Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-28
! ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \


 Thursday, but is still in Poplar Bluff.
 Harry L. Ponder came down from Walnut Ridge Tuesday to do some campaign work here.
 The Fire Company on Monday night elected T. s. Stephens chief of the company.
 Q. D. Monroe, who has been sick for several days with pneumonia, is get ting along nicely.
 A. s. Reinhardt left for Des Arc Tuesday morning, but his wife will remain for longer visit.
 E. Q. Fitzpatrick, of Forrest City, spent Wednesday night in this city, being registered at the Hazel.
 Mrs. Harry Ann Atwood, of Pine Bluff, arrived Wednesday night on a visit to Mrs. 0. R. Hite and family.
 Invitations are out to music recital to be given at the home of Mrs. 0. E. Cook Saturday afternoon by her pupils.
 J. s. and 0. R. Handford, and the latter's son, Charles Handford, Jr., of Batesville, were here Tuesday even- ing on their way to St. Louis.
 The rainfall for the twenty four hours proceeding z o'clock Wednes- day morning was 80 of an inch and the river cnowed small rise, stand ing at 0.4 on the guage.
 Mrs. B. w. Stainb.ck, after stopping over one day with her friend, Mrs. Sterling S5oweH, of Poplar Bluff, ar rived on the noon train Thursday.
 The snow, sleet and rain fall of the 24 hours ending at 10 o'clock Thurs day morning amounted to total pre- cipitation of one and a quarter inches.
 c. B. Daggett, an industrious and pleasant young man from Marianna, who recently come to Newport, has secured position with Schott & Adler.
 A. Poer, of Bird township, spent Monday night in Newport. He's not losing much time in his race for asses sor and is proving good man on the hustings.
 Dr. A. J. Barton, of Little Rock, mis- sionary secretary of the Baptist State convention, will preach at the Baptist church tonight at 7:30, to which all the people are invited.
 Miss Mayme Gillian, who has for a long time been one of Schott & Adler's most popular and accommodating clerks, has resigned her position with the new firm.
 Mrs. M. A. Bridwell, of Metropolis, Ill.,, arrived Wednesday night and will make this city her future home, her husband being foreman of the INDIE PENDENT office.
 Hon. w. A. Oldfield, who is said to be the best campaigner among all those who are at present striving for office, in the making of friends and voters by nd-shaking, spent Thurs day in Newport.
 Charles Hagenback, whom the Saw yer Paper Company has on the road to keep him out of the house, spent Monday in Newport hobnobing with his friend, E. P. Tetwiler.
 
 Dr. 0. West left Tuesday for Hot Springs, where he goes for his health to take a course of the celebrated baths at our "national sanitarium.''
 Henry Ridley left Tuesday, morning for Little Rock to represent the local chapter of the Knights of Honor at the grand lodge. MT. J. E. Wilmans, the other delegate, could not attend.
 w. D. Burd and wife, and Mrs. j.. J. Bryan and family, of Black Rock, friends of Dr. and Mrs. J. w. Coffman, arrived on the noon train Thursday and will attend the silver wedding celebration this evening at the Coff- man home.
 Newport is threatened with a coal famine as both of the local dealers are olt. Orders were placed quite while back, but as yet no shipments have arrived, though they are expected at any time. Just now, however, no orders will be filled and the people