Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-30

Miss Lena Weatherford of Grand Glaize spent Monday in town shop ping.
 Miss Laura Johnson came up Mon- day from Auvergne and is visiting Miss Jessie Lindley.
 Rev. R. O. Medaris of Jonesboro stopped off Tuesday morning on his way to Little Rock.
 Dr. Owen Walker went to Walnut Ridge Monday noon with Doctor Ponder on short business trip.
 R. 0. Wallace and wife spent Sun day in Walnut Ridge, the guests of the formers brother B. B. Wallace.
 Miss Jennie Sims returned Monday afternoon from Batesville, where she visited relatives for several days.
 Mrs. s. Brundidge, Jr. and daughter returned to Searcy Tuesday noon after visit to w. H. Morris and family.
 Boswell Institute closed Friday, the program for special closing exercises being given up, owing to the small att tendance.
 Miss Cora Duke, teacher in our public schools for the past year, left unday morning for her home in Jonesboro.
 Allie Lippmann, resident of New port, is visiting in Olyphant this week but will probably not remain more than day or two.
 $. M. Jones, a prominent merchan of Tupelo and Riverside, returned home Tuesday morning after short business trip here.
 Mrs. William Davis left Sunday fo Clinton, Kentucky, having sufficient ly recovered from her sickness to make the trip home.
 M. Pelt made quite pleasant trip to Hoxie Sunday, but is reported to have experienced no little grief and sorrow there over parting with his company.
 Miss Lillie White of Little Rock was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Hol- land Monday night on her return to that city from Moorefield, where she has been visiting.
 Judge F. D. Fulkerson came down Tuesday from Batesville and with J. M. Stayton went to Little Rock to attend the meeting of the Arkansas Bar Association.
 Some thirty or forty members of the Methodist Sunday school spent Tues day at White River bridge, where they enjoyed all the picnic sports and pastimes and had an elegant lunch.
 MT. and Mrs. D. A. Kimbrough of Weldon and their grand daughter, Miss Maud Drummond, of Newport, were the guests of relatives here Sun day, returning Monday.-Augusta Vii dette.
 Miss Jamie Stephens arrived home Tuesday morning from Colu mbia, Mo-, where she attended Christian College the past year. Steve Brown accom- panied her from St. Louis on a visit to his mother and other relatives in this county.
 The relatives and friends of the late Robert P. Fry desire to express through the columns of the INDIE PENDENT their appreciation of and thanks for the assistance of the many who joined in the work of dredging for the body.
 MT. and Mrs. B. M. Crow left on the noon train Tuesday for St. Louis and expect to go from there later to their old home in Virginia to spend the Summer. They were guests while here of MT. and Mrs. J. c. Walker and occupy warm spot in the hearts of Newport people, who will be glad to know that MT. and Mrs. Crow will re- turn here in August to make this their home.
 Henry Schott and Henry Goldman of Brinkley returned from St. Louis Monday morning, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Yetta Lorch, which was held from the home of Mrs. A. Frank Sunday. MT. Goldman re- turned to his home at Brinkley from here. They state that a heavy rain extended north from Swifton to St.