Newport weekly independent., 1901-09-13


 Phillips, who has been visiting her there.
 The Baptist Association meets with the Newport Church Friday, Saturday and Sunday and the members of that church are busy arranging for the ex- pected guests.
 The boring at the oil we'll Tues day noon had reached depth of 105 feet. Rock has not yet been struck as the boring is now proceeding through soapstone.
 Several stores of this city will re- main closed Saturday, by reason of it being the Jewish New Year. The IN wishes it's Hebrew friends a happy New Year.
 H. E. Bragg, a graduate of the Gem City Business College of Quincy, H., arrived Wednesday morning, having accepted a position as stenographer for the Bank of Newport.
 J. c. Bailey returned from Hot Springs Saturday afternoon, where he spent four weeks for his health. He returns much improved and glad to again be among his friends.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday were E. Johnson and wife, Jackson, Miss; W. R. Foley, Poplar Bluff; A. W. Yarnell, Searcy; Frank Joblin, M. c. Weaver, Jamestown.
 Miss Marjorie Alexander of Pulaski, Tenn, was here Tuesday on her way to Batesville, where she will visit Miss Nora Glenn and expects to have a class in vocal music during the winter season.
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Niemeyer, re- turned Tuesday night from St. Louis, where the former has spent the last six weeks. Mrs. Niemeyer however has been in St. Louis the most of the summer.
 S. Brasch returned on Wednesday from St. Louis, where he did his fall and winter buying. St. Louis, he says enjoyed a good hard rain on morning and another shower that afternoon.
 A negro, known as old man White, about 70 years of age, living on Elm street between 5th and 9th, died at Il o'clock Thursday morning, the funeral services being held at the colored Methodist church.
 Sprigg Brown, from miles south of here, was in Newport Tuesday looking for cotton pickers. He in formed a reporter for this paper that more than half of the cotton is open and the other maturing rapidly.
 w. T. Cone, editor and publisher of the Craighead County Sun is dead. He died at his home on west Mat thews street at 12:3o o'clock yester- day, August 4th, of paralysis, at the age of 40 years.-Jonesboro Times.
 Miss Fannie Beard returned home Sunday from visit to New Albany Ind., accompanied by Mrs. Ada Tay- Tor and little daughter Emma and Mrs John Hargrove, who is a sister of Mrs J. A. Baird, whom they are visiting.
 Jno. w. Ferrill after spending the week on his farm 12 miles south of here, returned to Batesville. He says the crops do not present flattering appearance but are far better in his section than down near Cotton Plant
 Misses Maude Richardson and Lena Stockton, Clyde Roseborough anc Wade Luckett formed party from here who attended the Robinson-Sha- yer nuptials and spent the night at the hospitable home of H. H. Luckett
 Prof. T. E. Sanders and wife, o1 Louisiana, were here Friday on theil way to Batesville after a visit in Indi' ana. Prof. Sanders is principal of the public schools of that city for the coming year, which opens September 18th.
 Ex-Judge R. H. Powell of Batesville was in Lawrence county this week meeting old friends. Judge Powell ii a fine mixer and has a very strong following in this county. He will nc doubt oppose Fulkerson.-Black Rock Blade.
 Mrs. J. w. Roseborough passed through here Wednesday morning o1 her return to Batesville, from a visi to Poplar Bluff. She was accompa Gn krrl l,oa. eli MI.