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Huffman ba kes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Fresh tomatoes can be secured at
The Cash Grocery. 48 d.
For Ashing tackle and base bal
goods go to I. D. Price’s. 46 btf.
Dr. George Stephens returned Mon
day noon from Walnut Ridge.
C. B. Best returned to his home at
J udsonia Monday on the noon train.
R. H. Askew went down in Wood
ruff county Monday morning on busi
ness.
For beauty, style and At see my linel
of New Novelty belts—Henry
Schott.
Kirby Coe came in Monday morning
from a trip over the state, soliciting
insurance.
Ed Sims went to Jamestown Mon
daa morning for a few days visit w.;th
his relatives.
Mrs. E. McDonald left Monday
morning for a visit to Mrs. Wm.
Hooker at Brinkley.
Drink Pepophate for thy stomach’s
sake. Diamond “C” Bottling Works
Telephone 73-3 rings.
If you want to be in style purchise
one of the latest novelty belts, just
orpivof] of. Hpmdv Gmmrnmla
Miss Bessie Watson went to Little
Rock on the noon train Monday to
visit her sister Mrs. J. A. Watkins.
For Sale—A complete outfit of
household furniture and a cow and
calf. Apply to Mrs. Kate Maughan.
6d 50.
Thomas J. Malone, of Hale, who is
to be married Tuesday to Miss Josie
Nugent of this city, was in town Mon
day.
Rev. James H. Brooks left Monday
morning for Clarendon, where Rev.
Mr. Cline is conducting revival ser
vices.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
A meeting of the Upper Ten crowd
of young men is requested for Wed
nesday evening at 7:30 o’clock at the
cotton exchange.
The wife of John England, a pearl
hunter, died Sunday morning about
ten o’clock from pneumonia and was
buried Monday morning.
Mrs. R. L. Pierce of near Diaz, is
reported very sick, but was slightly
better Sunday. She is being nursed
by Miss Myra Meeks.
“Africolor” and “Pepophate,” the
latest drinks, delivered anywhere in
the city 75c per case. Diamond “C”
Bottling Works. Telephone 73-3 rings.
Marx Weisel of St. Louis arrived
Sunday night on a week’s visit to H.
Bernstein and family. He is a brother
of Miss Josie Weisel and is greatly
pleased with our little city.
W. B. Egan and Eugene Hirsch, the
“Ward McAllisters” of Newport so
ciety, returned Saturday night from
Little Rock, where they spent the
week as guests of Irving Hirsch.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
J. D. Carvel, who has been visiting
his home in Allensville, Kentucky,
the past two weeks, returned Satur
day afternoon. Mr. Steinberg, of
Clarksville, Tennessee, the proprietor,
has been looking after the store in
his absence.
The arrivals at the Hazel Saturday
were J. C. Yancey, son and daughter,
Batesville; Frank Andrews Brinkley;
J. C. Hamblet, Cotton Plant; Mrs.
Cicero Pinnel, Walnut Ridge; Mrs.
W. D. Merriwether, Sulphur Rock;
Geo. French, Trenton, Tenn.
The arrivals at the Hazel Sunday
were W. A. Cox, K. R. Durham, A. E.
V Miller and son, Little Rock; Chas. F.
Cole, W. M. Prater, G. M. Garland,
M. M. Greene, Mrs. J. T. Dunthorn, T.
W. Harris, wife aud boy, Batesville;
A. B. Lippmann, Olyphant; G. N.
Dunning, Searcy; Chas. Owens,
Coffey ville; Marx Weisel, St. Louis.
Quite a party of Batesville young
ladies came down Monday morning
and left on the noon train for Hot
Springs, where they will attend the
'state teachers’ association. Among
the party were Misses May and Cecil
Wilson, Lavina and Florence Jelks,
Bessie Handcock, Martha and Nora
Rosenthal, Bessie and Katie Maxfleld
4 Jennie Crow.
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I. D. Price’s for hammocks. (“fV.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, a.tl
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
man’s. 53 dtf.
Nice line of hammocks at I. D
5 Price’s. 45 btf.
Huffman runs the only bread wagor
: Grocery. d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for the
* most fastidious. d-tf
Have you seen the New Novelty
belts at Schott’s?
A. W. Boyles of Weldon spent Sun
j day night in this city.
Bird cages, feather dusters and
alarm docks at I. D. Price’s. 45 btf
W. M. Turley of Canton, Ohio, wae
here Saturday and purchased 200 tons
1 of shells.
Mrs. D. H. Echols and baby of Cot
ton Plant, returned home Monday
: morning after a visit to Mr. and Mrs.
John C. Hayes.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
Arms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
There will probably be no meeting
of the council to-night as Alderman
Wilmans and City Attorney Gustave
Jones are both out of the city.
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.
The Iron Mountain offers special
rates to tne iaa.e resorts uy rati auu
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountain. 40btf.
The arrivals at the Planters Satur
day were G. A. Stephens, Springfield,
Mo.; F. E. Davis, Black Rock; D. C.
Wilcox, Pine Bluff; W. D. Jackson,
Bald Knob.
We sympathize with deputy post
master John F. Pilkington because of
the death of his little daughter Mable,
which occurred at 6 p. m. Friday.—
Searcy Citizen.
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.
Pearls and Slugs--Send
your pearls and slugs to
J. M. O’Hara & Co., Mem
phis, Tenn. Best prices
and quickest returns.
Grover Cleveland Davidson, the
handsome type-slinger of the Record
office, left yesterday morning for
Newport to spend a few days with his
brother, who is employed in the office
of the Newport Independent.—Sharp
County Record.
Mrs. G. B. Johnson with her children
left Monday noon for Hot Springs to
spend the summer with her mother,
but will return in September to re
sume charge of her music class. The
Independent will inform them daily
of events in Newport.
Miss Esther Neill of Batesville came
down Sunday afternoon and spent the
night (Jwith her friend Miss Lucy
Brandenburg, leaving the next morn
ing over the Choctaw for Lonoke,
where she will visit before going to
Hot Springs with a party of young
ladies.
Miss Stella Echols of Cotton Plant,
who has been the guest of Misses
Noreene Kinman and Mary Bailey,
returned to her home Monday morn
ing. She will return to take the trip
down the river to Augusta on the
Fourth of July, planned by the
younger crowd.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Herron returned
on the noon train Monday to Little
Rock, taking with them Mrs. Z. Q,.
Russell, who has been very sick and
is not improved. She will be placed
under the care of a specialist, and her
many friends in Newport hope that
her health may be recovered.
“Tim” Hutchinson of Oxford, Miss.,
after a visit to friends in Newport, is
spending a few weeks in Little Rock,
the guest of his brother Mr. Henry
Hutchinson, the cotton operator. The
visitor is a young man and has made
many friends here who are certain to
use their influence to bring him back
permanently to Arkansas.—Little
Rock Democrat.
Sam R. Phillips returned Sunday
afternoon from Batesville where he
accompanied his wife and baby.
They are at present visiting Mrs.
Phillip’s father and mother at Bates
ville, but will be joined later by Mr.
Phillips and Lall will go to Ozark
Springs to spend a part of the Sum
mer. The family of A. D. Bailey will
occupy the Phillips home while they
are gone, as the residence of Mr.
Bailey is to be remodeled.
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Reservations of berths or drawing
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Memphis, Tenn.
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Memphis, Tenn.
ANNUAL MEETING
Southern Educational Association
Chattanooga, Tennessee, July 1,
2, 3, and 4, 1902.
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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
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