Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-22

some trading.
 s. R. Phillips has been on the sick list for several days and is not much improved.
 Elwood Neal left Wednesday noon for searcy on visit to his aunt and grandmother.
 Monday the thermometer agaln reached the high mark of the sum- mer season. 103 degrees.
 Gus Remmel of Little Rock arrived Monday on visit of week to hls aunt, Mrs. w. B. Empie.
 Miss Maggie Lamb of this city left Tuesday morning over the Choctaw for Oklahoma City on visit. T. J. Copeland returned Tuesday morning from St. Louis, where the rain poured down all day Monday. Dr. c. Vest and family returned Tuesday morning overland from Heber, after stay of over a month. Alcorn Ferguson returned Monday night from a trip down in Woodruff county, where he has been rusticating.
 Sterling Davidson returned Monday afternoon from pleasant weeks visit to his former home at Evening Shade and has resumed his work with l the INDEPENDENT.
 In the Butler county democratic convention, the vote in the contest for prosecuting attorney was 53 to IA in favor of R. H. Stanley over w. Sprigg Brown, formerly of this city.
 MT. Bradley, representative of the Aver Lord Tie Company and formerly resident of this city, came in Tuesday noon on a business trip. He now has an office in DeVall's Bluff.
 B. A. Shaver, who is now living at Jacksonport, was here Tuesday on business. He says that Lawrence county has had numerous electrical storms the past few weeks, but little or no rainfall.
 Rev. J. R. Williams of Tuckerman, left here Tuesday for Naples, Texas, where his brother is very low. He reports cotton picking in progress and says it will not be long before Newport receives her first bale. J. U. Ard was in town Wednesday from Tupelo. He says that the peo- pie of his section will support any kind of protest that is made against the recent action of the Choctaw in abandoning passenger service on the | branch.
 Marshal Stephens killed dog Mon day evening about seven o'clock near the court house and threatens to use the gun more often, if some of these dogs, which bark all night and run to the fence at every passer-by, are not confined by their owners. l The Newport party composed of MT. and Mrs. B. B. Bond and Antoin- cite, Miss Bessie Watson and Mrs. A.. H. Mcdonald left White Sulphur Springs Saturday for ten days stay at Virginia Beach and will then join Mrs. J. B. Brown of Memphis, at Cold Sulphur Springs.
 The Tucker arrived from White river Tuesday afternoon in charge of Captain Miller and loaded with a barge of lumber. Much difficulty was experienced with the shadows below Powhatan. She will be at home on Black river for a while now.-Black Rock Telephone.
 M. K. Upshaw announces in another column that he will enter the coal business this season and expects to quit his position with Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company Friday. He will also do general brokerage business and the INDEPENDENT extends its best wishes for his success.
 Misses Hal and Hester Phillins returned Monday night from a long stay at the well known Tennessee resort, Mont Eagle, where their friends Misses Nell and Lucy Rhodes from Golden Lake were companions They were met at Bald Knob hv Judge J. w. Phillips and Miss Josie Phillips.
 F. E. Maddox, president of Maddox