Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-26
The first cotton bloom of the season is reported on Red river, Lafayette

IS reported Ou heu rlVer, LdIay cute county, June Is.
 Homer Buford has returned from Fayetteville, where he this year com pleted the freshman studies.
 Dr. N. G. Hardister has been elected superintendent of the union Sunday school which meets at the Presbyter- ian church in Hoxie.
 L. w. York after a pleasant visit with relatives here, returned to Clar- endon Tuesday afternoon, feeling in much better health
 s. R. Hudson has returned to his position with the Globe drug store in Jonesboro, after two days visit to his old home, Newport. MT. and Mrs. Linville w. Pool re- turned home to Pine Bluff on the noon train Tuesday, after a pleasant visit with T. T. Ward and family.
 The rainfall here Sunday afternoon was .0S of an inch, very light com pared with that east of here, where heavy showers were enjoyed.
 Dr. J. w. Coffman and wife returned Friday night from Hot Springs. The former has been considerably bene- fitted by his stay at the resort.
 The board of health were out on their rounds Wednesday afternoon and will keep up their inspection work until the city is renovated.
 From the Clinton, Kentucky, Dem ocrat, we note that Miss Lena Wealth erford was on last Friday evening a member of a merry hay y-riding party.
 The wind and hail of Sunday after noon are reported to have played havoc with cotton and corn for two miles beyond Village Creek along the Auvergne road.
 Alvin J. Scales returned Tuesday morning from visit to Paris, Texas, where his wife remained for a longer visit. Mir. Scales expects to be able to go to work soon.
 George Smith, the Oil Trough far mer who was badly hurt in runaway Sunday, was reported much worse Tuesday and suffering from injuries sustained internally.
 w. G. Erwin was here Tuesday night on his return to Batesville, ac- companied by his nieces Misses Lips comb, who have been attending col lege at Columbia, Tenn.
 Mrs. Jno. M. Cook and daughter Marshall came down from Batesville Tuesday on their way to California They were accompanied as far as Newport by James Martin.
 At the gun club shoot Tuesday afternoon, the following scores were made: Mosby 23, Graham p, Bowen 20, Sexton 16, Boyce II. Mir. Mosby downed his first twenty three birds. MT. and Mrs. Marcus Berger and MT. Joseph Berger of Jonesboro, went down to Little Rock Tuesday night, where they will visit until after the marriage of the last named to Miss Essie Blass.
 Miss Jamie Stephens, who has been student at Christian College, Colum- bia, Mo, returned home on the noon train Tuesday, after visit to Ashland and St. Louis. Her many friends in Newport will be glad to welcome her | home.
 Messrs. Tom billiard, Ed Sprigg and Sprigg Foushee, and Misses Laura Johnson, Josie Phillips and Tillie Sprigg spent Sunday at the home of Walter Davis near Auvergne as guests of Misses Mary and Amanda Laird.
 J. M. Gibson, of the firm of Taylor & Gibson, was down from Jackson port Tuesday. He says the high water has interfered with the work of their new finishing plant at Jackson POASt OAh phSJ S~ARNOb bO OO at full capacity by July 1st.
 Park Deaderick, who has been book keeper for the Lesser Cotton Com pany in this city, has resigned his position, effective July first. MT. Deaderick has great many friends in Newport and we hope he may con tinue to make this his home.
 The M. L. Clark circus arrived over land from the South Sunday after noon, struggling in one at a time. The parade given Monday afternoon was fairly creditable however for small show. Performances were ad- vertised for afternoon and evening.
 The Reeder family, who were vic tims of the stroke of lightning Sunday afternoon have improved considerably since Monday and are rapidly recov-