Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-15

w. B. Carouthers and Ali Morten- sen left for Little Rock on the noon train Thursday.
 Charlie Terry is reported better and it is hoped the turning point of his fever has been passed.
 w. B. Robinson and wife expect to leave Friday night on trip north to St. Paul and other points.
 Mesdames T. B. and w. R. Stewart and children expect to leave Saturday for Ravenden Springs, where they will spend several weeks.
 Jno. Glenn and Miss Virginia Jones, a grand daughter of Ex-Governor Dan Jones, spent Wednesday night here on their way to Batesville.
 Peter B. West of Palmyra, Missouri, being the agent of the Burlington railway at that city, is here visiting his cousin, Mrs. M. M. Stuckey.
 Rev. P. J. Robottom of Little Rock, who has been the guest of D. Terry and family while in the city, returned home on the noon train Thursday.
 The city council of Newark is con- sidering the incorporation of an inn provement district, that bonds may be issued for water works system.
 L. B. Young, whose injuries in a recent accident were quite serious, was able to be out in the business part of town Wednesday for the first time.
 A railroad man said Tuesday that in less than two months freight trains would pass Poplar Bluff like pay car passes tramp.-Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
 J. 0. Hamblet of Cotton Plant, ar- rived Wednesday night on his return home but was unable to get train out over the Choctaw Thursday morning.
 I. D. Price returned Wednesday night from Augusta, which he says is quite lively and progressive town. A number of modern residences are under construction.
 Rev. Chas. D. Lafferty left Saturday noon for Little Rock, where he is conducting the services at Christ's church during the absence of the rector on his vacation.
 The champion absent minded man has been located in Kansas. He found a sign on his office door "Back at 2 o'clock" and he sat down at the steps and waited for himself.-Ex.
 Advance Agent Busenbank, repre- senting Campbell Bros. shows, arrived Thursday morning, which would indi- cate that this city will be made by that circus sometime this fall.
 Bert Snetzer, one of the accommo- dating clerks at The Cash Grocery, went to Searcy on the noon train Thursday, to spend weeks vacation with friends of his former home.
 aH. Bernstein, proprietor of the Hazel returned Thursday noon from trip of several weeks duration to a number of northern cities, including Chicago, Milwaukee and other Lake points.
 Mrs. Mattie Moore and Miss Mo- vella Jackson left Thursday noon fol Denver, Colo., and will be absent three or four weeks. Mrs. Moore went by way of St. Louis, where she intends doing her fall buying. o. M. Bowen returned Thursday morning from a business trip to St Louis, where he was buying for The Cash Grocery. He says one hardl. feels away from home in that city jus now, meeting so many residents iron here.
 Orval Pool, formerly agent of thu Iron Mountain at this point has re signed his position as city ticket agen of the Cotton Belt, at Pine Bluff t. accept a railroad position at Ruston | Louisiana. It is not certain however so the Pine Bluff papers state, tha MT. Pool, who is one of the most pop ular men in the service of the road will be allowed to go.
 A large force of carpenters are a work on the new button factor which will soon be ready for the ma