r,v-lHE DAM IN A BOAT.
'wo Venturesome Youths Make
the Perilous Trip in Safety,
But the Next May Not.
Ed Holmes and Will Matheny
were going down the river to the
fishing grounds at the dam in a
skiff, says the Batesville Guard.
Their purpose was to go through
v the lock, but as they drew near,
(Mathefiy, moved by the venture
r \somf) spirit that impels youth,
[ Vt&gested, “Let’s go over the
jft dam.”
y Holmes, who was rowing, said
II nothing, but turned the prow of
| the boat towards the middle of
I the dam and pulled steadily at
the oars. They were soon in the
swift current.
“You are not going over the
f dam, are you?” inquired Mathe
ny, a little startled perh ps at
the promptness with which his
suggestion had been accepted.
“Thjft’s what you said, wasn’t
if?” Tlolmoa wifcVlrtllt.
changing his course. A moment
‘ later they were on the crest of
the dam, and, with bulging eyes,
over they went with the rushing
torrent. When they landed in
the dancing* waters twelve feet
below their skiff shot into the
air, mid a shower of spray, and
did not stop until it reached the,
smooth waters a hundred feet
away. The young fellows in it
were a little wet and nervous,
but safe. This is a dangerous
(thing, however, and they had
better let it alone. '
NECROLOGICAL.
JERRY C. BAILEY.
Jerry C. Bailey, an old and re
spected citizen of Newport, died
Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock as
\ the result of paralysis, which
had made his last years almost
those of an invalid. For the
past week he had grown steadily!
worse and the nearness of death
was realized by him, for he was
conscious to the last.
The deceased was a member of
the Methodist church dn his old
home, and had recently placed
his letter with the local church.
Big hearted, kind and generous,
he had a high sense of honor and
. honesty. He was a native of
Bolivar, Hardeman county,Tenn.,
and had reached the age of 59
years.
The funeral services were held
Mondav morning at the home of
George W. Weast, conducted by
Rev. Geo. B. Norton. Burial at
Walnut Grove.
To those who mourn is extend
ed the sympathy of friends.
MRS. LOUISE EMPIE.
Late Saturday afternoon the
sad news of the death of- Mrs.
Louis1! Empie, the wife of our
fellow townsman and respected
citizen, W. B. Empie, passed
over the wires, bringing sorrow
into the heairts of all those who
. had enjoyed an intimate acquaint
ance with the lovely character
of the deceased. Death had
taken'place at 5 o’clock that
afternoon, after several days
of lingering hope upon the part
of loved ones, that found no en
couragement in her sinking and
unconscious condition.
For a nijpnber of years the de
ceased had suffered much from a
chronic stomach trouble, but had
sufficiently recovered one month
ago from such an illness to enjoy
a day with her husband, just up
from a long sickness, at the
home of her brother, Mr. H. L.
Remmel, in Little Rock. But the
happiness of this reuniting day
| was marred by a fall Mrs. Empie
sustained, breaking the bone of
one limb. However, her recov
; ery from this accident was we,ll
j under way when a sudden change
for the worse occurred Saturday
that ended a week later in her
demise at St. Vincent’s infirm
ary. The effdrtfe of medical sci
ence and skill had failed, the
ministrations of love were offered
up a tender sacrifice upon. the j
altar of devotion by those left j
behind. j
In the evening of life had the ,
summons come and found the j
departing soul prepared. The
kindly beams of a morning sun,
shifting to the glare of the noon
day orb and changing again to
the milder glow of the sunset
rays, had in their successive
stages molded and developed the '
beauty of her life and made it
the central figure of a happy
home.
The wife and mother, the em- j
bodiment of all that is called for j
in these relations, charitable, un-j
selfish, loving, kind and true,—j
her calling to a home above leaves!
sorrow deep-seated in the hearts
of those bound by strong ties of j
i _J _ _j.1 ~ £_
luvc, aiiu i/iic ajmpawuj ui wcix
people is extended to console
their grief. Yet how light is all
this compared with the assurance
made to those who “have fought
the good fight and have kept
the faith. ” The riches of heaven
are their heritage.
LIFE OF DECEASED.
The birth place of Mrs. Empie,
whose maiden name was Louise
Remmel, was near Cologne, Ger
many, and the date^ of her birth
was May 19, 1842. With her
parents she came to this country
when only seven years age.
They located in Stratford, Ful
ton county, New York, which is ;
in the Mohawk valley.
After her marriage to Mr. W.
B. Empie, 42 years ago, Fort
Wayne, Indiana, became their
home, and later Lafayette.
In 1879 Mr. and Mrs. Empie
cam4 jto Newport, where the
former was engaged in business
with Remmel Bros., and which
eity has since been their home.
The health of the deceased had
been very poor for the past three
years, but she has been the ob
ject of the most tender care and
affection. She joined the Pres
byterian church early in married
life and her life gave expression
to her faith.
FUNERAL SERVICES, j
The remains of the late de
ceased, accompanied by the fam
ily and other relatives, reached
Newport Monday noon and t^ie
services will be' held at the resi-!
dence at 7 o’clock this evening,
conducted by Rev. R. B. Willis
of Searcy.
The remains will be taken
north on No. 12 and laid to rest]
Tuesday afternoon in the ceme
tery at Fort Wayne; Ind., beside
the grave of a daughter gone
before.
HARDING’S FINAL ,
INSPECTION TRIP. I
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—
Vice President and General
Manager Russell Harding and j
Manager William Cotter of the j
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
system were on a tour of inspec- j
tion of the Missouri Pacific' last
week. This is the final tour of
Mr. Harding, who will go to the
C., H. & D. as soon as his suc
cessor is named. It is under
stood that these officials will
make a trip over the company’s
lines in Arkansas this week.
Z. B. Reid leaves tonight for
Springfield, Mo. to select a big
line of pianos and organs for the
fall trade from the Lines music
house.
LITTLE ROCK MEN \
RESIGN FROM BO^PD.
Had Discouraged Raising Bonul|
for New Gulf Road, Which
Shaner Says Will be
■ Built.
Mayor W. E. Lenon, Robert E.
Wait, George McClain and John
M. Rose today resigned from the
directory of the St. Louis, Little
Rock & Gulf railroad company.
The resignations were accepted
by President Shaner. As expla
nation of this action several rea
sons are specified, among them
the fact that the management of
the* corporation has undertaken
to raise a local bonus through the
Board of Trade. When the above
named gentlemen were first ap
proached regarding the new rail
road project they replied that if
their private subscriptions would
assist Little Rock in getting an
other road they would willingly
aid it to that extent, but sug
gested that. there be no thought
of asking for a bonus for the en
terprise as they did not favor it,
as a bonus would be exceedingly
difficult if not impossible to raise.
Acting on the assurance ot Pres
ident Shaner that the necessary
funds had been provided for, and
with no other motive than a wil
lingness to be used in a limited
way fo secure another railroad to
t,he city, the gentlemen signed
the articles and accepted direct
orship. Shortly after this the
matter of local bonus or gift sub
scriptions took active shape. The
movement was discouraged by
the above named stockholders,
but without effect, and their res
ignation is an outcome of the
matter. Mr. Shaner was asked
if he thought the railroad would
be built. He answered:
“No, I domot think so. I know
so. The road is a go. There is
no doubt about [that, and it will
gO in the very near future.”
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SECOND HORSE THIEF
REPORTED CAPTURED.
The horse stealing sensation,
says the Fjtzhugh correspondent
of the Augusta Free Press, was
rekindled Friday by a false re
port circulated that Corley, the
horse thief, who escaped the
officers by .leaving, his, mule jand
running, -was sefen doming down
the railroad track near Shoffner
on Friday -morning. Deputy
Sheriff W. R. Bishop, Constable
Looney and Hardin stationed
themselves for his capture.
News came of his capture at
Helena. It is truly said the way
of tne transgressor is. hard.
TI-ipop hnva nmrfl nnr npicrhhnrs
and have been warned by us
time after time as to their im
moral doings. We have no sym
pathy for them.
TOURIST RATE.
The Frisco System will issue,
during the summer months, tour
ist round-trip tickets to various
resorts and locations—the moun
tains, lakes and seashoite, at
greatly reduced rates, with am
ple return limits
Call on nearest agent, or ad
address Passenger Traffic Depart
ment, St. Louis. 82-3w
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE,
Notice is hereby given that a
reachers’ Institute will be held
in the city of Newport on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday,
August 17, 18 and 19, 1904. The
aw requires directors to close |
schools and all teachers to attend.
J. D. Neal,
County Examiner.
Read the Independent.
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