The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-05-26
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ers would have more hog and hominy
they would have more money.
Mr.. Tom Carrot, candidate fol
Sheriff, spent last week in the city, and
from the smile he wore, we judge thai
the voters were coming his way.
Prickly Ash Bitters cures the kidneys
regulates the liver, tones up the system
aud puriiies the bowels. Sold by ths
City Drug Store, Itta Bena, Miss.
Weddin. bells are ringing and before
the June bug leaves, at least three mar
riages will take place in the city.
Guess who they are, That's right,
Gen. jacob Sharp suggests to Gov
McLaurin that a committee be appoint
ed to represent Mississippi at the re
ception of Admiral Dewey at New
York
Missisissippi has one Of the two living
survivors who signed the constitution
Of the COnfederacy. He is nom other
than that grand old Judge, J A p.
Campbell.
If you want to leave a lasting i'm
preston on the young man who will
not leave at iOo'cIock, go to Treadwells
aud have him put a pair of rubber soIes
ON VOur SUNDAY shoes.
Mr.. A. =. Watson, candidate for rail
road commissioner, was in our city
Monday. Mr., Watson is a very practi-
cal man and, if elected, will no doubt
make It good commissioner.
The wife of Preacher Gibbs, who
/ died at Water Valley, Miss, "A few
weeks ago, has sued d. r, Wagner for
so. 900 and w. B. Wagner for Sl5, coo
for the assault on her husband,
Three signatures saved the good PEG.
pie of Jackson a fight on the whiskey
question, Another petition has been
started asking for same and will be
presented to the Board next month.
Mrs, Richardson. wife Of Capt. Rich
ardson Of the Reese Pritchard, and Miss
Harrison. of NaZoO City, together with
Miss Lizzie Dillon, of Wiuona, are Wis.
iting the pleasant home of Nh. Ed vii
hanson.
The supreme Court through Judge
Terral hits the b OF l.. Association do
ing business in our state, a knock ont
blow on their fixed premium plan The
Judge holds that it is nothing more or
less than usrry.
Dr. IT, A. Cant, a member of the
/ State Board of Health, was in the city
Tuesday, While at our office he AZ
pressed himself as being very much i'm
pressed with our town and predicted n
bright future for it,
Dewey is now on his voyage home.
When he arrives off New York, u guns
will announce his coming, which will
be answered all along the coast to San
Francisco The New York World has
arranged for the salute.
Mr.. Jones, a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Madison Jones, who are stopping at the
Reiman House. arrived in the city Mon.
day night from Greensboro. Ala. and
will assist his father in arranging his
farming here. He will remain several
days.
The Durant merchants have refused
to continue their contract with the
Cumberland Telephone Co. The News
stated that the company had raised the
rates. FROM the press there seems to
be n regular fight against the corpora
tiOnS
If you cant work well in hot wealth,
er, take PRlCKLY ASH BlTrERS, it
regulates the important organs of the
body and ~fOrtities the system to resist
the %enervating influence of summer
heat, For sale City Drug Store, ltta
Bena, Miss.
Mr.. ". j, Mercke who sold ont his
interest in the City of Greenwood"
left for New Orleans last Tuesday after
noon, W. are sorry to have Mr.. Mercke
leave but were glad to know that he
will return in the fall to make this
place his home,
Last Monday two OF our young men
were brought before the mayor for
fighting. The charge brought against
one of them, who. it was claimed, used
knucks on the head of the other, wa