Athens Weekly Review

July 24, 1924
Large Still Destroyed in Henderson County

Deputy Hugh Pickle Saturday destroyed a 55 gallon capacity still and five 
barrels of mash, on Cedar Creek in the western end of the county.  Mr. 
Pickle located the still about a week ago, and upon his first investigation 
discovered that the grounds surrounding it had been covered with small 
sticks and twigs in such a manner as to show should anyone walk over them.  
He was very careful not to disturb the arrangement and visited the place both 
night and day for seven days in the hope of catching the operators.  He found 
upon examining the mash Thursday that it was "ripe" and was of the opinion 
that it would be boiled and a "run" made Thursday night or Friday morning in 
order to provide the "lightnin" drinkers some of the fluid for their Fourth of July 
celebration, but after watching through the night and until noon Saturday decided 
his presence had been detected and proceeded to destroy the outfit.

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