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PRETTY ROOK PARTY.
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Mrs. R. Davis entertained on Thurs
day of last week in honor of Mias'cioua
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Rom Livingston, of Indianola. The
popular game of rook was played and
delicious refreshments were served,
The following girls of the rosebud set
were present: Miss Nancy Gelman,
Mary Gelman, Sara Orlansky, Sadie
Levy, Mary Arenzon, Sara Peltz, Re
becca Peitz, and the honoree, Miss
Rosa Livingston.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Bedwell and their
own interesting children, left for
Greenwood Friday. They have been
spending tne holidays with Mrs. Bed
well's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Kline, on Jackson avenue. Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Downing, of Estell, Miss.,
also spent the holidays there with Mr.
and Mrs. Kline, the parents of Mrs.
\ Downing, ail the children and grand
children were at this happy family re
union. Tne News wishes them many
more happy occasions like this.—Ya
*oo City ixews,
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Miss Gertrude McShane, after
»penning the holidays with her par
ents, leit this merning for Columbia,
Tenn., to resume her position as ex- •
pression teacher in Girls' Institute
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there.
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Miss Annie Barksdale, of Yazoo
City, spent the holidays here visiting
the family of Mr. and Mrs. B. H.
Brown.
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Miss Potter, of Lisbow Falls, Maine,
is spending tne winter with Mrs. W.
B. Barry on the Boulevard in North
Greenwood.
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Miss Floy Whittington, of Paducah,
Texas, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
G. F. Elliott on Lamar street.
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Mrs. Sumter Gillespie has returned
from a visit to relatives in üilmichaei.
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Miss Alma Kerg, Mrs. Albert
Mayor and it toe oatighter, Teresa
Mtus, of ureenvuie, visited Miss Am
elin Rolfe Sunday.
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Mr. and Mrs. V/. D. Simmons left
Greenwood Sunday morning for their
■ future home in cotton Plant, Ark.
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Mrs. Warren Smith is spending this
week in Brandon the guest of friends
and relatives.
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Mg. and Mrs. Watson were here
, from Minter City Sunday in their car
and spent the day with Mrs. Rolfe
àn Waituall street.
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You remember "High Jinks.
Yeu
remember "The Firefly." If you wit
ness the performance of "Katinka" at
the Greenwood Theatre on Tuesday
of next week you will have something
else pleasant to remember, since it is
one of tne greatest musical attrac
tions on tour.
MONEY TO LEND
on
REAL ESTATE
Country and City Property
and good Collateral.
LONG TIME LOANS
SHORT TIME LOANS
At Attractive Rates.
Call and see us before com
pleting your arrangements.
GREENWOOD BANK &
TRUST CO.
S. C. BULL, Cashier.
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GREENWOOD TUES. JAN. 9
THEATRE
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ARTHUR HAMMERSTEIN
OFFERS TNE BRILLIANT AND SPARKLING SUCCESS
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YEAR AT THE LYRICand 44T? ST. THEATRES. NEWYDRK
PRICES:—$2.00, $1.50, $1.00, 75c, 50c.
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ENJOYABLE MATINEE PARTY. |
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Mr*. Emma Marye was the jrra- j
Mias'cioua hostess on yesterday afternoon
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of a matinee party honoring Mrs.
Mrs. Herbert Cartwright, of Ashe
ville, N. C. After enjoying the splen
did picture a lovely appointed lunch
planned for the guests at the
Kandy Kitchen. A long table was
tastily arranged in pink and white |
eon was
carnations with graceful ferns with |
pink and whits mints in pretty bon '
bon baskets tied with pink tulle. A ,
two course luncheon was temptingly i
served to the following ladies: Mrs.
Herbert Cartwright, Mrs. L. N.
Chandler, Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Cora Ter
ry, Mrs. Ben Terry, Mrs. W. S. Dun
das, Mrs. Scott Crull, Mrs. S. R. Cole
man, Mrs. W. S. Marye and Mrs. Em
ma Marye.
LOVELY DINNER PARTY.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Humphrey en
tertained with a dinner party on last
evening complimenting Miss Marion
Baird's guest, Miss Rosa Lee Monroe,
of Savannah, Ga. The pretty dining |
room table had for its centerpiece red
carnations and ferns. Silver candle
stick held red candies with red shades
shedding a soft glow upon the beau
ful secne. A lovely six course dinner
was faultlessly served.
"THE MATRIMANIAC," GREEN
WOOD THEATRE, JAN. 4.
Here he is again! Happy-go-lucky
and full of the "Old Nick." The way
Douglas Fairbanks dashes through
this new Triangle-Fine Arts play will
take your breath and make you hold
your sides. Don't miss it!
Then two other reels—Chester
Conklin in "A Tugboat Romeo." One
of the greatest Keystone comedies
ever produced.
Mrs. H. C. Downing, Jr., of Estill,
Miss., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs, S.
C. Bedwell for a few days
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A splendid Feature Photoplay at
the Greenwood Theatre today. Ethel
Clayton and Carlyle Blackwell in
"Broken Chains." Music tonight by
the "Big Six" Orchestra.
SPECIAL
SHIRT
SALE
AT
BERNSTEINS
MEN'S WEAR OF QUALITY.
(See Window Display.)
RAPIDLY EXPANDING BUSINESS
Mr. & K. Myrick Adda Two More
Counties to Hia Ford Agency.
Our progressive end popular towns
man, Mr. E. K. Myrick, ia gradually
I expanding his extensive automobile
! business—having the exclusive agency
for the sale of the noted Ford Cars
j now in six Mississippi counties,
i Mr. Myrick has right recently been
j prevailed tpon to add the counties of
Sharkey and Issaquena to his rapidly
growing business in the feie of the
For quite a good while he has
| Ford.
had the four counties of Leflore, Sun
j flower, Carroll and Montgomery—
making a total of six counties now
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represented by him.
" l,r Myrick has five garages now
"~' at Greenwood. Itta Bena, Indianola,
Carrollton and Yv ona—and will put
ln another at Rolling Fork to take
care of the business in Sharkey and
| Issaquena counties
A more entcrr.r
ing, reliable and
cannot be
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' wideawake b\ it.ness man
A , f°und than K. Myrick, and The
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friends in v.
alth joins his many
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TO HOLD Ol'EN MEETING OF
WOMAN'S CLUB.
prosperity.
The Woman's Club of Greenwood
will hold an open meeting at the club
Building Tuesday afternoon at three
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o c oc o iscuss plans for the general
betterment of the community. The
City Commissioners and the School
Board are to be present and every
one in Greenwood is urged to attend,
Plans for a better school, better
rooms at the Confederate Memorial
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civic improvements,
better streets,
better enforcement of the laws and
better citizenship will be discussed.
K. OF P. LODGE WILL ELECT OF
FICERS.
At the regular meeting of Leflore
Lodge No. 45 Knights of Pythias to
be held in Castle Hall, Thursday
even
ing, January 4th, at 7:30 o'clock, of
ficers for the ensuing term of six
months will be elected i
All members and visiting Pythians
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meeting.
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Mr. M. E. Robertson, one of Itta
Bella's splendid citizens, was here on
business today and made The Daily
Commonwealth a call.
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Mr. E. S. Selliger spent a portion
of the Christmas holidays in New Or
leans visiting his mother, sister nad,
brother-returning home Saturday
Mr. L. K. Turner, of Charleston,
a prominent business visitor to
Greenwood today and made this office
a pleasant call.
evening.
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If you miss seeing Douglas Fair
banks in "The Matrimaniac" tomor-1
row at the Greenwood Theatre
will miss one of the most thrilling
pictures ever screened.
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Vernon Barrow has returned to the
A. & M. College to resume his studies
utter spending the vacation at home,
Dr. J. P. Kennedy and Dr. Leslie
Campbell visited relatives and friends
at Pinola, Miss., the first of last
week—returning home last Thursday
accompanied by Dr. J. H. Kennedy
Mr. J, T. Kerr was in the city from
Race Track plantation on business
yesterday and made The Daily Com
monwealth an appreciated New Year
aa, l
ivho spent the past few days here vis
iting his son. He will return to Pin
ola tomorrow.
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WOOD FOR SALE
PHONE 269
Hon. W. S. Hill is in Washington
City for a few days on business con
nected with -the Department of Jus
tice.
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Mr. J. B. Bruce was in the city
from his plantation home southeast
of Greenwood on
business yesterday,
and made this office an appreciated
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, . was a
business visitor to Greenwood yester- j
day and made The Daily Common
wealth a pleasant call.
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Supt. Walter W. Lockard spent the
holidays with his sister, Mrs. King, in
Greenwood.—Yazoo City News.
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Mr. R. C. Smith, of Schlater,
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jvtr. l. 11 . Wolf, of Greenville, is
among his many Greenwood friends
today.
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Dr E. E. Bullock has returned from
a trip to New Orleans.
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Mr. O. F .Bledsoe. Jr., was in the
city yesterday from Shellmound.
"BROKEN CHAINS"
This combination of stars has been
the most popular one to photoplay
patrons for some time past. They
have not appeared together in over
three months. This story has splen
did parts which are just suited to the
individual talent of the stars.
Greenwood Theatre tonight. Music
by the "Big Six," prices 6 and 16c.
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MADISON JONES ADDITION
FROM «200.00 TO «600.00
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Phono •»«. THOS, H. JONES.
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GOOD CITIZENSHIP IN THIS
Every Community Would Be Bettered
If All Would Subscribe to the
Following Creed.
pl^» its institution?«,
«bools and parks, its flowers, trees
nncl Tine-clud bornes— that man Is the
tn-r people, in her boys and girls. I
will make myself a committee of one
to make my town a good place in which
tiis city—its peo
its churches,
The man who lov
He can, In good faith,
good citizen,
subscribe to this creed, the author of :
which Is now unknown: "I believe in
to live and a mlgluy hard place to
leave. I believe In my town. I believe
In her schools; in her churches; In her
stores. 1 believe In the street broom,
and the street cleaner and the paint
[iot. I do not believe in empty cans on
vacant lots; never again will I throw
waste paper or trash in its streets. I
believe in trees; grass Instead of ash
heaps, flowers instead of weeds. God
bless the tongues that give honest
praise and may he doubly bless the ear
1,111 1 13 deaf to scandal and gossip. If
cannot speak good of our neigh
bors, let's hold our pence! When It
CostS me n0th 'T' '""f, 1 "' 01 T*
my money at home and by so doing
[ eave a p, ;rt 0 f purchase price to
circulate in channels where Its equiva
lent in wealth was originally created;
and to do good among the folk who
are a part of the community of which
I am a P art *» the place that I call
home." And if every man would Jive
^cording to the terms of this creed,
how much more desirable his would be.
—Houston Post.
'KEEPING UP ; RURAL SCHOOLS
Important Matter That Is Jdst Now
Engaging the Attention of Illinois
Educational Authorities.
"Many good school people are view
ing with alarm the new campaign for
hett,!r sch ° o1 buIMJngs," says a bulle
i tin issued b y t,le n,ino,s department of
publlc f" 10 / 1 '. that
every dollar put Into new buildings
r, n cl equipment fixes more firmly the
position of the small district and con
sequently postpories the time for con
solidation.
"It must be admitted that there Is
. some ground for this fear. Every Im
provement in the local one-teacher
I school district will constitute an argu
| ment against its discontinuance. How
aver. It Is manifestly unjust to the 300,
11)0 children in these rural schools to
lay t0 keep thew livln 6 and working
undcr lmflt and i DSflnitary conditions
in order that children of a later gen
eration may enjoy a better school op
portunity. Evpryone will agree, no
doubt, that, where the people of sev
eral adjoining districts are practically
agreed upon consolidation, a delay in
the large Improvement of existing
buildings for a year may be advisable."
AIM TO HAVE MODEL TOWN
Founders of Hopewell, Va., Are Men
who Recognize the Spirit
of the Times.
Hopewell, Vn., Is the youngest In
Sustriul city in the United States. A
year ago Its site was a peaceful Vlr
girds farm a few miles from Peters
burg. Then Industry waved Its magic
lvan<1 nnd planted a great factory in
the f,0,ltll(k ' fi - Now R has a populs
tlon of 2r, ' 00 ° and > ls S ro ' vin l? dally.
So metropolitan Is Hopewell that mu
nicipal Information is printed In five
different languages, A liberal per
centage of native Americans In the
professional and commercial class,
however, are enthusiastically aiding In
planning a city capable of ideal civic
attainment.
Hopewell was founded ns the perma
neat center for a large manufacturing
plant supplying munitions of war to .
European nations. Its -plans were
based upon the full recognition of the
fact that the highest efficiency of the
ivorker can only he expected under the
best living conditions.
Arrangement of Home.
No more important question con
fronts the home builder than the ex
posure of the rooms In his prospective
borne, for no matter how charming a
house tnny be, nor how convenient Its
,
? te , rlor arra,1 fi™ent, It cannot be en
tirely successful unless each room has
a favorable exposure,
j A living room having windows on ita
east and west sides may capture both
the morning and afternoon sun, and
If In addition it opens out on a porch
facing the* south, no more Satisfactory
arrangement Is possible.
A porch facing the south makes
a pleasant open-nir living room in
warm weather, tyid a cheery, glassed
in sun parlor In the winter.
For the dining room an easterly ex
posure Is desirable, thus giving one
a cheerful amount of sunshine for
what is apt to lie in many households
the most trying meal of the day.
The model kitchen will have win
dows facing both north and south. This
mnkes for comfort In summer, nnd ad
mits the late afternoon sun, which con
siderably lengthens the hours of day
light.
South nnd west for the chambers Is
the correct exposure, with windows
facing both ways ir cessible.
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"THE BIRTH OF A NATION,"
Mgr. Schilling advises that he has
secured contracts for another two
days engagement foy "The Birth of a
Nation," which is to plajr three per
formances at the Greenwood Theatre
the early part of May. ' The same
great orchestra is still hsld Intact,
with «H '»e marvelous stag, and elec
trical effects. The company opens a
two weeks engagement at the Tulane
theatre, New Orlenai, next Monday,
IJsn, 8th.
REfiARDLESS OF THE RAIN THAT
WAS FALLING MONDAY MANY A
GARMENT : LOTS OF WAISTS WENT
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If you have not as yet attended the sale at
GOODMAN'S you had better
You never have attended a sale that offers
such good values in READY-TO-WEAR.
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WAISTS that sold as high as $9.00
ARE BEING SOLD FOR
$ 2.98
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SUITS that sold as high as $50.00
* BEING SOLD FOR
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$ 15.98
SUITS that sold as high as $24.00
ARE BEING SOLD FOR
$ 9.98
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You must not fail to come, we say to you, as
you never had a chance to buy BETTER
GOODS AT LOWER PRICES.
We are making special efforts to begin the
NEW YEAR with NEW PRICES which must
meet your approval.
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F. GOODMAN DRY 6000S GO.
GRFENWOOD, MISS.
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DIVERSIFYING IN LEFLORE.
most with Sea Island, which was prac
tically equivalent to a full crop,
The farmers ,he added, are going
in for diversification, slowly but sure
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ly- « is not altogether on account
nece881 ^y °I curtailing the cot
ton acreage, but because diversifica
'tion is the best system, he said, and it
will enable the farmer to live at heme,
instead of buying almost everything
away fyom home.
They are not going in as lievly for
live stock as Mr. Quinn would like to
see, but he expressed the opinion that
there would be more interest shown
in this part of agriculture life this
year than ever before.
Referring to the Christmas trade,
Mr. Quinn said that Greenwood
chants enjoyed a very good business
.during the holidays, but he noticed a
heavy change in the direction of buy
ing useful things, and ignoring toys
and trinkets. The people bought arti
cles that were worth while, necessary
and durable. In fact, they are be
coming more practical every day.
Leflore County is a place of large
tracts of land, and Mr. Quinn said that
he hoped to see more small farmers
coming in, farmers who will take just
what land they can cultivate to the
fullest degree and produce the max
imum crop from the ground.—Mem
phis Commercial Appeal, Jan. 3rd.
L. P. Quinn Says They Are Coming
, to it Slowly.
L. P. Quinn, a prominent hardware
merchant of Greenwood, Miss., was in
the city yesterday, buying new stock
for the trade in his section. He said
that the farmers in Leflore county
made only 40 per cent, of their normal
crop of cotton, but received big prices
for the staple on account of the sup
erior quality, the cotton grading al
mer
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No City Tax«. of
TAKEN UP
OnDecember 24th, Î9M, one black
mare Mule, blind in one eye; about 16
hands liigh; also one ytar-old bay
Mare Mule, about .16 hands high.
Owner will proVe prepefty, pay all
charges and get same, or they Will be
disposed of as the law provides.
W. I UTROSKA,
J»n. 1,1M7. Greenwood, Miss.
LOTS—MADISON JONES
ADDITIONS.
Free Wator.
THOS. H. JONES.
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NOW TALK OF EXTRA SESSION.
Washington, Jan. 3 (By Union As
sociated Press)—There is much talk
heard in Washington these days of
an extra session of Congress after
March 4. Whether the legislators will
be summoned to remain in the capi
tal by President Wilson will depend
entirely upon the turn of events in
connection with the peace negotia
tions. It is known that President
Wilson is determined to have the nat
ional legislature in session if there
is any prospect of peace. Otherwise
it is argued, the course of neutrality
may be embarrassed by the continu
ance of the session if there is any
indication between now and the time
of the close of the present Congress
that peace is possible.
TEAMS FOR RENT
PLOWING OR HAULING
PHONE 269.
CONTRACT BLANKS FOR SALE.
The Commonwealth office has for
sale RENT, SHARE and WAGES
CONTRACT
BILLS
BLANKS, BLANK
OF SALE, PAY-ROLL
BLANKS, PROMISSORY and COL
LATERAL NOTES, NURSES REC
ORDS, etc., in any quantities desired
at reasonable prices.
TRUSTEE'S SALE.
Under and by virtue of the
power
and authority vested in me by the
terms of that certain deed of trust
executed • by Mattie Cannon on De
«ember 1st, 1913, to E. R. McShane as
trustee for the benefit of H. F. Me
Shane, - recorded in book 15, at page
413, of the records of mortgages and
deeds of trust on lands of Leflore
County, Mississippi, default having
been made in the payment of tEa in
debtedness thereby secured, at the re
quest of the sqid H. F. McShane, the
ownér and holder thereof, I, E. R. Me
Shane, as trustee as afdresaid, in or
der to pay said indebtedness, will sell,
at the South door of the court house'
of Leflore County, Mississippi, in the
City of Greenwood, on Wednesday.
January 10th, 1917, within legal houra
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash', tù property côîvwi
by said deed of trust, towit; *
Lots eleven and twelve (11 and 181
in block twenty-nine (29) 'in the Mc
Shane Addition to the City of Green
wood^ in Leflore County, Mieeieeippi,
as shown by the map of «aid Addi
tion recorded in book 2, at page 24,
of *"« »«wd» of maps of said County.
lh.s, the 18th day of December,
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GREENWOOD THEATRE. J
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Watch Your Step.
! It Pays to Advertise
COMING ATTRACTIONS;
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The Little Cafe.
O'Brien's Minstrels.
Feby 21st
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Take The Daily Commonwealth.
CLASSIFIED ADVS
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FOR RENT—5-room dwelling, elec- |
trie lights and bath, 3 blocks Ire» |
business center, $16.00 a month;
to A. F. Gardner.
FOR RENT—Nicely furnished root» J
with fire for $10. Bath with hot a»d 1
cold water convenient Call at WY j
George street or phone 917. J
FOR RENT—Furnished room; No. 1
600 West Market. Photle 691. 1
FOR RENT—Furnished room; W! |
Fulton Street___ |
WANTED—To buy small CM* j
Register. Apply 207 Howar d street^ |
FOR RENT—2-story brick »tore A
building,, 121 Howard St. Has «lM*- J
tor. See S. J. Stein, city.
-SALE—Farm of 480 *«**[ 1
new ,8nd witl > * ood improvemsntt! j
t * lre# mil ®* «**t of Greenwood. NeM
800 acres in cultivation. Sm*U ,
ca *b payment, balance on long tens*
8 * * ow rate interest. Address J
M. Good, M- D-. Williston; Florida, W j
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' F0B SALE OR EXCHANGE
* or c '*y or country property th* 3
** re • t 9 ck °* tbe Stein Book Co.; Hra
rent. Good business, good
ion't miss thie opportunity. Ses *;»•
P® t8 * n » Greenwood, Miss.
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F <> B SALE-A very P«tty bufl
loW witl ! conveniences, oa
&sh, balance easy terms. ApW **
J- L. Gillespie, thie office.
The Cemau»*Mlth office hj»15§
CONTRACT BLANKS, WAflp
BILLS OF SALB, PAY-Mg*
BLANKS, PBOMtSSORY and
LATERAL NOTES, NVBSBS J
OBDS, eta« In any quanti tise da
CONTRACT BLANKS FOR SAL| ,
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