Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-04
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.

Miss Bessie Watson returned Satur- day noon from Fayetteville after a visit to her sister, Mrs. R. L. Ben nett.
 MT. and Mrs. T. E. Bonner of Au- gusta arrived Friday afternoon to attend the funeral services of William L. Mcdonald.
 The Postmaster General on Friday appointed M. l.. Ranson, postmaster at Denmark in this county, vice J. N. Lowell, resigned.
 Mrs. John Faulkner died Thursday evening on the John Sconyer place, in the northern part of Union town ship and was buried Friday.
 Rev. l.. H. Richardson returned Friday afternoon from Memphis over he Choctaw, the branch train being delayed by disabled engine.
 Dr. G. A. Bundren of Remmel was in town Friday and says everybody about Remmel is looking pleasant owing to the fine crop prospects.
 Mayor J. w. Grubbs returned Fri day noon from Little Rock, where he helped nominate Harry Meyers at the regular Republican state convention. The infant child of MT. and Mrs. R. L. Pierce, living near Diaz, died Thursday night, aged days. The mother is still quite sick but some better.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Wilmans re- turned Thursday night from Clinton, Kentucky, where they attended the wedding of Miss May Moss, solem- nized Wednesday morning.
 Dr. J. w. Coffman writes from Memphis that his wife will probably be there two weeks and he may re- main until her return. We hope she may return much improved.
 The young men have about given up hope of being able to secure boat for the Fourth of July trip and the same will probably have to be aban- doned. The Kelley boats are at present all tied up.
 The steamer Joe Wheeler arrived Friday from Penter's Bluff and will run from Newport to points up ana down the river for the present. The The Upper White is too low to be navigable just at present.
 Mrs. M. M. O'Neal of Augusta, ar rived Friday afternoon accompanied by Senator w. E. Ferguson and is the guest of l.. Minor and family. She will remain over to the O'Neal- Randy wedding on the tenth of next month. A little boy. James Madison Me- Nair, living four miles north of town, fell from the top of chimney to the ground the first of the week and frac- tured both his skull and thigh He is getting along very we'll however thus far.
 "Bernstein's Drummers" have been reorganized and enough travelling salesmen have promised to take part, to make up a first class nine to cross bats with the team of the Newport Athletic Association on the FourtL of July.
 Judge L. Lippmann of Olyphant spent Saturday in Newport. He was much pleased with the fine rain, and W lile this section did not exactly need it yet, he felt that crop assur- ances were made brighter and more positive than ever.
 The Tupelo ball team cancelled their engagement to play here Friday after noon, alleging that three of their men were sick, but it is reported that lawn social at the home of V. M. Me Dowell for Friday evening had great deal to do with it.
 An eastern board of health says: "Great care should be exercised to keep mosquitoes from biting anybody who has malaria" The Poplar Bluff Sentinel says the only way to protect man from the Arkansas variety is to "put muzzles on the insects"
 Mir. and Mrs. T. B. Stewart have a new arrival at their home in a sweet baby girl, whose birthday will be on June 25. Mir. Stewart has the news written upon his face and is all smiles so the news may be generally