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The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31
SPEAKS OF OLD SOUTH
RELIC or OLD DAYS LOOMS IN
DEPARTED GRANDEUR.
Finest Hotel "esfors the War" Now .
Pile Of crumblIne Ruins, With
Only Memories to People its
psssrtlon.

On the crumbling black and white
marble aoorings the water. indeed
was trickling into pools. And dowr
in the halls there came to US wander
ine-strangest thing that ever stray
ed through deserted grandeur
brown, broken horse. lean. with a
sore flank and q head Of tremendous
age. 1t stopped and gaxed At US as
though we might be going to give II
things to eat. then passed on. stumb
ling over the ruined marbles. writes
John Gainsworth in Scribner's.
For a moment we had thought him
a Rhost-one OF the many. But he
vas not, since his hoofs sounded. That
scrambling clatter had died out into
silence before We came to the dark
cryptlike chamber whose marble col
umns were ringed in iron. veritable
pillars Of foundation. And then we
saw that our ole guides hands were
full OF newspaper. She struck
match; they caught fire and blazed'
Holding high that torch. she said.
See, Up there's his name. above
where he stood. The aucticneer. Oh
yes. indeed! Here's where they sold
them"
Below that name. decaying on the
wall, we had the slow, uncanny feel
Ing that some one was standing there
in the CLEAN and flicker OF that paper
torch. For moment the whole
shadowy room seemed full OF forms
ard faces. Then the torch died out
and our old guide. pointing through
an archway with the blackened
stump Of 1t said:
".Twas here they kept them-in-
deed. yes!"
We saw before US . sort Of vault,
stone built, and low and long. The
light there was too dim for Ms to
make out anything but balls. and
heaps OF rusting scrap iron cast out
there and moldering down. But try
ing to pierce that darkness we be-
came conscious Of innumerable eyes
gazing. not at us, but through the
archway where we stood; innumer-
able white eyeballs cleaning out Of
blackness. From behind us came a
little laugh. 1t fioated past through
the archway toward those eyes. Who
was 1t laughed in there? The old
south itself-that Incredible, fine. lost
soul! That "old time" thing Of old
ideals, blindfolded by its own his
tory! That queer. proud blend OF
simple chivalry and tyranny. of piety
and the abhorrent thing. Who was
1t laughed out Of that old slave mar
ket, at these white eyeballs glaring
from out Of the blackness Of this dark
cattle pen? What poor deprrted
soul in this house of melancholy?
But there was no ghost when We
turned to look-only our old guide
with her sweet smile
Yes. sub. Here they all came
twas the finest hotel-before the war
time; old southern families-bought
their property. Yes. ma'am. very In
teresting! This way, And here were
the bells to all the rooms. Broken.
you see-all broken!"
And rather quickly we passed away
out of that "old time place." where
something had laughed, and the drip,
drip. drip of water down the walls
was A. the sound of . spirit grieving.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31
surs Il Was Wednsedax


The lawyer was determined to dis
credit the witness.
You are positive this happened on
Wednesday," he demanded
Il am"
Sure 1t was Wednesday,
"Yes."
Cant be mistaken"
NO"
why couldn't 1t have been Thurs
day or Tuesday? How 10 that you
can fix this day 10 positive In your
mind?"
because" answered the witaess
with some spirit. we had chicken that
day. Chicken day IL Wednesday
where I board. Louisville Courier.
Journal.
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31
'osetIna Married.

Getting married 10 like gathering
mushrooms" The speaker was N. C.
Goodwin. tho well-known comedian.
He smiled and added: 1.-THE only way
to find out whether you have got the
real thing or poison 10 to swallow It,
and wait"
The Greeley tribune., 1912-10-31
The Idea.

The idea.
80 you have let the new nurse 80,
eh!"
II positively had to do It,"
Didn't she understand children ?"
"Oh. she understood tho children
wen enough, but she knew absolutely
nothing about bathing the poodle
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
ESCHEAT NOTICE.
No. 2490.

W. c. Taylor. Sheriff Escheator for the
use of the State of Mississippi.
vs..
All parties having or claiming any in
terest in the property or estate of
the late j. W. White, ct al, De-
PENDANTS.
State of Mississippi.
To the Unknown heirs of J. w. White.
and to all parties, unknown, having
or claiming any interest in the
property or estate of the late j..
W. White, Of Leflore County, Mis-
sissippi.
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the Chancery Court of the
County of Lefore, in said State, on the
Second Monday in October, A. D, 1912,
then and there to appear and plead,
filed by W. c. Taylor, Sheriff of Lefore
County, Mississippi, escheator, for the
use of the State Of Mississippi, for the
escheat of the property and estate of
the said j. w. White, consisting of
three hundred and thirty dollars and
ninety-five cents 1880. 95) in money,
less costs of administration, the said
White having died in the month of Oc-
tober, 1905, in Lefiore County, Missis-
sippi, having at the time of his death a
fixed place Of residence in Lehore
County, Mississippi, intestate. and
without heirs.
This, the End day of August, A. D.
1912.
A. r. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
A BIG AGRICULTURAL RALLY
ITTA BENA, AUGUST 3.

About one dozen automobiles,
loaded with 'ltta Bena Boosters"
came into Greenwood, Tuesday
morning, distributing circulars an
nouncing the big Agricultural Raj
ly and Old-Iime Barbecue, to be
given at ltta Bcna on Thursday,
August 9Th. The autos were be-
dcCked with streamcrs and the
boosters were enthusiastic in cx-
tending a welcome to all to come
and enjoy the day with them,
There will be addresses by diff
fercnt eminent speakers, incIud-
ing Hon. Bradford Knapp, of the
u. s, Dept, Of Agriculture, and
Vicc-Prcsident Taylor, Of the Sou
thcrn Railway.
An 0ld-tlmc barbecue, baseball,
sack races and many other sports
are on the program for this big
agricultural rally day, and public
spirited citizens Of ltta Bena are
preparing TO entertain and are
expecting several thousand people
on this occasion.
The railroads will give excur-
sion rates for the event, and the
Itta Bena people want everybody
to come and rest assured of a
most cordial welcome.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
FOR PARDON,

To His ExcelIency Earl Brewer, Gov
ernor of MissisSipDi;
We, the undersigned citizens of LIE
fore County respectfully petition your
eXcellency to pardon n Felix Cara,
a Mexican, a former resident of this
county, who was convicted Of murder
at the January term 1909, of LehOre
Circuit Court, and sentenced to life i'm
prisonment, on the following grounds:
Felix Cara, who was always a law
abiding citizen, was defending his faith
er-in-law, an old man, from an assault
by the man he killed and the l%atter's
companion. 1t was a drunken row that
caused the assault on the old man, who
was being severely beaten by his two
~assalllants.
Felix CARA, during his residence in
this county, was never known to have
trouble of any kind before this. He
has a family which needs his support,
and Judging by the past, believe he will
make a good citizen in future.
For these reasons, and believing he
has been sufficiently punished, we earn
estly pray that you extend executive
clemency to said Felix Cara.
FELIX GARZA,
J. r. CROWELL,
W. M. PETEET,
5. z. PROPHET,
W. D. WILLIAMS.
j. H. RAINEY,
A.. G. REEVES,
AND OTHERS,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
FIRST OPEN COTTON BOIL.

President W. S, Marye, Of the
local baseball team, is not only an
enthusiastic fan, but he is one of
the most successful planters in the
Delta. Mr.. Marye brought The
Commonwealth the first open boil
of cotton of the season this week
which was taken from his Siberia
plantation on July 29th. He re-
ports prospects for one of the
best crops ever made on Siberia,
and expects to begin picking cot
ton on the 18th Of August.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Some surprise has been cx-
pressed that Senator John $. Will
Hams was not made a member of
the platform committee from Mis-
SisSippi at the Baltimore conven-
ton. Nothing at all surprising
about it, for he did not represent
the great and burning issue in
Mississippi politics, that of patch
ing, amending, repeating and 9TH
crwlse repairing the fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to the
constitution. Our delegation want
ed some one on the committee
to see that the paramount issue
was properly Incorporated in the
national platform, and it is done
in a horn.-KosCiusko Courier.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
AS TO STREET PAVING.

Read the long list Of splendid
Endorsements Of and reliable in
formation about Bitulithic Paving,
from all sections of the country,
published on the first page Of The
Commonwealth today. This tes-
tImOny fully ~sustains every asser-
ton we have made in behalf Of
the merits Of the BitulithiC mate
rial, and if comes from sources
that cannot honestly be question
ed by anybody. The City Council
will very probably award the con-
tract for paving certain streets at
its regular meeting next Tuesday
evening, as per advertisement for
bids on same. There are three
contestants for the COntract-the
bituIlthIc, the wood block and the
yItrifjcd brick people. We believe
bituIithic to be the best Of any for
this locality, and are gratIfied to
know mat our IDEAS are CDnCuFfcd
in by many Of the best authorities
on the subjcctin the United States.
The matter is up to the Council;
they should consider it thorough
~ and not make any mistake in
their selection, The Common
wealth wishes to say this, how
ever: It's editor is not in the class
Of chronic kickcrs, If the Council
does not select his preference Of
the paving offered, he will cheer
fully accept their decision without
questioning their motives and
without rcsortinR to the baby act
Of "bccilng" over their action.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
TRUSTEES SALE.

Under and by virtue of a certain
deed Of trust executed to the under
signed, as trustee, by M, V. Bolden
and Louisa Bolden, which said deed of
trust is recorded in the Office of the
chancery clerk of Lefiore county, Mis-
sissippi, in Book s, Page Al, default
having been made in the payment of
the Indebtedness therein described, up
on the request of the owner of the
same, | will, on Saturday, August II,
1912, within legal hours, at the front
door of the post office, in the town of
Swiftown, Mississippi, proceed to sell
to the highest bidder for cash the fol-
lowing described real estate, to-wit,
House and Lot No. Three 81, Block
Four (4), in the town of S%wiftown,
Lefore county, Mississippi. Recorded
in Map Book No. |, Page 10,
This the 18th day of July, A, D. 1912.
wv. CARTWRIGHT,
Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
YOUR FAMILY

And its needs probably occupy nine
tenths Of your waking thoughts. If
you are wise you are thinking Of the
future as well as the present necessi-
ties. You are saving q part Of your
income, of course. The most important
question is if you are investing your
surplus wisely? Security is the first
consideration. There is no safer why
than to deposit it in the Bank Of Lee
fore.
We pay A per cent, interest COM
pounded semi-annuaIly on money depos-
tied with US.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
MY COUNTRYMEN !" HOW DO
YOU LIKE THIS?

When Gov. Vardaman used to
be running for office in Mississip.
pi he would go out in the country
to a big picnic and shed tears as
big as a goose egg when he talk
ed about how the predatory pluteS
plundered the pIebes and how he
would, whenever he got the
chance, take his trusty smoker
snee and women down more
samer than a niger cutting oats !!
He talked about those aforesaid
predatory plutes so fierce that the
crowds would take the shivers
and dream about war and blood
that night. Now, what do you
think of this bad, bad man, this
plute-chaSer from the headquar-
tiers of Bitter Creek playing around
in the back yard with Tim and
Charley Murphy of Tammany Hall;
Tom Taggart, proprietor of of the
American Monte Carlo, at French
Lick Springs, Ind; Roger SuIli-
van, of Illinois? Wen bet he
made eyes at Ryan and Belmont,
the boss plutes of them all my
countrymen!" what do you think
Of that ?--Lafayette Co. Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
MULE TAKEN UP.

Taken up at our stables on July
10th, 1912, one Yellow Bay Horse
Mule. Owner will come forward,
prove property, pay charges and
get same, or It will be disposed Of
as the law directs.
SOUTHERN STABLES.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

The Cotton Culture Department
Of the Southern Railway will be
merged into the Department of
Farm Improvement Work, with T,
0, Plunkett as manager, whose
office will be in Atlanta, and three
assistant managers and a force Of
field agents will work under him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
DR.. F. II. SMITH GOING TO


Water Valley Herald:-It Is with re-
greet that We announce that DR.. F. II.
Smith and most estimsble family in
tend TO remove from this city and 10
cate in Greenwood.
Last week DR.. Smith went t. Green
wood, secured a suite of office rooms
and a residence and hopes to be able to
close up his business here and move his
office by August Is.
He will not move his family until la
ter in the year.
We are indeed sorry that DR., Smith
s going to leave our city. He is M
Of our most progressive and patriotic
citizens and one Of the best dentists in
the state. During his long residence
here he has done as much or more for
the upbuiIding and development Of the
city and community as any other resi-
dent and we can i'll afford to lose him.
However, what is our loss will be
Grcenw0od's gain, and we congratulate
that city upon its good fortune in Sc.
this most excellent gentleman as
a citizen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
PETITION FOR PARDON.

To Hon. Earl Brewer, Governor of the
State of Mississippi,
Your petitioners would respectfully
ask that Serleater CARTRIDGE, convicted
of manslaughter in the February Term,
1912, of the circuit court Of Lehore
county, and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for five years, be pardoned. We
believe that the killing was accidental,
and that she has been, in any event,
sufficiently punished.
SERLEATER CARTRIDGE,
WALTER PILLOW,
W. c. GEORGE,
II. W. COOLEY,
And Others.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Applicants for the A. & NJ. Col
lege scholarship offered by the
Southern Railway should COM
municate with President Geo. R.
Hightpwer of the college and get
information as to securing same.
A committee has been appointed
to pass on all applications and Mr..
Hightower will give you all the
information desired on the subject.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
No. 1850.

No. 1850.
In the matter of the Estate of j. W.
White, Deceased, by T. c. CARROT.
Sheriff, Administrator.
The State of Mississippi.
To the unknown heirs of J. W. White,
deceased, and all parties having or
claiming any interest in the prop
erty or estate of the late j. W.
White, of Lefiore county, Missis-
sippi:
You are commanded to appear before
the chancery court of the county of
Lefore, in said state, on the second
Monday in October, A. d. 1912, then
and there to show cause, if any you
can, why the final account of T. c..
CARROT, Sheriff, Administrator, of the
estate of J. w. White, deceased, should
not be allowed and approved, and the
said administrator and the sureties on
his bond discharged.
This August End, A. D. 1912.
A. R. BEW, Chancery Clerk,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Street Commissioner Carr and
the Light and Water Commission
have a force of men busy taking
up, replacing and connecting all
water and sewer pipes, conduits,
etc, on the streets proposed to be
paved in this city. This work is
being well done, and will obviate
the necessity Of having to tear up
the paving after it has been put
down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

The esteemed lndianoIa Enter
prise in its last issue gave credit
to another paper for two articles
reproduced from The Common
wealth, Don't you do it again,
Bro. Chapman; we are liable to
sue you for damages.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Hon. H. l., Walton, of Sunny
Side, was here one day last week.
He brought down a sample stalk
Of heavily fruitcd cotton from his
plantation, and is eIated over the
splendid prospects in his vicinity.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
EXAMINATION FOR THE I. |. & C.

There will be an examination held in
the office of Superintendent of Educa-
ton on Friday and Saturday, August
23rd and oath. 1912, for the benefit of
those who wish to enter the |. /. & c.
next session.
J. r. HUGHES,
. Supt. of Education.
Greenwood, Miss, July rs, 1912.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
LANDS POSTED.

Notice is hereby given that all of our
lands in Lefiore county, Mississippi, are
posted against all hunters, peddlers and
all trespassers of every description, and
any violations thereof viii be punished
according to law.
KIMBRoUGH & STEELE.
This July SIst, 1919.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
NOTICE TO THE CREDITORS OF
JOHN TINDALL, DECEASED.

Letters of administration having been
granted on the 18th day of July, A.. D.
1912, by the c~hancery court of LeAore
county, Mississippi. to the Undersigned
upon the estate Of John TjndalI, de
ceased, notice is hereby given to all
persons having claims against said es-
tate to present the same to the clerk
of said court for probate and registra-
ton according to law within one year
from this date, or they will be forever
barred.
This the Goth day Of July, A. D. 1912.
HENRY LOVE, Administrator.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Water Valley Progress: Elk Mayor
and eX,Sherif Frank H. Smith has
rented an Office in Greenwood and will
locate in that progressive city for the
practice Of his profession, dentistry.
The office lease begins August /, but
DR.. Smith does not expect to occupy it
until about the middle Of the month
and will not likely emovc his family to
Greenwood until along some time in the
early fail.
The announcement Of his intention to
desert Water Valley came as a surprise
to his host Of friends here, and at first
the statement was taken as a joke.
Here of late his name has been men
toned frequently in connection with
the may0ralty race, despite the fact
that at the close Of the last state cam
paign he announced that he was out of
politics forever, but the announcement
here made should dispose of the mayor
atty question so far as the doctor is
concerned.
He is a hustIing, enterprising, enthu-
man, "A mixer and clever ~ men
get to be, and Greenwood is to be felic-
itated upon securing him as a citizen,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Water Valley Etemizer;-Dr. F. H.
Smith returned home Sunday from
Greenwood where he has been prospect
ing with a view to making that city his
home. He made arrangements for off
ces there and will leave in a few days
to open his Dental Business there. La
ter he will be followed by his family.
The host of friends Of the Doctor very
much regret to lose him and his most
excellent family from our city, Water
Valley will lose one of the best Den
fists in the State, and Greenwood will
get one of the best. W. wish him and
his every imaginable success at his new
home.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

The crops Of both cotton and
corn in Leflore county are simply
splendid,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02
CLASSIFIED COLUM N.

LOST OR STOLEN-OnT Tuesday, July
10Th, one open face gold watch; II
jewel, size l6, Ease No. 5l26552, works
No. 205375. Information leading to its
recovery will be rewarded. John A.
Shute, 623 Main street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

The Sunday Commercial Appeal
states that nine of MissiSsippi's
representatives visited Woodrow
Wilson at Seagirt and that B. G.
Humphreys remained in Washing
ton. When the true report should
read he was attending the burial
of his brother, the lamented David
Smith Humphreys, in Greenwood,
and had been at his bedside for
a month. Lexington Advertiser.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOUND-Bunch of keys. Call at this
office, prove property, pay for this adj
vertisement and get anne.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

L0ST-A large bunch of keys. Return
to S. S. Steele and receive reward.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOR RENT-The store, on corner of
Howard and Market streets, now occu-
pied by the Mcintyre Drug Company.
Will be vacant after September lst,
1912. For further particulars apply to
B. Dantone, Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

Position by man in drug
store with temporary license; can fur
nish reference; apply at this office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

VISITING CARDS-Engraved or print
ed at the right prices. Send The Com
monwealth your orders, Special atten-
ton also given to Wedding Invitations,
Announcements, etc.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

ROOMS FOR RENT. Three desirable
rooms, suitable for light housekeeping;
or will rent them separately. Posses
sion given Sept. 1st. Apply to Mrs. j.
F. Menees, 402 E. Market street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOR RENT Six-room house, recently
re-painted and papered. 5l1 West
Washington street. J. T. Flanagan,
Phone 1866.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOR SALE-One White Frost Refrig-
orator No. l25, nearly new. S $50. Cost
$500. See <. E. Inflow, 6l2 Montjoy
street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

CONTRACT FORMS, ETC.-Rent,
Share and Wages Contracts, Bills of
Sale, Notes and combination Notes and
Bills Of Sale, Land Lease and other
blank forms used by planters and farm
ers, for sale by The Commonwealth. d.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOR RENT-Seven room dwelling on
River Front; $4,000 per month; artes-
ian we'll; large garden. F. R. Austin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOR RENT Furnished rooms, front
ing on the beach, in Biloxi, Miss. APP
ply at this office for particulars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

FOR RENT Furnished bedroom,
with Southern exposure and Iavatory
in room. $500 per week. Apply to
Mrs. G. H. Gossom, Walthall street.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

MILK COWS FOR SALE. Apply at
this office for further information.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-08-02

ABSTRACT BLANKS Neatly printed
and for sale by The Commonwealth.