Newport weekly independent., 1901-08-16

J. NJ. Lamar, of RockwaII county, Texas, passed through Newport Sat urday morning on his way to Sharp county, for visit to friends.
 The ladies of the Baptist church netted 834.85 from their ice cream supper Thursday night, of which they cleared the neat sum of @32.35.
 H. c. Davidson, of Nettleton, took the morning train Friday for Bates vile, where he expects to make q visit of several days to his father.
 P. Marcy, government baker, who has been engaged at the government works at BatesviIle, returned to his home at Little Rock Friday noon.
 Mrs. Bell Lowell, of Denmark, was among the passengers to take the Batesville train Saturday morning, her destination being Jamestown.
 A big Confederate reunion will be held at BatesviIle September 12. Gem. Chas. Coffin and Judge Jno. B. Me- Caleb have been invited to speak.
 Mrs. M. E. Horner passed through Newport Monday morning en route to her home in Izard county, from a soiourn with friends in White county.
 J. ". Coffman, the popular repre- sentative of the P. Haven Hardware Co.,, called on his trade here Monday, going Tuesday morning to BateSville.
 Mrs. R. D. Williams, of Batesville, left Monday noon for Union City, Tenn, going via Memphis, where she will make an extended visit to friends.
 Conductor Buckets train, local No. IF, was delayed here several hours Monday morning on account of not having "grate bars' for the caboose.
 Miss Ramiro Diaz, of Olyphant, took the Batesville train Saturday morning for Sulphur Rock, where she will be the guest of friends for several days.
 G. L. Rutherford, of Greenville, Texas, was in Newport Friday morn ing on his way to Batesville, where he will enjoy ten days of recreation with friends.
 Mrs. T. B. Padgett and children. Hattie and Farrell, from Maud, Miss, were in the city Tuesday morning en route to Batesville, on a visit to friends.
 w. L. Mcdonald, representing the Security Mutual Fire Insurance Com pany of Little Rock, looked after the interests of his company at Newark Saturday.
 Robt. Neill passed through Newport Friday morning en route to his home at Batesville, from business trip which called him to the southern part of the state.
 F. H. Heinrich, manager of the Southwestern Telegraph and Tele- phone office at this point, went to Tuckerman today to make some re- pairs on the line.
 J. N. Nicks, of Dexter, Mo-, passed through Newport Friday morning en route to Batesville, where he has business transactions which will en- gage his attention.
 Court StenOgrapher J. D. Dunlop and Geo. L. Grant, with the law firm of Jones & Jones, will be examined for admission to the Jackson county bar, on the 16th inst.
 Mrs. Fred Smith will leave Sunday over the ChOctaW for Holly Grove, where she is called by the serious ill., ness of her father. She expects to be gone about a month.
 Mrs. H. H. Luckett, of Jacksonport, was in Newport Monday to meet her daughter, Miss Opal, who returned on 54 from a two weeks visit to friends at Little Rock.
 The Arkansas guests at the Hazel Monday were: Frank Andrews, Brinkley; G. A. Leeper, W. M. FIana- kin, F. Brown, Little Rock; Chas. B. Lewis and family, Batesville.
 D. H. Coleman, returned to his home in Batesville Monday morning from flying trip to Little Rock, hay ing gone to that city on 51 Saturday night and returning Sunday night on 56.
 MT. Sigmund Wolff writes the INDIE PENDENT from St. Louis to change the address of his paper to that city. MT.