Newport weekly independent., 1903-11-06
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4 se eolamnn .lnm snors business u ts elsU sU., Louis. ,,,urton, the Little aoss' os. srsr'y s1as }. Hal,l'assSlnd eslsd on his '9s, Psr,toaers asas 'rs Is,,,, w hurley, the popu16uir clerk of I. }. :. fr,os' ,aartn " year of seTyfa4oe fra4oe. ''s Mrs. peyton V. Ferguson has gone ' NfI Hot Springs t9bfattend the conven- sS ton of the DaYshters of the c0nted- eracy.
 a;ss Cora Kealer of Little Rock was the gueas Tuesday night of her friend, Mrs. George Hays, on her way to Batesville on visit.
 s. 0. Dowell of Walnut Ridge was down Tuesday on business connected with the construction of his new home.
 George B. Bradley returned home to Batesville Tuesday morning, after a business trip here for the Aver Lord Tie Company.
 Mrs. J. w. Ferrill of Batesville was here Tuesday on her way home from Little Rock, where she attended the golden wedding of Judge Rose.
 Hon. Charles Coffin came down Tuesday night from Batesville and. spent part of Wednesday here son his way home to Walnut Ridges/
 Mrs. Howard and little daughter, Marie, of Little Rock are guests of Mrs. M. M. Stuckey in East Newport, having returned with her from Little Rock.
 Rev. Frank Barrett, a gifted and eloquent pulpit divine and pastor of the Searcy church, has commenced series of protracted meetings at the Methodist church.
 Joseph M. Stayton left Tuesday afternoon over the Choctaw for New Orleans on business trip. He is also a delegate to the levee convention which meets there.
 Mesdames J. B. Fitzhugh and T. E. Moore, delegates from the Sidney Johnson Chapter U. D. c. at Bates vile, came down Monday on their way to the state convention at Hot Springs.
 Sidney Johnson Chapter U. D. c. of Batesville at a call meeting Octo Der 19 elected Mrs. John Ferrill dele gate to the national convention to be held at Charleston, s. O., November II, 19O3
 Mir. Harmon L. Remmel left at noon Saturday for his home in Lit tie Rock, after a brief stopover with Newport relatives. Mrs. Remmel, not being well, waited over for the 4:47 afternoon train.
 There is no hope for Front street until next summer unless it is rocked somewhat after the same manner as Second and the commissioners for this improvement district are con- templating recommending such ac- tion to the council.
 J. O. Fitzhugh of Batesville, lay delegate from the diocese of Arkan- sas, left Monday for Washington, D. O., to attend the Missionary Coun- cil of the Episcopal church October 27-29. A reception will be given the council by President Roosevelt at the White House.
 Some of the men from Newport who attended the prize fight here the other night made a "warm house'' at Hoxie on their way home, but Mar shal Burrow was equal to the occa- sion and reconstructed one of them. They had been to fake fight and wanted to get up real one. That was all.-Lawrence County Telephone.
 A mad dog played havoc at Black Springs, Montgomery county, Friday by biting three boys and nearly every dog that it came in contact with. The boys bitten were Grover Prowse, Palmer Harbour and Arthur Hamil- ton. The first two were taken to a mad stone Monday and the latter Tuesday.
 Mesdames O. H. Wilmans, record ing secretary of the state U. D. O., o. D. Watson, R. M. Johnson and R. M. Laird, delegates to the state conven- tion from L. 0. Cause Chapter, U. D.. O., left Tuesday noon for the Hot Springs convention. The candidates for president of the state organization thisy year are Mesdames Leslie 0. Hall and Sam Wassell.