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


 Anshutz Lockard went to Little Rock on the noon train Thursday for a visit.
 Misses May and Jennie Cook of Elmo were shopping in Newport Thursday.
 Dr. Pepper, the pearl buyer, went to Black Rock Wednesday night on a business trip.
 Miss Myrtle Gravett has returned from visit to relatives and friends at Campbell, Missouri.
 Major w. fl. Haynes was here Fri day morning on his return home from business trip to Batesville.
 Miss Katherine Morrison returned Friday morning from a ten days visit with friends in Kansas City, Mo
 Miss Katherine Harrison came up from Auvergne Friday afternoon and is the guest of her cousin Miss Rubie Blackwood.
 Dr. Walter Joblin of Mountain View who is we'll known in Newport, is confined to his bed, quite sick with typhoid fever.
 Miss Katie Price returned home Friday night after visit to Augusta and was accompanied by her cousin Miss Arie Rottman.
 Richard Jones and family and Mrs. M. M. Robnett of Tupelo, were in town Tuesday en route to Heber.- Augusta Vidette
 Mrs. Cora Mcdonald and son Jesse and Mrs. Addie Willis left Thursday for Augusta, where they will be guests of MT. and Mrs. Earl Kittrell.
 R. B. Hooker returned Saturday morning from the St. Louis market, where he purchased shoes for Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company.
 T. s. Stephens and daughter Miss Jamie Stephens left Friday morning for Augusta, where the latter will spend a week or ten days visiting.
 Col. w. M. Ponder only had about 400 bushels of wheat off of 35 acres. Wheat is yielding badly in Lawrence county this season.-Black Rock Blade.
 Miss Dove Erwin has returned from Jonesboro, where she has been visiting Miss Huldah Babcock the past two weeks and was a member of house party there.
 Mrs. J. l.. Conner has been in Au- vergne several days, where she was called on account of the illness of the infant son of her sister Mrs Marvin Hare.-A ugusta Vidette.
 Miss Elizabeth Chavey returned on the early train Friday morning, which was several hours late, from Omaha. Nebraska, where she enjoyed a two months vacation spent with relatives. |
 w. A. Billingsley and wife left on the noon train Friday for California by way of St. Louis. They will make quite an extended tour of Western points and no doubt have an enjoy able trip.
 5. k. Hudson returned Friday morn ing from Paragould to accept a | position in the drug store of Capt. w. l A. Joyce as prescription clerk and his rrla T tn again cast his lot with us. Paragould IS making quite an effort to work up a street fair and carnival this year and the indications point to success as the reward of that city's progressive ness.
 The merry round, which has been held for several years by MT. T. J. Watson, having secured the same upon debt, has been sold to pearl hunter named Keeping and is being fitted up and repaired Upon he completion of this work, the boys md girls of Newport will have a chance to enjoy their favorite pastime, It least it seemed that way last sum- ner.
 Harry Brandenburg, who has been for Henry Schott, has ac- 'epted position with Bailey Bros. md began work Friday. He is an excellent salesman and has no little having been with one of he lar0eSt stores in Hot Snrinos Last