Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-21
J ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \

"Threatening and probably showers colder.''
 J. R. Williams, trainmaster, and w.. L. Kellogg, of Little Rock spent We'd nesday in Newport.
 The arrivals at the Planters We'd nesday were E. w. Bissell, Charleston, Mo-; A. E. Shoffner, Weldon; L. Lipp- mann, Olyphant.
 There will be mite social given by the ladies of the Baptist church Friday night at the home of Dr. A. D. Hot land to wlich all are invited.
 Grand Chancellor Commander, J. J.. Doyne, K. of P. arrived Thursday afternoon and will deliver public ad- dress at the opera house tonight.
 J. P.Berman returned from St.Louis Saturday morning, where he purchas- ed spring and summer goods for the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company.
 Sol Smith Russell has been noted for his happy faculty of making timely and pleasing curtain talks, but Gus tave Jones, in two successive per- formances, has borne away his laurels.
 Dr. w. H. Abingdon left Sunday evening for Jefferson Barracks, Mo-, where he will stand an examination for appointment as surgeon in the United States army .-Beebe Bulletin.
 Tom billiard, one of Newport's incest young men, who has been hold ing position with the Little Rock Compress the past cotton season, has returned home.
 A we'll aged negro woman by the name of Harris died Wednesday morn ing at her home across the railroad track and was buried Thursday morn ing at the Newport cemetery.
 Lieut.. Tillman Campbell of the Sec ond U. s. Artillery, who has been at Augusta and Little Rock on a ten days leave of absence, left Thursday for San Antonio, Tex, having been or dered to report for duty at Fort Sam Houston.
 In the management of his affairs every man recognizes that the great point is not to spend as little as possi- ble-which is simply niggardliness and not economy at all-but to get just as much as he can out of the amount spent. Kate Field.
 Col. E. w. Rector, of Hot Springs, a candidate for gubernatorial honors in opposition to Jeff Davis, spent Sat- urday night in Newport, going to Batesville Sunday morning. We have it on good authority that there is $500 in Newport for his friends to cover that he does not carry his own (Gar- land) county, nor his own ward.
 Judge l.. Lippmann spent Wednes- day night in Newport. He has been reported to be a candidate for repre- sentative subject to the action of the democratic primary, but denied the truthfulness of the rumor and dis claimed to his friends any intention of running in the primary.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Wednes- day were T. J. Wassell, w. G. Black, Thad Felton, J. L. Deason, H. B. Mann, Little Rock; J. s. Graham. Tuckerman; Mrs. Bass and children, Terrell, Texas; T. l.. DeShong; Jud- sonia; w. l.. Kellogg, J. R. Williams, Little Rock; R. H. Powell, Batesville
 In this issue will be found the an nouncement of w. l.. McDonald's candidacy for county clerk. He is well known all over Jackson county and has friends in every township who will push his claim. His capabil- ity for the duties of the office, is un. questioned and his sociable affability has made him many warm friends an( admirers. The announcement wal received just before press hour anG prevents more extended notice.
 The parties who have offered to be $500 that Rector will carry his owi Garland county will now either hay, to come across and put up their coil or Ego way back and sit down." w, are authorized to state that there i n IL