Newport weekly independent., 1904-03-18
ABOUT PEOPlE- MAINlY.\

n Fs tuHM VT iAcktfnau was uoWn Wednesday trading.
 Mrs. k. A. Randy returned Tuesday night from visit to relatives in Batesville.
 Capt. C. W. Huxley returned home from Mountain View Tuesday evening on short visit.
 Cbas. Holmes came down from Ratesviile so see the game between Newport and Melville.
 Miss Lucinda Lanbon returned to Pocahongas "Wednesday after q visit b her brother 2. B. Reid.
 George Yates of Jndsonia, after ~fisis 10 friends in Ohio. spent several days here with relatives on his return home.
 Mss Aubrey Arnold, accompanied by her brother, Horton, returned Wednesday morning from visit to Batesville.
 Ralph and George Richardson, who played with BatesviIle in the game won from Melville, returned home Tuesday evening.
 K. P. TetwiIer returned Wednesday noon from & visit to Mrs. w. P. Ham mersmith at Galveston, Texas, and is much improved in health.
 Marvin Matheny, Batesville's crack twirler, came down with the Yellville crowd, but will line up with the New port boys on the diamond.
 Mrs. Nick verret and sons, Clar- ence and Edward, went to Little Rock Wednesday morning to visit Mrs. Verret's sister. Mrs. A. Womble.
 John Crosser, a sIugger al the bat who also fields well, came down from Newark Wednesday 10 help the local team in it's contest with the North Arkansas champions.
 Mrs. Edyth Johnson's school of mu sic will open the lst of September, 1903. Pupils are invited to come and make arrangements for studies any evening during this week. lo2d6t
 Lon and Joe McGregor of Cotton Plant, who played with Batesville in the two games with Melville, came down on the local and will be in cluded in Newport's lineup.
 An agreement to close during the hours of the ball game from to 6 o'clock, was generously signed by the Newport merchants, who are always considerate of their employees.
 Miss Bertha Albro, charming vis- itor who has been the guest of Mrs. J. c. Walker for several weeks, re- turned to her home at Poplar Bluff upon the noon train Wednesday.
 Jas. Blackwood left over the Choc taw Wednesday afternoon on two weeks visit, first to his sister, Miss Ruby Blackwood of Clarendon, and to his brother, Will Johnson, of Jones' boro.
 The many friends of Jesse B. Dag gett of Marianna will be glad to learn tbat he has accepted his old position with the St. Louis Compress Company here and will arrive about the middle of September.
 Mrs. Addie Crow and Miss Nathalie Wycough were here Wednesday morning on their way to Russellville to visit sister. Miss Wycough will stop over here as the guest of Miss Minnie Ross upon her return.
 Mrs. c. L. Morgan, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. B. w. Reeves, for the past two weeks, re- turned Wednesday to her home at Trask, Mo. Mrs. Reeves accompan- jed her home for few weeks visit.
 A wire was received Tuesday eve ming from Ike Goldman, announcing his arrival at Hoboken that afternoon. He stated that he would spend few days in New York and St. Louis and would reach Newport about Septem- Der third.
 The semi mi-monthly meeting of the railroad commission of Arkansas was not held yesterday, owing to the ab sence of Commissioner J. w. Phil lips, who was called to Newport by the death of his mother law, Mrs. Robertson.-Litt Rock Gazette.
 Miss Margaret Beattie returned to her home in Clarinda, Iowa, Tuesday night, and was accompanied by Mrs. Sue Cole to Riverton, Iowa. They have been visiting s. NJ. Beattie and family and have made many friends in Newport who hope that their visits hereafter will not be far apart.