The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-04-08
/" he Good Samaritan" The public is
to attend.

Miss Francis Hayden, who spent the
winter with Mrs. Barrett, has left for
home. Miss Hayden has a host of
friends and admirers who regrets to see
her leave. During her stay she sang in
the Baptist Church and attracted many
by her sweet voice.
Judge Williamson has circulated a Pc
tition to have the new Court house front
on Market street, and nearly everybody
has signed it. There is no doubt that
this is the proper street for the fine
building to front ON, and the Board of
Supervisors have ordered it that way.
Mr.. E. ". Nall, the talented artist re-
Gently added to the staff Of The Com
monwealth, is prepared to design any
sort Of advertising plates for our adver-
tisers and others. Give us your ideas and
we will execute them in a satisfactory
manner and at absolute cost. This only
IN Socu 1OI our CuSCOutCIS dAOAOs
Others, however, will be served at a
very low cost.
Read the advertisement in this issue
of Mr.. Ed. W. Fox, of North C%arrollton,
who has recently acquired a new bed of
pure, white sand, Of about twenty-five
acres. A railroad has been built to the
bed, which will make freight rates
cheaper as we'll as greatly aid in quick
delivery. The sand furnished by Mr..
Fox is celebrated all over the delta, and
contractors can be supplied at low
prices.
Miss Pearl Johnston gave a pink tea
in honor of her visitor, Miss Ella Dur
ham, of Durant, to a few of her many
friends last Saturday night. The guests
were Misses Eula and Eva Durham, Irma
and Bessie Portwood and Irene Pierce
and Messrs. Mcbride, Portwood,
Dunn and James Gordon Gillespie. The
tea was one of the most enjoyable given
this season.
In the cast of His Last Dollar, sup
porting David Higgins noticeable names
are: Eleanor Montell, Isabel O'Madi
gan, Katherine Miller, Maud Alice Lee,
W. Burt Cartwright, Thos. Reynolds,
Chas. Flemming, Allan Bailey, VIM. Bel
ford and w. E. Gladstone. The produc-
ton is said to be complete and the story
absorbing in every way. At the Opera
House Friday, April IA.
Mr.. l.. Bernstein, a former business
nan of Greenwood, is in the city for a
visit, and expressed himself as
surprised at the marvellous growth
the place sirce leaving here about
eighteen months ago. He is connected
With the Kornick Millinery Company, of
Memphis and New Orleans and makes
lis home at the latter place. Mr.. Bern
stein will on April II be married to
Miss Stella Mayer of New Orleans.
The wedding is to be a quiet home af-
air.
The Dry Goods House Of F. r. Austin
Company takes more than d page Of
his issue to tell their ever-increasing
of customers of the rare bar
;ains now on sale in their various de-
The Mems Department,
'nder Mr.. A. M. Payne's management,
las ~inaugurated a plan whereby $25
worth of goods will be absolutely given
way every Monday. This generous es-
is always doing something
or pleasure and profit Of its patrons and
We ask a careful study OF their an
in this paper.
There is a movement on foot to get up
dance and have it in some large hall
t the city. Several of the young men
re ardent promoters Of it and we are
ure that with them behind the idea,
here is no reason it should not be one
I the most successful dances given this
Their idea is to engage a band
ON Greenville OF Memphis and to do
Kings up in royal style, and to sell tick
is so to derfay all expenses. They
ant to have this in June and they
hould receive the aid of all the dancing
Dung men Of the city SO as to make it a
acord dance. |,
A continuous flowing stream Of cold
parking soda. Scates.