Newport weekly independent., 1901-06-21
ABOUT PEOPLE, MAINLY.


 D. D. Adams and wife of Batesville spent Wednesday in this city.
 The Clover Club was entertained this afternoon by Mrs. T. D. Kinman, Jr.
 Miss Lizzie Wiles returned to Sidney via this city Thursday after visit to Memphis.
 Samuel Heiliger is visiting his uncles Chas. Meyer and Abe Heiliger ill this city from Searcy.
 Miss Allie Ward returned Thursday morning from pleasant visit to Batesville friends.
 U. Will c. Hagenback, representing F. o. Sawyer Paper Company, at the Hazel Hotel today.
 Capt. R. c. Huddleston has gone down on the B. x B. after bear, so say some of his friends.
 There will be a dance at the pavil- ion Friday night, as a list is now in circulation for the same.
 T. D. Lawrence and T. J. Graham, prominent business men of Tucker man, were here Thursday.
 Mrs. J. S. Jones entertained this af- ternoon in honor of Miss Jennie Southall of Birmingham, Ala.
 Gilliam's new meat market will open up tomorrow morning, frs, door west of Heiliger's store.
 E. L. Boyce, we understand, W III leave Friday morning on the Orlando for Augusta, on business trip.
 Geo. M. Williams of the internal revenue force was here Wednesday night and left Thursday for Cushman. Mrs. Corella Climer and children of Poplar Bluff, Mo-, came in this morn ing on visit to the family of G. w. Yeast.
 The baby of Jack Bridges, colored, who owns store on Front street, died Wednesday night and was buried Thursday.
 Dr. l.. E. Willis returned from New York Thursday morning, where he has been attending a post graduate medical school.
 Mrs. Robt. Neill returned to Bates vile Thursday morning, after stop ping over a day with her daughter, Mrs. s. R. Phillips.
 Mrs. J. J. Hunter of Little Rock, a sister of Mrs. R. A. Randy of this city, left Thursday morning on visit to her mother at Batesville.
 Alcorn Ferguson, with Misses Mil dred and Willie Overton Minor, leave Friday morning on the Orlando, for a short visit to Augusta relatives.
 Water will be cut off Sunday, June 23d, from ? to o'clock to repair fire plugs. Consumers will please take notice and provide for the same. d3t
 Wm. G. Req, an old friend of the editor, representing the Req Patter son Milling Company of Coffeyville, Kansas, was in Newport Wednesday
 Rev. A. J. Barton, corresponding secretary of the Arkansas Baptist State Convention, came in Thursday and stopped over with Rev. H. E. Gabby.
 James Scarborough, son of Judge Q. w. Scarborough, has returned for his vacation from Princeton, N. J., where he attended the university the past year.
 This was the last day for the pay ment of the levee taxes and the de- linquent list will be in the hands of the prosecuting attorney by eight o'clock in the morning.
 Rome Taylor of Tupelo and J. R Davis of Auvergne came in on the Choctaw Wednesday evening and were taken through the mysteries ot K. Pdom last night.
 Among those registered at the Planters Wednesday were: J. G. Walton, J. L. Berkley, Little Rock; J T. Parsons and wife, Batesville; Mrs J. s. Parsons, Jonesboro.
 Gus Jones and family, Miss Carrie Stevens, W. M. Gregg and wife, and Mrs. E. A. Peck were guests of Judge A. B. Lippman on a fishing trip tc Whitstein Lake Thursday.
 Mrs. H. Devereaux and children oi Cincinnati, were here Thursday or their way to Melbourne. where MT