Newport weekly independent., 1901-10-04

l kama, who is sick.
 Miss Merle Mcclure, of Little Rock, is visiting the family of H. H. Luck ett, of Jacksonport. Dr. J. H. Meyer came down from Black Rock on his launch Nempo, Thursday and left Friday for Newark.
 R. o. Duffer left Friday noon for Texarkana, where he will visit for month, his daughter Mrs. J. c. low CTS.
 Mrs. c. H. Hungerford, of St. Louis, returned home Friday afternoon after a pleasant visit of several weeks with the family of her father Capt. w. A. Joyce.
 Miss Rosa Gilbert, of Cushman, stopped over with Mrs. w. G. Bon ham Thursday night on her way to Springdale, where she will attend school.
 J. M. Stayton, attorney for the Morning Star Railroad, returned Fri day morning from a trip East, which embraced visit to New York City, in the interest of the road.
 W. D. Burd, leading pearl buyer, of Black Rock, was in Newport Thursday and Friday buying some of the pearls on this market. His head quarters were at the store of Hafner & Company.
 w. M. Orr and wife of Alicia, old settlers of that place, who can claim a residencesh1p in Lawrence county dating back fifty years, were in New port Saturday on their way to Tupelo, there to visit the family of John Sher- Till.
 Dr. Oscar Jones leaves Saturday for Nashville, where he will complete his professional education at the Nash vile Medical University. He will be much missed during his absence as he is one of the towns most popular young men.
 Three weddings have been announc- ed for the coming Sunday night at Moorefeld, with good chances for fourth. The bachelors of the town are said to be tumbling over each other trying to get into the matrimonial band wagon.
 From Elfrank's store to the west corner of that block, in front of the three Watson buildings, the cinder foundation is being laid for a wide granitoid walk, that will greatly i'm prove the appearance and add to the convenience of this property.
 Miss Laura A. Hess, of Peoria, H., arrived Thursday morning on short visit to the family of her brother F. S. Hess, expecting to leave the first of next week for Hot Springs accompa- nied by her sister Miss Cora, who has been visiting here for some time.
 Misses Elise and Emile Johnson ac- companied by their brother Albert, left Tuesday noon for Memphis. Miss Elise Johnson will accept position as s5enographer for wholesale jewelry house, while her sister will enter Miss Higbee's school. MT. Albert Johnson will also enter school.
 The south bound local on the Iron Mountain due here at D. m, Friday, did not arrive until a. m. Saturday. Agent Gregg says this change was made to allow the shoppers of nearby towns to come to Newport on Satur- days. It's an ill wind indeed that blows Newport no good. Otto M. Bowen, the hustling gro- ceryman, on Thursday purchased the Nathan Cohn stock of dry goods, sold on the 25th inst, to James w. Grubbs, representing the Bank of Newport. The stock invoiced $500 and will be removed at once to the double store room occupied by "The Cash Gro- cery."
 Harry Forbes, formerly clerk at the Planters House, was here Saturday morning with fifty men from St. Louis, who went up on the branch passenger to secure work on the extension. MT. Forbes is now in the employ of Geo. Reynolds, securing laborers for the work of construction now going on above Batesville.
 A bunch of six quail were seen to alight on the top of the building oc- cupied by The Right Place, Thursday