Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-01
/ ABOUT PEOPLE, MAINLY. \

Charles H. Wilmans left Thursday noon for Little Rock.
 Mrs. Belle Lawrence and daughter Lou, of Batesville, are visiting Mrs. Lawrence's aunt, Mrs. Andrew Stevens.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Fox, of New port, came up Thursday on visit to MT. and Mrs. G. o. Magness. New ark Journal.
 Miss Eva Shuford, of Weldon, after spending Thursday night in the city as the guest of relatives, left Friday noon for Junction City, Kansas.
 John Merriweather, colored, found a pearl near Lane's Ferry on White river, last Friday which he sold to parties at Newport for $675.-Newark Journal.
 MT. and Mrs. G. H. Brown and Lin vile returned Friday night from Des Arc. They were accompanied by Mrs. A. S. Reinhardt and son Shubert, who will visit them.
 The pearl bought for $500 by s. M. Hendrickson was sold to J. M. OHara of Memphis. The price paid for it is private It seems that MT. O'Hara buys all the fine pearls that come to the city, paying good prices therefor.
 The base ball game Friday between Litchfield and Newport, resulted in a squabble after the seventh inning, Litchfield being in the lead, but re- fusing to play further unless a new ball was produced, the old ones being worn out. The score stood to IA for Litchfield.
 The eight year old son of Jeems Gambrell, who lives near Bearden Ouachita county, has the hydro phobia. A few months ago he was bitten by small dog and last week was taken sick having spasms ano trying to bite his hands. Five doctors have called to see him and three oi them pronouce it hydrophobia.
 Is it possible that we are to have a railroad? A crowd of surveyors ar rived Tuesday and began surveying but for what road we cannot learn. Ii is rumored that the road will TUT from Newport to Des Arc where they Searcy and from there will be ex- tended to meet the Frisco.-Augusta Vidette.
 The Batesville Hillbillies and New port Swampangels, composed of the younger base ball aspirants, played a nice game of ball on the Newport diamond Friday morning, which re- suited in score of to Il in the Swampangels' favor. Anderson and Owen were Batesville's battery, while Mcdonald and Bach filled the points for Newport.
 MT. D. s. Blair and his sons operate the Arkansas Broom Factory on their place in Washington township, and have made and sold something near 5000 brooms in the last twelve months. They find ready sale for all their product to merchants. Industries like this build up the country, and we only wish there were more of them.- Batesville Guard.
 The members of the Christian church Friday night "pounded" Rev J. H. Brooks, much to the delight of that gentleman and his family. Quite crowd was present, all of whom attended we'll loaded with good things, which were highly appreciated by MT. and Mrs. Brooks and received by them in the same spirit in which they were given.
 Charley McMillan, along with some other small boys, was bathing in the river mile above town, near Gain or's Ferry, Saturday, when he found large mussel she'll Opening it in search of pearl, he found a nickel. The coin bore the date of 1887 and the letter V, with which the earlier coins of that denomination were marked. How it got there has been the subject of much speculation. -Batesville Guard. The above will do to put in the same class with the quarter found in watermelon by negro boy re- gently in this city.
 Robert Burges, with corps of { dozen engineers on Monday began { survey of the St. l.. M. SS s. E. rail