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Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
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Local and Personal
Items of Interest from Various Places
of Interest in Randolph County.

there will be a grave yard cleaning
at the Davis grave yard on the sth
day of October and everybody that's
interested come and bring something
to work with and help in the good
work.
Truma Harper and L. F. Johns
ton attended the burial of little
Jim Mock at Palestine last Wednes-
day. Weep not dear ones but pre-
pare to meet little Jimmie in that
home beyond the skies.
T. A. Hawkins of Biggers at.
tended church here Sunday.
Cotton pickers are in demand in
the Bay.
Arthur and Arms Foster of Peach
Orchard were at this place the first
of the week looking for cotton
pickers.
i. S. Johnston the new j. P.
of Biggers had business at this place
Sunday the guest of John Carroll
and family.
We are sorry that the Debow
correspondent has laid out so long
that he has forgotten how many
births there has been in his town.
Keep up brother or break a hame
string.
Bug Davis is the owner of fine
buggy now, SO look out girls for
you know not the day nor the hour
when he is a coming,
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
SHADY GROVE

There are several cases of the
chills iu this section at present.
Picking peas is about the order
of the day,
N. J. Horseman made a trip to
the evidences" after lumber for
the school house at Raveuden
Springs, one day last week.
Several people from this section
attended church at Ravenden
Springs last Saturday and Sunday.
Burl and Daily Hickman left
here last Sunday for Pocahontas
where they will enter school.
Leila Riley is visiting at Raven
den Springs this week.
or school IS little deficient
in lumber this week, owing to
chilA-and pea picking.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
CARTER

The recent dry spell was broken
in this locality last Saturday morn
ing by a glorious rain.
Mrs. Stevenson of POcahontas
visited Mrs. Holder Sunday.
Will Stokes and family visited
frien Is near Shannon last Sunday.
Quite a crowd of boys played
ball with Walter Ray and Tom
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
ALBERTHA

We had nice little rain Sunday
which was badly needed.
Bro. ]. F. Carter preached at
this place Sunday evening to a small
congregation.
There was very good crowd
out at the grave yard cleaning Sat
urday but did not get done, and will
continue the work next Friday.
Aunt Martha Johnston returned
Saturday from her two weeks visit
in the Bay.
We are requested to state that
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
Notice Of IntentIon to Sell Minors Land

Notice is hereby given that the underslgn
ed, as guardian OF Jesse D.. Thomas H..
Miles A land Lutte R, Johns o n.
minor heirs OF Henry johnson decd. and
Francis Johnson. decd. will at the October
term 1910 Of the Randolph Probate court
make application for order to sell an undi-
,vided one half interest in the following de.
scribed real estate. for the education and
maintenance of said minors to witt Tit
fractional North East quarter OF the North
West quarter 81 acres and west part fraction.
al NV quar- a6 and 6O-1OO acres more or less all
in section eighteen in township twenty one
north one two east, the said minors being the
owners OF an undivided one half interest in
said land. JOHN G. JOHNSON.
Z-3t Guardian.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
ALBERTHA
(For last week.

This place was well represented
at the old peoples reunion at Poca
hontas Saturday. Well, we had a
very good time.
Ollie Springer of Paducah, KY,
came in Saturday TO visit his father
and other relatives at this place
w. j. Luter and wife and Mes.
danes Charity Myrick and Mary
Luter visited an Aunt Halsie Ry.
burns Saturday.
L. F. Johnston and wife aud
three children and Homer Kerley
went to Mock Sunday in answer to
phone message to see Caleb <.
Mock who was reported very sick.
We are sorry to say that the young
man died IN few hours after our
arrival. He was good boy and
his place will be hard to fill.
Mrs. Ella OVERLY of Dryridge
has been on the sick list for several
days.
B. F. Taylor of Pitman was in
our burg few days ago buying
young mules.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30

Peueergrass Sunday evening and
they did seem to enjoy themselves.
Mr.. Martin and sister, Mrs. Roe,
returned to her home in Green
county last Monday but his brother
will locate here for a while.
Mike Hughes and Bob Vinson
and families have left us and moved
to Knoble.
Mrs. Walker and Miss Della
Warner visited Mrs. Pendergrass
last Friday evening.
Jim Garrison is going to start to
Oklahoma next Monday.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30

Geo. T. Black is again able to
be at his office, after having been
on the indlsposed list for several
days.
Miss Tommie Lewis, who has
been assisting her brother, Jack, in
the circuit clerks office, returned to
her home at Maynard first of the
week for the purpose of attending
school.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30

cOllOn.
Hulett KILLER purchased nice
gray horse from the Clark boys
recently.
Frank McIlroy is breaking some
ground.
Mrs. Gregory, of Dalton, is visit.
ing her daughter, Mrs. Florence
Blansett.
Joseph Privett left for the bot
toms Monday to pick cotton.
The Star Herald is a very much
welcomed paper to our little burg.
Wonder what has become of Val
ley Chapel?
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
DEBOW

We had fine rain Sunday morn.
ing.
A. B. Campbell of Biggers and
Miss Nora Daniels of this place
were married at 8 o'clock Sunday,
Esquire McCarroll performing the
ceremony.
Two new baby girls since our
last writing. One at Charley Turn.
ers, the other at Fred Purdys. I
A. T. Wisenbach has struck
water at the church. He had to
drill "a feet, but now has "a feet of
water.
A. 7. Wisenbach attended the
phone meeting last Saturday.
G. w. Cartwright has sold his
farm at this place.
Our school Will close this waek.
Jos, H. DeClerk was at Advance,
Mo-, Wednesday on business mat
tiers.
Mrs. Carl Conner returned Tues
day from a visit to relatives in
Cherokee Bay.
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30

Mrs. Nora Kline and children of
Thayer, Mo-, visited friends here
frat of the week,
Pocahontas star herald. (Pocahontas, Randolph County, Ark.) 1907-current, 1910-09-30
WATER VALLEY

We notice several are picking
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15

six feet and never more than ten. But it is certain that enormous quantities of merchandise are transported over the rivers aud canals in Germany and France and England. and it is also cer- tain that the existence of such meth ods of traffic materially affects the rates which the railroads charge, and it is the best regulator of those rates that we have. not even excepting the governmental regulation through the interstate commerce commission For this reason I hope that this congress will take such steps that it may be called the inaugurator of the new sys- tenn of inland waterways.
 For reasons which it is not neces- sary here TO state congress has seen it to order an investigation into the interior department and the forest service of the agricultural department The results of that investigation are not needed to determine the value of and the necessity for the new legisla- tion which have recommended in re- spect to the public lands and in respect to reclamation. I earnestly urge that the measures recommended be taken up and disposed of promptly without awaiting the investigation which has been determined upon-
 WILLIAM H. TAFT.
 The White House. Jan IA. 1910.
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A Matter of Diction.

In all it's phases of development Ian- guage has its niceties. and the fine shadings in the meaning of words cur rent in different communities. between which at first glance there might seem to be little choice, are sometimes well worth consideration. No one gifted with even a modicum of sympathetic imagination could fail to be touched by this point from hardworking motherly woman, born and bred on a farm in one part O. Missouri and now summoned by destiny to prepare the meals for houseful of miners in an other section of the same stGte.
 Here l stand the whole day through" she said sadly. boiling and sweating over the hot stove, trying to fix up something tasty to fill up the stomachs of a lot of men folks, and then they up and call my good grub Companion
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swaIlowed 2 roethpIel..

Thomas Mcdonald. aged 90. am em- ploye of Wehrie's meat market in rhomaston, was brought to st Mnry'n hospital in Waterbury tAis week and operated upon for the removal Of D. toothpiclt which he swallowed last July. MT Mcdonald rallied from tho operation and will be able Co leave the hospital in a few days.
 Whether the toOthplcl was removed or not the hospital authorities re- fused to say, according 70 The Water bury American. IL has always been the habit Of Mr. Mcdonald when through dining to lie on the couch in the parlor and take a nap. Last July he took his customary nap and upon awakening discovered that the tooth- pick he had fin his mouth had dlaap- peared. He knew be hac swalloweG it. but as it gave him mo pam thought nothing more of it Two months ago, however. he felt ill aHd npon @ plvu- clans examination it was learned that the toothpiclS was causing the trouble. Mir Mcdonald was troubled a. little ln eating solid food and upon the Rd- vice of his physician, Dr. J. H. Kane of Thomaston he wns brought to this city last night and taken 70 s. MhrYE hos pital.
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Tn. jurton-speke Controversy.

Out of the discovery of the sources of the Nile grew the famous dispute between Spoke and Burton. Spoke virtually discovered the source of the Nile in Lake Victoria Nyanza in his 1S57-9 expedition. He had. gone on to the lake alone, leaving Burton behind. sick Few people believed Spoke. and Burton was not one of them. In 1863 Spoke, accompanied by Grant, discovered the source beyond dispute. But stfu Burton denied the possibility. It was arranged that Spoke and Burton should hold a public dis putation on the subject at the British association at Bath in 1864 On the morning of the meeting Spoke was found dead. with his gun lying beside him. Some say it was an accident; some say it was not.-London Specta- tor
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His Alarm Clock.

The new boarders first request WAS for a bracket to be placed on Che wall against the telephone. one morning Just after being provided the boarder installed thereon e. clock Of powerful tone. one morning just after tho clock had struck 70 sine was called to the telephone After short con- versation the clock struck l. In the afternoon of the same day the new boarder being again at the telephone that whimsical clock struck about 10 minutes after 3. The landlady observed that the bOarders clock must be crazy
 "Oh dear mo-" said the boardsr. 'L turned the hands and made it strike. It is the only way ! can get rid Of tiresome acquaintances. They talk and talk about nothing and just can't shut them off But when that clock strikes right up against the telephone they see a light.
 was that clock stliSIngY they ask
 T say # was: tme will nY you know Then they talSe the hint and ring off Really considering all Che telephone borcs. I know ! don't see how ! could manage without that clock |"
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HOPKINTON
Miss Hattie A. Ryer's Death

Mrs. Harriet C. Kenyon and her daughter. Miss Essie l. Kenyon are village.
 Ernest A. Barber and his brother, Samuel O. Barber of Hope Valley. were here on business Tuesday.
 Mrs. Lewis O. Chapman and infant. of Versailles, arTivtd at the home of her father Thomas r. champlin, ou Tuesday afternoon for visit.
 Mrs. c. Arthur Mills Miss Donna Mills and Mrs. Jesse J. Main are ill
 Miss Hattie A. Ryer, who for many years was housekeeper for the late Augustus l.. Wells in this village, died in South I<ingstown last Monday morning
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RICHMOND
Death of Mrs. Erie [. Lindio-W. C. T.
 U Convention.


 The meeting of the Clark's Mills Womau's Christian Temperance union was held Tuesday evening with Mrs. John Jordan at Shamrock.
 The death of Mrs. Evelyn c. Lindlo. wife Of Rev. Eric I. Lindio. occurred Saturday in PawtuolSet- Mrs. Lindlo had been suffering from pneumonia. She had many acquaintances through out Hope Valley. where she previously lived. The funeral was held at smith field Avenue Congregational church. Of which her husband is pastor. Tuesday, Jan. II. at o'clock.
 Mir and Mrs Henry D. Bailey. for merly of Carolina have moved to Hope Valley, to the house recently vacated by MT. and Mrs. Edward N. Whitford.
 The Fourth district convention, R. T. W. c. T. U., will be held at Wood Riv CT Junction Congregational church on Tuesday, Jan IS.
 B. R. Moore made a business trip to Hope Valley Wednesday.
 Edward K James. who is i'll, is i'm proving.
 Miss Louise Browne of East Green wich spent Sunday at Clifrmore.
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ARCADIA

Mrs. Willard Kenyon continues i'll.
 The mills resumed operations Mon day after a holiday vacation.
 Elmer Browning is working In Bar Der & Reynolds sawmill at Woody Hill
 David Hood harvested his crop of ice last week. IL was twelve inches thick.
 Ar and Mrs Isaac Andrews moved to Woody Hill last Saturday
 Deacon James Clark Reynolds died Jan. 3. The funeral services were held at Wood River church Friday, Jan. q. Rev. l.. r. Randolph oficiated. Burial was in Wood River cemetery. Deacon Reynolds was so years old
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OLD SEA CHEST
Now Used as Shirtwaist Box wac Twice shipwreeked in, the Same Plaest

Now Used as shirtwaiat Box wac Twice shipwreeksd i'm the Same Place
 In the home of Rev, and Mrs. Henry Clarke on Church street Bristol, is am old chest which is one of the many antique things of interest in the hOme8 or Bristol people. If lt could speak 70 would tell of two Wrecks at sea. The first known owner was William Batch elder born in Boston in 1768. He was the son of one of the famous ''Boatom tea party" and was the great grand father of Mrs. Henry Clarke, wife of church.
 About 17S5 Mr. Bateheldor started on a trip To the West Indies. The ship on which he sailed was wrecked. Mr. Batchelder and his chest were cnhC upon an island and found refuge with a planter. This planter befrieHded the man m such a. manner that a stay of some time was made. Then MT. Batchelder returned to Massachuaettg and became Baptist minister. There IN tablet 10 his memory in the BirBn Baptist church Of HaVerhln, Maaa where he was pastor a number oN years. When Frederick William Batch elder, son of Rev William Batchelder. was about the age that his father was when he undertook tO reach the West Indies, he, too, conceived the same idea. He started with his fathers old sea chest This was about 1905. Ha aiho was wrecked m the same locality made The same island and was be- fflended by the same planter
 The box is made Of pine, has been repainted a dark brown on Che out side, and white on the inside, as neaH- ly as possible as it WAS originally as shown by the traces of paint that were still left upon it. lt has been re- gently stripped of upholstery of two or three generations It is now tho property Of Miss Louise C. Clarke, 90 student of Henry Clarke and great-great- grand daughter Of William Batchelder Miss Clarke is using it as shirtwaist box. Hartford COurant
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Auoidinn th. Risk.

There was joy in the home of fam fly in the poorer quarters of London. for they had received from the bakers a pie of far greater size than the mean little pie they had sent to be cooked.
 But when Gus served it out bis wife exclaimed:
 ''WeIl. Gus, we have been married now nearly thirty years, and this is the first time you have served me tirstY'
 Flush, hush. LizaP' replied Gus '1 know very we'll that the man who owns this pie will be saying. T hope the first bite chokes the one who eats it. Get on with your dinner, like good woman."-London Telegraph.
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POWER HOUSE SITE
Purchased by New Haven Road-Fivs
 Acres at Stratford.

A good deal has been said from time time to time of Che continuation of the electrihcation of the New York New Haven x Hartford railroad. from Stamford to New Haven, but Wednes- day the railroad company purchased about five acres Of land iu Stratford for the location Of a power station there, showing that the plans for lt have been perfected. The tract or land is bounded east by the HOusatonlc riv- CT, on the south by the main highway and on the north by the railroad tracks
 their own property and extends O considerable distance Into Che main~ land.
 This is considered an ideal spot Eon the location of A power house better than any section the road has, on ac~ count of the dock privileges that it may enjoy The Houaatonic river im far superior in every way Co naVga- ton than the inlet at Cos Cob. where the other station is located. At tho now station there win be mo channel to dig out, and Che dock can come close 10 the land for the landing of coal barges. The plans for the new power plant have not been given out but those on the inside say thaf it will have a greater capacity Chan the ono at Cos Cob and will be equipped tu furnish power as far north as Hart ford if necessary
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strafahtsnad Out

Ut looks confused now. but in due course it will all be cleared up," said a lawyer. speaking of case in which he was interested. He resumed: ''It looks confused now, but in the end it will straighten itself out. like the rural advertisement that said: Notice Wanted to trade horse for mule or mule for borse. It makes no differ ence which. The idea is this-I have got mule and horse and want two of a kind''
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HopokIN's DISEASE.
Rare AiInnent Causes Death of Mra.
 Ella Bennett

Hodghin's disease, an extremely rare ailment, was the cause Of the death or Mrs. Ella Bennett. widow Of Charles W. Bennett. which occurred on Thurs day night at her home, rear of Q George street. iIodgkins disease la largement of the lymphntlc glands, and in this case the glands in Mrs Ben- netts neck were swollen to great size and becoming hard actually choleod Or strangled her to death She suffered illness.
 Mrs. Bennett had lived alone for several years and had no known rela- tiVes She had been ill about year go that she was unable tO work. She was a hat trimmer by trade Her hus- band died about eight years ago. She was a member Of St. James Episcopal church and was about 50 years of age. -Danbury News.
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What She Wanted.

This is a true telephone story: Hav- ing called up what she thought was the right number, a woman asked: Are you at leisure this afternoong
 Sure
 Mrs Nicely recommended you, and I suppose you will make the same price for me that you did for her.
 "Of course-what's wanted ?'
 Well. it's only a few hairs on my chin. and 1 want them off before I go down south. Sure1y-wont it hurt2'
 Say. what are you giving us? This is garage!" Baugi4
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WEEKAPAUG.
Old Fashioned Furniture Sold at Auc-
 tion-LocaI lettings.

The auction of the late Gideon T. Col lins was held Tuesday with a large number present. everything selling at q good price. especially the fashion ed furniture and dishes. many articles being I5O or 200 years old
 Mrs E. B. Langworthy and Miss Doris Collins of Westerly spent We'd nesdav afternoon at Rocky Crest.
 Mrs John B. Dunn, who has been Hrendinx the holidays with her par
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The Girls pav out.

IL was the girls day out and % nelghbor had dropped fin for lunch, ln rummaging through the kitchen cups boards the housekeeper found 23 soap wrap pe1-s.
 That is one months gleanings," she replied-"the result Of Che coupon sys- tenn. These girls waste all the soap they can and throw away g piece that k half used, simply 10 get the wrap pers and the premiums for them. There ought to be a law against such meth ods of encouraging petty dishonesty"
 You ought to live in Germany returned her friend. There the shop- keepers give coupons on everything and the girl gets them an. and if you don't let her do the marketing nhe will leave you You should be thankful that it is nothing but soap in this country
Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-15

The New York critics pronounce the new "Old Town" Montgomery and Stones vehicle for the opening of the Globe theater, a fizzle, save for the acrobatics of Fred Stone. George Ade and Gustave Luders made it.
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LETTERS FROM TWO STATES.

ents fin Portland, Me. has returned to her home here.
 Miss Florence F. Dunn was a. caller at Mrs. l.. w. Bliven's Wednesday.
 Jerome Robinson is the guest of friends in New York for a few days.
 Oliver Gavltt is filling his icehouses with eight-inch ice of good quality.
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MUSIC AND DRAMA

Little Marguerite Clark. who is about half as big as a pint of peanuts. appeared for the first time as a star in New York, this week. in The King of Cadonia
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Helen Macbeth. who plays Jean Christy in support of Robert Edeson in A Mans Man. made her debut on the stage in Chicago with Mrs. Fiske in Tess"
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Frederick Perry. who plays John Ricaby in The Next of Kin achieved his greatest success on the stage play ing character old men, although Mr. Perry has just entered the thirties.
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Alice Wilson. who plays Mrs. James Marsh in Charles Klein's new 0lay. The Next of Kin. obtained her first professional ngagement on the stage through Sir Henry Irving. who. by the way, was a distant relative of Miss Macbeth.
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Robert Edeson opened his tour in 4 Mans a Man, at the Wieting opera house, Syracuse, N. Y
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The Metropolitan Opera company of New York is to be re-enfOrced by number of new singers, who arrive this week. Among them is Marie Del na a French contralto, who will prob ably make her debut as Orfeo, the lat ter part of this month
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The Barrier, Eugene w. Presbrey's dramatization of Rex Beach's novel of that name. was presented Monday evening at the New Amsterdam thea ter, New York It tells a story of life in the gold fields of Alaska. and it is therefore mostly meIOdrama.
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The twelve principal crops of this country show a valuation of $5.00O.- 100000
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The United States annually expofls more spirits Of turpenfine than ai thn other countries Of inc worid--1o, 0ooo0c out of 24.0OO.00o gallons.
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Once, many years ago, q dairyinq neighbor, who used the oid-fashioned stone dasher-c -churn to make butter, had
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Now, this might not have been espe- clally money making work for buck to do-keeping boys away from ones chestnuts-but it was something prae- tieal. and something a little out of the ordinary use of bucks. felt quite eIated over my ability to get this sort of service out of the beast. And l actually had some of my own chestnuts to roast that season.