Newport weekly independent., 1901-08-09

passed through here Tuesday en route to her former home at Bates vile, where she goes to visit old friends.
 Remmel and Eight Mile had a game of base ball at the former place Sat urday afternoon which resulted i'll the following score: Remmel 35, Eight Mile 32.
 Miss Mary Peet of Little Rock stop ped over here with the family of Judge J. W, Phillips Tuesday on her way to Batesville, her former home, where she will visit.
 Mrs. W. M. Weigel went to Mem phis Monday, when she will visit rela- tives of her husband, while he is ab- sent on trip over the route of the Morning Star.
 At Poplar Bluff, 253 tickets were sold for the St. Louis excursion. The train left this station with six coaches and was increased to nine before reaching St. Louis.
 Walnut Ridges only Democratic paper, the Telephone, has been moved to Black Rock. The editor doubtless wanted to do little pearl hunting on the side.
 Among those registered at the Ha- gel Saturday were: J. G. Graham, Tuckerman; F. Brown, Little Rock; Will Matheny, Miss Dorsey and Miss Wycaugh, Batesville.
 Leonard Yeast and son left Sunday night for Shreveport, La, and will go from there to Indian Territory on a visit to Mir. Weast's brother before returning home to Melville.
 The special train from Bald Knob to St. Louis, which carried the excur- sionists Saturday night, returned here at 8:30 Monday morning. Forty tick cts were sold from this point.
 Wm. Ryan, sergeant of the general recruiting service of the United States army, who has had an office in Jones' bOro for the past four months, was here Monday on a pleasure trip.
 Byron Lacy of Elmo returned Fri day from New Mexico, where he has been looking after location. He was highly pleased and intends to remove his family there in short while.
 B. F. Whitaker, deputy internal revenue collector, left here Tuesday morning for Mountain View to survey the fruit distillery of Martin and Ar mold, one of the largest in the state.
 H. Bernstein returned Friday morn ing from a two weeks trip spent in Milwaukee, Chicago and Michigan re- sorts. He looks we'll and hearty and says that he enjoyed his trip inn mensely.
 Mrs. L. E. Willis left Thursday night for St. Louis, where she will visit her mother, expecting also to spend some time at her old home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before return ing home.
 MT. and Mrs. H. L. Remmel and nephew, Paul Remmel Hirsch, re- turned Tuesday morning from a months trip on the Great Lakes, to Buffalo, Washington and other East ern points.
 Among those registered at the Planters Tuesday night were: Miss Bertha Rains, w. M. Prater, Poca- hontas; z. T. Bennett, B. R. Goodwin and wife, Batesville; J. H. Cummings, Dexter, Mo.
 The river on Monday was rising slightly and stood at O.2. The excur- sionists report heavy rain storm Saturday night above Poplar Bluff and the rise is probably due to rains in that section.
 Revs. John w. Goodwin and J. H. Pears, who have been holding meet ing at the Missionary Baptist church of Tupelo, closed the protracted ser vices Sunday, twenty five professions having been made.
 Among those registered at the Ha- gel Monday were: A, s. Maddox, E. c. Johnson, T. H. Prewitt, H. T. Tucker, H. W. Hall, H. A. Maxwell, F. Brown, Wm. V, Mattingly, Little Rock; H. F. Moser, Melbourne.
 O. o. Jamison, conductor on the Choctaw passenger, has received no- tification from his attorneys that he