Newport weekly independent., 1902-09-26
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

'uuSS IL. l4ippLudu spent sunday m Newport.
 George w. Decker came down from St. Louis Monday.
 Corley G. Price of Little Rock spent Sunday in Batesville.
 Miss Ida Massey spent Sunday at her home in Jacksonport
 Ed Mann of Jonesboro spent Sun day in Newport his former home.
 John R. Meehan was here Monday on his return home to Cotton Plant.
 J. M. Stayton aud c. B. Kelley went to Little Rock on the noon train Mon day.
 R. o. Duffer was able to be out for the first time Monday, after his recent sickness.
 J. H. Reynolds and wife and Mrs. H. Harris of St. Louis, spent Sunday night here on their way up the extension.
 J, R. Cox and Gustave Jones left Sunday night for St Louis, having received word that Mrs. Cox was sinking.
 Mrs. Dora Albright returned to Bar ren Fork Saturday afternoon. having completed the school term as teacher at Weldon.
 Harmon Younger returned Sunday night from his visit to Bald Knob, where he was delegate to the Baptist Association.
 Plans have been submitted by Ar chitect Morrison tor the construction of new house on Elm Street between Second and Third by Dr. G. West.
 MT. and Mrs. w. l.. McGee and baby arrived Monday noon from Austin and are stopping at the Hazel Mrs Me Gee has many friends in this her former home
 Mayor Geo. w. Ponder and Dr. E. T. Ponder of Walnut Ridge spent Saturday night here on their way to Batesville and were expected back this afternoon.
 The second advertising car of the Sells & Downs shows was here Mon day on it's way to Batesville. The big show will be in Newport, Saturday, October fourth
 Independence county is perhaps in the best condition financially of any county in this part of the state. It owes nothing and has a balance of $7,000 in the treasury.
 Miss Emma Walker has accepted a permanent position as saleslady at The Right Place. She has many friends in Newport, who will be glad to learn that she is to make this her home.
 Prof. Andy Phillips, who has been teaching at Layton, left Saturday noon for Barren Fork, but expects to be here next Tuesday on his way to Nashville to attend Peabody Normal School.
 Chas. Coffin of Walnut Ridge, passed through Monday noon on his way to Hot Springs to attend the encamp- ment. He says that his home town is booming and has secured a wagon factory from Defiance, Ohio.
 MT. Samuel Hindman his son and grandson of lower Oil Trough were in town Monday, and made very pleas ant call at this office. They would be glad, for convenience sake, to be cut off into Jackson Batesville Guard.
 Traffic Manager T. J. Gregg of the Lesser Cotton Company will be in Newport part of this week. While in Paragould recently, he ran across J. B. Daggett, formerly of this city, who has position there in the office of the Lesser Cotton Company.
 J. s. Handford and daughters were in the city Sunday morning, being registered at the Hazel Misses Elm fly and Ruth Handford returned home next morning and MT. Handford ac- companied Misses Stella and Miriam on their way to Columbia, Tennessee, where they will enter college.
 Mary had little lamb-that time has passed away No lamb could fol- low up the gait that Mary goes today. For now she rides on air -shod wheels, in skirts too short by half; no lambkin