The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-07-12
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AT g. ID. WiliamsonH III - evening,
The county commissioners arc at
work at the court house.
r. ,member the lawn sociable at
Capt. G. D, Williamsons tins evening.
The receipts Of prize tobacco at the
Farmers tobacco warehouse up to last
evening were two hundred and ninety
hogsheads.
The ladies' OF the NJ, e. Church will
give lawn sOcable at the residence of
Capt. q. ID. Williamson this evening.
Chicago ice cream, cake, etc. Co..
The Cairo City Bindery, A. ". Pyatt
q Co., proprietors, is now turning out
work of every description in their line in
lrst-class and workmanlike manner. I'm
The new front in Bross block. cor.
ncr Of Eleventh street and Commercial
avenue, adds greatly to the appearance of
that structure and to the neighborhood
Mr.. Barney McManus is improving
the appearance Of his bnsiners house on
Commercial avenue. corner of Four
teenth street, by new and neat coat OF
paint, and other repairs.
The farmers between Cairo anu Vim
cennes, along the line of the Cairo and
Vinccnnes railroad, are said to be put
ting in good time at threshing their
grain while the good weather lasts.
F. NJ. Ward has gone INTO the ice
business, and Is now delivering pure lake
ice in all parts OF the city. Orders lett
with him will receive prompt attention,
and the purity Of the ice delivered guar
antced. 2-lm
Willard Wright and Miss Adeia
Merryweather, colorcd, were married
by the Rev. william J. Davis. pastor of
the A. Nj. L. church, at the residence OF
the minister, yesterday afternoon.
Tobacco dealers from all parts of the
country began to arrive in the city last
night in considerable numbers to attend
the tobacco tair to be held at Mcssrs.
Hlnkle a Thistlewood's Farmers To-
bacco warehouse to-day.
For sale by Winter 4 Stuart sec
ond hand piano, fine instrument war
ranted TO be in good order. For price
and terms call on or address,
WINTER & STUART, Agts,
If. No. Ill Commercial Avenue.
Some COOL races will come of in
connection with the Union county fair,
which takes place on the llth, 18th. 18th
and 18th of September. The purses tor
trotting and pacing are the most liberal
yet offered by the association.
There will be goodly delegation OF
Odd-Fe!lowS and Others gong to the crle.
bration at Charleston. Mo. from this city
to-day. The transfer steamer VIII leave
at eight O'Clock for the opposite side of
the river, so let all who want to 20 be on
hand in good time.
The ladies OF the Methodist church
give lawn sociable at the residence of
capt. G. ID. Williamson this evening. A
general invitation is extended, and all
who attend are assured good time
Chicago Ice cram, cake and lemonade
will be at the command of everybody.
AT the council meetAs hell on
Tuesday night. the city printing for thu
year commencing on the first day Of
August, was awarded to the BULLETIN.
The Sans bd for the contract was one
hundred and forty dollars. The BULLE.
TIN will do the work tor seventy dollars. |
The sale of uncl lined baggage to
pay charges, and unredeemed, advertised
by the st, Charles hotel. will be sold on
the premises this evening at I o'clock,
sharp. Come one. Come all :.
1t WINTER & STEWART,
Au3tiOneers.
The steamer L. + Eckert. will make |
an excursion trip TO the Tennessee river
next Thursday, one week from to-day. |
The rates OF p Usage tor the round trip
will be seventy-tive cents. Captain |
Reese Dugan will be IN command OF the
Eckert, which Is an assurance that every. |
body who makes the trip will have a
good time. Sol. Silver is the man to ap-
ply to if yor want full particulars.
AT the meeting Of the council held
Oh Tuesday hight, Alderman Wright |
offered resolution asking that the chief !
of police be instructed to rent ground
suitable tor II hog pound. at an expense
not TO exceed fifteen dollars per month,
the resolution was voted down, and the
smile that appeared on the childlike
C0untenance of his honor was beautiful |
and bland The alderman then wanted
the city Jail yard put in shape for a
pound. in which all loose hogs should be
Gagged, but this too was refused.
The report havin. been spread
abroad that the Mystic krew lost about
one hundred dollars on their Fourth OF
July celebration, several of our promi-
nent citizens have offered liberal dona.
,ions to make up the deficiency. The
krew, however, having been accused OF
wanting an elephant, II somebody else
would pay for the animal, say they pro-
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