o:p></o:p> </div> <div> Alan Barnard <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">MO</st1:State></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> </div> </body> </html>