The log cabin Democrat., 1908-01-23

AIIeT UdNIuS DeeH hlCACu aONuS and played with by children for 45 years, an old shell, a relic of the Civil war, exploded in the yard of Henry Spencer at Middlebrook Tues day morning, the explosion coming very near resulting in the death of half dozen men, women and chll- dren, who were assisting at a hog killing. The old bombshell had been in the possession of the Spence fam ily since it was found, near sol diers' camp at Pittman's ferry, at the outbreak of the Civil war. On Tuesday MT. Spence, with the help of some of his neighbors, was killing hogs. They built a fire under cou- pie of wash kettles, preparatory to scalding the hogs, when suddenly there was a flash, a jar, loud report and both kettles were blown into atoms. Mir. Spence was knocked senseless by the shock, but nobody else was hurt. By some oversight or carelessness the fire was built on the old bombshell, which weighed some 10 or 15 pounds, and of course, nobody knew it was loaded.
 The total assessed valuation of real estate and personal property ln Hampstead county is $115,OS4.74. The total valuation for the previous year was $9O,25O.76, an increase for this year of $44,S ,S33.9S. Among the taxes collected is county general, $16,OS7.3S; roads and bridges, the same; schools, $29,962.S6; total number of white polls, 3,179; total number of negro polls, 2,440.
 The cattle growers of the western district of Clay county have organ ized an association at Corning. H. H.. Williams was elected president, and Dr. Mckinney, secretary-treasurer. The association embraces the coun- ties of Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Ran dolph and Carroll and is part of the Cattle Growers Association of 1 Northeastern Arkansas.
 It is possible now that $25,00O school building will soon be erected in Paragould By a special act the last legislature authorized Paragould special school district to float bonds to the extent of $25, 1000, this amount to be used in constructing a public high school building. 70
 William w. Atkinson, father of w. E. Atkinson of Little Rock, died Monday morning at his home in Falcon, Nevada county. Death was caused by pneumonia, from which MT. Atkinson had suffered for sever al weeks. MT. Atkinson was S4 years old.
 Gibson Davis, young man living at Trident, accidentally sucked into his windpipe a small oak splinter seven years ago. A few days age he coughed up the splinter, having never experienced any inconvenience while it was in his windpipe.
 The Sunday school at Logan was organized Sunday by the election o1 the following officers: E. Goodenogh superintendent; Andrew Futhary assistant superintendent; Ethel Me Intvre, secretary and treasurer; Iva Roberson, assistant secretary.
 Among the list of principals anc alternates appointed by President Roosevelt to the West Point Military Academy for 1909 is the name o1 Franklin Cummins SiDert, son ol Mai. William s. Sibert, former res ident of Little Rock.
 As the result of a head-on collision at Cameron, 5 miles south of Ral eigh, N. C., between a Seaboard Ali Line freight and the north-bount fast passenver train No. 8, two meI were killed and 20 injured, none seriously.
 Thomas Fitzsimmons was walking across a lot in South Camden re gently, when suddenly he disappear ed. Upon investigation 1t was foun' he had fallen into an old well. H' was rescued and was uninjured b. the fall.
 According to the assessors report the total value of real and persona | H., ;n Clob,,rpa nO1DtV IS Sl :