Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17
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J. W. scaily of Tuckerman was down

V. D. 0llllaIn or SWlIJOn was down on business Monday.
 s. s. Prewitt left Wednesday noon for points north of here.
 J. Teichmiller, the Muscatine pearl buyer, came in Tuesday night.
 J. T. Malone, merchant of Hale, spent Monday in the county seat.
 J. s. Handford was here Wednes- day morning on his return home to Batesville.
 A. O., J. D. and R. P. McGregor came up Tuesday from Cotton Plant on short trip.
 Dr. R. M. Black left Monday noon on business trip to points in Okla homa Territory.
 Mrs. w. D. Burd, daughter Vera and son Robert, left Tuesday noon for visit to Little Rock.
 Miss Hatty May Bennett of Bates vile came down Tuesday evening and left on No. Wednesday.
 Prof. A. s. Maddox of the Memphis school, came in Tuesday night, re- cruiting pupils for the fall term.
 Miss Frances Sidway, charming young lady of Dyersburg, Tenn, is visiting her cousin, Mrs. 0. Simpson.
 Mrs. o. $. Maynard and Charley Walton returned Tuesday night from a months visit to Denver, Colorado.
 Mrs. Stella Lucas of Pocahontas, after stay at Lithia Springs, was here Tuesday night on her return home,
 Capt T. E. Morrison, who has been spending week or more in the hills of North Arkansas, returned Tuesday night.
 Miss Martha Walker returned home to Little Rock Wednesday noon, and was accompanied by Miss Pearl Foushee for visit.
 Misses Ida and Willie and brother. J. W. Gardner, of Salem were here Monday on their return home from a visit to relatives at Kenyon.
 Miss Sallie May, accompanied by her parents, MT. and Mrs. Geo. May, left Monday night for Shawnee, In- dian Territory, on visit to relatives.
 Mrs. Arthur Van Etten of Little Rock, after pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. w. w. Dutton, re- turned home on the noon train Tues day.
 R. J. Wise, who has been spending two weeks vacation with relatives Et Crowley, La, returned Monday aftenorning, having made stop over at " Clifford.
 At the gun club shoot Monday afternoon in a trial at fifty birds, the ? following scores were made: Owen 43, Mosby 40, Deaderick 33, Hill house 31, Boyce 31, Dunn 25, Gra- ham 22.
 J. G. Walker returned Tuesday morning from his trip to San Francis co. Helthinks California a paradise compared with other sections of the country, so far as climate is con- cerned.
 7> o. D. Watson and wife left Atlantic City Saturday homeward bound and are expected here within the next few days. It is probable that B. B. Bond and family and Mrs. A. H. Me- Donald will return home next week Earl Mcdonald, pleasant young gentleman who has been clerking at the Bracy Confectionery Company, has returned home to Batesvile with the intention of entering the state university in the fall.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jake Less arrived Monday night from Jonesboro, and while the former is looking after his trade in this section Mrs. Less will be the guest of her brother, MT. J. M Berger, Jr., at the Hazel
 George Gudgeon, general foreman of the Western Union for Arkansas, Texas and several other contiguous states, was here Wednesday and ar ranged for cable across Front street for the wires of his company.
 Misses Hal and Hester Phillips re- turned home Monday night from delightful visit to points in Colorado. Mrs. J. w. Stayton and Miss Mabel Stayton remained for longer stay, as the former has not been well.
 The Front street improvement com missoners have not received single bid on the paving of that street. AL derman Thompson thinks the fact is due to the contractors having all the