The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-04-15

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of the situation-feeling that the ITALIA.
hatchie country is practically safe from
overflow in the present state of affairs
The Southern railoai is under water
from a point just west Of Berclair, and
the backwater is coming to the planta-
tons Just west of Itta- Bena. None OF
the trains make the attempt TO go fur.
Their than Itta- Bena. The Taliahatchie
branch train has run as usual.
MI. R. l.. Adams, of Edinburgh, ILL.,,
is in the city. Mr., Adams is engagedin
putting in a brick machine for the
| Greenwood Brick Co. The demand for
brick at present far exceeds the supply,
but the firm expects to be able in the
near future to meet all demands,
Chancellor T. B. Kimbrough finished
his work and adjourned court last Sat
urday. No man ever sat upon the bench
in Lefore county who gave more uni
versal satisfaction to the bar and liti-
giants than Judge K%imbrcugh. He is a
man of strong character and one of the
best chancellors Mississippi ever had.
Mr.. P, F, Stone, president Of the Stone
Lumber Co., of Chicago, and Mr.. J. H.
Smith, of Cairo, who is connected with
the same firm, have been in Greenwood
for the past week, purchasing lumber
from A. Fl. Barrett e. Son. Thirty cars
in all were loaded from this point for
shipment to foreign ports. Some of the
lumber went to Germany and the bal
ance to large English ports.
Hay, Oats and Bran at
CASPER'S.
Major NJ. c. Humphreys, one of Green
woods most successful cotton buyers,
left for st. Louis, No, last Monday,
where he will remain for some weeks,
and from there will go to Chenango
Lake, N. Y, forthe summer. The Com
monwealth joins with the many friends
of Major Humphreys and his estimable
wife in wishing for them a pleasant
season and a safe return next fall.
Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce at
CASPER'S.
J, Robert McClendon, who has been a
member of The Commonwealth force
since January last, left for Grenada
Sunday morning to spend a season with
home folk and admire the Yalabusha
damsels. Bob is a good printer and an
Industrious young man, and deserves
success in life. Coming events will de
termine whether he will return and re-
sumo work in this Office. However. his
case will not be draped in mourning, but
will wear a jonquill garland and a
wreath of Greek characters to await his
coming.
G. E. Gillespie & Co., are selling
china, glassware and lamps very cheap
We desire to call the attention of our
readers to the new advertisement of j.
D. Downs, which appears in another
column of this issue. Mr.. Downs has
just purchased a new and complete
stock, and is ready to meet all competi-
tors in the matters of price and quality.
The new millinery firm of Ellington
& Dunn, an advertisement of which
appears in this issue, is making rapid
strides towards success. The ladies are
fortunate in haxing secured the services
of an artist in the trimming line, in the
person of Miss Julia Tobin, of Louis,
vile, Ky. A grand opening of spring
millinery will be held at their establish
ment on Friday and Saturday, the 10th
and 18th of April.
Among the preparations made in an
ticipation of a food, by Greenwood's
citizens the building of boats was exten-
sive, and as a result the city, especially
in the vicinity of River Front, presents
a regatta-like appearance. Boats of all
kinds may be found, from the solid, ark
like affair to the match box variety
which would probably be as safe in a
strong current as a single in the whirl-
pool at Niagara. AT the l. C. depot
are a couple of barges which appear
heavy and strong enough to float the
town. AS we are practically safe, the
many craft will probably be permitted
to lay at the bank and decay. Or, as a
gentleman sententiously remarked, 'the
catfish can use 'em as means of trans
p~ortation when the blamed river ~retires
into Its ordinary creek like form"