Newport weekly independent., 1902-10-03

Charles Meyer left Wednesday noon for Little Rock, where he will spend Rosh Hoshonah, the Jewish New Year.
 Dr. N G. Hardister and wife re- turned Friday noon from Hoxie, the doctor being much better and able to travel.
 Lee Moon of SWifton was down on business Friday and was one of the 25 witnesses of the execution of Wal lace Grant.
 J. Ed Mann of Jonesboro spent Sunday in Newport. Not many Sun days pass that find Mr. Mann away from his former home.
 Mrs. A. V. Hamilton left Wednes- day noon for Little Rock, where she will spend a few days shopping before going to her new home at Mena.
 Charley Prewitt returned Wednes day morning from visit of nearly two months with relatives at his l former home, Nevada, Missouri MT. and Mrs. T. J. Gregg have new member in their family, pretty baby girl, born Tuesday, September 30. Both mother and baby. are getting along nicely.
 M. F. Hardin, the popular constable of Breckinridge township, was here Saturday, having brought the negro Walter Horton. who shot and killed Ed Clark.
 The steamer Joe Wheeler left Tues day afternoon for trip up Black river and will bring back 100 cords of wood, which has been hard article to se- cure here.
 1 Dr. J. I. West, who has a farm over in Oil Trough, which he is looking after, was here Monday with his wife. who returned on the noon train to Bald Knob.
 w. A. Cox, of Little Rock, but re- gently of Mena, arrived Thursday hav- ing accepted a position in the drug store of Capt. W. A. Joyce.
 Farmers, when you come to New port, put up your rigs and horses at Robinson's Feed and Livery Stable. The horses will be well fed and looked after carefully. 10wtf
 Joseph Hubby returned to his home in Illinois Sunday after pleasant visit with his brother, A. T. Hubby. He thinks great development awaits Ar kansas in the near future.
 Hon. J. c. Yancey put up 5000 bales of hay on the Dunnington farm in Oil Trough this season. The bales will average sixty pounds, and the hay is of very fine quality Batesville Guard
 Dr. Robert Smith, who has been To- cated in Jackson county for the past year or two, was in town this week and acquaintances.- Melbourne Reg ister.
 II " Tuesday. He says that many cattle of his section are dying and usually within 12 hours after being taken sick from what is thought to be Texas fever
 Prof. A. Woods has been feeling in j disposed for several days and was un able to be at school Monday. Miss ; Hattie Kimberlin taught the first grade and the regular teachers each ad vanced one higher grade.
 S. c. Webber, of Brinkley, came ur Thursday on business. He is looking for store building, with a view te , asking for a license to run saloo1 here next year, should they be peti. toned back which now seems certain
 Rev. H. E. Gabby, the popular pas tor of the Baptist church, preached 7 his farewell sermon Sunday night } His congregation are very 10th to lose him as the time of his departure draws nigh, which has been set for Wednes day.
 Thomas Lawson. conductor on the Batesville local, who is a general ia } vorite with the travelling public, tc whom he has always been courteous is reported critically ill with blood poison at his home in Batesville. He recently mashed one of his fingers