Newport weekly independent., 1903-11-20
M ffonday nigSding room
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$ Jno Greenhaw of Village Township w-'s here Tuesday.
 $. R. McDearmon of Weldon was visitor here Tuesday.
 J. R. Davis of Auvergne was here on business Monday night.
 c. W. Reiney of Batesville was a guest at the Hazel Monday night.
 T. J. Gregg went to Walnut Ridge Tuesday morning on cotton buying trip.
 J. L. Sells returned Tuesday morn ing from a short business trip to St. Louis.
 l.. A. Sherwood of St. Louis was calling on the Newport merchants Tuesday.
 Capt. Wm. s. Mccullough, post master at Brinkley, was in Newport Monday.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A. Billingsley will not enter tain the Euchre club Thurs AoJ ONOuluS.
 Jake Helby of Whitmore trapped a bear last week which weighed when dressed 100 pounds.
 Bullock Samuels of Clinton, Ken lucky is expected here tonight on a visit to MT. and Mrs. 0. H. Wilmans.
 Mrs. T. L. Gardner of Augusta ar rived Tuesday noon on visit to Mes danes M. M. Stuckey and George Hays.
 MT. and Mrs. Phil Porter of Clinton, Kentucky, arrived Monday night on visit to Mrs. J. Brandenburg and family.
 Miss Pearl EarnLart of Batesville passed through here Monday evening on her return to Maddox ollege, Little Rock.
 Mrs. W. M. Gregg and daughter Marguerite, after visit to Mrs. J. H. McHugh, left Tuesday for their home at Philadelphia. Mrs. l.. J. Lucas has returned from visit to her sister and other relatives at Black Rock and other points in Lawrence county.
 A. L. Grady, prominent merchant of Forrest City, is under arrest charged with violating the game law by shooting ducks after sundown.
 A. F. Burns, treasurer of the Van Buren lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor committed suicide in Mena Sunday night, owing to a shortage of $40 in his books.
 MT. and Mrs. R. D. Wilmans are the happy parents of chubby baby boy, born Tuesday, November 24th. Dorse is reported to be touching only the high places today.
 A party of Paragould hunters, who chased deer in the wild region south east of that city, returned home Mon- day with two wagon loads of venizon, having killed 15 deer in the two weeks out.
 Invitations are out to reception to be given Saturday afternoon by Mrs. 0. H. Wilmans in honor of her guest Mrs. Phil Porter nee May Moss, who made many friends in Newport upon a previous visit.
 MT. and Mre. o. s. Lawrence have issued invitations to German to be given this evening at the Hotel Hazel in honor of their guest Miss Nonnie Perroncel of Shreveport, Louisiana. Hours from g p. m. to 1 a. m. 1 At meeting of the council Monday evening with all members present except Alderman w. R. Thompson. the only items of business transacted were the approval of the prev .,s minutes and allowance Of accounts.
 The Independent acknowledges the receipt of beautiful card, containing two pictures that would appeal strongest to huntsman's eye. The subject in each case is dog retriev- ing duck in one picture and a snipe in the other. The card is quite a | handsome piece of work and is ap- preciated by the friends of the Ameri- 1 can Grocer Company.
 Mrs Ruth Lane of Little Rock was on Wednesday afternoon served with | a bench warrant issued under an in- dictment returned by the Pulask county grand jury, charging her with assault to kill Dr. R. L. White on the evening of October 6. She went to the court house, where she was re- leased by Judge Winfield on $1.OOO bond