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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
THE MORTON NJ, aa.oa
GROCERY COMPANY
WmI Give 0pealnx Oeteber 26th, z7th
and 28th.

We call special attention to the adj
vertisement of the Morton Grocery Co.,
which appears in this issue of The
Commonwealth. This new house will
be opened and ready for business to-
morrow and extend all housekeepers a
cordial invitation to inspect the classy
brands that crowd their shelves.
But Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, Oct. 26, u and 28, will be their
Big Days. Tney will then give their
grand formal opening. Demonstrations
of all the Leading brands will be made
by representatives sent for their OPP
ening. J. A. Folger & Co.'S extraordi-
nary brands of coffees, teas, and spices
will be served to the guests Of the Nor
ton Grocery Company on those days.
Loose Wiles Co., of Nashville, will have
representative to serve their -excep-
tional lines of cakes and crackers of all
kinds. Armour & Co. will serve it's
leading lines of canned and potted
meats.
Each week this excellent company
will have something to say to you
through our columns. We urge that
you visit this store, especially at it's
openings and be convinced of their
leadership and au0hority along he gro
Gerry line.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
fLECTRlC THEATRE
OPENS NEXT WEEK
In Store Formerly Occupied by Tumln-
clio on Market Street.


Messrs. Calhoon Wilson, Lucius Nc
Shane and Will Bell, who recently pur-
chased the Bankrupt Stock of the Dixie
Electric Theatre, are remodeling the
stoRehouse formerly occupied by Tum-
inello and viii by next week be ready
to give a first class elecAric show. Only
pictures will be shown, out these will
be Of such class as 10 merit the pat
ronage Of every theatre going person in
the city.
{ These gentlemen have secured the
services of an exceptionally fine soloist
from Memphis, who will soon arrive in
the city to, be- here on the opening
night.
Every night the performapce will be-
gin promptly st 7:45 and will run until
ten o'clock. There will be no afternoon
shows. All during the season special
ties will be secured and first-class en-
tertainment will be given for the popu.
lar prices of and 10 cents. We wish
the new concern much success, and are
glad to have new electric theatre in
our city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
DELEGATES TO THE
CONVENTION
Appointed by President Aldrld1e to
Represent Leflore County.

Hon. F. M. Aldr!dge, president of the
Board Of Supervisors, has appointed the
following list Of delegates from Leflore
county to the Deep Water Ways Com
vention at New Orleans:
II. L. Walton, Sunny Side, Miss.
A. O. Peterson, Money, Miss.
M. S. Mclean, Money, Miss.
J. L. Haley, Itta Bena, Miss.
J. L. Gillespie, Greenwood, Miss.
A. Henderson, Greenwood. Miss.
]. A. Tyson. Greenwood, Miss.
DR.. w. W. burden, Sidon, Miss.
S. L. Gwin, Greenwood, Miss.
W. S. Barry, Greenwood, Miss.
T. r. Henderson, Greenwood, Miss.
Our people seem to be manifesting
keen interest in the forthcoming Deep
Water Ways Convention, and President
Aldridge, in appointing the Lefiore
County delegates, named those whom
he thought would be likely to attend
the convention, and he is desirous that
Leflore County be we'll represented.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
LARGE NUMBER
VISIT GRtENVILLf.
Delta Fair and knights OF khOrraSsau
Draw Crowds to that City.

Quite number of Greenwood people
paid Greenville visit this week. The
Delta Fair was in full swing this week,
and the Knights of Khorrassan, side
order OF the Knights of Pythias, was
the main feature of the week. About
sixty candidates were initiated by the
degree team on Tuesday evening, after
which grand banquet was served at
the Cowan Hotel.
Several of the Greenwood Knights
went over to enjoy the initiation.
Among those in attendance were
Messrs. s. z. Prophet, J. L. Gillespie,
Scott Crull, Frank Armstrong, DR.. Car
ter, Lloyd DeLoach, John Pettey, War
ner Wells, and others. Grand Chan
cellor Hilrie NJ. Quinn, Of Jackson, and
few other Knights from surrounding
lodges, joined the Greenwood party
Monday afternoon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
NORTH GREENWOOD
VISITED BY FIRE.
Mr. j. c. Llstner'S Home Consume by
Flames Monday Night.

About ten o'clock Monday night the
fire alarm was turned in from North
Greenwood. The home of Mr.. J. c.
Listner, on Belle avenue, was raised to
the ground. Two rocking chairs, a few
trunks, sewing machine and a few bed
clothes represent all that could be
saved from the flames. Mr.. Listner
was also unsuccessful in saving jar OF
money which he had in his home.
The entire loss will easily reach
$4,000, which was partially covered by
insurance. $1,000 was carried on the
house, $500 on the furniture, and $500
on the piano.
We sympathize with Mr.. Listner and
his family in the loss of their home and
hope that he will be able. to rebuild at
once.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15

CLA LARkSDAE,S
USuNESS~lFAGUF


~
Prosperity has surely arrived. Ciarks-
dale like other wide awake cities Of
Mississippi has fallen in line and going
to hold real up-to-date free street
fair and Mardi Cras for 6 days and
nights commencing Nov. 1st.
The Clarksdale Business League has
taken the matter up and has secured
theassistaace Of the well-kncvn pro
potter, Mr.. Horace Grant, of atlanta,
Ga, who win no doubt injeo1 some OF
the Atlanta spirit into the hsaet OF the
Delta. Clarksdale will rise 20 the oc-
.casion and eclipse anything and every
thing ever before seen in this State.
They claim even the State Fair will be
. passing cloud compar to their gala
week.
Negotiations are now pending to Sc
cure the famous Arctic explorer, DIR.
Frederick Cook, for one day. A num-
ber Of first-class shows and free acts
have been contracted for. An automo-
bile parade, baby show, veterans day,
mule race, and old mans race for the
colored folks are few OF the minor
features, SO the slogan is, con to
Clarks dale" the heart of the Delta, Nov.
LIST to 9th, SO let this echo and re-echo
throughout the land for Cotton is
King"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
Union Services Enioyed.

The Union services which have been
given all through the week at the Bap-
tist Mission church, east of the city,
have been well attended. The meet
ings are being conducted by the va
rious pastors Of the city, and much good
work is being done by these gentle-
terest has been manifested by all who
have attended these services.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
CONSIDERABLE MONEY .
IN THE BANKS.
Lots Of Cash, However, Has Been Held
from Circulation.

Conservatism and safety, since the
had the effect of holding back lots of
cash from business that in the past
would have gone that way into active
circulation. AS evidence of this fact,
the 6,977 national banks of the country
which reported their condition to the
federal controller for Sept. 1, had per-
centage of legal reserve to deposits of
cash on hand, redemption fund, and due
from agents of 2605, according to q
statement made Thursday.
The report then details conditions,
showing that On that date loans and
discounts for the whole United States
were S5,12S,SS2, ,351; United States bonds
to secure circulation, $668, 1860, 10;
bonds, securities, ETC., 1896, 1888, ,543;
due from national banks, state banks
and bankers, and approved reserve
agents, $1,227 ,241, ,2S9,-- The lawful
money reserve in bank reached $S54,-
0S1,S57. The per cent. redemption
fund, with the treasury amounted to
$32,4SS,612.
On the score of liabilities the banks
had paid-in capital stock of $944 ,642,-
067, surplus fund of $597 1881, 1915, and
undivided profits, less expenses and
taxes paid, of s203T56,43S. There
were $65S,04O,336 of national bank
notes outstanding and an aggregate Of
$2,O1S,S ,S13,727 was due other national
banks, state banks and bankers, trust
companies, and savings banks, and ap-
proved reserve agents. There were
unpaid dividends of $2,157, ,904. The in
dividual deposits footed up $5,OO9, 1884,
$50.
An increase of S30,051, ,741 in total re-
sources and $15,065,741 in total de-
posits of the 201 New York state banks
of deposits and discount from April %
to Sept. IA of this year, is shown in a
statement given out this week by Supt.
Clark Williams of the state bank de-
partment. The resources increased to
$623,746,670 and the deposits to $4S4,,
O7S,371.
The total loans on Sept Ia were
1881 ,70S,9G7, an increase of $S542,397.
There was an approximate increase of
$16,00e,000 in the ''cash items" as dis
tinguished in the reports from the
specie and the legal tender bank notes,
which are returned separately
son News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
At Mrs. Burkhalter' S AGAIN.

A few Of the dancing Young ladies
and gentlemen Of the city again i'm
posed upon the extreme kindness OF
DR.. and Mrs. w. A. Burkhalter and gave
another enjoyable dance in their pretty
home on West Front street, last Friday
night. Ross Orchestra, six strong,
furnished delightful music for the oc-
casidn. Among those dancing were Mr..
and Mrs. Calhoun Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. M. Turner, Mrs. Bright, Mrs. P. A.
Malone, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Sanders, Miss Mary
Topp and James Gordon Gillespie, Miss
Wheat Burkhalter and Howard Stewart,
Miss Strong and Frank Pettey, Miss
Annie Hobson and +. NJ. Word, Will
Moore, Baines Austin, Vohreis Austin,
Friday Shuler, Dave Humphreys, Her
bert Hammond, Stanley Sanders, M. B.
Grace, and others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
Reno-PrCe.

Miss Mary Sue Price, Of this city,
and Mr.. Reno, Of Birmingham, were
united in the holy bonds of matrimony
at the home of the bride last Sunday
morning at 8o'clock. This happy mar
riage came a. = pleasant snrprises to
the many ffiends@ Of the bride. DE-.
VIM. Irvine pronounced . most inn-
pressive ceremony which was wit
messed By only the relatives and inn
mediate friends Of the family. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reno left on the east-bound
Southern train that same morning for
their honeymoon. We join their many
friends in extending congratulations
and bestlwishes.ss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
Death at Lexington.

w. D. Rhyme, son OF D. W. Rhyme, of
this city, aged % years, died today Of
typhoid fever. after, q, four,weeks' ill
ness. Mr.. Rhyme was prominent
young business man Of Lexington, and
well-kaowns in this section Of Missis-
sippi. He. was located in Greenwood
last season with his brother-in-law,
Walter Pharr, in the cotton business.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". N. Pharr. and Mr..
and Mrs. ]. H., Ellington attended the
funeral which was held Sunday at the
Odd Fellows Cemetery in, Lexington.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
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BIG FOOT Ball
GAME SCHEDULED.


What promiBes to be ono Of the most
exciting football contests in Southern
intercollegiate circles during the cur
rent season will be played in Jackson
Saturday afternoon, October %, be-
tween the University Of Mississippi
and University of Alabama teams.
It has been ten years since "Ole
Miss" and Alabama clashed on the Jack
son gridiron, and on that occasion the
Alabama eleven went. home with VIC
tory perched ON their bannefs. From
time to time during the past ton years
the suggestion has been mAde by alum
mi members Of both institutions that an
arrangement ought to be perfected for
the annual gane between the Univers-
ity elevens to be played in Jackson.
and it is very likely that the game on
October q will be the beginning Of an
arrangement o. this character.
Keen interest mas been aroused in
the contest, and it is expected that the
attendance will be almost equal to that
at the annual Thanksgiving game in
this city between the University of
Mississippi aud the A. & M. College.
Plans arc being perfected to take care
of a crowd Of fully 5, 900 people reduced
rates will be secured on the various
railroads, and the contest will un-
doubtedly be Of statewide interest.
The entire student body OF the Uni
versity of Mississippi will accompany
the team to Jackson, arriving on Sat
urday morning on special train, and
bringing with them. a brass band to en-
liven the occasion. The University of
Alabama will also send large student
contingent with it's team, and it is ex-
pected that the entire student bodies
of Millsaps College, Belhayen College,
Mississippi College, sHillman College
and other institutions will help to swell
the throng OF collegians. that will take
possession of the Capital City on that
day -Iackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
POLICE COURT IS
BENG KEPT BUSY.


Tho police court for the last two
weeks has had its hands full. Last
Saturday Chief Miller arrested George
Neal on . charge Of forging bank
check. The forgery Of this check oc-
CURED last month when Simon David
son cashed the check for the negro
who had forged the name Of q. w.
Chenoweth. The trial viii come mp ber
fore Judge Montgomery.
(. Another negro, Charles Guess, was
arrested for stealing different articles,
such as ties, underwear and other fur
nishings from Jake Kantrovitz.
Joe Deft, . Syrian, and John Fields, .
negro, wore caught tossing the cubes
in the latter's home. Many other mis-
demeanors have been detected and the
violators Of the law have received full
punishment. Our competent force is
determined to clean up and rid the city
Of law-breakers and they seem to be
swaying the big stick these days.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
Valley Cafe Company.

Just northeast of Armour's building
on Johnson street, the Valley Cafe Co.
has erected their lunch stand. The
gentlemen conducting this business
have left nothing undone to make it the
best in the city. Only the choicest
meats, oysters, game, ETC., win be kept
and the services Of two excellent chefs
have been engaged. The lunch stand
ls open night and day, and we bespeak
for it share of your liberal patronage
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
Senior Class Organized.

The Seniors of the Greenwood High
School perfected their organization last
week. Millard Weller was elected
president; Ma9ry Mcintyre. vicepres-
ident; Lula Mae Upshur, secretary; and
Hannis stoddard, treasurer. Class pins
will be selected and the movement to
publish an annual at the close of the
session has been started. We are glad
to see this class taking such an interest
in their school.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
lecture Toniqht.

Tonight, October 18th, at o'clock,
Mrs. M. G.. Thompson, of Hot Springs,
Ark, a noted lecturer, will deliver an
interesting lecture on, "Tennyson.s
Women" This lecture will be given
for the benefit of the Kings Daughters
Hospital. Mrs. Thompson comes to
Greenwood highly recommended and
those who expect TO attend have . rare
treat in store for them. Go out and
hear Mrs. Thompson tonight at the
court house..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
Wanted.

Position with cotton or any firm; re-
cording or shipping as Office man, I
years experience handling b-I rates
and claims on railroad. Best of ref
erenceaL Apply at this Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15
B. [. young Opens Cotton Office.

Mr.. B. L. Young 10 opening Gotten
Office on Main street and is making ex-
tensive preparations to be46 business
at an early date.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15

The Best by Every Test, sCATEs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1909-10-15

Continued on Fourth Page.)
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
Bachelor Maid Learns to Carve,

1t seemed there were no more &C
complishments to be taught to the
girl of fashion who is in the bud
stage, but there is one left It is
the gentle art of carving The girl
who wishes to give dinners in family
fashion must know how to get the bird
apart gracefully. Such girls as Mar
jorie Gould and others equally highly
placed in society have been drilled in
such intricacies. In these days, when
the bachelor girl is one of the hosts
to reckon with, carving skill is need
ed. Every bachelor maid likes to get
up a dinner in her apartment, and
without a roast fowl or joint what
is a dinner? Ethel Roosevelt can pre-
side as the head of her table almost
as we'll as her father does-New York
Press.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
MAKING SUNSHINE
II IL Often Found in Pure Food

The improper selection OF i0es
drives many a healthy person 'au
the depths of despairing illness y
deed. most sickness comes NV. :.
wrong food. and just SO surely
that Is the case, right food Will "A''
the sun shine once more.
An old veteran Of Newburspol.
Mass, says: In October l. ~
taken sick and went to bed. LOSING :"
pounds in about 60 days. nao ".
tor after doctor, food hurt me anu :
had to live almost entirely on ~Ss
nesia and soda. All solid fooa =.
tressed me SO that water Wouia ~
out Of my mouth in little streams !.
Il had terrible night sweats q"
my doctor finally said had consumL
ton and must die. My gooo W." nM
gave up all hope. We were q. ~ =,
Orchard, Me-, at that time, anu -
wife saw Grape-Nuts in a e,oes.
there. She bought some anu ~
suaded me to try IL. ..n
Il had no faith in it, but loon " -
please her. To my surprise II o.u -. ~
distress me, as all other fooo -,
done. and before / had taken inc nv ~.
package l was we'll on the memo
pains left my head. my mind os. wv.
clearer and gained weight rapiun .;.
Il went back to my worh i.
and now after six weeks use u
food l am better and stronger H .nm
ever before In my life. Grapes.
surely saved my life and MADE ~. .,
strong, hearty man, Is POUNDS W.
Ter than before l was taken sicA' n.
Both my good wife and / are ~ Il
ing to make affidavit to the tru'D "
this" ,,o I. Il
Read 1.-THE Road to "eiiVii'e'
pkcs. There's a Reason.
Ever read the above letter! TIM
one appears from time to Time. -
are genuine, true, and full Oh ~"
interest.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
REMARKS FROM THE PUP.

She's taught me that l mustn't bark
AT little noises after dark,
But just refrain from any russ
Until I'm sure they're dangerous.
This would be easier, I've teIt:
If noises could be seen or smelt.
She's very wise. l have no DOUBT,
And plans ahead what she $ ABOUT
Yet after eating. every day.
She throws her incest bones a"ds'
Ii she were really less ootuse
She'd bury them for future use
But that which makes me DOUBT the III. MT -
Those higher powers that humans "0"9''
Is not SO much a fault Ike lhat,
Nor vet her fondness for the cdtt
But on our pleasant country stAoS
Her dull Indifference to ho4es-
Oh. if once had time to spend
To reach a holes eXtremeSt emu
I'd grab it fast without doup.,
And promptly pull it inside out
Then drag it home with all my po"e
To chew ON it in leisure hour'
Of all the mistresses there are
Mine is the loveliest by far
Fain would l wag myself apart
If could thus reveal my heart,
But on some things | must coilc1uue
Mine is the saner attitude.
-Harper's Magazine.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
The Art Of SEEING.

In his Royal Institution lecture &|
Hubert Won Herkomer incidental
touched On the point that no two pss|
pie seem to see alike, as illustrated N
the familiar experience that twensl
eye-witnessss Of 4 street accident VI
give twenty widely varying accour
Of its details. We had an instance 1
this recently in the case of the TOT
tenham outrage, and few failed I
observe the extraordinary fact TIT
when the bruce coffin was Opened
two reporters made hopelessly dive
gent statements % to the beaM-hl
very thing that was most interesting
Pail Mall Gazette.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
Awful Work of Passeur.

garded as quite apocryphal among sci
entists, it is rather disquieting to
learn that statistics pretend to show
that there were 504 cases of rabies
in Massachusetts last year. We are
hopelessness, that the mental attitude
of Massachusetts toward ''madstones"
is such that the State could never
realize the slightest relief for rabies
real or fancied-from that source
From the Kansas City Star.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
FEVER AND ACHE
Positively cured IN one day. Address J0ss,
GOULET. 1O7 OlO ST., Woonsocket.
The Strange New Greed.

Prof. Percival Lowell, the fanu
astronomer and author, said the d
er day Of the amazing public i'm
arce where astronomical matters ,
concerned:
Il cant discuss my Marian b
cries with the average man, He
as ignorant Of astronomical terms
one OF our Flagstaff policemen Is
all long Latin words.
This policeman arrested the oh
night an elderly gentleman who n
parading the street IN a white mid
gown.
Good gracious, officer!' said
old gentleman, giving great s,i
RS all right. Let me 90. In
somnambulist.
But the policeman tightened
grip on the old fellows arm
1T don't make no odds what "
religion Is he said, you come AID
with me- "-Seattle Post-lntellise,
err.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14
Just the Ordinary.

Have you any alarm cbocks!' u
CURED a customer.
Yes, ma'am," said the man beAl1l
the counter. And what price q
you wish to pay for one:"
The price is no object II I can e.
the kind l am after. What ! want .
one that will arouse the hlrei li
without waking the whole family
II don't know Of any such alus
clock as that, ma'am.' SAID the mn.
I'VE keep just the ordinary klne-
the kind that will wake the V0ss
family without disturbing the nf@
l"-Baltimor American.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1909-08-14

out the help of machines of tools except hil
10 ean no" to do that On the other hand the most nearly
-nahes OF MS single complete a
girl who a all She is only
With
iea'es Oh the their
OUTSIDE covering the wrapper" is still e
the haltdressed
py fngetps squeezed into
by "mods" an
Inc nnhng touches ingenious machine caea
sahen the tobacco leaf hold and nat wh
uescendn The "sucfontaoe
would called
the rolls around
the hafhnished completing
MAN DID BEFORE. THEY DONE 1T so WELL But THEY
HAVE DONE FASTER lutte
through their
the most simpifed factory
Or 468 6S still complete
hndogymake OF the 221 the factories Of Plsou
Italian stos
partial
Woman
nque-Everybodys.