Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-12

The Cash Grocery, cheap. 69 btf
 Rouell Burge, merchant of Tyler attended to business in this city Wednesday.
 Oscar Mize of Jamestown is clerk ing at The Right Place in the absence of c. H. Brown.
 Miss Iva Huffman went to Newark Wednesday, where she will spend the remainder of the week.
 Miss Lizzie Brown and sister, Bell, returned to Black Rock Wednesday after visit to Newark.
 The rate to Buffalo and return via the Iron Mountain has been cut to $27.25, with ten day limit.
 Miss Sue Wright of Marianna was here Wednesday on her way to Sul- phur Rock, where she will visit.
 When you want high grade cloth ing at figures you have paid for cheap stuff go to Charles Meyer. GA btf
 Miss Mabel Parsons of Swifton came in Wednesday afternoon on a visit to the family of J. N. Johnson.
 Robt Neil returned to Batesville Tuesday afternoon after a pleasant visit with his sister, Mrs. $. R. Phil lips.
 Col. Robt. Neill of Batesville stop ped over here Wednesday on his way to Little Rock on professional busi- ness.
 J. c. Mcclure of Batesville return ed Wednesday from visit to his daughters, Mrs. w. D. Bray at Hol- den, Mo.
 Big reduction on all lines of gents furnishings and clothing at Charles Meyer's, who carries good qualities.
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 Mrs. s. Brundidge and daughter, Miss Nannette, passed through here Wednesday from Searcy on their way
 
 Misses Maud and Lucy Rhodes of Golden Lake, Arkansas, will arrive tonight over the Choctaw on a visit to their friend, Miss Hal Phillips.
 Geo. Kolb recently purchased a very handsome acorn shaped pearl, which he proposes to carry until he can exchange the stone for $100.
 Francis Johnson, of Little Rock, attorney for the Iron Mountain Rail way, attended court in this city Wednesday, looking after the inter- ests of the road.
 O."D. Hawn, night operator of the Iron Mountain at this point, who was called away at the time of his fathers death, returned Tuesday night to re- sume his position.
 Thursday, July 11th, should be jot- ted down in your diary as the warm est of the season. The government thermometer at 3 o'clock in the after noon registered 106.
 Frank w. Bolle returned Wednes- day night from the Philippine Islands, where he saw service under the Stars and Stripes. He has grip full of relics and has had some interesting experiences while away.
 Squire w. H. Morris on Wednesday morning was showing some of his friends two handsome specimens of the kind of tomatoes raised in his own garden. They were very large, suf- ficiently so to weigh two pounds and seven ounces, and evenly formed. If sliced they would have to be served in plates instead of saucers.
 Henry Schott, on Wednesday, pur- chased from one of the Black river pearl hunters, a 40 grain pearl, for $240. The gem, after being soaked in a liquid by the suspecting buyer, who thought it might be another allopathic pill, was sent to Tiffany of New York, where MT. Schott hopes to realize a higher figure on the investment.
 MT. T. T. Green, who has been spending a few weeks in the north with his family, will return to New port in few days and continue to re- present as heretofore the firm of Houston & Curtis, Chicago, and also the Memphis Rim & Bow Co.,, Mem phis, Tenn, and is now buying wagon wood material and small dimension stock for bending purposes, with headquarters at Newport. 61tf
 MT. and Mrs. J. s. McNair of Chica-