J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. \
TKHeatber forecast.
Washington, June 24 —Forecast for Ar
kansas;’ Thursday, showers and cooler.
Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Fresh tomatoes can be secured at
The Cash Grocery. 48 d.
R. F. Drummond spent Wed nesday
at Swifton on business.
For fishing tackle and base bal
goods go to I. D. Price’s. 45 btf.
Bert Snetzer is on the sick list to
day and unable to be at the store.
For beauty, style and fit see my linel
of New' Novelty belts—Henry
Schott.
Miss Rose Bennett ofjJBatesville,
was here Wednesday morning on her
way to Little Rock.
Drink Pepophate for thy stomach’s
sake. Diamond “C” Bottling Works
Telephone 73-3 rings.
If you want to be in s tyle purch ise
one of the latest novelty belts, just
arrived at Henry Schott’s.
Mrs. Frank Reed, of Batesville,
returned home on the local Wednes
day after a visit in Pine Bluff.
Rev. J. W. Smith went to Searcy on
the noon train Wednesday to attend
a meeting of district conference.
For Sale—A complete outfit of
household furniture and a cow and
calf. Apply to Mrs. Kate Maughan.
6d 50.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Miss Carrie Garrison left Wednes
day noon for Searcy, where she will
spend the remainder of the summer
with her aunt Mrs. S. Brundidge.
“Africolor” and “Pepophate,” the
latest drinks, delivered anywhere in
the city 75c per case. Diamond “C”
Bottling Works. Telephone 73-3 rings.
J. C. Hart, who has been here for
several days looking after the right
of-way for the Choctaw, returned to
Little Rock on the noon train Wed
nesday.
Mrs. J. G. Walker and daughter
Josephine, left Wednesday noon for
Little Rock, and will visit Miss Mar
tha Walker, expecting to return
home tomorrow night.
Ask to see samples of
our $io made to measure
suits. Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Company.
Rev. Charles D. Lafferty left for
Little Rock Wednesday noon on busi
ness. While Mr. Lafferty has given
up his ministerial work temporarily,
he expects to take it up again this
fall.
H. Rohwer, chief engineer of the
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern, accompanied by Chas. A. Pfeiffer
of St. Joseph, Mo., another engineer
of the road, was here Wednesday on
his way up the new extension.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
Mr. Christian J. Saengor and Miss
Clara Maria Ludwig, we presume,
were married Wednesday morning at
St. Anthony’s church, St. Louis, ac
cording to prearrangement. A re
ception will be given this evening at
the home of the bride and we under
stand the newly wed will spend a
week in Colorado, before coming to
Newport, their home in the future.
The game set for Friday afternoon
to be played with Tupelo on the local
grounds, promises to be a good ex
hibition of amateur base ball. The
weak spots in the nine have been
strengthened and it is hoped that a
large crowd will turn out, that the ex
penses of scraping the diamond and
putting it in good shape for the game
may be deferred.
The Baptist Sunday school picked
a fine day for their picnic in Tuesday
and from the reports of the affair,
there can be no doubt but what ever}
one from the infant class on up to the
members of the bible class, had a line
time and enjoyed hugely the day’s
outing spent at White river bridge
The picnickers left at nine o’clock ir
the morning and did not return unti
after six in the evening. The luucfc
repast was excellent and the baskets
were never exausted of their good
things.
I. D. Price’s for hammocks.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Nice line of hammocks at I. D.
Price’s. 45 btf.
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for the
moBt fastidious. d-tf
Have you seen the New Novelty
belts at Schott’s?
W. D. Burd of Black Rock arrived
Tuesday on this market.
The river Wednesday had risen to
4.1 feet on the local guage.
Bird cages, feather dusters and
alarm clocks at I. D. Price’s. 45 btf
Miss Minnie Ross went to Kenyon
Wednesday morning to visit her friend
Miss Mattie Gardner.
Mrs. Joe Kennedy was expected to
day from DeVall’s Bluff on a visit to
her sister Mrs. W. W. McMinn.
Mrs. Ig. Sprigg and children left
Wednesday morning for Searcy,
where they will spend a few days with
relatives.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
In future 60c will be price for soda
water delivered anywhere in the city.
Cash on delivery. Diamond “C” Bot
tling Works. Telephone 73-3 rings.
Any two persons wishing a furnished
room with board, man and wife pre
ferred, call on Mrs. M. C. Lee, corner
Third and Laurel streets. Day board
ers also wanted. 41-d4w.
There will be a call meeting of the
Busy Helpers Friday afternoon at 4
o’clock at the home of Mrs. J. Bran
denburg, all the members being re
quested to attend.
Mrs. T. D. Chunn, daughter and son,
left Wednesday morning for their
new home at Holly Grove, Monroe
county. Dr. Chunn has a large plant
ation there, which he will look after.
Mrs. Ben Roman returned home to
St. Louis on the noon train Wednes
day after a two month’s visit to her
sister Mrs. J. P. Berman, during which
time she made many friends in New
port.
Fred Jones and family left Wednes
day morning for a month’s visit to
Savannah, Georgia, the present home
of Mr. Jones’ parents, though he is a
South Carolinian by birth and raising.
The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday
were E. R. Butler, W. M. Prater, N.
E. Duffey, Jno. W. Ferrill, Batesville;
G. N. Dunning, Searcy; W. A. Bright,
E. C. Romine, Little Rock; W. C.
Berry, Jr., Carroll Berry, Augusta.
What is the use in
buying hand=me=downs,
when you can get one
made to measure for $10
at Wolff-Goldman fler=
cantile Company’s. 55d
Percy Finch returned Tuesday from
his diggings in North Arkansas. He
still has contidence in the construction
of the Morning Star Railroad, though
he says the White River Railroad will
cross the White at Buffalo City and
penetrate the rich mining section of
Marion county, for which the Morning
Star would have been an outlet.
F. P. Skipwith, buyer for the George
Taylor Commission Company here
and at Batesville the past year, left
Wednesday morning for his home at
Oxford, Mississippi. He is a very
original and entertaining young man
and aside from the friends he has
made in a business way, is very popu
lar with Newport people, who hope
that he will again be stationed here
by his company.
Robert High shows no signs of im
provement but great endurance and
vitality. This afternoon he had high
fever, a pulse of 145, weak and er
ratic. No one expects him to live
and the only question seems to be the
length of time he will hold out until
death. Sheriff Bandy received a let
ter Wednesday morning from a Net
tleton doctor, stating that High had
lived there about ten years, but had
no relatives. He had been a hard
drinker and spent his earnings in this
way.
SEND
Your FINE PEARLS &
BAROQUES to the firm
that pays the highest
prices
BECAUSE
THEY SELL TO EU
ROPEAN MARKETS EX
CLUSIVELY. J. M.
O’HARA & CO., 34 HAD
ISON ST., HEHPHIS,
TENN.
The NEWPORT
LAUNDRY
COMPANY.
Has the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Latest Improved
Machinery.
Uses Filtered and Condensed
Water and Positively Guar
antees all work.
Give Us A Trial.
We Will Please You. Prompt
Service and Special Work
Everyday.
Out of Town agents wanted.
NEWPORT LAUNDRY CO.
W. F. VilHams, Mgr.
Mrs. L. A. Mctinnon of Crowley,
La., arrived Tuesky afternoon from
Weldon, where sh^ has been visiting,
and is now the gueAt of her niece Mrs.
F. H. Heinrich. Iter daughter Miss
Jewell Wise arrivedWednescay after
noon over the Choctaw.
SPECIAL OCCASION
SUIV^IER SCHOOL
Knoxville, Tenn, July ^-July 30,1902.
Reduced Rates via Southern Ry.
For the above occasion,the South
ern Railway will sell tickets from all
points on its lines to Knoxville, Tenn.
and return, at one fare for the round
trip, selling June 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, and
30 and July 11, 12 and 13, with final
limit for ‘ return passage August 15,
1902. For further information, call on
any ticket agent of the Southern Rail
wav or vvrite, C. A. Benscoter,
Asst. Gen’l. Pass. Agt.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS FOR ASHEVILLE AS FOL
LOWS.
No. 36 No. 42
Lv Memphis 10:30 a. m. 8:00 p. m.
Ar Asheville 5:50 a. m. 2:15 p. m.
No. 36 carries coaches and sleeper
to Asheville and beyond Yvithout
change.
COMMENCING MAY 31, 1902.
No. 42 Yvill carry a sleeper to Ashe
ville Yvithout change.
This enables one to take supper at
home and dine in Asheville next day
with daylight ride through East Ten
nessee mountains, and the “French
Broad” scenery.
Write or call for details, including
“Summer Homes” folder, list of
hotels and boarding houses, rates of
board, etc.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Summer tourist season opens June
1. Liberal round trip rates to 201 re
sorts situated in Mississippi, Alabama,
East Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Virginia, and to Baltimore, Phila
delphia, NeYV York, Providence and
Boston, good to October 31. Through
coaches and sleepers without change
to most resorts in East Tennessee,
North Carolina and Virginia. A full
supply or summer resort gumes,
names of hotels and proprietors,
rates of board, etc. Write, telegraph
or telephone to, or call on us for
above, or any details of routes, sched
ules, etc.
Reservations of berths or drawing
rooms may be made any time in ad
vance.
C. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.
Memphis, Tenn.
L. M. DeSaussure, C. P. & T. A.
Memphis, Tenn.
ANNUAL MEETING
Southern Educational Association
Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 1,
2, 3, and 4, 1902.
For the above occasion, the Sou
thern Ry. will sell tickets to Chatta.
nooga and return from all points on
its lines at the rate of one fare for the
round trip, plus $2.00 June 27, to July
1, inclusive, with final limit for re
turn July 6, 1902, except by deposit,
ing ticket with joint agent corner Sth
and Cherry streets, Chattanooga, on
or before July 6, and payment of 5q
cents fee, extension of limit may be
extended until September 10, 1902.
| For further information call on your
ticket agent.
Special
Rates
j
account of
4th of
JULY
==via the==
Iron Mountain
Route.
>
Rate one fare for the
round trip.
Tickets sold July 3rd
and 4th good for return
up to and including July
7th.
Tickets will he sold to
all stations on Iron Moun
tain not more than 200
miles distant.
W. M. GREGG,
Agent.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
■-=■■■■.: = OFFICERS-.-__= =
G. W. Decker, President, A. D. Bailey, Vice-President
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cashier
Directors:—A. D. Bailey, V. Y. Cook, G. W. Decker, John T. Flynn,
Thos. J. Graham, J. W. Grubbs, R. M. Johnson, A. E.
Shoffner, J. M. Stayton.
We thank our patrons for the past year’s business out of which we are
enabled to pay our stockholders their regular ten per cent dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account $7414.99.
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- Capital, $50,000 - .
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, AND THE AC
COUNTS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
AND INDIVIDUALS SOLICITED.
Directors:—T. J. Watson, John M. Cook, Ben Adler, S. Wolff, J. O.
Taylor, T. J. Craham, G. W. Hurley, W. A. Billingsley,
B. B. Bond.
Officers-—Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley,-Vice-President*
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
Low
**ates - orado. J
j Hemphis Birmingham
SC *2 To Denver and Colorado SC
**** ** Springs and return. Tickets
on sale June 22 to 25. July 1 to 31. August 1 to 14.
August 23 and 24th.
J. N. CORNATZAR G. P. A., MEMPHIS. 1
The Daily Independent
by mail or carrier, ioc
per week.
The Iron Mountain offers special
rates to the lake resorts by rail and
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountain. 40btf.
SUMMER HOMES
FOR SUMMER DAYS.
I have full supply of the beautiful
“Resorts of the South.” Also many
other booklets of Summer resort
literature sent free to any address.
Write or call for particulars.
G. A. DeSavssure,
D. P. A. Southern Ry., Memphis.