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Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
WATER VALLEY
(FoR LAST wEEK)

We had a nice ram Saturday
night which was much appreciated
by the farmers.
Mrs. Minnie Layl is improving
very slowly.
Misses Jennie and Ella Rogers
Fannie and Clyde Layl, and Earl
Graham attended church al Oak
Grove Sunday.
Several OF the New Home boys
were Water Valley visitors Sunday
Mrs. Campbell of near BrrdeIl
visited Mrs. Dupuy one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. S. Craven visit
ed across the river Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Rogers made
business trip to Imboden Friday.
Mrs. Ben McIlroy has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Holder, OF
near Kingsville.
Miss Manila Lawrence spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
her aunt, Miss Vada Rogers.
Mrs. Flora Pierce visited her
mother. Mrs. Dupuy Saturday night
and Sunday.
Misses May McIlroy and Vada
Martin visited near Shady Grove
Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
OCONEE

The farmers are getting along
fine with their crops.
Several from this place attended
church at the McIlroy school house
last Sunday.
John Jackson says that be thinks
he will soon be governor, as he Is
school director now.
Mrs. Minnie Stout and children
of Oklahoma are here visiting rela'
tives this week.
Herbert Rice and daughter, Nell,
visited his parents here Sunday.
Tom Timer of Hamil was in our
little berg Tuesday.
Bro. Cravens breaches here every
first Sunday. Everybody is in
vited to attend.
Miss Llllye White is clerking for
II. J. White now.
]. w. Rice will soon have bis
new store building completed.
Several from here attended church
at Macedonia last Sunday.
Misses Sallle and Hattie Rice at
ended church at Bethany last Sun
lay.
r. j. White and G. II. Casey
ave put up mill here.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02

Tuesday morning, near Cape Cir
ardeau, Mo.
Triplets, all girls, were born a
few days ago to Mr.. and Mrs,
George Easley, who live near New.
ark, but lived only a short time
after birth. Although Mr., and
Mrs. Easley are comparatively
young people-respectively 50 and
81 years of age-they are the par.
ents of nine children, two of whom
are twins.
The Sharp County Record states
that the murderer of Sheb Milhgan
whose death occurred in 1905 has
confessed. At the time of his death
no one knew how he was killed or
who killed him, the coroner's YER
dict being that he was killed by a
moving train, but not long ago a
party was tried and sentenced to
the penitentiary for a crime he had
committed and as officers were tax
ing him to jail he owned to killing
Mllligan. He said they were shoot
ing craps one night in a deserted
shanty near the railroad when they
got to quarreling over Is cents and
he knocked Milligaa in the head and
then laid him beside the track to
cover up the crime.
Troy Roddy, seventeen year old
lad of Newburg, is perhaps the
Youngest Methodist preacher in the
state. Young Roddy delivers SER
mons quite frequently in different
localities of lizard county, and it is
said his efforts are not at ell bad.
David Brock, convicted and SEN
fenced to hang for the murder of
James Parsons, has been granted
stay of execution and will not hang
next Tuesday at Newport. the date
formerly set for the execution.
Brock, it is said, shows signs of in.
sanity, and on that account action
in his case has been indefinitely post
poned.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
STOKES SCHOOL HOUSE

STOKES SCHOOL HOUSE
We are needing rain very badly
in this vicinity.
Prof. Hollie Adams of Mayfeld,
KY, Is visiting relatives at this
place.
w. M. Ulmer made a business
trip to Walnut Ridge one day last
week.
DR.. Ryburn is having some clear
ing done on his bottom farm.
Carl Upton of Attica was in this
vicinity Monday, attending . busl.
ness.
Uncle Jacob Foster of Foster
was at this place Monday.
T. A. Sage made lbusis,ss hin
to DeBow one day last week.
r. l.. Baker was at this place
Sunday.
S. G. 7. Sage, our champion
merchant, made a special trip to
Pocahontas Wednesday.
Little Alvis Milan is very i'll at
this writing.
Rev. Goodwin filled his appoint
ment at this place Sunday.
Uncle Hiram Smith of Deadwood
attended church at this place Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maynard of Brock
EFT, were pleasant visitors at May.
nard Monday.
Miss Elsie Purdy spent Sunday
with Miss Myrtle Harris.
Miss Ruth Ryburn spent a few
days in Pocahontas last week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
HAMII

Dave Upshaw of Lorine visited
at James Earley's last Sunday.
G. w. Barnett and family of
Ingram visited Dee Timer and wife
last Saturday and night and Sun.
day.
Uncle Tom and Aunt Martha
Upshaw of Dalton visited their
daughter, Mrs. James Early, last
Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. G. w. Brown took
in the big ball game here last Satur
day afternoon.
We are sorry to say that Mrs.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
CHARTER OAK
(FOR LAST WEEK.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Davis visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bailey Satur'
day night.
A. w. Startling and wife, Mrs.
Mollie Moore and children visited
at Valley Chapel Sunday, guests of
Mr.. Hughes and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Sparkman visit
ed Prof. Johnson's Saturday night.
We are are very glad to state
that Uncle Joe Price, who has been
poorly for some time, is improving
rapidly.
Miss Ora Allison attended the
baptizing at Yadkin Sunday.
Bro. Gam delivered an excellent
sermon at the school house Sunday
evening.
w. J. johnson will teach the
next term o f school, beginning
the 10th of July.
Yes, we are sure preparing foI
that Sunday school convention Jun
25th. Committee, Mr.. and Mrs
w, j. Johnson, Ed Sparkman
GLEN Miller and A. A. Barley.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
MEREDITH SCHOOL HOUSE

We had nice rain last Saturday
night and it was badly needed.
Farmers are all through planting
cotton in this part of the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moss visited Mr.,
Pat Howell last Sunday.
Mrs. Martha Karnes visited Mrs.
Wicker last Friday night.
G. II. Meridith moved to the
hills last Friday, where they will
spend few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pat Martin spen
Saturday night with Mrs. Wicker
Mrs. Mollie Padden visited hel
brother, Pat Howell, Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
Crops in Good Condition

Notwithstanding the late spring
and the unfavora6le seasons, the
cotton in this vicinity is about on
an average with that of last year.
However, in some localities a sec.
ond planting was necessary in order
to get good stand while In Others
an excellent stand was had with the
first planting. AS a whole the
stand is practically good.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
TEACHERS NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that ! will
hold a public examination of teach
ere IN Pocaboutas June 18th and
10th, 1911. for the purpose of as
pertaining the qualification of those
wishing to teach in the public
schools of Randolph county.
EuGENE THOMPSON,
3e-3t County Examiner.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
SUBURBAN NEWSS
Local and Personal
I+ems Of Interest from Various Places C
- of Interest in Randolph County. D

thing wrong you may as well walk
up and pay the seventy-fve and es-
cape the city bastile.
The concrete building is gong
up in fine shape, The builders
seem to know exactly how to put up
a good wall.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-06-02
SMITH ANNUAL

The sixth annual barbecue will be
gwen at Holmes this year August
4th and 9TH. Do not forget the
date and watch for further announce.
ment and bills. 1896
Evening star., 1911-05-28

in. confusion. The Confederates were
throwing UP weak defenses in expecta-
ton Of an attack. Our cavalry had cut
their way In and destroyed the only
bridge that Lee had left in his rear.
Some of the poor fellows that must al
ways get left on such occasions cheered
us by telling us how they did 1t. Three
regiments charged in-one fought to the
right. another to the left, while the third,
supplied with straw and turpentine,
dashed at the bridge, set fire to 1t, then
cut 1t loose from it's moorings and let 1t
float down the river, burning wreck.
'Score another for the cavalry" we
cried.
My hopes rose with the river. which
was seething food, boiling over it's
banks. 1t seemed impossible to get US
across the Potomac now. Rigging up a
rope ferry and getting the prisoners
across on fiatboats was the work of two
or three days. and then they encamped
us on q hill q few days more. waiting for
their army to follow. think they feared
an advance by Harpers Ferry and Mar
tinsburg. The cavalry and flying artil-
lery came from that direction; Imboden's
men told US SO, and I never gave up
hope until we had passed Winchester.
Va A brigade composed Of infantry.
cavalry and artillery under Gen. John d.
Imboden guarded us from this point to
Staunton, Va, distance of over 120
Evening star., 1911-05-28
thousand Yankee prisonsrsi

Why. I would bet the best farm in the
valley. that there isn't quarter of them
The heralds everywhere had doubtless
added harmless cipher TO our real
number.
At length-about the 10Th of July, I
think-we arrived at Staunton. weary and
sore. We had marched about fifteen
miles a day since We left Williamsport.
AS We entered Staunton some showed
their love to their enemies by supplying
US with tracts. but I am not sure that
their Kindness was appreciated by the
prisoners as generally as was the atten-
ton paid TO our hungry stomachs by the
people of Martinsburg.
At
While waiting there for transportation
to Richmond We were amused to note the
esteem in which the people held the Con-
federate money. These who brought wares
into our camp for sale at first refused to
sell at all except for federal money.
When the officers threatened to expel
from the camp any who did that, they
would ask to see the money before nam
ing the price. and 1t was federal the
pie was quarter. but IL Confederate it
would cost a dollar. One young army
sharper-not one Of our guards and not
q Virginian-must have made o small
fortune by exchanging money with our
men at the rate OF about two for one.
He told them that at Richmond the re-
spective values were even, but when We
marched through that city we found ie
to be as ten to one.
Our marches ended here: we were
placed in box or gravel cars. and at y
slightly increased rate OF fpeed were
taken to ichmond. where W Were put
into prison.
tSspynsat, lvli, BY the cea,ury .vmpssss
Evening star., 1911-05-28

but listened with indifference to their
threats to shoot me. The rear guard of
each division passed me with the same
result for their efforts to rouse me, until
at last the rear guard of all came up:
the officer in command assured me that
1t was his duty to kill me rather than
leave me behind. and though 1 believed
him / could not move. and merely told
him so.
At last he told a man to run me
through" with his bayonet, but l suppose
there was a saving sign that / did not
see. for after a pause I heard him tell
the man to stay with me until a wagon
came along and I could be taken and
given something to eat I never saw that
officer. but I hope God saw his act of
forbearance and humanity and rewarded
him for it. There have been miserabl.
towards in either army who bullied and
mistreated unfortunate prisoners when
they had the power to do so, but the true
soldier never did, and ! never saw any
thing but kindness shown to the prison
ers that my regiment took, and I never
experienced anything but kindness from
the men who guarded me from Gettys-
burg to Staunton.
After a long rest / was placed in a
wagon and taken to q house where / got
big slice of bread and butter, and In
a short time sight and strength returned
and I was able to march with the col
umn. l. ought to add for my own credit
that ! did not fall out again, though
faint and hungry often enough. The
towns through which we passed on our
way up the Shenandoah valley were APP
prised of our coming. and Manifested a
different spirit, of course, from that ex-
hibited at Martinsburg Many insulted-
and upbraidcd us, but some Of our msu
Evening star., 1911-05-28

and sent into the cornf1eld in front OF US.
But my regiment seemed disinclined to
charge, and merely threw out skirmish-
ers to meet them. Some OF the Confed-
crates enthusiastically cried: My! won't
the sharpshooters make 1t hot for that
cavalryl"
wearied me; I wanted the charge, be-
cause I was sure that vigorous at
tack would send our guards heeing
without us in less than five minutes
One Of them. quiet. pleasant-faced
man. as were many of the others, no
and. swinging himself from his saddle
to a fence rail, took a Testament from
his pocket and asked me If objected
to his reading a chapter aloud.
not heart enough to read my own that
day. He read a chapter in one or
Pauls epistles. and when he had con-
cluded remarked that he would feel SO
per cent better IL the country were
at peace and he at home that night.
1 must add that while he was read
ing held Quaker principles myself. for
/ was panied to think I was an enemy
of that fair-minded Christian young
man, who. like myself, thought he was
right in engaging in 2 career of destruc-
ton to life and property. But we were
both reminded that it was war and not
peace by the call of More ammunition"
for the sharpshooters. and our guards
being apparently scarce.
~.
Now is the time for charge, thought.
Gen. Stuart had not more than three
hundred men. incumbered by as many
prisoners, and the regiment in front had
FIVE hundred in line. But while their COM
mander hesitated. Gen. Stuart, whose
genius and courage had gotten him out
of many difficulty, proved himself equal
to the present emergency. While his
skirmishers were firing their last cart
ridges he made us fall in by fours, and
marched us two or three times across the
opening. We were mistaken in the twi-
light for Confederate infantry coming up.
and then his whole column was moved
along the edge of the cornfield, keeping
the skirmishers between us and my regi-
ment, which moved parallel with us. until
darkness shut them out from my view.
The next morning Stuart's men were
gone, and we were guarded toward the
Potomac by Pickett's division. ! regret
ted the change, the Tanl, and file of the
cavalry were so different from what I
had expected to find the southern SOL
diers. They were quiet, courteous and
considerate; they all seemed young, of
light build. with fair or sandy complex
ions predominant; and. better than all.
they had more by far than the average
share of intelligence.
The infantry that took their place were
Evening star., 1911-05-28

To do this the different divisions were
headed for the gaps and passes through
which the trains sent under escort in ad-
vance were escaping over the mountains
to Williamsport. Md. on the Potomac.
The regiment to which I belonged was
in Greggs division. but having become de-
tached with the rest of the brigade dur
ing the three days of the battle, 1T united
with two other brigades under Gen. Kill
patrick and made an attack upon a Con-
federate train near Monterey. Pa. The
fight took place before midnight the first
day of the march. the train was burned,
the guard made prisoners. and then our
command pushed on after another train
that was reported ahead of the one We
had destroyed.
a few whose horses were killed or dis
Evening star., 1911-05-28

who excelled in nothing else were mighty
in vituperation and abusive eloquenco,
and these paid back with interest al the
taunts we received. often. I am sorry TO
say. SURPRISING the bounds OF seif-re-
spect and decency.
We usually encamped In large mead
ows through which streams Of good
water ran, and were here allowed 70
wash. eat and sleep while our guards
were posted around the fences. At one
OF those halts. as we approached StAun-
ton. a farmer with his wife drove mp
close to the fence and after taking .
critical survey Of the crowd he said. In
dignantly:
Forty thousand Yankee prisoners!
Evening star., 1911-05-28

the battle Of Antietam these women had
laid planks on torn-up bridge for US,
SO that we could cross and drive Stuart's
cavalry out Of the town.
But notwithstanding this extra food at
Martinsburg the low diet and the sharp
stones soon told on my strength. My
feet were sore, and my stomach was
faint beyond endurance. and the climax
was reached one day when my sight left
me, and I threw myself down on the
roadside to die. The rallying cry of IA
cavalry charge" had no more effect on
me: l knew our cavalry could not ap-
proach us now, and / gave up In de-
spair as soon as found was blind.
The guards tried to make me get I'D,
Evening star., 1911-05-28

\ NARRATIVE Typical of
- the Experiences That Be-
fell Thousands of Soldiers on
Each Side of the War Who
Were Taken Prisoners in
Battle and Marched With
Their Captors to Points
Where They Could Be For
Warded to Prison.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

dark bays Of G formed the next. and SO
on. The troops changed squadron often
to suit the seniority of the captains. and
the squadrons changed positions In the
regiment for the same reason, but the
combination of companies before me now
had been that Of the regiment for a week
at least.
A call was made for sharpshooters,
and those who dismounted and presented
themselves were supplied with cartridges
Evening star., 1911-05-28

nearer my conception Of the southern
soldier. But must not blame The poor
fellows II they had not the kindness and
elasticity Of the cavalry. They were out
of heart-a large part Of their division had
been left on the field on the Sd oc July.
as the result Of their charge. and be-
sides the commander OF the division there
was only one officer above the rank Of
captain left in 1t.
We were halted by the roadside often
Evening star., 1911-05-28
By JOHN L. COLLINS,
ishth Pennsylvania Cavalry.

n July 4. 1853. when
Lees movement of
Withdrawal fro m
the battlefield of
Gettysburg toward
the Potomac and
Virginia b e C a m e
known, the. Union
cavalry was or
dered to throw it
self between the
Confederate army
and the Potomac.
Evening star., 1911-05-28

The question. How did know my regi-
ment? naturally comes, and is as easily
answered. l could distinguish the COM
panies by the color of their horses. and
knew the order of the squadrons in the
line. The black horses of Troop c and
the light bays of II formed the first
squadron, the sorrel horses of E and the
Evening star., 1911-05-28
1861


that they knew my regiment well. and
considered it rough one to deal with. :
He asked me If / remembered all the
skirmishes we had as we advanced from
New Kent Court House to the Chicka-
hominy, In the peninSular campaign,
which I did well. and then when we had
become quite well acquainted. asked me
if i would have any objections to ex-
least. as I never expected to sit on mine
again. and when we stopped on the road
side to make the exchange 1 walked back
into the ranks without my horse. as l
saw no reason why / should bother lead
ing him along for my captors to ride, IL
he should ever get well.
Fresh prisoners were added all the
time. mostly cavalry, and we marched
day. Stuart and his staff rode in our
midst-rather an imprudent thing. /
thought, for many of the men observed
him closely with reference to future
every time 1 looked at him, though had
no malice and nothing to complain of in
regard to my treatment Within year
he fell by the carbine Of a cavalryman
whose regiment was at this time well
represented among the prisoners.
The day was hard one for me. used
to fatigue and fasting though I was. The
roads were the toughest and narrOweSt
nothing since the previous day, having
lost my haversack during the night. l
was at last compelled to tell one of the
guards that / was very hungry, and he
apologized for having nothing to give
me, but promised to see that l got some
thing before we went much farther. He
left the ranks soon and shortly after
ward returned with some bread and but
ter. which he divided with me. Later
in the afternoon foragers brought us In
rations collected from the farmhouses.
Just before sunset. as we were going
through a gap. a rapid exchange of shots
was heard ahead of us, and both prison.
ers and captors became excited. few
moments later we were near enough to
look out into the plain beyond; we saw
the Confederates In front of us dis
mounting and deploying as skirmishers,
and my heart bounded as l saw my own
regiment drawn up for a charge about
500 yards away. 1 began to cry like
child: / thought that l would be free
again in about ten minutes, with my
friends: that I would be armed and
mounted as twenty-four hours before.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
SAFE BLOWN open At
MANNED; S4OO TAKEN

Manned, Miss, May 1.-The store OF
Mr.. Joe Kennedy at this place was en-.
tered last night by burglars.
The safe was blown open with nj
trate of glycerine and about Si00
stolen. The burglars entered the front
door of the store, and left by way &c
the back door.
Mr.. Luther Hammett states that he
saw two suspicious looking white men
pass his home at Bellhaven this morn
ing at o'clock, going towards Hatties-
burg. The men wore slickers, and
one was about six feet tall, red faced
and looked as if he would weigh about
$50 pounds. The other looked to be
about five feet, four inches tall
weighed about 14O pounds and was
dark completed.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
Mrs. Emily Richards Cook.

After three years of suffering, Mrs.
F. L. Cook passed away on Saturday
at 8 o'clock at the residence of her
brother, Mr.. Walter Sampson, on Eliz-
abeth avenue. Mrs. Cooks cheerful
ness and sweet spirit, despite the
paralysis which kept her unable to
walk step for three years, in spite Of
her trips to Hot Springs and opera
lions, was remarkable and made her
loved by all who came in contact with
her.
The funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock at the resi-
dence, Rev. I. P. Trotter officiating.
The interment at the city cemetery
was not until this morning, however,
the remains being held to await the
arrival of relatives.
Miss Melner Richards, of LAUREL
Mrs. R. W. Hinton, Jr., Of Lumberton;
Mrs. w. W. Heidelberg, Jr., of Laurel
and Miss Lillian Robertson, Of Laurel,
nieces of the deceased, attended the
funeral. Other nieces OF Mrs. Cook
are Miss Laura Hancock, of Bentonia;
Mrs. William Mcdonald, of Mississippi
City; Mrs. T. l.. Fortner, of Gulfport;
Miss Winnifred Jennings, Of Lyman,
Miss; Mrs. Bessie Robertson Goode
of Marion, Ala, and a nephew, Will
Jennings, of Bogalusa.
Mrs. Cook is survived by her hus.
band and two brothers, ]. s. Richards
of Laurel and Walter Sampson, of this
city.
Mrs. Cook was Miss Emily Richards
of England, and came over to this
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-01
WOULD REVISE
Commandments
Episcopalian Canon Says Present
Prayer Book Unsuited to Work
ing People.

Washington, May 1.-"Revise the
Ten Commandments" urged Rev. Mr..
George A. Douglass, canon of the Ca
thedral of st. John the Divine, New
York, in speaking at the twenty-ninth
congress of the Protestant Episcopal
Church ON THE Need for Prayer Book
Revision to Meet Present Day Condi-
tions."
Let us have the courage" he said,
ito restore our prayer book version Of
the Ten Commandments to what
scholars are pretty generally agreed
was the original and shorter form"
He regarded the present book of
common prayer as unsuitable for
working people and so-called Social
ists," who have been attracted to the
Christian churches. The Rev. DR.
Percy S. Grant of New York, urged
prompt action in shortening the church
service. The convention closed today