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Fresh eggs at The Cash Grocery.
Huffman makes his own Ice Cream
Lady-fingers and macaroons at
Huffmans. 95dtf
Fine quality of peaches at The
Cash Grocery. 104dlf.
Rev. R. H. Rhames of Batesville
was here Friday.
W. S. Wright of Sulphur Rock,
came in on No. 3 Saturday.
Sweet potatoes of the yellow yam
Variety for sale at The Cash Groc
ery. 102 dtf
Mrs. J. H. McHugh went to Little
Rock Saturday noon for a one day’s
visit.
Have you read The Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Company’s ad? Don’t
get left.
Rev. R. W. Rhames left on No. 3
Saturday for Morrillton, where he will
preach tomorrow.
Miss Johnnie Lindley, who was
taken quite sick suddenly Friday, is
reported much better.
See the modern cooking wonder—
the Majestic Range—at Wolff-Gold
man Mercantile Company’s.
Misses Vashti Moring and Mayme
McGregor of Cotton Plant, are the
guests of Miss Noreene Kinman.
J. S. Arnett, state agent of the
Singer Machine Company, accom
panied by his wife, spent Saturday in
the city.
J. S. Sanders, of Forrest City, who
has been here among his friends for
several days, left Saturday to spend
Sunday at Searcy.
Miss Rosa McHenry is the guest of
Miss Orbie Arnold, but her other
friend from Newark, Miss Laura
Morgan, failed 'to arrive.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Niemeyer ar
rived Saturday morning over the
Choctaw from Memphis, after a
month’s visit in St. Louis.
Miss Marie Bach writes from Ashe
ville, South Carolina, that she is hav
ing too good a time to return just now
and will be absent another week.
Don’t fail to see the Great Majestic
Range bake biscuits in three minutes
next week at Wolff-Goldman Mer
cantile Company’s. Don’t get left.
J pay highest prices for
pearls,baroques and slugs.
L. WILSON. Office at
Chas. Meyer’s Store.
For nice rigs of any kind and good
driving horses, place your call with
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Xbl AJ, ilUUlliniMI, II J'J/Vl VUU V/A X 1U11U
Street. Charges always reason
able. 62dtf
Mrs. Crook has returned from New'
York where she studied vocal and
instrumental music and will open her
class in same on Monday Sept. 1, at 8
o’clock a. m. lOldtf
When going to Memphis take the
Iron Mountain Route. Leave New
port at 6:22 a. m. and take dinner in
Memphis. Close connection made
at Bald Knob. b4w
W. P. Johnson will be here to
morrow from Jonesboro, and upon his
return home that night, will be ac
companied by his cousin, James
Blackwood for a two week’s vikit.
Miss Cecil Wilson, who has been
teaching in Woodruff county the past
year, was here Saturday on her re
turn home to Batesville. She has ac
cepted a position as teacher in the
Van Buren Schools.
Thomas Shaver, proprietor of the
Newport Dye and Cleaning Works,
owing to the recent fire, has moved
into No. 207, Walnut Street, adjoining
W. B. Chastain’s, where he will be
pleased to see his trade. b.48.t.f.
Miss Laura Johnson came up Satur
day morning from Weldon and will
visit relatives here. She is a very
bright and prepossessing young lady
aud expects to attend school the
coming year at Calloway College.
Gus Remmel, a genial, jovial young
man who has made a host of friends
among the young people of Newport
during his short visit to Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Empie and L. Hirsch and fam
ily, returned to Little Rock on the
noon train Saturday.
A. T. Cummins arrived Saturday
morning from Milford, Michigan,
where he has been spending'-his va
cation with his family, who will not
be here until October. We congratu
late Mr. Cummins upon his good
fortune in being placed in charge of
the Lesser Cotton Company’s office
here, with Mr. Deakerick as his as
sistant and feel sure that his record
will demonstrate the good judgment
of hi: superiors in this promotion.
Brick, Swiss and Cream Cheese at
Huffman’s. 95dtf.
Nice Devil’s Food and Angel Food
cakeb at Huffman’s. 95dtf
Ice cream by pipt and quart at
Huffman’s Bakery. 95dtf.
Canned and bottled goods for
lunches and picnics at HuWhan’s.'
J. D. Eldridge of Augusta was here
Saturday morning on his way to
Batesville.
For Rent—A nicely furnished front
room. Apply to Mrs. E. Phillips, 300
Main Street. 109 dtf
Walter Darling left Friday for New
port to visit friends for a few days. —
Little Rock Gazette.
Lancelot Minor and Homer Buford
returned Friday afternoon from a
short visit with relatives at Batesville.
Miss Bessie McDonald after a visit
with Newport relatives and friends,
returned home to Batesville Satur
day morning.
Summer Tourist Rates—Cheap rates
to nearly all resorts, via the Iron
Mountain. For rates call on W. M
Gregg, Agent.
Remember that dainty “Majestic”
lunch next week at The Wolff-Gold
man Mercantile Company’s. Every
body invited. Don’t get left.
You’ll miss a rare treat if you do
not attend the Grand Majestic cook
ing exhibit at Wolff-Goldman Mer
cantile Company’s. Don’t get left.
Mrs. G. B. Johnson’s school of mu
sic will open Sept. 3, 1902; all pupils
washing to enter, are requested to
meet at the music room on Hazel
Street in the evening from 3 to 0
o’clock. 107d8t
A set of 17 copper, steel and enameled
cooking utensils, well worth $7.50,
absolutely free with every Majestic
Range sold next week at The Wolff
Goldman Mercantile Company’s.
Don’t get left.
The arrivals at the Hazel Friday
J. R. Shelton, Walter Rives, E. L.
Rives, Cotton Plant; Mrs. A. H.
Smith, J. C. Yancey, W. P. McDer
mott, Chas. F. Cole, Robt. Neill,
Batesville; K. R. Durham, Little Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Wallace
returned from St. Louis Friday morn
ing, where the former went to pur
chase for the store. Mr. Wallace
came home sick and wras unable to be
at the store Friday but W’as out again
Saturday.
No ware made compares with the
“Majestic.” The full set is worth
$7.50, but we’re going to give a set
free with every Majestic Range sold
at our exhibit next week. Don’t get
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Company.
Charles M. Abbott of the Bellview
High School, of Bellview, Virginia, is
expected here tonight as he is now
traveling in Arkansas in the interest
of his school. He is a nephew of Col.
Minor and will be the latter’s guest
while in this city.
Governor Davis has refused par
dons in the cases of young Cossey,
who is serving a term for breaking
into a store at Sulphur Rock, and a
young man named Shirley, who lives
in Oil Trough, and was fined for car
rying a pistol.—Batesville Guard.
The stave mill near McHue is now
in operation, with John Ferguson as
foreman and a force of eighteen men
at work. The mill is directly under
the management of Capt. R. E. Butler.
It has capacity to turn out from six to
eight thousand staves per day.—
Batesville Guard.
The arrivals at the Planters Friday
were Dovie Edwards, Mate Cargill,
Geo. Holderby, S. C. Beane, Jessie
Martin, Bass Allen, Ollie Coe, Newark;
Oritha Robertsoh, Corning; L. Dean,
Weldon; S. K. Wallis, David King, D.
B. Stubblefield, Grand Glaize; A. H.
Williams, Hot Springs.
J. M. O’Hara, who spent Saturday
on this pearl market, is of the opinion
that business in that line is now being
carried on in a business like way.
There is not so much publicity and
hurrah about every sale; and while the
public hears little of pearl sales now,
the volume of business has been
maintained.
The Hon. H. L. Ponder was made
receiver for the Culver Lumber Com
pany for Arkansas and filed a bond
for 950,000. The bond was made up
in about half an hour. Attorney Joe
M. Stay ton of Newport, is attorney
for Mr. Ponder. An inventory has
been taken at Sedgwick and the busi
ness will proceed as before. A targe
surplus will remain after fixing all
liabilities and the Culvers will be all
right in the end, for they are the best
business men in the state.—Walnut
Ridge Blade.
Chas. F. Cole returned to Batesville
Saturday from Knobel.
The river was on a stand Saturday,
the guage registering 0.6 of a foot.
H. A. Mehnert and wife left Friday
night for St. Louis, their home in the
future.
C. Hagenbaeh, Sawyer Paper Com
pany’s popular representative, was in
town Saturday.
General Rob’t. Neill returned to
Batesville Saturday morrr g after a
trip north from here.
Sam J. Meyer leaves tomorrow for
Little Rock to resume his position
with A1 Cohn, the clothier.
W. R. Saxon of Shellman, Louisiana
arrived P’riday night on a visit to hiB
cousin Mrs. George Sexton.
Gentry Brothers’ Dog and Pony
show is billed for Walnut Ridge and
Searcy during September, but New
port has been left out.
Miss Hannah Meyer and the child
ren of Charles Meyer returned Satur
day noon from Searcy where they
spent most of the summer.
Miss Mary Hencke returned to
Jonesboro Saturday morning, where
she will resume her studies at the
convent which opens Monday.
Marcus Brewer and wife, after a
three weeks’ visit to relatives of their
old home, left Saturday morning for
South McAlester, Indian Territory.
W. V. Powell, H. Devereux and J.
C. Yancey, representatives of the
Iron Mountain, were here Friday on
business, returning to Batesville the
next morning.
This being Saturday night, the
stores will remain open and as Mon
day marks the beginning of Septem
ber, the easy hours for clerks and
proprietors are ended.
T. T. Ward, editor of the Herald,
left Saturday morning for Memphis,
where he will meet his daughter Miss
Allie, who has been visiting in Ten
nessee. They are expected home
Sunday.
J. E. Doherty accompanied his
mother as far as Poplar Bluff Saturday
morning on her way to Cairo. She
will also visit another son in Ohio,
before returning to her home in Cin
cinnati.
The Independent has been re
quested to call the attention of the
voters of this township to the fact
that only two justices of the peace
are to be elected, while the ballot
contains the names of three candi
dates.
Mrs. Fletcher Roleson nee Maude
Cornelius of Marianna and Miss Ruth
Conner, of Augusta,' stooped over
Friday evening with Mrs. L. Minor,
returning to their respective homes
after a stay at Ozark Springs, leaving
on the late train that night.
Ben Simmons, Park Deaderick, Jas.
Duffer, Conrad Bach and Henry Owen
composed a hunting party, which left
here Saturday morning for a week’s
camp on Hood’s Lake in Poinsett
county. They carried rifles of a cali
bre, calculated to bring down big
game and we hope it may be their
good fortune to kill both bear and
deer.
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September 1, and after,
will be pleased to meet at
her home 217 Elm street,
anyone desiring to take
music lessons on piano.
VERY LATEST METHODS.
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September
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WOLFfGOLDMAN
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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.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
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G. W. Decker, President, A. D. Bailey, Vice-President
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cashier
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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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PEARLS.
We pay the highest prices for
Pearls, Slugs, Points or Baroques.
Send your pearls to us, if our offer
is not accepted, we will return them
at our expense.
Try us on a small lot.
Wm, Barthmaim,
174 BROADWAY. CORNER MAIDEN
LANE, NEW YORK, N. Y.
DEALER IN DIAMONDS WATCHES
AND JEWELRY.
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Springs, Ark., is now open for guests
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west of j
Memphis on the Frisco Svstem.
Write for rates. Address, Manager
Southern Hotel. 59b3m
DRS. B. A. £ W. R. WASHBURN,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Special attention given to diseases
oi Bar, Nose and Throat. Also Dis
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Offices: New Watson Building,
Rooms 12, 14 and 15.
Newport, Arkansas.
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Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
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