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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY.
PITTS’ REMAINS
AGAIN REMOVED.
Bones of Carpenter Again Rest
in Original Grave Whence
They Were Removed.
Lightle Visits Lit
tle Rock.
M0 Searcy, Ark., Aug. 25.—Bit by
jjHoit the Lightle swindle continues
|Wto develop, and the deeper the
wKldetectives and the public delve
m into its mysteries the greater the
■/ enormity of the crime appears,
r For the fourth time the body
^ of poor Ed Pitts was interred,
the last interment having taken
place yesterday afternoon. It
was removed from the grave
where it had been buried as the
remains of Dr. Lightle and re
consigned to the grave from
which it had been so ruthlessly
removed. It was found that the
left collar bone was broken the
same as that of Dr. Lightle,
which Dr. Moore had testified at
the inquest that he had set.
Four times the body has been
removed. First it was taken
from its original resting place by
the conspirators and carried to
the stable of Dr. Lightle, where
it was buried again* and kept
there for twenty-three days, un
til the conspirators were ready
for its use. It was then femoved
to the stable which was set on
fire. Two days later the charred
human remains were interred as
' those of Dr. Lightle with Mason
ic ceremonies, John V. Robert as
worshipful master of the local
* lodge, acting as master of cere
monies, when, if present charges
be true, Roberts himself was one
of the conspirators in the perpe
tration of the crime he was thus
seeking to conceal. And yester
day Sheriff Woods, the sons of
Pitts and several citizens went to
the cemetery and removed the
remains to the original Pitts
grave, where they will probably
rest undisturbed. The fact that
the body was kept twenty-three
days before it was burned has
not before been made public.
Doctor Lightle spent Thursday
in Little Rock with his wife at
the residence of J. A. Fones,
where he was not invited to a
meal with the family. Gregory
also spent the day in Little Rock,
but both refused to talk.
Searcy is temporarily quiet in
on+i/oinofinin fVio friole xxrV»ir»K
are set for September 1 and 3, at
which time a number of sensa
tions are expected to follow
quickly on the heels of each oth
er.
BONDS GO TO ST. LOUIS.
Amos Jarman and Edwin Bev
ens, city clerk and city attorney,
left on the Iron Mountain yester
day for St. Louis, carrying with
th$m a fortune in bonds. Mayor
Sliger came from St. Louis Sun
day and yesterday the entire is
sue of $150,000 was duly signed,
attested and sealed. On the aft
ernoon train “the committee ap
pointed to deliver the bonds, ex
cepting Jos. Solomon, who went
iSunday, left for St. Louis, carry
ing with them a suit case con
taining the $150,000. By sending
the bonds thus, the city saves
something near $200 in express
charges, besides leaving a com
mittee on hand to make terms
with the Lesser-Goldman Cotton
Company in respect to the interest
to be refunded in the event of
some of the old bonds not being
presented immediately for pay
ment.—Helena World.
I RAIN RESTORES CROPS.
■ A rain, which has been sorely
■?eded in most sections of Jack
son county, fell Thursday after
noon, the local gauge registering
.90 of an-inch precipitation. The
day had been a' mos^ oppressive
one, the mercury rising to 100 in
the shade, and the rtorm was
attended by a gale which blew
the top work off the residence of
I. Goldman, took down a telephone
pole on Walnut street, and play
ed havoc with telephone and
electric light wires in parts of
the city.
The good effects of the rain
compensate a thousandfold for
the damages of the storm, as
late corn and cotton were sorely
in need of moisture. This rain
insures a big crop of corn, and
will bring cotton out that had
begun shedding its squares.
MINSTRELS COMING
UNDER CANVASS.
The New Orleans Minstrels
gave a performance in their can
vass theatre at the corner of
Court and Fourth streets last
night. The tent was packed and
many were turned away because
there was no more room. The
idea of presenting a minstrel per
formance under canvass is quite
original, and judging from the
crowd last night we judge that it
• m 1 i i •
is a paying venture, me ueia
arranged with stage scenery and
curtains the same as an opera
house.
The performance as a whole
j was meritorious. The saying
I and gags were all very good, as
; well as the choruses, ballads and
| other singing. The orchestra
! was also good. In the olio • the
| electrical male dance, the “Black
1 Eighth Regiment, ” the terpsi
jchorean artist and “Pastimes of
the Levee” were amusing, and
; the rip-roaring farce presented
as a finale was a highly ludicrous
i and mirth-provoking piece of ex
travagance.—Memphis Commer
cial Appeal.
; This company will show here
July 26.
SIX O’CLOCK DINNER.
'_
Miss Noreene Kinman enter
tained with a delightful dinner
Thursday evening at her home
on Third and Pine streets. Cov
ers were laid for ten. The table
decorations were beautiful with
their fresh cut flowers and ferns.
After dinner the guests attended
the theater in a body, chaper
: oned by Mrs. T. D. Kinman, Jr.
lhe guest list included Misses
Laura Randolph, Annie Cox,
Mary Bailey and Marille Dillard;
Messrs. Adam Lockard, Ernest
McDonald, Tom Dillard, Max
Gregg and W. T. Parish.
YELLVILLE EXCURSION.
Grand excursion via Iron Moun
tain to Yellville and return Sun
day, August 28, for $3. Special
train leaves Newport at 7:30 a.
m., reaching Yellville at 12:30
and remaining three hours to
view the sights and have dinner.
Refreshments will be served
by the Bracy Confectionery Com
pany on the train. Don’t miss
this opportunity to make the first
trip to Yellville and see the beau
tiful White river scenery. 101
Little Miss Mary Leet, who
has been spending the summer
in this city, the guest of her
aunt, Mrs. W. H. Wilsey, return
ed to her home in Grayville, 111.,
Thursday morning. Miss Wilsey
accompanied her as far as Cairo.
— Poplar Bluff Citizen.
New Hazel dray to all parts of
city. Telephone your orders to
the Hazel. 22d4w
Read the Daily and Weekly
Independent
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Ten cars of rock have arrived
for the paving of Second street,
and Street Commissioner Hill
announces that the work will be
pushed until Vine street is
reached, and then north to the
ferry.
Mr. W. D. Watts will resume
his old position as agent at the
depot on the 1st, and Simon Ball, j
who has filled it so well during j
; the last two weeks, will take a >
vacation for a while. — Batesville
! Guard.
During the last month Mr. J.
M. Dugger, agent for the Ayer
Lord Tie Company, has sent
twenty-five rafts of railroad ties |
to Newport. They were put into j
the river a few miles above here j
and passed through the lock. —
Batesville Guard.
Remember, a set of the best
cooking utensils, made of cop-1
per, steel and enamel, worth;
$7.50, given away absolutely free
with every Majestic Range sold
this week at Wolff-Goldman’s.!
Don’t get left. 101 i
Miss Dovie Erwin returned
, Thursday afternoon from Chau
tauqua, N. Y., where she took a
1 special course in a school of ex
pression, preparatory to teacmng
■ in Galloway College this winter.
; She returned by way of St. Louis,
where she enjoyed ten days’1
sight-seeing at the world’s fair.
Eben Daggett was here several
days of the past week from;
Avard, Oklahoma, on business
and a visit to the home folks,
j Eben is very much pleased with
! his western home and has great
| hopes for the future of his town,
which he says is growing grapid
ly. He left Wednesday night
for home.—Marianna Index.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. -Anderson j
left Friday morning for a pleas
ure trip up the White River road
to Cotter. Mr. Anderson has re
signed his position with Wolff -
Goldman, and upon his return
will leave for Indian Territory
points, while Mrs. Anderson will
visit the St. Louis fair before go
ing to Kansas City.
Congressman S. Brundidge
and Judge M. M. Stuckey ad
dressed the crowd at the Grubbs
barbecue Thursday, both making
strong campaign speeches, which
were closely listened to and fre
quently applauded by the people
in attendance. Hons. G. A. Hill-!
house nd H. S. Simmons also
attended the gathering and pro
nounced it a big success.
The Majestic ranges on exhi
bition at the Wolff-Goldman Mer
cantile Co. have for the past |
week attracted large crowds of
visitors to this mammoth store, j
who are shown the many good
qualities and durability of this i
stove by Mr. Mansfield, its agent'
in Arkansas. During the past j
week a dainty lunch has been
served the lady visitors in the
afternoons, and which will be
continued throughout the week.
Mrs. E. G. Buford, president
of Buford College, of Nashville,
Tenn., is in the city, the guest of
Miss Madeline Tanner. Miss Tan
ner was a pupil in Mrs. Buford’s j
school last year, and a number of;
other Helena young ladies have
attended that popular institution
in the past. — Helena World.!
Quite a number of Newport
young ladies will probably at
tend Buford College this year,
including Misses Hilda Bailey,
Irma Hooker, Annie Dutton and
Noreene Kinman.
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