Newport weekly independent., 1902-10-17


 was a Newport visitor Wednesday.
 Adam Lockard has accepted a po- sition with the Star Clothing House.
 R. & G. Corsets at Chas. Meyers Great Rargain Store. 131btf
 Mrs. H. l.. Remmel of Little Rock, arrived Wednesday noon on a visit to relatives.
 The minimum temperature Monday night was 3S degrees, probably the coldest of this Fall.
 J. H. Breckenridge, formerly of Hot Springs, is now selling goods for the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Co.
 N. H. Dowdell, superintendent of the AyerLord Tie Company arrived Tuesday morning on business trip.
 Miss Matte Yates, who has been working at the Bon Ton millinery store, left for her home at Judsonia.
 Mesdames A. H. Mcdonald and B. Mcdonald went to Weldon Tuesday afternoon on a short visit to relatives.
 It is said that the Valley Button Go. will again enlarge their, plant, as present quarters are not equal to the 
 Dr Norton of Searcy has accepted the call to St. Paul's (EpiscopaD church, this city, and took charge of the parish today.
 Mrs. J. G. Walker and daughter Josephine left Monday noon for a visit of several weeks to the formers sister Mrs. Emma Albro at Poplar Bluff.
 Mrs. H. R. Warner left Monday noon for Little Rock, where she will live with her daughter Mrs. Jud Hunter. She has been visiting Mes danes R. A. Randy and w. T. Warner.
 County Judge Scarborough is hav- ing plans and specifications prepared for several new bridges which are to be built in the county soon, the con- tracts for which will be let on the 22d.
 MT. T. J. Copeland, Western Union manager in this city, has been offered the management of their office in Palestine, Tex, and will leave for that point about the first of NOVem- Der.
 Father Weibel, of Jonesboro con- ducted the funeral services of the in- fant of MT. and Mrs. George H. Rob- inson, which were held at the Catholic church Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
 In a heated contest Miss Sue Rogers was voted to be the most popular young lady of Walnut Ridge and as such she will participate in the gor- geous street parade to be held in Pop. lar Bluff next week.
 HIGHEST PRICES PAID-For this reason you should send your Fine Pearls, Baroques and Slugs to oul firm, as we sell to European markets exclusively. J. M. O'HARA & Co.,. 34 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn
 Mrs. c. H. Wilmans, chairman O the committee on transportation, hal received further advices in regard tt one fare rate to the U. D. c. Coni vention to be held in this city Octobe 22 to "A, from the Cotton Belt, Frisco and Choctaw, all of which roads, al we'll as the Iron Mountain, make th' reduction.
 A we'll attended and enthusiastic meeting of the ladies and gentlemen who will participate in the minstre performance for the benefit of thc | Relief Society, was held at the cit, hall Tuesday night. Parts were as signed and everything put in such shape that it is now an assured fac that Newport will have one first clas minstrel this season at least. The editor of an exchange an | nounced that he would write an ar ticle on "Hell and Who Will b There.n Since then he has receives letters from one lawyer, two bankers three doctors, three barbers, fou hotel men, two druggists and 'doze delinquent subscribers threatening t stop their paper and sue him fo islander if he mentions any names Newark Journal.
 "When a man dies and the wido' marries again, and the second hus