Newport weekly independent., 1902-12-05
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.

QOWn II NlOuudy.
 J. M. Stayton returned Monday night from "a business trip to Little Rock.
 Abe Ballew and little daughter went to Des Arc Monday to visit the for mer's mother.
 The infant child of Ernest Dike, living across White river from New port, died Thursday.
 Bert Snetzer, whom we are sorry to learn is down with slow fever, is re- ported slightly better.
 Mrs. George Hays returned to her home in Batesville Monday after a visit to Newport relatives.
 Arthur Board, who travels for a Louisville house, came in Monday night on one of his regular trips.
 Miss Josie Phillips left Tuesday noon for Little Rock to attend Maddox College again after weeks visit at home.
 Mrs. A. D. Cannon, who came down from Batesville Sunday with her sister Miss Harry Weaver, returned home Monday afternoon.
 The store building of Dr. J. M. Jones on Front Street has been completed and is ready for occupancy by the Pala"e Jewelry Store.
 
 s. M. Powell, state manager of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com pany, came up on business Monday night from Little Rock
 Geo. w. Burkhart says that it is now the intention of MT. c. B. Kelley to start the mill below town running about the first of the year.
 s. w. Fordyce of St. Louis has telegraphed Col. L. Minor, regretting his inability to be present at the new depot celebration banquet.
 w. c. Stith, traffic manager of the Iron Mountain. arrived Tuesday noon on No. 3, from St. Louis as a guest of honor at the depot celebration.
 Sprigg Foushee returned Monday night from Mount Olive, where he went in the interest of the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company.
 w. P. Mason and wife and Miss Neatie Tolar of Bradford came up Monday night to attend the minstrel show, returning home next morning.
 Will Scott of Ohio, came down Sat urday on visit to his sister Mrs Robt. Askew and on Tuesday went hunting with MT. Askew out on Cache river.
 Rev. MT. Gibson of this city and Rev. MT. Thomas of Jacksonport left Tuesday on No. 1, which was over two hours late, for Paragould to at tend conference.
 Rev. J. w. Smith, wife and son Charles left Tuesday noon to attend conference at Paragould. MT. Smiths congregation are very anxious for his return to Newport.
 Mrs. Fannie Robinson and Miss Minnie Drummond left Tuesday noon for Paragould, where they will at tend conference. They expect to stop over and spend the night in Jonesboro.
 Miss Beulah Casey "the sweet singer of the Ozarks," who has many interested admirers in Newport since her recital here passed through Tues day morning on her way to Little Rock on a visit.
 Rev. J. M. Hawley of Pine Bluff, formerly pastor of the Batesville Methodist church was here Tuesday morning on his way to Batesville to conduct the funeral services of the late Louin Martin.
 Mrs. Biggers, daughter of James Greenhaw, postmaster at Tuckerman, died at her home in that town We'd nesday night, Nov. 26, and was buried Thursday in the graveyard two miles southwest of Tuckerman.
 O. M. Bowen left Monday night for Eagle City, Indian Territory, where he with number of other Newport business men, have bought lots. He goes to see what disposition they can make of their property holdings.
 The river Tuesday had fallen to 11.6 feet on the guage, but if the heavy rain which fell here, amounting to 1.35 inches by the guage, was general over that section drained by the Upper White and Black rivers, another heavy rise is expected.
 C.B. Best came up Monday from McCrory. He intended to bring with him a turnip raised in that section, weighing 12 3-4 pounds, but forgot oo,,,a i'm trvi,1p tO catch the trai,,