Newport weekly independent., 1903-11-13

erman were dowr-pday night.
 Farley Price returaed Monday night from short visit to his family in Little Rock.
 Mrs. J. s. Wilmans left Tuesday noon over the Iron Mountain on a visit to Memphis.
 A. Weatherford, the well known merchant of Grand Glaize was here trading Tuesday.
 Porter Martin, who has been in Hot Springs for several weeks, is expected home about Saturday.
 H. H. Luckett of Batesville, former ly prominent cedar buyer of Jack sonport, was here on his return home.
 George Burkhardt returned Tuesday night on visit to his family from | Greenfield, where he has position with the Greenfield Lumber Company.
 Arthur Bowie has been elected sec retary and treasurer of the Baptist Sunday school of this city to succeed Harmon Younger who is away attend | ing college.
 Newport's efforts at street paving, creditable as they have been, have failed and the town is about to enter upon another long season of bottom less mud. Guard.
 A number of the delegates who have been in attendance upon the Baptist Association at Little Rock were here Tuesday night on theirJ way home to points on the WhiteS River branch.
 Mrs. c. B. Howard and little daugh- 1 ter returned home to Little Rock | Wednesday noon, after visit tci Judge M. M. Stuckey and wife. The latter returned with Mrs. Howard fof a weeks stay.
 Justice Guy Smith on Wedn esd.ay morning fined Jno. Smith and Wade Golden, both negroes, $25 and costs each for gaming. Neither having the change, they must serve out their penalties on the street gang.
 J. Ludwig, after a several weeksp visit to his daughter, Mrs. Ike Gold- man, returned home Wednesday noon to Quincy, Illinois. He is a very pleasant gentleman and his friends would welcome more frequent visits.
 Mrs. Charles Hungerford and Miss Mary Joyce arrived Monday night from Louisville, Kentucky, where the latter had been the guest of Mrs Hungerford. They also enjoyed a trip together to Chicago.
 J. 0. Fitzhugh of Batesville and Miss Nellie Fitzhugh of Fitzhugh, who nave been attending the national Episcopal council in Washington, Es O., reached here Tuesday night and left Wednesday for their respective homes.
 The Pacific Express messengers strike has been lost by the members of the Brotherhood of Railway Ex- pressmen, and all of the striking mes sengers advised to make terms with the express company for re-employ- ment.
 Joe Washington, Cope White and Andy Whitesides, all colored, were arrested Tuesday night by Officer Huffman and Deputy Richardson charged with disturbing the peace, but released next morning by Mayor J. w. Grubbs.
 R. B. Hooker returned Tuesday morning from short visit to his wife and daughter in St. Louis, both of whom are we'll and very comfortably situated, as they are now keeping house. Elise is looking we'll and inn proving right along.
 Mrs. o. M. Bowen writes home from Durant, Indian Territory, that she found her sister, instead of being sick, enjoying the best of health. After a stay at Durant, Mrs. Bowen will visit Denison and Fort Worth before re- turning home.
 R. o. Jones of the Jones Bros. Mer- cantile Company, Swifton, who is also running hotel in Walnut Ridge, a booming town, where over forty houses have been under construction since MT. Jones removed there, was down Wednesday on business.
 Dr. o. E. Jones returned Tuesday night from Memphis, where he con- suited Dr. Wm. H. Krauss, who will conduct an examination of the stom- ach of the late Marion Robinson. This specialist hopes to be able to make a report in five days in time for the adjourned meeting of the inquest jury next Monday.
 Dr. w. M. Baird, formerly of Swift ton, Jackson county, but has lived at