Newport daily independent., 1902-07-16
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 Huffman's kisses are the best. d.tf
 Huffman runs the only bread wagon Grocery. d ls
 Huffman can bake cakes for the most fastidious d-tf
 HugL E. Kyler of Fl Dorado, came in Tuesday night.
 For your six o'clock breakfast order Huffman's light rolls, fresh baked 4-dtf
 The river, though the decline con tinues, falls very slowly, the guage report Wednesday being 2.5 feet.
 The "Upper Ten" crowd are plan ming dance for tonight, but find it a hard matter to secure building for the same.
 Huffman & Son serve ices, cream and cake and everything in that line to parties and receptions at reason able prices. d-298
 Miss Bertha Hirsch has invited uliIuD6I Ol u6L hbulC lAl0llA5 " 1U AeDW1 party to be given this afternoon at her home.
 Try the new rigs and good drivers at the R. L. Robinson Livery Stable, upper end of Front Street. Good service at reasonable charges 62dtf
 Miss Della Bernstein expected the arrival of Miss Miriam Handford from Forrest City Wednesday afternoon, who will stop over here for a few days visit.
 J. s. Wilmans left Wednesday morning for Stone County, to look after the interests of the Sylamore Tie Company and will be absent the remainder of the week.
 Pearls, baroques and sIugs. The highest prices paid by J. E. FULLY x CO.,, I4 Maiden Lane, New York.
 The arrivals at the Planters Tues day were, 0. J. Crane and wife, Mar tha Bennett, Batesyille; s. K. Wallis, R. Wallis, Black Rock; H. E. Kyler, Fl Dorado; Wm. Patterson, Penters Bluff; A. s. Goodwin, Jonesboro.
 L. Wilson of Louisville, Kentucky, is a new pearl buyer on this market who has an office at the store of Chas. Meyer. He will be here for the sea- son and is a pleasant gen tleman, whom we hope will get his share of tn business.
 If all the nights were as hot as Tues day night, Newport would soon give up large p cent of her population to cooler resorts. The maximum temperature registered during the day, according to the government thermometer was 101 degrees.
 On Tuesday evening, the Planters House passed to new management. D. o. Kirkland, proprietor, has in- stalled o. s. King in charge and promises the travelling public clean and up-to- date $2 a day hotel. Mrs. Hall will probably return to her for mer home at Pocahontas Both Messrs. Kirkland and King are pro- gressive and enterprising and we hope their hostelry may be come popular one.
 General Manager Russell Harding together with General superintendent Cotter and other officials of the Gould system went up the extension We'd nesday morning on special train Track laying on the second twenty miles was begun Tuesday and the of ficials probably made trip of inspec tion to note the progress of the work. The line from Penter's Bluff to Bates vile has been operated as a branch and fare of five cents per mile has been charged thus far, but as soon as this second stretch of new track has been added, the same can no longer be operated as branch owing to the state law.
 O. Wesley Beard has sent in his resignation as bookkeeper of the Newport Compress Company, effec- tive August first. Mr. Beard has been with this company the past seven years and has proven one of their most valued men He resigns to aacapf a dant1tv nauntyy nlarlrshin at