The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-13
DEATH or REV. J. H. MITCHELL.
Iron Tuesdays Daily

Rev. J. n. Mitchell. for more than
forty years an honored member Of the
North Mississippi Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
died in a Jackson hospital on Sunday
night and was buried at Greenwood
today, DR.. J. A. Hall and other minis
tiers conducting the funeral services.
Active Pail Bearers-W. R. Bell,
DR.. S. L. Brister, J.. R. Bingham, War
ner Wells, Sam Colmery w. H.
Stokes, R. v. Pollard, w. S. Varda-
man.
Honorary-Rev. w. S. Shipman,
Rev. J. T. Lewis, DR.. L. w. Rose, DIR.
C. Tyree, Rev. Nash Broyles, DR..
Joseph Rennie, DR.. Hornbacker, S. A.
Brown, J.. G. MCGOWAN, R. Thayer,
John ]. Beck, DR.. ]. w. Dulaney, J.. H.
Price, Walter Lockhart, r. T. Jones.
Mr.. Mitchell had served as pastor
at Corinth, Macon, Water Valley and
Greenwood, where the handsome brick
church now in use was erected during
his pastorate. He also served as Pre-
siding Elder of the Durant, Winona,
Aberdeen and Corinth districts, was
many years a trustee of the Grenada
College and was "a delegate to the
General Conference of 1902 at Dallas,
Texas.
He leaves a wife, a son, j. H. Mitch
ell, who is a teacher in the Greenwood
High School, besides three daughters,
Mrs. Wadsworth, of Winona, Mrs
Boyd, of Monroe, La, and Mrs. Ruth
Gray of this city.
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Mr.. Paul w. Custer, manager of the
Charleston, Miss, Development Club,
was in the city yesterday on business.
Mr.. Custer is a genuine booster for
Charleston and Tallahatchie county,
and predicts great things for that
wv and county.
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= Capt. Dan Mayors is in the city to-
day on business from his home at
Brandon. He says Rankin county will
give Johnston a three to one vote for
Governor in the second primary.
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Mr.. and Mrs. J.. E. Terrell and
daughters, Catherine and Frances, of
Memphis, aer visiting the families Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Flanagan and Mr..
and Mrs. A. w. Ross.
Mr.. J.. D. McLemore, ST., of Vidalia,
La, has been in the city a few days
on business, and visiting his relatives
and friends here.
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Editor J. L. Gillespie returned home
yesterday from Sardis, where he
spent Snday with Mrs. Gillespie and
other relatives.
Mr.. J. R. Prophet, candidate for
Tax Assessor in the second primary
r%un-off, is in the city today mingling
With the voters.
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Mr.. J. H. Human has purchased a
lot in the Boulevard Addition in
North Greenwood located on Fifth
Avenue.
Hon. j. G. Mcclure, of Yazoo City,
vas among his Greenwood friends and
cq~uaintances today on business.
Mr.. P. B. Human recently purch-
ased a lot on Fifth Avenue in the
Boulevard Addition in North Green
wood.
Mr.. Ben Borchardt, of Brunswick k.
Ca, is the guest of Mrs. R. Reiman
Mrs. Borchardt has been here for sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Morgan left
today for a two weeks visit to rela.
tives in Little Rock and points il
Arkansas.
Mr.. w. H. Kelly, of Sumner, came
down Saturday and spent a few days
with relatives and friends here.
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Capt. w. E. Smith, of Grenada, i:
the guest Of the family of his son, DIR
Frank H. Smith.
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Miss Mamie Hughston has return
ed from Memphis where she has bee1
receiving treatment.
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Mrs. Jul H. Brod and son, Merrill
Raymond, and Mrs. julius Lewis an
daughter, Bobette Sylvia, left flo
their home in Memphis after severe
weeks visit with their mother and sis
ter, Mrs. A. Davidson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. D. Fox Swift motore
here yesterday from Swiftown an
spent a few hours shopping.
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Mrs. DIR. w. B. Dickins has return
ed from a visit to relatives an
friends at Batesville.
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