Newport daily independent., 1914-04-24
GRUBBS.

GRUBBS.
 The past week has been very disa- greeable here on the farmers, but we will have some good weather in the near future.
 Albert Turpin and family left last week for Jonesboro where they ex- pect to make their home.
 Notices have been posted for the building of the Baptist church.
 c. c. Byrd well to do farmer and citizen, has just arrived home from Owensville, Mo, his former home, where he has been visiting for the past two weeks. Mir. Byrd states that every man lives at home and not in the stores like they do here.
 J. B. Ragsdale has commenced on a cottage on Barnwell avenue and when finished it will be one of the incest buildings in town.
 Prof. E. H. Bowman's school is pro- pressing nicely now. There are about fifty on the roll. He will teach till the Institute in June, and by that time he will have two ready to take the examination.
 Two sisters of Jno. Grizzle, ST., have been visiting him for the past week One of them was from Bates vile and one from Riverside. They left Sunday for their homes.
 Mike Denton's little son has been very low with membraneous croup for 1 the past few days but is reported bet ter at this time.
 Mrs. Emma Turpin of Tuckerman was visiting her son, Mike Denton during the illness of his little boy. Prof. E. H. Bowman attended the Teachers Association at Little Rock Friday and Saturday and returned home Saturday.
 Prof. Clifton B. Coffey, a teacher of Beedeville, was visiting the school board at this place Saturday and made application for our next term of school.
 Lennon Thomas of Jonesboro, an old Jackson county boy, stopped off of the train Saturday few min utes with us. We were glad to shake hands with MT. Thomas, for we have known him for a number of years. He taught number of schools in this county before he moved to JoneSboro.
 We are having laid in Grubbs several thousand feet of concrete walks. The contractor has been here about two weeks and will take about one more week to finish.
 A. c. Steadman of Newport was here Thusrday on his way to Para gould. He left on the local Friday. MT. Steadman has worked here for the past two years in the tick eradi- cation.
 Elder J. B. Lashlee of Cash passed through here Saturday on his way to Pennington where he preached Satur- day night and Sunday. Cord Ball of Balch was in our town Saturday night and Sunday, guest of Mrs. D. D. Camp, his sister. It seems as though our correspond ents are not taking much interest in the organization of county corres- pondents on the 18th of May. May we suggest that the editor write per- sonal letters to each correspondent, inviting them to attend on that day. We would do this if we knew who they were. We highly endorse this movement and urge that each and every one be present on that day and let's perfect the organization which some two or three of us have been after for two or three years.
 Dr. Slower of Jonesboro, dentist, has been in our town, but returned to Jonesboro Saturday.
 Denton Bros. have. commenced work on their gin and plant here and will erect the cotton and seed houses at once.
 The soda fountain fixtures for the M. & M. Drug Store are coming in and when fitted up will be swell place for all who indulge in soft drinks.
 c. M. Ivy of Newport, deputy sher | if, was in our town Thursday on | business.
 Since the above was written we are sorry to chronicle the death of 1 little Goldman, the infant son of ! MT. and Mrs. Mike Denton. The lit tie one at his death was years, z months and ' days old. He was the idol of his father and mother, and bright for his age. Doctors Loftin and George were at his bedside most all the time during his sickness and at the time of his death Dr. Willis ] of Newport, Doctors Loftin, George and McCurry were with him. There was host of friends and relatives visited through all the trouble and gave all the assistance that could be given. His funeral was preached at the Christian church Monday even ing at l o'clock and thence they pro- ceeded to the Denton cemetery, where his remains was laid to rest. We extend to the bereaved family and relatives our sympathy oven the loss of the dear one who is gone never to return.
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