Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \

Mrs. Sam Taggart and children went to Weldon Wednesday morning on short visit.
 Charles Lawson of Little Rock, is here for a weeks visit to his aunt, Mrs. w. w. Dutton.
 Prof. David Bowen, of Newport, is Tn the city visiting his brother, s. A. Bowen.-H Harrisburg News.
 J. M. O'Hara, the genial Memphis pearl buyer, arrived Saturday morn Ing and spent the day on this market.
 Allen Babcock was down from Batesville Saturday accompanying his wife, who left on the noon train for Searcy.
 Mrs. s. c. Phillips, nee Lena Stock ton, arrived Wednesday night from Memphis, on a weeks visit to her mother.
 Eugene Hirsch is at home again for the summer vacation, after years study at Speers Langford Military Academy.
 The Sunday school of the Episcopal church of Newport went to Batesville Thursday to join that church's school in picnic.
 Miss Jeffie Johnson formerly a popular saleslady for Mrs. Matte Moore, has accepted a regular pc sition with Charles Meyer Mrs. w. L. Mcdonald and Master Jesse have arrived from Newport and will remain until after the Kittrell- Stacy wedding Augusta Vidette.
 Sheriff R. w. Randy raided the tigers again Wednesday afternoon and secured small amount of whis- ky at what was formerly known as the Pearl Saloon.
 Lynne Leon, young son of a fish erman who lives on the Bay, was drowned in White river Monday and | the body was found late Tuesday afternoon.-A Vidette
 Through the removal of Road | Master Sheedy to Gurdon, his chief clerk H. c. Hopkins also makes a change of residence, having departed for his new home Friday noon.
 Hon. Charles F. Cole, referee in bankruptcy, was here Friday on his way to Judsonia where he delivered Decoration Day address to the vete- rans of both the blue and the gray.
 S. A. Gibbs was in town Friday with an IS grain perfectly round pearl of fairly good lustre and one small l blemish, found on the Minor bar Thursday afternoon. He wanted $500 for his find.
 H. D. Terrell has purchased the | restaurant on Front Street, owned by | Drum mond & Company. This piece months has new owner with every1 change of the moon.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. L. Bennett and children left Friday noon via Hoxie | and Springfield for their home in Fayetteville after a visit to T. J. | Watson and family. Miss Bessie Watson accompanied them and will spend the Summer in Fayetteville. She will be much missed by her many Newport friends.
 Invitations have been issued to the wedding of two of our most popular young people, Miss Cora Bonner Stacy and MT. Earl Lenwood Kittrell, which will take place next Tuesday, June third, at S:30 in the evening" A re- ception will be rendered the bride and groom by Mir. and Mrs T. E. Bon ner.-Augusta Vidette
 William Cotter, general superinten- dent of the Iron Mountain, while here Thursday, informed MT. J. G. Walker that while the removal of the through freight division to Walnut Ridge was contemplated, neither the shops nor passenger division would be changed. He said he wanted 120 mile run from Little Rock for the freights and was sorry Newport would not fill the re- quirement
 Capt. Joyce returned from Bates vile Thursday afternoon after piloting the steamer Kennedy safely through. The water was low and though Capt. Joyce had not been up the river for