Newport weekly independent., 1902-11-21


 Dee Finley and Frank Gullett spent Sunday in Little Rock.
 The river has begun to rise and stood at 1 foot on the guage Monday.
 H. B. Jones of Tuckerman came down on business Saturday morning. J, o. Taylor returned Saturday morning from a purchasing trip to St. Louis.
 F. P. Skipwith returned Monday af- ternoon from short trip to Little Rock.
 J. G. Walker and family have moved into their cottage home on Pine Street.
 L. Mckinley and J. T. Brown of Newkirk, Oklahoma spent Friday in Newport
 T. J. Watson and Henry Bordwell left Sunday night for few days visit to St. Louis.
 Charley Coffin of Walnut Ridge spent Monday night here on his way to BatesVille.
 Mrs. George Irby returned Sunday night from a visit of several months to Baltimore.
 Sam Meyer came up from Little Rock Sunday to spend day with his fathers family.
 w. c. Sneed has resigned his posi- tion with Otto M. Bowen, owing to his poor health
 The river Saturday was 0.5 of foot on the guage and has been on stand for the past week.
 Mrs. Joseph Wolff arrived on the noon train Tuesday on visit to MT and Mrs. I. Goldman.
 Chas. Kilgore, who has been clerk ing at Henry Schott's, returned home to Fayetteville Tuesday.
 Miss Mary Laird returned Saturday from visit of several weeks to Mrs. John L. Conner at Augusta.
 The rainfall Saturday night and Sunday was but 83 of an inch accord ing to the local guage report
 w. R. O'Neal returned Saturday on the early morning train from St. Louis, where he spent the week
 Misses Susie and Maggie Rogers of Walnut Ridge came down Monday noon on a visit to R. w. Randy and family.
 J. M. Berger Jr. and A. Arndt spent pleasant Sunday in their former home Jonesboro, returning Monday morning.
 Wm. c, Whipple, district attorney of Little Rock, was among the poli- ticiaYis here, Tuesday enroute to Batesville.
 Miss Emma Walker went to Little Rock on the noon train Saturday to spend Sunday with her sister, Miss Hattie Walker.
 Judge F. D. Fulkerson came down from Batesville Friday evening to at tend the meeting of the stockholders of the new bank
 R. M. Carter, accompanied by his title son R. G. of Batesville went to Little Rock Tuesday to attend the gathering of Masons.
 Dr. George Stephens has moved his office into the Watson building and is now occupying the rooms formerly held by Dr. B. A. Washburn.
 The local guage showed rainfall Friday of but .16 of an inch, while at Fayetteville, Director Richards re- ports rainfall of 2.20 inches.
 Miss Nellie Fitzhugh and Mrs. F. B. Jones of Fitzhugh were here Monday on their way to Batesville to attend the street fair and dam celebration
 J. A. Albright of Jacksonport, who has about recovered from the injuries received at his mill recently, went to Little Rock Monday noon on busi- ness trip.
 Dr. J. c. Minor, who has made many friends in Newport during his visit here, left Monday noon for Hot Springs, his future home, but has promised visit here Christmas.
 A tiue in the residence of Mrs. Eliz- abeth Watson burned out Tuesday af- ternoon about three o'clock and as the residence seemed in danger, the alarm was turned in and the company res bonded promptly.
 w. R. Bishop, of White River town ship, who has served his people as constable and deputy sheriff for the past two years, has again received the appointment of deputy sheriff for the next two years by Sheriff M H. Patterson.-S Snapp Correspondence of