J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. ^
Courteous treatment at Huffman’s.
Vanilla wafers at Huffman’s. 131 dtf
Remember A Merry Chase is com
ing. btf.
Angel and devil foods at Huff
man’s. 131 dtf
Ladies shoes at 69c--Bowen’s Cash
Store. 139 btf
All kinds of blank books at I. D.
Price’s. 113 btf
Star Clothing House
the “New Store.”
Men’s overcoats at $2.95 at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 139 btf
A full line of musical instruments at
I. D. Price’s. btf
Pocket books, bill books and purses
at I. D. Price’s. btf
Cream, brick and Limberger cheese
at Huffman’s. 131 dtf
For best lump coal call 21-2 rings.
M. K. Upshaw.
Nice California peaches and pears
at Huffman’s. 131 dtf
Men’s congress shoes 98c at Bow
eu’s Cash Store. 139 btf
I. D. Price for fishing tackle and
base ball supplies. btf
R. & G. Corsets at Chas. Meyer’s
Great Bargain Store. 131btf
Domestic and imported Swiss
cheese at Huffman’s. 131 dtf
ChaB. Meyer has the exclusive agen
cy of the R. & G. Corset. 131btf
Day books, ledgers, journals, cash
books, etc. at I. D. Prices. btf
Mrs. Narcie Minor will entertain
the Clover Club tomorrow afternoon.
Star Clothing House
the “New Store.”
Cream puffs, kisses, lady fingers
and macaroons at Huffman’s.
Dr. V. M. McDowell of Tupelo was
trading in Newport Wednesday.
Mince, apple, lemon, peach and
' cranberry pies at Huffman’s. 131 dtf.
The “Just Struck Town” company
came down Wednesday on No. 3.
Don’t buy your shirt waists before
seeing mine. Henry Schott. dl28tf
Mrs. J. L. Sells entertained the
young ladies of the Smart Set club
Wednesday afternoon.
The Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Company will
be closed Thursday, Octo
ber 2, on account of holi
day.
Sallie Gray of this county who was
convicted of assault and battery at
the July term of court and fined #25,
has been pardoned by the governor.
E. V. Arnett and bride arrived
Wednesday noon from Thayer, Mis
souri and will make this their home.
Mr. Arnett is a clerk at the Baltimore
Hotel.
J. G. Walker and family have
moved from their former home in
East Newport to their residence on
Pine Street, which has been occupied
bj? S. M. Beattie.
For nice rigs of any kind and good
driving horses, place your call with
R. L. Robinson, upper end of Front
Street. Charges always reason
able. _62dtf
NOTICE.
Our store will be closed
from Wednesday 6 p. m.
October ist until Thurs
day 6 p. m. October 2nd
on account of holiday.
Star Clothing House,
Jos. IT. Berger. Jr., M’gr.
The arrivals at the Baltimore Tues
day were S. R. Allen, J. W. Barger,
Jr., J. J. Hunter, W. H. Haynes, M.
Miles, Roy D. Campbell, Dr. J. E.
Burns, T. W. Littlejohn, Little Rock;
Mrs. Dowdy, Fordyoe; Oretha Rob
ertson, Corning.
Prof. A. V. Hamilton was here
Wednesday afternoon from Batesville,
where he has been working on a
township map of Independence coun
ty and is on his way to Mena, where
he has been elected superintendent of
the public schools.
Rev. H. E. Gabby and wife left
Thursday afternoon on No. 4, which
was two hours late, for their new
home at Owensboro, Kentucky, where
Mr. Gabby has accepted the pastorate
of the Baptist church. As they both
hail from the “bluegrass” state, we
hope they may find their return
agreeable and their home a pleasant
one for they shall be missed here,
especially in the circle of their own
flock.
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SHOOTING AT BATESVILLE.
Dr. J. P. Dorr, Through Insane Jeal
ousy, Shot W. J. Ward Tuesday
Morning—Five Shots Fired—
Three Effective.
Batesville, Sept. 30.—A very sensa
tional and perhaps fatal shooting oc
curred at the court house in this city
this morning. W. J. Ward, deputy
circuit clerk, was seriously, if not fa
tally, wounded by Dr. J. P. Dorr, a
prominent physician of Dota. Five
shots were fired, three of which were
effective, two being only flesh wounds,
but the third, entering in the back
near the kidneys, is very serious and
may prove fatal.
Both are men of considerable prom
inence and the shooting has caused
considerable excitement.
The cause is not definitely known
yet, but it is said that Dorr was in
sanely jealous of Ward, who had
worked for him for several years in
the capacity of salesman in a store
which he owns and runs at Dota. It
is said he believed Ward had alienated
his wife’s affection. His wife, though,
has been dead for several months.
After his arrest Dorr was being
guarded in the sheriff’s office and,
drawing the attention of the guard to
something else, he secured a loaded
pistol which belonged to the sheriff,
lying in a corner of the desk, and
might have done more shooting, but
the sheriff happened in at an oppor
tune moment and took it from him.
Dr. Dorr refuses to give any state
ment. Mr. Ward says it was unex
pected to him, as he thought the doc
tor was his friend.
Sheriff Hinkle kept Dr. Dorr in the
county vault for half an hour, as the
excitement, ran high.
COTTON MILL PURCHASED.
Mammoth Spring, Sept. 30.—Robert
L. Steele, of Steele Bros., Rockingham,
N. C,, has purchased the cotton mill
building here, the lease, tenements,
etc., and will proceed at once to put
in an up-to-date cotton mill, which
will probably employ 800 hands. The
old cotton-mill machinery has been
sold to other parties and moved out.
The Steeles are among the most suc
cessful cotton-mill men in the South
and have a number of successful mills
now in operation. This mehns much
for the future success of our city.
THOMAS LAWSON.
News was received here Wednesday
morning of the death of Thomas Law
son, which took place at his home in
Batesville Tuesday night at 11 o’clock
from blood poison contracted from a
finger mashed by accident several
weeks ago.
Deceased was about 28 years of age
and has been running on the Bates
ville local the past three years. He
was raised at Swifton and was married
to a Miss Padgett, of Batesville. For
the past 12 years he had been in the
railroad business, and everywhere he
made an acquaintance he might also
claim a friend.
Mrs. A. V. Hamilton left Wednes
day noon for Little Rock, where she
will spend a few days shopping before
going to her new home at Mena.
It is estimated by one cotton buyer
that the firms buying cotton in this
city have on their hands about 700
bales, which they are holding for a
higher price, not being able to sell at
the price paid for same. Cotton
Wednesday was selling at8 1-8 to 8 1-4
cents.
The preliminary hearing of Walter
Horton, who is charged with the kill
ing of Will Clark at Weldon Friday
night, came up before Justice G. L.
Robinson Wednesday morning and the
defendant was remanded to jail with
out bond to await the action of the
grand jury.
Hillory Jennings, representing the
Barnhart Bros. & Spindler Type
Foundry was here Tuesday night,
having been at Batesville, when Dorr
shot Ward. He told an Independ
ent reporter that one of the physi
cians, who waited on the wounded
man, said that he would recover.
MISS EDNA.
Is the only equestrian lady somer
sault artist in the world. Her act is a
feature with the great Sells-Downs
Show's, which will come to Newport
Saturday, Oct. 4.
Tw'o performances are given daily
with the great Sells-Dow'ns Shows
rain or shine. The free big street
pageant leaves the show grounds at
10 o’clock sharp.
3-RING CIRCUS. •<* MILLIONAIRE MENAGERIE. ROYAL ROMAN HIPPODROME, j
^Mammoth Horse Fair, Monster Aquarium. OnJy^rav^gAvmry^^^
...ABSOLUTELY MORE HIGH - CLASS AREN1C FEATURES^^ fLL
I OOO PEOPLE. 300 PERFORMERS. Q TRAINS OF CARS. n^jR
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LARGEST LIVING HIPPOPOTAMUS IN CAPTIVITY, |
The NELSON * FAMILY, $10,000 Challenge Acrobats.
ALL THE WORLD’S GREATEST RIDERS, ACROBATS, GYMNASTS and SPECIALISTS?
FINEST ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION IN AMERICA. 9 ALL KINDS OF RARE WILD ANIMALS.
pSrXt 10 o’clock on the morning of Show Day the Largest, Richest, Most Resplendent, FREE STREET
PARADE EVER WITNESSED. DON’T MISS IT. •
Splendid in Organization. Magnificent in Presentation.
THE WORLD’S BEST CIRCUS TALENT
AMERICA’S GREATEST PERFORMERS
EUROPE’S GREATEST PERFORMERS
Accomplishing the most novel, unique- and sensational feats of angelic grace and hazardous
daring ever attempted.
REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS r
A continuous display of marvelous performances by a Mighty Congress of Oriental Notables, ,
most of whom are seen this season for the FIRST TIME IN AMERICA.
..MANY TRAINED ANIMALS..
In new and novel acts, exhibiting the brains of beasts and patience of man,
including Educated Elephants, Baboo ns, Monkeys, Dogs, Goats, Pigs, Donkeys.
WALLACE’S CIRCUS DAY PROGRAM
10 a. m.—THE GRAND STREET PARADE.
A unique combination of Glorious Street
Carnival, Spectacular Street Pair, a Zoo
logical Display, Horse Pair and Glittering
Pageants.
1 and 7 p. m.—DOORS OPENED to the im
mense waterproof tents.
1:16 and 7:15 p. m. — PROP. BRONSON’S
CONCERT BAND of Renowned Soloist
Musicians begin a 45-minute grand con- .
cert on center stage.
2 and 8 p. in.—All Feature Performance be
ffbis, comprising Multitudinous, Over
whelming, Indescribable Gymnic, Acro
batic, Spectacular, Aerial, Trained Ani
mal and Hippodromatic Peats.