Newport weekly independent., 1902-10-24
THINGS IN GENERAL.
News in Brief of Happenings
 for a Day.

I. II. NduDykG r6UuTu6u luuTSQdN night from short visit to Memphis.
 Wm. Mosby spent Sunday in Little Rock, the guest of E. G. Ferrill an6 wife.
 Neal Gardner of the county spent Friday here, shaking hands with his friends.
 Arthur Fels went to St. Louis on the noon train Monday, where Mrs. Fels is now visiting.
 F. P. Skipwith and L. N. Nouss were among the Sunday visitors from here at the state capital.
 Mrs. Ben Andrews of Judsonia ar rived Thursday on visit to her uncle T. D. Snetzer and family.
 Miss Hattie Bernstein went to St. Louis Sunday morning for a month"; $ visit with friends and relatives.
 o. F. Fentress, general superintend- ent of the St. Louis Compress Com pany was here on business Friday.
 Mrs. w. P. Robinson of fJacksonport came down Thursday afternoon for a short visit with Mrs. T. J. Watson.
 Dr. J. I. West was here from Oil Trough Tuesday with his wife, the latter being on her way to Bald Knob.
 c. s. Maynard and wife have moved back to Newport and are comfortably located in their old home on Hazel Street.
 Mrs. H. l.. Remmel returned home to Little Rock on the noon train Fri day after short visit with her sister Mrs. l.. Hirsch.
 E. c. Waterman went to St. Louis Sunday night on business trip, which probably has something to do with the depot celebration banquet
 Mrs. Elizabeth Watson returned home Saturday afternoon from visit to her daughter Mrs. J. A. Watkins at Little Rock.
 William Hencke, who has been at tending the convent at Jonesboro, has accepted position with Wolff Gold man Mercantile Company and began work Friday morning.
 Chas. Bateman, one of Oil Trough's prosperous farmers was here Monday on business and renewed allegiance to the INDEPENDENT, which he calls Jackson County's best papers.
 Mayor John Roberts of Searcy at tended the Mann Smith wedding and reception at the home of the brides father, returning to Searcy on the late train.
 Farmers, when you come to New port, put up your rigs and horses at Robinson's Feed and Livery Stable. The horses will be well fed and looked after carefully. 1Owtf
 Mrs. J. w. Worsnop, nee Porter. returned Thursday to her home in St. Charles, Missouri, after visit to Mrs. w. P. Robinson at Jacksonport. While in Newport, she was the guest of her cousin G. A. Lockard and fam fly.
 Mrs. Maude Marshall left Friday noon for Fredericktown Missouri, where she was called to the funeral of an aunt Mrs. O'Connell, having re- ceived message from o. B. O'Con- nell, stating that his mother had died in St. Joseph. To the relatives of the deceased, sympathy is extended by many friends.
 Carpenters are now working on the building adjoining B. D. Bracy on the north. The front part will be occu- pied by Thomas Shaver's Dye & Cleaning Works and the rear used for restaurant by E. D. Bracy, to be entered by an arch cut from the pres- ent ice- cream parlor.
 B. Fisher, superintendent of bridges and buildings on the Iron Mountain system was here Thursday looking over the new depot, which is just about completed He found every thing practically according to specifi- cations, but has altered his plans in one particular and will give the in terior of the baggage and express rooms a coat of paint.
 The case of Marker vs Weeks is