Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29


 was here on business Wednesday morning.
 John J. Blanchard returned Tuesday night from Newkirk, Okla., where he went with his family.
 R. E. Cahill, division superintendent of the Choctaw was here Tuesday from Little Rock on business.
 M. K. Upshaw, who will enter the brokerage business in this city, spent Monday in Memphis on business.
 Harvey McCollum left Wednesday noon on business trip to Black Rock, Pocahontas and other points.
 Miss Lizzie Pugh, who has been teaching ,stenography at Magnolia, is expected home the 8th of next month.
 w. A. Oldfeld our next prosecuting attorney spent Tuesday here on business. He is looking the picture of health.
 John c. Hayes left Tuesday night for New York, where he will spend three weeks doing the buying for The Right Place.
 Gustave Jones and E. L. Grant were in Jacksonport Monday afternoon, looking after case in the court of Esquire w. P. Robinson.
 Mesdames J. S. Wilmans and Laura Boswell arrived Tuesday night from Mount Magazine and were met in Little Rock by J. s. Wilmans.
 A party composed of c, R. Hite, T. J. Gregg, Park Deaderick and George Hillhouse, all we'll known sportsmen, left town Tuesday after noon on hunt.
 A. H. Moll, trainmaster on the Iron Mountain, returned to Little Rock Tuesday morning and although no official order has been made public, he expects this to be his last trip.
 Chas. E. McKinnon of Crowley, Louisiana, was here Monday on his way to Weldon accompanying the re- mains of the late Rufus Dameron, which were to be buried at Weldon.
 Fred McMann, Robt. Merrill, Chas. Davis and Tony Crandall were here Tuesday giving Sells & Downs United Shows, which are to be here during the first part of October some advance advertising.
 Mrs. M. J. Lucus left Tuesday noon for Little Rock, where she will visit her brother George Thornburg and will also attend the Methodist con- ference, which meets at Benton be- fore returning.
 s. D. Campbell, J. w. Phillips and J. M. Stayton represented the New port bar at Tuesdays session of the Lawrence county circuit court, now being held at Powhatan. The two last named returned home that night.
 B. w. Stainback returned Wednes- day morning from a brief business trip to St. Louis. He says that it rained all day Tuesday in that city and other travellers report that heavy rains extended as far south as Walnut Ridge.
 The Choctaw now has two crews in service on the White and Black River Valley branch, one for the run each way, but the patrons of the road de- mand an adequate passenger service before they stop kicking or contribute very heavily to the business of the road. Mrs. Rina Wishon returned home | with Miss Mayme Chunn, who has been visiting relatives in this | city. They left on the noon train and | to reach Holly Grove in Monroe county, had to go via Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Clarendon, changing cars three times. Mrs. Lettie McLain, the daughter of MT. W. D. McLain, will be married | his evening at the McLain home east | of Newport to MT. James c. Hogan, lying three miles east of this city. Those invited to be present include only a few of the close friends of the parties.
 E. L. Westbrooke was here Tuesday, directing the survey below town on he river for termina1 orOunds for tha