Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-30
ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.
Miss Ida Parrish IS reported on the


 Monday evening.
 J. L. Root of McCrory was here on business Tuesday.
 Prof. R. M. Jernigan of near Swifton, spent Saturday in the city.
 Hugh Kyler of Fl Dorado passed through here Sunday night
 A MT. Miller of Clinton, Iowa, is a new pearl buyer in the field.
 Mrs. J. H. Dye, Jr., returned Friday noon from visit to Little Rock.
 Miss Stella Lippmann of Tupelo, spent Sunday in Newport visiting friends.
 Editor E. c. Waterman of the News, returned last night from his trip to Illinois.
 Abe Heiligers is taking ten days lay and spending the time in Chicago.
 Walter Darling left Tuesday noon for Little Rock after a visit in New port since Sunday.
 0. s. Choinski of the Western Tie X Timber Company, came down from Hoxie Tuesday noon.
 Jas. Shaver, of Strawberry, passed through the city Monday on his way home from Little Rock.
 Mrs. Pearl Ryan and Miss Harry Weaver took a trip up the White River extension Sunday.
 Mrs. J. G. Walker is enjoying marked improvement from her severe sickness with pneumonia.
 The grand jury returned 143 indict ments all told and adjourned from their labors Friday evening.
 Miss Lillian Clark of Detroit, Mich, arrived in our city Saturday night and will make this her future home.
 Mesdames w. P. Hammersmitb and E. P. Tetwiler left on the noon train Tuesday for months sojourn in Hot Springs.
 Gainor Duffey came down from Walnut Ridge Tuesday noon on his way to Batesville, but will return shortly to his position at Pine Bluff.
 Clark, the old man from near Gral d Glaize, charged with incest, was con victed in circuit court Saturday and sentenced to two years in the peni- tentiary.
 Capt J. H. McHugh has purchased the property on Walnut Street now -oes-s.'-As'ss~by w. J. Knox, Jr., from round trip ffmel and will erect thereon >cleans, ebresidence and otherwise i'm aw- Rock Aolace.
 < Gen. W hma Albro was called to stgsaturday evening on account day nlghtserious illness of her sister, rom P Joe Walker, who is suffering from severe attack of pneumonia Poplar Bluff Citizen. z, John Taylor, the colored porter at goe e Choctaw depot, who with several elther negroes, was implicated in the a.s-all1y st merchandise from the de- pot, jumped<bis bond and left for parts unknown ii ~the last day or two. Rev L. H. Richardson and family left on No. 4 Tuesday noon for theii new home in Wendell Ohio, MT Richardson having accepted call to : the Presbyterian church of that city. Friends left behind wish them a cor dial reception in their Northern loca stion and regret sincerely their de parture from Newport.
 Dr. George Stephens returned on the noon train Tuesday from Walnut Ridge where he was unexpectedly called to congratulate his friend and college mate, Dr. Ed Ponder. He also attended dance Monday even ing in that lively little society town, which manages to keep something going on most all the time.
 P. H. VanDyke, after a weeks visit to his old home, Marshall, Missouri, re- turned Tuesday noon. He stopped over in St. Louis to see Ben Hur, which has everywhere been received with marked popular favor. Mr. and Mrs w. w. Dutton were in St. Louis and witnessed the production of the great religious drama the same night, Mon. day.
 At meeting of the board of direc' tors of Fraternal Opera House, held Friday night, w. B. Hays was ap- pointed manager to fill out the unex- pired term of J. w. Porter, who is on the road at present. Mir. Hays will look after the interests of the patrons of tbeopera house in the same man ner in which he has entered into all other public enterprises. The best