Newport weekly independent., 1901-06-07

D. s. Mayer, who has been visiting Chas. Meyer, left Friday morning for Wynne.
 J. V. Ridley and family have moved to East Newport, where they are nicely located.
 R. M. Carter of Batesville returned from Pensacola, Fla, Friday and left for his home.
 J. s. Jones and w. M. Harris re- turned from Memphis Thursday even ing over the Choctaw.
 c. R. Hite and wife returned from Memphis over the Iron Mountain, ar irving Friday morning.
 J. w. Byles, representing the Peters Shoe Company of St. Louis, was call ing on his trade Friday.
 T. J. Boone, of Weldon, left here Friday on prospecting trip to Sloan Springs and other points.
 Miss Lucille Randy, who has been at tending Maddox Seminary at Little Rock, is at home for her vacation.
 James H. Duggins, of Richmond, Va, was here Friday in the interest of the Good Luck Baking Powder Go.
 Mrs. H. B. Axe and children, of Lit tie Rock, are expected here soon on a visit to Mrs. Jas. P. Brown.-Marian- ma Index.
 Arthur Neill, who $ well known in this city, passed through Friday from Little Rock on a visit to his relatives in Batesville.
 Miss Hester Phillips, accompanied by her father Judge J. ". Phillips and sister Miss Hal are expected home tonight.
 E. R. Goodwin of Batesville and C.. M. Hunt, train master on this division of the Iron Mountain, were registered at the Planters Thursday.
 The Orlando left Memphis Friday morning on it's return trip, which will make it's time of arrival at this port some time Sunday afternoon.
 Jas. M. Grubbs of Jefferson town ship has returned from Batesville, where he served upon the Federal grand jury at the recent term of court.
 Dr. Thomas Dorr, of Gravado, Tex as, brother of our fellow townsman, Samuel Dorr, was here Thursday night enroute to Batesville on a visit to Dr. R. c. Dorr.
 Melvin L. Mack, editor of the Cross , County News, at Wynne, was in our city last night between trains. Melvin expects to quit the newspaper field !, before long.
 c. M. Hunt, trainmaster on this di- vision of the Iron Mountain, of Little Rock, was here Friday to investigate the need for a switch extension at Knuckles' Switch. w. s. Smith, an aged negro, died of pneumonia Friday morning at 1 o'clock at his home in Chastain's ad- dition. The burial will be held Satur- day morning at il o'clock.
 T. T. Ward, editor of the Herald returned from Memphis Sunday where he says the crowds were thicker than he has been in since those days when he looked the guns ot the Yankees in the face.
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Byler, accom- panied by Miss Della Bernstein, left Tuesday for visit to Batesville of g few days, where MT. Byler will com bine business with pleasure in repre- senting the Peters Shoe Go.
 Mrs. M. F. Johnson left Friday fol Searcy, whers she goes to attend the commencement exercises of Searcy Female Institute as her daughter Miss Claire graduates this year in the scien- tific course and also in music. E. P. Tetwiler, of Newport, Ark, 2 brother of Alderman Chas. Tetwiler and a former resident of this city, was here today. Mr. Tetwiler will accom- pany the K. of P. band to Ironton to- morrow.-Poplar Bluff Sentinel (June 3rd).
 Miss Claire Johnson, with her moth CT, returned from Searcy Tuesday where the former this year attended school at s. F. I. and whose profcien- cy in music has been the subject o many compliments from the papers of that city.