Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-12

here visiting her sister, Mrs. s. R. Phillips.
 The Orlando could not reach this port on account of low water and had to turn back at Bradford.
 Judge M. M. Stuckey delivered an address at Cushman on the Fourth to gathering of Odd-Fellows.
 T. H. Hutchinson, of the George Fay Tor Commission Go. of St. Louis, wis ited his brother and friends in this city Thursday and Friday.
 Among those registered at the Planters Thursday were: Jno. A. Hinkle, Batesville; J. T. Smith, Swif- ton; M. Russell, Hall.
 Mrs. Charles Williams of Gilmore, Ark, returned home Monday noon after weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. w. A. Billingsley.
 E. c. Waterman, editor of the News, l slipped and fell in front of Huffman's Bakery Thursday, and as a result is suffering from sprained ankle.
 A party of twelve married ladies and four men went down the river to Wilmans' bar on the afternoon of the Fourth and enjoyed bathing in the river.
 Miss Edith Handford, after a short l jeff fr;o l (E. L.) Watson and Hester Phillips, returned home to Batesville Friday morning.
 Charles c. Deane of Remmel was in Newport Friday. He is postmaster at that point and is working up a large list of subscribers for the WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.
 Messrs. c. w. True and Jno. w Fleener of Elsberry, Missouri, and Misses Mary Laird and Hester Phil lips, spent the afternoon of the Fourth on Gamble Lake. 1 Carl Ries and J. Phil Berman spent the Fourth at Little Rock, the latter being on his way to Fort Smith where he will spend vacation with his wife at his fathers home. The Women's Foreign Missionary Society meets at the Methodist church tonight at 7:3O. A full attendance is desired as it is the last meeting before the president leaves for the summer 1 Jno. Gossett returned to Newark Friday after expressing from here pearls, which he valued at $2,3OO tC his brother at Doniphan, Mo-, who will take them to St. Louis to make a sale.
 Among the Batesville parties who spent the Fourth at Little Rock, re- turning through this city Friday morning were: Drury and James Adams, Charles Wason, Mitchell Car ter, Thomas Padgett.
 l Among the Newport people seen upon the streets of Little Rock Thursday enjoying the celebration of the Fourth were:, w. w. Dutton and family, Jake Beale, G. l.. Grant, G. l.. Robinson, Samuel Webb and Lee Means.
 Mrs. Ed. Phillips this week received from her sister in Mississippi three white rabbits of Japanese breed with long, silky hair rather than fur. While pen was being fixed for them, they were on exhibition in one of Wolff & Goldman's show windows.
 w. A. and M. M. O'Neal spent the Fourth in their old home town of Au- gusta, where they witnessed the bal game between Augusta and Cotton Plant, which resulted in a score of to in favor of the former town. J w. Hutchinson of this city played with Cotton Plant and sustained the reputation of Newport both in the field and at the bat in such way that the locals were proud of him.
 The residence of Mrs. L. A. Roll formerly of Newport, but now of Ne vada, Mo-, was totally destroyed and all contents lost by fire last Friday night, caused from the explosion of a lamp. Mrs. Roll was the first to awake and gave the alarm, but tainted in the doorway, where she lay until rescued, suffering number of burns, though not serious. The house and furnish ings were fully covered by insurance Mrs. Roll was the victim of fire here, which robbed her of a home.
 Harry Moore leaves Monday for the