The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-17
UP THE COUNTRY.
FROM CAIRO TO THEBES-A
PLEASANT RIDE.
A SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
SPEECHES, ETC.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CROPS
ETC.

horses, and accompanied by County |
CLERK Lynch, we left Cairo for a "trip up
The country" 1t was cool, pleasant
morning, and tho roads being in excellent
condition, we were | ess than three hours
in arriving at tho residence Of Squire |
Thomas Martin in Goose Island precinct. |
We found Mr.. Martin at homo. lie |
lad just returned from a walk through |
his wheat and corn fields. Wheat on his |
place no informed ui was never better
and was nearly all harvested. The corn,
hewever, WAS in a bad condition, with
prospects of very slim crop. The OK.
tromely dry, hot weather was the eau Sc
Of this. Squire Martin 10 deputy county
assessor, and has been busy assessing the
lands Of the county. He thought he could
complete the work in week or ten days
mo-. providol tho weather continues
| good.
Leaving Squire Martins VIC arrived at
Goose Island in good time. DIR. Lawrence
was in his Office, and we stopped for few
minutes chat with him. Doc. and Os
Greenleo had jus! the night previous re-
turted from Com merce, Missouri.
where they had gone on
some law business. Doc. re.
lated funny" story, IN which one Col.
Foster, Of Commerce, was the principal
actor; after which wo again logged along.
If the medicine men of Commerce are not
rich, DIR. Lawrence knows the reason
why.
A, Woods mill We had tho pleasure Of
meeting Mr.. WIN Woods, who upon
learning that we werea newspaper man.
mounted stump, and at once prepared
to give US all tho news OF his neighbor-
hood. Mr.. Woods is Who'll -souled, genial
gentleman, and has hosts of friends whore
ever known. Besides being a good fellow
and all that, he and his father, Mr.. j ohm
Woods of Thebes, own one Of the beet
saw mills and large quantity Of tho best
timber land ia the county. There is nearly
five hundred acres in the tract on which
the mill IL located, and it is covered with
the very best OF poplar and oak. Tho
lumber trade has been little dull lately,
but is beginning to look up.
Leaving Woods mill we drove III rect
TO Thetes, whore we arrived IA fsw minutes
after IL o'clock. Thebes is not u lively
town at best, and on this occasion was
particularly quiet. But this WAS TO be
accounted for in the fact that n Sunday
school convention WAS in session at the
old court house, and the Thebisns, being a
religious sort Of people, everybody mad
gone out 10 take part in the proceedings.
Going to Browns hotel, we had the
pleasure Of meeting Mrs. 3. Z. Brown for
tina fret time. We found her very much
OF lady, and that shs knows
chow to keep hotel 1t is not
necessary for US to say. In tact, If she
conducts her school as we'll as che doe.
her hotel, che is certainly q success In both
csllings.
After lettering about the town for
half an hour, and reading all the signs in
sight, we mustered sufficient courage to
attempt to climb the hill to the court
house where the convention WAS supposed
TO DO in session. We arrived these jast
In time TO find that everybody had lef,
and gone out into the woods to participate
in a basket picnic.
Following the trail we soon como up
with the picnicers, of whom there was
about three hundred, comprising the
| ('lnor -.
Sunday schools. Lunch baskets were
being omptied Of their contents, and when
we saw the quantity and quality of the
good things being spread on the snow
white cloths on the ground we were more
than once tempted TO accept the pressing
invitation extended us to join tho party.
But other matters claimed our time and at
tention, and we declined In
the midst Of tho party We recognized tho
great Sunday school missionary, Hon.
| John i. Gamble, and the lam b-like coun-
1 tenanco Of Mr.. j. Is. Reed Of Cairo.
Though we di not arrive in time TO hear
them, We were informed that Messrs'
Gamble and Reed Of Cairo, and the great
evangelist, Judge Marchildon, Of Thebos
and VIM. M. Brown and &. w. Summons
OF Brownsville; F. NJ. Albright of Clear
| Cresk, and Rev. Mr.. Stubbleheld OF Mis-
souri,, took an active part in the pro-
| ceodings OF the convention, and all in
| dulged in short but appropriate addresses.
Among the ladies present wero tho
Misses Mcclure and Miss McCraven
| Of Clear Crsaki Miss Delaney Of Santa
Fee; Mrs. Kerr, Misses Durham and
/ Georgia Giles Of Thebes, besides a great
many others whose names We did not
know.
After dinner, between three and four
clock, the crowd began to scatter to
thoir respective homes, and thus ended
enc OF the pleasantest little gatherings OF
the kind that over took place in the vicin-
ity of Thebes.
Returning to Thebes, we spent a short
time in company with Mr.. o. A. Mar
cbildon and several other gentlemen,
,afAor which We lett Thebes. and after a
ride OF Ave hours duration arrived at
home, safe and sound, and feeling we'll
repaid for our visit to our country friends.