Newport weekly independent., 1903-05-01

o. entertainment at the opera house
 Miss Lena Wishon came from Mem phls Friday night on a visit to her parents MT. and Mrs. Porter Wishon.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A. Billingsley left on the noon train Friday for St. Louis, where they will enjoy a few days outing.
 Miss Elizabeth Waldridge was un- able to be at her duties at Huffman's bakery Friday, being laid up with a severe cold.
 Miss Minnie Goss spent Friday as the guest of Miss Kate Bishop, re- turning to her home in Poplar Bluff Saturday noon.
 Gainer Duffey and Charlie Wasson came down from Batesville Thursday to witness the U. D. 0. attraction at the opera house.
 Editor B. o. Waterman of the News expects to go to St. Louis Wednesd " night to be present at the Worlds Fair dedication.
 Louis Stevens of Galveston came up Monday to join his wife and baby, and visit bis parents, MT. and Mrs. Andrew Stevens.
 B. M. Crow was the winner of the suit in the first club at the Star Cloth ing Company Monday night, and John Mohr of the second.
 Mrs. Lacy Tighlman, who has been in attendance on her mother for the past ten weeks, left on No. 3 for her nome in Little Rock.
 Jim May, who has been working down at Augusta, passed through Newport Tuesday on his way to Au- vergne to visit his people.
 Jos. M. Stayton returned Wednes- day noon from St. Louis, where he escorted his mother and Miss Mabel vo attend the dedication.
 Mrs. J. M. Cook and little daughter of Batesville were in Newport We'd nesday morning en route to Little Rock on a visit to relatives.
 The ladies of the Baptist church o1 our city will hold strawberry ana ice cream festival on May 12, the place to be designated later.
 
 We are glad to see J. Q. Guynn out on the streets again after his siege with rheumatism, which has kept him confined to his home all winter.
 Messrs. Westbrook, Wilkins and Luce, lumbermen of Jonesboro, who nave been in Newport on business, returned home Friday morning.
 Miss Florence Clifton of lamden is expected here on her way to Coium bus, O., to attend college. She will be the guest of Miss Kate Bishop.
 The relatives and friends who ac- companied the remains of the late J. l I. Box to Brlnkley Thursday, returned over the Choctaw Friday morning.
 Messrs. Westbrook, Luce and Will Kins returned from JOnesboro Tues day night and are looking after timber interests in the vicinity of Newport.
 G. c. Martin and R. M. Laird went down to Shoffner's switch Tuesday morning to attend a meeting of the directors of the Shoffner Mercantile Co.
 J. c. Yancey and daughter, Miss Nora, of Batesville passed through Newport Sunday night on their way lo Sr. Louis to attend the dedication ceremonies.
 Tom Shaver returned Monday night rom Evening Shade. lie says hls mother nAs passed the crllical point of hcr iiineos, ana Is now Un the road to recovery.
 Mrs. J. 0. Walker is expected home Sunday from an extended visit with ner parents Ill Covington, Tenn. Mir. Walker will go as far as Hoxie to meet his wife.
 Allie Lippmann came up from Tu- pelo Saturday morning and reported ais father as considerably improved although still suffering from his ill., ness ot Thursday.
 There was large party of Greeks It the Iron Mountain depot Wednes- Jay morning waiting for the Bates vile local to pull out. They were go- ng up on the extension.
 The very Reverend P. J. Robottcm )f the cathedral, Little Rock, will de- iver a lecture ill Newport Friday evening, May l, to help the building 'und of St. Paul's church.
 Miss Maud Vaughn of Sulphur Rock stopped off in Newport between trains W Wednesday. She is on her way back <,<~1l L.. ID IL