The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-09-13

Baird the first of last week. While
in Chicago Miss Marion took a
special Latin course and made the
splendid average of So per cent.
on her examination, 60 per cent.
being pasSable at the school. She
leaves for st. Agnes College on
the 18th inst. to resume her stud
les in that institution Of learning.
Mrs. E. R. Locke and daughter,
Miss Louise, returned this week
from Chicago, where they spent
the summer months. During her
stay in Chicago Mrs. Locke took a
special Piano, Theory and Inter-
probation course of study under
the noted musician, Emil Leibling,
of that city. Mrs. Locke will open
her Studio, at residence, No. 30l
Market street, opposite postoffice
next Monday.
On last Wednesday morning
Mrs. May Greene entertained a
number of her friends to meet
Mrs. Foley and to play rock. This
home was beautifully decorated
with palms, ferns and cut flowers.
Throughout the game the partici-
pants were refreshed with punch
and at the conclusion dainty re-
freshments were served.
Mr.. Firman Smith has returned
to Greenwood and will spend a
few weeks looking after his plant
ing interests on Rosebower and
Valley Park plantations. During
the past several weeks he has
visited Chicago and Denver and
his home at Nashville.
Mrs. E. E. Bew and grand
daughters, Ellen Jones, Alice and
Martha FRASER, spent Sunday and
Monday with DR.. and Mrs. S. A..
Eggleston on their way to Castal-
ian Springs for a visit. Lexington
Advertiser.
Prof. Rumble Smith, an assist
ant of the Jefferson Davis school,
has returned after a pleasant sum-
mer's vacation, and is preparing
for the opening of the city schools
which will be about the 23rd
inst.
Miss Chance has returned from
New York and other markets
where she bought a complete as
sortment of all the latest creations
in fall and winter millinery for
Fountains Big Busy Store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Gardner left
today for Hollins, Va, accompan-
led by their daughter, Miss Fannie,
and Miss Margaret King, both of
whom will attend college at that
place the present session.
Mrs. Evelyn Whitehead, Miss
Lille Humphreys and Maury Hum
phreys came ThursdayfromG Green
wood to attend the burial services
of Mrs. Evelyn Hoskins Kier.--
Lexington Advertiser.
Miss Louise Weller left the first
of the week for Mt. st. Joseph,
Ohio, where she is pursuing her
scholastic studies. She was &C.
companied by Paul Bergson
as far as Grenada.
Hon. F. M. Aldridge, who has
been spending the summer with
his family in the suburbs of Chi.
cago, returned home the latter
part of last week. Mrs. Aldridge
will return later.
Mr.. w. T. Fountain arrived the
first of the week from New York
where he bought a mammoth 10
J of fall and winter merchandise fol
his popular dry goods store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Scates leav'
! the first Of the week for a visit t
Union City, Tenn, and Chicago
where they will spend the re
mainder Of the heated term.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Scates ar
J moving to their plantation abou
! five miles southeast of the city, tn
old Mayfield place, where the,
J will reside in the future.
! The local department of tn
Methodist Missionary Society Wi
begin their candy sales within
! short time. Time and place wi
be announced later.
Hon. A. Henderson has return
|, ed home from a visit Of severe
weeks to Chicago and other point
J of interest. Mrs. Henderson wi
return home later.