The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-12-25
GENERAL LOCAL ITEMS


yesterday
j. c. Simpson, Of Carbondale, is at The
Halliday.
Santa Claus salu.ation: "How are
you, old stockingr
Miss Eva Shepard will spend the holi-
days at Kinmundy, III.
No paper tomorrow. THE BULLETIN
boys will hold Christmas.
Miss L. NJ. Shepard will 60 to Carbon
dale to enjoy the holiday season.
The Cairo City Coal Co. yesterday put
its feet in ice-harbor at East Cairo
Christmas tree and chidren's service
at the Church of the Redeemer this even
ing.
Remember the services at the Epsco-
pal, Catholic and Lutheran churches to-
day.
Miss Flora Phelps has gone to Mus
cstiue, Ia, to spend the holidays with re-
lstives.
Chief Rierden is about well and only
awaits little pleasanter weather to come
on duty again.
Just received an elegant line of New
markets in brocades, ottomans and plush,
at Godstine & Rosenwater's. 5
Mr.. Theo. Webster, of the Iron Noun.
tain road, is here to spend Christmas with
his mother, Mrs. H Shy.
Mr.. Lawrence Murphy, Of Sparta, who
is selling Randolph coal in this city, has
returned home to spend Christmas.
Send basket Of good thing. to some
poor family to-day You will be surprised
at the degree of satisfaction it will afford
you.
--Thefts are of almost daily occurrence,
and it is gratifying to know our officers are
doing good work in bringing the thieves
to justice.
- Prof. Armitsge, our worthy surerinten-
dent of schools, will leave Monday 10 attend
the meeting of the State teachers associs-
ton at Springfield.
The East 81. Louis Herslds Christmas
number is credit to the clever proprietor,
Mr.. Maurice F. Tlssier. He was school
mate of City Clerk Foley.
AT meeting of the school board yes
terday Miss Celia Hayes was elected princi-
pal of the high school, and Miss Lizzie
Wood was promoted to third-grade
teacher.
Some evil-minded person circulated a
report that Miss Prouty was afflicted with
small-pox She was confined to her room
with chills for couple of days, butt is well
again and was out shopping yesterday.
The question before the Ideal League at
its last meeting, as We understand it, was
the sboiishing of the Grand Jury system,
II ought to be abolished aud We are glad
to see the IDEAL League taking hold Of it.
Dolls sl!-We offer the largest
line of dolls in the city, and for less money.
Remember we sell all our dolls and toys in
one week, and during the holidays and
they must be sold at the New York
Store. 81.
To-day the weary family man,
Weighed down with box aud bundle,
Will jog along The best he can,
AS homeward he doth trundle.
Yet he is glad and gives good cheer,
Cause Christmas comes but once year.
Il have 100 nice turkeys for Christmas
and will be pleased to have your orders.
Also cran5erries, oysters, celery, prunes,
currants, raisins, etc.-in fact, full lire of
staple and fancy groceries at lowest prices.
Walter B. Petts, the grocer Ct
Mr.. R,biou White, formerly of this
city, now cashier of the st. Louis & Texas
n arrow. gauge, headquarters at Tcxarkana,
was IN the city yesterday, accompanied by
his wife. They left on the Gus Fowler for
Paducah to spend Christmas with relatives.
Prof. Mason gives notice that his
classes are solely for his pupils. No one
will be permitted at the hall but them and
their parents or guardians, ex >ept by his
special permission. The third series COM
mcnces on Saturday, the eth inst 3
james Sheehan. a tramp, WAS brought
before Magistrate Comiugs yesterday,
charged with stealing cloak, valued at
SIS, from Mrs. Swander's store. He waived
examination and in default of 5000 bond
was committed to Jail to await the action
Of the grand jury.
For the past three days a negro boy,
about seventeen years old, has been lying
at the Central sand-house, whose feet are
'rost.Gi,,cn to such m extent that amputa.
ton will probably be necessary. He came