The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-03-25
COSBY LETTER FROM ELCO.

'N"'ii LEI LEX FKOM ELCO,
Editor Cairo Bulletin
Having often been asked the question,
why nothing was ever seen in the columns
OF THE BULLETIN from Elco, it has
caused us to stop and think what the reason
is, and have come to the conclusion that
it is only for the want of a correspondent;
and while we know it to be the best paper,
and our official county paper, and as main
tanning the greatest circulation of any,
and IN fact all the other papers put to-
gether, and is read with more de.
light than any other paper, we have con.
cluded to take it upon ourself to try to fill
the place Of correspondent, and to write
up the items from our own little village
We don't like the thought of being a
correspondent, but as things are transpiring
all the time, some of them, at least, ought
to be known to the outside world.
The first thing we will begin with is the
festival held here on the evening of the 9Th
inst. for the benefit Of the NJ. L. Church
1t was complete success and
cleared nearly $500 The music
was furnished by Mrs Dr. Gibbs,
and other young ladies and gentlemen from
Thebes. The music was sublime, and we
must say to our Thebes friends that with.
out them the festival would bot have been
50 complete a success, and cordial invita-
ton Of this whole community is extended
to them on all like occasions as their pres.
ence hereafter would be held as iudispen.
sable
The Sunday school convention on the
9th and 18th was a time of rejoicing, as tie
Thebes delegation stayed over from the fes
tival, and in addition TO them were our Cairo
friends, Mr.. II. Leighton, Mr. NJ.
yesterday and wife, Miss Jenny
Wilson, Mr. Strobe and Nj Mckee, who,
with DR.. J. A. VI. Gibbs and wife and many
of the young people Of Thebes, gave life
and tone to the whole affair, and notwith.
standing it rained almost necessarily both
days, the house was crowded from first TO
last.
Mr. J. d. Whitaker has bought one
third interest in the new Touring mill, and
is now an associate in the mill business
with the Miller Bros, and we now look for.
ward to the early completion of the new
mill which has been lying in a dormant state
for eighteen months; but as cash is
now plenty and the boys have plenty Of
that article, We are sure things will be
made lively in short time, T. b. Scar
borough is now just about completing his
new house on Maine and Lafayette streets.
The prospect is good for quite number
of new buildings to go up this spring and
summer in Elco.
Mr. l.. Whitaker has sold all his lots cx-
cept what he is improving for his own use,
and now talks Of laying out few more
blocks, and give the people chance to i'm
prove.
But we must not forget the Elco cores
pondent of the Argus-,Journal Mr.. j..
of the glowing account he gives of the
festival and his fears of not having another
soon. and also the slurs he would cast
on III. viewers Of the new road. The fact
is the old road as it now runs, can never
be made a good road, while the new one
can be made passabc and the labor not
he thrown away, while all that may be
done on the old would be in vain. No
doubt ID would make q good church
trustee or road supervisor More another
time Yours. TRURO.
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