The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-08-11

The Commonwealth job department
is b,ing crowded with work. The
cause of it is the extra quality at tint
same price of other printing houses.
Bonner Richardson left for st. Louis,
Wednesday, o accept a position in that
city. Bonner Is an energetic young
man and deserves success wherever he
may 20.
Swapping candidates Is like swapping
~horses--you are liable to get a sorry
animal in either trade. Select you a
man aad let the world know he Is not
for trade.
Approved by the s. E. Tariff Assn.
with no extra rate of insurance fee, the
Sunlight Gas lamp. Cheapest, simplest,
safest and best. F. H. Rice, state
agent. Agents wanted.
If you want to leave u lasting i'm
preston on the young man who will
not leave at 10 o'clock, 90 to Treadwell's
and have him put n pair of rubber soles
on your Sunday shoes,
Mr.. Starcos, Of Memphis, represent.
the Price & Head Lumber Co., is now
located in this city. His business here
is to buy the output of the Weiss saw
mill which will start in a few days.
Mr.. Frank Rice sold his theatre boat.
the Electric, last week, to a northern
man who, in a short time, will bring a
troup down to give nightly perform.
ances along the Yazoo and T~allahatchie
Harry Kitchell, the enterprising man.
ager of the Delta Mrchine Shops, has
in operation his new foundry.
This ia another enterprise for Green.
wood, and We congratulate Mr.. Kitchell
on its assured success.
The Phillip City branch will be com.
pleted and trains running wei the road
by Aug. 25th, Work is being pushed
every branch of the work, and the
contractor, Mr., Nelly informs us that
the above date Is about right.
No man a work well with a torpid
or constipated bowels. A few
loses Of Prickly Ash Bitters will
remove this condition and
make work a pleasure. For sale by
'ity Drug Store. Itta Bena. Miss.
Why rent a house when, If you buy a
OF, you can get money from the Geor-
,n Building q Loan association to
'uild it WITH After eight years it will
yours by paying monthly an amount
exceeding your rent by a few dollars.
Mr.. Ed Burlington, who left here with
he Fifth lmmunes for Cuba. last May,
'eturned home last Saturday. Mr.. Ed
had charge Of the ice factory
n Santiago. He looks well. and thinks
or a change he will 90 to the Phil.
ppines,
Miss Fannie McLemore left Monday
or Oxford, Miss. to spend a few
weeks at the home of Dr.. Baird, Of
hat city, to be present At the marriage
# their daughter. Miss Mary. to Nj. ].
,. Pope, of jackson, which came of
tuesday night.
On last Friday, on Greenbriar planta.
ion, a negro woman was found with
'er skull crushed. throat cut, and sew.
raj stabso on her person. The deed was
imposed to have been done Thursday.
= that IS the day she left home. No
lue to the murderer.
The military company is now drill.
,g three nights each week-Monday,
aud Friday, at the park,
the members are requested to come !
as to become expert on the field .
nd in the handling Of the gun it ia
ecessary to be ut every drill. The
III in call is sounded promptly at $50 {
'ch evening. f
The planters In the radius Of four c
lies of city are suffering for rain. C
was five weeks yesterday since a rain S
my consequence has fallen upon
crops, The corn in their fields is
burning mp and the cotton damar. n
x. Unless they get rain IN the next -,
the corn crop will be a failure 9,
Il the cotton short. \,