Newport weekly independent., 1903-10-23

J. U. Ard of Tupelo was Newport visitor Saturday.
 E. M. Carl Lee of Augusta spent Tuesday in Newport.
 J. D. Carvel returned Monday from business trip to Memphis.
 A baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. Con Dean Tuesday morning.
 Sigmund Wolff left Saturday noon on visit to his family in St. Louis.
 J. L. Root of Cotton Plant spent Monday and Tuesday here on busi ness.
 Sigmund Wolff returned Tuesday morning from a visit to his family St. Louis.
 T.. J. Graham and J. w. Scally rep resented Tuckerman among those in town Tuesday.
 Capt. J. E. and Mrs. E. B. Wilmans went to Little Rock Friday morning on a short trip.
 Miss Bertie Weaver of Jamestown has been the guest of Miss Lou Minor for several days.
 Mrs. w. M. and Miss Beulah Baird left Monday for short visit to their old home at Swifton.
 T. B. Frizzell of Bradford was Sun day visitor at Newport, being on his way home from Madison.
 Mrs. Narcis Mayhan came down Friday night from Newark for visit with her son, J. R. Mayhan.
 Mrs. Addie Willis came up from Augusta Friday afternoon on visit to her friend, Miss Mary Laird.
 Mrs. 0. w. Beard and children re- turned Sunday morning from a visit with relatives in Kansas City.
 Mrs. E. G. Ferrill came up from Lit tie Rock Saturday night on visit to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Mosby.
 Allie Lippmann of Tupelo came up Saturday and spent Sunday and Mon day with his friends in Newport.
 Miss Bertie Weaver, who has been visiting Miss Lou Minor, left Tuesday afternoon for Augusta on visit.
 Miss Addie Mcfarland of Little Rock arrived Thursday night on visit to Mrs. 0. R. Pate on Walnut street.
 Mesdames J. H. McHugh and Wm. Mosby returned Friday noon from twelve days visit to Hot Springs.
 R. J. Wise and Allie Lippmann spent Sunday the guests of the latter's brother, Elza Lippmann, at Swifton.
 General w. H. Haynes of Little Rock, very loyal partisan of Cover nor Davis, was in Newport Tuesday. Mrs. J. E. McEIwee, who accompa- nied her husband on his travels the past week, returned home Saturday noon.
 Mrs. D. w. Anderson returned Sat urday noon from visit of several weeks to her daughter Mrs. w. H. Hipolite of Little Rock.
 General w. H. Haynes of Little Rock, and one of the oldest cotton oil mill men in the South, came up Fri day night on business trip.
 Farley Price, after short business trip here, left Friday noon for Little Rock. MT. Price is figuring on putting in a saw mill below Little Rock.
 0. N. Hamilton, a pleasant young gentleman from Nashville, Tenn, ar rived Friday to accept a position as bookkeeper for the Bailey Mercantile Company.
 Miss Madeline Huston of Warrens- burg, Mo-, was here Monday night on her return home after visit to rela- tives at Jamestown.
 Dr. w. N. Pierce, prominent citi- zen of Tupelo, made us a pleasant call Saturday. He informed us that a large mercantile company was being organized at Tupelo.
 Maury Stevens and J. S. Sanders attended the Robinson circus at Wal nut Ridge, returning on No. 1, which was delayed by wreck and did not reach Newport until 4:15 a. m.
 Mesdames J. W. Stayton, J. S. Wilmans, B. W. Hafner, Penny Wolff and w. H. Jago attended the funeral services of Mrs. Neva Butler at Bates vile Friday hauinor onnn m nh,,rn.