Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-13
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 V. M. McDowell of Tupelo was here on business Saturday.
 Gustave Jones spent Friday in Little Rock on legal business.
 T. J. Graham of Tuckerman was here on business Friday.
 A. Arndt spent Sunday at his for mer home in Jonesboro.
 Mayor John V. Roberts of Searcy spent Friday night in this city.
 Ed Plant of Bradford has accepted position with Walter M. Harris.
 George Sexton left Tuesday morn ing on business trip to Pine Bluff.
 Judge O. w. Scarborough and G. A. Hillhouse spent Sunday in Little Rock
 Capt. T. E. Morrison returned Mon day morning from a short trip to St. Louis.
 Henry Grant, living on the Elgin road was taken quite sick Friday evening.
 A. E. Shoffner of Weldon came up on the Choctaw passenger Saturday morning.
 President c. H. Jackson of the Morning Star left Saturday night for New York.
 Dr. J. w. Coffman returned Monday noon from a short visit to his wife at Black Rock.
 c. H. Wilmans returned Saturday afternoon on No. from a short trip to Little Rock.
 Mrs. J. w. Stayton and Miss Mabel Stayton are visiting relatives in Kan sas ty, Missouri.
 Mrs. Clyde Wood and baby left, Monday afternoon for a weeks visit to Batesviile relatives.
 T. L. Mcfarland returned Friday from Selma, Louisiana and expects to secure employment here.
 Miss Carrie Stevens, after long visit to relatives in St Louis, is ex pected home next Monday.
 Miss Lena Weatherford came up Monday night from Grand Glaize on visit to Mrs. E. P. Tetwiler
 H. s. Blackwood of Clarendon came over Thursday night on visit to rel atives, Mrs. M. c. Lee and family.
 The condition of Mrs. J. o. Turner is regarded as very critical and little hope is entertained for her recovery
 Wm. Hooker and family have moved into the cottage of T. J. Watson's at the corner of Third and Elm Stl eets.
 MT. and Mrs. T. E. Allen and Mrs. J. H. McHugh and daughter Beatrice made the trip to Mount Olive Sunday.
 Joseph M. Stayton went to Little Rock on the noon train Tuesday on business trip, expecting to return to- night.
 MT. Charles Hungerford and Mrs Emma Maughn left Friday morning lol d Sudy oi oCFOIdl WCChS dI I1ol Springs.
 Dr. w. T. Mccain and wife, after a few days visit to c. B. Best and fami- ly, left Thursday afternoon for their home at McCrory.
 Robt. Morrow and Robt. Neill Jr., of Batesville and Wm. Parrish of this city spent Sunday in Searcy, return ing Monday morning.
 zol J. Woods has been appointed by Gov. Davis as mayor of Beebe to suc- ceed J. w. Simmons, who resigned and moved to Lonoke.
 Jos. M. Berger Jr., together with his cousin by the same name from Jones' boro, spent Sunday in Little Rock, guests of Guss Blass and family.
 Post yourself on prices before mak ing your Spring purchases. Our stock is complete, our prices are right. Chas. Meyers GreatlBargain Store. 73 btf
 Among the new goods just received at Mrs. Hattie Moore's is full line of embroidery silks, linen doylies, point lace materials and Battenburg. 275 b6t
 Miss Harry Weaver spent Sunday at her home in Batesville and reports a big hailstorm visited that town Sat urday night, the stones being as large as hen eggs.
 R. M. Johnson spent Monday in Little Rock. He was interested in the defeat of the Myers mussel bill,