Newport weekly independent., 1901-10-04

ton, Mo.
 Hattie Butler, little girl living with her parents across the river, died night.
 Jas. w. Grubbs went to Cape Gi- rardeau Monday afternoon on busi- ness for several days.
 Mrs. J. H. Griffin of Wheatley was here Monday on her way to Batesville to visit her fathers family:
 A. M. Ballew is spending the week in Grubbs township, repairing the house on the Robinson farm, built 35 years ago.
 Miss Addie Mcfarland of James, town after visit to Bradford and this city, returned home Monday morn ing.
 Mrs. N. B. Wishon went to Searcy Sunday to see her son Earl, who is at tending the Spears -Langford Acad- emy.
 G. F. Crosser has been appointed by the Postmaster General to succeed O. E. Edwards, deceased, at the Newark postoffice.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Perry and little daughter returned to Black Rock on Monday afternoon after visiting the family of Dr. J. w. Coffman.
 Miss Neill Randy left Monday noon for Little Rock, where she will attend Maddox Seminary. She was accom- panied by her father and mother.
 Dr. w. M. Baird came down from Swifton Monday morning, where he has been visiting for several weeks and left at noon for Hot Springs.
 The sixteen year old son of Hugh McMillan, living 5 miles north of here, died Sunday afternoon from pneu- monia, at the home of his parents.
 Mrs. John Lunn and little son o1 Newport, came in on the noon train Wednesday and will spend few days with friends and relatives.-Augusta Free Press.
 F. P. Skipwith of St. Louis was here Monday on his way to Batesville, where he will buy for the George Tay- Tor Commission Company during the cotton season.
 Miss Della Rutherford of Batesville, who has been teaching at Wiville, Woodruff county, arrived Sunday night on visit to I. D. Prices and other relatives.
 Harry Forbes, formerly clerk at the Planters passed through here Monday morning with another gang of twenty five laborers on their way to Bates vile from St. Louis.
 Miss Ruth Kennedy from Lacrosse, Izard county, went to Little Rock on Monday after a visit to Batesville having accepted position in the state school for the blind.
 Dr. Henry Owen returned from St. Louis Sunday night, where he accom- panied his son Henry M., who matri- culated in the St. Louis Medical Col lege, which is a branch of Washington University.
 Elder E. c. Browning of Little Rock filled the pulpit of the Christian church Sunday morning and evening. MT. Browning is the efficient state evangelist of the Christian church in Arkansas and reports the work under his management in good condition.
 Walter Cotter of Little Rock was here Monday night and left Tuesday morning for Batesville to visit some of his customers. MT. Cotter is very enthusiastic Clarke man and thinks the ex-governor will have no trouble in disrobing Jones of his senatorial toga.
 Charlie Weaver, who tends bar for Polk & Magness of Newark was down Monday. While MT. Weaver is twen- ty-nine years of age, he is but four feet, four inches in height. It is hard to recognize in him man of maturity for his good health has allowed age to imprint few wrinkles on his boyish countenance.
 0. s. Phillips of St. Louis, repre- senting R. M. Hughes & Company of Louisville, Kentucky, is in the city, introducing the Monogram Pure Fruit Vinegar. The grade of goods handled by this house is recognized as the very