Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-04

Rock on business on the noon train Saturday.
 Mrs. Charles Hays returned Monday noon from visit to her husband at Poplar Bluff.
 Mrs. E. Mcdonald came up to Vel don Friday afternoon from Brinkley to attend the burial.
 Ed Mann left Monday morning for Jonesboro, to begin working with R. 0. Haley, the jeweler.
 J. A. Watkins, of Little Rock, came up Monday morning on business and returned on the noon train.
 J. B. Wilmans returned Saturday night from Searcy, where he attended the district conference meeting.
 N. B. and Will Wishon, returned Saturday night from business trip to Little Rock and other points south.
 Ida Robinson, colored, living on the Emma Ingram farm, died of con- sumption Friday, aged about 30 years.
 J. w. Grubbs of this city, was re- elected member of the Republican state committee from this district, at Little Rock during the convention.
 Percy Finch returned Sunday to his diggings in the northern part of Law renee county, where he expects to operate some mines in the near future.
 Mrs. w. M. Gregg accompanied by her mother Mrs. Charles H. Miller of Cincinnati, who has been her guest, left Monday noon for a few days visit to Hot Springs.
 Miss Martha Walker who came up Saturday night from Little Rock to spend Sunday with her brothers J. G. and H. o. Walker, returned Monday on the noon train.
 The rainfall for the "A hours pre- ceeding 7 o'clock Sunday morning was .99 of an inch and IS of an inch for the next 24 hours, thus making a total fall of 123 inches.
 Mrs. John Lindsey, living on the Buford farm three miles below town, died Satu rday evening about seven o'clock and was buried the following afternoon at Walnut Grove cemetery.
 Mrs. Jud Hunter and niece Miss Harry Weaver spent Sunday at the latter's home in Batesville and were accompanied upon their return by Miss Nora Weaver, who wi Il visit here.
 Mrs. Addie Wills return ed home Saturday morning from Corinth, Mississippi, where she had gone re- gently on visit, but was called home by the unexpected death of the late w. L. Mcdonald.
 Maury Stevens left Sunday night for Galveston, Texas, where he will spend several weeks the guest of his brother Louis Stevens, who is general mana ger of Clarks & Courts, the largest printing and ithographing house in the South.
 H. c. Drummond and Boyce and Claude Drummond accompanied Miss Lillie Drummond on her return home to Dyersburg, Tenn, Monday morn ing. MT. Drummond> will probably ) return in about a week, but the boys l will remain for months visit. Mrs. Ol Kirkland returned the lat ter part of last week from Hummer vile, where she visited among her relatives. MT. and Mrs. Kirkland are now making Augusta their home having quarters at the Cottage hote i in this city.-Augusta Free Press. B. w. Hafner, who has been pearl. | ing down White river for severa months, but without making any J large finds, has accepted permanen position with w. B. Chastain and be gan work Saturday. He is an ex U cellent salesman, with a large circle of friends.
 MT. and Mrs. T. E. Allen returned = Saturday night from very pleasan
 bridal trip to Hot Springs and Littl U Rock. They have rooms at J. H U McHugh's but are taking their meal '' at the Hazel, where MT. Allen has re D sumed his position as head clerk an