The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-05-20

City last Saturday on the Prichard re.
turning on the train Sunday morning,
The younger school children were
made happy by the opening of the sum
mer vacation last Friday, From the
sixth grade up, however, the pupils will
not receive their vacation until June Q.
Mrs. Lizzie Liddell, one of Green
woods popular instructors. left Monday
for her home in Carrollton. Mrs. Lid.
dells many friends trust that her alb
sence from this city will not be for long.
Remember meat and meal are ad-
vancing, but our prices are still the
same.
E. LYMAN d BRO.
Those who have not yet paid their
subscriptions to the fund for the pur-
| chase Of band instruments, are earnestly
requested to hand the amount to Mr..
Joe Ellington or Mr., C. w. Crockett,
at once.
DR.. J. w. Price left for Arkansas, on
a pleasure and business trip combined,
last Monday, and will be, gone about ten
days. Consequently there will be no
preaching at the Methodist church next
Sunday.
Send us your orders for paints and
oils.
HENDERSON & BAIRD.
Mrs, S. R. Coleman left for Memphis
last Saturday. She will return the last
Of this week in company with her daugh-
ter, Miss Lizzie May, who has been in
the Bluff City for some time for treat
ment of the eyes.
The work of raising the electric lights
is going rapidly forward. A move in
the right direction, as heretofore a tall
man was in danger of puncturing his
Stetson when walking beneath the bug
surrounded globes.
If our Wonder Freezer does not freeze
in FIVE minutes with 10 pounds of ice,
we will make you a present of one,
HENDERSON a. BAIRD.
Mrs. w. A. Gillespie was called to
Oxford last week to visit her daughter,
who was quite ill. We are pleased to
state that Miss Sallie is very much bet
ter and Mrs. Gillespie will return home
the latter part of this week.
Special Childrens' Day services con
of appropriate musical selec-
tons, scripture reading, Rotations and
addresses will be held at the Methodist
church next Sunday. The program
will be an interesting one, and a large
congregation is expected,
Our line of buggies is well worth
HENDERSON & BAIRD.
Xhl. CIG lIldu NOlIlbS, WIZ, "lUH lib
had resided in Greenwood about
six months, died early last Sunday NOR
ming. The funeral took place Monday
The deceased left q wife and
number of children. who are in a
nearly destitute condition.
The organization of a local militia
company has been indefinitely postpon-
ID. Upon corresponding with ait. =;
zen. Henry it was found that the ap-
,ropriation for the maintenance of
state troops had been exhausted, and
The plan was therefore given mp. ,
Ladies belts and purses in all the :
designs at ,
G. E. GILLESPIE & Cos. ,
The children of the late MI. and Mrs. ,
who died here recently, will be |
'ent to the Baptist Orphan Home in /
Jackson at a early date, Our Baptist |
brethren have not As yet completed their I
,ome, but now they are using a tempo. ,
airy abode for waits of that church. -,
Messrs. w. $. Vardaman, Chas. Gil. ,
espie and a few more sportsmen spent ]
few days fishing this week. They Sc ,
'ured plenty of material for new and up I
Fish stories, and we will doubt
ess hear marvellous tales of fish which :.
we're fully 3.long >
We have a few dinner sets left that ,
We are selling at a bargain. Call and q
zee them right away. ,
C. L. GILLESPIE g. CO.
Messrs. Roy Bew, Lester Barr, Ben
and Sam Stein started to
Freak the wheel record between here
md Sidon Sunday; but alas for human
,opes, a triple expansion gnat pune l
ured Testers tire and--the record rec
,rd remains unbroken. ..,
A splendid line of harness at :
HENDERSON & BAIRD. :
Nj. A. A. Hubbard, Of Memphis, and 1
s. Hubbard and J. Y. Edwards. of O
'ana, ILL.,. were in Greenwood this g
week. The gentlemen are timber in
and land agents for the l. c..
R. R. Co. They procured a house. boat
lere and intend to make a trip in it up
he Sunfower river to ascertain the
condition Of the land owned by their
'ompany. G
Keep cool! Cooling beverages and ice
,ream at J. E. Dennis ice cream parlor.