The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-08-26
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Go to r. 7. Jones & Co, for ham AMI
breakfast bacon.
Bro. Charley Pate returned from
brief visit to Lexington last Monday.
Miss Essie Estes has returned from
pleasant visit to friends at Heming
way.
Purino-the best stock food, at
CAsPER's.
MI. W. A. Bounds, the prosperous
planter from beat 2, was in Greenwood
yesterday.
Nj. George Durdin, who has been Wis
iting at wildwood plantation, was in
the city Sunday.
New and complete stock Of groceries
and fruits at
J. D. Downs.
Miss Mamie Knox, Of Grenada, who
is the guest Of Mrs. Melton, spent last
Saturday In Itta Bena.
Ex-Sherif, J. L. Sullivan, of Itta
Bens, was shaking hands with Green
wood friends yesterday.
French canned peas at
CAsPER's.
Miss Lulu Grist, a charming young
lady of Sidon, was visiting the family of
J. J. Scruggs last week.
Hon. P. C. Chapman, a prominent h-
gal practitioner of Indianola, was in
Greenwood last Saturday.
II you want anything in the line Of
groceries call on
J.. D. Downs.
Mr.. NJ. S. Mclean, of Wildwood,
passed through Greenwood Sunday on
his way to Castalian Springs.
Mrs. W. g. Deles, who has been visit
ing Mrs. DR.. Henry, returned to her
home in Yazoo City last week.
Best Keg Pickles at
CASPER S.
Mr.. W. L. Walton, of Lexington,
who has been visiting at Wildwood,
wal in Greenwood Sunday OF the way
to his home.
Miss Sadie Keesler, who has been
suffering from oak poisoning, has near
" recovered from the effects Of the
noxious vine.
Gold Medal Molasses at
CAsPER's.
Mrs. J. D. Money and son, J. D. Jr.,
drove over from Woodstock Tuesday,
and spent a few days in Greenwood
visiting relatives.
Mr.. F. r. Austin will leave next week
for New York, where he will select a
fall and winter stock for the mammoth
store of Austin & Fountain.
Messrs. J. L. Haley and B, F. Morris,
two of Itta Bena's representative bust
ness men honored the Commonwealth
Office with a call last Monday.
Jones gives the people wholesale
prices.
Miss Ralda Nichols left Monday for
Vicksburg to attend the encampment.
She will be the guest of her friend,
Miss Ruth Shearer, while in that city.
Mrs. Harper, the obliging and anna
bic postmistress at Black Hawk, and
her deputy, MI. Petty, paid The Com
monwealth an appreciated call last
week.
Shrimps, crabs and shells at
CAspER's.
Mr.. Bonner Richardson, who has
been absent for about six months, re-
turned last week. Mr.. Richardson for
a time was located in New Orleans and
also in Mississippi City.
Our sympathy is extended to Mr.. and
Mrs. W. g. Dunlap, whose infant son
was carried from this earth by the cruel
hand Of death, last night. The child
va but two weeks of age.
Fruit jars and extra rubbers at
CAspER's.
The many friends Of Mrs. l. 7. Nc
Intyre, Of Roebuck, will learn with
pleasure that she is rapidly recovering
from her recent illness. . For a brief
period fears were entertained Of her re.
coverv.
c. E. Gillespie & Co., are selling out
their complete line Of Hammocks, Fish.
ing Tackle, Croquet Sets and Baseball
goods cheap.
Mrs. j. W. Slack, who has been visit.
ing here for some time, returned to
Water Valley this week to make prep.
arations for removal here. Mr.. and
Mrs. Slack and family will occupy the
old Methodist parsonage near the Pres.
byterian church.
From 1tta Bena we receive the sad
new Of the death Of Mrs. W. E. Reese,
a well known and highly respected lady
Of that town. The deceased was the
beloved wife Of Mr.. W. E. Reese. one
Of Itta Bena's enterprising merchants,
and The Commonwealth extends its
sincere sympathy to him in his great
loss.
Messrs. J. A. Cruikshank and B. F.
Cameron Of Meridian, representing the
Connecticut Indemnity Association Of
Waterbury, are In the city In the inter
est Of their company. These gentlemen
are hustlers and are making = remarka-
Bile reputation in their chosen vocation
in this vicinity. We wish them every
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