Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-01

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 Dick Prater of Pocahontas spent Sunday here.
 J. G. Handel of Auvergne was in town Monday.
 George Foushee is taking a few weeks off from active work. Hon. Charles Coffin of Walnut Ridge, was here Monday attending court.
 Mrs. John c. Hayes left Saturday morning for Cotton Plant to visit rel atives.
 Ernest Mcdonald returned Sunday afternoon from a weeks visit to his l home at Batesville.
 Harry Brandenburg returned Sun day noon from short but pleasant stay at Ravenden Springs.
 Miss Lee Adams returned Sunday afternoon from a two weeks visit to Evening Shade and will resume work des6 y.
 H. Bernstein left Sunday night for two weeks visit on the Great Lakes and expects to take in Chicago and Milwaukee.
 A. J. Shell of Swifton, was here on business Monday and made this office a pleasant call, subscribing for the l DAILY INDEPENDENT. 1 Ike Goldman returned Monday morn ing from his Western trip, which proved splendid one. Mrs. Goldman is visiting friends in Kansas City.
 Miss Sallie May, cashier in the dry goods department of the Wolff Gold man Mercantile Company, left Sun day to spend her vacation at her Au- vergne home.
 1 Rev. L. H. Richardson left Monday afternoon on No. 4, which was over three hours late, for Cleveland, Ohio. He will later join his wife at Chicago, and expects to return about Septem- Der the first.
 The showers of Monday will prove very beneficial to the crops if at all general. The last heavy rain was one month ago, on June 27th and also showers on the 18th, measuring over an inch rainfall.
 l Wm. Gregg returned Monday noon much improved in health from a trip to several Northern cities including Chicago, Milwaukee and Cincinnati His wife and daughter will return ir about ten days.
 Ed Mann spent Sunday as usual il Newport. If any body doubts the statement "as usual," we refer then to the register of the Hotel Boas al Hoxie, where he is down for break fast every Monday morning. lie is getting along nicely in Jonesboro anc likes his new home. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bond, Mrs. A H. Mcdonald and Miss Bessie Watson left Monday afternoon by way of St Louis on m eastern trip. They vii spend the rest of the heated season al White Sulphur Springs, the famous Virg mia resort. MT. Bond expects tc return in about three weeks as he cannot be away longer from his busi- ness.
 The Clover Club had made arrange ments for trip down the river Tues day, where they expected to spend the day pearling, but owing to the rain Monday afternoon, the outing which was to have been given in honor of Mrs. Wm. Hooker of Brink ley, who is the guest of Mrs. Wm. Bailey, has been indefinitely post poned.
 Thomas Shaver is wearing bandages over his hands as the result of cour- ageous work, by which he prevented a very costly fire. He is the proprie- tor of the tailor shop adjoining the l Hazel Hotel and about five o'clock Saturday afternoon, his establishment caught fire caused from the vaporiz- ing of gasoline. The flames by means of this gas, spread to the gasoline tank, which was all ablaze, when MT. Shaver threw the can into the street. The loss incurred by the fire will be in the neiChbOrhOOd of S15O which is