Newport weekly independent., 1901-12-06

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 This paper contains the selli, % g. advertisement of the Blue ,0lerking
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 SICK list Mondauhe Planters Tuesday = The arrirdartin, Sulphur Rock; 0. V were; Little Rock.
 l MT. and Mrs. H. T. Gregory, of Searcy, returned home Wednesday after visit to Batesville. MT. and Mrs. w. M. Wilson and children, returned home to Beebe from Batesville Wednesday. Wm. A. Wade. of Mountain View, went through here Wednesday on his way to Savannah, Tenn, on visit. Mrs. E. Mcdonald continues to inn prove and hopes to be out in a few days, a hopein which her friends join. Charles Hanks of Batesville was ta- ken sick this week and passed through here Friday evening on his way home to Ozark, Mo.
 G. w. Hargwood, of Clarksville, Ark, returned home Wednesday af- ternoon after a visit to points on the Batesville branch.
 J. c. Frizzell, the popular postmas- ter and storekeeper of Bradford, was in Newport Saturday and paid the IN- DEPENDENT an appreciated call.
 The two weeks old infant child of MT. and Mrs. H. s. Simmons, of Tu pelo, died Friday afternoon, Novem- Der 29th, and was buried Saturday.
 I. D. Price has an elegant display of Christmas Gifts, suitable for every body, big and little, old and young. Don't fail to see his stock before buy ing. btf Misses Fannie Redman and Emma Walker and Mir. Henry Hutchinson attended the dance at Batesville Fri day night, returning the next morn ing.
 George Medaris has secured his old position as baggageman on the South end of the Iron Mountain and will go out on his first run tomorrow night Poplar Bluff Sentinel. Misses Elizabeth Tucker, Hal Phil | lips, Allie Ward and Louise Irby went to Batesville Saturday morning to at tend the Saturday and Sunday ses- sions of White River conference. Miss Mamie Chunn of Searcy re- turned home Monday noon after a visit of several weeks to her aunt, Mrs. N. B. Wishon, and was accom- panied upon her return by Mrs. Rina | Wishon.
 Sam Phillips went to Batesville on Sunday morning and returned that evening with his family. The passen ger did not arrive until seven o'clock, being held for one of the afternoon services.
 Dr. E. H. Black, of Monticello, ar rived Sunday night and will assist his brother here in the practice of dent istry. Dr. R. M. Black, of Batesville, spent Sunday here, returning home the next morning.
 The many friends of Mrs. Jordan James, sister of c. w. McCrory, of McCrory, are grieved to learn of her death which occurred at Batesville, Independence county, Tuesday morn ing last.-Augusta Vidette.
 Percy Finch returned Monday morning from Beaumont via Mem phis. He went from here to Bates vile bat will return Friday and says he will have something to put before the boys here in the way of gusher stock.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday were: w. E. Ferguson, Augusta; Geo. M. Williams, J. R. Williams, C.. J. Tucker, Ed McElwee, Paul R.. Litzke, Charles Watkins, Little Rock; Geo. B. Bradley, P. G. Clark, Jas. Graham, Brinkley; s. E. Woodland, Desha; Graham and Scaley, Tucker man.
 Wm. A. Oldfield, who is candidate Nor the prosecuting attorneyship of kis district, was in Newport Wednes-
 shaking hands with old friends
 making new ones every day.
 field is not only Ia good fel-