The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-03-11
or LOCAL INTEREST.

ST. .CrOckets ufag store.
croeket's Drug store is the place L
buy your cigaretts at FIVE cents apack
sga.
Mr.. J. g. Hemingway went to Car
Foiiton Sunday.
MT, j. A. Harrison spent Sunday
with friends in EupoFa
The water is down. why don't th,
work on the new bridge starti
Mr. B. H. Matthews Of Hemingway.
was IN town the FIRST Of the week
Mr. 7. S George made q brief bust.
neas "Trip up the river last Wednesday.
Mrs. T. J. George, an estimable lady
of Hattesburg is visiting relatives in
the city
The steamer Pritchard, was up Tues
day and carried of a large cargo Of
freight
M. Richard Towns, Of Minter City,
was q welcome visitor to Greenwood
Thursday.
Nj. G. j. Austin visited the hospitable
plantation Of Mr.. N S. Mclean last
Thursday
Mr.. Ben burden and family Of Can
ton, arc visiting the family Of Mr.. Il.
4, Gregory Of this city.
Our genial. whole souled steamboat
captain, A. Rainey, returned from
Birmingham last Thursday
DR. r.. ". Powers, the efficient leyee
commissioner from Yazoo county, was
a guest Of the Reiman House Thursday
Hon, w. S Barry, Lefore's capable
levee commissions, attended the meet
ing Of the leyee board at Leaore this
week
Mr. Dunn. the accommodating agent
Or the Southern, who las been sick for
the past few weeks. is again up and az
bic work.
Hon. Monroe McClurg returned
Thursday morning from a trip through
Georgia, where he was engaged in pro
fossional business
Mr., Chas Fitzgerald and Lake Jones,
postofice inspectors OF the New Orleans.
division were in the city last Wednes-
day on postofice business.
Greenwood IS quite a mule market
Nearly every way you look during the
day you win see q negro holding a rope
with a mule at the other end
MI. j. " Burlington, Of the firm Of
Powers Burlington. timers and plumb
era, has bought ont the interest Of Mr..
Powers and 9 snow sole proprietor We
wish him much success,
We are glad to report shat the condi
tion 81 Nj. ]. b. Redditt, who is con
fined to bis room with pneumonia, is
much better. We, together with his
friends, hope him q speedy recovery.
Mr. H Berger, Of Duraut, has charge
Of the Castiian Springs this year BE
has added many improvements and at
fractions which win make it the most
literally ~patronized resort Of that city
$50 his ad in this issue.
The importance Of Greenwood as a
cotton market has been materially dem
onstrated during the past season. AS
a. Illustration Of her Importance, the
Planters Warehouse CO., al organiza
ton Of bat one year, has handled 10000.
bales Of cotton up to date, ana It is
sHll coming in.
a lodge Of the Woodmeno of the World
was organized here last week with Mr.
4. MUC Kimbrough as chancellor com
mander. They meet the second and
fourth Tuesdays Of each -month This
Is one Of the best and cheapest insurance
orders Of today. The camp here has
some Is members already
Greenwood has a new p%ostofice
Wen, In fact everything ID Il Is new.
The boxes and delivery Is conveniently
arranged for the accommodation of the
public. Mrs Mclean, the new post
mistress, and her clerks are dispatching
the business Of the once like those who
have worked in Il for months
The Rev Dr. ]. w Price, Of McNutt
was in the city last Monday re g
lo,eing well and bears every evidence
II GOOD treatment at the hands Of the
WeNutt people. Herequested us to an
nmpce that a p%rotracted meeting
would begin at Sunny Side next Sun
5av week conducted by Rev " N
Mcintosh. Everybody Is invited to
attend The meeting
The Greenwood Transportation "a
changed hands the first Of the week
Messrs. ". G. George. Gwim and Gid
wontioy. being the purchasers 0f tie
new company w g George i PEE
dsnt. Gwinn, secretary and treasurer
and Gid Montioy, general manager
The gentlemen who compose the com