Newport weekly independent., 1901-11-29

He is an expert timer and will be prepared to make air tight heating stoves.
 Those registered at the Planters Tuesday night, were J. H. Biel, Ed McElwee, Little Rock; L. N. Burley, w. s. Morgan, Tupelo; Mrs. H. 0. Bell, Potosi, Mo.
 MT. T. J. Gregg left Tuesday night for Joplin, Mo-, via Hoxie and Spring field to be present at the wedding of his sister, Miss Jean Gregg to MT. D. 0. Wise of Joplin.
 Frank Peterborough, who a short while ago took car loads of geese to the market, from Batesville passed through here Tuesday with car from Searcy, consigned to Milwaukee.
 The arrivals at the Planters We'd nesday were: Joe R. Davidson, J. E. Toler, West Plains, A. G. Sappull and wife, Lynn; T. J. Gaffney, Little Rock; M. M. Smith, Searcy; E. c. Lippmann, Olyphant.
 The astronomers who predicted a shower of meteors last year are pre- dieting that it will appear this year, about the 14th or 18th of this month. They say there was little miscalcu- lation of the time last year.
 O. H. Niemeyer returned Tuesday night from Little Rock, where he has been helping out the Little Rock Com press Company during rush of busi- ness acting as weigher for the George Taylor Commission Company.
 The burial of Thomas c. Gillian will take place at Sand Hill cemetery be- low Auvergne Thursday afternoon, the body being taken to that point by delegation of his brother Knights of Pythias on the Choctaw passenger.
 R. c. Ashford left Wednesday aft ernoon for Memphis and expects to go to Washington before Congress opens in December in the interest of the petitions to dredge the channel of White river from this port to Mem phis.
 The Hawthorne Sisters Dramatic Company of eleven members, played an engagement at Walnut Ridge Wednesday night and passed through here Thursday morning on their way to Batesville, where they have three nights stand, before appearing here Monday night.
 Oliver Nouss is in receipt of copy of "The Fleur De Lis," the college magazine of St. Louis University, of which his brother, Leo J. Nouss, is alumni editor. He is also captain of his company, and has been honored by the senior class of which he is a member as treasurer.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Wednes- day from Arkansas points were: l.. M. Petit, McCrory; Miss Landers, G. o. Duffey, T. s. Maxfield, Geo. A. Babcock, R. M. Carter, Batesville; J. G. Hall, Searcy; Ed McElwee, G. D. Fitch and wife, P. R. Van Frank, Jr., T. l.. Powell, Jno. L. Drason, Little Rock; Jas. O'Donnell and wife, Chicago; V. M. Mcdowell, Tupelo; Nathan Graham, Tuckerman.
 Capt. w. A. Inman of Black Rock has been in Newport several dayo His home town has accepted the semi official proposition of the s. M. & A. to furnish right -of-way and yard grounds if the road will build there from Pocahontas. Capt Inman thinks the s. M. & A. will strike west across the hills from Black Rock in the di- rection of and with the ultimate inten- tion of building to, Fort Smith,
 Mir. and Mrs. A. s. Reinhardt of Des Arc, announce the approaching wedding of their daughter, Miss Katherine, to Jefferson Allison, of Little Rock. The wedding will be solemnized in the Presbyterian church at Des Arc Nov. 27.-Memphis Com mercial-Appeal.... Miss Reinhardt has just returned from visit to New port and has many friends here who congratulate so lucky a groom.
 Arkansas Baptist State Convention and B. Y. P. U. (colored] Fort Smith, November 18th to 26th, 1901. For this occasion the Iron Mountain Route will sell tickets at one fare for the, round trip from all stations in Arkan- sas. Tickets on sale Nov IT inclusive. Final return limit Novem- Der 27th, 1901. The local agent for particulars. H. O. Townsend, Gen'l Pass'r and Ticket Agent, St. Loo
 The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday from Arkansas points were: O. F. Burns, J. O. Owens, Black Rock; Jno. w. Ferrill, Mrs. M A. Fomille, E. M.