Newport weekly independent., 1902-09-05
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \

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 Mrs. Charles Hayes returned Fri day noon from a visit to her husband at Cape Girardeau.
 Will Hurley returned Friday morn ing from visit to his country home near Tuckerman.
 M. F. Davis, postmaster at Swifton and family, came down Friday morn ing to take in the circus.
 Misses Vashti Moring and Mayme McGregor of Cotton Plant, are the guests of Miss Noreene Kinman.
 s. R. Phillips returned from Ozark Springs Thursday and is much inn proved in health by his short visit
 J. M. O'Hara of Memphis, arrived Friday morning but the pearl busi- ness did not prove hourishing on show day.
 Miss Lena Weatherford came up from Olyphant to attend the circus and was the guest of Mr and Mrs. E. P. Tetwiler
 J. s. Sanders. of Forrest City, who has been here among his friends for several days, left Saturday to spend Sunday at Searcy.-
 Miss Rosa McHenry and Miss Laura Morgan of Newark, came down Fri day morning for few days visit with Miss Orbie Arnold.
 Thos. Owens of Sulphur Rock, who has been filling position with w. w. Dutton during his absence, returned to his home Thursday.
 MT. and Mrs. c. H. Niemeyer ar rived Saturday morning over the Choctaw from Memphis, after a months visit in St. Louis.
 J. R. Shelton, Walter Rives and E. $. Rives, merchants of Cotton Plant. were here Friday morning returning home from the St. Louis market.
 Miss Mabel Williams, young lady of Walnut Ridge, who has many warm admirers in this city, arrived Thurs day and is the guest of Mrs. w. M Gregg.
 E. Fisher, superintendent of bridges and buildings for the Missouri Pacific system'was here Thursday afternoon inspecting the work on the new de- pot, which MT. Stewart expects to complete by the first of October.
 0. R. Hite, T. J. Gregg, E. L. Boyce and little Charley Hite returned Thursday evening from fishing trip on Cache river. MT. Hite carries with him mark of the strenuous life the party have been leading, in bear scratch beneath the right eye.
 Misses Ladye and Stephanie Faean accompanied by their brother Mr. Randall Pagan left Friday morning for their home in Galveston. Texas after visit to their sister Mrs. o. D Watson. Their visits are always oc casions of pleasure to their many Newport friends, who hope they may return again next summer.
 .. w. Watson was in town Friday With his wife and family to attend the circus, MT. Watson informed our reporter that the postmaster at Elmo had received notice from the gov- ernment that his office would be abandoned after August 31st. Most of those receiving mail at that office. will probably use the Newport office after this change
 T. J. Robb, proprietor of the Oak Hill fruit farm near Bradford was in Newport Friday and paid this office a call, leaving his card in fine sample of his orchard, a huge Garber pear MT. Robb has proven a very success ful horticulturist having made a life study of fruit raising and the knowl- edge he has acquired is manifest in the fruit of his labors.
 Miss Laura Johnson came up Satur- day morning from Weldon and will vlslt relatives here. She is a very bright and prepossessing young lady ana expects to attend school the coming year at Galloway College.
 Gus Remmel, a genial, jovial young man who has made host of friends among the young people of Newport during his short visit to MT. and Mrs. w. B. Empie and l.. Hirsoh ana fan,-