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Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
F. SPINNENWEBER co.
BUYS ECONOMY STORE

a deal was closed last Thursday
whereby Ferd Spinuenweber
purchased the entire stock Of the
kercheyal Il Rice Economy Store.
Mr.. Splnnenweber Is one of the
best known business men IN Ran.
dolph county aud has many friends
among the people Of the town and
in the surrounding country, who
will be pleased to know that he is
in the mercantile business again.
Mr.. Frank Bauer, who was con.
nected with the Rlegier store here
for several years, will be associated
with Mr.. Spinnenweber, IN fact
will be the manager ia charge.
Mr.. Bauer Is also well aud favor.
ably known to the people of the
town and county. Mr.. Spinner.
webor is IN St. Louis this week buy
ing new goods Tor the store.
The Star Herald bespeaks for the
new firm unbounded success and
would urge the people to call on the
new firm at the old stand, and see
the splendid display of up-to-date
merchandise that will be on sale
there within the next few days.
See announcement in this issue.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Reuben SiQIer

Reuben Sigler, aged 81, years
father Of Mrs. Omer Chllds and Mrs.
Cbas. Kennison of this city, died
at his home IN Black Rock last Fri
day morning after a short illness Of
bilious fever and creosote poison
ing. lie contracted the dlease here
while buildings a boat for Mr.. Ken.
nison.
The deceased leaves wife aud
four children. Funeral services
were conducted by Rev. John
Woodson and the remains were
buried at Black Rock Friday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
SIumber Party

The young society crowd was
delightfully."- entertained by Miss
Thelma Martin with a Slumber
party Monday night. A crowd of
about thirteen girls and the same
lumber of boys met at the hospit.
able Martin home about 1880 and
the fun began.
Games were played and delicious
water melons were served. About
eleven the boys reluctantly left and
the girls spent the rest of the night
telling stories and finally drifting
into Sunderland in the "wee sma'
hours" of the morning.
Those present were: Misses
Elizabeth Johnson, Neville Bishop,
Catherine Carter, Bess Meeks,
Marie Bigger, Edith Armstrong,
Roberta Campbell, Verda Wake
field, Ruby Blevlns, Getilla Selma.
baum, Gladys Shannon, Ouida
Blankenship and Thelma Martin.
The boys were: George Spelce,
Kent Argo, Harry Blankenship,
Herbert Schnabaum, Tom Carter,
Lester Childs, Jake Scboonover,
John Blevins, Robert Blevins, Dan
Wyatt, James Pickett, Joseph
Martin.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
At Work on Bridges

We are informed that work on
the tive new bridges across the
Running Lake ditch, one near
Poluca and one two miles west Of
Blggers, Is progressing rapidly.
The concrete abutments are COM
pleted and the steel is on the
ground ready to be put in. The
bridges will be ready for traffic by
Sept. lst. The board of directors
have also let a contract to Jake
Lelbhaber for a wooden bridge at
Running Lake.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
RAVENDEN SPRINGS
HAS GREAT PICNIC

Rayenden Springs, July 81,
About one thousand people attended
the picnic here yesterday which wa'
given by the Marris brass baud.
The forenoon was spent IN the
meeting Of old friends aud drinking
Of the healthful sparkling water OF
our noted mineral spring aud lis.
tening to number Of pieces so
ably rendered by the band OF Ra.
venden Springs.
At. lI30 p. m., The members Of
the band met at the Southern hotel
and escorted the Hon. w A. Old.
field and Hon. Aaron McMullen to
the speakers stand at the picnic
ground, and was there given a
hearty reception by the large crowd
assembled, after which some very
appropriate renditions Of music was
had by the baud, then the Hon. Joe
S. Decker appeared on the platform
where speeches were to be made aud
in a speech of about ten minutes by
select and appropriate words intro.
duced the Hon. w. A. 0ldfeld,
who spoke to the people for about
an hour and twenty minutes, giving
an account Of his stewardship while
be has been in the lower house Of
Congress. He was loudly applaud.
ed by the people who were present
during his speech. The people
who heard him seemed to be elec.
triiied by his speech and made a
rush for him and gave him a warm
reception by shaking bis hand aud
patting him on the back and assur.
ing him oil their loyal support IN
the coming election. The next
speaker was Aaron McMullen, who
made a very appropriate speech for
the occasion and during the last ten
minutes of his speech he told Of the
life Of his friend, NJ. p. Huddles;on
of Para hould, who Is a candidate
for Attorney General, and urged his
friends to support Mr.. Huddleston
for that office, and the writer Of
this article, who has been born aud
raised IN this neighborhood, will
say that Mr.. Huddleston will carry
practically every vote IN this neigh
borhood.
With klndest regards for the edi.
tor and the crew of the Star Her.
aid. Reporter.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Viewers at Work

Frank Benson, Tobias Chastain
and II. j.. Sparkman, who were APP
pointed viewers Tor the proposed
new highway from Pocahontas to
the Clay county line at Reyno,
have been busy this week viewing
out the proposed route. Their re-
port will probably be filed within
the next few days.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Pace Shipping Wheat

Pace Brothers have shipped three
car loads of wheat Of 1000 bushels
each this week, and have another
car bought which will probably be
loaded out today. They have paid
out about 81, 500 in cash for wheat
already and the market Is just fair
ly opening up here on account of
the fact that the threshers were late
getting into this section.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
At The Methodist Church

Next Sunday at IL a. m. we will
have a junior service. Mrs. Cora
Ellis aud Mr.. w. II. Phipps will
talk to the juniors. Misses Arkle
Meeks, Ona Sallee and Moina
Spikes will direct the juniors IN
their orchestra and choir practice
for the service, l hope all the chill
dren win come to Sunday school
and 'v tor the junior service.
La. ..'rsois and grown.ups at
lcn
81. u BieylEs, Pastor.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
W. M. U. Meeting

The Womans' Missionary society
met August 8 with Mrs. r. l..
Lynch. After an interesting Bible
lesson, refreshments were served by
the hostess.
The society will meet Tuesday,
August 10, at the church. All
members are urged to be present,
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Sallee Sells HOme

Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. Sallee sold
their pretty home on the north side
to John w. Price of Ingram Mon
day, the consideration being So, 500,
this including two extra blocks ad'
Joining. Mr.. Sallee accepts as part
payment one hundred and twenty
acres of land in Cherokee Bay.
Mr.. Price will probably move his
family here this fall. Mr.. Sallee
will build again.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Services at Baptist Church

Preaching services at the Baptist
church Sunday morning and evening
were we'll attended. Rev. Charles g..
Elliott of Walnut Ridge preached
two splendid sermons. Rev. Blev-
ins of the Methodist church dis
missed his congregation Sunday
evening and all attended the Bap.
tist services.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
County Court Expense Account

County Clerk Harrison has filed
with us the expense account Of the
Randolph county court, and the
same will appear in the Star Herald
next week. 1t was intended for
tins Issue, but was so late getting
to us that Mr.. Harrison kindly con-
cented for 1t TO 60 over until next
week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
House Burned

The home of w. Z. Timer, just
north of town, was totally destroy
ed by fire last Thursday morning,
together with all the contents there.
of. The origin of the fire is IN.
known. Generous hearted people
Of Pocabontas contributed to fund
to re imburse Mr.. Timer for his
loss.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Directors Meet

b. +. Bigger, j. o. Sallee and
l.. II. Martin, directors, and J. X.
Rhyme, engineer, Of the Running
Lake Drainage District, met at the
court house Tuesday Of this week.
No business of special Importance
was transacted.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Penny Social

The members Of the Junior
League wall entertain with a penny
social on the court house lawn,
Tuesday evening at 1880. Bring
your family and friends and give
them set-em-up. Every body is
cordially invited.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
NOTICE

Ny ElbeIta peaches are now ready
for the market. Anyone wanting
peaches will please call at my
home, two miles southeast of Poca
hontas or telephone No. I97-D.
so 1t. n. j. Barthel.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-08-06
Rains Have Benefited

Local showers in mauy sections
of the county and heavy rains in
some parts have benefited growing
crops to a great extent during the
past week. Late corn was begin
nlng to suffer for moisture, but in
most places it Is now doing we'll.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
CONFEDERATE PICKET POST
TAKEN BY MAJ. YOUNG.
January u.

Fifty years ago today Maj. Henry H.
Young, of Rhode Island, Gen. P. II. Sher-
idans chief of scouts, captured a Con-
federate picket post at Edenburg, Va.
but narrowly escaped capture himself, IN
the affair that was characteristic of win
ter operations in the Shenandoah Valley.
While the main forces of Sheridan and
Early lay in winter quarters at either end
of the vRlley-Sheridan near Winchester
and Early at Staunton-a picket line OF
Confederates extended across the valley
from Columbia Furnace TO Edenburg,
midway between the two camps.
Sheridan watched the enemy closely,
through his scout service. which under
Mai. Young had become far more efrec-
tive than any other Federal scout serv-
ice in the war.
Young. although but twenty-four, was
a dashing and daring trooper, and a
clever and successful scout. Clad in Con-
federate uniform, he penetrated the
enemy's picket lines almost at will On
this occasion he undertook work a little
outside his regular duty. His object does
not appear. from the Official Records, as
his orders we're always verbal. It seems,
however. that he was acting on direct
orders from Gen. Sheridan.
Zoe the work in hand Young was to
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
GRANTS STORES THREAT
ENED BY CONFEDERATE RAM.
January "a.

Fifty years ago today a Confederate
through the obstruction in Trents Reach
in the James River and, with other YES
sells OF the Confederate river fotilla
threatened to attack City Point and de-
strOy Grants stores
The attempt of the Confederate vessels
to reach the lower parts OF the James
River caused great concern in the Fed
eral camps. Save for the land batteries.
the river was not well defended for all
but one Of the Federal irOnclad moni-
tors had gone to the entrance of the
Cape Fear River. on the North Carolina
coast. to participate in the operations
against Fort Fisher.
The monitor Onondaga, Capt William
a. Parker, commander of the James
River division of the Federal fleet with
the gunboats Massasoit and HunchbaCk.
and two torpedo boats, the Spuyten Duy-
vii and the No 4, were the only Federal
vessels on hand to meet the COnfederates.
Warning of the attempt to break
through the obstruCtiOns-sunken ives
sells and coal barges-had been sent to
Capt. Parker from Grants headquarters
on December q. 4 spy had brought the
information from Richmond that the Con-
federates had issued orders for the move
ment and hoped to clear the river of
Federal vessels and destroy Grants stores
before the return of the feet from Fort
Fisher.
Recent freshets had partially washed
away the distractions, so that on a high
tide il was thought possible for the Con-
federates to pass them. Grant believed
that Capt. Parker would at once take
measures to remedy the trouble, but there
was a delay. and when the Confederate
vessels came down the river they were
able to break away through the hulks.
Find Gap in Distractions.
On the night of January p a guarded
reconnaissance OF the approaches to the
distractions had been made by the Con-
federates. By $50 y. m. January q the
Confederate commander, Commodore
John G. Mitchell, had everything is read
iness and signaled his vessels to weigh
anchor and steam down stream.
The Confederate fiotilla proceeded in
this order: The ironclad ram FredeTicks-
burg leading, with the gunbOat Hamp-
ton and torpedo boat Hornet secured
alongside; next the Virginia Cflagship)
ironciad ram. with the gunboat Nanse-
mond, tug Torpedo and torpedo boat
Scorpion lashed alongside: last, the iron
clad ram Richmond. with the gunboats
Drewry and Beaufort and the torpedo
boat Wasp secured to her.
Ii was after . o'clock when the vessels.
moving cautiously in midstream, passed
the Confederate batteries at Chaffins
Blur. and came under the guns OF the
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
CONFEDERATE PRISONERS
START FOOD QUIZ.
January 20.

Fifty years ago today Confederate
prisoners in Fort Delaware, on an
island in Delaware Bay, about ten
miles below Wilmington, were COM
planning of short rations and were
begging their friends in the North
TO send them aid.
A committee of the Confederate con-
gress was appointed as the result of
the complaints Of the men in Northern
prisons and after an investigation, re-
ported that the situation at Fort Della
ware, in so far as the subsistence is
sued to prisoners was concerned, was
as bad as or worse than many South
ern prisons. 1t was alleged the food
given the 1900 Confederates confined
there was so scanty that men fought
over the scraps thrown out from the
kitchen.
Lieut. U. B. Whites. of Company G,
Third South Carolina Battalion of Gen.
]. B. Rershaw's brigade. who had been
captured October 19, 1864, at Stras-
burg, in the Shenandoah Valley, was
confined in Fort Delaware until the
close of the war. In the history of
Kershaw's brigade CE. II. Aull Com
pany, Newberry, S. c., he left an in
teresting account of his experiences.
The prison inclosure was rectangu-
lar, with a twelve-foot board fence
near its center. dividing the quarters
of the officers from the privates. On
three sides Of the officers prison were
the sleeping quarters, or "shacks."
Near the top of the dividing fence
was a broad platform for the armed
guards, and about fifteen feet from its
base the dead line"
officers and privates communicated
by writing notes on SCRAPS of pansr,
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
GEN. SHERMAN ARRIVES
AT BEAUFORT.
January q.

Fifty years ago today Gen. W. T. Sher.
to PocotaIigo. where part of his army
was assembled for the opening of the
campaign of the CaroIinas.
Sherman had hoped that his aggressive
movement north from Savannah would
have begun at least a week before, but
rainy weather set his plans awry ~
some parts of the country around Sa-
vannah. and all along the lower reaches
of the Savannah River. the waters had
flooded the bottoms for miles and had
rendered bridging operations almost i'm
possible.
At Sisters Ferry. forty miles upstream
from Savannah, where the left wing of
the Federal Army, under Gen. H. w.
Slocum, and the cavalry under Kilpat-
rick. was to cross to the north bank the
river was fully three miles wide. Long
trestles were constructed across the
flooded bottom lands to reach the heads
of the pontoon bridges.
The boiling floods from upstream
brought down an avalanche OF debris
that piled up upon the pontoons. in some
instances submerging them, and I'm
others breaking them away from their
moorings. Gen. Slocum had reported the
difficulties of the movement 20 Gen. Sher-
man, and the latter had finally resigned
himself to the thought that he must wait
many more days before the advance into
South Carolina could begin
To Move on Columbia.
The stormy weather had worked havoc
with plans in another respect. Before
the army could move a great store OF
supplies must be brought to Il: these had
been ordered and were on shipbOard At
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24
FAMOUS ARMY ORGANIZATION
AWAITS DEDICATION.
January Fl.

Fifty years ago today a famous army
chapel, that of the Ffftieth New York
Engineers, built by the men of the regi-
ment near Gen. Meade's headquarters.
near Petersburg, was ready for dedica-
ton on the morrow by Bishop Alfred Lea
of the Episcopal diocese of Delaware.
The Fiftieth New York Engineers was
regiment with a novel career. It's expert
enCe during its three and one-half years
of service in the Army OF the Potomac
materially differed from that of other vol
unteer regiments in that army save one
the Fifteenth New York These two regi-
ments We're brigaded together and. with
the First Battalion of regular engineers,
formed the Engineer Brigade of the Army
of the Potomac. They were commanded
by Gen. Henry W. Benham.
The story Of the bridge building, the
fort building, and road construction and
kindred occupations of the engineers of
Benham's Brigade is one of the most in
teresting chapters in the unsOIng annals
of the war.
Although their losses were small in
killed and wounded, every engineer Or
ganization was recruited more than
twice over to make UP for the ravages
of plain wear and tear" These troops
were put in line of battle at various
times acting as infantry. They suffered
from the fire of sharpshooters while
performing their duties, without arms
and often without infantry support.
Possibly no army ever had such force
of intelligent. ingenious, thinking engi-
neer troops as those that served under
Benham.
An Elaborate Work.
The ingenuity and Industry of the Fiji
tieth New York Engineers were turned
to account in the first winter days OF the
Petersburg siege in the building Of their
chapel.
The regiment was stationed near Gen.
Meade's headquarters. 1t had one of
the most attractive camps in the army
II was. indeed. village. To crown their
efforts. the village builders erected there
a chaDel which was the wonder Of all
The Washington herald., 1915-01-24

Trick"
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

past, there has been by common con- sent of all the good people of Nome. one day in each year set apart and observed as the day Of the "Aksala carnival" on which day, the citizens of Nome, with one accord lay aside their several unusual avocation. and d. .mmers, and devote themselves. In .estive Lpirit. to the material aid and 5ustenance or their well esteemd: The Holy Cross Hospital.
 } therefore by the advice and con- sent of the Common Council, of Nome.
 do hereby appoint and designate
 FRIDAY, DEC. 31. 1915. IS "Aksala Carnival Day" and declare .he same to be. from 12 o'clock. noon. until midnight thereof a public iday; and I further recommend and request that all citizens observe the day accordingly, and also wear q tag suitable to the occasion; to the end that a most worthy institution may receive that attention and bounty that it aboundantly merits. and that all may be merry in well doing.
 Given under ny hand and the see of said city atta lied, this 27th day of December, 1915.
 GEORGE A DIAMOND, (Seal) Mayor E. GRIMM,
 City Clerk
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

No one has succeeded in inding the
 missing words in the AksaL carnival missing word contest, and, with one exception, few have come Uen close
 pr. Mustard stated today that one of the words in the lists recently publish ed was right, showing that some one was at least partially on the right track It Is stated that tfe contest will be kept open until twelve o'clock on carnival night so that all may have a chance to put in their guess. The guesses will be opened and announced every hour during the evening rom the time the doors are open and If any one hits the missing words they will be given the ticket immediately so that they can make all the use of 1t that may be possibel during the remainder of the evening. If no one gets 1t, the envelope continuing the missing words will be opened at F D.
 m The following are the euesses re-
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

In order to allow of the best speed possibilities of the teams entered In the Boschen cup race being developed, W. J. Rowe has signified his willing ness to run the big grader over the course from Nome to the Nome river bridge. This will smooth off all the rough places and give the speedy cams an opportunity to show their elass to the best advantage
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

The recorders office will remain open until midnight on the last day of the ear in order to allow the filing of as- sessment proofs and other documents which must be on file before the first day of January. Commissioner Fraw- ley states that under the new law failure to record notice of assessment work for the current year constitutes an abandonment of the claim, hence there will probably be a considerable number of filings between the present and the last day of the month.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

Things are moving along nicely for the big Aksala carnival on December 31 at Eagle hall. The entertainment committee reports that one of the best programs ever given in Nome will be seen that night. The various booths will be all in readiness as those in charge have been working toward that end for some time and now have every hing in perfect order. The cabaret, so We are told, will be one of the big features of the carnival. This Is an entirely new departure in entertain.
 ments in Nome. It will be held in the little Eagle hall, up stairs over the club rooms and some new and startling stunts will be pulled off there. Also. you will have an Idea that you are on the big outside. The following are the chairmen of the various booth com mlttees who will be assisted by large force of assistants all of whom have long gained reputation for capacity In assisting the public In amusing It. self. Side show, Mrs. w. H. Brown:
 lemonade booth, Mrs. pr. Kittlesen; candy booth, Mrs. H. S. Riley; Ice cream and cake, Mrs. Wm. Stlpek; Monte Carlo" Col. Sol s. Warren;
 fish pond, Mrs. Charles Thompson; for tune telling booth, Mrs A. Polet; con-
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

A strange device carrying with it an odor of gasoline and making a racket like and auto with a busted thing me-
 bob passed through the streets last right about dusk creating a considera
 ble amount of attention from the eve- ming shoppers. Seated on the queer contraption was well known young man who was guiding it's cratic course by dint of much muscular exertion in cluding a liberal application of leg power. The machine was not a strange visitor from Mars or some other remote sphere, as might have occurred to some, but was nothing more than a motor sled built by a local mechanical genius who has high hopes that he has secured a strangle hold on the winter transportation prob lem. The machine worked fairly well but some defects will have to be rem edied before 1t can be called a com. plete success. ..
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

Up to noon today no formal entries had been received for the Boschen cup race although It is definitely known that there will be at least three en- tries and possibly five. Ross is sai6 to be a sure entry and also Riley and Delezene with possibly Jackson and one other. The absence of many en- tries is ascribed to the fact that the speed requirements are such that 1t is that do not possess he-highest stand
 ard of speed qualities The entries will probably be handed in at the timt of drawing for position this evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

Persons who have been watching matters closely assert that there Is nc doubt that the big block Of cement forming the base of the cableway tow CT has been moved from it's former position considerable number of feet some of the estimates going as far as fifty feet. The tower Is said to be praticably worthless for It's former uses having been severely strained and broken.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-30

As the long distance lines own the east coast are still out of commission it has not been possible to lern any thing of the whereabouts of he mail The postofiice authorities expect Erie Johnson today however, as he has now been gone three days and 8 due to return unless the present stae of the trails have caused delay