Newport daily independent., 1903-05-19

A ticket with every cigar you buy at the Bracy Confectionery Company which entities the holder to chance at box of cigars given away every Saturday night. 13 btf
 MT. John Harris of Centerville and Mrs. Ellen Anderson of Tuckerman were married at the court house Mon day afternoon at four o'clock by Jus tice Guy Smith.
 Positively the greatest line of novel, ties in Ladies' Strap Sandels and Ox- ford Ties ever offered for sale in New port are now on sale at Chas. Meyers Great Bargain Store 13ftf
 Mrs. Harriet Boiling Waddell, died suddenly of heart disease, Sunday night about o'clock at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. E. L. Givens, in Batesville.
 The Bracy Confectionery Company IS now open for business and prepared to s9rve the public with the very best in every line handled, cigars, candies, canned goods, breads, cakes and etc. 13 btf
 Robert Randy went to Batesville Tuesday morning to pitch the second of a series of games between Arkan- sas College and Hendrix this after noon. He will be in the box for the former team.
 The pay car on the Iron Mountain arrived Tuesday morning about $40 o'clock. To give the railroad boys chance to spend their money, all the stores will be open tonight and to- morrow night.
 The expiration of the time for the payment of dog taxes is June the tenth and unless the owner of the canine comes across before that date, the marshal may end the life of some of the town pets.
 Mesdames T. J. Watson, J. B. Brown and Pattie Huddleston left Tuesday morning for Batesville. The two first named will visit Mrs. I. N. Reed and Mrs. Huddleston will be the guest of Mrs. John Ferrill.
 A. G. Anderson, president of the Newport Grocer Company, leaves to- morrow morning for Little Rock, where he will join delegation of wholesale men on their way to the convention at Biloxi.
 Arthur Fels, president of the Amer ican Grocer Company, left on No. Tuesday noon, for Little Rock. While away, MT. Fels will attend the con vention of wholesale grocery dealers at Biloxi, Mississippi.
 Mrs. G. w. Hurley had quite a seri- ous fall Monday evening at the Hazel Hotel, fracturing bone in the wrist. She spent very bad night, as the in jury was quite painful, but~we hope the bone may soon become firm again.
 T White river had fallen an even foot Tuesday morning, standing at 22.4 feet on the guage. Much of the land in the bottoms under water will be reclaimed within a few days. Much replanting of corn WI beS~ necessary in those sections.
 A soap manufacturer was once asked why he did newspaper adver- Using altogether, and didn't use sigr boards, etc, He said that in his eX- perience he had found that the mar who does not read the newspapers never uses soap.-EX.
 The editor acknowledges the re. ceipt of an invitation to the com mencement exercises of the Searcy Female Institute, Monday evening June eighth. This school for young ladies is conducted by the accom- plished Mrs R. B. Willis.
 Seven of Batesville's young ladies left Monday afternoon for New Or leans to attend the reunion. They are Misses Maggie Case, Sophie Me Guire, Mary Wainwright, Emma an' Aggie Wycough, Annie Lockhart anC Stella Mcclure. -Batesville Bee. Senator James P Clarke has beer notified from Washington that tn, candidate and the alternate named b. him for cadetship at Annapolis have failed to pass the entrance exnmina ton. He has been asked to name an other candidate and another alternat, in time for the June examination Little Rock Gazette Among the old soldiers who lef Batesville Sunday for the reunion a New Orleans were General Rober Nein, Captain A. M. Young, Camp bell Blevens, and J. A. Luster o Batesville; w, A. Halliburton anC a | FN