R. Anderson
this week for
he will stay
family left
Mo.,
that city
of New
to spend
came
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K. Kimberlin.
' Mr. and Mrs. Baker of Orej
are spending the holidays with
their sister, Mrs. Hattie Law
rence.
Dr. L. E. Willis of Newport
was here Sunday on business.
Joe Parrott of St. Louis is
spending the holidays with his
father, J. E. Parrott.
1 Miss Gertrude Deaton spent
Sunday and Monday in Diaz
with relatives.
Ed and Grover Parrott of
Newport visited their mother,
,™rs. Zadie Ledbetter Sunday.
The railroad company is in
stalling an electric bell at the
Crossing north of the new depot.
I Mrs. J. B. Heard of Newport
Visited her sister, Mrs. J. C.
Cook Sunday.
! Harry Ledbetter of Jackson
ville spent Christmas with his
wife.
Forrest Anderson of Diaz is
Visiting relatives and friends in
our city this week.
E. V. Holt made a pleasant
trip to Hoxie Sunday.
i Monday was a great day for
/the small boys to ride a South
'bound freight train. There were
iabout a dozen boys betwen the
'age of 12 and 21 years, and some
of the small boys were thrown
into the ditch. It would be a
good idea for the parents to keep
their little boys at home until
they learn something.
F. B. Dowell of Kenyon visit
fed his parents Saturday and
Sunday.
Read the Independent and
get all the news, so you won’t
have to ask so many questions.
Rev. R. G. Bowers of Poca
hontas will preach at the Bap
tist church next Sunday at 11
a. m. and at 7 p. m. Come and
hear what he has to tell you.
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were very much of
fake presents they
the Christmas
}
' tended the
! day night.
The dance which i
been given here has post
poned until Monday
Ernest Massey and George
!' Freeman of Whisnants spent
! Christmas here.
A box supper was held at the
; Anderson hall Wednesday
[‘night by the ladies’ aid society,
''the money being used in buying
'toys and candy for the poor of
our town.
i Miss Myrtle Burkett spent
'Christmas with relatives in
'Newport.
Dame Rumor says we are go
iing to have a wedding New
Year’s by an elderly man and
an infant girl.
1 A big bunch of Newport boys
'were up here Sunday.
Mrs. Jessie Detty and Ed
'Grant attended the funeral of
'their aunt, Mrs. Lester, last
week.
Mr. Reed, the hoop-mill fore
man, has resigned his position
and will be succeeded by a new
man the first of the year.
The students attending the
various schools will return to
'their work Wednesday.
Robert Anderson will leave
for Arkadelphia next week to
accept a position.
Let everyone come to tne mg
dance Monday night.
Sunny Jim.
Swifton.
Miss Glenna Sharp and Mr.
Maurice Jones left Swifton Fri
day night for Judsonia to visit
Mr. Jones’ uncle and family.
They are to spend several days
in Judsonia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Carlin of
Newport came up Sunday on No.
'.24 to spend a few days with
friends and relatives. They re-v
turned on No. 29 Tuesday morn
ing. '.*■'
Mrs. Lula Moon is very sick
at this writing. She has been
'sick for several days, suffering
intensely. . is hoped by her
many her recovery
of St. Louis,
. Toler’s college
night
On Christ
T^W. To
in his
A. F.
came
be improved when she returns
; and they will have given up the
idea of moving away.
Miss Bernice Moon came:
, home Wednesday from Searcy,
where she has been a student of |
Galloway college since Septem
ber. We are glad she is to be at j
home for the Christmas holi
days.
I Mr. Elmore Wiles made a trip
! to Newport Wednesday. Hej
1 came back loaded with Christ
i mas bundles.
Mr. and Mrs. Tonney made a
business trip to Newport Friday
morning, returning at noon the
same day.
We were glad to learn of
George Griffith’s return from St.
Louis. Guess he will remain for
the holidays.
J. D. Ashley returned from
Elmore, Ark., Friday morning,
where he has been attending to
business.
Swifton has a new calaboose
and I think it has had several
occupants already.
Mrs. C. C. Nicholson of Bates
ville and children came to Swif
ton Saturday to spend Christ
mas with relatives and friends.
Mrs. N. D. Moon went to the
county seat Wednesday to do
some shopping.
News came lately that Mrs. J.
W. Nicholson’s mother is dead.
We were sorry to learn of the
bereavement of the family. J.
W. Nicholson went to Center,
Ark., to attend the funeral ser
vices and returned Tuesday
morning. Swifton friends ex
tend sympathy.
. Misses Mary Altman and
Gladys Parsons made a flying
trip to Newport Friday night.
Miss Lyde Harris and Prof.
Fogg, teachers of Swifton, left
for their homes to spend the hol
idays. Miss Harris left Friday
morning for Newport, where
she spent the day shopping and
then went on to Tupelo. Prof.
Fogg left Saturday morning for
Forrest City. Both will return
the first of the year to begin
their school work again.
Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher of
Kennett, Mo., came Saturday to
spend the holidays with their
mother, Mrs. Laura Thomas.
They were once inhabitants of
our town and their many friends
welcomed them home for their
visit.
I
i
it was seriously hurt. It is
known who the.se men were
but at any rate they should be
apprehended and severely pun
ished for such disorderly con
duct. It is thought that the di
rectors will proceed to find out ;
who these men were and see that
they are duly punished.
•James Moon, a prominent Inis-!
iness man of Memphis, came
home to spend Christmas with
his many friends and relatives, i
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith ga^j
a Christmas dinner and the fo’-j
lowing were the guests: Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Dudley, Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Carlin of Newport,
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Smith, .J. N.
Moon of Memphis and Grandpa
Dudley.
i
Mr. and Mrs. ionney enter
tained Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Alt
man on Christmas day. A de
lightful dinner was served and
the tokens of remembrance were
placed by each guest’s plate.
Our marshal, Mr. Tra Bush,
and Mr. Johnson were out spy
ing around one night last week
and they happened to come
across quite a crowd of “crap
sthooters.” They -watched their
work (?) quite awhile and then1
walked right into the middle ofj
the scene. Four of the men, f
Joe Borden, L. Duncan, Harri
son Grooms and Sam Phipps'
were captured while only two1
made their escape. If the two1'
do not come in and submit soon,1
they are going to have to take
the consequences.
Mrs. C. C. Nicholson and son,'
S Tuesday. They went to Ali
cia on No. 24 and returned on
No. 23.
John Mullen of Minturn came
down Saturday to be with home
folks Christmas and returned
on No. 24 Tuesday.
All the stores in our town are
very busy at present taking
stock. y
Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Cast spent
Christmas in Newport with Col.
and Mrs. Minor.
Cash Carter is on the sick
list.
Raich.
There was court at Chas.
Raich’s one day last week, set
tling up for a fight that was
pulled off near Pennington. .—,
Dr. Dodd went to Fisher Sat
urday and spent Christmas with
his brother.
Elder W. E. Sherrell of Little
Rock preached here Saturday
night and Sunday. N
Charlie Balch went to Pen
nington Sunday afternoon and
united in matrimony Mr. A. M.
Doughty and Miss Vada Ford.
John Britt and family of Pen
nington and Dr. S. W. Smith and
family of Eight Mile spent
Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. El
zy Balch.
Rufus Johnston, Jr., killed a '*
fine five pike buck last week.
.There was a family Christ
mas tree at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. O. Harrington Sunday
night.
Christmas went off quietly
■
here with only one affray. It is
reported that Ira Blankinship
stabbed Dock McLish while in
a fight at Balch postoffice.
(benjamin1 (ben'-jamin) [Appar. \
from the proper name Benjamt?i\
A kind of top coat or overcoat J/
formerly worn by men. /
The Dictionary Is Wrong
Benjamins were not only formerly worn, they are worn
today. j
BENJAMIN OVER COATS—SUITS
too, are accepted by particular men as the standard of
Correct Dress. Benjamin Clothes are tailored to perfec
tion—in New York Stylels from the choicest English and
American fabrics. They present the highest develop
ment of tailoring skill combined with good taste in de
sign and fabrics.