Newport weekly independent., 1902-09-05

future. w. R. Saxon of Shellman, Louisian; arrived Friday night on visit to hi cousin Mrs. George Sexton. Lancelot Minor and Homer Bufor( returned Friday afternoon from { short visit with relatives at Batesville Miss Bessie Mcdonald after a visi with Newport relatives and friends returned home to Batesville Satur- day morning.
 Gentry Brothers Dog and Pony show is billed for Walnut Ridge anc Searcy during September, but New port has been left out.
 Miss Hannah Meyer and the child ren of Charles Meyer returned Satur- day noon from Searcy where they spent most of the summer
 Miss Mary Hencke returned to Jonesboro Saturday morning, where she will resume her studies at the convent which opens Monday.
 Marcus Brewer and wife, after a three weeks visit to relatives of their old home, left Saturday morning for South McAlester, Indian Territory.
 J. Phil Berman returned Monday morning from a trip to New York City, where he assisted Sigmund Wolff in the Fall buying for the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company.
 J. E. Doherty accompanied his mother as far as Poplar Bluff Saturday morning on her way to Cairo. She will also visit another son in Ohio. before returning to her home in Gin cinnati.
 Miss Cecil Wilson, who has been teaching in Woodruff county the past year, was here Saturday on her re- turn home to Batesville. She has ac- cepted position as teacher in the Van Buren Schools.
 NIT duu MIS. JOuu w. w dlldc6 returned from St. Louis Friday morn ing, where the former went to pur- chase for the store. MT. Wallace came home sick and was unable to be at the store Friday but was out again Saturday.
 Mrs. Pauline Davis, after a four months visit to Mrs. B. w. Haffner and many of her Newport friends left Monday on the noon train for her home in Shreveport accompanied by Mrs. Fanny Jago, who will visit her a couple of months.
 Musical and lawn party tomorrow night at the home of Mr. Jno. Wallace If the weather is too damp to serve cream and cake in the yard, you will be served in the dining room. Ad- mission 10c; cream and cake 15c Children half price
 Mrs Fletcher Roleson nee Maude Cornelius of Marianna and Miss Ruth Conner, of Augusta, stopped over Friday evening with Mrs. L. Minor returning to their respective homes after stay at Ozark Springs, leaving on the late train that night.
 Governor Davis has refused par dons in the cases of young Cossey who is serving term for breaking into store at Sulphur Rock, and z young man named Shirley, who lives in Oil Trough, and was fined for car. rying pistol. Batesville Guard.
 The stave mill near McHue is now in operation, with John Ferguson as foreman and force. of eighteen mer at work. The mill is directly unde, the management of Capt. R. E. Butler It has capacity to turn out from six tc eight thousand slaves per day. Batesville Guard.
 J. M. O'Hara, who spent Saturday on this pearl market, is of the opinlor that business in that line is now being carried on in a business like way There is not so much publicity and hurrah about every sale; and while the public hears little of pearl sales now the volume of business has been maintained.
 Ben Simmons, Park Deaderick, Jas Duffer, Conrad Bach and Henry Owen composed hunting party, which left here Saturday morning for weeks camp on Hoods Lake in Poinsett county. They carried rifles of cali