The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-06-25
NEWS ITEMS FROM ANNA.
BY OWEN.

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Editor Bulletin:
Thinking perhaps few lines from Anna
might not be uninteresting to some of
your readers, thought would venture
a few.
Of course everybody knows Anna, and
where it is, and all the points of interest
hereabouts, so it will be useless for me to
90 into ecstaces and raptures about the
green fields; the grand old hills; the beau.
tiful streams; the shady vallies and other
things so delightful for a country cores
pondent to dish UP" to folks who don't be-
lieve word he says.
Our harvest just finished is the heaviest
known for many years, and in spite of the
wise "headshakes' and knowing predic-
tons of the "chronic grumblers" the yield
will be very heavy.
Strawberries this year, although not so
large crop, have paid the producer
more net profits than for for several years.
Prices ruled much higher than usual, and
they have the advantage of fewer cases,
lower rates and cheaper labor-so taken al
together the producer is happy.
Raspberries seem to be in
abundance on every side, 81
much so that they are down to famine
prices. saw the other day the choicest
red raspberries selling at $3.50 per "a
quart case,
Oats, which month ago were thought to
be an absolute failure, are now unlike the
Grant movement booming"
Anna has always been noted for its
healthy location, more so than any other
place on the Illinois Central-(Cairo of
course exceptedbutnow it is so much so, that
one of our NJ. DIS has had to start a country
newspaper, and our druggists are unable to
sell anything but "bottle beer However,
if we have to take medicine at all | think
that about the most agreeable, if not the
most active
Anna is out-doing all of her neighbors
in the way of Improvements this year. Nine
brick stores are in process of erection, and
five more are under contract. Residence
buildings are being built here and there all
over town. Carpenters and bricklayers are
happy as a natural consequence.
Look out or Anna will be the capital Of
Egypt instead of Cairo.
We had Robinson's 25 ct. show in town
the other day, and, of course, the town was
full of rustic simplicity and innocence.
Buyom country lassies with their strong ad
mirers, hand in hand, seeing the sights.
The inevitable slice Of ginger cake &C.
companying them.
Mr.. Editor, you don't know the bliss
there is in being country gallant who
comes to town to see the show. Every
body seems to be happy and eager to
squander his "quartcr."
Our people think that the fourth of July
is "darncd sight" bigger man than st.
Patricks day in the morning, and therefore
they are trying to celebrate it ina manner
becoming the importance Of the day. A
large and enthusiastic meeting was held
at Usscry's Opera house, last Monday even
ing, and officers elected, committees ap.
pointed, money subscribed and all the
awind work" done towards having real
old.time barbecue Excursion rates are to
be had on both roads and everybody is in
vited.
The Union county fair grounds, at Jones'
boro, have been engaged and money, cattle,
sheep, etc, enough subscribed
to feed everybody. The tair
grounds are in splendid condition-plentv
Of shade and water and near the depot.
The old Ionesboro band has rendered its
services, and everything promises well.
There will be q square meal tor everybody
free Of chargo--(but don't tell the tramps.)