The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-03-11


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Gee notice OF lost posketbook.s
There will he services at all the princi
pie churches to-day. 90
i The city council will meet in regulal
session on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. Edwin Corlis OF metropolis. was
at the st. Charles hotel yesterday.
Mr.. A. j. Neisbit, OF Jonesboro, was
In town yesterday. aud registered at the
st. Charles hotel.
The passenger train on the Cairo and
st. Louis railroad now leaves Cairo at
$50 am.
Mrs. +. We'll is selling her household
furniture at private sale. 3s Tenth street.
Blow
County court for criminal and law
business, Judge Bross presiding, will
convene tomorrow morning.
Mr. Henry Candee, vino has been in
Pittsburg on important business, is ex-
pected home in day or two.
Just received ad r. r., NchuIn's .. "a
fresl, lot of che celebrates l.a Oulta
i've cent Cigsr~-the. best In she mar
ket. 3-f-Iw
Mr.. Hyslop, WHO went to Canada to
attend the funeral OF his deceased
brother, is expected home to-day.
1t is said that the great tragedian,
Lawrence Barrett, will visit Cairo some.
time during the month Of April.
Miss Henrietta K. Gee, sister OF Mrs.
DIR. Brigham, alter spending four or five
months in the east, has returned to
Cairo.
There will be services this morning
and evening at the Methodist church,
Rev. j. ID. Gillian. Officiating. Sunday
school at three O'Clock.
Rev. Il. Y. George will conduct SER
vices in the Presbyterian church to-day
and this evening at the regular hours.
The public are invited to attend.
The county commissioners, after four
days session, adjourned on Thursday
evening. The proceedings will appear
in Tuesdays BULLETIN.
George F. Greenwall has been APP
pointed a justice Of the peace for Unity
precinct to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death Of A. G. Hodges. Il
Next Saturday, st. Patricks day, will
be celebrated by the st. Patricks Benev-
olsnt society Of this city by the usual
parade, etc. Preparations foi the event
are being completed.
John Thompson, with his celebrated
troupe, viii appear at the atheneum in
this city on the evenings Of the 10th and
10th of the present mouth. The troupe,
is one of the best now ''on the road
A card from j. Prescott Eidrldge,
dated St. Louis, March 9th, informs us
that he is compelled to return to New
York Immediately, and hence his en-
gagement to appear here on the evening
of the 18th is cancelled. He viii visit
Cairo on his next trip west. .
We understand Tom Winter has
been rendered the position of agent at
Cairo tor the extensive wholesale grocery
house of Flash, Lewis & Co., of New
Orleans. We are glad to hear this, and
congratulate the firm in their good luck
in securing the services of so energetic
and efficient man as Mr.. Winter.
The old court house property at
Thebes. including grounds and buildings,
have been sold to Thomas A. Brown OF
Thebes for the sum of sixty-tive dollars.
At the late meeting of the county COM
missioners the county clerk was in
structed to. execute quit claim deed to
MIR. Brown for the property.
1t is fact that many of our citizens
will rejoice to know that within the
last two or three weeks the police officers
have succeeded in driving nearly all the
tramps out OF the city. 1t was hard
task to accomplish, but by perseverance
the officers have succeeded In clearing
them out. 80
On the first page of to-day's BULLETIN
will he found the address of Mrs. ii. II.
Candee, president of the woman's Club
and Library association, poem by Mrs.
B. Y. George, and "A Greeting to the
Association" by Mrs. f. c. c. Goss.
They will all be found worth reading.
Mr. Van Creelan, a representative OF the
well-known grocery house OF Flash,
Lewis e. Co., of New Orleans. has been
confined to his room at Herbert's for
more than a week from sickness. He
was much better yesterday, and expects
to be able to return home in few days.