Newport weekly independent., 1902-11-07
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.
R. K. Fitzhugh of Woodruff county

tH5 noon braln M0nQay.
 J. w. F Perry of Bird township came down Tuesday on business.
 E. B. Gillian, the Swiftonian mer- chant, spent Monday here trading.
 Mrs, c. o. Magness of Newark came down Monday on visit to her sister Mrs. Lena Egner.
 Ol Kirkland of Augusta and c. C.. Kirkland of Little Rock came up on No. Tuesday noon
 Mir. and Mrs. J. J. Hunter left Mon day noon for Little Rock, owing to the sickness of the former.
 J. A. Greenhaw and J. B. Slayden of Tuckerman were among those here to attend the Wallace show.
 Guy Smith, one of the newly elected justices of-the peace has established an office in the Chastain building.
 P. H. Marony, travelling freight agent of the Iron Mountain, spent Monday morning here on business.
 Mir. and Mrs. Charles Wilmans and MT. and Mrs. John H. Keel spent Mon day in Little Rock, returning that night.
 Roland Johnson, who has charge of the Western Union office in Augusta spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. M. F. Johnson.
 pr. Ira Erwin ofLittle Rock return ed to the capitol Monday morning af- ter spending Sunday with his fathers family here.
 George L. Robinson has accepted a position in the office of the St. Louis Compress Company, under Manager J. c. Walker.
 W. Sprlgg Brown, an attorney of Poplar Bluff arrived on the noon train Friday on a visit, his wife having come down Saturday.
 E. Less, partner of J. M. Berger. Jr., in the Star Clothing House, came over Monday night to assist the force of salesman show day.
 Miss Annie Martin returned home Saturday on the noon train to Little Rock after visit of several weeks to her brother Gus Martin and family.
 Robert Campbell and son of Texas arrived Monday night on visit to the former's nephew 8. D. Campbell ano family, this Eeing their first meeting ger twenty-five years. A. Rr1lippmann spent Sunday and Monday here and orders the DA1Ly INDEPENDENT changed to his address ac frpsfo, where he informs us their saw mill is all ready to be started.
 L. s. Dunaway, representing the Arkansas Gazette came in Monday night and after learning of the circus, decided to spend the day with the crowds that have thronged Newport.
 E, L. Boyce, Alcorn Ferguson and Miss Mary Laird returned home Fri k day morning after few days spent pleasantly, fishing on Cache river. Mir. and Mrs. Geo. R. Williams and daughter of Little Rock were also members of the party.
 Capt. s. H. Jackson and wife. arrived Tuesday from Greenville, Miss, where MT. Jackson has been been playing the old familiar with the mallet and iron in the South ern shipyards, having returned with the intention of going to work on the Kelley fleet.
 k With circus in town, an election is almost lost sight of. The sheriff had a hard>time Tuesday securing judges and clerks and little interest was manifested,N the vote being very light Congressman> s. Brundidge Jr, was certain of reelection and no enthu- siasm could be aroused.
 Hon. John H. Keel, who was a member of the last house of repre- sentatives, and who returns to that body in the coming session. was in the city on business Monday. Mir. Keel is one of the representatives from Jackson county. His home is in Newport Little Rock Gazette.
 Capt. and Mrs. T. D. Kinman and little Thaddees returned Monday night from Little Rock where they spent Sunday and Monday with Miss Nor eene Kinman, much to that young lidy's pleasure. Mrs. J. H. Wynn of Greenville, Miss, sister of Capt. Kin man, returned with them for a visit.
 The big Wallace show arrived Tues day morning from atesville on 8 train of two sections, the first at 6:3O and the last at $40 a. m. Travellers from Batesville state that the per formance given there was fine and of superb merit. The men at the head