Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-06
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \

from business trip to Little Rock.
 lac rainfall up to o'clock Friday morning was not so much as generally thought, measuring but Al of an inch. WANTED-A white girl for house. work. Will pay liberal wages. Call on or write to L. J. Taylor, Tupelo, Ark. 3Sb6t.
 c. w. Smith of Yorkville, South Carolina, arrived Tuesday afternoon on visit to his sister Mrs T. J. Cope land
 Miss Stella Echols of Cotton Plant arrived Wednesday afternoon over the Choctaw on visit to Misses No reene Kinman and Mary Bailey.
 Miss Tommie Thornton left Friday morning for her home at Colliersville, Tennessee, after spending the year here atte nding the public school.
 Dr. Owen Walker was called down the river Tuesday night, Will Sprigg who has been pearling near Grand Glare, being reported quite sick.
 w. H. Hipolite came up from Little Rock Tuesday night and went to Brinkley the next morning, where a gas company will likely be organized Anyone wanting employment can secure same at the camp of McCollum x Bishop, near Grand Glaize, $1 day and board or 25 cents box without board. b3S-2w.
 Master John Perdue, nephew of Mrs. A. w. Hamilton, who has been attending school here the past year, returned home to Poplar Bluff on the noon train Monday.
 Dr. J. M. Jones returned from St Louis Thursday night, bringing his wife with him, as she could not be in duced to remain in the hospital away from home and family.
 Pearls, baroques and slugs. The highest prices paid by J. E. FULLY & CO.,, IA Maiden Lane, New York.
 Mr. and Mrs. John c. Hayes at tended the Jones-James nuptials at Cotton Plant Wednesday morning, the former together with Rev. J. w.. Smith returning to Newport Wednes- day afternoon.
 The river Wednesday showed only slight rise, standing at 3.S feet on the guage and it is believed that the recent rain did not extend to the up- per White or over that section drained by the Black and Current.
 Kirk York leaves for Clarendon this week, where he goes to succeed Jesse Shuford as night watchman at the Clarendon Slave Factory. The latter will come to Newport, but we regret to lose Mir. York from our city,
 Miss Katie Price returned Tuesday evening from Searcy, where she has been attending s. F. l. She was ac companied by Mrs. I. D. Price, Misses Rina Price and Ruth Wallace, who went down to attend the college com mencement.
 $. w. Williams, who lives below Clover Bend, saw bear near the Sister Lucy club house the other day MT. Williams went one way and Bruin the other, right now, and it is quest ion which reached his home first Black Rock Telephone.
 Irving Hirsch came up from Little Rock Sunday morning on a visit to his parents. He has been attending Peabody High School the past year, but returned to Little Rock on the noon train Monday to accept employ ment in Little Rock. Eugene Hirsch is expected home tomorrow.
 Love Grant returned Sunday after noon from business trip to Mem phis. While there he attended the Hooks murder trial and believes the defendant will be cleared all right But then he has a very sympathetic disposition and all this must be taken into consideration in estimating his opinion.
 Misses Roberta and Mamie Mor- rison arrived home Saturday night after spending the collegiate year at Monticello College. They are very