Newport weekly independent., 1903-11-13
'ancey of Batesville "

II. J. Boone Of Weldon was pleas ant caller at this office, while in town Tuesday.
 Alvin Goldman of St. Louis came down Sunday on visit to his uncle, Ike Goldman aad wife.
 H. E. Bragg spent Sunday in Bates vile and will return again on the 25th inst, if all reports be true. The steamer A. R. Bragg came in Sunday and is tied up for few days, owing to disabled machinery. ! Miss Susie Jones, who has been vis-
 iting relatives in Kentucky, is expect 1 ed home next Tuesday night.
 Mrs. L. Hirsch and Miss Lula Empie have returned from a short visit to Mrs. H. L. Remmel in Little Rock. The Wells Fargo Express Company on Sunday began running in here over the Choctaw, w. R. Thompson being local agent.
 l Jno. Prewitt returned home to Lit
 Rock Monday noon, after short visit
 here, and was accompanied by his ] friend, s. P. Redman.
 l Joseph M. Stayton returned Sunday night from New Orleans, where he
 went on business as well as a delegate to the national levee convention. | The case of the state against Elmer Becker. formerly of Newport, charged with obtaining money under false pre- I lenses, was nolle pressed at Bates vile last week.
 Born to MT. and Mrs. George Sink, a baby girl, Wednesday, October 18th. The little Miss Sink has been the re- cipient of much attention and is said to be very sweet baby.
 I The state supreme court on Satur- ] day denied a motion to advance and 1 affirm the cause of George w. Decker ct al versus F. P. Laws on appeal from ] the Jackson circuit court. Dr. Henry Owen is again out and l tors beard has been shaven which causes many of his friends not to rec ognize him, but he is looking well and regaining his strength rapidly. Mesdames 0. H. Wilmans, R. M
 Johnson, o. D. Watson and P. V. ! Ferguson, who attended the Hot Springs convention, U. D. O., return ed Saturday afternoon and report a
 very delightful stay in the "Valley oi I Vapors."
 Mrs. Walter Harris and children left Saturday afternoon over the Choc- taw for a months visit to her hus- | bands relatives at Nashville and Col umbia, Tenn. MT. Harris accompa
 nied his family as far as Memphis, re-
 turning home Sunday.
 Mrs. T. M. Simmons, who was se- riously injured about a week ago in 1 falling from a trunk at the home of
 her son, Ben w. Simmons, near Tu- pelo, is sufficiently improved to be able to be up, which will be good news to her many friends over the ! county.
 Alcorn Ferguson and John Stayton returned Tuesday noon from several weeks visit to New York, which both enjoyed immensely. They also att tended the liar tford convention,
 where MT. Ferguson, the Arkansas state president, received special at tention by reason of his eloquent re- sponse at roll call.
 Capt. and Mrs. c. W. Hurley re
 turned Thursday night from attend ance upon the grand lodge, I. o. O. F. at Jonesboro. They have only words of praise for the generous hospitality of Jonesboro people. Capt. Hurley was reelected trustee of the Widows and Orphans Home at Batesville and expressed himself as highly pleased over the election of Mrs. A. Daily of Little Rock for the matronship of that institution. Capt. Hurley was honored in many ways by the grand lodge.
 The Busy Helpers of the Presbyte- rian church cleared about $55 through their calendar supper Friday evening. Supper was served at four tables, rep resenting fall, winter, spring and sum mer dishes, and those who lunched progressed in the above order, though the original idea was to have each person start in at the table whose sea- son contained his birthday. This or ganization of ladies are always plan ming something new and progressive. Only recently they gave trip around the world in one evening and in this latest success rushed years time by in tho course Cor rather courses) of one supper.
 | Manager c. s. Mulheron informs the Independent that 6,50O feet of cable will be used bv the Southwestern